For Macintosh Users; How To Setup And Operate Your Camera - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P71 Service Manual

For Macintosh users

Follow the steps below, according to your
OS.
OS
Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0
Mac OS 9.1/9.2/
Mac OS X(v10.0/v10.1)
1 Installing the USB driver
(For Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, or 9.0 users
only)
1 Turn on your computer, and set the
supplied CD-ROM to the CD-ROM
drive.
The "PIXELA ImageMixer" window
appears.
2 Double-click
(Setup Menu).
3 Click "USB Driver."
The "USB Driver" window appears.
4 Double-click the icon of the hard disk
containing the OS to open the window.
5 Drag and drop the following two files
from the window opened in step 3 to the
System Folder icon in the window
opened in step 4.
• Sony USB Driver
• Sony USB Shim
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How to setup and
operate your camera
Here we will explain the most commonly
used menus and the SET UP screen.
Control button
MENU button
Mode Dial
Changing menu settings
a Press the MENU button and
the menu will be displayed.
0EV
0EV
EV WB ISO
b Select the setting item you
want to change using b/B on
the control button.
The letters and symbols of the item
you select will turn yellow.
6 When the message "Do you want to put
these items into Extension Folder?" is
shown, click "OK."
Steps
7 Restart your computer.
Steps 1 to 5
Steps 2 to 5
2 Preparing your camera
For details, see page 46.
3 Connecting your camera to
your computer
For details, see page 47.
Removing the USB cable from your
computer or the "Memory Stick" from
your camera during a USB connection.
Drag and drop the drive icon of the
"Memory Stick" to the "Trash" icon, then
remove the USB cable or "Memory Stick."
* If you are using Mac OS X, remove the USB
cable, etc., after you have turned your computer
off.
4 Copying images
1 Double-click the newly recognized icon
on the desktop.
The contents of the "Memory Stick"
inserted in your camera appear.
2 Double-click "DCIM."
7.0m
3.0m
1.0m
0.5m
CENTER AF
MULTI AF
FOCUS
c Select the desired setting
using v/V on the control
button.
The frame of the selected setting will
turn yellow, and the setting will be
made.
• (Spot light-metering) is not displayed on
the menu of the DSC-P31 (page 61).
To turn off the menu display
Press the MENU button.
Changing items in the SET
UP screen
a Turn the Mode dial to SET UP,
and the SET UP screen
appears.
CAMERA
MOVING IMAGE :
DATE/TIME :
DIGITAL ZOOM :
RED EYE REDUCTION :
AF ILLUMINATOR :
SELECT
3 Double-click "100MSDCF."
4 Drag and drop the image files to the hard
5 Viewing the images on your
computer
1 Double-click the hard disk icon.
2 Double-click the desired image file in
• You can use the "PIXELA ImageMixer for
Sony" software to copy images to your
computer and view the images on your
computer. To install the software, insert the
supplied CD-ROM drive, then click "PIXELA
ImageMixer" on the opening window and
follow the instructions on each window. For
details, see the software's help files.
b Select the setting item you
want to change using v/V/b/B
on the control button.
The frame of the item you select will
turn yellow.
WB ISO
c Press the center z on the
control button to enter the
setting.
• On the DSC-P31, the "DIGITAL ZOOM"
(page 28) and "POWER SAVE" (page 16)
items are not displayed.
To turn off the SET UP screen
display
Turn the Mode dial to anything other than
SET UP.
MPEG MOVIE
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
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DSC-P71/P71M
disk icon.
The image files are copied to your hard
disk.
the folder containing the copied files.
The image file opens.
Before advanced operations
SETUP 2
LCD BRIGHTNESS :
LCD BACKLIGHT : SHUTTER
BEEP :
ON
VIDEO OUT : OFF
USB CONNECT :
POWER SAVE :
SELECT
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