Sony Mavica FD200

First things first

Some Standard Operating Procedures for Any Camera

Always make sure the lens cap is not on when the camera is
Make sure no part of your finger is in front of (or heaven forbid on) the lens
If it’s dark where you’re taking the picture, turn the flash on
If you’re taking a picture through glass, turn the flash off

Getting Started

All of the directions are given assuming that you are looking at the back of the camera.

Inserting the Floppy Disk

The bottom of the disk needs to face the front of the camera
Then insert the disk metal edge first.
Make sure the lavender button on the back is on the FD choice, as opposed to the Memory Stick MS.

Removing the Floppy Disk

MAKE SURE THE CAMERA IS TURNED OFF FIRST!!!!
Locate the large button labeled disk eject near the right side of the camera
Slide the safety lock left
Then the eject button down

Turning the Camera On

Use the sliding switch with the green button, located near the top left of the back.
Depress the green locking button
Then slide the switch.

To Preview Pictures

Pictures that you have taken can be previewed from the camera. To preview pictures on the disk:

slide the switch near the middle bottom (on the back) to Play.

To Take Pictures with the Camera

Still Pictures
- Slide the switch near the middle bottom (on the back) to Still for still pictures
Video Clips
- To take 5 second video clips, slide the switch near the middle bottom (on the back) to Movie

Navigating the Camera Menus

Use the circular button with arrows in the four corners.

To make a selection, press the center of this button.
To display the menu, press the up arrow once.
To close the menu, press the down arrow once.
To “arrow over”, press the right or left arrow as appropriate

To change the capture quality

while in “taking still picture” mode
- display the menu
- arrow over to File
- press up arrow to open the menu
- arrow up to Image Size in the menu
- press right once
- and then arrow up or down to select your desired resolution in the submenu
The higher the resolution, the better quality picture, but the more space it will take up on the disk.

To zoom

Use the sliding switch on the front of the camera.
- Left zooms out
- Right zooms in

To change flash option

Press the button labeled with a lightning flash on the bottom left corner of the back.
By default flash is set to auto
- pressing the button once will bring up red-eye-reduction mode
- pressing the button again will set the flash to always on
- pressing it a third time will turn the flash off
- and pressing it a fourth time will return the flash to auto

And Finally, You’re Ready to Take a Picture

After lining up the image you wish to capture in the view finder

Press the shutter button (located on the top of the camera, on the front right). But before doing so read on!
- If you press and hold the button slightly, the camera will lock in the settings
  - the green light will blink while the camera is making its adjustments
  - it will stop blinking when the settings are locked
- Pressing the shutter button the rest of the way to complete the image capture.

You do not need to wait for the green light when pressing the shutter button, but doing so will aid in creating better pictures.

To Transfer Images to Your Computer

To transfer images from the camera, you have several options, two of which will be discussed here.

Using the Floppy Disk

The main advantage of this camera is the ability to use floppy disks as the storage medium. Since 99% of all computers have a floppy drive, the images may be directly copied to your computer from the floppy disk. This camera also uses removable memory sticks, for which adapters exist that will allow you to plug them directly into the computer.

Using the USB Cable

The other method for transfer is to connect the camera to your computer by means of a USB cable. USB cable’s are symbolized by a trident-like symbol, and are fairly standard on computers. The USB port on this camera is located in the bottom right corner, under a protective rubber flap.

Connect the USB cable to the camera
Connect it to an available USB port on your computer
The images may now be transferred to your computer in a number of ways
For example, if you are using Windows XP:
- Windows will be add the camera as a drive labeled Sony MemoryStick.
- this drive may be accessed just as any other drive connected to your computer
- remove or copy off any picture as needed
Working with a Macintosh is essentially the same

This is meant, of course, just to get your started. You should consult the camera manual included in the bag for more information.