Sony DSC-P72 manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Sony DSC-P72 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Sony DSC-P72, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Sony DSC-P72 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Sony DSC-P72
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Sony DSC-P72
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Sony DSC-P72
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Sony DSC-P72 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Sony DSC-P72 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Sony en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Sony DSC-P72, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Sony DSC-P72, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Sony DSC-P72. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    3-080-877- 12 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the un it, plea se r ead t his manua l th oro ughly , an d retain i t for f uture re ference. Owner’s Record The mode l an d seria l number s ar e l o cat ed on the bottom. Record th e ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to the s e n um b[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Servic es Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nformation CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned that any changes or modi[...]

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    3 Note: This equip ment has bee n te ste d a nd fo und to comply wi th the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Thes e limi ts a re desig ned to pr ovid e reasonabl e protection aga in st ha r mful inter feren ce in a r esidentia l install ation. T his equipm en t ge nera tes, uses, and c an radia te radio f[...]

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    4 For the Cus tomers in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES AND THE CANADI AN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O C ONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO T CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFEREN C E RECE IVE D , INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA [...]

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    5 Before usin g your camera Tri a l r e c o r d in g Befor e you reco rd one-ti me events, you may want to make a tria l re c or d in g to make sure that t he came ra is wo rking correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Conten ts of the rec o rd in g cannot be compe nsa te d f or if reco rding or playba c k is not possibl e due to[...]

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    6 The pow er zoom lens (f or the DSC- P72 only) This came ra is e quip ped with power zoom lens. Be care ful not to bump th e lens , and be careful not to apply for c e to it. The flash Do not allo w the fl ash emit ter to beco me dirty , as this ma y c ause th e f la sh emi tte r to be co me hotter than normal a nd res ult in m alfunc tion. Do not[...]

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    7 Trademarks • “Memor y Stic k,” , and “Magic Gate Memory Stick” are t rademarks of Son y Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k Duo” an d are tr ad em a rks o f So ny Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k PR O ” and are tr ad em a rks o f So ny Corp orat ion . • “MagicGat e” an d are trademar ks of Sony C orporati on. • Micros[...]

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    8 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ........... ... . 5 Identifyin g the parts .... ............... ........... .. 10 Preparing batteries ... ......... ........... ......... .. 14 Charging t h e batteries ....... ........... ......... .. 14 Inserting t h e batteries ........... ........ ........... 16 Using an e xternal p ower[...]

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    9 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ......... ......... 62 Recor ding an enlarged im age – Trimmin g .......... ......... ........... ....... 63 Playi ng back successi ve imag es – Slide sh ow......... ............... ........... . 6 3 Rotating s till images – Rotate ..... ........... . 64 Playing b a ck images s h ot in Multi[...]

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    10 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts (DSC-P72) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut te r butto n (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33 ) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surface[...]

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    11 A Zoom b utton s (during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons ( during pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28/ 30) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP it ems [...]

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    12 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P32) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut te r butto n (26) C Flash (32) D Find er w in dow E Lens F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Micr ophone I Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33 ) J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the su[...]

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    13 A Zoom b utton s (during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons (during pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP it ems [...]

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    14 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo win g batter ie s in th is ca mer a. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AA-D A (2 ) (supplied) – NH-AA-2DA twi n-pack (not supplied) R6 (s ize A A ) alk al ine b a tter ies (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tt eries, lithium bat te ries, ni-[...]

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    15 Getti n g started Charging time This r epresents the tim e required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours. The CHARGE lam p may r emain lit longer than six hours, but this i[...]

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    16 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba tt er y cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but t on pre ssed , and it opens out . , Insert the ba tter ies. Matc h the +/ − poles o f th e batt eries to the + / − marks in side the b a tter y cas e. • Occasionally clean t he poles of th e batteries and the terminals of [...]

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    17 Getti n g started Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re m ai ni ng in di ca tor displays the amoun t of po w er rem aini ng using the following sym b ols. • If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on. • Based on th e conditions un der which t[...]

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    18 Insertin g th e batteries ( con tinued) When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting u nder the following conditi ons: – The image quality is set to [Fi ne ]. – Shooting one image ev ery 30 seconds. – Alternative l y pressing the zoom W and T buttons fully for each shot (DSC-P72 only). – Using the flash once i n ever y two shots. – T[...]

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    19 Getti n g started Using an ext ernal powe r sou rce , Open the jack cov er , t hen connect th e AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not su pplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca m er a. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing toward th e LCD scre en. • Be su re to use th e A C-LS5 A C Adapto r. Other AC adapto rs cannot b e used with this ca mera. • Connect [...]

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    20 Turn i ng your cam er a on/off , Press POWE R to turn on the camera . The POWER la mp li gh t s in green an d the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for th e firs t time, the C lock S et scre en appear s (p age 21). To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER la mp goes out , an d th e camera turns of f. • Do not r e move th[...]

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    21 Getti n g started Setti ng the date a nd t i me , Set the mode selector to . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lo ck Se t] i n (Setup 1) (pages 45, 107), then pro ceed from Step 3 . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . , Press POWER to turn on the [...]

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    22 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the cont rol but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown be low the sele cte d it em. , Set the desired num e rical value with v / V on t h e control button , then pr es s z . After set ti ng the curr en t n ume r ical value, set t he next item. Repeat the a bove[...]

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    23 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Me m or y Stick” , Open the “Memor y Stick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 109. , Inse rt the “Memory S tic k.” Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck” al l th e way in until it clicks as shown in th[...]

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    24 Setti ng the still image size , Set the m od e sele ct or t o . , Turn on the ca mera, then press (Image S ize). The Imag e Size se tu p item appears . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 25. , Select t he desi red im age s ize with v / V on the co ntrol button. The ima g e size is set . After th e setting i s complete d[...]

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    25 Shootin g still images Image size and quali ty You ca n ch oose ima ge si ze (number of pixe l s ) and image qu a li ty (com pr ession ratio) ba sed on the kind o f images y ou want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a ge size an d the hig her you ma ke the im age qualit y, the bet ter your image, but also th e large r the am ount of da ta n[...]

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    26 Basic still image shoot ing – usi ng auto mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on the c amera. The recor di n g folde r name is indica ted on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do not touch the lens po rtion while it is operating, such as when you press PO WER to turn [...]

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    27 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st il l ima ge i s sa ve d in the “M emory S tick.” When the r ecord ing lamp (pa ges 11, 13 ) goes out, yo u can sh oot the next image. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per formed [...]

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    28 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou t ry to s hoo t a sub ject t ha t is har d to focu s on, th e AE/AF lock ind icator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Fo cus fu nction m ay be difficu lt to use with in the fol lo win g subj ec ts. In su ch cases, release t he shutter button, th en try[...]

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    29 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om buttons t o choo se t he de sired zoo m position, a nd sh oot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject Appr oximat ely 50 c m (19 3 / 4 inches) from the end of th e lens (DS C -P72) Approxim a tely 10 cm (4 i nches) fro m the end o f the le ns (DSC-P 32) • T[...]

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    30 Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only) For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or in s ec ts, shoo t usin g the macro fe ature . You ca n use thi s fea tur e for clos e-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: 10 c m (4 in ches) from the end of the lens When the zoom i s[...]

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    31 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the control butt on. The (Self-ti mer) indica tor app ears on the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to . , Center t[...]

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    32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and pres s v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h m ode has the foll owin g feature s . No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The camera d ecides to use the fla sh based on lig hting condit io ns. The fla s h w ill be used when there i s not enou gh light or when [...]

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    33 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -st robe s bef ore shooting to redu ce the red-e y e ph enom en on. Set [Re d Eye Re duc ti on ] to [On] in th e SE T U P settings (pa ge 106). ap pears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies acc or ding to the individual. [...]

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    34 Shooting with the finder The find er i s conv enie nt whe n you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD sc reen . Each time you press , t he display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. All of the i ndicato rs are tu rned o ff • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual reco[...]

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    35 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appear s. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD [...]

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    36 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra almos t immed iate ly on t he sc re en. Yo u can sele ct the fol lo win g thr ee meth ods fo r vie w in g im a ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im age at a tim e , occupy ing the ent i re scree n. Index (nine-image) screen Nine imag e[...]

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    37 Viewing st ill images , Select the desire d still ima ge wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Displa ys the previous image. B : Displa ys the n e xt image. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on once. The d is p lay s w itch es [...]

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    38 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io /vid eo input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t t he audio plug (b lack) of the A /V connec ting cab le to t he Lch aud io inpu t jack. • T u rn off both the cam era and th[...]

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    39 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a T V , yo u need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng cable (sup plied). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still ca m era . Che ck the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Canada , Cen tral A[...]

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    40 Deleting i mages , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on the c amera. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (D elet e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 67). , Sel ec t [Delet e] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . ?[...]

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    41 Deleti ng still i mages Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index (n in e- i m age ) screen (page 37) is dis playe d, press (Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , th en p res s z . Ne xt , s [...]

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    42 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s (D elet e). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Memo ry St ick acce ss” a ppe ar s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the images with marks have been delete d . To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] with b on the control but ton , then [...]

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    43 Deleti ng still i mages , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . “Memory Stick acc ess” ap pears on t he scree n. When t his messa ge dis appea rs, th e image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on the c ont rol button , then pr ess z . 3 Delete Exit 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK B[...]

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    44 Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt t h e “Memor y Stick” you want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo d e select or t o SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “forma tting” mea ns prepa ring a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this process is also called “initialization.” The s upplied “Memory Stick” and[...]

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    45 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scr ibes the most frequent ly used m e nus an d th e SET U P s cre en. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appears . b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b u tton. The let ters and symbols of the item you select[...]

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    46 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select th e sti ll image qu ality fro m [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (C ame ra) to an y m ode other t h an [Auto ] in t he m e nu setting s (page 27). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select (P . Qu ality) with b / B , then sel ec t th[...]

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    47 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Sele ct ( Memory Stic k T ool ) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n ap pears . c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new folder i s crea t ed with a num be r one hi gher than the [...]

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    48 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in thre e areas to th e le ft, and rig ht and i n th e ce nter of the i m a ge, letti ng you shoo t using th e auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition . Thi s is us efu l whe n it is diff icult to fo cus on the subj [...]

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    49 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Even if it is difficult to foc us in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of th e frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For e xample, when you are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca m era may focus on the background visi[...]

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    50 a Set the m od e select or to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e follo wing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (un li mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , se le ct 9 (Focus), then sel e[...]

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    51 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on e na ble s you to select a meteri ng mode to suit the shooting conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m e tering The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple regions and m eterin g is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion. The camer a judg es t he s ubje ct posi ti[...]

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    52 For the DSC-P32 a Set the mo de dial to or . b Press B ( ) on the control butto n to tu rn spot me tering on. The spot me teri ng cross hair ap pears. To cancel s pot metering Press B ( ) again to turn spot mete ring off. The spot meterin g cross h air disappea rs, an d th e came ra r eturn s to mu lti- patter n mete ring. Adjusting co lor tones[...]

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    53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you choose , the white balance m ay not be properly adjusted. • When the flash is triggered, the m anual setting of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in Auto m ode. Adjust ing the flash level – Flash level Mode se lector: Yo[...]

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    54 Shooting multiple fram es – Clip Motion Mode se lector: You ca n shoo t a number of still image s consecu tively ( GIF anima tion) . Beca use the file s iz e is small, t he s e i mages are idea l for use on a hom e pag e, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restri cted to color levels of 256 colors and below . [...]

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    55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • If you do not complete Step 6 , all the images will not be saved in the “Memory St ic k.” • In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be inserted. • When you view Clip Moti on images using the Index sc reen, the images may appear different from the actual image recorded. • GIF files made o n other [...]

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    56 Shooting two images in succession – Burst 2 Mode se lector: You can shoo t two images in succ ession while pr essi ng th e shut te r bu tt on on l y once . a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then sele ct [Burst 2] wit h v / V . d Shoot your ima g e . Y ou can do the n[...]

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    57 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot your image. Y ou can do t h e next shoot in g after “Rec ording” disapp ears f rom the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , s ele ct [ Norm al] . • For instructions on ho w to attach your images to an e-m ail [...]

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    58 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hoot ing ni ght scen es, s hoot ing people at nigh t, shoot i ng la nd scapes, or shooti ng a wate rfront o r a sno wscap e, use the mo d es li s te d be lo w to i ncr ea se th e qualit y of yo ur image s . Twilight m ode Under d ark li ghting c onditions, y ou c an shoot a distan t [...]

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    59 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng a Set the mode selector to b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Selec t (Camer a) with b , then sel e ct the desire d mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal s hooti ng In St ep 3 , select [Aut o] or [Program ]. • The setting is maintaine d even when the power is turned off. • Even when you select T w[...]

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    60 Adding sp ecial effect s – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i m ages. Before operation Whe n s hoo ti ng s t ill im a ge s , s et (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 27). a Set the m od e selec to r t o or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c [...]

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    61 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se le ct or : Select t he folder t hat image s you wan t to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , the n press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] wi[...]

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    62 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Display the imag e you want to enla r ge. c Press th e zoo m T button to enla[...]

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    63 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have v iewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was befor[...]

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    64 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (pre vious). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages – Rotate Mode selecto r: Images s h ot when hol d in g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d di spla[...]

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    65 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode se le ct or : You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uously or pl ay them back f rame by frame . T hi s func ti on is use d for checking the images. • When the images a r e played back on a computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at the[...]

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    66 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer t ain frames. When you de lete images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (Delet e). 3 Sele ct [ Del ete ], t hen p re ss z . All of th e fra mes a re de le ted.[...]

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    67 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se le ct or : To pr eve n t ac cide nt al erasure of an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otect it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou w ant to protect with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appears . d Select [P rotect] wi t h b / B , t hen press[...]

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    68 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk turn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection In Step 4 , sel ect [Can cel], or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , sele ct an ima ge for whi ch you want to re le ase prot ection w it h v / V / b / B , and press z . T he - mark turns gr [...]

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    69 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se le ct or : You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded im age, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 3.1M, 2.0M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing. a Set the mode selector to . b Displ ay the imag e you wan t[...]

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    70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n de sign ate cert a in i ma ge s to be prin ted . This ma rk is c onv enie nt wh en you wan t to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. • [...]

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    71 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e m ark turn s whit e and th e setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , se lect th e ima g e you w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , selec t [All In Folder],[...]

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    72 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPE G m ovi es). Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 45, 10 6). a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Press (Image Size). The Ima ge Size set up item a ppear s. c Select the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choo s e from 64 0 (V G A ) or 160 ([...]

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    73 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se le ct or : You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds fr om the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the mode selector to . b Select th e des ired movie wit h b / B . Movie s with the image si ze [160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller than st ill ima ges. Movie[...]

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    74 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Sele c t the mo vi e you w ant to delete with b / B . c Press (D elet e). The movie ha s not ye t bee n delete d at this point . d Sele ct [Del ete] wi th v , then press z . “Memor y St ick ac ce ss” ap pea rs o n [...]

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    75 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . “Memory S ti ck access” messa ge appear s on the scr een. When this messag e di sap pears, the movi e ha s bee n d e lete d . To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t] . To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , selec t [All In Folder], then press z . Next, sel[...]

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    76 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icie nt, o r when you attac h mo vies to your e -m ail messag es. The file num bers assigned whe n movies ar e cut The cut mo vi es ar e assigne d ne w nu[...]

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    77 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cutt in g point. Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you want to chang e the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel]. Th e playba ck of the mov ie sta rts ag ain. f When you h[...]

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    78 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi ona l, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the facto r y. Ope r ati on is not assu r ed in an environ men t[...]

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    79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e USB dr iver . a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supplie d CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model sele ctio n scre en ap pears. If it does[...]

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    80 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Image T rans fer” s oftwar e to copy im a ges to you r comp ut er automa tically when you conne ct the came ra to your com p uter. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een . The installa tion menu screen appea r s. b Click [Image T ran sfer ] on the installation menu sc re e[...]

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    81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shi el d Wizard” sc re en closes. If you wish to c ont in ue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er] on the title scree n and then fo llow the proced u re. • The USB dri ver is needed in or der to use “Image T ransfer.” If the necessary dr i[...]

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    82 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e cam era . • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail or the data may be corrupted if the camera[...]

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    83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cab le from your computer, removin g the “Memory Stick” from your camera, or turning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), th en click [S top ]. 3 Confir m the d evice on the c onfirmatio n window, th[...]

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    84 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Ima ge Tran sfer ” s ettin gs. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Open Sett in g s ]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n t he “Im age T ran s f er ” sta r t s, the belo w window appears. When [...]

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    85 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Make a U SB con nection (page 82). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d], then cli ck [OK]. The “S c anne r an d Came ra Wizard” scree n ap pears. b Click [Next]. The i mages s tor[...]

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    86 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded wit h your cam era are gro u p ed as fo l ders in the “Memo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows Me • You cannot recor d any i mages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in these f o ld e rs are avai lable only f or vi ewing. • F[...]

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    87 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The num e r ica l portions of the fo llowi ng fil es ar e th e s am e. – A smal l-size image file shot in E- Mail mode and i ts co rre spondin g im a ge fi le – An audi o file sh ot in Voice mo de and its correspo nding image file[...]

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    88 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0. 0/ v10. 1/ v1 0.2) The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9. 0 o r 9.1. – iMac wit h Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, a[...]

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    89 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Trash ” ico n, then rem o ve the USB c able, remo ve the “Mem ory St ick,” or turn of f the cam era • I[...]

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    90 Creating a V ideo CD You can create a V ideo C D u sing y our comput er. The created Vi d eo CD can be playe d bac k on a Vide o CD -com pat ible DVD pl ayer. When playi ng back o n a comput er, use applica tion soft wa r e us e d to play ba ck a Vide o CD. a Sta r t “I m ag eM ixer. ” b Click . The video CD cre at i ng m ode tur ns on. c Dr[...]

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    91 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th your cam era, try the follo win g so lu ti o ns. 1 Check th e items on page s 91 to 97. If th e screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see p age 100. 2 Press the RESET b utton l ocated i nside the j ac k cover , then turn o n th e cam era again[...]

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    92 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power turns off suddenly. • I f you do not operate the camer a for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to preven t weari ng down the battery (wh en [Power Sa ve] is [Off], aft er three minute s. ) (pa ge 17). • The batteries are di sc harge d . p Turn on the ca[...]

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    93 Troublesh ooting The im age is too b rig ht . • You are shoot ing a spot ligh ted subjec t in a dark locati o n s uc h as on a stage. • T he brightne ss of the LCD screen is too high. p Adjust the ex posu re (page 50) . p Adjust the brigh tness of the LCD scr e en (pa ge 107). The im age is monochrome (black and white). • [PFX] (P. Effect)[...]

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    94 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Sol u tion The image ca nnot be played back. • The mode selec to r is not se t to . • Y ou cannot play bac k the i mage on t he camera, if it is mod ified on a c om puter o r it s f olde r/fil e name is change d. • The camera is in USB mode. p Set the mo de sel ec to r to (pa g e 36)[...]

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    95 Troublesh ooting Computers You cannot cut a movie. • T he movie is not long enough to cu t. • Protected movi e (MPEG movie ), Clip Motio n, Mult i Bu rst file s a nd still im a ge s cannot b e cu t. — — Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wi t h th e cam er a. — p Check “Re comme nde d comput e[...]

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    96 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correc tly connected t o your computer. • T h e copy procedure dif fers de pe ndin g on your OS. — p Connect the came ra a nd your c o mp uter corre ct ly (p a ge 82). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pa ge s 83, 84, 88). p If you are using the “ImageM ixe r Ver. 1.[...]

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    97 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memory Sti ck. ” • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 09). You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake. • All the data on the “Memory Stick” are erased by formatting. p We recomm end [...]

  • Página 98

    98 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc ree n. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Action No Memory St ic k • I nse r t a “Me m ory Stick” (page 23). Sy st e m er ror • T urn the powe r off and on ag ai n (page 20). Memo ry Stick error • The in serted “M emory St ick” ca nnot be us ed with your cam era (page 1[...]

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    99 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur du e to in suff icie nt li ght. Use th e flas h, mou nt the ca mer a on a tri pod, o r other wis e secu re the ca mera in place. Turn the p ower off and on again • A probl em w ith th e lens cause d an error. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion[...]

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    100 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code s tarting with an alphabet le tter appears Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camer a on t he LCD s cree n usi ng a combinat ion of a letter and four n umeri cal digits. If th is occur s , ch ec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corres[...]

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    101 Additional informat io n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot in g ti m e are diffe rent, dep ending on the capacity o f the “Memor y S t ick,” th e image si ze, an d the ima ge quality. Refer to the fo llow ing ch arts w hen you choose a “Memory St ick.” • Th[...]

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    102 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera t e ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of the mod e select or. Factory sett ings are in d icat ed w it h x . When the mo de selector is set to Item Se tting Description (Camera) // / / / Progra[...]

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    103 Additional informat io n * When (Camera) is s et to [Au to], these items ar e no t displayed. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 2 x Normal – Recor ds an audio fil e (wit h a still ima g e ) in addi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 57). – Re[...]

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    104 When the mo de selector is set to (whe n [Moving Image ] is set to [Clip Motion ] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0 EV / +1.7 EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7E V / − 1.0EV / ?[...]

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    105 Additional informat io n When the mode selecto r is set to (P.Q u ali t y) x Fine / Standar d Records images wit h fi ne image q ua li t y mo d e. / Rec ords images in the standa rd image qu ality mode (page 46) . PFX (P.Ef fect) Solari ze / B& W / Sepia /Ne g.Art / x Off Sets t he speci al effec ts for t h e image (pag e 60). Item Se tting[...]

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    106 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Mo tion / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 54, 55, 72 ). Smart Zoom (DSC-P72 only) x On / O f f Sel ec ts wh eth e r to use th e sm art zo o m (pag e 2 9 ) . Date /Time Day& Time / Date / x Off Sel ects whether to insert th e[...]

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    107 Additional informat io n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Creates a f older for record ing image s (page 47). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r reco rd i ng im ag es (page 47). Item Se tting Description Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects whether t o use the Power Sa ve mode (page 17 ). Displaye d only when yo[...]

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    108 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot place, s uc h as in a car parke d i n the sun . The camera body may become def or me d or this may cau s e a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sunli ght or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may become defo rmed or this may cau se a malf u nction. • On rock ing vi[...]

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    109 Additional informat io n The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba tt ery for maintai ni n g the date an d time and other setti ngs regardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n batter y is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However,[...]

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    110 • Do not attach any other ma terial th an the supplied label on the labeling positio n. • When you attach the supplied l abel, be sure to attach it to the labeli ng position. Be careful th at the label does not stick out. • When you carr y or store the “Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not to uch the terminal[...]

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    111 Additional informat io n Battery life • The bat tery li fe is limi ted. Ba ttery capacit y decre a ses little b y little as you us e it m ore and mo re, and a s ti me pass es. When the battery opera ting time seem s to have bee n consider ably shor t e ned, a prob abl e caus e is th at the b a ttery has reac he d the end of it s lif e . • T[...]

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    112 Recording m edia “Memory S tick” Flash Recommen ded distance DSC-P7 2 0.5 to 3.8 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 12 feet 5 19 / 32 inches) (W)/ 0.5 to 2.5 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 8 feet 2 7 / 16 inches) DSC-P3 2 0.5 to 3.8 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 12 feet 5 19 / 32 inches) (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto) [Output c onn e cto r s ] A/V OUT (MONO) jack[...]

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    113 Additional informat io n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indicator (54–57) C AE/AF loc k indicator ( 26, 49) D Battery rem a ini ng indicator (17) E Flash mode (32) / Re d-eye re du ction (33) / White balance indicator (52) / AF il lu mi na tor in d icat or (33 ) F Camera mode indi[...]

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    114 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicator (72) B Battery remain ing indicator (17) C White balance indicator (52) D Picture effect indicator (60) E Low batt er y warning (98) F Spot m etering cross ha ir (51) G AF range finder (48) H Image size indicator ( 72) I Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (101) / Self-diagnosis d[...]

  • Página 115

    115 Additional informat io n For still image playback A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indicator (54–57) C V olume indi cator (57) /Protect mark indica t or (6 7) /Pr i nt (D P OF) mark indica t or (7 0) D Zoom indica t or (6 2) /Jog pla yback indic ator ( 65) E Low batt er y warnin g (98) F Folder -file num ber (87 ) G Playb ac[...]

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    116 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e .... ............ ......... .. ........... 38 Access lam p ...... ........... ........... ......... ....... ......... 23 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... ..... 26 , 49 AE/AF l ock lamp ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... . 11, 13 AF illum i na to r .... ......... .. ............[...]

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    117 Index Menu Changing me n u ....... ... ......... .. ......... .. ............45 Metering mod e ... ... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .......51 Mode s elector .......... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...11, 13 Moisture condens ation .. ................................. 108 Movie Continuous s hooting .......................... [...]

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