Sony CyberShot DSC-HX200V manual

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    4-422-590- 11 (2) DSC-H X200/HX2 00V Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anu al[...]

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    GB 2 The number in parentheses in dicates the number of pieces . • Camera (1) • AC Adaptor AC-L200C /AC-L200D (1) • Pow er co rd (mai ns lea d) (1 ) • Rechar geable battery pack NP-FH5 0 (1) • Micr o USB cabl e (1) • Shoulder strap (1) • Lens cap (1)/Lens cap strap (1) • Instruc tion Manual ( this manual) (1) English Learning more a[...]

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    GB 3 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-HX200/DSC-HX200V Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-L200C/AC-L200D Serial No. _________________________[...]

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    GB 4 – For only the United States Use a UL Listed, 1.5-3 m (5-10 ft.), Type SPT-2 or NISPT-2, AWG no. 18 power supply cord, rated for 125 V 7 A, with a NEMA 1-15P plug rated for 125 V 15 A. Europe Asia Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Austria 230 50 C Belgium 230 50 C Czech 220 50 C Denmark 230 50 C Finland 230 50 C France 230 5[...]

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    GB 5 Oceani a North America Central Americ a Indonesia 127/230 50 C Japan 100 50/60 A Korea (rep) 220 60 C Malaysia 240 50 BF Philippines 220/230 60 A/C Singapore 230 50 BF Taiwan 110 60 A Thailand 220 50 C/BF Vietnam 220 50 A /C Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Australia 240 50 O New Zealand 230/240 50 O Countries/regions Voltage[...]

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    GB 6 South America Midd le East Africa Pana ma 110/220 60 A Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Argen tina 220 50 C/B F/O Braz il 127/220 60 A/C Chile 220 50 C Colom bia 120 60 A Peru 220 60 A/ C Venezuel a 120 60 A Countries/regions Voltage Frequency (Hz) Plug type Ira n 220 50 C/B F Ira q 220 50 C/B F Isr ael 230 50 C Saud i Ara bi[...]

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    GB 7 [ Battery pack If the battery pack is mishandled, the battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the fol lowing cautions. • Do not disassemble. • Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering, dropping or stepping on it. • Do not short circu it and do not allow metal obj[...]

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    GB 8 [ Battery pac k This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian[...]

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    GB 9 [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not[...]

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    GB 10 [ Attention The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this unit. [ Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc.) again. [ Disposal of Old Electrical &am[...]

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    GB 11 A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i. e., marked with an or mark) must be used. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachab[...]

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    GB 12 A F OCUS (Focus ) button • You can select the focus mode by pressing the FOCUS button when the Zoom/Foc us switch is set to AF/ZOOM. • If you press the FOCU S b utton when the Zoom/Foc us switch is set to MF, the center of the display wil l be magnified to allow easier focusing. B C USTO M (Custom ) butto n • You can assign a desired fu[...]

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    GB 13 K Ma nual ring • When the Zoom/Focus swi tch is set to AF/ZOOM, turn the manual ring to perform the zoom function. • When the Zoom/Focus swi tch is set to M F, turn the manual r ing to adjust the f ocus. L St ereo micro phone M Eyepiece sensor N Viewfinder O (Playba ck) bu tton P MO VIE (Mov ie) butto n Q Co ntrol bu tton R FINDE R/LCD bu[...]

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    GB 14 Inserting the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pa ck. • Whil e pressing the ba ttery eje ct lever, insert the b attery pack as illus trated . Make sure that th e batter y eject lever locks after ins ertion . • Clos ing the cover wi th th e batt ery in serted incorre ctly m ay dam age the cam era. Battery eje ct lever[...]

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    GB 15 • If the Power/Charge lamp on the camera f lashes when th e AC Adaptor is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indicates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperature is outside the recommended range. When the temperature gets back within the approp riate range, the charging resumes. We recommend charging the batt[...]

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    GB 16 • Wh en charging i s finish ed, disconne ct the AC A daptor from the wa ll outle t (wall socket). • Be su re to use only genuine Sony brand battery packs, power cord (mains lead) and AC Adaptor (supplied). x Charging time (F ull charge) The charging tim e is approxim ately 100 min. using the AC Adapto r (supplied) . • The ab ove chargin[...]

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    GB 17 x Battery life and number of ima ges you ca n record and view • The above number of images applies when the battery pack is fully charged. The number of images may decrease depending on the conditions of use. • The number of i mages that can be record ed is for shootin g under t he following conditions: – Using Sony “Memory Stick PRO [...]

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    GB 18 Inserting a memory card (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the memory car d (sold sepa rately). • With t he notche d corn er facin g as il lustr ated, in sert th e memory c ard until it clic ks into plac e. 3 Clos e t he c over . Ensure the notch ed co rner face s corre ctl y.[...]

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    GB 19 x Memory cards tha t you ca n use • In this manual, the products in the table are collectively refe rred to as follows: A : “Memory Stick Duo” media B : “Memory Stick Micro” media C : SD card D : microS D memory card • To use a “Memory Stick Micro” media or microSD memory card with the camer a, be sure to insert it into a dedi[...]

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    GB 20 Setting the c lock 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) bu tton. Date & Ti me sett ing is dis played wh en you tur n on the camera for the first time. • It may take time f or the power to turn on and allow operation. 2 Select a d esired la nguag e. 3 Select a d esired ge ograph ic locat ion by followi ng the on-scr een inst ruction s, the n pres[...]

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    GB 21 Shooting still ima ges Shooting movie s Shooting still images/movies 1 Press the s hutter button halfway down to focus. When the image is in focus, a be ep sound s and t he z indicato r lights . 2 Press the s hutter button fully down to shoot an i mage. 1 Press the M OVIE (Movie ) button to start rec ording . • Use th e W/T ( zoom) lev er t[...]

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    GB 22 • If you use the zoom function while shooting a movie, the sounds of the lens moving and the lever, jog dial, and manual ring being ope rated will be recorded. The sound of t he MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when m ovie recordin g is finishe d. • Con tinuous shooting is possible for approx imatel y 29 minutes at one time at [...]

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    GB 23 x Deleting an im age 1 Pres s / (Del ete) but ton. 2 Select [Th is Image] wi th v on the control button, then pr ess z . x Returning to shooting imag es Press the shut ter button halfway down. This camera co ntai ns an intern al funct ion guid e. This al lows you t o search the camera’s functi ons acco rding to your nee ds. In-Camera G uide[...]

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    GB 24 Other functi ons used when shooting or playing ba ck can be operat ed using the control bu tton, the jog dial or MENU button on the cam era. This came ra is equipped with a Func tion Gu ide th at all ows you to eas ily s elect f rom the functions. While displa ying the guide, try the other f unctions . x Control button DISP (Display S etting)[...]

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    GB 25 x Menu Items Shooting Movie sh ooting scene Select movie recording m ode. 3D Sh oot ing Select the 3D image shooting mode. Picture Effe ct Shoot a still i mage with an original texture accordin g to the desired effect. Scene Selection Select pre-set setti ngs to match various scene c onditions. Memo ry r ecal l mode Select a setting you want [...]

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    GB 26 ND Filter Turn the inter nal ND filter on or off. Meteri ng Mode Select the meter ing mode that se ts which part of the subject to meas ure to determine the exposure. Cont. Shooting Inte rva l Select the number of images taken per second f or Burst shooting. Bracket Setti ng Set the type of the bracket shooting. Scene Reco gnition Set to a ut[...]

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    GB 27 * DSC-HX200V o nly Viewin g In-C am era Gui de Search the camera’s functions according to your needs. Slideshow Select a method of continuous pl ayback. Send by Transf erJet Transfer data by closely aligning two products equipped with Tran sf erJ et. Delete Dele te an imag e. Retouch Retouch an image using various effects. Picture Effe ct A[...]

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    GB 28 x Setting items If you p ress the M ENU butt on while s hooting or during playback , (Setti ngs) is provide d as a final select ion. You can change the default settings on th e (Settings) screen . *1 DSC-HX200V only *2 If a memory card is not insert ed, (Inter nal Memory Tool) will be displayed and only [Format] can be selected. Shootin g Set[...]

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    GB 29 The bui lt-in sof tware “P layMem ories Hom e” allows you to import st ill image s and m ovies to your com puter and use t hem. You ca n shoot or play back im ages on this c amera e ven if yo u do not in stall “PlayMe mories Hom e”, however, “Pla yMemorie s Home” is requir ed to import AVCHD mo vies to your compute r. • “PlayM[...]

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    GB 30 The number of sti ll image s and recordab le time may vary de pending on the shooting condition s and the m emory c ard. x Still images (Un its : Ima ges ) x Movie s The tab le belo w shows t he appr oximate maximum recor ding tim es. These are the tot al times for all movie files. Cont inuous sho oting is pos sible for approxi mately 29 minu[...]

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    GB 31 Functions built in to this camera • This manual describes each of the functions of TransferJet compatible/ incompatible devices, 108 0 60i-compatible d evices and 1080 5 0i-compatible devices. – To determine whether you r camera supports the GPS f unction, check the model name of your camera. GPS-compatible: DSC- HX200V GPS-incompa tible:[...]

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    GB 32 Notes on recording/playback • Before you start recording, make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is working cor rectly. • The camera is neither dust-proof, nor splash-pro of, nor water-proof. • Avoid expos ing the camera to water. If water enters inside the c amera, a malfunction may occur. In some cases, the camera cannot [...]

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    GB 33 On the overh eat protecti on Depending on the camera and battery temp erature, you may be unable to record movies or the power may turn off automatically to protect the camera. A message will be displa yed on the LCD screen before the power turns off or you can no longer record movies. In this case, leave the power off and wait until the came[...]

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    GB 34 Camera [System] Image device: 7.76 mm (1/2.3 type) Exmor R CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 18.9 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 18.2 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 30× zoom le ns f = 4. 8 mm – 144 mm (27 mm – 810 mm (35 mm fi lm equivalent)) F2.8 (W) – F5.6 (T) While shoot ing movies [...]

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    GB 35 [Input and Output connec tors] HDMI connector: HD MI mini jack DC IN connector Micro USB connector: USB communicati on USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) [LCD screen ] LCD panel: 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive Total number of dots: 921 600 dots [Power, gen eral] Power: Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-FH50, 6.8 V AC Adaptor AC-L200C/AC- L200[...]

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    GB 36 Tradema rks • The following marks are trademarks of Sony Corporation. , “Cyber-shot,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick Duo” • “AVCHD Progress ive” and “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporat ion. • Windows is registered trademark of M[...]

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    © 2012 Sony Corporation P rinted in Japan[...]