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The The Sony MavicaSony Mavica
Digital CameraDigital Camera““The Computer as an Educational The Computer as an Educational
Tool: Tool:
Productivity and Problem Solving” Productivity and Problem Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and ©Richard C. Forcier and
Don E. DescyDon E. Descy
Knowing Your CameraKnowing Your Camera
Parts identification.Parts identification.Using the control Using the control
button.button.
Parts IdentificationParts Identification
Parts IdentificationParts Identification
The Control ButtonThe Control Button
Scrolling up, Scrolling up, down, left, down, left, and right.and right.
To enter To enter selection selection press center.press center.
Things You Can DoThings You Can Do
Add Sound to your images.Add Sound to your images.Record 60 sec. MPEG Record 60 sec. MPEG
movies.movies.View images right away.View images right away.Transfer images to your Transfer images to your
computer.computer.
Taking a Still PictureTaking a Still Picture
Turn the Camera on.Turn the Camera on.Enter Still Mode.Enter Still Mode.Define Settings.Define Settings.Take the Picture.Take the Picture.
Turn the Camera onTurn the Camera on
Slide the Power switch Slide the Power switch to the on position.to the on position.
Slide the Slide the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to STILL mode.selector to STILL mode.
Define SettingsDefine Settings
Record Menu.Record Menu.Quality Menu.Quality Menu.Image Menu.Image Menu.Flash Menu.Flash Menu.
Record MenuRecord Menu
Normal:Normal: Records Records compressed JPEG imagecompressed JPEG image..
E-mail:E-mail: Record 320 x 240 Record 320 x 240 JPEG image suitable to e-JPEG image suitable to e-mail.mail.
Record MenuRecord Menu
Voice:Voice: Records JPEG Records JPEG image with sound.image with sound.
Bitmap:Bitmap: Records non- Records non-compressed (640 x 480) compressed (640 x 480) image besides JPEG. image besides JPEG. Clearer Detail. Clearer Detail.
Record MenuRecord Menu
Quality MenuQuality Menu
Fine:Fine: Best image quality, Best image quality, less disk space.less disk space.
Standard:Standard: Poorer image Poorer image quality, more disk space.quality, more disk space.
Quality MenuQuality Menu
Image MenuImage Menu
640 x 480:640 x 480: Records a 640 Records a 640 x 480 JPEG image.x 480 JPEG image.
1024 x 768:1024 x 768: Records a Records a 1024 x 768 JPEG image.1024 x 768 JPEG image.
Image MenuImage Menu
Flash MenuFlash Menu
High:High: Highest flash level. Highest flash level.Normal:Normal: Normal flash Normal flash
level.level.Low:Low: Lowest flash level. Lowest flash level.
Flash MenuFlash Menu
Take the PictureTake the PicturePosition picture using the Position picture using the
LCD screen.LCD screen.Press shutter halfway Press shutter halfway
down.down.Wait for AE indicator to Wait for AE indicator to
stop flashing.stop flashing.Press shutter fully down.Press shutter fully down.
Getting CreativeGetting Creative
Set focus.Set focus.Picture Effects.Picture Effects.Program Auto Exposure.Program Auto Exposure.
Set FocusSet Focus
Auto:Auto: Focuses Focuses Automatically.Automatically.
Manual:Manual: User has to focus User has to focus manually using the focus manually using the focus ring.ring.
FocusingFocusing
Picture EffectsPicture Effects
Neg. Art:Neg. Art: Color and Color and brightness is reversed.brightness is reversed.
Sepia:Sepia: Picture is sepia. A Picture is sepia. A picture done in a dark picture done in a dark brown ink or pigment.brown ink or pigment.
Picture EffectsPicture Effects
B & W:B & W: Monochrome Monochrome image (black and white).image (black and white).
Solarize:Solarize: Clearer light Clearer light intensity.intensity.
Program Auto Program Auto Exposure FunctionExposure FunctionSoft Portrait:Soft Portrait: Creates soft Creates soft
background. background. Sports Lesson:Sports Lesson: For fast For fast
moving subjects.moving subjects.Beach & Ski:Beach & Ski: For strong or For strong or
reflected light.reflected light.
Program Auto Program Auto Exposure FunctionExposure FunctionSunset & Moon:Sunset & Moon: For For
subjects in dark subjects in dark environment.environment.
Panfocus:Panfocus: For close or For close or distant subjects, and dark distant subjects, and dark places.places.
Recording MoviesRecording Movies
Enter movie mode.Enter movie mode.Define Settings.Define Settings.Take the movie.Take the movie.
Enter Movie ModeEnter Movie Mode
Slide the Slide the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to Movie Mode.selector to Movie Mode.
Define SettingsDefine Settings
Image Size:Image Size: You can You can record 320 x 240 or 160 x record 320 x 240 or 160 x 112 MPEG Movie.112 MPEG Movie.
Take the MovieTake the Movie
PressPress shutter down shutter down momentarily to record image momentarily to record image and sound for five seconds.and sound for five seconds.
HoldHold shutter down fully to shutter down fully to record a max. 60 sec Movie.record a max. 60 sec Movie.
Playing Back ImagesPlaying Back Images
Enter Play Mode.Enter Play Mode.Select Image to View.Select Image to View.View image on the LCD View image on the LCD
screen.screen.
Enter Play ModeEnter Play Mode
Slide the Slide the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to PLAY Mode.selector to PLAY Mode.
Image will appear on the Image will appear on the LCD screen.LCD screen.
Select Image to ViewSelect Image to View
Use the control button to Use the control button to selection image to view.selection image to view.
ArrowArrow pointing pointing backback will will display preceding image.display preceding image.
Select Image to ViewSelect Image to View
ArrowArrow pointing pointing forwardforward will will display next image.display next image.
TheThe index icon index icon will display will display an index of all recorded an index of all recorded images.images.
Viewing Images on Viewing Images on a Computera ComputerInsert floppy into disk Insert floppy into disk
drive.drive.Open the disk drive.Open the disk drive.Double click the desired Double click the desired
file.file.
ExamplesExamples