MVC CD400/CD250 Sony CD400 Manual User Guide And Product Specification

User Manual: Sony-MVC-CD400-Manual-User-Guide-and-Product-Specification

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Before using your camera
Getting started
Shooting still images
Viewing still images
- Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera
  - Viewing single images
  - Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image)
- Viewing images on a TV screen
Deleting still images
- Deleting images
- Formatting a CD-RW
Copying images to your computer
Before advanced operations
- How to setup and operate your camera
Advanced still image shooting
Advanced still image viewing
Still image editing
Enjoying movies
Troubleshooting
Additional information

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Digital Still Camera

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and

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. MVC-CD400/CD250

Serial No.

MVC-CD400/CD250

Getting started _________________________

Shooting still images ___________________

Viewing still images ____________________

Deleting still images____________________

Copying images to your computer

________

Before advanced operations ______________

Advanced still image shooting_____________

Advanced still image viewing______________

Still image editing _______________________

Enjoying movies_________________________

Troubleshooting_________________________

Additional information ____________________

Index

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To prevent fire or shock hazard, do

not expose the unit to rain or

moisture.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

Use of controls or adjustments or

performance of procedures other than those

specified herein may result in hazardous

radiation exposure.

If you have any questions about this product,

you may call:

Sony Customer Information Services Center

1-800-222-SONY (7669)

The number below is for the FCC related matters

only.

Regulatory Information

WARNING

For the Customers in the U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert

the user to the presence of

uninsulated “dangerous

voltage” within the product’s

enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to

constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert

the user to the presence of

important operating and

maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY

Model No.: MVC-CD400

Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.

Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell,

NJ 07649 USA

Telephone No.: 201-930-6972

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device

may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY

Model No.: MVC-CD250

Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.

Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell,

NJ 07649 USA

Telephone No.: 201-930-6972

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device

may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

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CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or

modifications not expressly approved in this

manual could void your authority to operate this

equipment.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,

if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference 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 connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

The supplied interface cable must be used with

the equipment in order to comply with the limits

for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part

15 of FCC Rules.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE

THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER

OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE

FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE

EXPOSURE.

For the Customers in the U.S.A.

and Canada

RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION

BATTERIES

Lithium-Ion batteries are

recyclable.

You can help preserve our

environment by returning

your used rechargeable batteries to the

collection and recycling location nearest

you.

For more information regarding recycling

of rechargeable batteries, call toll free

1-800-822-8837, or visit

http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or

leaking Lithium-Ion batteries.

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A moulded plug complying 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 should lose the

fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony

service station.

Directive:EMC Directive 89/336/EEC,

92/31/EEC

This equipment complies with the EMC

regulations when used under the following

circumstances:

•Residential area

•Business district

•Light-industry district

(This equipment complies with the EMC standard

regulations EN55022 Class B.)

This product has been tested and found compliant

with the limits sets out on the EMC Directive for

using connection cables shorter than 3 meters

(9.8 feets).

This statement is indicated under the lens.

The electromagnetic fields at the specific

frequencies may influence the picture and sound

of this camera.

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes

data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart

the application or disconnect and connect the

USB cable again.

Notice on the supplied AC

power adaptor for the

customers in the United

Kingdom

For the Customers in Germany Attention for the Customers in

Europe

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Before using your camera

This digital still camera uses 8 cm CD-Rs/CD-

RWs as recording media. “CD-R” or “CD-RW”

mentioned above is indicated as “disc” in this

manual. When a distinction between CD-Rs and

CD-RWs is necessary, “disc” is indicated as

“CD-R” or “CD-RW.”

∗The Mavica disc is an 8 cm CD-R/CD-RW

with the Mavica logo.

Trial recording

Before you record one-time events, you may want

to make a trial recording to make sure that the

camera is working correctly.

No compensation for contents of the

recording

Contents of the recording cannot be compensated

for if recording or playback is not possible due to

a malfunction of your camera or recording media,

etc.

Notes on image data compatibility

•This camera conforms with the Design rule for

Camera File system universal standard

established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics

and Information Technology Industries

Association).

•Playback of images recorded with your camera

on other equipment and playback of images

recorded or edited with other equipment on

your camera are not guaranteed.

Precaution on copyright

Television programs, films, video tapes, and other

materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized

recording of such materials may be contrary to

the provision of the copyright laws.

• We recommend that you

use this camera with

Mavica discs*.

• While the image is being

recorded on the disc, the

ACCESS lamp lights up

(red). When this lamp is lit,

do not shake or strike the

camera.

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Do not shake or strike the camera

In addition to malfunctions and inability to record

images, this may render the discs unusable or

image data breakdown, damage or loss may

occur.

Do not aim the camera at the sun or

other bright light

This may cause irrecoverable damage to your

eyes.

On battery pack

Never expose the battery pack to temperatures

above 60°C (140°F), such as in a car parked in the

sun or under direct sunlight.

LCD screen, LCD finder (only models

with an LCD finder) and lens

•The LCD screen and the LCD 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

LCD finder. These points are normal in the

manufacturing process and do not affect the

recording in any way.

•Be careful when placing the camera near a

window or outdoors. Exposing the LCD screen,

the finder or the lens to direct sunlight for long

periods may cause malfunctions.

Handling of the movable lens (for

MVC-CD400 only)

This camera uses a movable lens. Be careful not

to strike or apply excessive force to the lens

portion.

About the Carl Zeiss lens

(MVC-CD400 only)

This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss

lens which is capable of reproducing fine

images. The lens for this camera uses the

MTF* measurement system for cameras

developed jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany,

and Sony Corporation, and offers the same

quality as other Carl Zeiss lenses.

∗MTF is an abbreviation of Modulation

Transfer Function, a numeric value

indicating the amount of light from a

specific part of the subject gathered at

the corresponding position in the image.

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Do not get the camera wet

When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or

under similar conditions, be careful not to get the

camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, see

page 118 and follow the instructions on how to

remove it before using the camera.

Back up recommendation

To avoid the potential risk of data loss, always

copy (back up) data to a disk.

On illustrations

Illustrations used in this manual are of the

MVC-CD400 unless noted otherwise.

The pictures used in this manual

The photographs used as examples of pictures in

this manual are reproduced images, and are not

actual images shot using this camera.

Trademarks

•“InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

•Microsoft and Windows are registered

trademarks of the U.S. Microsoft Corporation

in the United States and other countries.

•Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime, are

trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple

Computer, Inc.

•In addition, system and product names used in

this manual are, in general, trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective

developers or manufacturers. However, the ™

or ® marks are not used in all cases in this

manual.

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Table of contents

Before using your camera .........................5

Introduction............................................. 10

Identifying the parts ............................... 11

Charging the battery pack .......................13

Using an external power source..............16

Using your camera abroad ......................16

Turning on/off your camera....................17

Setting the date and time......................... 17

Inserting a disc........................................ 20

Initializing a disc.....................................21

What is initialization?.........................21

Setting the still image size and image

quality............................................. 22

Basic still image shooting (using auto

adjustment mode) ........................... 24

LCD screen indicators

during shooting............................... 26

Checking the last image you shot

(Quick Review) .............................. 27

Using the zoom feature.......................27

Shooting close-ups (Macro)................28

Using the self-timer ............................ 29

Selecting a flash mode........................ 29

Inserting the date and time on a still

image .............................................. 32

Shooting according to scene conditions

(Scene Selection) ........................... 33

Viewing images on the LCD screen of your

camera ............................................ 35

Viewing single images ....................... 35

Viewing an index screen

(nine-image or triple-image) .......... 36

Viewing images on a TV screen............. 37

Deleting images ...................................... 39

Deleting images in singe-image

mode............................................... 39

Deleting images in index (nine-image)

mode............................................... 40

Deleting images in index (triple-image)

mode............................................... 41

Formatting a CD-RW ............................. 42

Preparation for viewing images using a

computer (Finalize)........................ 44

Finalizing a disc ................................. 44

What is finalization? .......................... 44

Canceling finalization (Unfinalize)

(CD-RW only) ............................... 46

Using the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor...... 47

Viewing images through a disc drive .....48

Image file storage destinations and

image file names.............................49

Copying images to your computer..........51

1 Installing PIXELA PTP Manager .....52

2 Preparing your camera ......................55

3 Connecting your camera to your

computer ........................................56

4 Copying images ................................57

When the PIXELA PTP Manager does

not start up ......................................60

5 Viewing the images on your

computer .........................................61

For Macintosh users................................61

Viewing images on a computer

connected with the USB cable

(For Mac OS X users only) ............61

How to setup and operate your camera...62

Changing the menu settings................62

Changing the items in the SET UP

screen..............................................62

How to use the jog dial

(MVC-CD400 only) .......................63

Getting started

Shooting still images

Viewing still images

Deleting still images

Copying images to your

computer

Before advanced operations

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Shooting with the manual adjustments

(MVC-CD400 only) .......................64

Shutter speed priority mode................64

Aperture priority mode .......................65

Manual exposure mode.......................65

Choosing a focus mode ...........................66

Shooting with AF lock........................68

Setting the distance to the subject

– Focus preset .................................69

Adjusting the exposure

– EV adjustment .............................70

Metering mode ........................................72

Shooting with the exposure fixed

(MVC-CD400 only)

– AE LOCK ...................................74

Shooting three images with the exposure

shifted (MVC-CD400 only)

– Exposure Bracket.........................75

Adjusting color tones

– White Balance..............................76

Shooting multiple frames

– Clip Motion..................................77

Shooting in Multi Burst mode

– Multi Burst...................................79

Shooting three images continuously

– Burst.............................................80

Shooting still images in TIFF mode

– TIFF .............................................81

Shooting still images for e-mail

– E-mail ..........................................81

Shooting still images with audio files

– Voice ........................................... 82

Adding special effects

– Picture Effect............................... 83

Confirming whether to record images

– Confirm before write................... 83

Using an external flash ........................... 84

Using the Sony HVL-F1000 Flash ..... 84

Using a commercially available external

flash (MVC-CD400 only) .............. 85

Enlarging a portion of a still image ........ 86

Enlarging an image

– Playback zoom ............................ 86

Recording an enlarged image

– Trimming..................................... 87

Playing back successive images

– Slide Show .................................. 87

Rotating still images ............................... 88

Protecting images – Protect .................... 89

In single-image mode ......................... 89

In index (nine-image) mode ............... 89

In index (triple-image) mode.............. 90

Changing image size – Resize ................ 91

Choosing images to print – Print mark...91

In single-image mode ......................... 92

In index (nine-image) mode ............... 92

In index (triple-image) mode.............. 93

Shooting movies......................................94

Viewing movies on the LCD screen .......95

Deleting movies – Delete ........................96

In single-image mode..........................96

In index (nine-image) mode................96

In index (triple-image) mode ..............97

Troubleshooting ......................................98

Warnings and messages ........................106

Self-diagnostics display.........................108

Recording modes...................................109

Menu items ............................................111

SET UP items........................................116

Precautions ............................................118

On discs .................................................119

On “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack .........120

Specifications ........................................122

The LCD screen ....................................124

Index......................................................127

Advanced still image

shooting

Advanced still image viewing

Still image editing

Enjoying movies

Troubleshooting

Additional information

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Introduction

This digital still camera is capable of

recording still images and movies onto 8 cm

CD-R/CD-RW discs.

Capture images with your

computer

You can easily copy images onto your

computer through a disc drive or the

USB cable, and view and modify images

on your computer using application

software. When using a disc drive to

view images on your computer,

finalization is required (page 44).

Flow chart for disc operations

Start

A new disc

Disc preparation for

recording is complete.

(page 21)

View on a computer

(page 48)

View on the camera

(page 35)

View through

the USB cable

(pages 51, 61)

View through a

disc drive

(pages 48, 61)

(page 44)

Preparation for viewing

recorded images on a

computer.

(page 46)

About 13 MB disc space

is restored.

The disc status is

pre-finalization.

(page 42)

The disc space is fully

available.

Blank disc Disc preparation for

viewing recorded images

through a disc drive is

complete.

Initialize

Finalize

Unfinalize

Format

Record

: CD-R

: CD-RW

[ ] : Required time

[About 1 min]

[About 7 min]

Recording is complete.

Preparation for recording

on a disc.

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Identifying the parts

See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

AMicrophone

BPOWER ON/OFF (CHG) switch

(17)

CShutter button (25)

DSelf-timer lamp (MVC-CD250)

(29)/

Hologram AF (MVC-CD400)/

AF illuminator (MVC-CD250)

emitter (31, 116)

ESelf-timer lamp (MVC-CD400)

(29)

FBattery cover (13)

GLens

HTripod receptacle (bottom

surface)

IFlash emitter (29)

JHot shoe (MVC-CD400)/

Accessory shoe (MVC-CD250)

(84, 117)

KHook for lens cap/shoulder strap

LDisc cover OPEN lever (20)

MACC (Accessory) jack

NLens cap (supplied)

OUSB jack (56)

PA/V OUT (MONO) jack (37)

4qs

Attaching the

shoulder strap

• Do not touch the microphone while

recording.

• Use a tripod with a screw length of less

than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be

unable to firmly secure the camera to

tripods having longer screws, and may

damage the camera.

• Use ACC jack to connect an external

flash or other equipment.

• Audio output is monaural.

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AControl button

(Menu on) (v/V/b/B/z)

(Menu off) ( / /7/) (27, 28, 29)

B/CHG (charge) lamp (14)

CPhotocell window for LCD

screen

DLCD screen

EACCESS lamp (20)

FDISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/

OFF button (26)

G (Metering mode) button* (72)

HFOCUS button* (66, 69)

I (Exposure) button* (70)

JMode dial (17)

: To shoot still images

: To view or edit images

: To shoot movies, Clip

Motion images or Multi

Burst mode images

SET UP: To set the SET UP items

SCN: To shoot in the SCENE

SELECTION mode

M: To shoot in the manual

exposure mode*

A: To shoot in the aperture

priority mode*

S: To shoot in the shutter speed

priority mode*

KPOWER lamp (17)

4qs

LZoom button (for shooting) (27)/

Index button (for viewing) (36)

MDC IN jack (13, 16)

NHook for shoulder strap

OJog dial* (63)

PSpeaker

QMENU button (22)

RAE LOCK button* (74)

SRESET button (bottom surface)

(98)

• The LCD screen automatically becomes

brighter when this is exposed to sunlight.

* not available on the MVC-CD250

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Getting started

Charging the battery pack

,Open the battery cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow

1. The battery cover opens in the direction

the arrow 2.

Be sure to turn off your camera

when charging the battery pack.

•“InfoLITHIUM” is a lithium ion battery pack

which can exchange information such as

battery consumption with compatible video

equipment. “InfoLITHIUM” M series battery

packs have the mark.

•Your camera operates only with the

“InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M

series) (supplied) (page 120).

,Install the battery pack, then

close the battery cover.

Insert the battery pack with the v mark

facing toward the battery compartment as

illustrated.

Make sure the battery pack is firmly

inserted all the way, then close the cover so

that it clicks.

•The battery pack is easily inserted by pushing

the battery eject lever at the front of the battery

compartment to the outside.

,Open the DC IN jack cover and

connect the DC connecting

cable to the DC IN jack of your

camera.

Connect the cable with the v mark facing

up.

•Do not short the DC plug of the AC power

adaptor with a metallic object, as this may

cause malfunction.

•Do not use the DC plug if it is dirty. Use a dry

cotton swab to remove any dirt on the DC plug.

Using a dirty plug can result in improper

charging.

1 2 3

DC connecting

cable

AC power adaptor (supplied)

DC IN jack cover

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,Connect the power cord (mains

lead) to the AC power adaptor

and then to a wall outlet (wall

socket).

The /CHG lamp (orange) lights up when

charging begins, and goes off when

charging is completed. After charging the

battery pack, disconnect the AC power

adaptor from the DC IN jack of your

camera.

•We recommend charging the battery pack in an

ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C

(50°F to 86°F).

•Charging is complete in approximately 150

minutes. The charge lamp may remain lit

longer than 150 minutes, but this is not a

malfunction.

•If sufficient battery remaining time is indicated

but the power runs out soon, fully charge the

battery pack so that the correct battery

remaining time appears.

To remove the battery pack

Open the battery cover. Slide the battery

eject lever in the direction of the arrow, and

remove the battery pack.

•Be careful not to drop the battery pack when

removing it.

Power cord

(mains lead)

AC power adaptor

(supplied)

2 To wall outlet

(wall socket)

Battery eject lever

Battery remaining indicator

The battery remaining indicator on the LCD

shows the remaining shooting or viewing

time.

•When charging, the battery remaining

indicator shows the time remaining in terms

of performing continuous shooting (with all

indicators on).

•The displayed time remaining may not be

correct under certain circumstances or

conditions.

Charging time

Approximate time to charge a completely

discharged battery pack using the AC-L10A/

L10B AC power adaptor at a temperature of

25°C (77°F).

Battery pack Full charge

(min.)

NP-FM50 (supplied) Approx. 150

640

60min

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Getting started

NP-FM50 battery pack

When you shoot images in an extremely cold

location, the operating time becomes short. When

using the camera in an extremely cold location,

place the battery pack in your pocket or other

place to keep it warm, then insert the battery pack

into the camera just before shooting. When using

a pocket heater, take care not to let the heater

directly contact the battery.

Battery life and number of

images that can be recorded/

viewed

The tables show the approximate battery life and

the number of images that can be recorded/

viewed with a fully charged battery pack at a

temperature of 25°C (77°F), standard image

quality, (no flash) and in NORMAL

recording mode.

But the remaining indicator will decrease in the

following situations:

– The surrounding temperature is low

– The camera has been turned ON and OFF

many times

– The LCD backlight is set to [BRIGHT]

– The battery power is low

The battery capacity decreases as you use it

more and more and as time passes

(page 121).

Shooting still images*

MVC-CD400

* Shooting at about 4-second intervals

MVC-CD250

* Shooting at about 3-second intervals

Viewing still images**

MVC-CD400

MVC-CD250

** Viewing single images in order at about 5-

second intervals with all indicators on

Shooting movies

MVC-CD400

MVC-CD250

•The battery life and number of images will be

decreased when using the camera at low

temperatures, using the flash, turning the

power on/off repeatedly, or using the zoom.

Image size NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life

(min.) No. of

images

2272×1704 Approx. 110 Approx. 1400

640×480 Approx. 110 Approx. 1800

Image size NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life

(min.) No. of

images

1600×1200 Approx. 120 Approx. 2300

640×480 Approx. 120 Approx. 2400

Image size

NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life

(min.) No. of

images

2272×1704 Approx. 170 Approx. 1100

640×480 Approx. 170 Approx. 1300

Image size

NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life

(min.) No. of

images

1600×1200 Approx. 180 Approx. 1200

640×480 Approx. 180 Approx. 1400

NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life (min.)

Continuous

recording Approx. 150

NP-FM50 (supplied)

Battery life (min.)

Continuous

recording Approx. 170

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Using an external power source

,Open the DC IN jack cover and

connect the DC connecting

cable to the DC IN jack of your

camera.

Connect the cable with the v mark facing

up.

•Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily

accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. If

some trouble occurs while using the adaptor,

immediately shut off the power by

disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet

(wall socket).

•Remove the battery pack when using an

external power source.

,Connect the power cord (mains

lead) to the AC power adaptor

and then to a wall outlet (wall

socket).

•When you have finished using the AC power

adaptor, disconnect it from the DC IN jack of

the camera.

•To use power from an automobile, use the Sony

DC adaptor/charger (not supplied).

•If you insert or remove the DC plug while you

are using the battery, the power may shut off.

DC IN jack cover

AC power adaptor (supplied)

DC connecting

cable

2 To wall outlet (wall socket)

Power cord

(mains lead)

AC power adaptor

(supplied)

Using your camera

abroad

Power sources

You can use your camera in any country or

area with the supplied battery charger

within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a

commercially available AC plug adaptor

[a], if necessary, depending on the design of

the wall outlet (wall socket) [b].

•Do not use an electronic transformer (travel

converter), as this may cause a malfunction.

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Getting started

Turning on/off your camera

,Slide the POWER switch in the

direction of the arrow.

The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the

power is on. When you turn on your camera

for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen

appears (page 17).

Turning off the power

Slide the POWER switch in the direction of

the arrow again. The POWER lamp goes

out, and the camera turns off.

•If you turn on the power when the mode dial is

set to , S, A, M, SCN or , the lens

portion moves (MVC-CD400 only). Do not

touch the lens portion while it is operating.

POWER

switch

POWER lamp Auto power-off function

If you do not operate the camera for

about three minutes during shooting or

viewing or when performing SET UP,

the camera turns off automatically to

prevent wearing down the battery. The

auto power-off function only operates

when the camera is operating using a

battery pack. The auto power-off

function also will not operate in the

following circumstances.

• When viewing movies

• When a connector is plugged into the

USB jack or the A/V OUT jack.

When playing back a Slide Show

(page 87), the power automatically

turns off after about 20 minutes

regardless of the power source (battery

pack or AC power adaptor).

Setting the date

and time

,Set the mode dial to .

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M*, SCN, , or

•To change the date and time, set the mode dial

to SET UP, select [CLOCK SET] in

[SETUP 1] (page 117), and perform the

procedure from step 3.

* MVC-CD400 only

Mode dial

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,Slide the POWER switch in the

direction of the arrow to turn

on the power.

The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the

CLOCK SET screen appears on the LCD screen.

,Select the desired date display

format with v/V on the control

button, then press z.

Select from [Y/M/D] (year/month/day),

[M/D/Y] (month/day/year) or [D/M/Y]

(day/month/year).

•If the rechargeable button battery, which

provides the power for saving the time data, is

ever fully discharged (page 119), the CLOCK

SET screen will appear again. When this

happens, reset the date and time, by starting

from step 3 above.

,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.

D/M/Y

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

2002 /:

/ 1

1 12 00

POWER switch 3

D/M/Y

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

2002 /:

/ 1

1 12 00 AM

D/M/Y

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

2002 /:

/ 1

1 12 00

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Getting started

,Set the numeric value with v/V

on the control button, then

press z to enter it.

After entering the number, v/V moves to

the next item. Repeat this step until all of

the items are set.

•If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 3, set the time

on a 24-hour cycle.

,Select [OK] with B on the

control button, then press z.

The date and time are entered and the clock

starts to keep time.

•To cancel the date and time setting, select

[CANCEL] with v/V/b/B on the control

button, then press z.

D/M/Y

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

2002 /:

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7 12 00

D/M/Y

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

2002 /:

/ 4

7 10 30

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Inserting a disc

,Open the disc cover.

While sliding the lock tab to the left, slide

down the disc cover OPEN lever, and open

the disc cover.

• You can use only 8 cm CD-R/CD-RW

discs that have these marks.

,Place a disc in the disc tray.

Place the disc with the printed side up, and

push down on the center of the disc until it

clicks.

•Do not push with too force on the disc.

•Do not touch the pickup lens.

,Close the disc cover.

• When the ACCESS lamp is lit up, it

means that image data is being read or

written. Never open the disc cover or

turn off the power at this time, as the

image data may be damaged or the disc

may become unusable.

•While the camera is writing data on a disc, the

disc cover OPEN lever is locked.

•After you change the disc, “REPAIRING

DATA” may appear on the LCD screen and it

may take about 10 minutes to prepare the disc

for recording depending on the disc condition.

Disc cover

OPEN lever

Lock tab

Pickup lens

Push here

Disc

Removing the disc

While sliding the lock tab to the left, slide down

the disc cover OPEN lever, and open the disc

cover. Check to make sure that the disc has

completely stopped rotating, then remove the disc.

Shooting still images

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Shooting still images

Initializing a disc

What is initialization?

Initialization is required to record images

on a disc.

When you perform finalization (page 44)

using your camera to view images through

a disc drive, initialization is also

automatically performed, and you can

continue to record images. Images recorded

before finalization remain on the disc.

,Insert a new disc and set the

mode dial to , then turn on

the power.

“INITIALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL

SURFACE” appears on the LCD screen.

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M*, SCN or .

* MVC-CD400 only

,Select [OK] with v on the

control button, then press z.

Initialization starts. Do not shake or strike

the camera during initialization.

To cancel initialization

Select [CANCEL] with V on the control

button, then press z.

Mode dial

INITIALIZE

AVOID ANY VIBRATION

READY TO INITIALIZE

INITIALIZE

AVOID ANY VIBRATION

INITIALIZE IN PROGRESS

INITIALIZE

INITIALIZE COMPLETE

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Initializing after canceling the

initialization

Open and close the disc cover, or set the

mode dial to , S*, A*, M*, SCN, or

, select [EXEC] with v on the control

button, then press z.

* MVC-CD400 only

•You can also perform initialization using

[DISC TOOL] in the SET UP settings

(page 116).

Setting the still image size and image

quality

,Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the power, then press

MENU.

The menu appears.

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M* or SCN.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) are displayed on the MVC-CD250

menu (page 62).

* MVC-CD400 only

,Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b/

B on the control button, then

select the desired image size

with v/V.

The image size is set.

1MENU 2

ISO

IMAGESIZE

640 × 480

1280×960

1600×1200

2272 (3 : 2)

2272×1704

MVC-CD400 MVC-CD250

IMAGE SIZE

640 × 480

1280×960

1600 (3 : 2)

1600×1200

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Shooting still images

,Select (P.QUALITY) with b/

B on the control button, then

select the desired image

quality with v/V.

The image quality is set.

When the setting is complete, press MENU

so that the menu disappears from the LCD

screen.

•You can select the image quality from either

[FINE] or [STANDARD].

•The image size and quality values selected here

are maintained even when the power is turned

off.

MODE

ISO

FINE

P.QUALITY

STANDARD

FINE

Image size and quality

You can choose the image size (number of

pixels) and the image quality

(compression ratio) according to the kind

of images you want to shoot. Larger

image sizes and higher image quality

result in better images, but also a larger

data size, which means fewer images that

you can record on a disc.

Choose an image size and quality

appropriate for the kind of images you

want to shoot.

You can resize the images later (Resize

function, see page 91).

You can choose from the following table.

1) The image is recorded in the horizontal to

vertical ratio of 3:2 to fit the printing paper

size.

Image size Usage

2272×1704

(MVC-CD400) Very fine prints

2272 (3:2)

(MVC-CD400) Printing in 3:2 ratio1)

1600×1200 Printing in A4 format

1600 (3:2)

(MVC-CD250) Printing in 3:2 ratio1)

1280×960 Printing in postcard size

640×480 Attaching to e-mail

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Number of images2) that can be

saved on a disc

(Units: images)

2) When [MODE] (REC MODE) is set to

[NORMAL].

For the number of images that can be saved in

other modes, see page 110.

•Image size is the size when viewing the

images on a personal computer. Images

viewed on the LCD screen of the camera all

appear the same size.

•The actual number of images may differ

depending on the shooting conditions.

•The image size value (e.g., 2272×1704)

indicates the number of pixels.

Quality FINE STANDARD

Image size

2272×1704

(MVC-CD400) 66 119

2272 (3:2)

(MVC-CD400) 66 119

1600×1200 131 235

1600 (3:2)

(MVC-CD250) 131 235

1280×960 195 347

640×480 658 1291

Basic still image shooting (using auto

adjustment mode)

,Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the power.

Remove the lens cap.

•Still images are recorded in JPEG format.

•When you turn on the power or use the zoom

(page 27), the lens portion moves

(MVC-CD400 only). Do not touch the lens

portion while it is operating.

•When the mode dial is set to , the exposure

and focus are adjusted automatically.

,Hold the camera steadily with

both hands and position the

subject in the center of the

focus frame.

The lens portion moves when you turn on

the power (MVC-CD400 only)

•You can choose either Multipoint AF or Focus

range select mode (MVC-CD400), or Multi-

point AF mode or Center AF (MVC-CD250) as

the AF mode (page 66).

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Shooting still images

,Press and hold the shutter

button halfway down.

The beep sounds but the image is not yet

recorded. When the AE/AF lock indicator

changes from flashing to lighted up, the

camera is ready for shooting.

The flash automatically pops up and strobes

when the surroundings are dark.

•If you release the shutter button, the recording

will be canceled.

•The minimum focal distance to the subject is

50 cm (19 3/4 inches). To shoot even closer

subjects, use macro recording mode (page 28).

•The frame appearing on the LCD screen shows

the focus adjustment range. (For more details

on the AF range finder, see page 68.)

,Press the shutter button fully

down.

The shutter sounds. “RECORDING”

appears on the LCD screen, and the

image will be recorded on the disc. When

“RECORDING” disappears, you can

shoot the next image.

•When operating the camera using a battery

pack, if you do not operate the camera for about

three minutes during recording or playback, the

camera turns off automatically to prevent

wearing down the battery (page 17).

•When [CONFIRM B. WRITE] in the SET UP

settings is set to [ON], you can select whether

to actually record the image on a disc

(page 83).

•While the image is being recorded on the disc,

the ACCESS lamp lights up. Do not shake or

strike the camera while this lamp is lit. Also do

not turn off the power, remove the battery pack

or disc, or open the disc cover at this time, as

the image data may be damaged or the disc may

become unusable.

•Do not cover the lens or flash with your fingers.

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LCD screen indicators during

shooting

This is useful for extending the battery life

and for shooting under conditions where the

image is difficult to check using the LCD

screen.

Each time you press DISPLAY/LCD

BACK LIGHT ON/OFF, the display

changes in the following order.

Indicators off (Only warning messages

and manual adjustment items which are

set using the jog dial are on. (MVC-CD400

only))

•For a detailed description of the indicators, see

page 124.

•Indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded.

Auto Focus

When you try to shoot a subject that is

difficult to focus on, the AE/AF lock

indicator changes to flashing slowly.

The Auto Focus function may have

difficulty working under the following

conditions. In such cases, release the

shutter button, then recompose the shot

and focus again.

• The subject is distant from the

camera and dark.

• The contrast between the subject and

its background is poor.

• The subject is seen through glass,

such as a window.

• A fast-moving subject.

• The subject reflects or has a lustrous

finish, such as a mirror or a luminous

body.

• A flashing subject.

DISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/OFF

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Shooting still images

Checking the last image you

shot (Quick Review)

,Press b (7) on the control

button.

To return to the normal shooting mode,

press lightly on the shutter button or press b

(7) again.

To delete the image displayed on the

LCD screen

1Press MENU to display the menu.

2Select [DELETE] with B on the control

button, then press z.

3Select [OK] with v on the control

button, then press z.

The image is deleted.

8/8

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Using the zoom feature

,Press the zoom button to

choose the desired image size

for shooting.

Minimum focal distance to the

subject

When the zoom is set to the W side:

About 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (MVC-CD400)

About 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (MVC-CD250)

When the zoom is set to the T side:

About 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (MVC-CD400)

About 80 cm (31 1/2 inches) (MVC-CD250)

•The lens portion moves during zoom operation

(MVC-CD400 only). Do not touch the lens

portion while it is operating.

•Zoom does not work for movies (page 94)

(MVC-CD400 only).

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W (wide-angle) T (telephoto) Digital zoom

When zoom exceeds 3×, the image is

enlarged by digital processing. The

maximum digital zoom magnification

is 6×. Digital zooming deteriorates the

image quality, so when digital zoom is

not necessary, set [DIGITAL ZOOM]

to [OFF] in the SET UP settings

(page 116).

•During digital zoom, the AF frame does

not appear on the LCD screen.

•Digital zoom does not work for movies.

The T side of the bar shows

the digital zoom zone.

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Shooting close-ups (Macro)

The macro recording mode is used when

zooming up a small subject, such as flowers

or insects. You can shoot close-ups of

subjects up to the distances specified below.

When the zoom is set all the way to

the W side:

Approx. 4 cm (1 5/8 inches) from the lens

surface (MVC-CD400)

Approx. 3 cm (1 3/16 inches) from the lens

surface (MVC-CD250)

When the zoom is set all the way to

the T side:

Approx. 20 cm (7 7/8 inches) from the lens

surface (MVC-CD400)

Approx. 80 cm (31 1/2 inches) from the lens

surface (MVC-CD250)

,Set the mode dial to , and

press B ( ) on the control

button.

The (macro) indicator appears on the

LCD screen.

•If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU

first so that the menu disappears.

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M*, SCN (other than

landscape mode) (page 33), or .

* MVC-CD400 only

,Center the subject in the frame,

and shoot the image.

To return to normal recording mode

Press B ( ) on the control button again.

The indicator disappears.

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Shooting still images

Using the self-timer

,Turn the mode dial to , and

press V ( ) on the control

button.

The (self-timer) indicator appears on the

LCD screen.

•If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU

first so that the menu disappears.

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M*, SCN, or .

* MVC-CD400 only

,Center the subject in the frame,

and press the shutter button

fully down.

The self-timer lamp (page 11) flashes and a

beep sounds after you press the shutter

button until the shutter button is released

(approximately 10 seconds).

To cancel the self-timer in the middle

of the operation

Press V ( ) on the control button again.

•If you press the shutter button while standing in

front of the camera, the focus and the exposure

may not be correctly set.

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Selecting a flash mode

,Set the mode dial to , and

press v ( ) on the control

button repeatedly to select a

flash mode.

Each time you press v ( ), the indicator

changes as follows.

No indicator (Auto): The flash

automatically pops up and strobes when the

surroundings are dark (default).

(Forced flash): The flash strobes

regardless of the surrounding brightness.

(No flash): The flash does not strobe.

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•If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU

first so that the menu disappears.

•You can change the brightness of the flash with

[FLASH LEVEL] in the menu settings

(page 112).

•When using the Auto or (Forced flash)

mode, you may notice some noise in the

image when you look at the LCD screen in a

dark place, but this will have no effect on the

shot image.

•While charging the flash, the /CHG lamp

flashes. After the charging is complete, the

lamp goes out.

•When you press the shutter button halfway

down while the flash is strobing, the /CHG

lamp turns on.

•Attaching a conversion lens (not supplied) may

block the light from the built-in flash or cause

the lens shadow to appear.

•You cannot use an external flash that supports

hot shoe (not supplied) and the built-in flash at

the same time.

•When using a commercially available external

flash, set [HOT SHOE] to [ON] in the SET UP

settings (MVC-CD400 only).

•Two types of external flash can be used: the

optional HVL-F1000 flash and commercially

available flashes that support hot shoe

(page 84).

•You cannot use the external flash HVL-F1000

(optional) and the built-in flash at the same

time.

To reduce the red-eye

phenomenon when

shooting live subjects

Set [RED EYE REDUCTION] to [ON]

in the SET UP settings (page 116).

indicator appears on the LCD screen,

and the flash pre-strobes before

shooting to reduce the red-eye

phenomenon.

•Red-eye reduction may not produce the

desired effects depending on individual

differences, the distance to the subject, if

the subject does not see the pre-strobe, or

other conditions.

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Shooting still images

Recording images with the

hologram AF

/AF illuminator

The hologram AF1)/AF illuminator2) is fill

light to focus more easily on a subject in

dark surroundings. Set [HOLOGRAM

AF]1) or [AF ILLUMINATOR]2)

(page 116) to [AUTO] in the SET UP

settings. appears on the LCD screen

and the hologram AF1) or AF illuminator2)

emits light when the shutter button is

pressed halfway until the focus is locked.

•If hologram AF1) or AF illuminator2) light

does not reach the subject sufficiently or the

subject has no contrast, focus will not be

achieved. (An approximate distance of 0.5 to

4.0 m (19 3/4 inches to 13 feet 1 3/8 inches)

for the MVC-CD400 and 0.3 to 2.3 m (11 7/8

inches to 7 feet 6 1/2 inches) for the

MVC-CD250 is recommended.)

•Focus is achieved as long as hologram AF1) or

AF illuminator2) light reaches the subject,

even if the light is slightly out of the middle

position of the subject.

•The hologram AF1) or AF illuminator2) will

not emit light when adjusting the focus

manually.

•The hologram AF will not emit light when

[CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the

SET UP settings (page 117). (MVC-CD400

only)

•If the hologram AF1) emitter is dirty, the

hologram AF light may be dimmed and focus

may not be achieved. In this case, wipe the

hologram AF emitter with a dry cloth.

•No safety problems will be caused by directly

looking into the hologram AF1) or AF

illuminator2) emitter at a close range.

However, it is not recommended to do so,

because you may experience such effects like

several minutes of residual image and

dazzling, like that encountered after looking

into a flashlight.

•Do not block the hologram AF1) or AF2)

illuminator emitter during recording.

1) MVC-CD400 only

2) MVC-CD250 only

About Hologram AF

(MVC-CD400 only)

“Hologram AF (Auto-Focus)” is a new

AF optical system that applies laser

holograms to enable you to shoot still

images in dark places. The Hologram AF

system uses gentler radiation than

conventional high-brightness LEDs or

lamps, thus satisfying Laser Class 1*

specifications and maintaining higher

safety for human eyes.

* Hologram AF satisfies Class 1 (time base

30,000 seconds), specified in all of JIS

(Japan), IEC (EU), and FDA (US) industry

standards. Complying with these standards

identifies the laser product to be safe, under a

condition that a human looks at the laser light

either directly or even through a lens for

30,000 seconds.

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Inserting the date and time on a still image

,Set the mode dial to SET UP.

The SET UP screen appears.

•When images are shot with the date and time

superimposed, the date and time cannot be

removed later.

•The date and time do not appear on the LCD

screen during shooting, instead, “ ” appears

in the upper left corner of the LCD screen. The

actual date and time appear during playback

only.

,Select [CAMERA] with v/V

on the control button, then

press B.

Select [DATE/TIME] with v/V,

then press B.

•If you select [DATE], the date is superimposed

onto the image in the order selected with

“Setting the date and time” (page 17).

•On MVC-CD250, the [HOLOGRAM AF] item

is displayed as [AF ILLUMINATOR] and the

[BRACKET STEP] (page 116) item is not

displayed in [CAMERA].

,Select the date and time setting

with v/V on the control button,

then press z.

DAY & TIME: Superimposes the date,

hour, and minute onto the image.

DATE: Superimposes the year, month and

day onto the image.

OFF: Does not superimpose the date and

time onto the image.

After the setting has been completed, set the

mode dial to , and shoot the image.

•You can also shoot images with the mode dial

set to S*, A*, M* or SCN.

•This setting is maintained even when the power

is turned off.

* MVC-CD400 only

DISC TOOL

FINALIZE :

FORMAT :

INITIALIZE :

UNFINALIZE :

SELECT

1 2

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE :

DATE/TIME :

DIGITAL ZOOM :

BRACKET STEP :

RED EYE REDUCTION :

HOLOGRAM AF :

DAY&TIME

DATE

OFF

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE :

DATE/TIME :

DIGITAL ZOOM :

BRACKET STEP :

RED EYE REDUCTION :

HOLOGRAM AF :

MPEG MOVIE

DATE

±0.7EV

OFF

AUTO

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Shooting still images

Shooting according to scene conditions (Scene Selection)

When shooting night scenes, shooting

people at night, or shooting landscapes, use

the modes listed below to improve the

quality of your images.

Twilight mode

Allows you to shoot night scenes without

losing the dark atmosphere of the

surroundings. The shutter speed becomes

slower, so we recommend that you use a

tripod to prevent shaking.

•The flash cannot be used in this mode.

Twilight portrait mode

Suitable for shooting portraits in dark

places. The shutter speed becomes slower,

so we recommend that you use a tripod to

prevent shaking.

•Allows you to shoot sharp images of people in

dark places without losing the dark atmosphere

of the surroundings.

•The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding

brightness.

Landscape mode

Focuses only on a distant subject to shoot

landscapes, etc.

•You cannot shoot in macro mode.

•The flash does not strobe automatically.

Portrait mode (MVC-CD400

only)

Suitable for shooting portraits.

Backgrounds blur away, and the subject is

sharpened.

Twilight mode Twilight portrait mode Landscape mode Portrait mode

If the shutter speed becomes 1/2 second

or slower (MVC-CD250) or

1/25 second or slower (MVC-CD400)

in the Twilight or Twilight portrait

mode, “NR” is displayed before the

shutter speed and the NR slow shutter

mode is automatically activated.

NR slow shutter

The NR slow shutter function removes

noise from recorded images to provide

clean, crisp images. Using a tripod is

recommended to prevent shaking.

Press the shutter button fully down.

“CAPTURING” is displayed.

The screen turns black.

“PROCESSING” is displayed.

“RECORDING” is displayed, and the

image is recorded.

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,Set the mode dial to SCN, then

press MENU.

The menu appears.

,Select [SCN] with b/B on the

control button.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) are displayed on the MVC-CD250

menu (page 62).

,Select the desired mode with

v/V on the control button.

The mode is set.

When the setting is complete, press MENU

so that the menu disappears from the LCD

screen.

•To cancel Scene Selection, set the mode dial to

a different mode.

•This setting is maintained even when the power

is turned off.

1MENU 2

SCN

WB MODE

SCN

WB MODE

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Viewing still images

Viewing images on the LCD screen of your

camera

You can view images shot with your camera

almost immediately on the LCD screen.

You can select the following three methods

for viewing images.

Single (single-image) screen

You can view one image at a time,

displayed over the entire screen.

Index (nine-image) screen

Nine images are displayed simultaneously

in separate panels on the screen.

Index (triple-image) screen

Three images are displayed simultaneously

in separate panels on the screen. Various

image information items are also displayed.

•For a detailed description of the screen

indicators, see page 126.

•For details on the movies, see page 95.

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Single (single-image)

screen Index (nine-image)

screen Index (triple-image)

screen

Viewing single images

,Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the power.

The last image you shot appears on the LCD

screen.

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,Select the desired still image

with b/B on the control button.

b : To display the preceding image

B : To display the next image

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Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image)

,Press the zoom W button once.

The display switches to the Index (nine-

image) screen.

To display the next (previous) index

screen

Press v/V/b/B on the control button to

move the yellow frame up/down/left/right.

,Press the zoom W button

again.

The display switches to the Index (triple-

image) screen.

Press v/V on the control button to display

the remaining image information.

To display the next (previous) index

screen

Press b/B on the control button.

To return to the single-image screen

Press the zoom T button repeatedly, or press

z on the control button.

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Viewing still images

Viewing images on a TV screen

,Connect the A/V connecting

cable to the A/V OUT (Mono)

jack of the camera and the

audio/video input jacks of the

TV.

•If your TV has stereo input jacks, connect the

audio plug (black) of the A/V connecting cable

to the Lch jack.

•Turn off both your camera and the TV before

connecting the camera and the TV with the A/V

connecting cable.

,Turn on the TV and set the TV/

Video switch to “Video”.

•The name and location of this switch may differ

depending on your TV.

,Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the camera.

Press b/B on the control button to select the

desired image.

•When using your camera abroad, it may be

necessary to switch the video output signal to

match that of your TV system (page 117).

1A/V OUT (Mono) jack

A/V

connecting

cable

(supplied)

2TV/Video switch

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Viewing images on a TV screen

If you want to view images on a TV

screen, you need a TV with a video input

jack and a video connecting cable.

The color system of the TV must match

that of your digital still camera. Check the

following lists:

NTSC system

Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central

America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,

Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru,

Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the

U.S.A., Venezuela, etc.

PAL system

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,

Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy,

Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand,

Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak

Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Thailand, United Kingdom, etc.

PAL-M system

Brazil

PAL-N system

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

SECAM system

Bulgaria, France, Guiana, Hungary, Iran,

Iraq, Monaco, Poland, Russia, Ukraine,

etc.

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Deleting still images

Deleting images

Deleting images in singe-image mode

,Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the camera.

Press b/B on the control

button to select the image you

want to delete.

•When using a CD-R, the disc remaining space

does not increase even if you delete images.

•When using a CD-RW, the disc remaining

space only increases if you delete the last

image you shot while is indicated on the

LCD screen. If you modify an image, or open

and close the disc cover, disappears.

,Press MENU and select

[DELETE] with b/B on the

control button, then press z.

The image has not yet been deleted at this

point.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to delete the image.

•If there are file names on the disc with names

having the same last 4 digits as the file name of

the image to be deleted, these files are also

deleted at the same time.

,Select [OK] with v on the

control button, then press z.

“DISC ACCESS” appears on the LCD

screen. When this message disappears, the

image has been deleted.

To cancel deleting

Select [CANCEL] with V on the control

button, then press z.

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Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode

,While an index (nine-image)

screen (page 36) is displayed,

press MENU and select

[DELETE] with b/B on the

control button, then press z.

,Select [SELECT] with b/B on

the control button, then press

To delete all the images in the screen

Select [ALL] with b/B on the control

button, then press z. Select [OK], then

press z. To cancel deleting, select [EXIT],

then press z.

,Select an image you want to

delete with v/V/b/B on the

control button, then press z.

The (delete) indicator appears on the

selected image. At this point, the image has

not yet been deleted. Repeat this step for all

of the images you want to delete.

•To cancel a selection, press z again so that the

indicator disappears.

PROTECT PRINTDELETE

MENU 2

CANCEL

DELETE

ALLSELECT

TO NEXT

• SET

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Deleting still images

,Press MENU and select [OK]

with b/B on the control button,

then press z.

“DISC ACCESS” appears on the LCD

screen. When this message disappears, the

images have been deleted.

To cancel deleting

Select [EXIT] with b on the control button,

then press z.

EXITDELETE OK

Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode

,While an index (triple-image)

screen (page 36) is displayed,

set the images you want to

delete to the center with b/B on

the control button.

,Press MENU and select

[DELETE] with V on the control

button, then press z.

The images have not yet been deleted at this

point.

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,Select [OK] with v on the

control button, then press z.

“DISC ACCESS” appears on the LCD

screen. When this message disappears, the

images have been deleted.

To cancel deleting

Select [CANCEL] with V on the control

button, then press z.

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CANCEL

Formatting a CD-RW

,Place the CD-RW you want to

format in the disc tray.

Set the mode dial to SET UP,

and turn on the camera.

•Formatting is performed to delete all the images

on the CD-RW or to use a CD-RW formatted

with other equipment than this camera. When

you format a CD-RW, all data stored on

the disc will be deleted. Check the

contents of the disc before formatting.

The CD-RW is also automatically

initialized after formatting.

,Select [DISC TOOL] with v/

V on the control button, then

press B. Select [FORMAT] with

v/V, then press B.

•When you format, be sure to use a fully charged

battery pack or the AC power adaptor as the

power source.

•A CD-R cannot be formatted.

DISC TOOL

FINALIZE :

FORMAT :

INITIALIZE :

UNFINALIZE :

CANCEL

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Deleting still images

,Select [OK] with v/V on the

control button, then press z.

“FORMAT PLACE ON LEVEL

SURFACE” appears on the LCD screen.

To cancel formatting

Select [CANCEL] with V/v on the control

button, then press z.

•A CD-RW formatted using other equipment

than this camera cannot be used with this

camera. Format the disc again with this camera.

,Select [OK] with v/V, then

press z.

When the message disappears, formatting

has been completed.

•Formatting takes about seven minutes.

•A CD-RW can be formatted about 300 times.

•When you format a CD-RW, protected images

are also deleted.

READY?

FORMAT

PLACE ON LEVEL SURFACE

ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED

CANCEL

O K

FORMAT

AVOID ANY VIBRATION

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Preparation for viewing images using a computer (Finalize)

Finalizing a disc

You must execute finalization before

viewing images recorded with your camera

through a disc drive. Discs that have not

been finalized cannot be read with a disc

drive.

What is finalization?

• Finalization is required to view images

recorded with your camera through a disc

drive.

• You can record new images on a finalized

disc by initializing it again. Initialization

is automatically performed when a disc is

finalized using the camera. You must

execute finalization to view new images

through a disc drive. However, each time

you execute finalization, the disc

remaining space will decrease by

approximately 13 MB. Therefore, we

recommend that you execute finalization

for multiple images at a time.

• You can finalize a disc later, even if you

remove it from the camera.

• The disc drive must support MultiRead in

order to read discs that have been

finalized.

,Set the mode dial to SET UP,

and turn on the power.

The SET UP screen appears on the LCD

screen.

,Select [DISC TOOL] with v/

V on the control button, then

press B.

Select [FINALIZE] with v/V,

then press B.

DISC TOOL

FINALIZE :

FORMAT :

INITIALIZE :

UNFINALIZE :

SELECT

DISC TOOL

FINALIZE :

FORMAT :

INITIALIZE :

UNFINALIZE :

CANCEL

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,Select [OK] with v/V on the

control button, then press z.

“FINALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL

SURFACE” appears on the LCD screen.

•When you execute finalization, be sure to use a

fully charged battery pack or the AC power

adaptor as the power source.

,Select [OK] again with v/V on

the control button, then press

Finalization starts and the disc remaining

indicator changes from to , or from

to .

Finalization takes about one minute. Place

the camera on a stable surface, and do not

shake or strike the camera during

finalization.

To cancel finalization

Select [CANCEL] with v/V on the control

button in step 3 or 4, then press z. Once

finalization starts, you cannot cancel it.

READY?

FINALIZE

PLACE ON LEVEL SURFACE

CANCEL

O K

FINALIZE

AVOID ANY VIBRATION

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Canceling finalization (Unfinalize) (CD-RW only)

,Set the mode dial to .

“UNFINALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL

SURFACE” appears on the LCD screen.

•When using a CD-RW, you can cancel the last-

executed finalization (unfinalization). Once

canceled, the disc space used for that

finalization is recovered.

•You can also carry out this operation when the

mode dial is set to S*, A*, M*, SCN or .

* MVC-CD400 only

,Select [OK] with v/V on the

control button, then press z.

Unfinalization starts and the disc remaining

indicator changes from to .

Unfinalization takes about one minute.

Place the camera on a stable surface, and do

not shake or strike the camera during

unfinalization.

To cancel the unfinalization

Select [CANCEL] with v/V on the control

button, then press z. After canceling the

unfinalization, you can continue and record

images on the CD-RW.

To unfinalize again after canceling

the unfinalization

Set the mode dial to SET UP, then select

[UNFINALIZE] under [DISC TOOL]

in the SET UP settings (page 116).

•You cannot execute unfinalization when you

record a new image or edit an image on a CD-

RW after executing finalization.

READY?

UNFINALIZE

PLACE ON LEVEL SURFACE

CANCEL

O K

UNFINALIZE

UNFINALIZE IN PROGRESS

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Copying images to your computer

Using the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor

,Slide the disc into the inner

groove and under two of the

tabs on the inner circle of the

adaptor in the order shown by

the numbers.

If your disc drive does not support 8 cm

CD, use the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor.

•The supplied adaptor may not be compatible

with your disc drive. For details, see the

operating instructions for the disc drive.

•Use the adaptor at a low speed (8×-speed or

less).

•The reverse side of the disc is the recordable

surface.

•“SONY” is printed on the reverse side of the

adaptor and the surface is lustrous.

,Pull the third tab to the outside

and slip the disc into place.

Release the third tab and the

disc will be held firmly in place.

•Do not expose the adaptor to direct sunlight or

heat sources.

•The adaptor can be used only with Mavica

discs. It cannot be used with other 8 cm CD-R/

CD-RW.

,Check that the disc is set

correctly in the grooves of the

adaptor, all the tabs are even

with the surface of the adaptor,

and the disc does not protrude

from the adaptor.

•If the tabs protrude, press them into place, as

this may cause your disc drive to malfunction.

Printed side of

the disc

Printed side of

the adaptor

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Viewing images through a disc drive

,Start up your computer and

insert a finalized disc into the

disc drive of your computer.

•To view images on a CD-RW using a disc drive,

the drive must support MultiRead. Consult the

drive manufacturer as to whether your drive

supports MultiRead.

•This section describes how to view images

through a disc drive using Windows Me as an

example. The required operations may differ

depending on your OS.

•Windows Media Player must be installed on

your computer in order to view movies.

•You can use the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” software to view images on your

computer. For details, see the software’s help

files.

,Open [My Computer] and

double-click the drive you use

for the disc

(Example:[MV.20020101(E:)]).

,Double-click “DCIM,” then

double-click “100MSDCF.”

The “100MSDCF” folder contents are

displayed.

•The “100MSDCF” folder contains the image

files you have recorded with this camera.

•The folder names vary depending on the type of

images they contain. For details on folder and

file names, see “Image file storage destinations

and image file names” on page 49.

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Copying images to your computer

,Double-click the desired image

file.

•Copying a file to the hard disk of your

computer before viewing it is recommended. If

you play back the file directly from the disc, the

image and sound may break off.

•You can view images using a USB connection

on a Windows machine (page 51).

•You can view images using a USB connection

only on a Macintosh machine running Mac OS

Image file storage destinations and image file names

Image files recorded with your camera are

grouped as folders in the disc by recording

mode.

Example: For Windows Me users

Notes

The meanings of the file names in the

following table are as follows:

ssss stands for any number within the

range from 0001 to 9999.

The numerical portions of the following

files are the same.

– A small-size image file shot in E-MAIL

mode and its corresponding image file

– An uncompressed image file shot in TIFF

mode and its corresponding image file

– An audio file shot in VOICE mode and

its corresponding image file

– An image file shot with Clip Motion and

its corresponding index image file

Folder containing still image, Burst mode image,

Exposure Bracket mode image, Clip Motion image and

Multi Burst image data

Folder containing E-MAIL mode and TIFF mode image

data

Folder containing movie data

Folder containing VOICE mode audio data

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•During PTP connection, the user can optionally

assign the upper four digits of the image file

number.

Folder File name File meaning

100MSDCF DSC0ssss.JPG • Still image file recorded normally

• Still image file recorded in

– E-MAIL mode (page 81)

– TIFF mode (page 81)

– VOICE mode (page 82)

– BURST 3 mode (page 80)

– Exposure Bracket mode (page 75)

– Multi Burst mode (page 79)

CLP0ssss.GIF • Clip Motion file recorded in NORMAL mode (page 77)

CLP0ssss.THM • Index image file of Clip Motion file recorded in NORMAL mode

MBL0ssss.GIF • Clip Motion file recorded in MOBILE mode (page 77)

MBL0ssss.THM • Index image file of Clip Motion file recorded in MOBILE mode

IMCIF100 DSC0ssss.JPG • Small-size image file recorded in E-MAIL mode (page 81)

DSC0ssss.TIF • Uncompressed image file recorded in TIFF mode (page 81)

MOML0001 MOV0ssss.MPG • Movie file recorded normally (page 94)

MOMLV100 DSC0ssss.MPG • Audio file recorded in VOICE mode (page 82)

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Copying images to your computer

Follow the steps below to copy the images

you have shot to your computer.

Steps required by your OS

(Operating System)

•Step 1 may be unnecessary depending on your

OS.

•After the PIXELA PTP Manager is installed,

step 1 is unnecessary.

•When using the PIXELA PTP Manager,

movies and still images can be handled in the

same manner.

Recommended computer

environment

Recommended Windows environment

OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows

98SE, Windows 2000 Professional,

Windows Millennium Edition,

Windows XP Home Edition, or

Windows XP Professional

The above OS must be installed at the

factory. Operation is not assured in an

environment upgraded to the

operating systems described above.

CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster

USB connector:

Provided as standard

•When using an OS other than Windows XP,

installation of PTP Manager is required.

Recommended Macintosh environment

OS: Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1)

The above OS must be installed at the

factory.

USB connector:

Provided as standard

•If you connect two or more USB equipment to

a single computer at the same time, some

equipment, including your camera, may not

operate depending on the type of USB

equipment.

•Operations are not guaranteed when using a

USB hub.

•Operations are not guaranteed for all the

recommended computer environments

mentioned above.

Communication with your

computer (for Windows users

only)

When your computer resumes from the

suspend or sleep mode, communication

between your camera and your computer

may not recover at the same time.

When a USB connector is not

provided on your computer

You can copy images using a disc drive.

Finalize the disc beforehand.

OS Steps

Windows 98/98SE/2000/

Me Steps 1 to 5

(pages 52, 55, 56,

57 and 61)

Windows XP Steps 2 to 5

(pages 55, 56, 59,

and 61)

Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1) Page 61

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1 Installing PIXELA PTP Manager

,Start up your computer, and

insert the supplied CD-ROM

into the disc drive.

The title screen appears. If it does not

appear, double-click (My Computer) t

“Image Mixer” in that order.

•This section describes how to establish a USB

connection using Windows Me as an example.

The required operations may differ depending

on your OS.

• Close down all applications running on

the computer before installing the

PIXELA PTP Manager.

•When using Windows 2000, log on as

administrator.

,Click “PIXELA PTP Manager

USB Driver” at the title screen.

The “Choose Setup Language” screen

appears.

,Select “English” then click

“OK”

“Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for

PTP Manager” screen appears

Do not connect your camera to

your computer at this time.

Title screen

Click here

3Click here

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,Click “Next.”

“Choose Destination Location” screen

appears.

,Select the destination folder if

necessary, then click “Next.”

“Select Program Folder” screen appears.

,Select “PIXELA PTP Manager”

as a program folder, then click

“Next.”

“Start Copying Files” screen appears.

4Click here 5Click here 6Click here

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,Check the settings and click

“Next.”

The PIXELA PTP Manager installation

starts. When installation finishes,

“InstallShield Wizard Complete” screen

appears.

,Click “Finish.”

The installation of PIXELA PTP Manager

is completed.

7Click here 8

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Copying images to your computer

2 Preparing your camera

,Insert the disc with the images

you want to copy into the

camera.

Connect the power cord (mains

lead) to the AC power adaptor

and then to a wall outlet (wall

socket).

•For further details on the disc, see page 20.

•For further details on the AC power adaptor, see

page 16.

,Turn on your computer and the

camera.

1To the wall outlet

(wall socket) 2

POWER switch

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3 Connecting your camera to your computer

,Open the jack cover, and

connect the supplied USB

cable to your camera.

Then, connect the other end of

the USB cable to your

computer.

“USB MODE PTP” appears on the LCD

screen. When a USB connection is

established for the first time, your computer

automatically runs the used program to

recognize your camera. Wait for a while.

USB MODE

PTP

a a a a

Disconnecting the USB

cable from your computer

or removing the disc from

your camera during USB

connection

For Windows 98, 98SE, 2000 or

Me users

1Click “Cancel” and close the

window when using the PIXELA

PTP Manager

2Disconnect the USB cable from the

jack on the computer, or remove the

disc.

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4 Copying images

,Connect the camera and your

computer.

A wizard screen indicating the start of

copying images appears.

It may take some time to download the

images from the disc. The downloading

progress is displayed on the screen.

•When using Windows XP, see page 59.

,Click “Next.”

The images stored on the disc are displayed.

,Select the images that you

want to copy, then click “Next.”

The “Picture Name and Destination” screen

appears.

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,Specify the image group

names to be copied and the

copy destination, then click

“Next.”

•The images are copied into the “My

Documents” folder as an example.

,Click “Finish.”

The Explorer starts up and the copy

destination folder opens.

The image is copied to the copy destination

folder.

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4 Copying images

,Click “Next.”

The images stored in the disc are displayed.

•When performing the procedure on page 56,

the copy wizard screen appears on the desktop

of your computer.

,Click the checkbox of images

that you do not want to copy to

your computer and remove the

checkmark, then click “Next.”

The “Picture Name and Destination” screen

appears.

,Specify the image group

names to be copied and the

copy destination, then click

“Next.”

Image copying starts. When the copying is

completed, the “Other Options” screen

appears.

•The images are copied into the “My

Documents” folder as an example.

1Click here 2 3

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,Select “Nothing. I’m finished

working with these pictures,”

then click “Next.”

The “Completing the Scanner and Camera

Wizard” screen appears.

,Click “Finish.”

The wizard closes.

•To continue copying other images, disconnect

the USB cable and reconnect it. Then, perform

the procedure from step 1 again.

When the PIXELA PTP

Manager does not start up

1Right-click “My Computer,” then click

“Properties.”

The “System Property” screen appears.

2Check whether a device is already

installed.

1Click “Device Manager.”

2Double-click “ Other Devices.”

3Check for a “ Sony PTP” with a

mark.

3If a device is installed, remove it.

1Click “ Sony PTP.”

2Click “Delete.”

The “Device deletion confirmation”

screen appears.

3Click “OK” to remove the driver.

Try PIXELA PTP Manager installation

again using the supplied CD-ROM

(page 52).

4 5 Click here

Copying images to your computer

5 Viewing the images on your computer

,Double-click “My Documents”

on the desktop.

The “My Documents” folder contents are

displayed.

•This section describes the procedure for

copying images to the “My Documents” folder

on pages 57 and 59.

•When using Windows XP, double-click “Start”

t “My Documents” in that order.

•You can use the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” software to view images on your

computer. For details, see the software’s help

files.

,Double-click the desired image

file.

The image is displayed.

1 2

For Macintosh

users

Viewing images on a

computer connected with

the USB cable (For Mac OS X

users only)

Only Mac OS X users can view images

using a USB connection.

1 Preparing your camera

For details, see page 55.

2 Connecting your camera to

your computer

For details, see page 56. Shut down your

computer before removing the USB cable

or ejecting the disc from the camera.

3 Downloading to your

computer using “Image

Capture”

The “Image Capture” starts automatically.

Download the images following the on-

screen directions.

•You may not be able to download movie files

when using Mac OS X (v.10.1).

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How to setup and

operate your camera

The usage of the menus and SET UP screen

items that are most frequently used for

“Advanced operations” is described below.

* MVC-CD400 only

Changing the menu settings

aPress MENU.

The menu appears.

bPress b/B on the control

button to select the item you

want to set.

The selected item turns yellow.

cPress v/V on the control

button to select the desired

setting.

The frame of the selected setting turns

yellow, and the setting is entered.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) appear on the MVC-CD250 menu

(page 111).

To turn off the menu display

Press MENU.

Changing the items in the

SET UP screen

aSet the mode dial to SET UP.

The SET UP screen appears.

bPress v/V/b/B on the control

button to select the item you

want to set.

The frame of the selected item turns

yellow.

cPress z on the control button

to enter the setting.

•On MVC-CD250, the [HOLOGRAM AF]

(pages 31, 116) item is displayed as [AF

ILLUMINATOR] and the [BRACKET STEP]

(page 116) item is not displayed in

[CAMERA].

•On MVC-CD250, the [CONVERSION LENS]

(page 117) and [HOT SHOE] (page 117) items

are not displayed in [SETUP 1].

Mode dial

Control button

FOCUS*

Jog dial*

(Exposure)*

MODE

WHITE BAL

ISO

AUTO

MODE

640×480

1280×960

1600×1200

2272 (3:2)

2272×1704

IMAGE SIZE

ISO

DISC TOOL

FINALIZE :

FORMAT :

INITIALIZE :

UNFINALIZE

SELECT

SETUP 2

SHUTTER

OFF

LCD BRIGHTNESS :

LCD BACKLIGHT :

BEEP :

VIDEO OUT :

Before advanced operations

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Before advanced operations

To turn off the SET UP screen

display

Set the mode dial to anything other than

SET UP.

How to use the jog dial

(MVC-CD400 only)

The jog dial is used to change the setting

values when shooting with the manual

adjustment modes (shutter speed priority

mode, aperture priority mode, manual

exposure mode), EV adjustment or focusing

manually.

Shooting with the manual

adjustment modes

aSet the mode dial to S, A, or M.

The adjustable values appear on the

right side of the screen.

bTurn the jog dial to select the

item you want to adjust.

cPress the jog dial.

The value turns yellow.

dTurn the jog dial to select the

value you want to set.

The displayed value is set.

eTo set other items, press the

jog dial, then repeat steps 2

to 4.

Shooting with EV adjustment or

focusing manually

aPress once or FOCUS

twice.

The adjustable values appear on the

right side of the screen. (When you

press FOCUS twice, the 9 (manual

focus) indicator appears in the position

of the value.)

bTurn the jog dial to select the

value you want to set.

The displayed value is set.

Jog dial

60min

640

F5.6

0EV

60min

F5.6

0EV

640

60min

F5.6

0EV

640

60min

F5.6

– 0.7EV

640

60min

0EV

640

60min

– 0.7EV

640

Shooting with the

manual adjustments

(MVC-CD400 only)

Mode dial: S/A/M

You can manually adjust the shutter speed

and aperture values according to the

purpose of shooting.

•You cannot make manual adjustments when

shooting movies.

•After making the settings, the setting value

indicators on the LCD screen may flash when

the shutter button is pressed halfway down. You

can shoot in this condition, but we recommend

that you adjust the flashing values again.

Shutter speed priority mode

This function lets you shoot a fast-moving

subject with its motion frozen, or the flow

motion of a moving subject.

aSet the mode dial to S.

bSelect a shutter speed.

Select a shutter speed with the jog dial,

then press the jog dial. The shutter

speed can be selected from 1/1000 to

8".

If you select a shutter speed of

1/25 second or slower, “NR” is

displayed before the shutter speed and

the NR slow shutter mode is

automatically activated.

•Shutter speeds of one second or longer are

indicated with ["] after the value, such as 1".

Mode dial Description

S Shutter speed priority mode.

Other settings are

automatically adjusted to attain

correct exposure according to

the brightness of the subject.

A Aperture priority mode. Other

settings are automatically

adjusted to attain correct

exposure according to the

brightness of the subject.

M Mode for manually adjusting

both the shutter speed and

aperture values to achieve the

desired shooting condition.

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F5.6

0EV

Aperture

value

Shutter

speed value

Mode dial

Jog dial

60min 640

F5.6

0EV

1000

AE 60min 640

F5.6

0EV

8”

1/1000 s (shortest) 8 s (longest)

Advanced

still

image

shooting

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Advanced still image shooting

NR slow shutter

The NR slow shutter function removes

noise from recorded images to provide

clean, crisp images. Using a tripod is

recommended to prevent shaking.

Press the shutter button fully down.

Exposure is performed for the set shutter

speed time, the screen turns black, and

“CAPTURING” is displayed.

Processing is performed to reduce noise for

the set shutter speed time, and

“PROCESSING” is displayed.

The shutter sounds at this time.

“RECORDING” is displayed, and the

image is recorded.

Aperture priority mode

This function lets you change the focus

depth to bring both the subject and

background into focus or to shoot a subject

with its background unclear.

aSet the mode dial to A.

bSelect an aperture value.

Select an aperture value with the jog

dial, then press the jog dial. The

aperture value can be selected from F2

to F8.

Manual exposure mode

You can manually adjust the shutter speed

and aperture values to achieve the desired

shooting condition according to your

purpose.

The EV value appears on the LCD screen

(page 70). 0EV indicates that the most

suitable value has been set by the camera.

aSet the mode dial to M.

bSelect the shutter speed value

indication.

Select the shutter speed value

indication with the jog dial, then press

the jog dial.

cSelect the shutter speed value.

Select the shutter speed value with the

jog dial, then press the jog dial. The

shutter speed can be selected from

1/1000 to 8".

60min

640

F5.6

0EV

160

60min

640

F5.6

0EV

Aperture value F2

(minimum) Aperture value F8

(maximum)

60min

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F5.6

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dSelect the aperture value

indication.

Select the aperture value indication

with the jog dial, then press the jog

dial.

eSelect the aperture value.

Select the aperture value with the jog

dial, then press the jog dial. The

aperture value can be selected from F2

to F8.

Choosing a focus

mode

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

Multipoint AF

When you use Multipoint AF, the camera

calculates the distance in three places to the

left and right and in the center of the image,

letting you shoot using the auto focus

function without worrying about the image

composition. This is useful when it is

difficult to focus on the subject because it is

not in the center of the frame.

The Multipoint AF is the factory setting.

Focus range select mode

(MVC-CD400 only)

The Focus range select mode lets you select

from the six AF range modes of Multipoint

AF, Center, Right, Left, Top and Bottom.

When you select the Center, Right, Left,

Top and Bottom modes, the focus is

adjusted automatically to the desired point

within the AF range finder by AF operation.

Center AF (MVC-CD250 only)

You can focus automatically using the AF

range finder frame in the center of the

frame.

* MVC-CD400 only

•When you use digital zoom, the hologram AF

or the AF illuminator, AF operates with priority

on subjects in or near the center of the frame. In

this case, the AF range finder frame is not

displayed.

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Advanced still image shooting

For MVC-CD400

aSet the mode dial to , S, A,

M, SCN, or .

bPress FOCUS to select the

Focus range select mode.

Each time you press FOCUS, the focus

mode changes as follows:

Focus range select mode

Focus preset mode

Auto focus mode

cTurn the jog dial to select the

desired AF range mode.

You can select the AF range mode

from Multipoint AF, Center, Right,

Left, Top and Bottom.

The AF range mode indicator appears

at the upper right on the LCD screen.

When you press the shutter button

halfway down, the color of the AF

range finder frame changes from white

to green when focus is achieved.

•When you select Multipoint AF in step 3, the

automatically adjusted AF range finder frame

appears in green when focus is achieved.

To reactivate auto focusing

Press FOCUS twice in step 3.

For MVC-CD250

aSet the mode dial to , SCN,

or .

bPress MENU.

cSelect 9 (FOCUS) with b/B,

then select [MULTI AF] or

[CENTER AF] with v/V.

The focus is adjusted automatically

using the AF range finder. The color of

the AF range finder frame changes

from white to green when focus is

achieved.

Jog dial

Mode dial

FOCUS

640

[ ]

60min

640

60min

[ ]

640

60min

[ ]

Control button

Mode dial

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Multipoint AF

Center AF

Shooting with AF lock

Mode dial: /SCN/

When it is difficult to focus because the

subject is not in the center of the frame, you

can focus using the Focus range select mode

(MVC-CD400) or the Center AF mode

(MVC-CD250). For example, when

shooting two human subjects with a gap

between them, the camera may focus on the

background visible through the gap. In

these cases, use AF lock to ensure the

subjects are in correct focus.

•AF lock lets you capture an image with the

correct focus even if the subject is at the edge of

the frame.

aCompose the shot so that the

subject is centered in the AF

range finder frame, then press

and hold the shutter button

halfway down.

The camera focuses on the subject.

When the AE/AF lock indicator

changes from flashing to lighted up

and there is a beeping sound, the focus

adjustment is completed.

640

60min

640

60min

640

60min

AF range finder

60min

640

F5.6

AE/AF lock

indicator

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Advanced still image shooting

bReturn to the fully composed

shot, and press the shutter

button fully down.

The image will be recorded with the

proper focus for the subjects.

•You can carry out the AF lock adjustment

process any number of times before you press

the shutter button fully down.

Setting the distance

to the subject

– Focus preset

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

When shooting an image using a preset

distance to the subject, or when shooting a

subject through a net or window glass, it is

difficult to achieve a proper focus using the

auto focus function. The Focus preset

function is useful in these cases.

* MVC-CD400 only

•Focus setting information is approximate, and

should be used as a reference.

•If you point the lens up or down, the error will

increase.

•If you shoot a subject within 0.5 m

(19 3/4 inches) with the zoom set to the T side,

you may not get a clear focus. In such cases, the

focus setting information flashes. Press the

zoom W button until the indicator stops

flashing.

•The focus preset does not work properly when

attaching a conversion lens.

For MVC-CD400

aSet the mode dial to , S, A,

M, SCN, or .

bPress FOCUS twice.

The focus is fixed and the 9 (manual

focus) indicator appears.

cTurn the jog dial to select the

desired focus setting.

You can select from the following

distance settings:

0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0,

5.0, 7.0, 10, 15, and ∞ (infinity)

To reactivate auto focusing

Press FOCUS again in step 3 so that the

focus setting information disappears.

60min 640

Mode dial

FOCUS

Jog dial

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For MVC-CD250

aSet the mode dial to , SCN,

or .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect 9 (FOCUS) with b/B,

then select the distance to the

subject with v/V.

You can select from the following

distance settings.

0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, ∞ (infinity)

To reactivate auto focusing

Select 9 in step 3, then select [MULTI

AF] or [CENTER AF]. Adjusting the

exposure

– EV adjustment

Mode dial: (/S/A)*/SCN/

This lets you adjust the exposure value

which is set by automatic adjustment. You

can select values ranging from +2.0EV to

–2.0EV in steps of 1/3EV.

* MVC-CD400 only

To reactivate auto exposure

Return the exposure adjustment value to

0EV.

•If a subject is under extremely bright or dark

conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure

adjustment may not be effective.

Mode dial

Control button

FOCUS ISO

MULTI AF

CENTER AF

0.5m

1.0m

3.0m

7.0m

∞

Advanced still image shooting

For the MVC-CD400

aSet the mode dial to , S, A,

SCN, or .

bPress .

cSelect the desired exposure

value with the jog dial.

Adjust the exposure value while

checking the brightness of the

background.

For the MVC-CD250

aSet the mode dial to , SCN,

or .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect (EV) with b/B.

The exposure adjustment value is

displayed.

dSelect the exposure

adjustment value.

Select the exposure adjustment value

with v/V.

Adjust the exposure while checking

the brightness of the background.

Mode dial

Jog dial

+1.0EV

60min 640

Mode dial

Control button

0EV

EV ISO

0EV

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Metering mode

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

This function enables you to select the

metering mode to suit the shooting

conditions and purpose.

* MVC-CD400 only

Multi-pattern metering (No indicator)

The image is divided into multiple regions

and metering is performed for each region.

The camera judges the subject position and

background brightness, and determines a

well-balanced exposure.

The camera is set to multi-pattern metering

as the factory setting.

Center-weighted metering ( )

(MVC-CD400 only)

Metering is performed with priority given

to the center of the image. The camera

determines the exposure based on the

brightness of a subject near the center

according to the shooting aim.

Spot metering ( )

Light is measured only for the specific

region where the subject is located. This lets

you adjust the exposure to the subject even

when the subject is backlit or there is strong

contrast between the subject and the

background.

Position the spot metering cross hair with

the point you want to shoot.

•To focus on the same spot as used for metering,

we recommend using the center AF mode

(MVC-CD250) (page 66) or the Focus range

select mode (Center) (MVC-CD400) (page 66).

Shooting techniques

Normally, the camera automatically adjusts

the exposure. If the image is too dark or too

bright as shown below, we recommend that

you adjust the exposure manually. When

shooting a back-lit subject or a subject in the

snow, set the exposure toward +, and when

shooting a subject with extremely bright

illumination such as a spotlight against a

dark background, set the exposure toward –.

Underexposed

t Adjust toward +

Appropriate exposure

Overexposed

t Adjust toward –

640

60min

Spot metering

cross hair

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Advanced still image shooting

For MVC-CD400

aSet the mode dial to , S, A,

M, SCN, or .

bPress repeatedly to select

the desired setting.

Each time you press , the metering

mode changes as follows:

cShoot the image.

Press and hold the shutter button

halfway down, wait until the camera

completes the automatic adjustments,

then press the shutter button fully

down to record the image.

For MVC-CD250

aSet the mode dial to , SCN,

or .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect (SPOT METER) with

b/B, then select [ON] with v/V.

The spot metering cross hair is

displayed.

dShoot the image.

Press and hold the shutter button

halfway down, wait until the camera

completes the automatic adjustments,

then press the shutter button fully

down to record the image.

To cancel spot metering

Select (SPOT METER) with b/B on the

control button again, then select [OFF] with

v/V.

The spot metering cross hair disappears

from the LCD, and the camera returns to the

normal metering mode.

Shutter

Mode dial

Multi-pattern metering

Center-weighted metering

Spot metering

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

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Shooting with the

exposure fixed

(MVC-CD400 only)

– AE LOCK

Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/

Once you press AE LOCK, the exposure,

now captured, is fixed. For instance, this

function is convenient in the following use:

Measure the exposure of the desired portion

of the image using the spot metering

function and fix the exposure value by

pressing AE LOCK. Then, recompose the

picture.

aSet the mode dial to , S, A,

SCN or .

bTarget a portion of the image

that has the desired exposure

value, then press AE LOCK.

The exposure is fixed and the AE-L

indicator appears.

cTarget the subject you want to

shoot and press and hold the

shutter button halfway down.

The focus is automatically adjusted.

dPress the shutter button fully

down.

To release AE LOCK

Carry out one of the followings:

• Press AE LOCK again after step 2.

• Release your finger from the shutter

button after step 3.

• Press down the shutter button in step 4.

Portion of the image used

to determine the exposure

Fix the exposure.

Shoot the subject.

Mode dial

AE LOCK

Shutter

60min

640

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Advanced still image shooting

Shooting three

images with the

exposure shifted

(MVC-CD400 only)

– Exposure Bracket

Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN

The camera records three images in

succession, each with the exposure value

shifted. The exposure compensation value

can be set between ±1.0EV from the

appropriate exposure value in 1/3EV steps.

aSet the mode dial to SET UP.

The SET UP screen appears.

bSelect [CAMERA] with v/V

and [BRACKET STEP] with B/

v/V, then press B.

cSelect the desired bracket step

value with v/V, then press z.

±1.0EV: Shifts the exposure value by

plus or minus 1.0EV.

±0.7EV: Shifts the exposure value by

plus or minus 0.7EV.

±0.3EV: Shifts the exposure value by

plus or minus 0.3EV.

dSet the mode dial to , S, A,

M, or SCN.

ePress MENU.

The menu appears.

fSelect [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [EXP

BRKTG] with v/V.

gShoot the image.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

To return to normal mode

Select [NORMAL] in step 6.

•You cannot use the flash in this mode.

•During shooting in this mode, the images are

not displayed on the LCD screen. Compose the

image before pressing the shutter button.

•The focus and white balance are adjusted for

the first image, and these settings are also used

for the other images.

•When the exposure is manually adjusted, the

adjusted value is used for the center value.

•The recording interval is approximately

0.5 seconds.

•You cannot select a shutter speed slower than

1/30 second.

Adjusting color tones

– White Balance

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

Normally, when recording with automatic

adjustments, the white balance is

automatically set to AUTO and the overall

color balance is adjusted according to the

shooting conditions. However, when you

shoot under fixed conditions or special

lighting conditions, you can manually

adjust the white balance.

* MVC-CD400 only

AUTO (no display)

Adjusts the white balance automatically

(Daylight)

Shooting outdoors, or shooting a sunrise/

sunset, night scene, neon signs, or fireworks

(Cloudy)

Shooting under a cloudy sky

(Fluorescent)

Shooting under fluorescent lighting

(Incandescent)

• Places where the lighting conditions

change quickly

• Under bright lighting such as

photography studios

• Under sodium or mercury lamps

ONE PUSH ( ) (MVC-CD400 only)

For adjusting the white balance depending

on the light source

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, SCN, or .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [WB] (WHITE BAL) with

b/B, then select the desired

setting with v/V.

Control button

Mode dial

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Advanced still image shooting

To shoot in one-push white

balance mode (MVC-CD400 only)

1Select [ONE PUSH]. The indicator

appears.

2Shoot a white object such as a piece of

paper filling the screen under the same

lighting conditions as you will shoot the

subject.

3Press v.

The indicator flashes quickly.

When the white balance has been

adjusted and stored in the memory, the

indicator stops flashing.

To reactivate auto adjustment

Select [AUTO] in step 3.

•Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white

balance adjustment function may not work

correctly even though you select

(fluorescent).

•When the flash strobes, the manual setting is

canceled, and the image is recorded in [AUTO]

mode.

•The indicator means:

Slow flashing: The white balance is not set or

was not able to be set.

Quick flashing: The white balance is being

adjusted (after you press v).

Lit steady: The white balance has been set.

•If the indicator keeps flashing even when

you press v, record in automatic white balance

mode.

•When you select the one-push white balance

mode, the LCD screen momentarily turns blue.

Shooting multiple

frames

– Clip Motion

Mode dial:

You can shoot a number of consecutive still

images (GIF animation). The GIF format

has a small file size, making it convenient

for creating home pages or attaching images

to e-mail.

•Due to the limitations of the GIF format, the

number of colors for Clip Motion images is

reduced to 256 colors or less. Therefore, the

image quality may deteriorate for some images.

NORMAL (160×120)

Clip Motion of up to 10 frames can be

recorded. This is suitable for use on home

pages, etc.

MOBILE (120×108)

Clip Motion of up to 2 frames can be

recorded. This is suitable for use with

portable data terminals.

•The file size is reduced in MOBILE mode, so

the image quality deteriorates.

•For the number of images you can record in

Clip Motion mode, see page 110.

Shooting techniques

The image is susceptible to lighting

conditions. The image looks blue under

sunlight in the summer, and looks red under

mercury lamps. Human eyes can resolve

these problems. However, the camera cannot

resolve the problem without making

adjustments. Normally, the camera adjusts

automatically, but if the image appears in

strange colors, we recommend that you

change the white balance mode.

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Before operation

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [CLIP

MOTION] in the SET UP settings (pages 62

and 116).

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect (IMAGE SIZE) with b/

B, then select the desired

mode with v/V.

dShoot the image for the first

frame.

eShoot the image for the next

frame.

Press the shutter button once to shoot

the next frame, then repeat this

operation until you have shot the

desired number of frames.

fPress z.

All the frame images are recorded on

the disc.

•Before carrying out step 6, the images are

saved temporarily in the camera memory. These

images are not recorded on the disc yet.

•The date and time are not superimposed onto

Clip Motion images.

•When viewing an image recorded in Clip

Motion on the index screen, the image may

appear different from the actual image.

•GIF files not created on this camera may not be

displayed correctly.

To delete some or all of the

frame images while making a

Clip Motion recording

1Press b (7) in step 4 or 5.

The shot frame images are played back

in turn and stop at the last image.

2Press MENU, and select [DELETE

LAST], or [DELETE ALL] with b/B,

then press z.

3Select [OK] with v/V, then press z.

When [DELETE LAST] is selected in

step 2, each time you repeat steps 1

through 3, the last frame you shot is

deleted.

Mode dial

Control button

Shutter

1/10

160

60min

MAKING “CLIP MOTION”

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Advanced still image shooting

Shooting in Multi

Burst mode

– Multi Burst

Mode dial:

This mode records 16 frames in succession

each time you press the shutter button. This

is convenient for checking your form in

sports, for example.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) appear on the MVC-CD250 menu

(page 62).

Before operation

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MULTI

BURST] in the SET UP settings (pages 62

and 116).

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect (INTERVAL) with b/

B, then select the desired

frame interval with v/V.

You can choose the frame interval

from among the following.

NTSC: 1/7.5 sec., 1/15 sec., 1/30 sec.

PAL: 1/6.3 sec., 1/12.5 sec., 1/25 sec.

(For information on NTSC/PAL, see

pages 38 and 117.)

dShoot the image.

The 16 frames are recorded as a single

image (image size: 1280×960).

•You cannot use the flash in this mode.

•When you play back images recorded with this

camera in Multi Burst mode, the 16 frames will

be played back in order at a fixed interval.

•When the images are played back on a

computer, all 16 frames will be displayed at the

same time as part of one image.

•When Multi Burst images are played back on a

camera without the Multi Burst feature, all 16

frames will be displayed at the same time as

part of one image, just as they are on a

computer.

•For the number of images that can be recorded

in Multi Burst mode, see page 110.

•Date and time cannot be superimposed onto

images.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

INTERVALWB

1/30

1/15

1/7.5

1/30"

To delete recorded images

When using this mode, you cannot delete

only certain images within the Multi Burst

sequence. When you delete images, all 16

images are deleted at the same time.

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress MENU and select

[DELETE] from the menu, then

press z.

cSelect [OK], and press z.

All of the images are deleted.

Shooting three

images continuously

– Burst

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN

This mode is used for continuous shooting.

Each time you press the shutter button in

this mode, the camera records three images

in succession.

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, or SCN.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [BURST]

with v/V.

dShoot the image.

To return to normal mode

Select [NORMAL] in step 3.

•You cannot use the flash in this mode.

•During shooting in this mode, the images are

not displayed on the LCD screen. Compose the

image before pressing the shutter button.

•The recording interval is approximately

0.5 seconds.

•You cannot select a shutter speed slower than

1/30 second.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

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Advanced still image shooting

Shooting still images

in TIFF mode

– TIFF

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN

This mode records an image without

compression, so the image quality does not

deteriorate. Images recorded in this mode

are suitable for printing with a high-quality

image. A JPEG (compressed) format image

is also recorded at the same time.

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, or SCN.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [TIFF]

with v/V.

dShoot the image.

To return to normal mode

Select [NORMAL] in step 3.

•JPEG images are recorded in the image size

selected by the (IMAGE SIZE) menu

(page 22). TIFF images are recorded in

[2272×1704] (MVC-CD400) or [1600×1200]

(MVC-CD250) size except when [2272 (3:2)]

(MVC-CD400) or [1600 (3:2)] (MVC-CD250)

is selected.

•Writing data takes more time than in normal

recording mode.

•For the number of images you can record in

TIFF mode, see page 110.

Shooting still images

for e-mail

– E-mail

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN

In E-mail mode, a small-size image that is

suitable for e-mail transmission is also

recorded at the same time as recording a

normal still image. (See page 22 for the

normal still image sizes.)

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, or SCN.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

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cSelect [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [E-MAIL]

with v/V.

dShoot the image.

To return to normal mode

Select [NORMAL] in step 3.

•For instructions on how to attach images to an

e-mail message, consult the User’s Manual of

your e-mail software.

•For the number of images you can record in

E-mail mode, see page 110.

Shooting still images

with audio files

– Voice

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN

In Voice mode, an audio track is also

recorded at the same time as recording a

normal still image.

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, or SCN.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [VOICE]

with v/V.

dShoot the image.

If you press and release the

shutter button, sound is recorded

for five seconds.

If you hold down the shutter

button, sound is recorded until you

release the shutter button for up to

40 seconds.

To return to normal mode

Select [NORMAL] in step 3.

•For the number of images you can record in

Voice mode, see page 110.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

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Advanced still image shooting

Adding special effects

– Picture Effect

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

You can digitally process images to obtain

special effects.

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, SCN, or .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [PFX] (P. EFFECT) with

b/B, then select the desired

mode with v/V.

To cancel Picture Effects

Select [OFF] in step 3.

Confirming whether to

record images

– Confirm before write

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

When this function is activated, recorded

images are temporarily stored in the camera

memory, letting you confirm whether or not

to save the images you have recorded on a

disc. If you delete an unwanted image

before recording, the disc remaining space

does not decrease.

* MVC-CD400 only

aSet the mode dial to SET UP.

bSelect [SETUP 1] with v/V,

[CONFIRM B. WRITE] with B/v/

V, and [ON] with B/v/V, then

press z.

SOLARIZE B&W

The light contrast is

clearer and the picture

looks like an

illustration.

The picture is

monochrome (black

and white).

SEPIA NEG.ART

The picture is sepia-

toned like an old

photograph.

The color and

brightness of the

picture are reversed

as in a negative.

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

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cSet the mode dial to , S*, A*,

M*, SCN or .

dRecord the image.

eSelect [RECORD] or [DELETE].

If you select [RECORD]

“RECORDING” appears on the

screen, and the image will be recorded

on the disc.

If you select [DELETE]

Select [OK], then press z to not

record the image on the disc.

Select [CANCEL], then press z to

return to the previous screen.

To confirm recording of images

shot in the Exposure Bracket or

Burst modes

You can confirm whether to record each of

the images by pressing b/B in step 5 and

displaying the three images in order.

Using an external

flash

Mode dial: (/S/A/M)*/SCN/

* MVC-CD400 only

Using the Sony HVL-F1000

Flash

You can mount the Sony HVL-F1000 flash

on the hot shoe of your camera. Using the

HVL-F1000 will allow you to shoot more

vivid flash pictures than when using an

ordinary external flash.

1) MVC-CD400

2) MVC-CD250

CONFIRM

DELETE

RECORD

640

1/1

CONFIRM

DELETE

RECORD

640

1/3

BRK

FILE BACK/NEXT OK

Shutter

Mode dial

Control button

Hot shoe1)/

Accessory

shoe2)

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Advanced still image shooting

aMount the HVL-F1000 external

flash on the hot shoe1) or

accessory shoe2).

bPlug the flash into the ACC

jack.

cTurn on the HVL-F1000.

dShoot the image.

The built-in flash does not strobes.

Using a commercially

available external flash

(MVC-CD400 only)

You can mount a commercially available

external flash that supports hot shoe.

aMount the external flash to the

hot shoe.

bSet the mode dial to SET UP.

cSelect [SETUP 1] with v/V,

[HOT SHOE] with B/v/V, [ON]

with B/v/V, then press z.

dTurn on the external flash.

For details, please consult the

operating instructions supplied with

your flash.

eSet the mode dial to M or A.

The flash also strobes when the mode

dial is set to , S or SCN, but we

recommend recording with the mode

dial set to M or A when using a flash

without an auto adjustment function

(full flash).

fShoot the image.

•Set the most appropriate aperture value

according to the guide number of the flash used

and the distance to the subject.

•The flash guide number varies according to the

ISO sensitivity of the camera, so be sure to

check the ISO number.

•The flash does not strobe when shooting in

Burst, Exposure Bracket, Twilight, MPEG

movie or Multi Burst mode.

•Note that the camera may not function properly

or may malfunction when using a flash

manufactured by another company for a

specific camera (generally a flash with multiple

contact points on the hot shoe), a high-voltage

type flash, or a flash accessory.

•When using the built-in flash or using the

optional external flash, set [HOT SHOE] to

[OFF].

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Enlarging a portion of

a still image

Mode dial:

You can enlarge a part of an image up to

five times the original size. You can also

record the magnified image as a new file.

Enlarging an image

– Playback zoom

aSet the mode dial to .

bDisplay the image to be

enlarged.

cPress the zoom T button to

zoom in the image.

dPress the control button

repeatedly to select the

desired portion of the image.

ePress the zoom T button

repeatedly to enlarge the

portion of the image selected

in step 4.

To cancel playback zoom

Press z.

•You cannot use playback zoom for movies

(MPEG MOVIE), Clip Motion images and

Multi Burst images.

•If you press the zoom W button when viewing

images that have not been enlarged, the index

screen appears (page 36).

•You can enlarge the images displayed with the

quick review function by performing steps c

to e.

Mode dial

Zoom button Control button

Press v

Press V

Press

v: To view more of the top of the image

V: To view more of the bottom of the

image

b: To view more of the left side of the

image

B: To view more of the right side of the

image

Advanced still image viewing

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Advanced still image viewing

Recording an enlarged

image

– Trimming

aPress MENU after playback

zoom.

bSelect [TRIMMING] with B,

then press z.

cSelect the image size with v/V,

then press z.

The image is recorded, and the image

on the LCD screen returns to the

normal size after recording.

•The trimmed image is recorded as the newest

file, and the original image is retained.

•The quality of trimmed images may be

deteriorated.

•You cannot trim to an image size of 3:2.

•You cannot trim uncompressed (TIFF) images.

•If you trim an image, the disc remaining space

will decrease.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may be unable to trim an image.

Playing back

successive images

– Slide Show

Mode dial:

You can play back recorded images in

order. This function is useful for checking

your images or for presentations, etc.

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [SLIDE] with b/B, then

press z.

Set the following items with v/V/b/B.

INTERVAL settings

5 sec/10 sec/30 sec/1 min

REPEAT

ON: Plays back images in a

continuous loop (approx.

20 min.).

OFF: After all the images have been

played back, the slide show

ends.

The slide show does not end until all

the images are played back even if it

take longer than 20 minutes.

dSelect [START] with v/V/B,

then press z.

The slide show begins.

Mode dial

Control button

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To cancel the slide show setting

Select [CANCEL], then press z in step 3.

To stop slide show playback

Press z, select [EXIT] with B, then press

z again.

To skip to the next/previous

image during the slide show

Press B (next) or b (previous).

•The interval setting time may vary depending

on the image size.

Rotating still images

Mode dial:

You can rotate image recorded in portrait

orientation and display it in landscape

orientation.

aSet the mode dial to , and

display the image to rotate.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [ROTATE] with b/B,

then press z.

dSelect or with v/V, then

rotate the image with b/B.

eSelect [OK] with v/V, then

press z.

To cancel rotation

Select [CANCEL] in step 4, then press z.

•You cannot rotate protected images (page 89)

and images recorded as movies (MPEG

MOVIE), Clip Motion, Multi Burst or TIFF

images.

•You may not be able to rotate images shot with

other cameras.

•Also, when viewing images on a computer, the

image rotation information may not be

reflected depending on the application

software.

•If you rotate an image, the disc remaining space

will decrease.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to rotate an image.

Mode dial

Control button

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Still image editing

Protecting images

– Protect

Mode dial:

This function protects images against

accidental erasure. Note that when you

format a CD-RW (page 42), all the images

recorded on that CD-RW will be deleted

even if they are protected.

•If you protect an image, the disc remaining

space will decrease. If you cancel the

protection, the disc remaining space will also

decrease.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to protect an image.

In single-image mode

aSet the mode dial to .

bDisplay the image you want to

protect with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [PROTECT] with b/B,

then press z.

The displayed image is protected. The

- (protect) indicator appears on the

image.

To cancel the protection

Press z again in step 4. The - (protect)

indicator disappears.

In index (nine-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button once

to display the index (nine-

image) screen.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [PROTECT] with b/B,

then press z.

dSelect [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

eSelect the image you want to

protect with v/V/b/B, then

press z.

The - (protect) indicator appears on

the selected image.

fRepeat step 5 to protect other

images.

Mode dial

Control button

5/5

640

DELETE

PROTECT

60min

PRINT SLIDE

TO NEXT

• SET

Still image editing

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gPress MENU.

The menu appears.

hSelect [OK] with B, then press

The selected images are protected.

To exit the Protect function

Select [CANCEL] in step 4 or select

[EXIT] in step 8, then press z.

To cancel individual protection

Select the image to be unprotected, then

press z in step 5. Repeat this operation

for all images that are to be unprotected.

Press MENU, select [OK], and then press

To protect all images

Select [ALL] in step 4, and press z.

Select [ON], then press z.

To cancel all protection

Select [ALL] in step 4, and press z.

Select [OFF], then press z.

In index (triple-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button twice

to display the index (triple-

image) screen.

bDisplay the image you want to

protect in the center position

with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [PROTECT] with v/V,

then press z.

The center image is protected. The -

(protect) indicator appears on the

image.

eTo protect other images,

display the image you want to

protect in the center position

with b/B, and repeat step 4.

To cancel previously set

protection

Select the image to be unprotected, and

press z in step 4. To cancel protection of

all images, repeat this process for each

image.

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Still image editing

Changing image size

– Resize

Mode dial:

You can change the image size of a

recorded image, and save it as a new file.

You can resize to the following sizes.

2272×1704 (MVC-CD400 only),

1600×1200, 1280×960, 640×480

The original image is retained even after

resizing.

aSet the mode dial to .

bDisplay the image you want to

resize with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [RESIZE] with b/B, then

press z.

eSelect the desired size with v/

V, then press z.

To cancel resizing

Select [CANCEL] in step 5, then press z.

•The resized image is recorded as the newest

file. The original image is retained.

•You cannot change the size of movies (MPEG

MOVIE), Clip Motion, Multi Burst or TIFF

images.

•When you change from a small size to a large

size, the image quality deteriorates.

•You cannot resize to an image size of 3:2.

•When you resize a 3:2 image, the upper and

lower black portions will be displayed on the

LCD screen.

•If you resize an image, the disc remaining space

will decrease.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to resize an image.

Choosing images to

– Print mark

Mode dial:

You can mark a print mark on still images

shot with your camera. This mark is

convenient when you have images printed

at a shop that conforms with the DPOF

(Digital Print Order Format) standard.

•You cannot mark movies (MPEG MOVIE) or

Clip Motion images.

•In E-mail mode, a print mark is marked on the

normal size image that is recorded at the same

time.

•When you mark images shot in Multi Burst

mode, all the images are printed on one sheet

divided into 16 panels.

Mode dial

Control button

Mode dial

Control button

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•If you mark an image shot in TIFF mode with a

print mark, only the uncompressed image is

printed, 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. If you

unmark the print mark, the disc remaining

space will also decrease.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to mark an image with a print

mark.

•Make sure to finalize the disc before having

images printed at a shop (page 44).

In single-image mode

aSet the mode dial to .

bDisplay the image you want to

print with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [PRINT] with b/B, then

press z.

The (print) mark is marked on the

displayed image.

To unmark the print mark

Press z again in step 4. The (print)

mark disappears.

In index (nine-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button once

to display the index (nine-

image) screen.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [PRINT] with b/B, then

press z.

dSelect [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

•When marking print marks, you cannot

select [ALL].

eSelect the image you want to

print with v/V/b/B, then press

The (print) mark appears on the

selected image.

fRepeat step 5 to print other

images.

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Still image editing

gPress MENU.

The menu appears.

hSelect [OK] with B, then press

The (print) mark setting is

completed.

To unmark selected print marks

Select the images to be unmarked in step

5, then press z.

To unmark all the print marks

Select [ALL] in step 4, then press z.

Select [OFF], then press z.

To exit the Print Mark function

Select [CANCEL] in step 4, or select

[EXIT] in step 8, then press z.

In index (triple-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button twice

to display the index (triple-

image) screen.

bDisplay the image you want to

print in the center position

with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [PRINT] with v/V, then

press z.

The (print) mark is marked on the

center image.

eTo print other images, display

the image you want to print in

the center position with b/B,

and repeat step 4.

To unmark the print mark

Press z again in step 4. The (print)

mark disappears.

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Shooting movies

Mode dial:

You can shoot movies (MPEG MOVIE)

with sound using your camera.

Before starting

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG

MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 62

and 116).

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect (IMAGE SIZE) with b/

B, then select the desired

mode with v/V.

You can choose from 320 (HQX),

320×240, or 160×112.

For details on the recording time for

each image size, see page 110.

dPress the shutter button fully

down.

“REC” appears on the screen and the

camera starts recording the image and

sound.

•Recording stops when the disc is full.

ePress the shutter button fully

down again to stop recording.

Indicators during shooting

The screen indicators are not recorded.

Each time you press DISPLAY/LCD

BACK LIGHT ON/OFF, the status of the

LCD screen changes as follows: Indicators

off t LCD backlight off t All indicators

on.

For a detailed description of the indicators,

see page 125.

Shooting close-ups (Macro)

Set the mode dial to and follow the

procedure on page 28.

Using the self-timer

Set the mode dial to and follow the

procedure on page 29.

•The flash does not function when shooting

movies.

•The date and time are not superimposed onto

movies.

•When shooting movies (MPEG MOVIE) with

Multipoint AF, the distance to the center of the

screen is estimated as an average, so the AF

works even with a certain amount of vibration.

The Focus range select mode (Center, Right,

Left, Top and Bottom) (MVC-CD400) and the

Center AF mode (MVC-CD250) focus using

the AF range finder, so this is convenient when

you want to focus only on the subject.

Mode dial

Control button

DISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/OFF

Shutter

REC

60min

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160

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Enjoying movies

Viewing movies on

the LCD screen

Mode dial:

You can view movies on the LCD screen

with sound from the speaker.

aSet the mode dial to .

bSelect the desired moving

image with b/B.

The movie is displayed one size

smaller than still images.

cPress z.

The movie and sound are played back.

During playback, B (PLAYBACK)

appears on the LCD screen.

To stop playback

Press z again.

To advance or rewind the movie

Press b/B during playback.

To return to the normal playback, press z.

To adjust the volume

Press v/V to adjust the volume.

High quality movies [320 (HQX)]

Movies are displayed over the entire screen.

Indicators during viewing

movies

Each time you press DISPLAY/LCD

BACK LIGHT ON/OFF, the status of the

LCD screen changes as follows: Indicators

off t LCD backlight off t All indicators

on.

For a detailed description of the indicators,

see page 126.

•The procedure for viewing movies on a TV is

the same as that for viewing still images

(page 37).

Mode dial

Control button

DISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/OFF

PLAY FILE BACK/NEXT

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VOLUME

60min

STOP REV/CUE

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VOLUME

60min

Playback bar

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Deleting movies

– Delete

Mode dial:

You can delete unwanted movies.

•When using a CD-R, the disc remaining space

does not increase even if you delete images.

•When using a CD-RW, the disc remaining

space only increases if you delete the last image

you shot while is indicated on the LCD

screen. If you modify an image, or open and

close the disc cover, disappears.

•If the disc remaining space is not sufficient, you

may not be able to delete an image.

In single-image mode

aSet the mode dial to .

bDisplay the image you want to

delete with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dSelect [DELETE] with b/B,

then press z.

The image has not yet been deleted at

this point.

eSelect [OK] with v, then press

“ACCESSING” appears on the LCD

screen. When the message disappears,

the image has been deleted.

To cancel deletion

Select [CANCEL] in step 5, then press z.

In index (nine-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button once

to display an index (nine-

image) screen.

bPress MENU.

The menu appears.

cSelect [DELETE] with b/B,

then press z.

dSelect [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

eSelect the image you want to

delete with v/V/b/B, then

press z.

The (delete) indicator appears on

the selected image.

The image has not yet been deleted at

this point.

fRepeat step 5 to delete other

images.

Mode dial

Control button

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Enjoying movies

gPress MENU.

The menu appears.

hSelect [OK] with b/B, then

press z.

When the message “DISC ACCESS”

disappears, the images have been

deleted.

To cancel deletion

Select [EXIT] in step 8, then press z.

To delete all images

Select [ALL] in step 4, then press z. To

cancel deletion, select [CANCEL] with b/

B, then press z.

In index (triple-image) mode

aSet the mode dial to , then

press the zoom W button twice

to display an index (triple-

image) screen.

bDisplay the image you want to

delete in the center position

with b/B.

cPress MENU.

The menu appears.

dCheck that [DELETE] is

selected, then press z.

The image has not yet been deleted at

this point.

eSelect [OK] with v, then press

“DISK ACCESS” appears on the LCD

screen. When the message disappears,

the image has been deleted.

To cancel deletion

Select [CANCEL] in step 5, then press z.

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Troubleshooting

If you experience trouble with your camera,

try the following solutions.

1First check the items on the tables below.

If code displays “C:ss:ss”

appear on the LCD screen, the

self-diagnostics display function

is working (page 108).

2Should your camera still not work

properly, press the RESET button on the

bottom of the camera, then turn on the

power again. (All the settings including

date and time are cleared.)

3Should your camera still not work

properly, consult your Sony dealer or

local authorized Sony service facility.

Battery pack and power

RESET button

Symptom Cause Solution

You cannot charge the

battery pack. • The camera is turned on. pTurn the camera off (page 17).

The battery remaining

indicator is incorrect, or

sufficient battery

remaining indicator is

displayed but the power

runs out soon.

• You have used the camera for a long time in an

extremely hot or an extremely cold location.

• The battery pack is dead (page 121).

• The battery pack is discharged.

• A deviation has occurred in the remaining

battery time.

—

pReplace the battery pack with a new one.

pInstall a charged battery pack (page 13).

pFully charge the battery pack (page 14).

The battery life is short. • You are shooting/viewing images in an

extremely cold location.

• The battery pack is not charged enough.

• The battery pack is dead (page 121).

—

pFully charge the battery pack (page 13).

pReplace the battery pack with a new one.

The /CHG lamp flashes

when charging a battery

pack.

• The battery pack has malfunctioned. pContact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service

facility.

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Troubleshooting

Shooting still images/movies

The /CHG lamp does not

light up when charging a

battery pack.

• The AC power adaptor is disconnected.

• The battery pack is not installed correctly.

• The battery pack is completely charged.

pFirmly connect the power cord (mains lead) to a wall outlet

(wall socket) (page 14).

pInstall the battery pack correctly (page 13).

—

The camera turns on but

no functions work. —pRemove the battery pack, then install it again after about one

minute and turn on the camera again. If the functions still do not

work, press the RESET button located on the bottom of the

camera using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET

button, all settings including the date and time are cleared.)

You cannot turn on the

camera. • The battery pack is not installed correctly.

• The AC power adaptor is disconnected. pInstall the battery pack correctly (page 13).

pConnect the AC power adaptor securely to your camera

(page 16).

The power turns off

suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about three

minutes when using a battery pack, the camera

turns off automatically to prevent wearing down

the battery (page 17).

• The battery pack is discharged.

pTurn on the camera again (page 17) or use the AC power

adaptor (page 16).

pReplace it with a charged battery pack (page 13).

Symptom Cause Solution

The LCD backlight does

not light up when the

power is turned on.

• The power was turned off with the LCD

backlight set to OFF the last time the camera was

used.

pTurn the LCD backlight on (page 26).

The subject does not

appear on the LCD screen. • The mode dial is set to or SET UP. pSet the mode dial to , S*, A*, M*, SCN, or (pages 24

and 94).

* MVC-CD400 only

Symptom Cause Solution

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The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.

• The Landscape mode or Portrait mode is

selected for the Scene Selection function.

• The Focus preset function is selected.

• [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings

is set to [ON] (MVC-CD400 only).

pRecord in the macro recording mode when you shoot a subject

that is within 4 to 50 cm (1 5/8 to 19 3/4 inches) for

MVC-CD400 or within 3 to 50 cm (1 3/16 to 19 3/4 inches) for

MVC-CD250 from the lens. Make sure to position the lens

farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance

when shooting (page 28).

pCancel the setting (page 33).

pCancel the function (page 69).

pSet it to [OFF] (pages 62 and 117).

Zoom does not work. • [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings

is set to [ON] (MVC-CD400 only).

• Zoom cannot be used when shooting a movie

(MPEG MOVIE) (MVC-CD400 only).

pSet it to [OFF] (pages 62 and 117).

—

Digital zoom does not

function. • The digital zoom cannot be used when shooting

a movie (MPEG MOVIE).

• [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the SET UP settings is set

to [OFF].

—

pSet it to [ON] (pages 62 and 116).

The image is too dark. • You are shooting a subject with a light source

behind the subject.

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

• The LCD backlight is set to off.

pAdjust the exposure (page 70).

pAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen in the SET UP settings

(pages 62 and 117).

pTurn the LCD backlight on.

The image is too bright. • You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark

location such as on a stage.

• The LCD screen is too bright.

pAdjust the exposure (page 70).

pAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen in the SET UP settings

(pages 62 and 117).

The image is

monochrome (black and

white).

• [P. EFFECT] is set to [B&W] mode. pCancel [B&W] mode (page 83).

Vertical streaks appear

when you are shooting a

very bright subject.

• The smear phenomenon is occurring. pThis is not a malfunction.

Symptom Cause Solution

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Troubleshooting

Your camera cannot

record images. • No disc has been inserted.

• The disc is full.

• The disc has not been initialized.

• You cannot record images while charging the

flash.

• The mode dial is not set to , S*, A*, M* or

SCN when shooting a still image.

• The mode dial is not set to when shooting a

movie.

* MVC-CD400 only

pInsert a disc (page 20).

pReplace it with a new one format the disc when using a CD-RW.

pInitialize the disc (page 21).

—

pSet it to , S*, A*, M*, or SCN (page 24).

pSet it to (page 94).

Recording takes a long

time. • NR slow shutter is activated. —

The built-in flash or the

optional external flash

(HVL-F1000) does not

work.

• The mode dial is set to , SET UP, or

(MPEG MOVIE or MULTI BURST).

• The flash is set to (no flash).

• The Twilight mode is selected for the Scene

Selection function.

• The Landscape mode is selected for the Scene

Selection function.

• [MODE] (REC MODE) in the menu settings is

set to [BURST 3] or [EXP BRKTG]

(MVC-CD400 only).

• [HOT SHOE] in the SET UP settings is set to

[ON] (MVC-CD400 only).

pSet it to other modes.

pSet the flash to auto (no indicator) or (forced flash) (page 29).

pCancel the setting (page 33).

pSet the flash to (forced flash) (page 29).

pSet it to other settings.

pSet [HOT SHOE] to [OFF] (pages 62 and 117).

The macro function does

not work. • The Landscape mode is selected for the Scene

Selection function.

• [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings

is set to [ON] (MVC-CD400 only).

pCancel the setting (page 33).

pSet it to [OFF] (pages 62 and 117).

The eyes of the subject

come out red. —pSet [RED EYE REDUCTION] in the SET UP settings to [ON]

(page 30).

The date and time are

recorded incorrectly. • The date and time are not set correctly. pSet the correct date and time (page 17).

Symptom Cause Solution

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Viewing images

Deleting/Editing Images

Symptom Cause Solution

Your camera cannot play

back images. • The mode dial is not set to .

• Your camera cannot play back image files

copied to the hard disk of your computer if the

file name has been changed or the image has

been modified.

pSet it to (page 35).

—

The image appears rough

right after playback starts. —pThis is not a malfunction.

The image does not

appear on the TV screen. • The video output signal setting of your camera in

the SET UP settings is incorrect.

• The connection is not correct.

pChange the setting (pages 62 and 117).

pCheck the connection (page 37).

The picture is noisy. • Your camera is placed near a TV or other

equipment with a strong magnetic field. pMove your camera away from the TV, etc.

The image cannot be

played back on a

computer.

—pSee page 103.

Symptom Cause Solution

Your camera cannot

delete an image. • The image is protected.

• The disc is not initialized.

• The disc remaining space is not sufficient.

pCancel the protection (page 89).

pInitialize the disc (page 21).

pThis is not a malfunction.

You have deleted an

image by mistake. • Once you have deleted a file, you cannot restore

it. pProtect images against accidental erasure (page 89).

The resizing function

does not work. • You cannot resize movies (MPEG MOVIE),

Clip Motion, Multi Burst and uncompressed

images.

• The disc remaining space is not sufficient.

—

pThis is not a malfunction.

You cannot display a print

mark. • You cannot display print marks on moving

images and Clip Motion images.

• The disc remaining space is not sufficient.

—

pThis is not a malfunction.

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Troubleshooting

Computers

Symptom Cause Solution

You do not know if the OS

of your computer is

compatible.

—pCheck “Recommended computer environment” (page 51).

Your computer does not

recognize your camera. • The camera is turned off.

• The battery level is low.

• You are not using the supplied USB cable.

• The USB cable is not connected firmly.

• The USB connectors on your computer are

connected to other equipment besides the

keyboard, the mouse, and your camera.

• PIXELA PTP Manager is not installed.

• The camera was connected to a computer with

the USB cable before installing PIXELA PTP

Manager, so the device was not recognized by

the computer.

pTurn on the camera (page 17).

pUse the AC power adaptor or a fully charged battery back.

(page 16).

pUse the supplied USB cable.

pDisconnect the USB cable, and connect it again firmly. Make

sure that “USB MODE” is displayed on the LCD screen

(page 56).

pDisconnect the USB cables except for the ones connected to the

keyboard, the mouse, and your camera.

pInstall PIXELA PTP Manager (page 52).

pDelete the device which is not recognized, then install PIXELA

PTP Manager (pages 52 and 60).

You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correctly connected to your

computer.

• You are not using the correct copy procedure for

your OS.

—

pConnect the camera and your computer correctly using the USB

cable (pages 52 and 56).

pFollow the designated copy procedure for your OS (page 51).

pIf you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony”

application software, click on HELP.

The image cannot be

played back on a

computer.

—

pIf you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony”

application software, click on HELP.

pConsult the computer or software manufacturer.

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CD-ROM

Symptom Cause Solution

The image cannot be

played back through the

disc drive of your

computer.

• The disc has not been finalized.

• Vibration caused an error during recording.

• The disc drive does not support the packet-write

system or MultiRead.

• The disc may be scratched or dirty.

• Causes not described above have occurred.

pFinalize the disc (page 44).

pYou may be able to view the image if you connect the camera to

your computer with the USB cable.

pConsult the computer or the disc drive manufacturer.

pClean the disc if the disc is dirty. When the disc is scratched

replace the disc.

pConsult the computer or software manufacturer.

The image and sound are

interrupted by noise when

you view a movie on a

computer.

• You are playing back the file directly from the

disc. pCopy the file to the hard disk of your computer and then play

back the file from the hard disk (pages 57, 59 and 61).

You cannot print an

image. —pCheck the printer settings.

pClick on the HELP files for the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” application software.

Symptom Cause Solution

You cannot record on a

disc. • The disc is full.

• The disc is not initialized.

• The disc is not placed correctly.

pReplace it with a new one. Format the disc when using a CD-

RW.

pInitialize the disc (page 21).

pPlace the disc correctly in the disc tray (page 20).

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Troubleshooting

Other

Symptom Cause Solution

Your camera does not

work. • You are not using an “InfoLITHIUM” battery

pack.

• The battery level is low. (The E indicator

appears.)

• The AC power adaptor is not connected

securely.

• The built-in microcomputer is not working

properly.

pUse an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (page 13).

pCharge the battery pack (page 13).

pConnect it securely to the DC IN jack of your camera and to a

wall outlet (wall socket) (page 16).

pTurn the power off and then on after one minute, and check that

the camera works properly.

The power is on, but the

camera does not work. • The built-in microcomputer is not working

properly.

pRemove the battery pack, then install it again after about one

minute and turn on the camera. If the functions still do not work,

press the RESET button located on the bottom of the camera

with a fine-tipped object, then turn the power on again. (When

you press the RESET button, all settings including the date and

time are cleared.)

You cannot identify an

indicator on the LCD

screen.

—pCheck the indicator (page 124).

The lens does not retract

even when the power is

turned off (MVC-CD400

only).

• The battery pack is discharged. pReplace it with a fully charged battery or use the AC power

adaptor (pages 13, 16).

The lens gets fogged. • Moisture condensation has occurred. pTurn off the camera and wait for about an hour at the room

temperature for the moisture to evaporate before use (page 118).

The played back image is

small. • You are playing back a file with an image size

larger than 2272×1704 (MVC-CD400) or

1600×1200 (MVC-CD250) that were recorded

by another camera.

—

A file error occurs when

you play back a file. • The image file has an error.

• The image was not recorded correctly.

• The disc is dirty

• The disc may be scratched.

—

pClean the disc.

pReplace the disc.

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Warnings and

messages

The following messages may appear on the LCD screen.

Message Meaning/Corrective action

LENS CAP ATTACHED (MVC-CD400

only) • The lens cap is attached.

COVER OPEN • The disc cover is open.

NO DISC • No disc is inserted. Insert a disc (page 20).

DRIVE ERROR • Trouble has occurred with the disc drive.

SYSTEM ERROR • Trouble has occurred with the disc drive or the camera.

DISC ERROR • The inserted disc cannot be used with your camera, is damaged, is dirty, or cannot be read due to

vibration.

DEW ERROR • Moisture condensation has occurred inside the camera. Turn off the camera and wait for about an hour

for the moisture to evaporate before use (page 118).

DISC PROTECT • The disc was protected with a computer or the disc was automatically protected with a camera, and

cannot be recorded.

FOLDER ERROR • A folder with the same name already exists on the disc.

NOT ENOUGH DISC SPACE • The remaining disc space is insufficient for any operation other than finalization.

NOT INITIALIZED • The disc has not been initialized, so images cannot be recorded by the camera. Initialize the disc

(page 21).

ALREADY INITIALIZED • The disc has already been initialized, so initialization is not necessary.

ALREADY FINALIZED • The disc has already been finalized, so finalization is not necessary.

NO FILE • No image has been recorded on the disc.

FILE ERROR • An error occurred while playing back the image.

IMAGE SIZE OVER • You are playing back an image of a size larger than can be played back with your camera.

INVALID OPERATION • You are playing back a file that was created on equipment other than your camera.

FILE PROTECT • The image is protected against erasure.

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Troubleshooting

For "InfoLITHIUM" BATTERY ONLY • The battery is not the “InfoLITHIUM” type.

NOT ENOUGH BATTERY • The battery level is too low to execute initialization or finalization.

E• The battery level is low. Charge the battery pack (page 13). Depending on the conditions of use, the

indicator may flash even though there is still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left.

CAN NOT UNFINALIZE • A CD-R or disc that has not been finalized is inserted.

CAN NOT FORMAT • A CD-R is inserted.

FORMAT ERROR • A disc formatted with equipment other than your camera is inserted.

TURN THE POWER OFF AND ON

AGAIN • A malfunction has occurred in the lens (MVC-CD400 only).

• The amount of light is not sufficient or the shutter speed is too slow.

• You are not holding the camera steady enough. Use the flash, or mount the camera on a tripod or

otherwise secure the camera in place.

Message Meaning/Corrective action

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Self-diagnostics

display

– If a code starting with an alphabet

letter appears

Your camera has a self-diagnosis display.

This function displays the camera condition

on the LCD screen with a combination of a

letter and four numerical digits. If this

occurs, check the following code chart and

attempt the corresponding corrective

actions. The last two digits (indicated by

ss) will differ depending on the state of

the camera.

C:32:ss

Self-diagnostics display

If you are unable to solve the problem even

after trying the corrective actions a few

times, contact your Sony dealer or local

authorized Sony service facility and inform

them of the 5-digit code.

Example: E:61:10

Code Cause Corrective action

C:32: ss There is trouble with your

camera’s hardware or zoom

function.

• Turn the power off and on again

(page 17).

C:13: ss The camera cannot read or write

data on the disc. • Clean the disc.

The inserted disc cannot be used

with your camera, or the data is

damaged.

• Insert a new disc (page 20).

E:61: ss

E:91: ss

A camera malfunction that you

cannot reverse has occurred. • Press the RESET button (page 98) located

on the bottom of the camera, then turn on

the power again.

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Additional information

Recording modes

In addition to setting the image size and

image quality (page 22), you can also select

various recording modes according to the

purpose of shooting.

Still image

Moving image

Recording mode Description

NORMAL Records a normal still image (page 24).

E-MAIL Records a small-size image suitable for e-mail transmission (page 81).

TIFF Records an image for printing with a high-quality image (page 81).

VOICE Records an audio file in addition to a still image (page 82).

EXP BRKTG (MVC-CD400 only) Records three images with the exposure value of each image slightly shifted (page 75).

BURST 3 Records three images continuously (page 80).

Recording mode Description

MPEG MOVIE Records moving images (page 94).

CLIP MOTION Records continuous still images for display on home pages or e-mail transmission (page 77).

MULTI BURST Records 16 frames with one shot (page 79).

Additional information

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Number of still images that can be saved

(Units: images)

* When recording sound for 5-second

Shooting time

(Units: images)

* When recording 10 frames per Clip Motion file

•The actual number of images or shooting time may differ depending on the shooting conditions.

Recording mode

Image size

2272×1704

(MVC-CD400) 2272 (3:2)

(MVC-CD400) 1600×1200 1600 (3:2)

(MVC-CD250) 1280×960 640×480

NORMAL Standard Approx. 119 Approx. 119 Approx. 235 Approx. 235 Approx. 347 Approx. 1291

Fine Approx. 66 Approx. 66 Approx. 131 Approx. 131 Approx. 195 Approx. 658

E-MAIL Standard Approx. 114 Approx. 114 Approx. 215 Approx. 215 Approx. 304 Approx. 849

Fine Approx. 64 Approx. 64 Approx. 125 Approx. 125 Approx. 181 Approx. 520

TIFF

(MVC-CD400) Standard Approx. 10 Approx. 11 Approx. 10 – Approx. 10 Approx. 11

Fine Approx. 9 Approx. 10 Approx. 10 – Approx. 10 Approx. 11

TIFF

(MVC-CD250) Standard – – Approx. 20 Approx. 22 Approx. 21 Approx. 22

Fine – – Approx. 19 Approx. 21 Approx. 20 Approx. 21

VOICE* Standard Approx. 110 Approx. 110 Approx. 201 Approx. 201 Approx. 278 Approx. 672

Fine Approx. 63 Approx. 63 Approx. 120 Approx. 120 Approx. 171 Approx. 448

Recording mode Image size Image quality

320 (HQ) 320×240 160×112 MOBILE NORMAL STD FINE

MPEG MOVIE Approx.

5 min. 53 sec. Approx.

23 min. 38 sec. Approx.

89 min. 36 sec. ––––

CLIP MOTION* – – – Approx. 949 Approx. 478* – –

MULTI BURST – – – – – Approx. 347 Approx. 195

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Additional information

Menu items

Menu items that can be modified differ

depending on the position of the mode dial.

The LCD screen shows only the items you

can operate at the moment. Factory settings

are indicated with x.

When the mode dial is set to , S*, A*, M*, or SCN

Item Setting Description

SCN x / / / * Sets the scene selection mode (page 33). (This setting can be made only in SCN

mode.)

(EV)

(MVC-CD250 only) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV /

+0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / –0.3EV /

–0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1.3EV / –1.7EV /

–2.0EV

Adjusts the exposure value (page 70).

9 (FOCUS)

(MVC-CD250 only) ∞ / 7.0 m / 3.0 m / 1.0 m / 0.5 m /

CENTER AF / xMULTI AF Selects the auto focus method or sets the focus preset.

WB (WHITE BAL) * / / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page 76).

(

SPOT METER

)

(MVC-CD250 only) ON / xOFF Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting (page 72).

ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / xAUTO Selects the ISO film speed. When shooting under dark conditions or shooting a fast-

moving subject, use a high-number setting. To record high-quality images, use a

low-number setting (except when the mode dial is set to SCN).

(IMAGE SIZE) MVC-CD400

x2272×1704 / 2272 (3:2) / 1600×1200 /

1280×960 / 640×480

Selects the image size when shooting still images (page 22).

MVC-CD250

x1600×1200 / 1600 (3:2) / 1280×960 /

640×480

Selects the image size when shooting still images (page 22).

(P.QUALITY) xFINE

STANDARD – Records images with fine/high image quality.

– Records images with standard images quality (page 22).

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* MVC-CD400 only

When the mode dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings)

* MVC-CD400 only

MODE (REC MODE) TIFF

VOICE

E-MAIL

EXP BRKTG*

BURST 3

xNORMAL

– Records a TIFF (uncompressed) file in addition to the JPEG file (page 81).

– Records an audio file (with a still image) in addition to the JPEG file (page 82).

– Records a small-size (320×240) JPEG file in addition to the selected image size

(page 81).

– Records three images with the exposure value of each image slightly shifted

(page 75).

– Records three images in succession (page 80).

– Records an image using the normal recording mode.

(FLASH LEVEL) HIGH

xNORMAL

LOW

– Makes the flash level higher than normal.

– Normal setting.

– Makes the flash level lower than normal.

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /NEG.ART

/ xOFF Sets the image special effects (page 83).

(SHARPNESS) +2 / +1 / x0 / –1 / –2 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. The indicator appears (except when the

setting is 0).

Item Setting Description

(EV)

(MVC-CD250 only) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV /

+0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / –0.3EV /

–0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1.3EV / –1.7EV /

–2.0EV

Adjusts the exposure value (page 70).

9 (FOCUS)

(MVC-CD250 only) ∞ / 7.0 m / 3.0 m / 1.0 m / 0.5 m /

CENTER AF / xMULTI AF Selects the auto focus method or sets the focus preset.

WB (WHITE BAL) * / / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page 76).

(

SPOT METER

)

(MVC-CD250 only) ON / xOFF Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting (page 72).

(IMAGE SIZE) 320(HQX) / 320×240 / x160×112 Selects the MPEG image size when shooting movies (page 94).

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

NEG.ART / xOFF Sets the image special effects (page 83).

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When the mode dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings)

* MVC-CD400 only

Item Setting Description

(EV)

(MVC-CD250 only) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV /

+0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / –0.3EV /

–0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1.3EV / –1.7EV /

–2.0EV

Adjusts the exposure value (page 70).

9 (FOCUS)

(MVC-CD250 only) ∞ / 7.0 m / 3.0 m / 1.0 m / 0.5 m /

CENTER AF / xMULTI AF Selects the auto focus method or sets the focus preset.

WB (WHITE BAL) * / / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page 76).

(

SPOT METER

)

(MVC-CD250 only) ON / xOFF Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting (page 72).

(IMAGE SIZE) xNORMAL / MOBILE Selects the Clip Motion image size (page 77).

(FLASH LEVEL) HIGH

xNORMAL

LOW

– Makes the flash level higher than normal.

– Normal setting.

– Makes the flash level lower than normal.

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

NEG.ART / xOFF

Sets the image special effects (page 83).

(SHARPNESS) +2 / +1 / x0 / –1 / –2 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. The indicator appears (except when the

setting is 0).

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When the mode dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings)

* MVC-CD400 only

Item Setting Description

(EV)

(MVC-CD250 only) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV /

+0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / –0.3EV /

–0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1.3EV / –1.7EV /

–2.0EV

Adjusts the exposure value (page 70).

9 (FOCUS)

(MVC-CD250 only) ∞ / 7.0 m / 3.0 m / 1.0 m / 0.5 m /

CENTER AF / xMULTI AF Selects the auto focus method or sets the focus preset.

WB (WHITE BAL) * / / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page 76).

(

SPOT METER

)

(MVC-CD250 only) ON / xOFF Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting (page 72).

(INTERVAL) 1/7.5 / 1/15 / x1/30 (NTSC)

1/6.3 / 1/12.5 / x1/25 (PAL) – Selects the Multi Burst shutter interval in NTSC mode.

– Selects the Multi Burst shutter interval in PAL mode.

* The shutter interval settings differ depending on the setting of the [VIDEO

OUT] item in the SET UP settings (page 117).

(P.QUALITY) xFINE

STANDARD – Records images with fine/high image quality.

– Records images with standard image quality.

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

NEG.ART / xOFF

Sets the image special effects (page 83).

(SHARPNESS) +2 / +1 / x0 / –1 / –2 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. The indicator appears (except when the

setting is 0).

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When the mode dial is set to

Item Setting Description

DELETE OK

CANCEL – Deletes the displayed image (page 39).

– Cancels deleting of the image.

PROTECT — Protects images against accidental erasure (page 89).

PRINT — Marks the print mark on still images you want to print (page 91).

SLIDE INTERVAL

REPEAT

START

CANCEL

– Sets the slide show interval. (Only in single-image mode.)

x5 sec/ 10 sec/ 30 sec/ 1 min

–xON/OFF

– Starts the slide show.

– Cancels the slide show.

RESIZE 2272×1704 (MVC-CD400 only) /

1600×1200 / 1280×960 / 640×480 /

CANCEL

Changes the recorded still image size (page 91). (Only in single-image mode.)

ROTATE (counter clockwise) /

(clockwise) / OK / CANCEL Rotates the still image 90° (page 88). (Only in single-image mode.)

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SET UP items

Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP

screen appears.

Factory settings are indicated with x.

• The date and time are not superimposed

onto moving images and Clip Motion

images. The date and time do not appear

on the LCD screen during shooting.

These appear only during playback.

• The hologram AF1) or AF illuminator2)

does not emit light in the following

conditions:

– Twilight mode

– Landscape mode

[DISC TOOL]

[CAMERA]

1) MVC-CD400

2) MVC-CD250

Item Setting Description

FINALIZE OK / CANCEL Finalizes a disc to allow viewing through a disc drive (page 44).

FORMAT OK / CANCEL Formats a CD-RW (page 42).

INITIALIZE OK / CANCEL Initializes a disc (page 21).

UNFINALIZE OK / CANCEL Cancels the last executed finalization (page 46) (CD-RW only).

Item Setting Description

MOVING IMAGE xMPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTION /

MULTI BURST Selects the shooting mode for a movie (pages 109, 77, 79 and 94).

DATE/TIME DAY & TIME / DATE / xOFF Selects whether to superimpose the date or time onto the image (page 32).

DIGITAL ZOOM xON / OFF Selects whether to use the digital zoom (page 27).

BRACKET STEP

(MVC-CD400 only) ±1.0EV / x±0.7EV / ±0.3EV Sets the exposure compensation value when recording three images with each

exposure value shifted (page 75).

RED EYE REDUCTION ON / xOFF Reduces the red-eye phenomenon when using a flash (page 30).

HOLOGRAM AF1)/

AF ILLUMINATOR2) xAUTO / OFF Selects whether to emit AF illuminator light. Used when it is difficult to focus on

the subject under dark conditions (page 31).

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Additional information

[SETUP 1]

When [CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] (MVC-CD400 only):

•The Scene Selection and Zoom functions are not available.

•When the mode dial is set to A or M, you can only select aperture values of F4 or higher.

•The focus preset is not available.

•Macro shooting is not available.

[SETUP 2]

Item Setting Description

FILE NUMBER xSERIES

RESET – Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the disc is changed.

– Resets the file numbering each time the disc is changed.

CONVERSION LENS

(MVC-CD400 only) ON / xOFF Sets to [ON] when using the VCL-MHG07 conversion lens (not supplied). At this time, the zoom

or the focus preset function does not work. Also, note that the VAD-S70 adaptor ring needed to

mount the conversion lens to your camera is not sold in some countries and regions.

HOT SHOE

(MVC-CD400 only) ON / xOFF Set when using a commercially available external flash.

/ LANGUAGE xENGLISH

/ JPN

– Displays the menu items, warnings and messages in English.

– Displays the menu items, warnings and messages in Japanese.

CONFIRM B. WRITE ON / xOFF Selects whether to confirm recording or deletion of the image before writing to the disk.

CLOCK SET OK / CANCEL Sets the date and time (page 17).

Item Setting Description

LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT /

xNORMAL / DARK Selects the LCD brightness. This has no effect on the recorded images.

LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT /

xNORMAL Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight. Selecting [BRIGHT] makes the screen bright and

easy to see when using the camera outdoors or in other bright locations, but also uses up the

battery charge faster. Displayed only when using your camera with the battery pack.

BEEP SHUTTER

xON

OFF

– Turns on the shutter sound. (The shutter sound is heard when you press the shutter button.)

– Turns on the beep/shutter sound when you press the control button/shutter button.

– Turns off the beep/shutter sound.

VIDEO OUT xNTSC

PAL – Sets the video output signal to NTSC mode (e.g., Japan, USA).

– Sets the video output signal to PAL mode (e.g., Europe).

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Precautions

On handling the camera

Do not carry the camera by the disc

cover

Do not touch the rotating disc

This may cause injury.

On cleaning the pickup lens

When the pickup lens becomes dirty and the

camera cannot operate properly, clean the

pickup lens using a commercially available

blower.

On pickup lens

Do not touch the pickup lens inside the disc

cover. Also, do not open the disc cover

except when inserting or removing a disc in

order to keep dust out.

On cleaning

Cleaning the LCD screen

Wipe the screen surface with an LCD

cleaning kit (not supplied) to remove

fingerprints, dust, etc.

Cleaning the lens

Wipe the lens with a soft cloth to remove

fingerprints, dust, etc.

Cleaning the DC plug

Do not use the AC power adapter while the

DC plug is dirty. Wipe any dirt off of the

plug with a cotton swab. A dirty DC plug

can prevent the unit from charging properly.

Cleaning the camera surface

Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth

slightly moistened with water, then wipe

the surface dry. Do not use any type of

solvent such as thinner, alcohol or benzine

as this may damage the finish or the casing.

After using your camera at the

seashore or other dusty locations

Clean your camera carefully. Otherwise,

the salty air may corrode the metal fittings

or dust may enter the inside of your camera,

causing a malfunction.

Note on operating temperature

Your camera is designed for use between

the temperatures of 0° and 40° (32°F and

104°F). Shooting in extremely cold or hot

places that exceed this range is not

recommended.

On moisture condensation

If the camera is brought directly from a cold

to a warm location, or is placed in a very

damp room, moisture may condense inside

or outside the camera. Should this occur, the

camera will not operate properly.

Moisture condensation occurs easily

when:

• The camera is brought from a cold

location such as a ski slope into a warmly

heated room.

• The camera is taken from an air-

conditioned room or car interior to the hot

outdoors, etc.

Pickup lens

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Additional information

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 shoot with moisture

remaining inside the lens, you will be

unable to record clear images.

On internal rechargeable button

battery

This camera has an internal rechargeable

button battery for maintaining the date and

time and other settings regardless of

whether the power is on or off.

This rechargeable button battery is

continually charged as long as you are using

the camera. However, if you use the camera

for only short periods it discharges

gradually, and if you do not use the camera

at all for about one month it becomes

completely discharged. In this case, be sure

to charge this rechargeable button battery

before using the camera.

However, even if this rechargeable button

battery is not charged, you can still use the

camera as long as you do not record the date

and time.

Charging method

Connect the camera to a wall outlet (mains)

using the AC power adaptor, or install a

charged battery pack, and leave the camera

for 24 hours or more with the power off.

On AC power adaptor

The unit is not disconnected from the AC

power source (mains) as long as it is

connected to the wall outlet (wall socket),

even if the unit itself has been turned off.

On discs

On cleaning

• Do not clean a disc using a cleaner before

shooting. Use a commercially available

blower to remove dust.

• If fingerprints, dust, droplets of water, or

oil make the recordable side (the reverse

of the printed side) of a disc dirty, the

camera may not properly record images

on the disc. Be sure to handle discs with

care.

• Do not scratch both sides of a disc.

• If a disc does become dirty, wipe it in a

straight line from center to edge with a

soft dry cloth or a soft cloth lightly

moistened with ethyl alcohol or other

mild detergent. You can also use a

commercially available CD cleaner.

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• Do not use any solvent (benzine, thinner,

static protection product, record cleaner,

etc.) to clean a disc.

Notes

•Do not remove the disc while reading or writing

data.

•Data may be damaged if:

– You remove the disc or shake the camera

while reading or writing data.

– You turn off your camera while reading or

writing data.

– You use the camera in a location subject to

the effects of static electricity or noise.

•Do not attach any material on the surface of a

disc. This causes a nonuniform rotating speed,

which may cause the camera to malfunction.

•You can write only on the label surface of a

disc. Write using only an oil-based felt-tip

marker and do not touch the ink until dry. Do

not heat the disc or use a sharp-pointed tool,

such as a ballpoint pen.

•Hold the disc at the edges while supporting the

center hole lightly. Do not touch the recordable

side (the reverse of the printed side) of a disc.

•When you carry or store a disc, put it in its case.

•Do not strike, bend, drop or rub the edge of a

disc.

•Do not store a disc in the following locations:

– In dusty or dirty places

– Exposed to direct sunlight

– Near heaters

– In damp places

•If you attempt to play back a disc on which no

images have been recorded using a disc drive,

the disc drive may malfunction or the disc may

be scratched.

On “InfoLITHIUM”

battery pack

What is the “InfoLITHIUM”

battery pack?

The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is a

lithium-ion battery pack that has functions

for communicating information related to

operating conditions between your camera

and the AC power adaptor.

The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack

calculates the power consumption

according to the operating conditions of

your camera, and displays the remaining

battery time in minutes.

Charging the battery pack

• We recommend charging the battery pack

in an ambient temperature of between

10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). You may

not be able to efficiently charge the

battery pack outside of this temperature

range.

• We recommend fully charging the battery

pack (page 13).

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Effective use of the battery pack

• Battery performance decreases in low-

temperature surroundings. So, the time that

the battery pack can be used is shorter in

cold places. We recommend the following

to ensure longer battery pack use:

– Put the battery pack in a pocket close to

your body to warm it up, and insert it in

your camera immediately before you

start shooting.

• Frequently operating the zoom or flash

wears out the battery charge faster.

• We recommend having spare battery

packs handy for two or three times the

expected shooting time, and making trial

shots before taking the actual shots.

• Do not expose the battery pack to water.

The battery pack is not water-resistant.

Remaining battery time indicator

• The power may go off although the

battery remaining indicator shows there

is enough power to operate. Charge the

battery pack fully again so that the

indication on the battery remaining

indicator is correct. Note, however, that

the correct battery indication sometimes

will not be restored if the camera is used

in high temperatures for a long time or

left in a fully charged state, or the battery

pack is frequently used.

How to store the battery pack

• Even if the battery pack will not be used

for a long time, fully charge it and use it

up once per year. Remove the battery

pack from your camera, then store it in a

dry, cool place. This is to maintain the

battery pack’s functions.

Battery life

• The battery life is limited. Battery

capacity decreases little by little as you

use it more and more, and as time passes.

When the battery operating time is

shortened considerably, a probable cause

is that the battery pack has reached the

end of its life.

• The battery life varies according to how it

is stored and the operating conditions and

environment for each battery pack.

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Specifications

System

Image device

MVC-CD400

8.98 mm (1/1.8 type) color CCD

Primary color filter

MVC-CD250

6.64 mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD

Primary color filter

Total pixels number of camera

MVC-CD400

Approx. 4 130 000 pixels

MVC-CD250

Approx. 2 110 000 pixels

Lens MVC-CD400

3× zoom lens

f = 7.0 – 21.0 mm (9/32 – 27/32

inches) (34 – 102 mm (1 3/8 – 4 1/8

inches) when converted to a 35 mm

still camera)

F2.0 – 2.5

MVC-CD250

3× zoom lens

f = 6.4 – 19.2 mm (9/32 – 25/32

inches) (41 – 123 mm (1 5/8 – 4 7/8

inches) when converted to a 35 mm

still camera)

F3.8 – 3.9

Camera

Effective pixels number of camera

MVC-CD400

Approx. 3 950 000 pixels

MVC-CD250

Approx. 1 980 000 pixels

Exposure control

MVC-CD400

Automatic exposure, Shutter speed

priority, Aperture priority, Manual

exposure, Scene selection (4 modes)

MVC-CD250

Automatic exposure, Scene selection

(3 modes)

White balance

Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy,

Fluorescent, Incandescent, One-push*

* MVC-CD400 only

Data formats

Moving images: MPEG1

Still images: JPEG, GIF (for Clip

Motion), TIFF

Audio with still image: MPEG1

(Monaural)

Recording media

8 cm CD-R/CD-RW

Flash MVC-CD400

Recommended distance (ISO set to

Auto): 0.5 m to 5.0 m (19 3/4 inches

to 196 7/8 inches)

MVC-CD250

Recommended distance (ISO set to

Auto): 0.8 m to 3.5 m (31 1/2 inches

to 137 7/8 inches)

Drive

Readout Non-contact optical readout (using

semiconductor laser)

Laser Wavelength: 779 to 789 nm

Maximum output: 23 mW

Input and Output connectors

A/V OUT (MONO) (Monaural)

Minijack

Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω, unbalanced,

sync negative

Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 kΩ load)

Output impedance 2.2 kΩ

ACC jack Mini-minijack (ø 2.5 mm)

USB jack mini-B

LCD screen

Used LCD panel

6.2 cm (2.5 type) TFT drive

Total number of dots

123 200 (560×220) dots

General

Used battery pack

NP-FM50 (supplied)

Power requirements

7.2 V

Power consumption (during shooting with

LCD backlight on)

MVC-CD400

3.0 W

MVC-CD250

2.5 W

Operating temperature

0°C to +40°C (32°F to +104°F)

Storage temperature

–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F)

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Dimensions

MVC-CD400

Approx. 138×95×103 mm

(5 1/2×3 3/4×4 1/8 inches)

(W/H/D, excluding maximum

protrusions)

MVC-CD250

Approx. 138×95×101 mm

(5 1/2×3 3/4×4 inches)

(W/H/D, excluding maximum

protrusions)

Mass MVC-CD400

Approx. 638 g (1 lb 7 oz) (including

battery pack NP-FM50, disc, and lens

cap)

MVC-CD250

Approx. 608 g (1 lb 6 oz) (including

battery pack NP-FM50, disc, and lens

cap)

AC-L10A/L10B AC power adaptor

Power requirements

100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Rated output voltage

DC 8.4 V, 1.5 A in operating mode

Operating temperature

0°C to +40°C (32°F to +104°F)

Storage temperature

–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F)

Dimensions

125×39×62 mm

(5×1 9/16×2 1/2 inches) (w/h/d,

excluding maximum protrusions)

Mass Approx. 280 g (10 oz)

NP-FM50 battery pack

Used battery

Lithium-ion battery

Maximum voltage

DC 8.4 V

Nominal voltage

DC 7.2 V

Capacity 8.5 Wh (1 180 mAh)

Operating temperature

0°C to +40°C (32°F to +104°F)

Dimensions

38.2×20.5×55.6 mm

(1 9/16×13/16×2 1/4 inches) (w/h/d)

Mass Approx. 76 g (3 oz)

Accessories

• AC-L10A/L10B AC power adaptor (1)

• Power cord (mains lead) (1)

• USB cable (1)

• NP-FM50 battery pack (1)

• A/V connecting cable (1)

• 8 cm CD adaptor (1)

• Mavica disc (7) (CD-R (6), CD-RW (1))

• Shoulder strap (1)

• Lens cap (1)

• Lens cap strap (1)

• CD-ROM (SPVD-009) (1)

• Operating instructions (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

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The LCD screen

When shooting still images

ARecording mode indicator (109)

BAE LOCK indicator (74)

(MVC-CD400 only)

CAE/AF indicator (25)

DBattery remaining indicator (14)

EFlash mode indicator (29)

Red-eye reduction indicator (30)/

Hot shoe indicator (84)

(MVC-CD400 only)

White balance indicator (76)

Hologram AF1)/AF illuminator2)

indicator (31)

1) MVC-CD400

2) MVC-CD250

FDate/time indicator (32)

Conversion lens indicator (117)

(MVC-CD400 only)

ISO number indicator (111)

GSharpness indicator (112, 113,

114)

HMetering modes indicator (72)

(MVC-CD400 only)

IPicture effect indicator (83)

JLow battery warning indicator

(14)

KAF range finder (68)

LSpot metering cross hair (72)

WHITE BAL

MODEISO

SOLARIZE 3.0m

60min

MImage size indicator (22)

NImage quality indicator (23)

OMode dial indicator

PRemaining number of recordable

images indicator (24, 110)

Self-diagnosis function indicator

(108)

QRemaining disc space indicator

RFocus range indicator (66)

Focus preset value (69)

SEV level indicator (70)

TAperture value indicator (64)

UShutter speed indicator (64)

VMacro indicator (28)

WSelf-timer indicator (29)

XLight amount warning indicator

YMenu/Guide menu (62)

•Pressing MENU switches the menu on/off.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) appear on the MVC-CD250 menu.

Page numbers in parentheses indicate the

location of additional important

information.

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When shooting movies

ARecording mode indicator (109)

BAE LOCK indicator (74)

(MVC-CD400 only)

CBattery remaining indicator (14)

DWhite balance indicator (76)

EConversion lens indicator (117)

(MVC-CD400 only)

FPicture effect indicator (83)

GMetering modes indicator (72)

(MVC-CD400 only)

HAF range finder (94)

ISpot metering cross hair (72)

JImage size indicator (94)

KRecording time [maximum

recordable time] indicator/Self-

diagnostics function indicator

(108)

LRemaining disc space indicator

MFocus mode 9 indicator (69)/

Focus preset value (69)

NEV level indicator (70)

OMacro indicator (28)

PSelf-timer indicator (29)

QMenu/Guide menu (62)

•Pressing MENU switches the menu on/off.

• (EV), 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT

METER) appear on the MVC-CD250 menu.

STBY

SOLARIZE

60min

WHITE BAL

PFX

Page numbers in parentheses indicate the

location of additional important

information.

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When playing back still images

ARecording mode indicator (109)

BProtect indicator (89)/

Print mark indicator (91)

CZoom scaling indicator (86)

DRecoverable disc space

indicator (39)

EFile name (49)

FImage number/Number of

images recorded on disc

GRemaining disc space indicator

HImage size indicator (23)

IRecording date of the playback

image (32)/Menu/Guide menu

(62)

11/12

640

60min

FILE BACK/NEXT VOLUME

x1.3

When playing back moving images

JImage size indicator (95)

KRecording mode indicator (109)

LVolume indicator (95)

MPlayback indicator (95)

NImage number/Number of

images recorded on disc

ORemaining disc space indicator

PCounter (95)

QPlayback image (95)

RPlayback bar (95)

SMenu/Guide menu (62)

SLIDEPRINT

PROTECT

DELETE

0:12

320 6/8

60min

VOL.

Page numbers in parentheses indicate the

location of additional important

information.

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Index

AC power adaptor .................................13, 16, 55

Access lamp ......................................................20

AE lock .............................................................74

AF illuminator ..........................................31, 116

AF lock .............................................................68

Aperture priority mode .....................................65

Auto adjustment mode .....................................24

Auto Focus .................................................26, 66

Auto power-off function ...................................17

Battery pack

battery life ............................................15, 121

charging ...............................................13, 120

charging time ...............................................14

remaining indicator ..............................14, 121

Beep/shutter sound .........................................117

Bracket .............................................................75

Brightness

image .....................................................70, 75

LCD screen ................................................117

Burst .................................................................80

Charging

charging the battery pack .................... 13, 120

charging time .............................................. 14

Cleaning ................................................. 118, 119

Clip Motion ..................................................... 77

Clock set .......................................................... 17

Computer

copying images ............................... 51, 57, 61

PIXELA PTP Manager ............................... 52

USB cable ............................................. 56, 61

Confirm before write ............................... 83, 117

Control button ............................................ 12, 62

Conversion lens ............................................. 117

Copying images ................................... 51, 57, 61

Deleting ..................................................... 39, 96

Digital zoom .................................................... 27

Disc

cleaning ..................................................... 119

finalizing ..................................................... 44

formatting ................................................... 42

initializing ................................................... 21

inserting ...................................................... 20

number of images that can be saved or

shooting time ................................. 24, 110

unfinalizing ................................................. 46

DPOF ............................................................... 91

Editing still images

Deleting ....................................................... 39

Print mark ................................................... 91

Protect ......................................................... 89

Resize .......................................................... 91

E-mail .............................................................. 81

Enlarging an image .......................................... 86

EV adjustment ................................................. 70

Exposure bracket ............................................. 75

File

file names .................................................... 49

image file storage destinations .................... 49

Finalizing a disc ............................................... 44

Flash

FLASH LEVEL ................................ 112, 113

Red-eye reduction ............................... 30, 116

selecting a flash mode ................................. 29

using an external flash ................................ 84

Focusing

AF lock ....................................................... 68

AF mode ............................................... 24, 66

AF range select mode ................................. 66

Center AF mode .......................................... 66

focus preset ................................................. 69

Multipoint AF ............................................. 66

shooting (using auto adjustment

mode) ............................................... 24, 66

Formatting a CD-RW ....................................... 42

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GIF ............................................................. 50, 77

Hologram AF ........................................... 31, 116

Hot shoe ................................................... 84, 117

Image

copying images to your

computer .................................... 51, 57, 61

file names .................................................... 49

image file storage destinations ................... 49

image quality ........................................ 22, 23

image size ..................... 22, 23, 111, 112, 113

Index screen ..................................................... 36

“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ................. 13, 120

Initializing a disc ............................................. 21

Installation

PIXELA PTP Manager ............................... 52

ISO ................................................................. 111

Jog dial ............................................................ 63

JPEG .......................................................... 24, 50

LCD screen

indicators .................................................. 124

LCD backlight .................................... 26, 117

LCD brightness ......................................... 117

Manual exposure mode .................................... 65

Menu settings ........................................... 62, 111

Metering mode

center-weighted metering ........................... 72

multi-pattern metering ................................ 72

spot metering .............................................. 72

Mode dial ............................................. 12, 17, 62

Moisture condensation ................................... 118

Movie

deleting images ........................................... 96

number of images that can be saved or

shooting time .................................. 15, 110

shooting images .......................................... 94

viewing images on an LCD screen ............. 95

viewing images on your

computer .................................... 44, 48, 61

MPEG MOVIE .......................................... 50, 94

Multi Burst ....................................................... 79

NR slow shutter ............................................... 65

NTSC system ........................................... 38, 117

PAL system .............................................. 38, 117

Picture effect .................................................... 83

Power

AC power adaptor ....................................... 16

battery pack ................................................. 13

on/off ........................................................... 17

Precautions ..................................................... 118

Print mark ........................................................ 91

Protect .............................................................. 89

Quick Review ................................................... 27

Red-eye reduction .................................... 30, 116

RESET button .................................................. 98

Resize ............................................................... 91

Rotate ............................................................... 88

Scene Selection (SCN) .................................... 33

Self-diagnostics display ................................. 108

Self-timer ......................................................... 29

Setting

date and time ............................................... 17

image quality ............................................... 22

image size ........................................... 22, 110

menu items .......................................... 62, 111

SET UP items ...................................... 62, 116

Setting the date and time .................................. 17

SHARPNESS ................................. 112, 113, 114

Shooting mode

auto adjustment mode ................................. 24

Bracket ........................................................75

Burst ............................................................ 80

Clip Motion ................................................. 77

E-mail .......................................................... 81

movie ........................................................... 94

Multi Burst .................................................. 79

TIFF mode .................................................. 81

Voice mode .................................................. 82

Shutter speed priority mode ............................. 64

Slide show ........................................................ 87

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Still image shooting

AF mode ................................................24, 66

EV adjustment .............................................70

image size ............................................22, 110

metering mode .............................................72

number of images that can be

saved .........................................15, 24, 110

picture effect ................................................83

Scene Selection ............................................33

shooting close-ups (Macro) .........................28

superimposing the date and time .................32

using auto adjustment mode ........................24

using the flash ..............................................29

using the self-timer ......................................29

using the zoom .............................................27

White Balance .............................................76

Still image viewing

index screen .................................................36

playback zoom .............................................86

rotate ............................................................88

single image screen .....................................35

slide show ....................................................87

viewing images on a TV screen ...................37

viewing images on an LCD screen ..............35

viewing images on your

computer .....................................44, 48, 61

Superimposing the date and time .....................32

TIFF ............................................................50, 81

Trimming ..........................................................87

TV color system ...............................................37

Unfinalizing a disc ........................................... 46

USB ..................................................... 51, 56, 61

Using your camera abroad ............................... 16

Viewing images on an LCD screen ........... 35, 95

Viewing images on your computer ...... 44, 48, 61

Voice ................................................................ 82

Warnings and notice messages ...................... 106

White Balance ................................................. 76

Zoom

digital zoom ........................................ 27, 116

playback zoom ............................................ 86

using the zoom feature ................................ 27

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