Sony Cybershot DSC-WX10 manual

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    4-270-089- 12 (1) DSC- WX1 0 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-WX10 Serial No. ______________________________ Model No. AC-UB10/UB10B Serial No. ______________________________ To reduc[...]

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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 mation [ 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 FCC Rules. These limits are desig[...]

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    GB 5 [ Notice for the custom ers in the countries applying EU Directi ves The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany . For any service or guarantee matters please[...]

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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 operat ions, please read “Cybe r-shot User Gui de” (HTML) o n the C D-ROM (s upplied) u sing a computer. For Win dows users: 1 Clic k [Us er G uid e] t [Install]. 2 Start “U ser Gu ide” from the s hortcut on the desktop. 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 For s hooting: W/T (Zo om) lever For viewi ng: (Playback zoom) le ver/ (Index) lever C Fla sh D ON/OFF (Power) button E Po wer/Charg e lamp F Microphone G Sel f-timer lamp/ Smile Shut ter lamp/A F ill umina tor H Le ns I Speaker J LCD screen K (Playback) but ton L Mode dial M MOVIE (Mov ie) butto n N HDMI connector O Hoo k [...]

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    GB 9 Insertin g the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pack. • While pre ssing the batte ry eject lever , insert the bat tery pack as illus trated. Make sure that th e battery ej ect lever locks after inse rtion. Charging t he batter y pack Eject lever Power cord (Mains lead ) For c ustomer s in the USA and Cana da For cu stomers[...]

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    GB 10 • Wh en the Power/Charg e lamp on the camera does not lit e ven if the AC Adaptor 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 re commended 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 came ra to a computer using a multi -use te rminal USB cable. • Note the following po ints when charging vi a a computer: – If the camera is connected to a laptop computer that is not connect ed to a power source, the lapto p battery level decrease[...]

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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 depending on the conditions of use. • The number of images that can be recorded is for shooting under the following conditions: – Using Sony “Memory Stick PRO Duo[...]

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    GB 13 x Supplying power The c amera can be supp lied wit h power fr om the wa ll outlet (w all socket) by connec ting to th e AC Adapt or, using th e multi -use term inal US B cable (suppli ed). You can import images t o a co mputer wi thout wor rying 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 manu al, products in A are c ollectively r eferred to as “Me mory 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 bat tery eject lev er. Be sure not 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 press the ON/OF F (Power) butto n for the f irst time . • It may ta ke tim e for t he p ower to turn on an d all ow ope ration. 2 Select a desired language . 3 Select the desired are a following the instru ctions on the screen, th en press [...]

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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. The sound of t he MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when movie recording is finished. • Con tinuous shooting is possible for approx imately 29 minutes at one time at the ca[...]

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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 or by turnin g the control wheel. Press z in t he ce nter o f th e contr ol wh eel to v iew movies. x Deleting a n image 1 Pres s / (Delet e) but ton. 2 Select [Th is Image] with v on the control wheel, then press z . x Returning to shoot[...]

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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 accordi ng to your needs. In-C amer a Gui de 1 Press the / (In-Camera G uide) but ton. • 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 when shoot ing or playing ba ck can be opera ted using the control wh eel or MENU button on the camera. T his came ra is e quipped wi th a Function Guide th at allo ws you t o easily select f rom the functions . Whil e display ing the guide, try the other functio ns. x Con tro l whe el DISP (Display Setting): Allo ws you[...]

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    GB 20 Viewin g ISO Adjust the luminous sensitivity. White B alance Adjust color tones of an image. White B alance Shift Adjust color tones according to the adjusted value set bas ed o n t he sel ect ed W hit e B ala nce ton e. Focus Select the focus method. Meteri ng Mode Select the meter ing mode that sets which part of t he subject to meas ure to[...]

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    GB 21 x Setting items If you press the MENU but ton while shooting or during playbac k, (Setti ngs) is provided as a fin al select ion. You can chang e the def ault settin gs on the (Set tings) scre en. * If a memory card is not ins erted, (Internal Memory Tool) will be displayed a nd only [Format] can be selected. Vie w Mo de Select the display fo[...]

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    GB 22 The number of sti ll image s and recordable time may vary depe nding on the shooting condition s and t he memo ry 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 times for a ll movie fi les. Continu ous shooti ng is possibl e for 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 check if your camera s upports the TransferJet function, and whether it is a 1080 60i-compatible device or 1080 50i-compatible device, check for t[...]

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    GB 24 Do not use/st ore the camera in the following p laces • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malf unction. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolor ed or deformed, and thi s may cause a malfunctio[...]

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    GB 25 On charging the ba ttery If you charge a battery that has not been used for a long time, you may be unable to charge it to th e proper capacity. This is due to the battery characteri stics, and is not a malfunction. Charge the battery again. Warning on copyright Television programs, films, videotapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. U[...]

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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 7× zo om le ns f = 4. 28 mm – 30.0 mm (24 mm – 168 mm (35 mm fi lm equivalent)) F2.4 (W) – F5.9 (T ) While shoot ing movies (16:9) : 26 mm [...]

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    GB 27 [LCD screen ] LCD panel: 7 cm (2.8 t ype) TFT drive Total number of dots: 460 800 (960 × 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 consumption (dur ing shooting): 1.1 W Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temper[...]

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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 China[...]