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S 0_'_, 3-o66-544-111 Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions FBMavica C#,.,°',..,u_ 0 MVC-FD75 £E_IE$ @2001 Sony Corporation...
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Owner's Record model serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. MVC-FD75 Serial 2-GB...
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DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY. LITHIUM ION BATTERY. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. You can return you unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony" Service Center or Factory Secvice Center. Noto: In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited.
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If tile plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fklse cover, be sure to attach the f\/se cover after you change the fk/se.Never use the plug without the fklsecover. If you shouM lose the f\/se cover_ please contact your nearest Sony sel_'ice station. Directive: Directive 89/336/EEC.
Table of contents Be%re using your camera ............... Parts identification .................. Basic operations Preparation ..................l: Charging the battery pack ........... 2: Installing the battery pack .......... 3: Setting tile date and time ..........Recording and playing back images ..........1: Recording images ............
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Trial recording Before record time events, want to n-lake a trial recording to make sine that the camera is working correctly. No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of tile recording cannot he rompensated fbr if rerording playback floppy is not made to a malflmction of the camera,...
Before using your camera This digital still camera uses a floppy disk as media. LTsethe fbllowing floppy disk type. • Size: 3.5 inch • Type: • Capacity: 1.44 MB • Format: MS DOS format (512 bytes × 18 sector) When using 3.5 inch, 2HD floppy disk other than descrihed above, format it using the camera or your computer.
Parts identification See pages in ( ) %1"more details. Lens Shutter button (16) Lenscap For flash Do not block when recording. Flash emitter Slot for power adaptor code Self-timer lamp The lamp keeps blinking until Tripod receptacle recording starts afIer Make sure that the length of the...
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.-- Hooks for strap Attaching the shoulder BRIGHT +/- button Press to adjust the hrighmess of the LCD screen. LCD screen POWER switch switch (16, Slide down turn on/off Lithium battery ---_ I l) ower. compartment (33) _! PLAY/CAMERA {--_ PICTUREEFFECT------------- ACCESS lamp (16) button...
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Zoom lever "T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) "W" side: fbr wide angle (subject appears farther away) Move the zoom lever to the "W" side until tile fbcus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about I00 cm (about 3 1/4 feet) away...
Preparation Charging the battery pack To chalge tile battery pack. use tbe battery charger. For details, refer to tile instruction manual of the battery charger. () Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. Insert the battery pack in the direction of the •...
=:> Preparation Installing the battery pack Open the battery cover. While sliding the battery cover in the direction of tbe arrow. Install the battery pack. Insert the battery pack with the • malk f_cing toward tile battel T conlpartnlent. Close the cover. Press the cover until it clicks.
AC VQ850D (optional) When you use the camera liar a long time, we recommend you to power the camera fl'om a wall outlet with the AC power adaptor. Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor/Charger (optional). * What is "InfoLITHIUM?" "InfioLITHIUM"...
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_> Preparation _) Select the desired display of the date with the control button, then press it. Y/M/D (year/month/day) M/D/Y (month/day/year) D/M/Y (day/month/year) _) Select the date and time with the control button, then press it. Tile iten-l to be changed indicated with A/T.
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Select "CANCEL" with control button, then press it. Note If the "-+_" indkator appears on the LCD screen, replace the lithium battery according to the procedures on page 33, 15-GB...
Recording and playing back images Recording images To record tile images, slide POWER down to turn oil tile power insert the floppy disk until it clicks. ACCESSlamp _) Set PLAYICAMERA to CAMERA. Press the shutter button halfway down. The AE lock indicator @ (green) appears. AE (auto exposure), AWB (auto white balance) and AF (auto focus) are frozen.
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The indicators on tile LCD screen are not recorded. AE lock indicator Flash indicator ..Self-timer indicator Recording mode /Flash level indicator indicator Image quality Program indicator indicator Remaining disk capacity indicator No. of stored images ii_i_rl,/f ®BMPSm Self-diagnosis function indicator LBD brightness _= IIIIII....
=_ Recording and playing back images Playing back images on the LCD screen To watch tile recorded images, slide POWER down to turn on tile power and insert the floppy disk until clicks. Set PLAYICAMERA to PLAY. The last recorded image appears oll tile LCD screen.
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Image number File type indicator Image quality indicator Remaining disk capacity indicator Number of stored images in the floppy disk File name Recording date of the playback image _-------- Remaining battery time indicator Slide show button INDEX button MENU button Image search buttons "13...
_> Recording and playing back images Battery Battery life No. of images (min.) (record/playback) Continuous recording NP-F330 Unusing the flash/) 70 (60) 950 (850) (Supplied) Using the flash 2) 60 (50) 600 (500) Continuous playing 3) 110 (100) 1700 (1500) Continuous recording NP-F550...
The image data recorded with this camera is compressed in JPEG %treat. This data can he viewed using your computer which has JPEG view ability application installed such as Microsoft Internet Exploler. For detailed procedures using image data with an application, refer to your computer instruction manuah Example: your computer installed Windows 95/98/2000 Start up your computer...
Changing the mode settings Select "MENU" with the control button, then press it. Tile menu appears on tile LCD screen. CAMERA mode PLAY mode lt0min ll0min 2 Select desired item with the control button, then press it. When an item is selected, the color of the item changes from blue to yellow.
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Press the left side of the contlol button. The screen returns to the menu screen. To cancel menu screen, select "[_" with the control button, then press it. * is the def_mlt setting. Items in CAMERA mode • Normally select NORMAL.
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_> Changing the mode settings File name No. of images that Recording Recorded file (ex,) can be recorded mode MVC- STANDARD FINE NORMAL JPEG (640 × 480) 001S.JPG For index screen 001S.411 E-MAIL JPEG (640 × 480) 001S.JPG JPEG (320 × 240) 001E.JPG For index screen...
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• Select STANDARD as a standard image quality. • Select FINE when giving priority to image quality. • Set to make the flash level higher than normal. • Normally select NORMAL. • Set to make the flash level lower than normah •...
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_:>Changing the mode settings Items in PLAY mode Select this item to protect a displayed image(s) fi'om heing deleted by mistake. To protect o1"unprotect an image file, select the desired option from the menu while the image is displayed on the LCD screen. SINGLE screen mode I <ON/OFF*>...
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Select this item to copy a displayed image(s) to another floppy disk. To copy an image(s), select the desiled copy option fi'om tile menn while the image(s) is displayed on the LCD screen. SINGLE screen mode ] <OK/CANCEL> • Select OK to copy displayed image.
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_> Changing the mode settings Once copying is completed, the message "COMPLETE" is displayed. To copy images to another floppy disk, select "CONTINUE" with the control button and repeat the operations in steps 2 through 4 above. To discontinue copying, select "EXIT" with the control button. Notes •...
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Items for both CAMERA and PLAY modes • Select FORMAT to fin'mat the floppy disk loaded in tile camera. • Select DISK COPY to copy all data stored in a floppy disk another. To format a floppy disk Select "FORMAT", then "OK".
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_> Changing the mode settings • Normally select ON. • Select OFF to turn the beep sound of I\ Select this item to set tile date time. See page 30-GB...
Usingvariousfunctionsfor recording Press PICTURE EFFECT repeatedly to select the desired picture effect mode. NEG.ART: The color and brighmess of the i:_ictureis reversed. SEPIA: Tile picture is sepia. B&W: Tile picttn e is monochrome (black and white). SOLARIZE: The light intensity is more clear, and the picture looks an illnstlation.
Using various functions for recording You can select one of six PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) modes suit your shooting situation, referring to the fbllowing. Press PROGRAM AE repeatedly to select desired PROGRAM AE mode, -'_ Sort Portrait mode Creates a soft barkground for subjerts surh as people or flowers.
When tile lithium battelTybecomes weak o1"dead, tile "_" indicator flashes on tile LCD screen. In this case, replace the battel T with a Sony CR2025 o1"Dtn acell DL 2025 lithium batte W. Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire o1" explosion.
Precautions Cleaning screen Wipe tile srreen surfare with a LCD cleaning (optional) remove fhlgerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean tile camera surfhre with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water. Do not use any type of"solvent such as alcohol o1"benzene it may mar the finish of the casing.
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This camera's operational temperature is between 0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to +104 °F). Do not use this camera ill exFeme climates outside the operational temperature range. If the camera is brought directly fi'om a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture...
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=:>Precautions You can use the battery charger BC V615 within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. When charging tile battery pack, use a commercially available plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending oil tile design of the wall outlet [b] BC-V615 36-GB...
Troubleshooting Should prohlem persist after you have made those checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If "C: K]K]: K]K]" appears on the LeD screen, the self-diagnosis function has worked, See page Symptom Cause and/or Solution caillera does • The carnera...
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=:>Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or Solution • Panfbcus Zoom does not work. mode in PROGRAM AE is working, -_ Cancel it. (p. 32) You cannot play back tile • PLAY/CAMERA is not set to PLAY. images. Set it to PLAY. (p. 18) •...
(indicated • C: K]K]: K]K] K]K]) will differ depending can reverse the canlel"a the state of the camera. mall\ruction yourself_ • E: K]K]: K]K] Contact yore Sony dealer o1" local authorized Sony service facility. Cause and/or Corrective Action First three...
2.5 m (1 5/8 8 l/3fl.) LCD screen Screen size 0,2 cm (2,5 type) LCD panel Total clot number 84 260 dots General Application Sony battery pack NP F330/FS50 Power requirements 7.2 V (battery pack) Power consumption (During shooting) 3.0 W 0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to +104...
Various messages appear on tile LCD screen. Check them with following list. Message Meaning DRIVE ERROR Trouble is with the disk drive. NO DISK No disk has been inserted. DISK ERROR Trouble is with the disk. Or the floppy disk loaded is not MS-DOS formatted (512 bytes x 18 sectors}.