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The charging capacitor (C506) of the DD-158 board is charged up
to the maximum 300 V potential.
There is a danger of electric shock by this high voltage when the
battery is handled by hand.  The electric shock is caused by the
charged voltage which is kept without discharging when the main
power of the unit is simply turned off.  Therefore, the remaining
voltage must be discharged as described below.

To preparing the short jig, a small clip is attached to each end of a
resistor of 1 k

Ω

 /1 W (1-215-869-11).

Wrap insulating tape fully around the leads of the resistor to pre-
vent electrical shock.

1 k

Ω

/1 W

Wrap insulating tape.

Short-circuit between the positive and the negative terminals of
charged capacitor with the short jig about 10 seconds.

•

Make sure that the flat cable and flexible board are not cracked of
bent at the terminal.
Do not insert the cable insufficiently nor crookedly.

Cut and remove the part of gilt 
which comes off at the point.
(Be careful or some 
pieces of gilt may be left inside) 

When remove a connector, don’t pull at wire of connector.
It is possible that a wire is snapped.

When installing a connector, don’t press down at wire of connector.
It is possible that a wire is snapped.

R:1 k

Ω

/1 W

 

(Part code: 
1-215-869-11)

Capacitor

Display Code

  C:32:ss

  C:13:ss

  E:61:ss

  E:91:ss

Countermeasure

Turn the power off and on again.

Format the “Memory stick”.

Insert a new “Memory Stick”.

Checking of lens drive circuit.

Cause

Trouble with hardware.

Unformatted memory stick is inserted.

Memory stick is broken.

When failed in the focus and zoom
initialization.

Abnormality when flash is being
charged.

Checking of flash unit or replacement
of flash unit.

Caution Display During Error

SYSTEM ERROR

FORMAT ERROR

MEMORY STICK ERROR

—

Self-diagnosis display
• C: ss: ss

You can reverse the camera mal-
function yourself. (However, con-
tact your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility
when you cannot recover from
the camera malfunction.)

• E: ss: ss

Contact your Sony dealer or lo-
cal authorized Sony service facil-
ity.

Battery pack is not “InfoLITHIUM”
compatible.

Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.

Battery pack was installed or removed
when using the AC adaptor.

Turn the power off and on again.

Insert a battery pack correctly.

Battery pack is not inserted correctly.

  E:92:ss

This section is extracted from
instruction manual.

  

If you have any questions about this product, 
you may call: 

Sony Customer Information Services Center 
1-800-222-SONY (7669) 

The number below is for the FCC related 
matters only.  

You are cautioned that any changes or 
modifications not expressly approved in this 
manual could void your authority to operate 
this equipment.

This symbol is intended to 
alert the user to the presence 
of uninsulated “dangerous 
voltage” within the 
product’s enclosure that 
may be of sufficient 
magnitude to constitute a 
risk of electric shock to 
persons. 

This symbol is intended to 
alert the user to the presence 
of important operating and 
maintenance (servicing) 
instructions in the literature 
accompanying the 
appliance. 

Trade Name:

SONY 

Model No.:

DSC-P30

Responsible  Party:Sony Electronics Inc. 
Address:

680 Kinderkamack 
Road, Oradell, NJ 
07649 USA 

Telephone No.:

201-930-6972 

This device complies with Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) This 
device may not cause harmful 
interference, and (2) this device must 
accept any interference received, 
including interference that may cause 
undesired operation. 

Trade Name:

SONY 

Model No.:

DSC-P50

Responsible  Party:Sony Electronics Inc. 
Address:

680 Kinderkamack 
Road, Oradell, NJ 
07649 USA 

Telephone No.:

201-930-6972 

This device complies with Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) This 
device may not cause harmful 
interference, and (2) this device must 
accept any interference received, 
including interference that may cause 
undesired operation. 

This equipment has been tested and found to 
comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC 
Rules. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate 
radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference 
to radio communications. However, there is 
no guarantee that interference will not occur 
in a particular installation. If this equipment 
does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be 
determined by turning the equipment off and 
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct 
the interference by one or more of the 
following measures: 

— Reorient or relocate the receiving 

antenna. 

— Increase the separation between the 

equipment and receiver. 

— Connect the equipment into an outlet 

on a circuit different from that to which 
the receiver is connected. 

— Consult the dealer or an experienced 

radio/TV technician for help. 

The supplied interface cable must be used 
with the equipment in order to comply with 
the limits for a digital device pursuant to 
Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. 

You can return your unwanted lithium ion 
batteries to your nearest Sony Service 
Center. 

In some areas the disposal of lithium ion 
batteries in household or business trash may 
be prohibited. 

For the Sony Service Center nearest you call 
1-800-222-SONY (United States only) 

Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium 
ion battery.

  

 

Directive:EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, 

92/31/EEC 

This equipment complies with the EMC 
regulations when used under the following 
circumstances: 

Residential area 

Business district 

Light-industry district 

(This equipment complies with the EMC 
standard regulations EN55022 Class B.)

This product has been tested and found 
compliant with the limits sets out on the 
EMC Directive for using connection cables 
shorter than 3 meters.

The electromagnetic fields at the specific 
frequencies may influence the picture and 
sound of this camera. 

 

  

Before you record one-time events, you may 
want to make a trial recording to make sure 
that the camera is working correctly.

Contents of the recording cannot be 
compensated for if recording or playback is 
not possible due to a malfunction of your 
camera or recording medium, etc.

This camera conforms with the Design 
Rules for Camera File Systems universal 
standard established by the JEITA (Japan 
Electric and Information Technology 
Industries). You cannot play back on your 
camera still images recorded on other 
equipment (DCR-TRV890E/TRV900/
TRV900E, DSC-D700, DSC-D770) that 
does not conform with this universal 
standard. (These models are not sold in 
some areas.)

Playback of images recorded with your 
camera on other equipment and playback 
of images recorded or edited with other 
equipment on your camera are not 
guaranteed.

Television programs, films, video tapes, and 
other materials may be copyrighted. 
Unauthorized recording of such materials 
may be contrary to the provision of the 
copyright laws. 

In addition to malfunctions and inability to 
record images, this may render the 
“Memory Stick” unusable or image data 
breakdown, damage or loss may occur.

This may cause irrecoverable damage to 
your eyes.

The LCD screen and the LCD finder are 
manufactured using extremely high-
precision technology so over 99.99% of 
the pixels are operational for effective use. 
However, there may be some tiny black 
points and/or bright points (white, red, 
blue or green in color) that constantly 
appear on the LCD screen and the LCD 
finder. These points are normal in the 
manufacturing process and do not affect 
the recording in any way. 

Be careful when placing the camera near a 
window or outdoors. Exposing the LCD 
screen, the finder or the lens to direct 
sunlight for long periods may cause 
malfunctions.

Be careful when removing the batteries, as 
they may be hot after the camera is used for 
long periods.

When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or 
under similar conditions, be careful not to 
get the camera wet. If moisture 
condensation occurs, refer to page 71 and 
follow the instructions on how to remove it 
before using the camera.

To avoid the potential risk of data loss, 
always copy (back up) data to a disk.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE 
COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE 
FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN 
ICES-003 OPERATION IS SUBJECT 
TO THE FOLLOWING TWO 
CONDITIONS:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE 
HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND 
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT 
ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, 
INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT 
MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED 
OPERATION.

Note that the camera body may become hot.

Recording still images: 
page 19
Playing back still images: 
page 28
Deleting images (DELETE): 
page 62

You can copy images onto your computer and view and modify images or attach 
images to e-mail on your computer using the supplied USB cable and application 
software.

Viewing images using a personal computer: page 30
Recording still images for e-mail (E-MAIL): page 48

Recording moving images (MPEG 
MOVIE): page 26 

Creating Clip Motion Files: page 51 
Recording text documents (TEXT): page 49
Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF): page 50

See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

A

Press and hold down this button 
for approximately one second to 
turn on the camera.

B

: 

To record in TWILIGHT 
mode

: 

To record still images

: 

To playback or edit 
images

: 

To record moving images 
or Clip Motion images

SET UP: To set the setup items

C

D

E

Do not block while recording with 
the flash.

F

G

Be sure to remove the lens cap 
before recording.

H

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K

L

M

N

Use a tripod with a screw length of 
less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You 
will be unable to firmly secure the 
camera to tripods having longer 
screws, and may damage the 
camera.

O

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

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M

Your camera operates only with the following batteries.

Two size AA alkaline batteries (supplied)

“InfoLITHIUM” (S series) battery pack (NP-FS11) (not supplied)

Two size AA nickel metal hydride batteries (not supplied)

Two size AA nickel-cadmium batteries (not supplied)

The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is recommended for longer operating times. Note 
that in this Operating Instructions, “batteries” refers to size AA alkaline batteries.

1

Open the cover while sliding the OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow.

Insert the battery pack with the v mark facing toward the battery compartment.