Sony Cybershot DSC-T300 manuel d'utilisation

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    © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-288-698- 13 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-T300 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference. V CLICK! Table of contents Basic Op erations Using the sh[...]

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    2 Notes on using the cam era Notes o n the type s of “Me mory St ick” that you c an use ( not supp lied) “Memory Stick Duo”: You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th the camera. “Memory S tick”: You cann ot use a “Memor y St ick” with th e camer a. Other memor y cards c annot be u sed. • For details on “Memory Stick Duo”, s[...]

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    3 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usi ng the camera .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......2 Basic techniq ues for bett er images ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 8 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... . 8 E[...]

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    4 Table of conten ts Shooting menu .... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... 52 Image Size : Selecti ng the image si ze Flash: Fl ash setting Face De tection: Detectin g the f ace of subj ect Smile Detecti on: Setti ng the Smil e Dete ction fun ction Smile Detection S ensiti vity: Set ting the[...]

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    5 Table of content s Viewing menu .............. .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... . 6 5 (Date List): Select ing the pl aybac k date wh en usin g Date Vie w (Filte r by F aces): Playi ng back image s filter ed to meet certain conditi ons (Add / Remov e Fav orites): Adding/Rem oving Favorites (View Mo[...]

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    6 Table of conten ts Shooting Settin gs — Shooting Settings 1 ........ ......... ....... .......... ...... 8 9 Shooting Settin gs — Shooting Settings 2 ......... ......... .......... .......... ... 9 1 Clock Settings ......... ......... .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 92 Language Setti ng ............ ...[...]

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    7 Table of content s Troubleshootin g........... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .. 120 Warning in dicators and messa ges ........ .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... .. 132 Using the ca mera abroad — Power so urces............. ......... .......... .........136 On the “Memo ry Stic[...]

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    8 Basi c techniq ues for b etter images When yo u press the shutter button halfway dow n, the came ra adjusts the foc us automa tically (Auto Focus). Remember to press the shut ter button only halfway down. When f ocusin g is di fficul t t [Focus] (pag e 46) If the imag e looks blurre d even aft er focusing , it may be be cause of ca mera shak e. t[...]

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    9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Hints for prev enting blur The came ra moved accid entall y when you too k the im age. Th is is called “Camer a shake .” On t he other hand, i f the subj ect move d whe n you t ook the image, it is c alled “su bject b lur.” Camer a shake Cause Your hands or body shake whi le you hold th e camera and [...]

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    10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages You can cre ate vari ous ima ges by adjusting the e xposure a nd the ISO sen sitivit y. Expo sure is the amo unt of li ght tha t the came ra will receive when you r elease the shut ter. Exposure Adjustin g the li ght intens ity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish imag e The expo sure is au toma tica lly[...]

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    11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Adjusting ISO Sensit ivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitiv ity is a speed rating for reco rding m edia tha t inco rporat es a n imag e sensor th at receives li ght. Even whe n the expo sure is the same, images diffe r depending on the ISO sens itiv ity. To adjust the ISO sensitivity, see pa ge 50[...]

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    12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a colle ction of sm all dots ca lled pix els. If it contai ns a large num ber of pixe ls, the image be comes la rge, it takes up mo re memo ry, and the ima ge is displ ayed in fine de tail. “Ima ge size” i s shown by the num ber of p ixels. Alt hough you can not see t he[...]

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    13 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . * 1) Images are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, sa me as ph otograph printing paper or postcards, etc. * 2) Images f ill the e ntire screen. Bot h edges o f the im age may be cut of f when p rinting ( page 129). • The larger the image size, the higher the image qual[...]

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    14 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The eyes of the subjec t may co me out red , or fuzzy whi te circu lar spots may app ear whe n using the flash. These phen omen a can be red uced by taking the fol lowin g steps. The “R ed- eye ph enom enon” Pupils be come d ilated in dark env ironmen ts. Flash l ight is re flecte d off the blood ve ss[...]

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    15 Ide ntify ing pa rts See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. A Z oom (W/T ) lever (27) B S hutte r button (25) C M icrop hone D (Playbac k) button (2 9) E P OWER butt on/POWER lamp F F lash (28) G Lens H S elf-ti mer lamp (27)/Smi le Shutt er lamp (44)/AF illu minator (89) I L ens co ver A L CD scree n/Touch pa nel (20, 21) B H[...]

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    16 Indicat ors on the screen Touch [DI SP] on the bo ttom right of the screen to change to the di splay sele ction screen (p age 21). See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When shooti ng still i mages • The indicators are limited in (Easy Shooting) mod e. When s hootin g movie s A B Displ ay Indication Batt ery remain ing Low[...]

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    17 Indica tors on the sc reen C D Scene Re cognition (56) Red-eye re duction (60) Flash leve l (60) Flas h ch argi ng Recording mode (55) Face Detect ion (53)/Smile Detection (54) Metering Mode ( 49) Focu s (4 6) Touch AF indicator (25) Housing (85) White bala nce (58, 59) Co lor mode (61) Displ ay Indication AF range finder frame (46) Self-tim er [...]

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    18 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Low battery warning (132) Image size (13) PictBridge c onnecting (115) View Mode (63) Filter b y Faces (6 5) Favorites (66) Protect (74) Print or der (DP OF) mar k (118) Playback z oom (30) Displ ay Indication[...]

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    19 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication 125 Shutte r speed F3.5 Aper ture value ISO400 ISO number (50) +2.0EV Exposure Value (51) Metering mode (49) Flas h White bala nce (58, 59) N Playback (29) Playback ba r 0:00:12 Counter 101-0012 Folder- file num ber (77) 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/ time of the playback im age Histogram (22) ?[...]

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    20 Oper ate the to uch pan el This LC D screen also displ ays the button s for operati ng the came ra (touch pane l). 1 T urn on th e camera. During shooting: Slide the lens cover downward. During playback: Press (Playback). 2 T ouch t he butt ons on th e screen lightl y with y our fi nger. On the t ouch pane l butto ns • Whe n the it em y ou wa [...]

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    21 Changi ng t he s creen disp lay Touch [DISP] on the screen to cha nge to the display selecti on screen. • Setting s other than [LCD Brightne ss] should be made separately for s hooting and pl ayback. • In index mode, you can set the number of images displayed (page 30). [Displ ay S etup ] This sets whether or not to display the buttons and i[...]

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    22 Changi ng the screen di splay [Displ ay H istogr am] This s ets wh ether or not to displ ay the histo gram on the screen . A histogram is a graph showing the brightn ess of an imag e. The gra ph displa y indica tes a br igh t image when skewe d to the rig ht side, an d a dark image w hen skewed to the left side. • The histogram also appears wh[...]

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    23 Using the in ternal memo ry The ca mera has a pproximat ely 15 MB of inte rnal memor y. This me mory is not remo vable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory S tick Duo” in serted in the camera, you can reco rd image s usin g this inte rna l me mor y. • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded u sing the inter nal memory [...]

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    24 Basic O perations Shooti ng ima ges (Aut o Adjust ment mode) The proced ure for shoo ting image s using the basic functions is give n below. 1 Op en the lens cover. 2 Hol d the camera steady, keeping your arms at your side. A Image Size (pag e 27) B Self- Timer (pag e 27) C Sho oting m ode (p age 41) D Flash m ode (page 28) E Macr o/Clos e focus[...]

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    25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) 3 Shoot with the shu tter button. 1 Press an d hold th e shutter butto n halfway do wn to focus. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains li t. 2 Press th e shutter butto n fully down. z You ca n touch the screen to selec[...]

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    26 Shoo ting im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) Shooting movi es Touch the shooting mo de setting butto n, then touch (Movie Mod e) (page 41) . If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approxim ately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (W) , 80 cm (31 1/2 inches) (T) (from the lens). Shoot in the C[...]

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    27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) W/T Using the zoom Slid e the zoom (W /T) le ver to the T sid e to z oom and sl ide t o the W si de to retur n. • When the zoom s cale exceeds 5×, th e ca mera uses the Digit al Zoom funct ion. For details on the [Digital Zoom] sett ings and the image quality, see page 90. • T[...]

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    28 Shoo ting im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) Flash ( Select ing a flash mode for st ill image s) Touch the flas h mode set ting butto n on the sc reen. To uch th e desir ed it em, then [O K]. : Flash A uto Flashes when there is insufficient light or backl ight (default settin g) : Flash forced on : Slow S ynchro (Flash forced on) The shutter spe[...]

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    29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images 1 Press (Playback) button. • If you press (Playback) when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on and s et to playback mode. To switch to the shooting mode, press (Playback) again. 2 Touch (previ ous)/ (next) to sele ct an im age. Movie : Touc h B to play back a movi e. Fast fo rward/Rewind: m / [...]

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    30 Viewi ng imag es To vi ew an enla rged i mage (p layb ack zo om) Touch a sti ll imag e while it is displa yed to enlarg e the corre spondi ng area . v / V / b / B : Adjusts the position. : Change s the zo om sc ale. : Turns v / V / b / B on/off . BACK: Cancel s playba ck zoom. • To store enlarged images, se e [Trimming] (page 69). • When pla[...]

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    31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g still ima ges as a slid eshow Images are a utomatic ally pla yed ba ck in succession along with e ffects a nd mu sic. 1 Touch (Slides how). 2 Touch [ Start] to start playback. • You cannot play back movies. • Setting s other than [Image] a nd [Filter by Faces] are sto red until the next time they ar e changed. ?[...]

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    32 Viewi ng still im ages as a slidesho w To ch ange the setup Touch the item you want t o chang e on the setup scree n displayed in st ep 2. The foll owing it ems can be set. The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Image This set ting is fixed t o [F older] if a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” (not s upplied) i s not insert ed. All Plays b ack all t h[...]

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    33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g still im ages as a slides how Effects Simple A simple slid eshow swit ching st ill im ages a t a preset interv al. The playbac k interval is adjustabl e. This effect a llows you to thoroughl y enjoy your ima ges. Basic A basic slide show suitable for a wide range of scenes. Nostalgic A moody slide show reproducin g [...]

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    34 Viewi ng still im ages as a slidesho w z To add / change Music fi les You can transfer a des ired music file from your CDs or MP3 fi les to the camera to play back during slideshow. You can transfer musi c using [ Music T ool] in (Slideshow) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) installed on a computer. For details,[...]

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    35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing images 1 Press (Playback) button. 2 Display the image you want to delete, then touch (Delete). 3 Touch [OK]. When y ou d elete i mages from the i ndex scree n 1 Touch (D elete) while displ aying in inde x mode. 2 Touch the image you want to delete. mark is ch ecke d in the c heck bo x of the ima ge. • Touch on th[...]

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    36 Lear ning the various f uncti ons – HOM E/Menu The HOME s creen i s the gateway screen for al l the fu nctio ns of t he camera, and ca n be ca lled up reg ardless o f the mode sett ing (shoo ting/viewi ng). 1 T ouch [HOME] to display the HOME screen. 2 T ouch the category you want to set. 3 T ouch the item in the category you want to set. • [...]

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    37 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu Touching [HOM E] d isplays t he follow ing i tems. Only the availab le items are di spla yed on th e screen. Deta ils on each ite m are disp laye d in t he gu ide a t the b otto m of the sc reen . * Shooting mode selected with the [ REC Mode] wi ll be appli ed. HOME items Cat[...]

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    38 Lea rning th e vari ous f unction s – HOM E/Me nu 1 T ouch [M ENU] to display the me nu. • Dif ferent items will bec ome visible depending on the selected mode. 2 T ouch the des ired menu ite m. • If the desired item is hidden, keep touching v / V until the item appears on the screen. 3 T ouch the des ired setti ng item. 4 T ouch [OK] to t[...]

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    39 Bas ic Op erat ion s Menu ite ms The avail able menu items vary dep ending on th e mode set ting (shooting /viewin g) and th e shoo tin g mode . Only the availab le items are di spla yed on th e screen. ( : av ailabl e) Selected mode: Shooting menu (page 52) Image S ize — — — * 1 — Flas h — — — * 1 — Face D etect ion * 2 —— S[...]

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    40 Menu item s Viewi ng menu (page 6 5) (Dat e List ) (Fi lter by Faces ) (Add / Rem ove Fa vorites) (View Mode ) (Wide Zoom Display) (Slideshow) (Retou ch) (Pai nt) (Multi-P urpo se Resize) (Dele te) (Prot ect) (Print ) (Rotate ) (Select Folder ) (Volu me Setti ngs)[...]

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    41 Using the shoot ing functio ns Using the sho oting funct ions Swi tching th e shooti ng mode You can switch th e shooting mod e. Shooti ng modes : There are four shoot ing mo des ava ilable f or still im ages: Au to Ad justment, Program Auto, Sc ene Selectio n, Ea sy Shoot ing; a nd t here i s one reco rding m ode for mov ies. The def ault sett [...]

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    42 Shootin g images us ing Scen e Select ion Scene Se lecti on mode s The fo llowin g mode s are p reset to mat ch the scene condit ions. * When yo u shoot im ages using (Twili ght Portrait) , ( Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower and the images tend to blur. To prevent blurring, the use of a tripod is recommended. High Sensi[...]

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    43 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting ima ges us ing Scene Selec tion Function s you ca n use in Sc ene Sel ection Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri ately acc ordin g to the sce ne conditi on, a comb inatio n of functions is de termined by the camera. Some function s are n ot available, dependi ng o n the Scen e Selec tion mode. ( : you can s[...]

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    44 Shoo ting im ages us ing Scen e Sele ction Shooting i n Smile Shutter mo de When the camera detect s a smi le, the shutt er is r eleased automati cally. 1 Set th e Sce ne Se lec tion mod e to (S mile Shut ter) mode . 2 Aim the c amera at th e subject and pr ess the shutte r button halfway down to focus. 3 Press th e shutte r butto n all th e way[...]

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    45 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting ima ges us ing Scene Selec tion z Hints fo r better ca pturin g of smiles 1 Do not cover the eyes wit h the bangs. 2 Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as level as possible. The d etection rate is higher when the eyes are nar rowed. 3 Give a clear smile with an open mouth. T he smile is [...]

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    46 Shoot ing i mages ( Progr am Au to mode ) The Focu s, Metering Mode , ISO and EV button s appear onl y when the shoo ting mode is set to (Program Aut o). You c an ch an ge th e focu s met hod. Use t he m enu wh en it is diffic ult t o get the proper focus in auto fo cus mod e. A F ocus (p age 46) B Me tering Mo de (page 49 ) C ISO (p age 50 ) D [...]

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    47 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting ima ges (P rogr am Auto mode ) • AF stands for Auto Focus. • Regardless of which mode is set, touching the sc reen will bring th at part into focus ( page 25). • When you use [Digital Zoom] or [AF Illuminator], the AF range f inder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this cas e, the c[...]

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    48 Shoo ting im ages ( Program Auto m ode) z If t he sub ject is out of f ocus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the f rame (or the scree n), or when using [Center AF ] or [Spot AF], the camer a may not focus on a subject at the edge of the fr ame. In such cases, do as follows : 1 Recompose the sho t so that the subje ct is centered in [...]

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    49 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting ima ges (P rogr am Auto mode ) Selects the met ering mode that set s which part of t he subjec t to me asure to determine the exposure . • For details on the Exposure, s ee page 10. • When using spot metering o r center- weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [Cente r AF] is recom mended to focus on th[...]

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    50 Shoo ting im ages ( Program Auto m ode) Sets the IS O se nsit ivit y. • For details on the ISO sensiti vity, see page 11. • You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 80] to [ISO 400] when set to Burst or Exposure Bracket. • When shooting under brig ht conditions, the camera automatically enhance s tones to prevent images appearing pale. (E[...]

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    51 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting ima ges (P rogr am Auto mode ) Manually a djusts the exposu re. • For details on the Exposure, s ee page 10. • The compens ation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If you shoot a subject in ext remely bright or dark conditio ns, or when you use the flash, the exposur e adjustment may not be eff[...]

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    52 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Shootin g menu The avail able mod es are indi cated as shown below . For deta ils on how to op erate the menu, see page 38. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Selects t he stil l image si ze for E asy Shootin g mode. Selects t he fl ash settin g in Easy Shooting mode. Y ou can selec t the mode di[...]

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    53 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Selects wh ether to use the Fac e Detect ion function or not , and also sel ects the priority subj ect for ad justi ng the focu s when us ing the fu ncti on. Detec ts th e face s of you r subj ects and adju sts th e foc us, fl ash, e xposure , whi te bala n[...]

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    54 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Select s the pr iority sub ject fo r the S mile Shutt er func tion. F or deta ils on the Smile Sh utter, see page 44. • Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions. • Touching a face g ives priority to that face regardless of the priority se tting. This set s the[...]

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    55 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Selects whet her the ca mera perfor ms contin uous shoot ing or not when you press the shut ter button. On the Burst • When recor ding with the self timer, a serie s of a maximum of five images is recorde d. • The recording i nterval is approximat ely 0[...]

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    56 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 On the Exposure Bracke t • The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image, and these settings are also used for the other images. • When you adjust the exposure manually (page 51), the exposure is shifted based on the adjusted brightness. • The recording interval is t[...]

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    57 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 About scene s that ar e recogn ized The f ollowin g scen es are r ecogni zed. Th e camer a iden tifies the op timal s cene and dis plays each ma rk. When th e shutter butt on is pressed hal fway down while a ma rk is display ed, the mar k color turn s green[...]

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    58 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 You c an ch an ge th e focu s met hod. Use t he m enu wh en it is diffic ult t o get the proper focus in aut o foc us mo de. T his m enu is the s ame as th e men u tha t appe ar s when you to uc h the F ocu s setting butto n in (Program A uto) mode. See page 46. Adjusts color t ones acco[...]

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    59 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 • For details on the white balance, see page 11. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white bala nce function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1] , [Fluorescent Light 2] or [ Fluorescent Light 3]. • When shootin[...]

  • Page 60

    60 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Adjusts the am ount of flas h light. • To change flash mode, s ee page 28. • Sometimes effects do not show up when the subject being shot is too bright or too dark. The flash stro bes two or more tim es before shooting to re duce t he red-ey e pheno menon when usi ng the f las h. •[...]

  • Page 61

    61 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 The came ra analyz es the shootin g scene an d automa tically cor rects the bri ghtness and co ntrast to impro ve th e image quality . • DRO is an abbrevi ation for “Dynamic Range Op timizer,” a function that au tomatically optimiz es the difference b[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Select s the a nti-blu r mode. • In (Auto Adjustment) or (Easy Shooting) mode, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooting]. • For movies, you can set [ Continuous] or [ Off] only. The default setting is set to [Cont[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Using the view ing functio ns Using the viewi ng function s Select ing th e View Mo de When u sing t he came ra wit h a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ”, you ca n sel ect ho w images are pl ayed back (View Mode ) from the HOM E screen. When usi ng internal m emory, im ages are di splayed on ly in Folder View mod e. 1 Touch [HO ME] to displa y the HOME [...]

  • Page 64

    64 Sele ctin g the V iew Mo de For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 This featur e disp lays im ages registe red a s Favo rites ( page 66). 1 Touch the Favorites gr oup you want to play back. The sele cted fa vorites a re di splayed in a l ist. 2 If you want to play back a sing le image, touc h that image. (Favorit es): Display ing im ages reg[...]

  • Page 65

    65 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu This section expl ains the menu items availa ble w hen you touch [ MENU] i n play back m ode. For details on how to use the menu, see pa ge 38. This feat ure selec ts the date to be played ba ck whe n using Date Vi ew. 1 Touch [MENU], then touch [Date List]. A[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Select you r favorite imag e and add/ remove fro m groups as Favo rites. To add an image as Favor ites 1 Disp lay the image you wa nt to add as Favori tes. 2 Touch [ MENU] to display th e menu. 3 Disp lay (Add / Remo ve Favorit es) by touching v / V , then touch it . 4 Touch (This Image). [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 To select and add multiple images as Favorites 1 Touch [MENU] in single-im age mode or in in dex mode. 2 Display (Add / Remo ve Favor ites) by touch ing v / V , then touch it . 3 Touch ( Multip le I mages ). 4 Touch the Favorites group to whi ch you want to add[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 During play back, s till images a t a 4: 3 and 3:2 as pect ratio are play ed at a 16:9 aspect ratio . In thi s case the to p and bott om o f the i mage wil l be sl ight ly c ropp ed. Touchi ng the ce nter of the touc h panel ch anges t o the wide zo om exit sc reen. • Turning off the pow[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 (Tri mming) Records t he zoomed playback i mage. 1 To uch the im age or slide the zo om (W/T) lever to zoom in on the t rimmi ng ra nge. 2 S et the point with v / V / b / B , then touch . 3 S ele ct an im age size to recor d with b / B , then tou ch . 4 To uch [...]

  • Page 70

    70 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 (Soft Focus) Blurs the peri phery around a chose n point to signa lize a subje ct. 1 T ouch the center poin t of the desired im age to reto uch, then touch . 2 A djus t the desir ed range t o retouc h with b / B , then touch . 3 S elec t level of retou ch with b / B , then tou ch . 4 T ouc[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 (Radi al Blur ) Decid es t he ce nter po int for ex pressing move ment in the sti ll image. 1 T ouch the cente r po int o f the desire d im age to re touch, then touch . 2 Adj ust th e desired r ange to retouch with b / B , then t ouc h . 3 To uch [OK]. (Retro [...]

  • Page 72

    72 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Paints charact ers or graph ics on th e sti ll image, and r ecord it as a n ew file. See page 78. You can chang e the aspect ratio and si ze of the s hooting images, the n recor d them as the new files. You ca n convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for hi gh definitio n viewing a nd to [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 Selects and dele tes images in single -image mo de or in index mod e. To delet e an image 1 Displa y the imag e you want to delet e. 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Display (Delete) by touchi ng v / V , then touch it. 4 Touch ( This Image). 5 Touch [OK ].[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 In index mode: 4 Touch the thumbnai l image you want to delete. The mark is attached to th e selecte d image. 5 To delete other imag es, repeat step 4 . 6 Touch t [OK]. • Touch on the index screen to return to the single-image scr een. To de lete all im ages i n the dat e rang e or fold [...]

  • Page 75

    75 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 To prot ect an ima ge 1 Displa y the image you want to protect. 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Dis pla y (Protect) by to uching v / V , then touch it . 4 Touch ( This Im age) . To sel ect an d prot ect mult ipl e images 1 Touch [MENU] in single-im age mo[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 To ca ncel the protecti on Touch the image whose protectio n you want to canc el by taking t he same steps as in “To select and pr otect mult iple images ”. The (Prot ect) indica tor disapp ears. • Protection can be removed for all images in a select ed date r ange, folder, or Favori[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 3 8 Selects t he fol der c ontaining the i mage you w ant to play back. 1 Select th e desired f older wit h v / V . 2 Touch [OK ]. To ca ncel sele ctin g the f ol der Touch [Exi t] or [BACK] in step 2 . z On the folders The camera s tores images in a specified fo l[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Painting or pu tting stamps on still imag es (Paint) You ca n paint or put sta mps on still imag e and recor d it as a new fil e. Use the pa int pen (supplied) for t his o peratio n. • You can not p aint or put st amps on mo vies. • When vi ewing r ecorded image s on a TV , you ca nnot pai nt th e images . T o displa y the pa intin g 1 Press[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Using the view ing functio ns Painti ng or put ting st amps on still imag es (Pa int) To stam p 1 Touch . 2 Touch the stamp select but ton, the desire d stamp, th en [OK]. 3 Put stamps on the image. To add a fr ame 1 Touch . 2 Select t he desired frame wi th b / B , then touch [OK]. To make correc tion s Touch , then rub the pa rt you wa nt to e[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Customiz ing the set tings Cust omizing the Man age Memor y feat ure and t he Settin gs You can c hange the default settings using (Manage Memory) or ( Settings) on the HOME screen. 1 Touch [HOME] to display the HOME screen. 2 Touch (Manage Memory) o r (Settings). 3 Touch the desired set ting item. 4 Touch the setting item that you want to chang[...]

  • Page 81

    81 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Mem ory Memory Tool — Memory Stick To ol This it em app ears on ly when a “Memory Stick Duo” is insert ed in the cam era. Form ats the “M emory St ick Duo” . A commerc ially av ailabl e “Memo ry Stick Duo” is already forma tted, and can be used immedi ately[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ording images. 1 Touch [ Change REC.F older]. The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Touch [OK] . To ca ncel cha ngin g the re cord ing fol der Tou ch [Can cel] or [BACK] in s tep 2 . • You cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a re[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Memory Tool — Internal Memory Tool This ite m does not ap pear wh en a “Mem ory Stick D uo” is insert ed in the c amera. Format s the inte rnal memo ry. • Note that formatting permanently erases all data i n the internal memory, including even protected im[...]

  • Page 84

    84 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 Setting s Main Settings — Main S ettings 1 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Selects the soun d produc ed when you operate the camera . When you operat e the camera, the fun ction g uide a ppears. • The guide is displayed during playback even if this is set to [Off]. Init iali zes the set t[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Enables you to perform c alibratio n when the to uch panel buttons do not r eact at the appropri ate po ints whe re you to uch. Using the pa int pen, touch the × mark di splayed on the screen. To stop the calibra tion process mi d-way, touc h [Cancel]. The adjustm ent[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 You ca n view a dem onstration of the Smile Shut ter mode . 1 Set Scene Selecti on mo de to (Smile S hutter ) mode (pag e 42). 2 Aim the cam era at t he subjec t and pr ess the s hutter button all the way down. The dem onstra tion s tarts. • If you do not operate the camera for about 15 seco[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Main Settings — Main Setti ngs 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selec ts the USB mode whe n connec ting th e camera t o a co mputer or a PictB ridge c ompliant printe r using the cab le for mult i-use termi nal. Selects t he vid eo signal output type f rom[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the connect ed vid eo equipme nt. The TV color system s differ dep ending on t he country and region . To view i mages on a T V screen , check the TV color system of the coun try or reg ion of use (pag e 97). Set to the aspe c[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Shooting Settings — Shooting Se ttings 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . The AF il luminato r supplie s fill light to focus mor e easil y on a su bject in dark sur roundings. The AF illu mina tor em its re d light all owi ng t he c ame ra to fo cus eas ily [...]

  • Page 90

    90 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 Sele cts the au to fo cus oper ation mode . • AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated. • When using Semi m anual, [S ingle] is automaticall y sele cted. Selects the digit al zoom mode . The camera enl arges the image usi ng optica l zoom (up to 5×). When t[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Shooting Settings — Sh ooting Settings 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . When t he camer a is rot ated t o shoot a portra it (ver tical) i mage, t he came ra reco rds its po sition cha nge and di spla ys the im age in t he port rait po sit ion. • Black is[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 80 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d ti me. 1 Sel ect [ Clock Sett ings] from ( Settin gs) on the HOME scr een. 2 Touch [ Clock Settings ]. 3 Touch the desired da te display form at, then to uch . The cloc k settings scr een appears . 4 Touch e ach item, th en set its numeri c value by touch ing[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 80 Language Setting Sele cts the la ngu age to be use d in t he me nu it ems, warn ing s and mes sages . Langua ge S ettin g[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Viewin g images on a TV View ing images on a TV You ca n view image s on a T V by co nnect ing th e cam era to a TV. The conn ection varies ac cordi ng to the type of TV the camera is connecte d to. See “TV TYPE ” (page 88). • Icons and other i ndicators do n ot appear on the TV screen. Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore co nnect[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV 3 Pr ess (P layback) button to turn o n the camera. Image s shot with the cam era app ear on th e TV. Touch / to select the desired im age. • When using the camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system (page 88).[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Viewi ng imag es on a TV You ca n view a n imag e reco rded on the c ame ra by conn ectin g the ca mera to a n HD (Hig h Definit ion) TV* w ith the HD Output A daptor Ca ble (not supp lied). Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore co nnecti ng th e camer a to t he TV. * I mages shot in [VGA] image size cannot be played back in HD f ormat. ?[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV 3 Pr ess (P layback) button to turn o n the camera. Image s shot with the cam era app ear on th e TV. Touch / to select the desired im age. • Set [COMPONENT] to [HD(1080i )] in [Main Settings 2] by selecting (Settings) on the HOME screen (page 87). • When using the camera abroad, it may be nec[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Using y our c omputer Enjoy ing yo ur Win dows co mput er For details on using a Macinto sh comput er, refer t o “Using your Maci ntosh com puter” (page 111). Illustrations of screens used in this section are based on the Engli sh version . • Installing the software as follows: – “Picture Motion Browser” – “Music Transfer” • [...]

  • Page 99

    99 Using your comp uter Enjoying your Wi ndows computer The followi ng environ ment is recomm ended fo r a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recommended environment for copying images OS (p re -in sta ll ed): Mi crosoft Windo ws 2000 P rofessional S P4, Win dows XP* SP2/Wi ndows Vi sta* • Operatio n is not assured in an environment based on an[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Installi ng the so ftware (s upplied ) You can insta ll the software (suppli ed) using the f ollowing proc edure. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your c omputer, and insert the CD-ROM (supp lied) into the CD-ROM drive. The inst allatio n menu s creen ap pears. • If it does not appear, double-click [Computer] (in Windows XP/2000 , [My C[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Using your comp uter Insta lling the softwar e (suppl ied) Af ter you ins tal l the so ftw are, the s hort cut icons for “ Picture Moti on Browser”, “PM B Gu ide” , “Mus ic T rans fer” ar e create d on t he des ktop. Doub le-c lick t o sta rt “Pictu re Motion Br owser”. Double -cli ck to st art “PM B Guide”. Doub le-c lick t[...]

  • Page 102

    102 On the “P ictur e Motion Browse r” (suppl ied) You can use still images and mo vies fr om the camer a more than ev er by takin g advant age of the softwa re. This sec tion summar izes the “ Picture Motion Browse r”. With t he “ Pic ture Mo tion B rows er”: • You can import images shot with the camera and display th em on the compu[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Using your comp uter Copyi ng i mages to your co mput er u sing t he “Pictu re Motio n Brow ser” 1 In sert a “Memo ry Stick Duo” w ith recorded images i nto the cam era. • When c opying images in the inter nal memory, this step is unnecessary. 2 In sert the suffi ciently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Copy ing imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mot ion Brows er” 1 Connect th e camera to a computer as described in “Connecting the camera to your computer”. After mak ing a U SB conn ection, th e [Import Medi a Files] screen of “Picture Motion Browser” appears autom ati cal ly. • If y ou use the M emory Stick slot, re[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Br owser ” Whe n imp orti ng is com ple te, th e “P ictu re Motion Br owser” start s. Thumbnai ls of the imported images are displaye d. • The “Pictures” (in Windows XP/2000, “My Pictures”) folder is set as the default folder in “Viewed fo[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Copy ing imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mot ion Brows er” The image files re corded with the camer a are gro uped as fo lders on the “Memor y Stick Du o” or the interna l memory. Examp le: viewi ng folders on Window s Vista A Folder contai ning imag e data reco rded using a camera not equipped with the folder cr eating[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Using your comp uter Copyi ng i mages to a com puter with out “Pict ure Moti on Brow ser” You can copy images to yo ur comp uter with out “P ict ure Mo tion Br ows er” as follows. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot: Remov e the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” fr om the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Me mory Stic k Duo Adaptor. Inse rt th[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Copy ing imag es to a c omput er witho ut “Pict ure Mot ion Bro wser” 3 Click [Open folder to view files] (For Windows XP : [Open f older t o view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automati cally on the desktop. • When the wizard screen does not appear automatica lly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 200 0”. 4 Double-cli[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Using your comp uter View ing image f iles st ored on a compute r with the ca mera copy ing to the “Mem ory Stic k Du o” This sectio n describes the process using a Windo ws compu ter as a n exam ple. When a n image file copied to a computer no long er rem ains on a “Me mory Stick Duo”, you can view that im age aga in on the camera by e[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Using th e “Music Tr ansfer” (supplie d) You ca n chan ge the Music files that ar e prese t at th e factory to the de sired M usic file s usin g “Mu sic Trans fer” in the CD - ROM (su pplied). Yo u can al so delete or add these fi les when ever you w ant. The musi c forma ts you can tran sfer wi th “Music Transfer ” are listed below[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Using your comp uter Using y our Ma cintos h compu ter You can co py im ages t o yo ur Ma cint osh comput er. • “Picture Motion Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The followi ng environ ment is recomm ended fo r a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recommended environment for copying images OS (p re -in sta ll ed): Ma [...]

  • Page 112

    112 Usin g your Ma cint osh com puter 3 Copy image files to the M acintosh computer. 1 Double-cli ck the newly re cognized icon t [DCIM] t th e folder where the images yo u want t o copy a re store d. 2 Drag a nd drop the im age file s to the hard disk icon. The im age file s are copied to t he hard disk. • For details on the storage location of [...]

  • Page 113

    113 Using your comp uter View ing “Cyb er-sho t Step-u p Guid e” When you install “Cyb er-shot Handboo k”, “Cyb er-shot Step -up Guid e” i s al so inst alled. “Cyber-s hot Step -up Gui de” fur ther in tro duc es h ow to us e the cam era and optiona l accessories. Double-c lick ( Step-up Guide ) on the desktop. To acce ss “S tep-up[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode , both edges may be cut off, so be sur e to check before printing (pa ge 129 ). You can pr int i mage s by co nne ctin g th e camer a di rect ly to a Pict Bridge comp lian t pri nter. You can prin t ima ges w ith a “M emor y Sti ck” co mpli ant pri [...]

  • Page 115

    115 Printin g still images Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB rid ge compl iant prin ter Even if yo u do not have a com puter, you can print im ages shot usi ng the came ra by connec ting the c amera di rect ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products As[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Print ing imag es direc tly using a PictBr idge c omplian t print er 2 Turn on the printer, th en press (Playback) button. The ca mera is set t o play back mode. 1 Touch [M ENU] to display the menu. 2 Touch v/ V to display (Print), and touch (Print). 3 Touch the desired item . When y ou selec t [This Image] You can print the sel ected i mage. P[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter [Date] Select s [Day & Time] or [Date] to insert the da te and ti me on i mages. • When you choo se [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (page 92). Thi s f unc tion may not be pr ovid ed depending on the printer. 2 Touch [OK].[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Print ing at a sh op You ca n take a “M emory Stick Duo” conta ining ima ges shot with the ca mera to a photo pri nting service shop . As long as th e shop support s photo print ing services conform ing to the DPOF, yo u can make a (Print order) ma rk on images in advanc e so that you do not need to rese lect them wh en you pri nt them out [...]

  • Page 119

    119 Printin g still images Printin g at a shop 1 Touch [MENU] whi le dis playing images in sing le-image mode or in index mode. 2 Touch [DPO F] and t ouch (Multiple Images). 3 Touch an image to mark. The mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Touch . 5 Touch [OK]. mark appear s on t he sc reen. • Touching at the index s creen returns to single[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you expe rience t rouble wit h the camer a, try the foll owing solut ions. Be aw are that by send ing the cam era for repa ir, you g ive cons ent th at the conten ts of the inter nal memory, Music fil es may b e checke d. 1 Check the item s on p ages 121 t o 131. If a code su ch as “C/ E: ss : ss ” appe[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot insert the battery pack. • Ins ert the batter y pack cor rect ly to push the batter y eject lever. Cannot turn on the camera. • After insertin g the batte ry pack into th e camera, it may tak e a few moments for the camera to power up. • In ser t the ba tter y pa ck cor rect ly. • Th e battery p[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot record ima ges. • Check th e free capacit y of the inte rnal memory o r “Memory Stick Duo”. If it is fu ll, do one of the follow ing: – D elete unnec essary im ages (page 35) . – C hange the “Me mory Stick Duo.” • You cannot record images while charging the fla sh. • When s hooting a stil l imag e, set[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Zoom do es not wor k. • You cannot us e the Opti cal zoom in (Clos e focus enabled) mode. • Yo u cannot use t he Digital Zoom when sho oting mov ies. • Yo u canno t use t he Smart zoom d epending on t he ima ge size (page 90 ). • Yo u canno t chang e the zoom ratio wh en th e Smi le S hutte r is in sta[...]

  • Page 124

    124 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot inser t dates on images . • This camera does not have a feature for superimposi ng dates on images ( page 129). B y using “Picture Mo tion Br owser”, you can print or save im ages with the date (pag e 102). The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. • The exposu [...]

  • Page 125

    125 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Dots appear and remain on the screen. • This is not a malf unction. These dot s are not recorded ( page 2). Cannot shoot images in succession. • Th e internal me mory or “Memor y Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnec essary images ( page 35). • Th e batt ery level is low. Insert cha rged batt ery pac k. T[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Troubl eshoot ing The buttons and icons no longer appear. • If you touch the top right of the screen durin g shooting , the buttons and icons will momentar ily d isappear. The bu ttons a nd icons will reappear when yo u ta ke your finger off the screen . • [Display Setup] is set to [Image Only ]. Touch [DISP] to set [Display S etup] to [Nor[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Your computer d oes not recogn ize the camera. • Turn on the camera. • Whe n the batt ery level is low, in sert the char ged battery pack or use the AC adaptor (not supplie d) (page 103). • S et [U SB Con ne ct] to [Mas s St orage ] (p age 8 7). • Us e the c able for multi-u se term inal (supp lied) (p[...]

  • Page 128

    128 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot pri nt an image. • Refer to th e opera tion manua l of the pri nter. Images once copied to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera. • Copy the m to a folde r reco gnized by the camera , such as “101M SDCF” (page 1 06). • Follow the correct proce dures (page 109) . • Images th at were copi ed without using [...]

  • Page 129

    129 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing See “PictBri dge compli ant print er” tog ether with the fol lowing it ems. Images are printed with both edges cut off. • Depe nding on you r printer, all the edges of the im age may be cut of f. Especiall y when you print a n image shot with th e image si ze set to [ 16:9], the later al end of the im ag[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Troubl eshoot ing Printing is canceled. • Confirm tha t you have dis connect ed the cable for mult i-use term inal befor e the (PictBrid ge Conne cting) m ark d isappears. Cannot inser t the date or prin t images in the ind ex mode. • The printer does not provide these functions. Consult the printer ma nufacture r as to whether the printe r[...]

  • Page 131

    131 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot reset the file-number. • If you r eplace a record ing medi um, you cannot in itializ e file numbers with the camera. To init ialize fi le numb ers, fo rmat the “Mem ory Stick D uo” or the interna l memo ry (pages 81, 83), an d then init ialize the setti ngs (pag e 84). How ever, the data on the ?[...]

  • Page 132

    132 Warnin g indicator s and mes sages If a c ode st arting with a lett er of the alphab et app ears, the s elf-dia gnosis functi on on the c amera is workin g. The l ast two digi ts (indicate d by ss ) wil l diff er depend ing on th e state of the ca mera. If y ou cann ot solve the proble m eve n af ter trying t he followi ng correct ive act ions [...]

  • Page 133

    133 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and m essag es Cannot access Memory Stick Access denied • Yo u are u sing the “Memor y Stick D uo” with the access co ntroll ed. Error formatting Memo ry Stick Error formatting internal memo ry • Format the media ag ain (pages 81, 83). Memory Stick locked • Yo u are u sing the “Memor y Stick D [...]

  • Page 134

    134 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages Invalid operation • You have touc hed the p anel when us ing the digital zoom or Close f ocus enabl ed mode. While using these modes, you cannot focu s by touching the screen. Unable to d etect face fo r retouch • You may not be able to reto uch the image depe nding on the image . (Vi bration w arning i n[...]

  • Page 135

    135 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and m essag es Error Playing Music • Delete the M usic fil e, or r eplace it with a normal Music f ile. • Ex ecut e [For mat Music ], th en dow nload a new M usi c file s. Error Formatting Music • Ex ecute [For mat Music ]. Operation cannot b e executed during HD(1080i) output • Some functions are [...]

  • Page 136

    136 Others Using th e camera ab road — Pow er sourc es You ca n use the camera , the bat tery charg er (supplie d), and the AC-LS5 K AC Adapto r (not supplie d) in any coun try or regio n where t he power supply is withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz . • Do not use an electronic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunct ion.[...]

  • Page 137

    137 Others On the “Mem ory S tic k Du o” A “Mem ory S tick Du o” is a com pac t, portable IC re cording me dium. The type s of “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” tha t can be u sed w ith the ca mera are listed in the t able bel ow. Howeve r, proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for al l “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” func ti ons. • This product is c[...]

  • Page 138

    138 On th e “Mem ory Sti ck Duo ” Notes on using t he Memory Stick Duo Adapt or (no t supp lied) • To use a “Memory S tick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compl iant device, be sure to ins ert the “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor. If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device withou[...]

  • Page 139

    139 Others On the ba tter y pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pack We recommend charging the battery pack in a n ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). The b attery pack may not be fully charged in temperatures outside this range. Effectiv e use of th e battery pack • Battery performance decreases in low temperature surro [...]

  • Page 140

    140 On the ba ttery charger On the ba ttery charger • Only D-type, T-type, R-ty pe and E-type battery packs (and no others) can be charged in the battery charger (supplied). B atteries oth er than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns. • The batterie[...]

  • Page 141

    141 Others On Cybe r-shot S tation On Cyb er-shot Stati on The Cyber-shot Station CSS-HD2 (no t supplied) is compliant to t he camera. Using the Cyber-shot Station (not supplied) enables faster charging than t he supplied batter y charger and easy connection to a TV. For details , refer to the operatin g instruc tions supplied with the Cyber-shot S[...]

  • Page 142

    142 On Cy ber-sho t Sta tion Operating the Cyber- shot Station with the remote When the remote s upplied with the CSS-HD2 is used with this came ra, the following operat ions are available. • For details on buttons not described here, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the Cyber-shot Station. 1 Slideshow but ton: Displays the setting s[...]

  • Page 143

    143 Index Index Index A Add / Remove Favorites .......66 Adju sting EV ..... ....... ..... ...... .51 AE/AF lock indicator .... ..25, 48 AF Ill uminator ... ..... ....... ...... .89 AF lo ck ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...48 AF Mod e ..... ....... ....... ....... .....90 AF ra nge finder fram e ..... .....4 6 Apertur e .... ....... ..... ...[...]

  • Page 144

    144 Index H Happy Faces ......................... 71 HD(1080i) ............................ 87 High Sens itivit y ....... ....... ..... . 42 Hi-Sp eed Shutter ..... ....... ...... 42 Histo gram ..... ....... ....... ...... .... 22 HOME screen ...... ....... ...... .... 36 Housi ng . ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 85 I Identi fying pa rts .... [...]

  • Page 145

    145 Index Index S Scene Recogn ition ..... ........... 56 Scene Sel ection ........... ....... ...42 Screen Changing the dis play .. ...21 Indicat or.... ....... ....... ...... .16 SD ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...87 Select Folder ........... ....... .... ...77 Self-diagnosis display . ........ 132 Self- timer .... ....... ..... ..[...]

  • Page 146

    146 Notes o n the Lice nse “C Libr ary”, “E xpat ” and “zli b” soft ware are provi ded in the c amera. We provid e this soft ware based o n lice nse a greeme nts wi th their own ers of copyri ght. Based on request s by t he own ers of copyright of th ese software applications, we ha ve an obligati on to inform you of the follow ing. Ple[...]

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