Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V manual

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    4-273-500- 12 (1) DSC-HX7/HX7V Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anual[...]

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    GB 2 Owner’s Recor d 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-HX7/DSC-HX7V Serial No. ______________________________ Model No. AC-UB10/UB10B Serial No. ______________________________ [...]

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    GB 3 • Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion b atteries. • Be sure to charge the b attery pack using a genuine Sony battery charger or a device that can charge the battery pack. • Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children. • Keep the battery pack dry. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recomm ended by So[...]

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    GB 4 [ Regu latory Infor mat ion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are des[...]

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    GB 5 Hereby, Sony Corporation, declares that this DSC-HX7V Digital Still Camera is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevan t provisions of the Directive 1999/5/EC. For details, please access the following URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/ [ Notice for the custom ers in the countries applying EU Directi ves The manufacturer[...]

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    GB 6 [ Disposal o f waste batte ries (appli cable in the Eur opean Unio n and other Eur opean count ries with sep arate coll ection sys tems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this sym bol might be used in combination wit[...]

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    GB 7 For details on advanced oper ations, please rea d “Cyber-shot User Guide” (HTML) o n the C D-ROM (supplied) using a compu ter. For Win dows users: 1 Clic k [Us er G ui de] t [Install]. 2 Start “U ser G uide” fr om the shortc ut on the de sktop. For Macintosh us ers: 1 Select the [Us er Guide] folde r and copy [eng] fol der stored in [U[...]

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    GB 8 A Shutter b utton B Mode dial C For s hooting: W/T (Zo om) lever For viewi ng: (Playback zoom) le ver/ (Index) lever D Fl ash E ON/OFF (Power) button F Power/Ch arge la mp G GPS sensor (built-in, DSC- HX7V only) H Microphone I Self-tim er lamp /Smile Shutter lamp/A F illumi nator J Lens K (TransferJ et™) mark L LCD screen M (Playback) but to[...]

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    GB 9 Insertin g the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pack. • While pre ssing the ba ttery eject lever, inser t the battery pac k as illus trated. Make sure that th e battery ej ect lever locks after inse rtion. Charging t he batter y pack Eject leve r Power cor d (Mains lead ) For c ustomer s in the USA, Cana da For cust omers [...]

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    GB 10 • Wh en the Power/Charg e lamp on the camera doe s not lit even if the AC Ada ptor is connected to the camera and the wall outlet (wall socket), it indicates that the charging stops temporarily on standby. The charging stops and enter s the standby status automaticall y when the temperature is outside of the recommended operating temperatur[...]

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    GB 11 x Charging by connecting to a comp uter The batter y pack can be charged by co nnecting the camera to a comp uter using a multi -use te rminal USB cable. • Note the following po ints when charging via a com puter: – If the camera is connected to a laptop computer that is not connect ed to a power source, the lapto p battery level decr eas[...]

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    GB 12 x Battery life and num ber of images you c an record and view • The above number of images applies when the battery pack is fully charged. The number of im ages may decrease dep ending on the condi tions of use. • The number of images that can be recorded is for shooting under the following conditions: – Using Sony “Memory Stick PRO D[...]

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    GB 13 x Supplying power The c amera can be supplied w ith powe r from th e wall ou tlet (wa ll socket) by connec ting to th e AC Ad aptor, us ing the mu lti- use term inal USB cable (suppli ed). You can import imag es to a compu ter withou t worry ing about wearing down the b attery p ack by c onnectin g the cam era to a compu ter usin g the m ulti[...]

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    GB 14 x Memory cards tha t you can us e • In this man ual, pro ducts in A ar e coll ectively referr ed to a s “Memor y Stick Duo” media, and products in B are collectively r eferred to as SD card. x To remov e the memory card/batt ery pack Memory card : Push t he memory c ard in on ce. Battery pack: Slide the battery eject lever. Be sure no t[...]

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    GB 15 Setting the clock 1 Press the O N/OFF (Pow er) button. Date & Time setting is displa yed when you pre ss the ON/OFF (Power ) butto n for th e first ti me. • It may ta ke tim e fo r the powe r to turn o n an d all ow o perat ion. 2 Select a desired language . 3 Select the desired are a following the instru ctions on the screen, th en pre[...]

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    GB 16 Shooting still images Shooting mo vies • The sound of the lens and lever operating will be recorded whe n the zoom function operates while shootin g a movie. T he sound of the MOVIE b utton operating m ay also be recorded when movie recording is finished. • Con tinuous shooting is possible for approx imatel y 29 minutes at one time at the[...]

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    GB 17 x Selecting nex t/previous image Select an image b y pressing B (next)/ b (previous) on the control wheel o r by turnin g the control wheel. Press z in t he ce nter of the control wh eel to v iew movies. x Deleting a n image 1 Pres s / (Delet e) bu tton . 2 Select [Th is Image] with v on the control wheel, then press z . x Returning to shooti[...]

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    GB 18 This cam era contai ns an inter nal function guide. Thi s allows yo u to search th e camera’s func tions accor ding to your nee ds. In-C amer a Gui de 1 Press the / (In-Came ra Guide) button. • When vi ewing images , [Delet e/In-Camera Guide] i s displa yed. Sel ect [In-Camer a Guide]. 2 Select a s earch me thod fr om [In-Came ra Guide] .[...]

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    GB 19 Other functi ons used whe n shooting or play ing back can be operated usi ng the control wh eel or MENU button on the camera. T his came ra is e quipped wi th a Function Guide that all ows you to ea sily se lect fr om the functions . Whil e display ing the guide, try the other func tions. x Con tro l whe el DISP (Display Setting): All ows you[...]

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    GB 20 * DSC-HX7V only Viewin g ISO Adjust the luminous sensitivit y. White B alance Adjust color tones of an image. Focus Select the focus method. Meteri ng Mode Select the meter ing mode that se ts which par t of the subject to meas ure to determine the exposure. Burst Sh ooti ng Inte rva l Select the number of images taken per second f or Burst s[...]

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    GB 21 x Setting items If you press the MENU but ton while shoot ing or during playba ck, (Setti ngs) is provided as a fin al select ion. You can chang e the def ault settin gs on the (Se ttings) screen. *1 DSC-HX7V only *2 If a memory card is not inser ted, (In ternal Mem ory Tool) will be displa yed and only [Format] can be selected. Retouch Retou[...]

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    GB 22 The number of sti ll image s and recordab le time may var y dependin g on the shooting condit ions and the m emory card. x Still images (Un its : Imag es) x Movie s The tab le below s hows the approximat e maxi mum recor ding times . These are the tot al time s for all movie files. Continuous sho oting is pos sible f or approxima tely 29 minu[...]

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    GB 23 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-com patible: DSC-HX7V GPS-inc ompatible: D[...]

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    GB 24 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 camera, a malfunction may occur. In some cases, the camera cannot b[...]

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    GB 25 On the overh eat protection 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 displaye d 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 camer[...]

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    GB 26 Camera [System] Image device: 7.77 mm (1/2.3 type) Exmor R CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 16.8 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 16.2 Megapixels Le ns: S ony G 1 0× z oom len s f = 4. 25 mm – 42. 5 mm (25 mm – 250 mm (35 mm fi lm equivalent) ) F3.5 (W) – F5.5 (T ) While shoot ing movies ( 16:9): 28[...]

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    GB 27 [LCD screen ] LCD panel: 7. 5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive Total number of dots: 921 600 (640 × 3 (RGB) × 480) dots [Power, gen eral] Power: Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-BG1, 3.6 V NP-FG1 (sold separately), 3.6 V AC Adaptor AC-UB10/UB10B, 5V Power consum ption (during shooting): 1.1 W Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F ) [...]

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    GB 28 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” • Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corpora tion in the United States and/or other countries. • Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Inc. • SDXC l[...]

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    © 2011 Sony Corporation Printed in Thailand[...]