Using the Sony Mavica Digital Camera

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Using the Sony Mavica Digital Camera
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Identifying Parts on the Front of the Camera
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• Shutter Button
• Zoom Lever
• Tripod receptacle
• 4. Lens and Cover

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Parts of the Front of the Camera, Continued

• Built-in Microphone
• Accessory Jack
• DC IN Jack

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Identifying the Parts of the Back of the Camera

• Photo Cell for LCD Screen
• LCD Screen
• Volume Buttons
• LCD Backlight Switch

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Back of Camera, Continued

• 5. Play/Still/Movie Selector
• 6. Power on/Off Lamp
• 7. Power Switch
• 8. Flash Button

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Back of Camera, Continued

• Focus Button
• Program Button
• Display Button
• Floppy Disk Slot

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Back of Camera, Continued

• 13. Memory Stick Slot
• 14. MS/FD (Memory Stick/Floppy Disk) selector
• 15. Access Lamp
• 16. Disk Eject Lever

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Back of Camera, Continued

• Battery Cover
• USB Cover/Jack
• Menu Control Button

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Getting Started

• Slide the power on.
• Insert the floppy disk until it clicks.
• To eject the disk, slide the Eject lock to the
  left, slide down the Disk Eject lever.

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Recording Still Images

• Set the Play/Still/Movie selector to Still
• Using the MS/FD selector, select FD for Floppy
  Disk
• Point the camera toward an object and frame it in
  the LCD screen.
• Press and hold the shutter halfway down. Listen
  for the beep, look for the green flashing dot to
  stop flashing and become solid green.
• Press the shutter down fully. Recording will
  appear on the LCD screen.

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Using the Zoom Feature

• If you want your subject to appear closer, press
  the T side of the Zoom for telephoto.
• If you want the subject to appear farther away,
  press the W for wide-angle.
• If you cant get a sharp focus on a close
  subject, slide the zoom lever to the W side, and
  move closer to the subject until the focus is
  sharp.

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Playing Back Recorded Images on the Digital Camera

• Set the Play/Still/Movie selector to Play.
• Press the round Control button up to display the
  menu bar at the bottom of the LCD screen.
• Use the left or right arrow on the Control button
  to select Index on the menu bar.
• Press the up arrow on the Control button to
  select the forward and back arrow on the menu
  bar. Press the back arrow to see previous images
  on the disk.

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Viewing All Images at Once on the 3.5 Floppy Disk

• Set the Play/Still/Movie selector to Play.
• Use the Control button to move to the word Index.
• Select Index on the LCD screen. All recorded
  images will be displayed at once.
• Individual pictures can be selected by using the
  Control buttons left and right arrows. Press
  the center of the Control button to make the
  image look larger.

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Inserting a Digital Picture into a Microsoft
Application

• Place the disk with pictures into the computers
  floppy disk drive.
• Open the application that will receive the
  digital picture.
• From the applications menu bar, pull down the
  INSERT menu, and click on PICTURE. Then chose
  FROM FILE.

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Inserting a Digital Picture, Continued

• In the drop-down LOOK IN menu, select 3 ½ (A)
  drive.
• From the picture files, single-click to get a
  preview. Double-click (or click the INSERT
  button) to insert your selection.

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Inserting a Digital Picture, Continued

• Once in your document, the picture may be sized
  or moved in any way youd like
• To move the picture, place the pointer over the
  picture so that you see four arrows. Click,
  hold, and drag.
• To resize, click on the picture, place the
  pointer on any corner of the picture until you
  see two diagonal arrows. Click, hold, and drag
  to make it bigger or smaller

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Formatting a Disk in the Camera

• On the Menu bar, click File
• Arrow up to Disk Tool
• Arrow right and up to Format
• Select Format by pressing the center of the menu
  button
• Arrow up to OK and press center of menu button

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Troubleshooting

• Any problems? You can always use the
• applications help function to guide you
• through any tough situations.