3-066-544-11 (2) Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions MVC-FD75 ©2001 Sony Corporation GB
English Operating instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. As you read through this manual, buttons and settings on the camera are shown in capital letters. e.g., Press FLASH. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
CAUTION 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. 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. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 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 or mark) approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e., marked with 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.
Table of contents Before using your camera ....................................................................... 7 Parts identification .................................................................................. 8 Basic operations Preparation ...................................................................................... 1: Charging the battery pack ........................................... 2: Installing the battery pack ..........................................
Be sure to read before using your camera 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 made due to a malfunction of the camera, floppy disk, etc.
Before using your camera This digital still camera uses a floppy disk as media. Use the following floppy disk type. •Size: 3.5 inch •Type: 2HD •Capacity: 1.44 MB •Format: MS-DOS format (512 bytes × 18 sector) When using 3.5 inch, 2HD floppy disk other than described above, format it using the camera or your computer. Do not shake or strike the unit Malfunctions, inability to record images as well as inability to use floppy disks or image and memory data breakdown, damage or loss may occur.
Parts identification See pages in ( ) for more details. Lens Shutter button (16) Photocell window for flash Do not block when recording. Flash emitter (10) Lens cap Slot for AC power adaptor code Self-timer lamp The lamp keeps on blinking until recording starts after the shutter button is depressed. Tripod receptacle Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 6.5 mm (7/32 inch). To insert the floppy disk Insert the floppy disk until it clicks.
Hooks for strap Attaching the shoulder strap BRIGHT +/– button Press to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. PLAY/CAMERA switch (16, 18) LCD screen POWER switch Slide down to turn on/off the power. Lithium battery compartment (33) ACCESS lamp (16) PICTURE EFFECT button (31) PROGRAM AE button (32) DISPLAY button Press to display or go off the indicators on the LCD screen.
Zoom lever “T” side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) “W” side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away) Move the zoom lever to the “W” side until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 100 cm (about 3 1/4 feet) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-angle position. Floppy disk slot FLASH CHARGE lamp Flash button The default setting is set to AUTO.
Preparation Charging the battery pack To charge the battery pack, use the battery charger. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the battery charger. 1 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. 2 Insert the battery pack in the direction of the V mark. Slide it down until it clicks. CHARGE lamp (orange) Battery charger To remove the battery pack Slide up the battery pack. Charging time Battery NP-F330 (Supplied) NP-F550 Full charge* 210 min. 240 min. Normal charge** 150 min. 180 min.
k Preparation Installing the battery pack 1 Open the battery cover. While sliding the battery cover in the direction of the arrow. (base) 2 Install the battery pack. Insert the battery pack with the V mark facing toward the battery compartment. 2 3 1 Close the cover. Press the cover until it clicks. To remove the battery pack Open the battery cover. While sliding the battery release lever rightward, remove the battery pack. Be careful not to drop the battery pack when removing.
About the power source This camera can be powered from the following two power sources: •Sony InfoLithium battery* (L series), NP-F330 (supplied)/F550 (optional) •AC power adopter AC-VQ850D (optional) When you use the camera for a long time, we recommend you to power the camera from a wall outlet with the AC power adaptor. Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor/Charger (optional).
k Preparation 3 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) CLOCK SET Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y 2001 1 8 10:20 AM ENTER CANCEL 4 Select the date and time with the control button, then press it. The item to be changed is indicated with v/V. Select number by pressing the upper side or lower side of the control button, then press it to enter the number. After entering the number, v/V moves to the next item.
To cancel setting the date and time Select “CANCEL” with the control button, then press it. Note If the “W” indicator appears on the LCD screen, replace the lithium battery according to the procedures on page 33.
Recording and playing back images Recording images To record the images, slide POWER down to turn on the power and insert the floppy disk until it clicks. ACCESS lamp 1 Set PLAY/CAMERA to CAMERA. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down. The AE lock indicator z (green) appears. AE (auto exposure), AWB (auto white balance) and AF (auto focus) are frozen. 3 Press the shutter button fully down. The image is recorded on the disk.
The indicators during recording The indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded. Flash indicator /Flash level indicator AE lock indicator Self-timer indicator Recording mode indicator Image quality indicator Program AE indicator Exposure/Zoom indicator* Picture effect indicator T SEPIA Remaining disk capacity indicator No.
k Recording and playing back images Playing back images on the LCD screen To watch the recorded images, slide POWER down to turn on the power and insert the floppy disk until clicks. 1 Set PLAY/CAMERA to PLAY. The last recorded image appears on the LCD screen. 2 Select the recorded image with the control button. Select the button on the LCD screen with the control button, then press it. : To display the preceding recorded image. : To display the next image.
The indicators during playback Image number File type indicator Image quality indicator STD 11/12 MVC-011S MENU INDEX 2001 7 4 12:30PM 110min 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 * Image search buttons / buttons (Single screen mode)/ / buttons (Index screen mode) * Only displayed when the MULTI mode image is played back.
k Recording and playing back images Battery life/No. of images that can be recorded/played back Battery Battery life (min.) No. of images (record/playback) NP-F330 (Supplied) Continuous recording Unusing the flash1) Using the flash2) Continuous playing3) 70 (60) 60 (50) 110 (100) 950 (850) 600 (500) 1700 (1500) NP-F550 Continuous recording Unusing the flash1) Using the flash2) Continuous playing3) 150 (130) 130 (110) 250 (220) 2200 (1950) 1300 (1100) 3700 (3250) Approximate battery life and No.
Viewing images using your computer The image data recorded with this camera is compressed in JPEG format. This data can be viewed using your computer which has JPEG view ability application installed such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. For detailed procedures using image data with an application, refer to your computer instruction manual. Example: your computer installed Windows 95/98/2000 Start up your computer and insert the floppy disk into the disk drive of your computer.
Changing the mode settings 1 Select “MENU” with the control button, then press it. The menu appears on the LCD screen. CAMERA mode CLOCK SET BEEP DISK TOOL FILE NUMBER FLASH LEVEL QUALITY REC MODE PLAY mode CLOCK SET BEEP DISK TOOL DELETE COPY PROTECT 110min 110min 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.
To cancel changing the mode settings Press the left side of the control button. The screen returns to the menu screen. To cancel menu screen, select “ ” with the control button, then press it. Setting the mode of each item * is the default setting. Items in CAMERA mode REC MODE E-MAIL/ BITMAP/ 23-GB Advanced operations •Normally select NORMAL. A JPEG file (640 × 480) is recorded. •Select E-MAIL to record a 1/4-size (320 × 240) JPEG file besides a 640 × 480 JPEG file.
k Changing the mode settings Recording mode Recorded file File name (ex.) MVC– STANDARD FINE NORMAL JPEG (640 × 480) For index screen 001S.JPG 001S.411 25 - 40 15 - 20 E-MAIL JPEG (640 × 480) JPEG (320 × 240) For index screen 001S.JPG 001E.JPG 001S.411 20 - 35 12 - 15 1 1 BITMAP MULTI non-compress (640 × 480) JPEG (640 x 480) For index screen JPEG (960 × 720) For index screen No. of images that can be recorded 001S.BMP 001S.JPG 001S.411 001M.JPG 001S.
QUALITY •Select STANDARD as a standard image quality. •Select FINE when giving priority to image quality. FLASH LEVEL < HIGH/ NORMAL*/ LOW> •Set to make the flash level higher than normal. •Normally select NORMAL. •Set to make the flash level lower than normal. FILE NUMBER •Select NORMAL to reset the numbering of files each time the floppy disk is changed. •Select SERIES to put numbers to files in sequence even if the floppy disk is changed.
k Changing the mode settings Items in PLAY mode PROTECT Select this item to protect a displayed image(s) from being deleted by mistake. To protect or unprotect an image file, select the desired option from the menu while the image is displayed on the LCD screen. In SINGLE screen mode •Select ON to protect displayed image. •Select OFF to release protection of the image. In INDEX screen mode •Select ALL to protect all the images on the floppy disk.
COPY Select this item to copy a displayed image(s) to another floppy disk. To copy an image(s), select the desired copy option from the menu while the image(s) is displayed on the LCD screen. In SINGLE screen mode •Select OK to copy displayed image. •Select CANCEL to cancel copying image. In INDEX screen mode •Select ALL to copy all the images on the floppy disk. •Select SELECT to copy selected images.
k Changing the mode settings 4 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 • When you copy to the floppy disk which is a small remaining capacity, “DISK FULL” may appear on the LCD screen.
Items for both CAMERA and PLAY modes DISK TOOL •Select FORMAT to format the floppy disk loaded in the camera. •Select DISK COPY to copy all data stored in a floppy disk to another. To format a floppy disk Select “FORMAT”, then “OK”. “FORMATTING” will be displayed. Once formatting is completed, the message “FORMATTING” is disappeared. To copy all data stored in a floppy disk to another 1 2 3 “FILE ACCESS” will be displayed.
k Changing the mode settings BEEP •Normally select ON. •Select OFF to turn the beep sound off. CLOCK SET Select this item to set the date and time. See page 13.
Using various functions for recording PROGRAM AE PICTURE EFFECT Enjoying Picture Effect Press PICTURE EFFECT repeatedly to select the desired picture effect mode. NEG. ART: SEPIA: B&W: SOLARIZE: The color and brightness of the picture is reversed. The picture is sepia. The picture is monochrome (black and white). The light intensity is more clear, and the picture looks an illustlation. Press PICTURE EFFECT repeatedly until the indicator on the LCD screen goes out.
k Using various functions for recording Using the PROGRAM AE function You can select one of six PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) modes to suit your shooting situation, referring to the following. Press PROGRAM AE repeatedly to select the desired PROGRAM AE mode. Soft Portrait mode Creates a soft background for subjects such as people or flowers. Sports Lesson mode For recording fast-moving subjects such as in tennis or golf games.
Changing the lithium battery in the camera When the lithium battery becomes weak or dead, the “W” indicator flashes on the LCD screen. In this case, replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 or Duracell DL-2025 lithium battery. Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. When installing the lithium battery, keep the battery pack attached. Otherwise, you will need to reset the date and time retained by the lithium battery. 1 Slide the lid of the lithium battery compartment and open it.
Precautions On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the screen surface with a LCD cleaning kit (optional) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water. Do not use any type of solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the casing. Using the camera on a sandy beach or in a dusty place Do not let sand get into the camera.
Operational temperature recommendations This camera’s operational temperature is between 0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to +104 °F). Do not use this camera in extreme climates outside the operational temperature range. 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.
kPrecautions Using your camera abroad You can use the battery charger BC-V615 within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. When charging the battery pack, use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet [b].
Troubleshooting Should any problem persist after you have made those checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If “C: ss: ss” appears on the LCD screen, the self-diagnosis function has worked. See page 39. Cause and/or Solution The camera does not work. • The camera does not operate when using a battery pack that is not an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. t Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. (p. 13) • The floppy disk is not installed properly. t Remove the disk and reinstall it. (p.
kTroubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or Solution Zoom does not work. • Panfocus mode in PROGRAM AE is working. t Cancel it. (p. 32) You cannot play back the • PLAY/CAMERA is not set to PLAY. t Set it to PLAY. (p. 18) images. • The battery is dead. t Use a charged battery pack. (p. 11, 12) You cannot delete an image. • The image is protected. t Cancel the protection of the image. (p. 26) The power turns off automatically.
Self-diagnosis display The camera has a self-diagnosis display. This function displays the camera condition with fivedigits (a combination of a letter and figures) on the LCD screen. If this occurs check the following code chart. The fivedigit display informs you of the camera current condition. The last two digits (indicated by ss) will differ depending on the state of the camera. C:32:ss Self-diagnosis display •C: ss: ss You can reverse the camera malfunction yourself.
Specifications System Image device Lens Exposure control White balance Data compression Memory Flash 4.5 mm (1/4 type) CCD f=4.2 – 42 mm (40 – 400 mm, when converted into a 35 mm still camera) F1.8 – 2.9 Automatic exposure Automatic Standard JPEG Floppy disk: 3.5 inch 2HD MS-DOS format (1.44 MB) Recording distance limitations: 0.5 – 2.5 m (1 5/8 – 8 1/3ft.) LCD screen Screen size LCD panel Total dot number 6.2 cm (2.
Warning messages Various messages appear on the LCD screen. Check them with the 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). DISK PROTECT The tab on the disk is set to the writing impossible position. DISK FULL The disk is full. NO FILE No image has been recorded on the disk.
Index A J, L Adjusting brightness LCD screen .............................. 9 Image ..................................... 10 Adjusting the exposure .......... 10 AE (auto exposure) ................. 16 Auto power-off function ........ 12 JPEG .................................... 21, 23 Lithium battery ....................... 35 B, C Battery pack ....................... 11, 12 Battery charger ........................ 11 BEEP ......................................... 30 BITMAP ............................
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