Photography T5

Adjust the number of flashes:

The brightness of the flash increases in the+direction and decreases in the-direction.

note:

1. If the subject shoots in very bright or dark conditions, or uses a flash, the exposure adjustment may have no effect.

2. If you use the flash or zoom frequently, the battery will run out quickly.

3. When the flash is charged, the image cannot be taken.

4. When the flash flashes, the histogram displayed during shooting may be different from that displayed during playback.

5. When you press the flash mode, selfie timer and macro shooting, please temporarily enlarge the setting instructions.

6. When the flash is charged, the image cannot be taken.

7. When the flash is set to (there is a diagonal line on the lightning), the flash does not work.

8. You can't use the flash under the following circumstances:

-[Mode] The shooting mode is set to continuous shooting, stage lighting and multi-stage.

—Select moonlight mode, candlelight mode or fireworks mode in the scene mode.

-When the scene switch is set to (movie tape).

9. When selecting Magnifier mode, Landscape mode, Snow mode, Beach mode or high-speed shutter mode in the scene mode, please set the flash to forced flash.

10. Depending on the scene mode, you may not be able to set the flash brightness.

Fault: Blurred spots appear in the image taken by the flash.

Cause: Dust in the air reflects the flash and appears in the image. This is not a malfunction.

Troubleshooting:

Battery and power supply

Unable to install the battery.

When inserting the battery, use the top of the battery to push the battery eject lever under the camera.

Install the battery correctly.

There is an error in the battery remaining power indicator or the battery remaining power indicator shows that there is enough power, but the power is exhausted soon.

1. This phenomenon occurs when the camera is used in extremely hot or cold places.

2. The time display of remaining power is biased. Recharge the battery after it is completely discharged, so that the display will return to normal.

The battery has been discharged. Install the charged battery.

The battery discharges too quickly.

1. Fully charge the battery.

This camera is being used in extremely cold places.

3. The battery terminal is dirty. Clean the battery terminals with a cotton swab. , and then charge the battery.

4. When the battery life is exhausted, replace it with a new battery.

Unable to power on the camera.

1. Install the battery correctly.

2. The battery has been discharged. Install the charged battery.

3. When the battery life is exhausted, replace it with a new battery.

The power suddenly turned off.

1. If the camera is not operated for about three minutes after being turned on, the camera will be automatically turned off to avoid consuming battery power. Turn on the camera again.

2. The battery has been discharged. Install the charged battery.

Cameras can't record images.

1. Check the remaining capacity of internal memory or "memory stick duo". If its capacity is full, do one of the following:

(1) Delete unnecessary images.

(2) Replace the "memory stick duo".

2. Use a "memory stick duo" with a write protection switch and set the switch to the locked position. Set the switch to the recording position.

3. When the flash is charged, the image cannot be taken.

4. When shooting still images, set the mode switch to take pictures.

5. When shooting dynamic images, set the mode switch to (film).

6. When recording a moving image, the image scale is set to [640 (fine)]. Enter one of the following actions:

(1) Set the image scale to a value other than [640 (Fine)].

(2) Insert "memory stick pro duo".

There is no body in the diagram.

Set the mode switch to a position other than the arrow in the box.

Recording takes a long time.

Nr low speed shutter function is activated. This is not a malfunction.

This image is blurred.

The theme is too close. Please shoot in close-up (macro shooting) recording mode. When shooting, put the camera lens at the nearest shooting distance, about 8 cm (W)/25 cm (t). Or choose the magnifying glass mode and focus within the range of about 1cm ~ 20cm from the subject.

When shooting still images, select Magnifier mode, Moonlight mode, Landscape mode or Fireworks mode in the scene mode.

Select the preset focus function. Please select autofocus mode.

Optical zoom doesn't work.

You can't change the zoom factor when shooting a moving image.

Accurate digital zoom doesn't work.

1. Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision Zoom].

2. This function is used when shooting dynamic images.

Smart zoom doesn't work.

1. Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart Zoom].

2. This function method supports:

(1) The image scale is set to [5m] or [3:2].

(2) Multi-stage mode shooting.

(3) Shooting moving images.

The close-up (macro shooting) function is not available.

In the scene mode, select Magnifier mode, Moonlight mode, Landscape mode, Candlelight mode or Fireworks mode.

The recorded date and time are incorrect.

? Set the correct date and time.

When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the F value and shutter speed will flash.

? The exposure is incorrect. Adjust the correct exposure.

The image is too dark.

1. When shooting the subject, the light source is located behind the subject. Select metering mode or adjust exposure.

2. The screen brightness is too dim. Adjust the brightness of LCD background light.

The image is too bright.

1. Shoot an object illuminated by a spotlight in a dark place (such as a stage). Adjust exposure.

2. The screen brightness is too bright. Adjust the brightness of LCD background light.

The color of the image is incorrect.

? Activate the special effects function. Cancel the special effects function.

When shooting very bright objects, vertical stripes appear.

? Overexposure, resulting in local overflow. This phenomenon is not a fault.

When you look at a picture in a dark place, there will be noise in the image.

? The camera will temporarily brighten the image in low light environment to increase the visibility of the image. It has no effect on the recorded image.

The subject's eyes are red.

1. Set [Red Eye Elimination] in the (Settings) menu to [On].

2. Use the flash to shoot at a position slightly closer to the object than the recommended shooting distance.

3. Increase the indoor brightness and shoot the subject.

Small dots are constantly displayed on the screen.

? This is not a malfunction. These points will not be recorded.

Can't take images continuously.

1. The internal memory or "memory stick duo" is full. Delete unnecessary pictures.

2. The battery is low. Install the charged battery.

Watch the video

Please refer to "Computer" for the following items.

The camera can't play images.

1. Set the mode switch to (arrow in the box).

2. The folder/file name on your computer has been changed.

3. If the image file has been processed by computer, or the camera model used to record the image file is different from your camera model, there is no guarantee that the image file can be played on your camera.

4. The camera is in USB mode. Disconnect USB connection.

The image is rough at the beginning of playback.

? Because of image processing, the image may appear rough at first. This is not a malfunction.

There is no image on the TV screen.

1. Check [Video Output] to see if the video output signal of the camera is set to the color standard of the TV.

2. Check whether the connection is correct.

3. The switch on the multi-function terminal cable is set to "camera". Set to "TV".

When using USB connection, the image will not appear on the screen.

? The switch on the multi-function terminal cable is set to "TV". Unplug the multi-function terminal cable or set the switch to "camera".

Delete/Edit Image

The camera cannot delete the image.

Cancel protection.

"memory stick duo" with write protection switch is being used, and the switch is set to the locked position. Set the switch to the recording position.

A picture was deleted by mistake.

? Once an image is deleted, it cannot be restored. It is suggested that you protect the image, or use a "memory stick duo" with a write-protection switch and set the switch to the locked position to prevent the image from being deleted by mistake.

The resize function cannot be performed.

? You can't adjust the scale of moving images and multi-segment images.

The national flag of DPOF cannot be displayed.

? The DPOF (print command) flag cannot be displayed on the moving image.

You cannot cut a moving image.

1. The moving image is too short to be cut (less than two seconds).

2. Cancel protection.

3. Still images cannot be cut. ?

computer

I want to know whether the operating system of your computer is compatible with the camera.

? For windows, check "Recommended Computer Environment" on page 55, and for Macintosh, check the item on page 66.

Unable to install USB driver.

? When using windows 2000, log in as an administrator (authorized administrator).

There is no display on the camera screen when using USB connection.

? The switch on the multi-function terminal cable is set to "TV". Set to "Camera".

The computer can't recognize this camera.

1. Turn on the camera.

2. When the battery is low, please install a rechargeable battery or use an AC adapter (not an accessory).

3. Use the attached multi-purpose terminal cable.

4. Remove the multi-function terminal from the computer and camera with cable, and then reconnect it firmly. Confirm that "usb mode mass storage" is displayed.

5. On the (Settings) menu, set [USB Connection] to [Mass Storage].

6. Remove all devices except the camera, keyboard and mouse from the USB interface of the computer.

7. Connect the camera directly to the computer without using a USB hub or other devices.

8. USB driver is not installed. Install the USB driver.

9. The computer can't correctly identify the device because you connected the camera and the computer with a multipurpose terminal cable before installing the USB driver from the attached CD. Delete the wrongly identified device from the computer, and then install the USB driver (see next item).

When the computer is connected to the camera, the Removable Disk icon does not appear on the computer screen.

? Follow these steps to reinstall the USB driver. The following steps are about windows computers.

1. Right click [My Computer] to display the menu, and then click [Properties].

The System Properties screen appears.

2. Click [Hardware] to test [Device Manager].

? For windows 98/98se/me, click the [Device Manager] tab.

The Device Manager appears.

3. Right-click [sony dsc], and then click [Uninstall ]t[ OK].

The device was deleted.

4. Install the USB driver.

Unable to copy the image.

1. Use the attached multi-function terminal to connect the camera and computer correctly with cables.

2. Please follow the copying steps specified by the operating system.

3. When you take an image with the "memory stick duo" formatted by the computer, you may not be able to copy the image to the computer. Please use the "memory stick duo" that comes with the camera to shoot.

After USB connection is completed, "picturepackage" does not start automatically.

1. Start the Picture Package Menu and check [Settings].

2. Connect USB after the computer is turned on.

The image cannot be played on the computer.

1. If you are using "picturepackage", please click Help in the upper right corner of each screen.

Please consult the computer or software manufacturer.

When watching dynamic images on a computer, images and sounds will be interrupted by noise.

? Movies are played directly from memory or "memory stick duo". Copy the moving image to the hard disk of the computer, and then play the moving image on the hard disk.

Unable to print the image.

? Check the printer settings.

Once the image is copied to the computer, it cannot be viewed on the camera.

1. Copy the image to a folder that the camera can recognize, for example, "10 1msdcf".

2. Correct operation.

Memory stick duet

Unable to insert "memory stick duo".

Insert from the right direction.

Unable to record on "memory stick duo".

1. Memory stick duo with write protection switch is being used, and the switch is set to the lock position. Set the switch to the recording position.

2. The "memory stick duo" is full. Delete unnecessary pictures.

3. When recording a moving image with [640 fine] image size, please insert "memory stick pro duo".

Unable to format "memory stick duo".

? "memory stick duo" with write protection switch is being used, and the switch is set to the locked position. Set the switch to the recording position.

The format of "memory stick duo" is incorrect.

Due to formatting, all data on the "memory stick duo" will be deleted. Data recovery. It is recommended that you set the write protection switch on "memory stick duo" to the locked position to prevent accidental deletion.

Computers with "memory stick" slots cannot recognize "memory stick pro duo".

1. Check whether the computer and card reader support "memory stick pro duo". Users who use computers or card readers made by companies other than Sony should contact their respective manufacturers.

2. If "memory stick pro duo" is not supported, please connect the camera to the computer. The computer will recognize "memory stick pro duo".

internal storage

Camera or computer method plays data in memory.

? A "memory stick duo" was inserted into the camera. Take it out.

Unable to record images using internal memory.

A "memory stick duo" was inserted into the camera. Take it out.

Even if the data stored in the internal memory is copied to the "memory stick duo", the remaining capacity of the internal memory will not increase.

? The copied data has not been deleted. After copying the data, execute the [Format] command to format the memory.

The data stored in the internal memory cannot be copied to the "memory stick duo".

? Memory stick duo is full. Check the capacity (32mb or more is recommended).

Unable to copy "memory stick duo" or data on the computer into memory.

? "memory stick duo" or data on the computer cannot be copied into memory.

print

In addition to the following items, please refer to the items in "Printers conforming to pictbridge standards" (described later).

Both ends are cut off when printing an image.

1. When printing an image taken with the image size of [16:9 (hdtv)], both ends of the image may be cut off.

2. When printing an image with your own printer, please try to cancel the cropping or no edge setting. Please check with the printer manufacturer whether the printer provides these functions.

3. When printing an image in a digital printing shop, please ask whether the shop can print the image without cutting both ends.

Printer conforming to pictbridge standard

Unable to establish a connection.

1. The camera cannot be directly connected to a printer that does not meet the pictbridge standard. Please check with the printer manufacturer whether the printer meets the pictbridge standard.

2. Make sure that the printer is turned on and the camera can be connected.

3. On the (Settings) menu, set [USB connection] to [pictbridge].

4. Remove and reconnect the cable of the multi-function terminal. If an error message is displayed on the printer, please refer to the operating instructions that came with the printer.

There is no display on the camera screen when USB is connected.

The switch on the multi-function terminal cable is set to "TV". Set to "Camera".

Unable to print the image.

1. Check whether the camera and printer are connected with the multifunction terminal and cable.

2. Turn on the printer. For more information, please refer to the instruction manual that came with the printer.

3. If you select [Exit] during printing, you may not be able to print the image. Remove and reconnect the multi-function terminal cable. If you still can't print, please unplug the multi-function terminal cable, turn off the printer and then turn it on, and then reconnect the multi-function terminal cable.

4. Unable to print moving images.

5. Images taken by other cameras or modified by computers can be printed by any method.

Printing was cancelled.

Before the sign (Do not remove the cable of the multi-function terminal) disappears.

You cannot insert dates or print images in index mode.

The 1. printer does not provide these functions. Please check with the printer manufacturer whether the printer provides these functions.

2. Depending on the printer, you may not be able to insert the date in index mode. Please consult the printer manufacturer.

Print "-"in the date insertion part of the image.

? Images without date data cannot be printed with dates inserted. Set [Date] to [Off] and print the image again.

You cannot select a print size.

? Please ask the printer manufacturer if the printer can provide the print size you want.

The image cannot be printed at the selected size.

1. When changing the paper size after connecting the printer to the camera, please unplug the multi-function terminal cable and reconnect it.

2. The printing settings of the camera are different from those of the printer. Change the settings of the camera or printer.

After canceling printing, you cannot operate the camera.

? Please wait, because the printer is canceling processing. Depending on the printer, it may take a little time.

other

The camera is broken.

? Please use the battery type that can be used on this camera.

The battery is low (battery diagonal indication appears), so charge the battery.

The power is on, but the camera doesn't work.

? The built-in microcomputer is not working properly. Take out the battery, reinsert the battery after one minute, and then turn on the camera.

Unable to recognize the description on the screen.

The lens is covered with water vapor.

? Water vapor condensation occurs. Turn off the power of the camera and leave it for an hour before using it.

If used for a long time, the camera will get hot.

? This is not a malfunction.

When the camera is turned on, the clock setting screen will appear.

? Reset the date and time.