Sony DSC-W215 manual

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    © 2009 Sony Corporation 4-140-272- 11 (1) GB Digital Still Camera Instruction Manu al DSC-W210/W 215/W220/W230 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. For details on advance d operation s, please re ad “Cybe r- shot Handb ook” ( PDF) and “Cyber -shot Step- up Gui de” on t he C D-RO[...]

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    2 Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and seri al num bers are lo cated on the bot tom. Reco rd th e seria l nu mber i n the space prov ided below. Refe r to these numbers w henever yo u call upo n your So ny dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W210/W215/ W220/W2 30 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shock hazard, do [...]

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    3 [ Batter y pack If the battery pack is mis handled, the batt ery pack can burst, caus e a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions. • Do not disassemble. • Do not crush and do n ot expose the battery pack to any shock or force s uch as hammering, dropping or steppi ng on it . • Do not shor t circuit an d do not allow meta[...]

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    4 If you have any questions about this product, you may ca ll: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers only. [ Regulator y Information [ CAUTION You are cautioned t hat any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipmen[...]

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    5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reason able protection a gainst harmful interferen ce in a residential i nstallation. Th i s equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy an[...]

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    6 Disposa l of waste batteries (applicable in the Europe an Union and othe r European coun tries with separ ate co llec ti on syst ems) This symb ol on th e batter y or on the packa ging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you wil l hel[...]

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    7 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usin g the camera ...... .... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ....... ... 8 Getting s tarted .... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. .... 9 Checking the accessories supplied .................... .................................... . 9 1 Preparing t[...]

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    8 Notes on using the camera [ Int ernal memor y and “ Memory Stick Duo” media back up Do not turn off the camera , remove the battery pack, or remove the “Memory S tick Duo” me dia while the access lam p is lit. Ot herwise, the internal memory data or “Memory Stick Duo” media may be damaged. Be sure to make a backup copy to protect your[...]

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    9 Gettin g star ted Checking the accessorie s supplied • Battery c harger BC-CSGD/ BC-CSGE (1) • Power c ord (mai ns lead) (1 ) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batt er y cas e ( 1) • USB, A/V cable for multi -use terminal (1) • Wr ist s trap (1) • Soft carrying case (1) ( DSC-W215 only) •C[...]

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    10 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the batte ry charger. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights up, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lamp turns off, charging is finished (Normal charge). If you contin ue charging the battery pack for about one more hour (until it is fu[...]

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    11 2 Inserting the bat tery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately) 1 Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” media cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Du o” media ( sold separately). 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“Memory Stick Duo” media cover. [ When th ere is no “Me mory Stick Duo” media inser ted The c[...]

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    12 [ To remove the batte ry pack/“ Memor y Stick Duo ” media Open the b attery/ “Mem ory Stick D uo” m edia cove r. • Never remove th e battery pack/“Memory Stick Duo” medi a when the access l amp is li t. This may c ause damage to da ta in the “Memor y Stick Duo” media /internal m emory. Slide t he battery eject lever . Be sure n[...]

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    13 3 Turning the camera on/set ting the clock 1 Press ON/OFF (Power) butto n. 2 Set th e clock wit h the con trol button. 1 Sele ct th e da te disp la y form at w ith v / V , then press z . 2 Select each i tem with b / B and set the nume ric value w ith v / V , then press z . 3 Select [OK], t hen press z . • T he camera does not have a featur e f[...]

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    14 Shootin g image s easily 1 Select the desired function on the mode dial. When shooting still ima ges (Auto Adjustm ent mode): Select . When shooting m ovies: Select . 2 Hold the camera, w ith your elbow s pressed against yo ur body to steady it. 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. When shooting m ovies: Press the shutter bu tton fully down . To st[...]

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    15 Mode di al/Zoom/ Flash/Macro /Sel f-timer/D isplay [ Using the mode dial Auto Adjus tment Allows yo u to shoot with the settings adju sted automatically. Easy Shooting Allows easy s hooting with easy-to-see indicators. Smile Shutte r When the camera det ects a smi le, the shutte r is released automatically (page 17) . High Sensitivity (DSC -W220[...]

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    16 [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, pres s W to retur n the zoom. [ Fl ash (Se lect in g a flash mode for still imag es) Press B ( ) on the cont rol button rep eatedl y until the de sired mode is selected. : Flash Auto Flashes when there is insuf ficient light or backl ight (default settin g) : Flash forced on : Slow synchro (Flash forced on) [...]

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    17 Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Sh utter) Whe n the ca mer a de tect s a sm ile, th e sh utte r is re leas ed au toma tica lly. 1 Select (Smil e Shut ter) mod e on t he mode dial. 2 Aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter b utton halfway down to focus. 3 Press the shutter button all the way down to set Smile Detect[...]

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    18 Detecting the shooting condi tions (Scene Recognition) The cam era autom aticall y detects the shoo ting condi tions, an d then tak es the shot. 1 Select (Auto Adjustment ) mode on the mode dial . 2 Press MENU b utton (pag es 24, 25). 3 Select (Scene Recognition) with v / V on the contr ol button . 4 Select the desired setting, then press z . : [...]

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    19 Viewin g/del eting im ages 1 Press (Playback). If you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. To switch to the shooting m ode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol button . Movie : Press z t o play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast fo[...]

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    20 [ To view an i ndex scree n Press (Ind ex) while a singl e image is displaye d. Then, sele ct an image with v / V / b / B . To return to the single image screen, press z . • Each time you press (I ndex), the number of ima ges on the index screen incr eases. [ To delete images in index mode 1 Press MENU while the index scr een is displayed. 2 S[...]

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    21 [ To view i mages on TV Connect the c amera t o the TV wit h the cable for multi -use te rminal (suppl ied). To view on H D (High De finitio n) TV, an HD Output Ad aptor Cab le (sold sepa rately) is need ed. • If you set the image size to [16:9], you can record images in the size that fills the entire screen of the HD TV. • You cannot view m[...]

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    22 Learnin g the various f uncti ons – HOM E/Menu Using the HO ME screen The HOME s creen i s the gatew ay scree n for a ll the f uncti ons of the ca mera, an d can b e call ed up reg ardless o f the mode se tting (shoo ting/vi ewing). 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a categ ory with b / B on the cont rol bu tton. 3 Select an it[...]

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    23 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 2 2 HOME items Press ing HOME di spla ys the fol lowin g items. Only the ava ilab le items are di spla yed on t he scre en. Detail s on the it ems are dis played on the scr een by the gui de. Categories Items Shooting Shooting View Images Single Imag e Image Index Slidesho w Slideshow Music Tool Dow nload M[...]

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    24 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during s hooting and playback mod e. • Different items will become visible depending on the selected mode . 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the con trol button . • I f the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V until the item appears on the[...]

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    25 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 2 4 Menu ite ms The ava ilable m enu i tems v ary dep ending on th e mode setti ng (shoot ing/view ing), and the mode di al pos ition in the s hootin g mode. Only t he avai lable it ems ar e disp layed o n the scr een. Shooting menu Scene S election Selects t he s ettings pr e-adju sted to match var ious sc[...]

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    26 For det ails on the op erat ion 1 page 24 Viewi ng menu (Delete) Deletes images. (Slide show) Plays back a ser ies of i mages w ith ef fects an d mu sic. (Retouch) Retouches still images. (Multi -Purpose Resize) Chan ges the image size ac cordin g to us age. (Protect ) Preven ts accid ental e rasure . Adds a Prin t order m ark on image that yo u[...]

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    27 Enjoy ing your comput er You can view images shot with th e camer a on a c ompute r. By u sing th e soft ware in the C D- ROM (supp lied), y ou can e njoy sti ll imag es and movi es from t he came ra more than ever. For details, refe r to “Cyber -shot Handboo k” in the CD- ROM (su pplied). Supporte d Operatin g Systems fo r USB connect ion a[...]

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    28 Indicat ors on the scre en Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button, the d isplay changes (pag e 16). [ When shooting st ill images • The indicators a re limi ted in Ea sy Shooting mode. [ When shooting m ovies [ When playing bac k A Batter y rema ining Low battery warning Image Size Mode dial/Me nu (Scene Select ion) • (SteadyShot[...]

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    29 B C D Zoom scal ing VOL. Volume PictBridge c onnecting z AE/AF loc k ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutte r speed F3.5 Aperture va lue +2.0EV Exposure valu e AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Semi ma nual valu e Macro REC Standby Recordin g a movie/St andby a movie 0:12 Recordi ng time (minute s : seconds) 101-0012 Folder-fil e number[...]

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    30 Battery life an d memory c apacity Battery life and number of ima ges you can record/view The nu mbers sho wn in the fo llowing tables assume a ful ly c harge d batt ery p ack (supplied) i s used at an am bient tempe ratur e of 25°C (77°F). Th e numb ers shown for imag es you can re cord/ view ar e appro ximati ons and al low for ch angin g of[...]

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    31 Number of still images and recordable time of movies The numbe r of still images an d the length of t ime for movi es may vary depending on the shooting c onditions. • Even if the capac ity of your recordin g media is the same as the one in the table belo w, the number of still images and the len gth of time for movies may be diffe rent. • Y[...]

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    32 Trouble shoo ting If you ex perience t rouble wit h the cam era, try the foll owing solut ions. Be aw are tha t by send ing the cam era for repa ir, you give co nsent th at the conte nts of the inter nal memor y, musi c files may be ch ecked . Cannot insert the battery pack. • Insert t he batte ry pack correc tly by pushi ng the battery eject [...]

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    33 The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • This pheno menon occurs when you use the ca mera in an extre mely hot or col d locatio n. • A discre pancy aros e between the rema ining char ge indicat or and the a ctual rema ining battery charge. Fully discharge th e batter y pack once, then char ge it to correct th e indicat ion. • The bat[...]

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    34 White, black, red, purple or other streak s appear on the image, o r the image seems reddish. • This ph en omeno n is call ed s mea ring. T his is n ot a mal functio n. The same i mage is shot several times. • [REC Mode] is set to [ Burst] or Exposur e Bracket . Or, [Scene Recogni tion] is set to [Advance d] (page 25). Cannot play back image[...]

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    35 Precau tion s [ Do not u se/store t he camer a in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in t he sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a malf un ctio n. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become dis colored or deform ed, and this may c[...]

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    36 Specifi catio ns Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7.79 mm (1/2.3 type) c olor CCD, Prima ry color filte r Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.4 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4× zoom lens f = 5.35 – 21.4 mm (30 – 120 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F 2.8 (W) – F5.8 (T) Exp[...]

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    37 BC-CSGD/BC-CSGE battery charger Power requirem ents: AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/ 60 H z, 2 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.25 A Operating temperature: 0° C to 40° C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperature: –2 0°C to +60° C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: Approx. 83 × 55 × 24 mm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 31/32 inches) (W /H/D) Mass: Approx. 55 g (1.9 oz[...]

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    Pr int ed in Ch in a Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Additional informa tion on th is product and answe rs to frequently a sked questions can be found at ou r Custome r Support Webs ite.[...]