Sony DSCH3/B manuale d’uso

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-268-884- 12 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Instruction Manual DSC-H3 Operating Inst ructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. For details on adva nced op erations, please rea d “Cyber- shot Handbook” (PDF) and “C yber-shot Step-up Guide” on the CD-RO M ([...]

2 Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the bot tom. Re co rd the s eria l numb er in the space prov ided below. Refe r to these numbers w henever yo u call upo n your So ny dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC-H3 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shock ha zard, do not ex pose the uni[...]

3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cl oth lightly dampened with water for c leaning t he exteri or of the set. [ Wa ter a nd Mo is ture Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or l[...]

4 Read this first Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise , fire or injury may res ult. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, f ire or the like. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies[...]

5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonab le protection a gainst harmful in terference in a residential i nstallation. Th i s equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy an[...]

6 [ Notice fo r the cu stomer s in the countries a pplying EU Di rectives The manufactur er of this pr oduct is So ny Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108- 0075 Japan. T he Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschlan d GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters [...]

7 Tabl e of cont ents IMPORTA NT SAFEGUARDS ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ....... ... 4 Notes on usin g the camera ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... .[...]

8 Notes on using the camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” back up Do not turn off the camera , remove the battery pack, or remove the “Memory S tick Duo” while the access lamp is lit. Otherwise, the internal memo ry d ata or “ Mem or y Stick Duo” may be damaged. Be s ure to make a b ackup copy to protect your data. [ Notes [...]

9 Gettin g star ted Checking the accessorie s supplied • Battery ch arger BC-CSG/BC- CSGB/ BC-C SGC (1) • Powe r cord (m ains lea d) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batt er y cas e (1 ) • USB, A/V cab le for multi-use terminal (1) • Shoulder strap (1) • Lens hood (1)/Adaptor ring (1) • [...]

10 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the batte ry charger. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights up, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lamp turns off, charging is finished (Practical charge). If you contin ue charging the battery pack for about one more hour (until it is[...]

11 2 Inserting the bat tery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Du o” (not supp lied). 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover. [ When th ere is no “Me mory Stick Duo” inserted The camer a record s/plays ba ck images u[...]

12 [ To remove the batte ry pack/“ Memor y Stick Duo ” Open the b attery/ “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” cove r. • Never remove the battery pack/“Memory St ick Duo” when the access lamp is lit. This may cause damage to data in the “Memory Stick Duo”/i nternal memory. Slide the batte ry eject lever . Be sur e not to drop the batter y pack. [...]

13 3 Turning the camera on/set ting the clock 1 Press POWER. 2 Set th e clock wit h the contro l button. 1 Sele ct th e date disp lay forma t wi th v / V , then press z . 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the num eric value with v / V , then p ress z . 3 Select [OK], the n press z . [ To ch ange th e dat e and ti me Press HOME, a nd select [ C[...]

14 Shootin g image s easily 1 Select the des ired fu nction from th e mode di al. When shooting still ima ges (Auto Adjustm ent mode): Select . When shooting m ovies: Select . 2 Hold the camera, w ith your elbow s pressed against yo ur body to steady it. 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. When shooting m ovies: Press the shutter bu tton fully down .[...]

15 Mode di al/Zoom/ Flash/Macro /Self- timer/Dis play/Lens hood [ Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desire d function. Auto Adjus tment Allows ea sy shooting with the s ettings adjusted automatic ally. Pro gram Auto Allows yo u to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture val ue). You can adj[...]

16 [ Macro (Sh ooting close-up) Press b ( ) on t he control but ton repeated ly until th e desired mode is selected. : Macro off : Macro on (W side: Approx. 2 c m or farther (13/16 inches or farther), T side: Approx. 90 cm or farther (2 feet 11 1/2 inches or farther)) [ Using th e self-tim er Press V ( ) on the co ntrol butt on repeated ly until th[...]

17 Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press (Playback). If you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatically and se t to playback mode. To switch to the shooting m ode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol button. Movie : Press z to play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast for[...]

18 [ To view an i ndex scree n Press (Inde x) to disp lay the in dex screen while a st ill ima ge is disp layed. Then, sele ct an image with v / V / b / B . To return to the single image screen, press z . • You can also access the index screen by selecting [ Index Display] in (View Images) on t he HOME screen. • Each time you press (Inde x), th[...]

19 Learn ing th e variou s func tio ns – HOME/M enu Using the HOME screen The HO ME screen is the gat eway scree n for all the functions o f the cam era, an d can be c alled up rega rdless of the m ode se tting ( shooting/vie wing). 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the cont rol b utton. 3 Select an item w[...]

20 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 1 9 HOM E it ems Pressing HOME disp lays the f ollowing ite ms. Details on th e items are displayed on the screen by the guide . Categories Items Shoot ing Sho oting View Images Single I mage Inde x Dis pla y Slide Sho w Printing, Ot her Print Musi c To ol Down load Mus ic Forma t Music Manage Memory Memo r[...]

21 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shooting and playback mode. • Different items will become v isible depend ing on t he selected mode. 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the cont rol butto n. • If the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V until the item appears on the [...]

22 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 2 1 Menu items The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mode set ting (shoot ing/viewi ng), and the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode. Only the availa ble item s are disp layed on the scre en. Shooting menu Scene Selectio n Selects the sett ings pr e-ad justed to m atch va rious sc ene cond[...]

23 Enjoy ing your computer You can view i mages shot wit h the camera on a com puter. B y usin g the s oftwar e in the CD- ROM (supp lied), y ou can enj oy still images a nd movies f rom the camera mor e than e ver. For details, refe r to “Cyber -shot Handboo k” in the CD- ROM (su pplied). Supporte d Operatin g Systems fo r USB connecti on and [...]

24 Viewin g “Cyber-shot Handboo k” “Cyber -shot Han dbook” in the CD-RO M (supplied) e xplains how to use the camera in detail . Adobe Reade r is require d to view it. [ For Wind ows us ers 1 Turn on your comp uter, and inser t the CD- ROM (supplie d) into the CD -ROM drive. The screen below appears. When you click the [Cyber-shot Handbook][...]

25 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes (page 16). [ When sh ooting st ill images [ When sh ooting m ovies [ When play ing back A ISO 400 Batte ry rema ining Low battery warning Im age si ze Mode dial/ Menu (Scene Selec tion) Mode dial White balance Reco rding mode Mete ring mode Fac[...]

26 BC D Manual e xposure settin g mode z RETURN z SET Function guid e for Manua l exposure 1.0m Foc us p res et dis tan ce z AE/AF lock ISO40 0 ISO number NR s low shu tter 125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exp osure Value AF range finder frame indicato r Macro N Playback Playback bar Standby REC Standby/R ecording a movie 0:12 Recor di[...]

27 Batte ry l ife an d mem ory capaci ty Battery life and number of images you can record/v iew The nu mbers shown in t he fo llowing tables assume a fu lly charg ed battery pa ck (supplied) is use d at an ambie nt temper ature of 25 ° C (77 °F). Th e number s shown for i mages you can record /view are approxi mations and a llow for cha nging of [...]

28 Number of still images and recording time of m ovies The num ber of still ima ges and the leng th of time for m ovies may vary depen ding on the shooting c onditions. • Even if the capacity of your record ing media is the same as the one in the table be low, the number of still images and the length of time for movies may be different. • You[...]

29 [ The ap proxim ate recor ding ti me of mov ies The numb ers in t he table b elow show th e approxi mate maxi mum recor dable ti me obtai ned by totaling all mo vie fi les. The maxim um l ength o f time you can shoot c ontinuo usly is a bout 10 minutes. (Un its: h our : m in ute : sec on d) • Movies with the size set to [640(Fine)] can only be[...]

30 Trouble shoot ing If you ex perience tr ouble with th e camer a, try the follow ing solut ions. Be aw are that by send ing the camera for repair, you give consen t th at the con tent s of the interna l memory, Music fil es may be checked. Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly to push the battery ejec t lever (p[...]

31 The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • This pheno menon occu rs when you use the cam era in an extrem ely hot or cold loc ation. • A discre pancy aros e between the remaini ng charge indicator and the ac tual remai ning ba ttery charge. Fully discharge th e battery pack once, then charge it to correct the in dication . • The batter[...]

32 Precau tions [ Do n ot us e/st ore th e came ra in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or hu mid place In places such as i n a car parke d in the su n, the camera body m ay become deformed and this may cause a malfu nction. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolor ed or deformed, and this ma[...]

33 Spec ific atio ns Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.18 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 8 286 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 8 083 000 pixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10× zoom lens f = 6.3 – 63 mm (38 – 380 mm when converted to a 35 mm still camera) F3. 5 – 4.[...]

34 Tr ademar ks • , “Cyber-shot” ar e trademarks of Sony Cor poration. • “Memory Stick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory S tick PRO Duo”, , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”, , “Memory Stick Micro”, “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of S ony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows , DirectX and Windows Vi[...]

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