Sony Cybershot DSC-WX50 manual

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    4-411-520- 12 (1) DSC- WX5 0 Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anual[...]

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    GB 2 The number in parentheses in dicates the num ber of pieces . • Camera (1) • Rechar geable bat tery pack NP-BN (1) (This rechargeabl e batt ery pack ca nnot be u sed wit h Cyber-sh ot that a re supplied with the NP -BN1 b attery pack.) • Micr o USB cabl e (1) • AC Adaptor AC-U B10/UB10B/UB 10C/UB10D (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (not [...]

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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-WX50 Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-UB10/AC-UB10B/AC-UB10C/AC-UB10D Serial No. ____________________[...]

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    GB 4 • Be sure to charge the battery 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 recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in [...]

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    GB 5 UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questi ons about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669). The number below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regula tory In format ion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that [...]

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    GB 6 [ Notice for the cus tomers in the c ountries applying EU Directives 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 7 [ Disposal of waste batteri es (applic able in the Eur opean Union and other European countries with separat e collection syst ems) 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 symbol might be used in combination with a ch[...]

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    GB 8 A S hutter butt on B For shooting: W/T (Zoom) lever For view ing: (Playback zoom) le ver/ (Index) lev er C Flash D Self-timer la mp/Smi le Shut ter lamp/A F ill umina tor E O N/OFF (Powe r) button F Power/Charge la mp G M icrophone H Lens I LCD s creen J Mo de sw itch (Still Image)/ (Sweep Panorama) / (Movie) K MO VIE (Mo vie) b utton L HDM I [...]

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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 the ba ttery eject lever locks after insert ion. • Closi ng the cove r with the batte ry inserted inc orrect ly may damage the camer a. Battery eject lev er[...]

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    GB 10 Charging the battery pack 1 Connect th e camera to the AC Adaptor (sup plied), using th e micro USB c able (su pplied). 2 Connect th e AC Adaptor to the wall outl et (wall socke t). The Power /Charge lam p lights orange, a nd chargi ng starts . • Turn off the cam era while char ging the battery. • You c an charge the batte ry pack even wh[...]

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    GB 11 • If the Power/Charge lamp on the camera f lashes when the 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 batte[...]

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    GB 12 x Charging by co nnecting to a compute r The ba ttery pack can be charg ed by connecti ng the c amera to a c omputer u sing a micro USB cab le. • Note th e following points when charging via a computer: – If the camer a is connected to a laptop computer that is not connected to a power source, the laptop battery level decreases. Do not ch[...]

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    GB 13 x Battery life and number of images that can be recorded and pl ayed ba ck • 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 the fo llowing conditions: – Using Sony “Memo[...]

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    GB 14 x Supplying pow er The camera can be supplied with power from the wall out let (wall socke t) by connecting to the AC Adaptor, using the mi cro USB cable (suppli ed). You can import ima ges to a compute r without worrying about draining the battery pac k by connecting th e camera to a comput er using the micro US B cable. In addition, you can[...]

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    GB 15 x Memory cards that can be use d • In this manual, pr oducts in A are collecti vely referred to as “Memory Stick Duo” media, and products in B are collectively referred to as SD car d. x To remove the memory card/ battery pack Memory card: Push the memory card in once to ejec t the memo ry card. Batte ry pack : Slide the battery e ject [...]

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    GB 16 Setting the c lock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button . Date & Ti me sett ing is dis played wh en you turn on the cam era for t he first time. • It may take time f or the power to turn on and allow operation. 2 Select a d esired la nguage. 3 Select a d esired ge ographic location by follo wing the on-scr een inst ructions, then pr ess z [...]

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    GB 17 Shooting still ima ges Shooting movie s • The sound of the le ns and leve r operating will be recor ded when the z oom functio n operates while shooting a movie. The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be recor ded when movie recording is f inished. • C ontinuous shooting is possibl e for approximately 29 minutes at one time at t[...]

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    GB 18 x Selecting ne xt/previou s image Select an im age by pressing B (next)/ b (previous) on th e control wheel or by turning th e contr ol whee l. Press z in the center o f the cont rol wheel to view movies. x Deleting an im age 1 Press / (Delete) butto n. 2 Select [ This Image] wi th v on the control whe el, then press z . x Returning to sho ot[...]

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    GB 19 This came ra is equippe d with a built- in instructi on guide. This allows you to search the cam era’s functio ns according to your needs. Other functi ons used when shoot ing or playing ba ck can be opera ted using the control wh eel or MENU button o n the camera. Th is came ra is e quipped wi th a Function Guide th at all ows you t o easi[...]

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    GB 20 x Control wheel DISP (Display S etting): Allo ws you to change the screen disp lay. (Self-Timer): Allows you to use the self-timer. (Cont. Shooting Settings): Al lows you to use the bur st shooting mode. (Flash ): Allows you to select a fla sh mode for still ima ges. Center button (Tracking focus): The came ra track s the s ubject a nd adjus [...]

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    GB 21 Watercolor Eff ect When [Wa tercolor] is se lected in Pi cture Effect, s ets the effect level. Illustration Effe ct When [Illust ration] is selected in Picture Effect, sets the effect level. EV Adjust the expos ure manually. ISO Adjust t he luminous sensitivity. White Balance Adjust color tones of an image. Underwa ter Whi te Balanc e Adjust [...]

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    GB 22 Viewin g Easy Mode Increase the text size on the screen for eas e of use. Slideshow Select a method of continuous playback. Send b y TransferJe t Transfer data by cl osely aligning t wo products equipped with TransferJet. Delete Delete an image. Retouch Retouch an i mage using various effects. Pict ure Ef fec t Add various textu re on images.[...]

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    GB 23 x Setting items If you press the MENU but ton while shooting or during playbac k, (Setti ngs) i s 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 Too l) will be displayed and only [Format] can be selected. Shooting Se ttings Movie fo rmat[...]

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    GB 24 “PlayMem ories Hom e” allows you to import images sh ot with the c amera to a compute r for display. • “PlayMemories Home” is not compatible to Mac OS. If yo u play back images on a Mac, use the applications th at are installed on your Mac. For details, see htt p://www.sony.co.jp/ims oft/Mac/ x Features of “ PlayMemories Hom e” [...]

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    GB 25 The number of still images an d recordable tim e may vary depe nding on the shooting c onditions an d the memory ca rd. x Still images (Units: I mages) x Movies The table be low shows the ap proximate maximum rec ording times. These are the tota l times for a ll movie files. Contin uous shooting is po ssible for approx imately 29 minutes. The[...]

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    GB 26 Functions built into this camera • This manual describes each of the functions of TransferJet compatible/ incompatible devices, 1080 60i-compatib le devi ces and 1080 50i -compatible devices. To check if yo ur camera supports the TransferJet f unction, and whether it is a 1080 60i-compatible device or 1080 5 0i- compatible device, check for[...]

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    GB 27 Do not use/stor e the camera in th e following places • In an extremely hot, col d or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and this may cau se a malfunction. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may b ecome discolored or deformed, and t his may cause a malfuncti[...]

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    GB 28 On chargi ng the battery If you charge a battery that has not been used for a long time, you may be unable to charge it to the proper capacity. This is d ue to the battery characteristics , and is not a ma lfunction. Cha rge the b attery again. Warning on copyright Television progr ams, films, videotapes, and other materials may be copyrighte[...]

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    GB 29 Came ra [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 Lens: Carl Zeiss V ario-Tessar 5× zoom lens f = 4.5 mm – 22.5 mm (25 mm – 125 mm (35 mm film equivalent) ) F2.6 (W) – F6.3 (T) While shooting movies (1[...]

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    GB 30 [Input and Output connectors] HDMI connector: HDMI mini jack Micro USB connector: USB communication USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2 .0) [Screen] LCD screen: 6.75 cm (2.7 type) TFT drive Total number of dots: 460 800 ( 960 × 480) dots [Power, gene ral] Power: Rechargeable battery pack NP-BN, 3.6 V AC Adaptor AC-UB10/UB10B/ UB10C/UB10D,[...]

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    GB 31 Trad em arks • The following marks are trademar ks of Sony Corporation. , “Cyber-shot,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick Duo” • “AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademar ks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corpo ration in[...]

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