Using your computer. Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2, DSC-M2
Below you will find brief information for Digital Still Camera DSC-M2. This user's guide covers basic operation, menu navigation, image settings (focus, exposure, color, quality), connecting to a computer and TV, printing images, and troubleshooting tips. Learn how to use various functions, adjust settings to capture better photos and videos, and resolve common issues.
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Using your computer
Enjoying your Windows computer
For details on using a Macintosh computer,
refer to “Using your Macintosh computer”
Copying images to your computer (page 62)
Viewing images on your computer
Preparation
Installing the USB driver.
• Installation of the USB driver is not needed when using Windows
XP.
Enjoying images using “PicturePackage” (page 70)
Viewing images saved on your computer
Installing “PicturePackage”
Storing images on a CD-R
Creating a Slideshow
Adding/Changing the Music files in Slide Show using “Music
Transfer”
Printing images
Recommended computer environment
The following environment is recommended for a computer connected to the camera.
Recommended environment for copying images
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 98,
Windows 98SE, Windows 2000
Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, or
Windows XP Professional
• Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment.
CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster
USB connector: Provided as standard
Display: 800 × 600 dots or more, High Color
(16-bit color, 65,000 colors) or more
Recommended environment for using
“PicturePackage”
• “Movie Player” (the playback application for movies) can only be installed on Widows XP/
2000.
Software: Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or later, Windows Media Player 7.0 or later,
DirectX 9.0b or later
Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with speakers
Memory: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is recommended.)
Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation—approximately 500 MB
Display: Video card (Direct Draw driver compliant) with 4 MB of VRAM
• For automatic creation of a Slideshow (page 70),
a Pentium III 500 MHz or faster CPU is required.
• This software is compatible with DirectX technology. “DirectX” must be installed for use.
• A separate software application for operating the recording device is required in order to write to CD-Rs.
Note on playback of movie files
(MPEG-4)
To playback movie files (MPEG-4) recorded by the camera, you need to install the software compatible with MPEG-4 or
“PicturePackage” on your computer.
(When using Windows XP/2000, you can use “PicturePackage” to playback movie files (MPEG-4)).
Notes on connecting your camera to a computer
• Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above.
• If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time, some devices, including your camera, may not operate, depending on the types of USB devices you are using.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Connecting your camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed transfer) as this camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
• There are three modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default setting), [Mass Storage] and [PTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage]
as examples. For details on [PTP], see page 58.
• When your computer resumes from a suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time.
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Copying images to your computer
This section describes the process using a
Windows computer as an example.
You can copy images from the camera to your computer as follows.
For a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot
Remove the “Memory Stick Duo” from the camera and insert it in the Memory Stick
Duo Adaptor. Insert the Memory Stick Duo
Adaptor in the computer and copy the images.
For a computer without a “Memory
Stick” slot
Follow Stages 1 through 4 on pages 62 to
Stage 1: Installing the USB
Driver
• A driver is software that enables equipment connected to the computer to operate properly.
• When using Windows XP, start from Stage 2.
• When “PicturePackage” is already installed, start from Stage 2.
2
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer, then click [USB Driver] when the install menu screen appears.
The “InstallShield Wizard” screen appears.
• If the install menu screen does not appear,
Computer)
(PICTUREPACKAGE).
3
Click [Next].
The USB driver installation starts.
When the installation is finished, the screen informs you of completion.
4
Click the radio button next to
[Yes, I want to restart my computer now] to select it, then click [Finish].
NOTE: Do not connect the camera to the computer at this time.
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Shut down all application software in use.
• In Windows 2000, log on as Administrator
(authorized Administrators).
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Your computer restarts. Now, you can establish a USB connection.
Remove the CD-ROM when the installation is completed.
Stage 2: Connecting the camera with a computer
1
Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” with the recorded images in the camera.
• You cannot copy the images in Album
directly to a computer. Copy (page 55) the
images in Album to “Memory Stick Duo” first, then follow step 1.
2
Connect the Cyber-shot Station
(supplied) with the AC Adaptor
(supplied), then plug the adaptor into the wall outlet (wall socket).
Connect the USB cable to
(USB) jack of the Cyber-shot
Station.
3
Connect the USB cable to the
USB jack of a computer.
4
Attach the camera on the Cyber-
shot Station (page 17), then turn it
on.
POWER button
• If you copy image files using the battery pack, you may not be able to transfer data for running out of battery power.
• With Windows XP, the AutoPlay wizard appears on the desktop.
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“USB Mode Mass Storage” appears on the screen of the camera.
USB Mode
Mass Storage
Access indicators*
Memory Stick
Switch on MENU
When a USB connection is established for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera.
Wait for a while.
* During communication, the access indicators turn red. Do not operate the computer until the indicators turn white.
• If “USB Mode Mass Storage” does not appear,
set [USB Connect] to [Mass Storage] (page 58).
• Do not remove the camera from the Cyber-shot
Station while using the USB connection. Your image files may get damaged. When disconnecting the USB connection, see “To
delete the USB connection” on page 67.
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After making a USB connection in
Stage 2, click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using
Microsoft Scanner and Camera
Wizard] t [OK] as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop.
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Stage 3-A: Copying images to a computer
• For Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me, follow the
procedure explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a Computer” on page 65.
• For Windows XP, when the wizard screen does not appear automatically, follow the procedure
explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a
This section describes an example of copying images to a “My Documents” folder.
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The “Scanner and Camera Wizard” screen appears.
2
Click [Next].
The images saved on the “Memory
Stick Duo” of the camera appear.
3
Click the check box of unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are not copied, then click
[Next].
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The “Picture Name and Destination” screen appears.
4
Select a name and destination for the images, then click [Next].
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Click [Finish].
The wizard screen closes.
• To continue copying other images, disconnect the USB cable from the Cybershot Station. Then follow the procedure
explained in “Stage 2: Connecting the camera with a computer” on page 63.
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Image copying starts. When the copying is completed, the “Other Options” screen appears.
• This section describes an example of copying images to the “My Documents” folder.
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Click the radio button next to
[Nothing. I’m finished working with these pictures] to select it, then click [Next].
Stage 3-B: Copying images to a
Computer
• For Windows XP, follow the procedure
explained in “Stage 3-A: Copying images to a computer” on page 64.
This section describes an example of copying images to the “My Documents” folder.
1
Double-click [My Computer] t
[Removable Disk] t [DCIM].
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2
The “Completing the Scanner and
Camera Wizard” screen appears.
When you have not created a new folder, only
[101MSDCF] will be displayed.
• When coping movies, double-click on
[MP_ROOT].
• If the “Removable Disk” icon is not
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Double-click the folder where the image files you want to copy are stored.
Then, right-click an image file to display the menu and click
[Copy].
• When an image with the same file name exists in the copy destination folder, the overwrite confirmation message appears.
When you overwrite an existing image with a new one, the original file data is deleted.
To copy an image file to the computer without overwriting, change the file name to a different name and then copy the image file. However, note that if you change the
file name (page 69), you may not be able to
play back that image with your camera.
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Double-click the [My Documents] folder. Then, right-click on the
“My Documents” window to display the menu and click
[Paste].
Stage 4: Viewing images on your computer
This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My
Documents” folder.
1
Click [Start] t [My Documents].
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The contents of the “My Documents” folder are displayed.
• If you are not using Windows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop.
The image files are copied to the “My
Documents” folder.
2
Double-click the desired image file.
The image is displayed.
• To playback movie files (MPEG-4) recorded by the camera, you need to install the software compatible with MPEG-4 or
“PicturePackage” on your computer. (When using Windows XP/2000, you can use
“PicturePackage” to playback movie files
(MPEG-4)).
To delete the USB connection
Perform the procedures listed below beforehand when:
• Disconnecting the USB cable
• Removing a “Memory Stick Duo”
• Turning off the camera x
For Windows 2000/Me/XP
1 Double-click on the tasktray.
x
For Windows 98/98SE
Confirm that the access indicators (page
64) are white. If the access indicators have
turned white, the device is disconnected from a computer.
Image file storage destinations and file names
The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders on the “Memory
Stick Duo”.
Example: viewing folders on Windows XP
A
B
C
Double-click here
2 Click DSC) [Stop].
3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window, then click [OK].
4 Click [OK].
The device is disconnected.
• Step 4 is unnecessary for Windows XP.
D
A Folder containing image data recorded using a camera not equipped with the folder creating function
B Folder containing image data which was recorded using your camera, movie data which was recorded in Hybrid, or movie and image data which was recorded using
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C Folder containing movie data that were recorded using your camera (except for movie data recorded in Hybrid). When not creating any folder, there is only the
“101MNV01” folder.
D Folder containing movie data, etc., which were recorded using the camera not equipped with the folder creating function
• You cannot record any images to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The images in the
“100MSDCF” folder are available only for viewing.
• Image files are named as follows. ssss stands for any number within the range from
0001 to 9999.
– Still image files: DSC0ssss.JPG
– Movie files recorded in simultaneously in
Hybrid mode: DSC0ssss.MP4
– Movie files: M4V0ssss.MP4
– Index image files that are recorded when you record movies: M4V0ssss.THM
• The numerical portions of the following files are the same.
– A still image file recorded in Hybrid mode and its corresponding movie files
– A movie file and its corresponding index image file
• For more information about folders, see pages
Viewing image files stored on a computer with your camera
This section describes the process using a
Windows computer as an example.
When an image file copied to a computer no longer remains on a “Memory Stick
Duo”, you can view that image again on the camera by copying the image file on the computer to a “Memory Stick Duo”.
• Step 1 is not necessary if the file name set with your camera has not been changed.
• You may be unable to play back some images depending on the image size.
• When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image file was recorded using a model other than that of your camera, playback on your camera is not guaranteed.
• When there is no folder, first create a folder with
your camera (page 54) and then copy the image
file.
2
Copy the image file to the
“Memory Stick Duo” folder in the following order.
1 Right-click the image file, then click
[Copy].
2 Double-click [Removable Disk] or
[Sony MemoryStick] in [My
Computer].
3 Right-click the [sssMSDCF] (for still image) in the [DCIM] folder or
[sssMNV01] (for movie) folder in the [MP_ROOT] folder and click
[Paste].
• sss stands for any number within the range from 100 to 999.
1
Right-click the image file, then click [Rename]. Change the file
name to “DSC0ssss”.
Enter a number from 0001 to 9999 for ssss.
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2
• For movie files, the file name format is
“M4V0ssss”.
• If the overwrite confirmation message appears, enter a different number.
• An extension may be displayed depending on the computer settings. The extension for still images is JPG, and the extension for movies is MP4. Do not change the extension.
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Using the supplied software
This section describes the process using a
Windows computer as an example.
Overview of the supplied software
The supplied CD-ROM contains one software application: “PicturePackage”.
PicturePackage
A
B
C
D
E
What you can do:
A Save the images on CD-R
B Automatic Slideshow Producer
C Viewing video and pictures on PC
D Transfer Slideshow music (“Music
Transfer”)
E Viewing Movie clips on PC (“Movie
Player”*)
* “Movie Player” is only compatible with
Windows XP/2000
How to start up the functions:
Click one of A-E, then click the button at the lower right of the screen.
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Installing the software
You can install the “PicturePackage” software using the following procedure.
• If you have not yet installed the USB driver
(page 62), do not connect the camera to the
computer before you install the
“PicturePackage” software (except for Windows
XP).
• In Windows 2000/XP, log on as Administrator.
• When “PicturePackage” is installed, the USB driver is installed automatically.
1
Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the
CD-ROM drive.
The installation menu screen appears.
• If it does not appear, double-click (My
Computer) t (PICTUREPACKAGE).
2
Click [PicturePackage].
The “Choose Setup Language” screen appears.
3
Select the desired language, then click [Next] twice.
This section describes the English screen.
The “License Agreement” screen appears.
Read the agreement carefully. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click the radio button next to [I accept the terms of the license agreement] and then click [Next].
4
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
• “DirectX” will be installed if you have not yet installed it.
• When the restarting confirmation message appears, restart the computer following the instructions on the screen.
5
Remove the CD-ROM as the shortcut icons of
“PicturePackage Menu” and
“PicturePackage destination
Folder” are displayed after the installation.
3
Follow the instructions on the screen to add/change Music files.
• When you want to use the preset Music again, we recommended that you excute
[Format Music] (page 57) first.
• For details on using “Music Transfer,” see the on-line help in “Music Transfer”.
To start up the software
Double-click the “PicturePackage Menu” icon on the desktop.
For information on the use of the software
Click [?] at the upper-right corner of each screen to show the on-line help.
Adding/Changing Music using
“Music Transfer”
You can change the Music files that are preset at the factory with the desired Music file. Also, you can delete or add these files.
The music you can transfer with “Music
Transfer” is listed below:
• MP3 files stored on the hard drive of your computer
• Music on CDs
• Preset-music saved on this camera
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Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer with a
“Memory Stick Duo” removed from the camera.
• When you have a “Memory Stick Duo” in the camera, “Music Transfer” cannot recognize the camera to add/change the
Music files.
2
Start “Music Transfer”.
Technical support for
“PicturePackage” is provided by the
Pixela User Support Center. For more informaion, refer to the leaflet in the supplied CD-ROM package.
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Using your Macintosh computer
You can copy images to your Macintosh computer and change your desired music in
Slide Show using “Music Transfer”.
Recommended computer environment
Recommended environment for copying images
OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, or Mac
OS X (v10.0 or later)
USB connector: Provided as standard
• We recommend that you have QuickTime 6 or later pre-installed on your computer.
Recommended environment for using
“Music Transfer”
OS (pre-installed): Mac OS X (v10.3 or later)
CPU: iMac, eMac, iBook, PowerBook, Power
Mac G3/G4/G5 series, Mac mini
Memory: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is recommended.)
Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation—approximately 250 MB
Notes on connecting your camera to a computer
• Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above.
• If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time, some devices, including your camera, may not operate depending on the types of USB devices you are using.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Connecting your camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed transfer) as this camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
• There are three modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default setting), [Mass Storage] and [PTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage]
as examples. For details on [PTP], see page 58.
• When your computer resumes from the suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time.
Copying and viewing images on a computer
1
Connect the camera with a
Macintosh computer.
Perform the same procedure as
described in “Stage 2: Connecting the camera with a computer” on page 63.
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Copy image files to the Macintosh computer.
1 Double-click the newly recognized icon t [DCIM] (for still image) or
[MP_ROOT] (for movie) t the folder where the images you want to copy are stored.
2 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon.
The image files are copied to the hard disk.
• For details on the storage location of the
images and file names, see page 67.
3
View images on the computer.
Double-click the hard disk icon t the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files to open that image file.
• To view movies, MPEG-4 compliant application software is required.
To delete the USB connection
Perform the procedures listed below beforehand when:
• Disconnecting the USB cable
• Removing a “Memory Stick Duo”
• Turning off the camera
Drag and drop the drive icon or the icon of the “Memory Stick Duo” to the “Trash” icon.
The camera is disconnected from the computer.
• If using Mac OS X v10.0, disconnect the USB cable etc., after you have turned your computer off.
Adding/Changing music using
“Music Transfer”
You can change the Music files that are preset at the factory with the desired Music file. Also, you can add these files.
The music you can transfer with “Music
Transfer” is listed below:
• MP3 files stored on the hard drive of your computer
• Music on CDs
• Preset-music saved on this camera
To install “Music Transfer”
• Shut down all other application software before you install “Music Transfer”.
• For installation, you need to log on as administer.
1 Turn on your Macitosh, and insert the CD-
ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive.
2 Double-click
3 Double-click the [MusicTransfer.pkg] file in the [MAC] folder.
4 The installation of the software starts.
To add/change Music files
See “Adding/Changing Music using ‘Music
• When you want to use the preset Music again, we recommend that you excute [Format Music]
• For details on using “Music Transfer,” see the on-line help in “Music Transfer”.
Technical support for “Music Transfer” is provided by the Pixela User
Support Center. For more informaion, refer to the leaflet in the supplied CD-
ROM package.
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