Sony Cybershot DSC-T500 manual

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    © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-700-727- 12 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-T500 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 “Me mory Stick Duo” , see[...]

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    3 Note s on using th e camer a Note whe n play ing movi es on othe r device s This camera utilizes MPEG-4 A VC/H.264 Ma in Profile to record movies. Therefore, movies recorded using this camera cannot be played on devices that do not support MPEG-4 AVC/H.264. The im ages used in this Handbo ok The images used as examples in this Handbook are reprod[...]

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    4 Tabl e of conte nts Notes on using the camera ........ ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ........ 2 Basic techniq ues for better images ............... ...... .......... .......... .......... ........ 8 Focus – Focus ing on a subject s uccessfully ........ ........ ...... ........ ....... ....... ....... .. 8 Expos ur[...]

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    5 Table of content s Shooting menu ............ .......... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... .......... . 50 REC Mode : Selecti ng the contin uous shooti ng method EV: Adj usting th e light in tensity Focus: Changing the fo cus metho d Met ering Mode : Selec tin g the mete ring mode White B ala nce: Adj usting th e colo r[...]

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    6 Table of conten ts Customizing th e Manage Memory feature and the Setti ngs ......... .......... 69 Manage Memory .......... ....... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ...... .......... 70 Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool .......... .......... .......... ...... .......... ... 7 0 Memory Tool — Internal Memory Tool ............. [...]

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    7 Table of content s Enjoying your W indows computer ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... .... 89 Installing the software (supplied) ........... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .... 9 1 On the “Pictu re Motion Bro wser” (supplied ) .............. ...... .......... .......... .... 93 Copying images to y[...]

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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 44) 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 48[...]

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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 119). • The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in[...]

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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. Camera A Shutter but ton (26) B Zoom ( W/T) l ever (27, 3 0) C Stereo micr ophone D (Playback) bu tton (3 1) E POWER butt on/POWER lamp F Flash (28) G Lens H Sel f-tim er lamp (27 , 30) /AF illu mina tor (78) I Lens co ver A LCD screen/ Touch pa nel (21, 22) B Mode sw[...]

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    16 Ident ifyin g part s Multi-output stand The mult i-o utput stan d is us ed in the follo wing situ ations by placin g the camer a in it: • When c onnec ting t he came ra and t he comp uter by USB cabl e. • When c onnec ting to a TV’s a udio/ vide o input ja cks. • When c onnec ting t o a P ictBri dge- comp lian t pri nter . A Camera conn [...]

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    17 Indi cators o n the scre en Touch [DISP] on the bottom right of the scre en to chang e to the disp lay sel ection scre en (p age 22) . See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. When sh ooting still im ages When sh ooting mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry rema ining Low batter y warning (122) Flash chargi ng C:32:00 Self- d[...]

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    18 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Flash leve l (55) Recordi ng mode (50) Face Detection (56) Metering M ode (47) Focus ( 44) Touch AF indicato r (26) Self-tim er (27, 30) White balan ce (52) Color mo de (54) Displ ay Indication AF range finder fr ame (44) Histogram (23) 0/3 Still im age counter ( 30) Photo bu tton ( 30) z AE/AF lock ( 26) NR s low [...]

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    19 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying b ack stil l image s When pl aying b ack mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry rema ining Low batter y warning (122) Im age s ize (13 ) Print orde r (DPOF) mark (109) Protect ( 65) C:32:00 Self-diagnosi s display ( 122) Playback z oom (32) Displ ay Indication Playback Med ia (“Me mory Stick Du o,” [...]

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    20 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Displ ay Indication 125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aperture valu e ISO40 0 ISO number (48) +2.0EV Exposure Value (49) Metering mode (47) Flash White balan ce (52) N Playback (3 1) Playback bar 0:00:12 Counter 101-0012 Folder- file numbe r (67) 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorde d date/t ime of the playba ck image Histogram (23) •[...]

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    21 Oper ating th e touch p anel This LCD sc reen also di splays the bu ttons for ope rating the camera (to uch panel ). 1 Turn on the camera. During shooting: Slide the lens cover downward. During playback: Press (Playback). 2 Touch the buttons on the screen ligh tly with your finger. On the touc h panel buttons • Wh en the item you want t o set [...]

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    22 Changi ng t he scr een displa y Touch [DI SP] on the scr een to change to the dis play sel ectio n screen . • Settings other than [LCD Brightness] sho uld be made sepa rately f or shooting and playback. • In index mode, you can set the number of images displayed (p age 32). [Displ ay S etup] This s ets wh ether or not to displ ay the buttons[...]

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    23 Changi ng the scr een display [Displa y Histog ram ] Thi s sets whe ther or no t to d isp lay the histogram on the scre en. A histogram is a graph show ing the brightness of an image. The gra ph display indica tes a bright im age wh en skewe d to the right side , and a dark imag e when skew ed to th e left si de. • The histogram also appears w[...]

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    24 Using th e interna l memory The came ra has ap proximate ly 4 MB of int ernal memo ry. This memory i s not re movable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory Stic k Duo” in serted in th e camera, you c an recor d images using this in ternal memo ry. We recom men d that you co py (back up) da ta witho ut error using one of the followi ng methods. To[...]

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    25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Basic Op erations Shoot ing still im ages The proced ure for shoo ting still imag es using the ba sic function s is given below. 1 Set the mod e switch to (still image). 2 Open the lens cover. 3 Hold the camera steady, keeping your arms at your side. A Im age S ize ( page 27 ) B Sel f-Timer (pa ge 27) C Sho oting m ode (pa g[...]

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    26 Shoot ing s til l im ages 4 Shoot with the shutter button. 1 Press and hol d the shutt er button half way down to foc us. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains lit. 2 Press the shu tter button ful ly down. z You ca n touch the screen to selec t the po int to b ring into fo cus. Touc[...]

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    27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still image s If you sho ot a still image of a subje ct that is d ifficult to focus on • The shortest s hooting dis tance is approximately 5 0 cm (19 3/4 inches) (W), 80 cm (31 1 /2 inches) (T) (from the lens). Sh oot in the close-up ( Macro) mode or Close fo cus mode when you shoot a subject closer than the shoot[...]

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    28 Shoot ing s til l im ages 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 [B ACK]. : 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 speed is slow in a d[...]

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    29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing mov ies The proced ure for shoo ting movies usi ng the basic fun ctions is giv en below. 1 Set the mo de switch to (movie). 2 Open the lens cover. 3 Press the shutter button. The recording star ts. • [REC] i s displayed on t he screen during recording. To stop t he movi e recor ding Press the shut ter butto n aga[...]

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    30 Shoot ing m ovies W/T Usi ng the zoom Slid e th e zoom (W/T ) le ver to the T side to zoom an d slid e to th e W si de to r etu rn. • The camera zooms slowly while shooting a movie. Changin g the i mage si ze Touch th e image si ze setti ng butt on on th e screen. Touch th e desire d item, then [BACK] . For deta ils on th e image si ze, see p [...]

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    31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images 1 Press (Playback) button. • If you press (Playback) when the camera is powered of f, the camera is turned on and set to playback mode. To switch to the shooting mode, press (Playback) again. 2 Touch (previ ous)/ (next ) to sel ect an image. Touc h N to play ba ck a movi e. Fast fo rward/fast r ewind: M / m[...]

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    32 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 58). • When pla[...]

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    33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images To play back the slidesh ow Touch (Slideshow ). To end the sli deshow, touch the pane l, and then touch [Exi t]. To chang e the slides how settings, see page 61. To adjus t the volum e of th e music Touch the pa nel to disp lay the volum e control scre en, then adj ust the vol ume with / . Touch [× ] to turn[...]

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    34 Viewi ng imag es 2 T ouc h N . The continuous playback starts. To uch M to fa st forwa rd, m to fast rewi nd. To uch x to stop. Touch N to star t the contin uous playback again. To vie w the next file du ring contin uous pla yback Touching > advances to the star t of the ne xt file. To vie w the prev ious file du ring con tinu ous pl ayback T[...]

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    35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing images 1 Press (P layback) 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 t[...]

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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 m ode switch (page 41) will be applied. HOME [...]

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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 [BA CK] 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. ( : available) Still image mode Movie mode Selected mode Shooting menu (page 50) REC Mode * 1 —— EV — * 2 Focus — —— * 2 Meter ing M[...]

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    40 Menu item s Viewi ng menu (page 5 8) (Retou ch) (Multi-P urpose R esize) (Wide Zoom Display) (Slideshow) (Delete ) (Protec t) (Prin t) (Rota te) (Sele ct Folder) (Vol ume Set ting s)[...]

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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 mode. The re are t hre e shoo tin g mod es av aila ble f or st ill im age s: Au to Ad jus tmen t, Pr ogra m Au to , Scene Sele ction; and t here a re two record ing mo des f or movi es: A uto Ad justmen t and High Sens itiv i[...]

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    42 Shootin g image s acco rding to the scen e mode Modes for st ill images (Scene Selecti on) The fo llowin g mode s are p reset to mat ch the scene condit ions. * When you shoot images 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 [...]

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    43 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting i mage s ac cording to the sce ne mo de Modes for movies 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[...]

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    44 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 Focus (p age 44) B Metering Mode (page 47) C ISO (pag e 48 ) D EV ([...]

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    45 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 26). • 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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    46 Shoo ting im ages ( Program Auto m ode) z If the 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 Reco mpose the shot so th at the subject is centered in t[...]

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    47 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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    48 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 800] 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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    49 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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    50 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Shootin g menu The ava ilable m ode switch position s are ind icated as shown below. Fo r det ails on h ow to oper ate t he menu , see p age 38. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Selects wheth er the came ra perform s continuous shoot ing or not whe n you press the shutte r button . REC Mode : S[...]

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    51 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 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 0.74 sec onds. The recording interval becomes longer , depending on the se tting for t he imag e size. ?[...]

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    52 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Adjusts color t ones accordi ng to the surroundi ng light condit ions. Use this func tion if image color ap pears unna tural. White Ba lance: Adjust ing the color tones (Auto) Adjust s the Wh ite Bala nce aut omatic ally. (Dayligh t) Adjusts fo r outdoors conditio ns on a fine day, eve n[...]

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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 • 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[...]

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    54 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 You can chang e the bright ness o f the image, accomp anied by effe cts. • You can se lect only [Norm al], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting m ovies in Auto Adjustment mode. Col or Mo de: Ch angi ng the vivi dnes s of t he im age o r addi ng special e ffects (Norma l) Sets the imag [...]

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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 Adjusts the amo unt of flash light . • To change flash mode, see page 28. • Sometimes effects do not show up when the subj ect being shot is too bright or too dark. The flash s trobes two or more times before shooting to r educe the red-eye phenome non [...]

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    56 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 38 Selects whe ther to use th e Face Det ection func tion cont inuously or whe n the touc h panel is touched. Detecti ng the fa ces of you r subject w ill also adjust foc us, strobe, exposu re, whit e bala nce, an d pre- strobe fo r red-eye re duction. • When the Face Detection function i[...]

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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 Sele cts the ant i-b lur mod e. • If you shoot still images in (Auto Adjustment) mode, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooting]. • For movies, you can set [Continuous] or [Off] only. The default setting is set to [Continuous]. • The anti-bl ur function m ay [...]

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    58 Using the view ing functio ns View ing menu This sectio n expl ains the menu items available when you touch [MENU] i n playback m ode. For deta ils o n how to us e t he me nu, s ee p age 38 . Adds e ffect s or ma kes c orrecti ons to a reco rded im age an d reco rds it as a new fil e. The orig ina l im age is reta ined. To re touch t he still i [...]

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    59 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 (Partial Color) Surroun ds a c hosen po int in monochr ome t o sign alize a subject. 1 Touch the cen ter p oint o f th e desir ed im age to r etouch, then touch . 2 Adjust th e desire d range to retouch wi th b / B , then t ouc h . 3 Touch [OK].[...]

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    60 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 38 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 the VG A size for blog or e -mail attachm ents. 1 Display the desire d image to be changed. 2 Touch[...]

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    61 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Duri ng play back, sti ll imag es at a 4:3 and 3:2 aspe ct ratio are playe d at a 16:9 asp ect rati o. In this case the top and bottom of the image will be slightl y cropped. Touchi ng the cen ter of the touc h panel changes to the wide zoo m exit scr een. •[...]

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    62 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 38 • When [Sim ple], [Nos talgic], [Stylish], or [Active] have been set, in the case of movies, beginning sections of movies are displayed. • Music is not played (set to [Off ]) during a [Normal] slid eshow. The sound of movie files will be heard. • If you select [ Music1] – [Mus ic4],[...]

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    63 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 z To ad d /chan ge Mus ic files You can transfer a desired music file f rom your CD s or MP3 files to the camera to play back during slideshow. You can transfer music using [ M usic Tool] i n (Printing, Other ) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” s[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 38 To select an d delete multip le images 1 Touch [MENU] in single-im age mode or in index mod e. 2 Display (Delete) by tou ching v / V , then t ouch it. 3 Touch (Multiple Images ). In sin gle-image mode: 4 Use / to disp lay the image you want to delet e, then touch the c enter of that im age.[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Prot ects ima ges aga inst acci dent al eras ure. (Pro tect) in dicator appear s on the protect ed image. 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 [...]

  • Page 66

    66 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 38 In index mode: 4 Touch the thumbnai l image of the image you want to protect. The mark is at tached to the sel ected im age. 5 To p rotect ot her imag es, repeat step 4 . 6 Touch t [OK]. • Touch on the index scr een to return to t he single-image screen. To select all images in th e folde[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 3 8 Rotate s a stil l image . 1 Displa y the im age to be rota ted. 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Dis pla y ( Rotate) b y touc hing v / V , then touc h it. 4 Touch [ ] to ro tate the image. 5 Touch [OK ]. • You cannot r otate protected images or movies. [...]

  • Page 68

    68 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 38 Adjusts the volume fo r slidesh ow and mo vie play back. • You can adjust the volume during movie and slideshow playback (pages 31, 33). (Volume Setti ngs): Adju sting the volume Adjust the volu me by t ouching /.[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Customizi ng the settings Customizi ng the sett ings Custom izi ng t he Ma nage Me mory feat ure and the Set tin gs You can cha nge the de fault settings usi ng (Manage Memory) or (Setting s) on the HOME screen. 1 Touch [HOME] to display the HOME screen. 2 Touch (Man age Memory ) or (Sett ings). 3 Touch the des ired se tting i tem. 4 Touch the s[...]

  • Page 70

    70 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Mana ge M emory Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool This it em appear s only when a “Memory S tick Duo” is inser ted in t he camer a. Formats the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. A commerci ally avai labl e “Memory Stick Duo ” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be u sed imme diatel y. • Note that formatti[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For details on th e operation 1 page 69 To ca ncel the fold er cr eati on Touch [C ancel] or [B ACK] in step 2 . • When not creatin g a new folder, t he “101” folder is selected as the recording folder. • You can create f olders designated up to “999”. • You cannot delete a folder with the c[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Copies all ima ges in th e inter nal memor y to a “Me mory Stic k Duo”. 1 Insert a “Mem ory Stick Duo” having s ufficient free cap acity. 2 Touch [Copy]. The mess age “All data on in ternal memory will be copied ” appears. 3 Touch [OK]. Copying starts. To can cel copyi ng Tou[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For details on th e operation 1 page 69 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 imag[...]

  • Page 74

    74 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 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]. • The guide that is d[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 69 Initi alizes the sett ing to the defa ult setti ng. Even if you execute this fu nction, the ima ges stored in the internal memory ar e retai ned. 1 Touch [Ini tialize]. The message “Re set to def ault sett ings” appea rs. 2 Touch [OK ]. The settings ar e reset to t[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Main Settings — Main S ettings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Select s the U SB mode w hen con necti ng the c amera t o a co mputer or a P ictBrid ge comp liant prin ter u sing the US B cabl e. This se tting allows (TV) remot e-contro l of a came ra that is c onnecte d to a “[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 69 Sets th e vide o sign al out put accor ding to the TV co lor sy stem of the con nected video equipmen t. Th e TV color syst ems differ depend ing on the c ountry and regi on. To view imag es on a T V scre en, ch eck th e TV col or syst em of th e coun try or regi on of[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Shooting Settings — Shooting Se ttings 1 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . The AF illum inator sup plies fill light to fo cus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The AF illu mina tor em its r ed ligh t al low ing t he c ame ra t o fo cus eas ily whe n th e sh utte r bu tt[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 69 Selec ts the auto focus oper ation mo de. • AF mode setti ng is invalid when the Face Detection fu nction is activated. Selects t he digi tal zoom mo de. The came ra en larges t he im age usin g optic al zoo m (up t o 5× ). When t he zoo m scale is ex ceeded, the c [...]

  • Page 80

    80 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Shooting Settings — Shooting Se ttings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . When t he camera is ro tated to shoot a portr ait ( vertical ) image, the ca mera rec ords its positi on change and displays the im age in the por trait position. • Black is displayed t o the left and right[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 69 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d tim e. 1 Select [ Clo ck Settings] f rom (Settings ) on the HOME screen. 2 Touch [Clo ck Setti ngs]. 3 Touch the desired date displ ay format, then tou ch . The clock settin gs screen appears. 4 Touch eac h item, then se t its numeric[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 69 Language Setting Selects the langu age to be use d in the menu item s, warnings an d messages. Language Se tting[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g images on a TV You can view images on a T V by conn ecting the c amera t o a TV. The con nection va ries acco rdin g to the type of TV the camera is co nnecte d to. See “TV TYPE” (page 77). Turn of f both the ca mera an d the TV before c onnecti ng the cam era to th e TV. 1 Connect th [...]

  • Page 84

    84 Viewi ng imag es on a TV When usi ng an HD (Hig h Definiti on) TV with a n HDMI jac k, connec ting the camera to the TV with an HDMI c able ( not su pplie d) all ows you to en joy imag es shot with the cam era at high p ictu re qu ality*. * I mages shot in [VGA] image size cannot be played back in HD f ormat. • With [Multi-Purpose Resize], the[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV • When using the camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system (page 77). • Output to the TV is not possible while recording a movie. • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. • Some devices may not work properly. • Do not connect the [...]

  • Page 86

    86 Viewi ng imag es on a TV When th e camera i s conne cted to a TV using A V cables or an HDMI c able, the ite ms that can be contr olled a re limi ted. Control operations by t ouching th e buttons displ ayed on the LCD screen of the camera. • If you are using a TV that suppor ts “BRA VIA” Sync, 6 and 7 can be cont rolled usin g the remo te [...]

  • Page 87

    87 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV Operatin g the MENU ite ms Detailed settings can be made from the menu f or the functio ns listed bel ow. 1 Touch [MENU] on the LCD screen. The men u items appear on the TV screen. 2 Touch b / B / V / v (control buttons) on the cam era’s LCD screen , then sele ct the desir ed setting. 3 Touch z [...]

  • Page 88

    88 Viewi ng imag es on a TV On TV colo r syst ems If you wa nt to vie w images on a TV scre en, you ne ed a TV with a vid eo input j ack and th e AV cable. The colo r system o f the TV must matc h that o f the d igital sti ll came ra. Chec k the follow ing lis ts for the TV co lor sy stem of the c ountry o r regio n where the cam era is u sed. NTSC[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Using your comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing yo ur Window s compu ter For de tails on using a Maci nto sh comput er, ref er to “Usi ng your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 1 02). Illustrations of screens used in thi s section are ba sed on the English v ersion. • Installing the s oftware as follows: – “Picture Motion Browser” –[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft W indows 2000 Prof essional SP 4, Windows XP* SP3/Windo ws Vista SP1* • Operat ion is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Using your comp uter Inst alling th e soft ware (su pplied) You ca n ins tal l t he so ftw are (su ppl ied) using the fo llowing pro cedu re. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your computer , and insert t he CD-ROM (supplied ) into the CD-ROM drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does not app ear, double-click [Compute[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Installin g the software (supplied) After you instal l th e sof twar e, th e shor t cut icons for “ Picture M otion B rowser” , “PMB Gu ide”, “M usic Tran sfer” are created on th e desktop. Dou ble-c lick t o sta rt “Pic ture M oti on Bro wser ”. Dou ble-c lick to star t “PM B Guide”. Dou ble-c lick t o sta rt “Mus ic Tr an[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Using your comp uter On the “P icture Mot ion Brow ser” (su pplied) You can use still im ages and movi es from the ca mera mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of th e software. This sec tion s ummarizes t he “Pic ture Motion Br owser”. With the “ Pictu re Mo tion Brow ser ”: • You can import image s shot with the camera and disp[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Copyin g images to you r compu ter using the “Pictur e Mot ion Brow ser” 1 I nsert a “Memory Stick Duo” with recorded images into the camera. • When copying images in the internal memory, this step is unnecessar y. 2 I nsert th e sufficiently charg ed battery pack into t he camera, or connect the multi-outp ut stand to a wall outlet (w[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Br owser ” • If “Mass Stor age” does not appear, set [USB Connect] to [Mass Storage] (page 76). 1 Connect the camera to a computer as described i n “Connecting th e camera to your computer ”. After m aking a US B connect ion, the [Impor t Media F[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Copy ing imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mot ion Brows er” Whe n imp ort ing is comp lete , the “Pic ture Motion Brow ser” starts . Thumbnai ls of the importe d images are di splayed. • The “Pictures” (in Windows XP/2000, “My Pictures”) folde r is set as the default folder in “Viewed folders ”. Organ ize im[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Br owser ” The ima ge fi les reco rded wit h the camera are groupe d as folders on the “Memo ry Stic k Duo ” or th e in terna l me mor y. Example: viewi ng fold ers on Windows Vista A Folder cont aining image data recorded usin g a camera not equip ped[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Copyin g images to you r compu ter witho ut “Pictur e Mot ion Brow ser” You ca n copy ima ges to yo ur comp uter without “Pi cture Motion Browser” as follows. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot : Remov e the “ Memory Stick D uo” fro m th e camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Duo Adaptor. Insert the Me mory Stick Duo Adap [...]

  • Page 99

    99 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter witho ut “Pi cture Mo tion Brows er” 3 Click [Open fol der to view files] (For Wi ndows XP: [Open fo lder to view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • When the wizar d screen does not appear automatical ly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Viewin g ima ge file s st ored on a co mputer with the cam era copy ing to the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” This sect ion de scribes t he process using a Windows comput er as a n examp le. When an image file c opied t o a co mputer no lo nger remai ns on a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo”, you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by co pying t he i ma[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Using your comp uter Using th e “Musi c Tran sfer” (s uppli ed) You can chan ge the Music files t hat are preset at t he fact ory t o the de sired M usic files usin g “Music Tran sfer” in the CD- ROM (sup plied). You can al so delete o r add these f iles whenever you wan t. The mus ic fo rmats you can tr ansfer with “Musi c Tran sfer?[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Using yo ur Macin tosh comput er You ca n copy ima ges to your Ma cintos h comput er. • “Picture M otion Bro wser” is not com patible with Macintosh computers. The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Ma[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Using your comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com puter 3 Copy image files to th e Macintosh computer. 1 Double-c lick the newly r ecognized ico n t [DCIM] t the folder where the images you want to copy are stored . 2 Drag and dr op the image f iles to t he hard dis k icon. The image file s are copied to th e hard dis k. • For detail s on the[...]

  • Page 104

    104 View ing “Cyb er-shot Step- up Guide ” When yo u install “Cy ber-shot H andbook” , “Cy ber-shot Step-u p Guid e” is al so insta lled. “Cyber- shot S tep-up Guide” furth er i ntrodu ces h ow to u se the cam era and optiona l accessories . Double-c lick (Step-up Gui de) on the desktop. To acce ss “S tep-up Guide” from t he St [...]

  • Page 105

    105 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to pri nt sti ll im ages When you print images sho t in [16:9] mode, bot h edges ma y be c ut off, so be sure to check be fore printing (pa ge 119). You ca n pri nt i mages b y conn ecting the c amera d irect ly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . You c an pr int im age s with a “Me mor y S[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Printi ng images directly using a Pi ctBridg e compli ant print er Even if you do not have a comput er, you can pri nt images shot usin g the camer a by conne cting the cam era dir ectly to a Pict Bridg e co mpl iant pr inte r. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) • You cannot p[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter 2 Turn on the printer, th en press (Playback) bu tton. Th e camer a is set to play back mode. 1 Touch [MENU] to display th e men u. 2 Touch v/V to display (Print), and touch (Print) . 3 Touch the des ired i tem. When yo u se lect [T his Im age] You ca n[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Print ing imag es direc tly using a PictBr idge c omplian t print er [Date] Sele cts [Day &Time] or [Date] to ins ert the date and t ime o n ima ges . • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (page 81). This function may not be provided depending on the printer. 2 T ouch [OK]. The im age is pr inted. •[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Printin g still images Printi ng at a sho p You can t ake a “Memor y Stick Duo” contai ning im ages shot with the ca mera t o a photo p rinting se rvice shop. As l ong as the shop supports ph oto printing servi ces conform ing to the D POF, you can make a (Print order) m ark on image s in advanc e so that you do not need to re select them w[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Print ing at a sh op 1 T ouch [MENU] while dis playing images in single-image mode or in in dex mo de. 2 T ouch [DPOF ] and touch (Multi ple Images). 3 T ouch an i mage to mark. The mark is attached to the selected image. 4 T ouch . 5 T ouch [OK]. mark ap pears on t he screen. • Touching at the index screen returns to single-image mode. To ca[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Trouble shooting Troubleshoot ing Troubl esh ootin g If you ex perienc e trouble with the ca mera, try th e followin g solution s. Be aware th at by send ing the camer a for repa ir, you give conse nt that the co ntent s of the internal me mory, Music fi les may be check ed. 1 Che ck the items on pa ges 11 2 to 121. If a c ode su ch as “C /E:[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly to push the battery eject leve r. Cannot turn on t he camera. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly. • The battery pack is di scharged. I nsert a charged batt ery pack. • The battery pack is dead (page 129). Replace it with a n ew one. • Use a r [...]

  • Page 113

    113 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot record images. • Check the free capa city of the internal memory or “Memor y Stick Duo ”. If it is full, do one of the foll owing : – Dele te unnec essary ima ges (page 3 5). – C hange the “Mem ory Stick Duo. ” • You cannot reco rd images while charg ing the flash. • Se t the mode swi [...]

  • Page 114

    114 Troubl eshoot ing Zoom does not wor k. • You cannot use the Optical zoom in (Clos e focus enab led) mode. • You cannot use the Digital Zoom when shooting mo vies. • You cannot use the Smart zoom depe nding on the image size (page 79) . The flash doe s not work. • The fl ash is set to (Flash f orced of f) (page 28). • You cannot use th[...]

  • Page 115

    115 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing The sc reen is too da rk or too bright . • Ad just the b rightness of the backlight (page 2 3). The imag e is too dark. • Yo u are shooting a subje ct with a light sou rce behind th e subject. Sele ct the metering mo de (page 47) or adjust the ex posure (pag e 49). The imag e is too bright. • Adjust the [...]

  • Page 116

    116 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot play back images. • Press (Playba ck) button (page 3 1). • The folde r/file name h as been change d on your comput er (pa ge 100) . • Sony does not guar antee pla yback of ima ge files on the came ra if the file s have been processed using a computer or recorded with ano ther camera . • The cam era is in USB mo [...]

  • Page 117

    117 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot delete an image. • Ca ncel the pr otection (page 6 5). Computer OS co mpatibility with camera i s unknown. • Che ck “Recomm ended comput er environme nt” on page 90 for Windo ws, and page 102 for Macintos h. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory Stick” slo[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Troubl eshoot ing After making a USB connection, “Picture Motio n Browser” does not start automatically. • Make the USB c onnection after the comp uter i s turne d on (p age 94). Cannot play back images on your computer. • If you are using “Pict ure Motio n Browser”, refer to “PM B Guide” (pag e 93). • Consult the compute r or[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory. • There is a “Memory Stick Duo” ins erted in t he came ra. Remo ve it. Cannot copy the data stored in th e internal memo ry to a “ Memory Stick D uo”. • The “Memory Stick Duo ” is full. Copy to a “Memory Stick Du o” with sufficien [...]

  • Page 120

    120 Troubl eshoot ing A connection cannot be established. • The camera cannot be connected dire ctly to a printer that is not comp liant with the PictBr idge stan dard. Co nsult the p rinter manufa cturer as to whether the print er is comp liant wi th PictBridge o r not. • Check t hat the printer is turned on an d can be co nnected t o the ca m[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot print the image at the size selected. • Whe n you use pa per o f a dif ferent si ze aft er conne cting t he prin ter t o the ca mera, disconne ct and then reconn ect the USB cable . • Th e print sett ing of the camer a diffe rs from that of the p rinter. Chang e the se tting of eith er the camera (p[...]

  • Page 122

    122 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 123

    123 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 70, 73). Memory Stick locked • Yo u are u sing the “Memor y Stick D [...]

  • Page 124

    124 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages No red-eye detected • You may not be able to reto uch the image depe nding on the image . (Vibrati on warning ind icator) • Camera sh ake may occur due to insuffi cient lig ht. Use th e flash, turn on the anti-b lur functi on, o r mount the camer a on a tr ipod to se cure the cam era. 1280×720 is not ava[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and m essag es Operation cannot b e executed in uns upported files • Pr ocessin g and ot her edit ing f unctions of the came ra cannot be perf ormed on image f iles that have been proces sed using a compu ter or imag es that were recorded with anot her camera.[...]

  • Page 126

    126 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 127

    127 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 128

    128 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 129

    129 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 130

    130 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 131

    131 Index Index Index A Adju sting EV ........ ...... ....... ...49 AE/AF lock indicator .... ..26, 46 AF Ill uminator ...... ...... ....... ...78 AF lo ck ..... ....... ....... ....... .... ...46 AF Mod e ..... ....... ..... ....... ...... .79 AF ra nge finder fram e ..... .....4 4 Apertur e ...... ....... ....... ....... .....10 Auto Focus ......[...]

  • Page 132

    132 Index H HDMI cabl e ....... ...... ....... ...... 84 Hig h Sen siti vity .... .... 4 1, 42, 43 Hi-Sp eed Shutter ........ ...... .... 42 Histo gram .......... .... ....... ....... . 23 HOME screen .... ...... ....... ...... 36 I Identi fying pa rts ...... ....... ...... 15 Image file storage destinations and fil e names .. ....... ..... . 97 Im[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Index Index S Scene Sel ection ........... ....... ...42 Screen Changing the dis play .....22 Indicat or.... ....... ....... ...... .17 Select Folder ......... ...... ....... ...67 Self-diagnosis display ... ......122 Self- timer ....... ....... ...... ....27, 30 Sepia ........... ..... ....... ....... ...... .54 Settin gs ....... ..... .......[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Notes o n the Lice nse THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATE NT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PER SONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”) AND/ OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A C ONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/ OR WAS OBTAI[...]

  • Page 135

    Additional informa tion on this product and answe rs to frequently a sked questions can be found at ou r Custome r Support Webs ite.[...]