Sony A 100 Manual

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Setup menu
For details on the operation 1 page 80
When a standard form folder is selected and there are two or more folders, you can select the 
recording folder to be used to record images.
1Select [Select folder], then press B on the controller.
2Select the desired folder with v/V on the controller, then press the center of the controller.
 You cannot select the folder when you are setting [Date form].
Creates a folder in a recording medium for recording images.
A new folder is created with a...

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The default settings are marked with  .
During shooting, the recording information display appears on the LCD monitor. You can 
change the displayed time of the display.
 The display appears again if you press the shutter button halfway down or perform some other operation.
If you do not operate the camera for given period of time, the camera turns to power saving 
mode and almost completely shuts down (Power Save).  t step 3 in “Read This First”...

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Setup menu
For details on the operation 1 page 80
Before deleting images or folders, a confirmation screen, such as “Delete this image?”, 
appears. Normally, [No] is selected by default, but you can set this default option so that [Yes] 
is selected.
 
 This setting applies to both deleting images and folders.
If dust or debris enters the camera and lands on the CCD (the part that acts as the film), it may 
appear on the photo image, depending on the shooting environment. If there is dust on the...

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When cleaning the CCD, do not put the tip of a blower brush into the cavity 
beyond the lens mount. You do not need to put the blower brush close to the 
CCD.
6Attach the lens and set the POWER switch to OFF.
 The camera starts beeping if the battery pack becomes low during cleaning. Stop the cleaning immediately 
and set the POWER switch to OFF.
zTo keep dust from entering the camera
While it is impossible to completely shut out dust, the following reminders...

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Using your computer
Using your computer
Enjoying your Windows computer
For details on using a Macintosh computer, 
refer to “Using your Macintosh computer” 
(page 120).
This section describes the English version 
screen contents.
Connecting the camera with your computer (page 107)
Preparing the camera and the computer, and connecting the 
camera and your computer
Copying images to your computer (page 108)
Viewing images on your computer
Enjoying images using the α100 Application Software (page 114)...

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The following environment is 
recommended for a computer connected to 
the camera.
Recommended environment for 
copying images
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft 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.
USB jack: Provided as standard
Recommended environment for using 
“Picture Motion Browser”
OS...

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Using your computer
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 directly inserting the recording 
medium in a computer
Remove the recording medium from the 
camera and insert it in the computer and 
copy the images.
For connecting the camera with the 
recording medium inserted to a 
computer using the USB connection
Follow Stages 1 through 4 on pages 107 to 
111 to...

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• With Windows XP, the AutoPlay wizard appears on the desktop.
 For Windows 2000/Me, follow the procedure  explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a 
Computer” on page 109.
 For Windows XP, when the wizard screen does  not appear automatically, follow the procedure 
explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a 
Computer” on page 109.
This section describes an example of 
copying images to a “My Documents” 
folder.
If the screen does not appear, press the 
shutter button on the camera halfway...

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Using your computer
3Click the check box of unwanted 
images to remove the checkmark 
so they are not copied, then click 
[Next].
The “Picture Name and Destination” 
screen appears.
4Select a name and destination for 
the images, then click [Next].
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.
5Click the radio button next to 
[Nothing. Im finished working 
with these...

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1Double-click [My Computer] t 
[Removable Disk] 
t [DCIM].
2Double-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].
 On the storage destination of the image 
files, see page 112.
3Double-click the [My Documents] 
folder. Then, right-click on the 
“My Documents” window to 
display the menu and click 
[Paste].
The image files are copied to the “My 
Documents” folder.
 When an image with the same file name...