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Sony DSC-F1 Operating Instructions Manual

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3-859-881-23(1)
PC Connecting Kit

Operating Instructions

For the latest information on this product
For Windows: Refer to the "readme.txt" file on the supplied
CD-ROM.
For Macintosh: Refer to the "ReadMe" file on the supplied
CD-ROM.
1997 by Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    3-859-881-23(1) PC Connecting Kit Operating Instructions For the latest information on this product For Windows: Refer to the “readme.txt” file on the supplied CD-ROM. For Macintosh: Refer to the “ReadMe” file on the supplied CD-ROM. 1997 by Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Notice For Users

    Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Explains how to install the software, set the Digital Still Camera and connect the Camera to your PC. Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing an image (page 23) Explains how to save the camera images onto hard disk in album or another file format and then display the images on the hard disk.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Connecting via infrared port ... 18 Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing an image Starting “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” ... 23 About the menus ... 24 Using the tool bar ... 29 Changing system settings ... 30 Opening the camera images ...
  • Page 5 Step 3: Setting up the Digital Still Camera ... 85 Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing an image Starting “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” ... 86 About the menus ... 87 Using the tool bar ... 91 Setting the Preferences ... 92 Opening the camera images ...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting started The items used in this product are supplied in the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 package together with the other supplied accessories. Unpack the package and pick up the following items: Connecting cable (1) Cable adapter for Macintosh (1) Hybrid CD-ROM for IBM PC/AT compatible PC and Macintosh (1) Operating instructions for PC Connecting Kit...

  • Page 7: For Windows (From

    For Windows Operating Instructions...

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    Installs the following: Application software “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Version 1.5” Captures images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 and edits them: • Captures Digital Still Camera images with or without opening them and copies them onto the hard disk in the desired file format.
  • Page 9 Option menu. Image filing system of the Album Utility The “Sony Digital Still Camera album Utility” handles the images in a unique album filing system–“Album” format. You can also handle the images as standard file formats such as BMP, TIFF or JPEG.
  • Page 10 Features Thumbnail Stands for each image in the album list or image list. Before you begin The Album is displayed as follows: Album list Album icons contained in the album folder ( ******** ) are listed with the thumbnail. Each album in the list stands for the PIC ***** folder.

  • Page 11: Operation Flow Chart

    Connect the Digital Still Camera with the PC via cable or infrared port and install the software. Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” (page 23) Open the Camera Image (page 31) Select the images to be...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    System requirements Note Depending on the PC, the selectable serial speeds (bps) are limited. Before you begin Your PC and system software must meet the following minimum requirements to use this product: • IBM PC/AT or compatible – CPU: 80386SX 66MHz and above –...

  • Page 13: Setting Up

    Setting up Determining how to connect the Digital Still Camera Operation flow in connecting via cable 1 Installing the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” 2 Connecting the Digital Still Camera. 3 Setting up the Digital Still Camera–setting...

  • Page 14: Connecting Via Cable

    Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” To handle Digital Still Camera images on your PC, use the installer to install “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” Turn on your PC and start up Windows 95.
  • Page 15 When the software becomes unnecessary, remove all the software files from your hard disk as follows: Follow the steps 1 to 4 on page 14 to display the [Sony DSC Setup] dialog box. Click [Uninstall]. The confirmation window for uninstallation appears.
  • Page 16 In case the data transmission is interrupted (and the Digital Still Camera becomes disabled), resume the transmission as follows : Close all the windows of “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” being displayed on the PC monitor. Turn the POWER/Function dial of the Digital Still Camera to “OFF.”...
  • Page 17 Menu Select WIRELESS SERIAL* The same serial speed as selected in the [Settings] dialog box of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” CAMERA MENU WIRELESS The Digital Still Camera is ready for communication via cable.

  • Page 18: Connecting Via Infrared Port

    Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” To handle Digital Still Camera images on your PC, use the installer to install “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” Turn on your PC and start up Windows 95.
  • Page 19 When the software becomes unnecessary, remove all the software files from your hard disk as follows: Follow the steps 1 to 4 on page 18 to display the [Sony DSC Setup] dialog box. Click [Uninstall]. The confirmation window for uninstallation appears.
  • Page 20 Select the port number supported by the infrared communications driver. Usually use the default port number. In the Settings dialog box of an infrared communications application such as the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility,” the same port number as set here should be specified.
  • Page 21 Notes • Place the infrared ports of the camera and PC within the controllable area. Do not place them too far nor too close, which may interrupt transferring or cause noises. • Do not cover the infrared ports with your hand or any other objects.
  • Page 22 In case the data transmission is interrupted (and the Digital Still Camera becomes disabled), resume the transmission as follows : Close all the windows of “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” being displayed on the PC monitor. Turn the POWER/Function dial of the Digital Still Camera to “OFF.”...

  • Page 23: Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing An Image

    Using Windows 95 Start up Windows 95 on your PC. Click the [Start] button on the taskbar. Point to [Programs] and to [Sony], and then click [Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility]. The “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” starts up.

  • Page 24: About The Menus

    Print Setup Print Exit Capturing an image The “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” consists of the following menus. For frequently used menu items, you can use the tool bar buttons (page 29). Opens an album folder that is stored in the hard disk or MO disk and displays images of the album.

  • Page 25: Edit Menu

    Edit menu Copy Paste Delete Select All Select None Camera menu Open Camera Copy To Album Export Camera Images Copy to Camera Copies the selected image to the clipboard. Pastes an image of the clipboard. (You cannot use this command if no image is in the clipboard.

  • Page 26: Display Menu

    About the menus Display menu Tool Bar Status Bar Image menu (When an image is displayed) Information Rotate Left Rotate Right Flip Zoom In Zoom Out Show Edit Frame Best Fit 640 480 Capturing an image Displays (with a check mark) or hide (without a check mark) the tool bar.

  • Page 27: Options Menu

    Options menu Set Album Cover Show Date Show Caption Find Images Find Folder Touchup Settings * Adjusting the colors and the contrast of the Sets the selected image in the image list as the album's front cover. You can only select a single image for the cover. Displays the recorded date for each image when the image list is displayed in the window.
  • Page 28 About the menus Window menu Cascade Tile Help menu Help Search for Help on About Album Utility Keyboard shortcuts The descriptions including “Ctrl + C,” “Shift + F5” and “Alt + F4” next to the file menu stand for keyboard shortcuts. ("+” means pressing the two buttons at the same time and F means a function key.) Capturing an image Displays windows like cascades.

  • Page 29: Using The Tool Bar

    Using the tool bar The tool bar shortcuts to frequently used menu items. Open Camera: Opens and displays the camera images on the monitor. Copy To Album: Saves the camera images to the album on the hard disk in the album format without opening them.

  • Page 30: Changing System Settings

    Serial Speed. Capturing an image Set the program settings according to your PC and monitor. Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Select [Settings] in the Option menu. The [Settings] dialog box appears. Set the items. Serial Port Select [Automatic detection] to automatically set the proper serial port.

  • Page 31: Opening The Camera Images

    Opening the camera images To view images in the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1, open the camera images. Before you start Make sure you have done the necessary preparations as described in pages 13 through 22. Opening the image from the image list window Select [Open Camera] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar.
  • Page 32 Opening the camera images Switching the caption and date display of an image Select either [Show Caption] or [Show Date] in the Options menu. You can change the caption. Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist, the scroll bar appears. To scroll rows on a page, click either up or down arrow.
  • Page 33 How to select images in the image list Selecting an image Click the desired thumbnail of the image; the image is selected. Click another thumbnail and that image is selected instead of the previous image. Selecting multiple images To select the images each isolated: Press and hold down the Ctrl key as you click the left button of the mouse on the desired images.

  • Page 34: Opening The Image Directly

    Opening the camera images Capturing an image Opening the image directly Select [Open Camera] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. In the initial status, the image number currently displayed on the camera. Click [Open Single Image] and input the image number which you want to open in the [Open image number] box.

  • Page 35: Saving The Camera Images In Album

    Saving the camera images in album To quickly handle and process camera images on your PC, save the selected camera images in album of the hard disk with or without opening them. The album is stored in the album folder of the Dscalbum folder in the each drive's root directory.
  • Page 36 When you should delete an image, select [Delete] in the Edit menu of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Capturing an image Creating a new album folder In the [Folder] list box, album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed with the album caption.

  • Page 37: Saving All The Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save To Album]. Deleting and renaming an album folder Select the desired album folder in the [Folder] list box and click [Delete] or [Rename]. Saving all the camera images without opening them Select [Save To Album] in the Camera menu or...

  • Page 38: Saving The Selected Camera Images Without Opening Them

    When you should delete an image, select [Delete] in the Edit menu of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save To Album].
  • Page 39 When you should delete an image, select [Delete] in the Edit menu of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Creating a new album folder In the [Folder] list box, album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed with the albums folder caption.

  • Page 40: Saving The Camera Images As Another File Format

    Saving the camera images as another file format Note When saving an image as standard file format, part of the image information may not be saved. Capturing an image To quickly handle and process camera images on your PC, save the selected camera images as standard file format including BMP, TIFF or JPEG with or without opening them.
  • Page 41 Click the thumbnails of the desired images. To save all the images, select [Select All] in the Edit menu. The frame of the selected image is highlighted in yellow. Select [Export Images] in the File menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears.
  • Page 42 Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. Capturing an image Click [OK]. Each image is stored in the specified folder in the specified file type with a file name “psn ***** ”...

  • Page 43: Saving All The Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Saving all the camera images without opening them Select [Export Camera Images] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Currently selected folder The total number of images stored in the camera Displays the folders of one level upper the currently selected folder in the list box.
  • Page 44 Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. Capturing an image Creating a new folder In the [Folder] list box, folders contained in the currently selected folder are listed.

  • Page 45: Saving The Selected Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Saving the selected camera images without opening them Select [Export Camera Images] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Currently selected folder The total number of images stored in the camera Displays the folders of one level upper the currently selected folder in the list box.
  • Page 46 Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. Capturing an image Select the destination drive and folder in which the images are to be saved and file type.

  • Page 47: Opening An Album Of The Hard Disk

    Opening an album of the hard disk Important notice to the users who have used the previous version (Version 1.0) of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” The folders created by the previous version of the software cannot be located with the [Open Folder] command.
  • Page 48 Opening an album of the hard disk Switching the caption and date display of an image Select either [Show Caption] or [Show Date] in the Option menu. You can change the caption. Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist, the scroll bar appears. To scroll rows on a page, click either up or down arrow.
  • Page 49 Closing an album list, image list or images Click [Close] in the File menu. Saving the image You can save the images in album or other file types. Refer to “Saving the camera images in album” to save them in album format, or “Saving the camera images as another file format”...

  • Page 50: Opening An Image File Directly

    Opening an image file directly Capturing an image You can open an image stored in the hard disk by designating its file name. In addition to a PMP (album format) file, you can open a BMP, TIF or JPEG file. Select [Open File] in the File menu or click the tool bar .
  • Page 51 Closing an image Select [Close] in the File menu or click the close button. The selected window is closed. Saving the image in album You can save the image on the hard disk in an album in the same way as the camera images. “Opening and saving the camera images”...
  • Page 52 Opening an image file directly Capturing an image To select the file type: Click the desired file type in the [List Files of Type] drop-down list box. To select the file name: Click the desired file name in the [File Name] list box or input the file name directly in the text box.

  • Page 53: Capturing An Image From Twain Device

    Capturing an image from TWAIN device What is TWAIN? TWAIN is the standards software protocol for communication between an application software and a picture-capturing device such as a scanner. You can capture an image from a device that supports TWAIN protocol. Select [Select Source] in the File menu.

  • Page 54: Editing An Image

    Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Editing an image Changing the album front cover Editing an image In the image list window, the thumbnail with the icon is assigned as the album front cover. You can change the album front cover as follows: Display the image list stored in the camera or hard disk whose album front cover you want to change.

  • Page 55: Changing The Caption

    Changing the caption Tips • You can input up to 14 characters for a caption. • You can also input a caption in the Image Information dialog box. To display the dialog box, select [Information] in the Image menu or click on the tool bar.

  • Page 56: Moving Albums Or Images (Drag And Drop)

    Moving albums or images (drag and drop) Note You cannot move a camera image. Exchanging two images In the step 2, drag the image while pressing the Ctrl key. The two images, the dragged image and the original image of the destination, exchange positions, moving no other images.

  • Page 57: Copying An Image To Another Album

    Copying an image to another album You can copy an image of an album to another album. When copying, arrange the two album windows in tile. Display the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image to be copied and then the image list to which you want to copy the image.
  • Page 58 Copying an image to another album Note When you select [Notify when image is Dropped] in the Settings dialog box (page 30), the confirmation dialog box appears in the step 3. Click [OK] to drop the album or the image. Displaying the windows in cascade again Select [Cascade] in the...

  • Page 59: Copying With The File Menu

    Copying with the File menu Display the album list or image list and click the thumbnail which you want to copy. Select [Save To Album] in the File menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Creating a new album folder In the [Folder] list box, album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed...

  • Page 60: Deleting Images Or Albums

    Deleting images or albums Notes • When deleting an image, double-check that it is the right image. Once deleted, the image is lost forever. • You cannot delete protected images. To delete them, first cancel the protect setting in the Image Information dialog box (page 66).

  • Page 61: Searching For Images

    Searching for images You can search for images using the searching keys of recorded date and edited date . Open the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image you want to search. See “Opening the camera images” (page 31) or “Opening an album of the hard disk”...

  • Page 62: Printing Images

    Printing images Note Before you start printing, the printer driver should be installed in your hard disk. Setting more details Click [Options] to display the Printer Properties window where you can set more details of the printer's specifications. Editing an image You can print an album list, an image list, or an image.
  • Page 63 Click [OK]. Select [Print] in the File menu or click tool bar. The [Print] dialog box appears. Thumbnail image Set the following: Size Select the output size between [Fit to Page] (printing as large as the print paper allows) and [Actual Size] (printing as shown in the thumbnail image).

  • Page 64: Changing The Image Display Size

    Changing the image display size Notes • The zoom-in factor can be either 200%, 400%, 800% or 1600%. The zoom-out factor is either 50% or 25%. However, if you select high rate of percentage, some images may not be properly displayed due to the display driver's limit.

  • Page 65: Rotating An Image

    Rotating an image Note When you rotate an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is rotated but the original image does not change. To save the original image rotated, select [Save] in the File menu. You can rotate an image, which is useful to view an image recorded with the camera oriented side ways.

  • Page 66: Reviewing The Image Information

    Reviewing the image information Note The contents of the dialog box of the image of a standard file format differ. Editing an image You can view the image information and revise some of the items. Display the image or select the image in the image list whose information you want to review.

  • Page 67: Transferring An Image To The Camera

    Transferring an image to the camera Note When transferring a smaller image, select [Best Fit 640 480] in the Image menu. Transferring an image in the image list In the image list window, select the image(s) to be transferred. Then select [Copy to Camera] in the Camera menu.
  • Page 68 Transferring an image to the camera Note For the image quality, refer to the instruction manual of the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. Editing an image Select [Copy] in the Edit menu or click tool bar to copy the image inside the edit frame to the clipboard.

  • Page 69: Sony Dsc-F1 Twain 1.5

    • Start the application and display its main menu window. • Quit the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” if it has been started. (You cannot start the “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” while the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” is accessing the camera.) Select [Select Source] in the File menu.
  • Page 70 Transferring a camera image to an application which supports the TWAIN protocol Note Depending on the application, the window closes after the images are transferred. If this occurs, repeat steps 3 through 5. Using the TWAIN data source Click The image list appears immediately. Click the images which you want to transfer to the application, then click The selected images are transferred to the...

  • Page 71: Others

    • The Serial Port selected in the Settings dialog box may be used by another communication software. m Check which serial port the communication software is used and assign another serial port for either the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” or the communication software. continued Others...
  • Page 72 Device Wizard. (page 20) m Check to see that the Serial Port in the Settings dialog box of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” is properly assigned. (page 30) • The infrared ports of the Digital Still Camera and the PC are not properly oriented.
  • Page 73 The “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” does not work properly (when the screen saver is working). m Do not use the screen saver when you use “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” If the screen saver is working, the screen will not be updated while transferring camera images.

  • Page 74: Index

    Infrared Device Wizard Infrared Monitor 19, 71 Installer 8 Installing 14 Microsoft Windows 95 Infrared Communications Driver 19 Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility 14 JPEG 40 M, N Making a new album 36 Making a new album folder 36...
  • Page 75 Opening and saving the camera images 35 Operation flow chart 11 PIC_CAM 9 Print Setup 62 Printing 62 Protection setting 66 Quitting the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” 23 Rotating an image 65 Saving Opening and saving the camera images...

  • Page 77: For Macintosh

    For Macintosh Operating Instructions...

  • Page 78: Before You Begin

    CD-ROM, which includes the following: Application software “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” Captures images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 and edits them: • Captures Digital Still Camera images with or without opening them and copies them onto the hard disk in the desired file type–PICT, JPEG or...
  • Page 79 Image filing system of the Album Utility The “Sony Digital Still Camera album Utility” handles the images in a unique album filing system–“Album” format. You can also handle the images as standard file formats– JPEG and PICT.
  • Page 80 Features Operation flow chart Connect the Digital Still Camera with the PC and install the software. Sony Digital Still Camera Album Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” Open the Camera Image (page 94) Select the images to be...

  • Page 81: System Requirements

    • OS: Apple system software version 7.1 or higher • Extension: QuickTime version 1.5 or higher for the Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in • RAM: 8MB or more for Sony “Digital Still Camera Album Utility” (16MB is recommended.) • Application memory for the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in:”...

  • Page 82: Setting Up

    “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” icon Setting up To transfer Digital Still Camera images onto your PC, install the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility, ” or/and “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in” onto your hard disk. Start up your Macintosh.
  • Page 83 For the details, refer to the user's manual of the application. Install the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in.” Drag the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in" icon onto the plug-in folder. With the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in” copied, you can capture images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 with an application supporting the Adobe Photoshop Plug-in.

  • Page 84: Step 2: Connecting The Digital Still Camera

    In case the data transmission is interrupted (and the Digital Still Camera becomes disabled), resume the transmission as follows : Close all the windows of “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” being displayed on the Macintosh monitor. Turn the POWER/Function dial of the Digital Still Camera to “OFF.”...

  • Page 85: Step 3: Setting Up The Digital Still Camera

    Step 3: Setting up the Digital Still Camera * The SERIAL menu defines the serial speed via the connecting cable. ** “38400” means 38,400 bps. Note During the data communication in process, do not change the position of the POWER/Function dial. Before you start data communications between the PC and the Digital Still Camera, set up the Digital Still Camera as follows.

  • Page 86: Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing An Image

    Macintosh, start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” To open as many windows as possible, we suggest you allocate as much memory as possible to the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Start up Macintosh Double-click the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility”...

  • Page 87: About The Menus

    Save as File Print Setup Print Quit “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” consists of the following menus. You can also use the tool bar icons to proceed with part of the menu operations (page 91). Opens an album that is stored in the hard disk or MO disk and displays images of the album.
  • Page 88 About the menus Edit menu Undo Undoes the most recent zooming or rotation command. Copy Copies the selected image or comment to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the comment of the clipboard. (You cannot use this command if nothing is in the clipboard. ) Select All Selects all the images in the image list window.

  • Page 89: Image Menu

    Display menu Zoom In Zoom Out Image menu Display Frame 640 Display Frame 480 Rotate Clockwise 90 degrees Rotate Counter-Clockwise 90 degrees Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise. Rotate 180 degrees Window menu Go to First Page Go to Previous Page Go to Next Page Go to Last Page Enlarges the image display size.

  • Page 90: Option Menu

    About the menus Option menu Image Information Show Filename Show Recorded Date Show Comment Delete Image Select Representative Update to Current Album Preferences Keyboard shortcuts The key descriptions next to the file menu stand for keyboard shortcuts. Capturing an image Displays the image information window of the currently displayed image.

  • Page 91: Using The Tool Bar

    Using the tool bar * You can change the display size only; you cannot save an image zoomed in or out. To undo the zooming, select [Undo] in the Edit menu. ** To save the image rotated, select [Save] in the File menu.

  • Page 92: Setting The Preferences

    Capturing an image Before you start using the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility, ” set the preferences to comply the software with the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. You can select the software to decompress a JPEG image, the way an image is transferred to the camera, and customise some menu items.
  • Page 93 Customizing the menu Assigning a special operational purpose to a menu is called “Customizing.” In the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility,” you can customize the two menu items–“Open Camera's Image” and “Save Camera's Image” – by specializing the images to be opened and saved.

  • Page 94: Opening The Camera Images

    Opening the camera images Note If there is only one page stored, the pull-down list does not appear. Capturing an image To view images in the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1, open the camera’s images. You can open the image directly by specifying its image number. Before you start Make sure you have done the necessary preparations as described in pages 82 through 85.
  • Page 95 Switching the file name, recorded date and comment display of an image Select either [Show Filename], [Show Recorded date] or [Show Comment] in the Option menu. Or click the corresponding icon on the tool bar. (You can change the comments.) Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist,...
  • Page 96 Opening the camera images Capturing an image How to select and cancel images in the image list window Selecting an image Click the desired thumbnail of the image list window; the image is selected. Click another thumbnail and that image is selected instead of the previous image.

  • Page 97: Opening The Image Directly

    Opening the image directly Select [Open Camera' s Image] in the Camera menu. The following dialog box appears. The total number of images The image currently displayed on the camera Click [Image] and input the image number which you want to open in the [Image No.] box. Click [Open].

  • Page 98: Saving The Camera Images In Album

    Saving the camera images in album The order of the images to be saved The images are saved in the alphanumerical order of the file names: • When the file name or recorded date is displayed underneath each image, the images are automatically named (IMAGE001, IMAGE002...) and...
  • Page 99 Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create].

  • Page 100: Saving All The Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Saving the camera images in album Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save in Album]. Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive.

  • Page 101: Saving The Selected Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save in Album]. Saving the selected camera images without opening them Select [Save in Album] in the Camera menu. The [Save Camera Image] window appears. Click [Selected Images] and select one of the three options to specify the images to be saved.
  • Page 102 Saving the camera images in album Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears.

  • Page 103: Saving The Camera Images As Another File Type

    Saving the camera images as another file type The order of the images to be saved The images are saved in the alphanumerical order of the file names: • When the file name or recorded date is displayed underneath each image, the images are automatically named (IMAGE001, IMAGE002...) and...
  • Page 104 Saving the camera images as another file type Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears.

  • Page 105: Saving All The Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save as File]. Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New].

  • Page 106: Saving The Selected Camera Images Without Opening Them

    Saving the camera images as another file type Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save as File]. Capturing an image Saving in JPEG file type When you select [JPEG] file type, the window to define the image quality (compression ratio) appears.
  • Page 107 Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create].
  • Page 108 Saving the camera images as another file type Capturing an image Saving in JPEG file type When you select [JPEG] file type, the window to define the image quality (compression ratio) appears. Usually, the higher image quality you select, the larger file size with the lower compression ratio you get.

  • Page 109: Opening An Album Of The Hard Disk

    Opening an album of the hard disk Changing the drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Switching the file name, recorded date and comment display of an image Select either [Show Filename], [Show Recorded date] or [Show...
  • Page 110 Opening an album of the hard disk Capturing an image Select [Open Selected Image] in the File menu or double-click the image. The selected images are displayed in full size. Closing an image Click [Close] in the File menu.

  • Page 111: Opening An Image File Directly

    Opening an image file directly Changing the drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. You can open an image stored in the hard disk by designating its file name. In addition to a file of an album format, you can open a PICT or JPEG file.
  • Page 112 Opening an image file directly Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears.

  • Page 113: Editing An Image

    Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Editing an image Changing the comment When the date or file name is displayed Select [Show Comment] in the Album menu or click on the tool bar. The display is replaced with the comment.

  • Page 114: Sorting The Images

    Sorting the images How the file name of each image is named When the camera images are copied onto the hard disk, each image is named as follows: • When the file name or recorded date is displayed underneath each image in the image list, the images are automatically named (IMAGE001,...

  • Page 115: Copying An Image To Another Album

    Copying an image to another album You can use the File menu to copy the selected image(s). In step 3, select [Save in Album] or [Save as File] in the File menu. For the details, refer to “Saving the camera images in album”...

  • Page 116: Deleting Images

    Deleting images Note When deleting an image, double-check that it is the right image. Once deleted, the image is lost forever. Note When you delete images or albums in the finder, the protected images are also deleted. Editing an image You can delete images in an album.

  • Page 117: Printing Images

    You can print a full-sized image. The explanations here are based on the case when the Sony Digital Color Printer DPP-M55 is used. When using a different printer, refer to the manual of your printer.
  • Page 118 Printing images Editing an image Select [Print] in the File menu. The following window appears. (*The window is an example. It differs depending on the printer selected with the Chooser.) Set the necessary items for printing. Page No. Specify the ranges of pages to be printed.

  • Page 119: Changing The Image Display Size

    Changing the image display size Note When you zoom in or out an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is changed. You cannot save the image zoomed in or out. Undoing the zooming Select [Undo] in the Edit menu.

  • Page 120: Rotating An Image

    Rotating an image Note When you rotate an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is rotated but the original image does not change. To save the original image rotated, select [Save File] in the File menu. Undoing the rotation Select [Undo] in the Edit menu.

  • Page 121: Reviewing The Image Information

    Reviewing the image information Note You can display the image information for an album image only. For a PICT or JPEG image file, you cannot display the information. You can review settings when the image is recorded in the Image Information window. You can also set the protection, revise the edited date, or input comments.

  • Page 122: Transferring An Image To The Camera

    Transferring an image to the camera Note For the image quality, refer to the instruction manual of the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. Editing an image You can transfer a PICT, JPEG or an album-type (CAMS) image file to the camera. Display the full-sized image to be transfer to the camera.

  • Page 123: Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-In Using The Plug-In

    (The minimum Memory Requirements: the Suggested size plus 3000KB to the Preferred size) Start up an application. Select [Acquire] and then [Sony Digital Still Camera] in the [File] menu. (Menu names differ depending on the application.) After your Macintosh accesses the Digital Still Camera, the image list window appears.
  • Page 124 Transferring camera images to your application Note Depending on the application, the number of images which can be transferred from the camera via Plug-in differs. Using the Plug-in Using the tool bar Displays the first page. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page.

  • Page 125: Others

    • The same modem or printer port may be used by another communication software. m Check which port the communication software uses and assign another port for either the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” or the communication software. • The Apple Talk is set to ON.
  • Page 126 • You cannot access the Digital Still Camera from two or more applications at a time. m Quit the other applications once and start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” Then try to access the camera. Cannot select multiple images in an image list.

  • Page 127: Index

    Index A, B Album format 79 Comment 113, 121 Connecting the Digital Still Camera 84 Copying an image 115 Customizing the menu Deleting images 116 DIGITAL I/O port 84 Displaying other thumbnails 95 Edit frame 122 Enlarging an image 119 F, G, H Features 78 File type 103...
  • Page 128 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan...

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