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Digital Still
Camera
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Operating Instructions
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and
retain it for future reference.
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Manual de instrucciones
Antes de utilizar la unidad, lea detenidamente este manual de
instrucciones y consérvelo para futuras referencias.
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 regardi
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English Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY WARNING Model No.: DSC-F55 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. To prevent fire or shock Address: 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ.07656 USA hazard, do not expose the Telephone No.: 201-930-6970 unit to rain or moisture. 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 i
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For the customers in the Memory Stick U.S.A. and Canada DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION N50 BATTERY. LITHIUM ION BATTERY. For the Customers in CANADA DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. This Class B digital apparatus complies You can return your unwanted lithium ion with Canadian ICES-003. batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center. Note: In some areas the disposal of lithium For the Customers in the ion batteries in household or business U.S.A. trash may be prohibited. This device complie
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About the Carl Zeiss lens This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which can reproduce a fine image. The lens for this camera was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation. It adopts the MTF* measurement system for camera and offers a quality as the Carl Zeiss lens. * MTF is an abbreviation of Modulation Transfer Function/ Factor. The value number indicates the amount of light of a subject penetrating into the lens. • IBM PC/AT is a registered trademark of Internati
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Table of contents Parts identification .......... 7 Various ways of playback Playing back multiple images at a time (INDEX) ............................ 33 Preparation Enlarging a part of the image – Zoom and trimming ............. 34 1 Charging the battery pack .... 9 Rotating image (ROTATE) ........... 35 2 Installing the battery pack .. 10 Playing back images in a continuous 3 Inserting a Memory Stick. ... 11 loop (SLIDE SHOW) ................ 36 4 Setting the date and time .... 12 Preven
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Be sure to read the following before using your camera LCD screen The LCD screen is manufactured using high-precision technology. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recorded image in any way. Over 99.99 % are operational for effective use. Trial recording Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial re
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Parts identification Parts identification See pages in parentheses for more details. Flash emitter (25) Shutter button (14) Lens MODE selector Photocell window (PLAY/STILL/MOVIE) for flash (14) Do not block when Hook for hand strap recording. MIC (Microphone) Speaker Recording lamp Attaching the lens cap (supplied) and the hand strap (supplied). Hand strap Lens cap Lens cap strap Be careful that the lens cap strap does not touch the projections on both sides of the lens cap hole. Access lamp (11
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LCD BACK LIGHT switch Normally set to ON. Set to OFF to save the Flash lamp (25) battery if you use the camera in bright place. LCD screen LCD BRIGHT +/– (16, 19) buttons Press to adjust the + (Zoom) brightness of the button (26, 34) LCD screen. Slot cover for AC – (Zoom) power adaptor/ charger (45) button (26, 34) POWER switch/ A/V OUT jack POWER lamp (45, 46) (12) Audio is monaural. (Flash) button (25) AUTO (no indication) is set at the DIGITAL I/O jack (22) factory. Each time you press the b
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Preparation Preparation 1 Charging the battery pack To charge the battery pack, use the AC power adaptor/charger. Your camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (S series). “InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 3 2 1 1 Insert the battery pack in the direction of the V mark. Slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow. 2 Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor/charger. 3 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. The CHARGE lamp (orange) lights up when cha
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2 Installing the battery pack 12 3 1 Open the battery cover. Open the cover while sliding the OPEN (BATT) switch in the direction of the arrow. 2 Install the battery pack. While sliding down the battery eject switch, insert the battery pack with the v mark facing toward the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover. Press the cover until it clicks. Battery remaining indicator To remove the battery This camera shows on the LCD screen pack how many minutes you can still keep on recording or playing b
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Preparation 3 Inserting a Memory Stick “Memory Stick” is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Access lamp 1 Open the Memory Stick cover. Slide it in the direction of the arrow mark on the cover. 2 Insert the Memory Stick. Insert it with the v mark pointing inward. 3 Close the Memory Stick cover. Connector To remove the Memory Stick LOCK Open the Memory Stick cover, then LOCK switch press the Memory Stick eject button. PNote When the access lamp lights up, be sure not to remove the Memory Stick or tu
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4 Setting the date and time When you use the camera first, set the date and time. If they are not set, incorrect date and time are recorded, and CLOCK SET screen in the step 5 appears whenever you turn on the camera in STILL/MOVIE mode. Control button POWER switch 1 Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power. The POWER lamp lights up. 2 Press v of the control button. The menu bar appears on the LCD screen. INDEX DELETE FILE SETUP SELECT OK MENU BAR OFF 3 Select “SETUP” with the control but
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Preparation 4 Select “CLOCK SET” with the control button, then press it. CLOCK SET Y/M/D M/D/Y /LANGUAGE D/M/Y CLOCK SET BEEP JAN// 1 1999 12: 00 AM ENTER CANCEL INDEX DELETE FILE SETUP SELECT OK SELECT/ADJUST OK 5 Select the desired display of the date with the control button, then press it. Y/M/D (year/month/day) CLOCK SET Y/M/D M/D/Y (month/day/year) M/D/Y D/M/Y D/M/Y (day/month/year) ENTER 1999// 1 1 12: 00 AM CANCEL SELECT/ADJUST OK 6 Select the date and time with the control button, the
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Recording 1 Recording still images To record images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power (The POWER lamp lights up) and insert the Memory Stick. Shutter button MODE selector POWER switch 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down. When AE (auto exposure), AWB (auto white balance) and AF (auto focus) are frozen, the AE lock indicator z (green) lights up. 3 Press the shutter button fully down. The image is recorded on the Memory Stick. Do not hold the ca
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Recording 2 Recording moving images To record images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power (The POWER lamp lights up) and insert the Memory Stick. Shutter button MODE selector POWER switch 1 Set the MODE selector to MOVIE. 2 Press the shutter button fully down momentarily. The image and sound are recorded for five seconds, 10 seconds, or 15 seconds. (The time is set at “REC TIME SET” in the menu.) (page 43) Hold the shutter button fully down. The image and sound are recorded until yo
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The indicators during recording The indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded. Image size indicator (28)/ Zoom indicator (26) Recording mode indicator (29) Image quality indicator (27) Number of stored images When “FILE NUMBER” is set to “SERIES,” the AE/Focus lock indicator (14) numbers are put to files in sequence even if the Memory Stick is changed. Battery remaining Remaining indicator (10) memory capacity indicator 60min 1600FINE 48 +1.0EV REC 0:10 Focus mode Self-diagnosis BRT 15s indi
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Playing back Playing back 1 Playing back still images To play back images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power (The POWER lamp lights up) and insert the Memory Stick. MODE selector Control button POWER switch 1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY. The last recorded image appears on the LCD screen. “NO FILE” indicator appears on the LCD screen when there is no image. 2 Press v of the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD screen. 3 Select the recorded image with the control butt
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2 Playing back moving images To play back moving images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power (The POWER lamp lights up) and insert the Memory Stick. MODE selector Control button POWER switch 1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY. The last recorded image appears on the LCD screen. The image recorded in MOVIE mode is displayed one-size smaller than the other normal-sized images. 2 Press v of the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD screen. 3 Select the recorded moving image wit
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Playing back The indicators during playback During playback still images (STILL) Zoom scaling indicator (34) Recording mode indicator (29) Image size indicator (28) Image number 60min 10/48 640 Remaining memory capacity 2.0 indicator Number of stored images in Memory Stick Print mark indicator (46) Protect indicator (37) Recording date of the playback DSC00007 1999 7 4 12:00AM image (12)/Menu bar and guide menu (41) File name During playback moving images (MOVIE)/still images with sounds (VO
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Battery life/the number of images that can be recorded/ played back STILL mode Continuous recording LCD BACK LIGHT Battery life (min.) Number of images (record/playback) ON 50 (45) 1000 (900) OFF 60 (55) 1200 (1100) Continuous playing* LCD BACK LIGHT Battery life (min.) Number of images (record/playback) ON 65 (60) 1000 (900) OFF 75 (70) 1200 (1100) Approximate battery life and the number of images that can be recorded/played back at a temperature of 77°F (25°C), 640 · 480 image size, in NORMAL
