Sony DSCH20B manual

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-133-905- 12 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-H20 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getti ng start ed Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing image s Conne cting to othe r device s Chang[...]

2 GB Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd the s erial nu mber in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever you c all upon your So ny dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. DSC-H20 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e u[...]

3 GB • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs pr omptly as described in the inst ructions. [ Batter y charger Even if t he CHARGE lamp is not lit, the batter y charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If s[...]

4 GB [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual coul d void your authori ty to operate t his equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab[...]

5 GB Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Disposa l of waste batter ies (applicable in the European Union and other Eur opean countrie s with separat e collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as[...]

6 GB Table of contents Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .. 8 Gettin g start ed ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ......... 10 Checking the accessories supplied ...................... ................................ .. 10 Identif ying p arts[...]

7 GB Deleting images ................... ................. ........... ........... ............ ....... 36 Deletin g images ..... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... . 36 Deletin g all i mages ( Format ) ... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... .... . 3[...]

8 GB x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” me dia ba ck up Do not turn o ff the camera, remove the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stick Duo ” media while the ac cess lamp is lit. Other wise, the in terna l memory data or “Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be damage d. Be sure to ma ke a backup cop y to[...]

9 GB No compen sation for damage d content or recording failure Sony cannot c ompensate for failure to record or loss or damage of recorded co ntent due t o a malfunc tion of the camera or r ecording me dia, etc.[...]

10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CSGD/BC-CS GE (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and C anada) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batter y case (1) • USB, A/V c able for multi-use t erminal (1) • Wrist s trap (1) • Lens cap (1) ?[...]

11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A (Smile) b utton B ON/OFF (Power) bu tton C Mode di al D Shutter bu tton E For shooti ng: W/T (Zoom) lever For v iewing: (Play back z oom) lever / (Inde x) lever F Microp hone G Flas h H Hook for lens c ap stra p I Self-timer lamp/Smil e Shutter l amp/ AF illuminator J Lens K LCD screen L Spea ker M Hook f[...]

12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the battery even when it is partial ly charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to th e wall outlet (wall socket). If you co ntinue cha rging the batt ery pack for ab out one more hour after the CHARGE lamp turns off, th e charge [...]

13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The tab le above sh ows the ti me required to char ge a full y depleted battery pack at a te mpera ture of 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longer dependi ng on conditions of use and circumstances. • Connec t the bat tery charg er to the nearest wa ll outle t (wall sock et). • When chargin g is f inis[...]

14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” medi a (sol d separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal sid e facing th e LCD, insert the “Memory Stick Duo” me dia unti l it c lick s in to pl ace. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the batt ery while[...]

Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” media t hat you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” med ia or “Mem ory S tic k PRO- HG D uo” media with the camer a. For det ails on the numbe r of images /time that can be re corded, see pages 28, 32. Other types of “Memor y Stic k” media or memo[...]

16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned o n. • It may ta ke time for t he power to turn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct a se tting item w ith v / V on the control button, then press z . Date & Time Format: Select the date and time displa y format . Daylight Savings : Select Dayl[...]

17 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for supe rimposing date s on images. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can print or save images wit h the date. x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Se ttings) t (C lock Set tings) (p age 49). 4 Select [Go to next] , then press z . 5 S[...]

18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the camera to (Intellig ent Auto A djustmen t), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. To shoot movies, set the mode dial to (Mov ie Mo de) ( page 3 1). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Move the W/T (Zoom) lever towards T to zoom in, towards W to zoom[...]

Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es 1 Pre ss the (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. • When images o n the “M emory Stick Duo” medi a record ed wit h other c amera s canno t be play ed back on t his came ra, view the image s in [Fol der Vi ew] (pag e 35). x Select ing next/pre vious imag e Select an image wi[...]

20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode uses t he minimum numb er of sett ings. The text s ize incre ases and i ndicators becom e easi er to s ee. 1 Set the mo de dial to (Easy Shooti ng) . Act ion How to cha nge Self-Timer Press on the contro l button t Select [Self- Timer 10s ec] or [Sel[...]

21 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting a utomatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Press ( Smile) button. 2 Wait de tect ing a smi le. When the s mile level exceeds the b point on the i ndicato r, the cam era s hoots im ages automatical ly. When you p ress (Smile) button again, Smile Shutter ends. • If you pr ess the shu tter bu tton d[...]

22 GB Detecting the shooting cond itio ns automatically (Scene Recognition) 1 Set t he m ode d ial to (Int elli gent Auto A djustmen t). 2 Aim the ca mera at t he subjec t. When the came ra recog nizes a scen e, a Scen e Recognition ic on, (Twili ght), (Twilight Portrait ), (Twilight usi ng a trip od), (Backlight), (Bac klight Portrait) , (Land sca[...]

23 GB Using shooting functions z Shooting two images with di fferent settings and selecting the one you like Press th e MEN U button, then s elect ( Scen e Recog nitio n) t (Advanced) with v / V / b / B on the c ontrol button. When the came ra recognizes a di fficult-to-s hoot scene ( (Twilig ht), (Twiligh t Portrait), (Twilight using a tripo d), ([...]

24 GB Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The c amera d etects th e face of the subject an d focu ses on it. You can sel ect wh ich subject t akes p riority when focusi ng. 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Face Dete ction ) with v / V / b / B on the co ntro l butt on t desire d mode t z . (Off ): Does not use Fa ce De tec ti on[...]

25 GB Using shooting functions Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoot be autiful close-up i mages of small sub jects such as inse cts or flow ers. • Macro mode is fixed to [Auto] when the cam era is in Intell igent Auto A djustmen t mode or Movie Mode. Using the self- timer 1 Press (Macro) on the contr ol button , then sele ct the desired mode[...]

26 GB Selecting a flash mode • [Flash On ] and [Slow Sy nchro (Fl ash On)] are not availab le when the cam era is in Intell igent Auto Adjustme nt mode. • You cannot use the flash during bur st or bracket shootin g. Ch angin g the scr een disp lay 1 Press (Flash) on t he cont rol button , the n select the de sired mode wit h b / B t z . (Fl ash[...]

27 GB Using shooting functions Selecting the image size to match the usage The image siz e determin es the si ze of t he image file that is recorded when you take a image. The larger t he image s ize, the mo re detail will be reproduced wh en the ima ge is prin ted on larg e-form at pap er. The sm aller t he image s ize, the m ore ima ges can be re[...]

28 GB • When you print images shot with 16 :9 aspect ratio, both ed ges may be cut off. x Numbe r of still imag es that can b e record ed (Units: Images ) • The number of still images ma y vary depending on the shoo ting conditi ons and the recordi ng media. • When the numb er of remain ing shootable im ages is great er than 9,999, the “>[...]

29 GB Using shooting functions • The fla sh does not operate in some modes. 2 Select the desir ed mod e with v / V / b / B on the cont rol button t z . If you w ant to swi tch to anot her sce ne, press the MENU bu tt on. Note (Hig h Sensit iv ity) : Shoots image s without a flash even in low l ighti ng. (Soft Snap): Sh oots images with a s ofter [...]

30 GB Shooting with Pr ogram Auto Allows you t o shoot wi th the exposure a djusted au tomatically (both the shut ter speed and th e aper ture (F value )). Als o you ca n selec t vari ous s ettin gs usi ng th e menu. Shooting with a desired exposure (Manual Exposure Shooting) You ca n shoot a t your favor ite expos ure by m anually se tting the shu[...]

31 GB Using shooting functions The dif ference bet ween the settings and prop er exposur e judged b y the camer a appear s as an EV value on sc reen. 0EV is the valu e judged a s the most suitab le by t he camera. • The flash is set to [Flash On] or [Flash Off]. Shooting movies • The operating soun d of the lens or beep sound of butt ons might [...]

32 GB x Imag e size The lar ger the imag e size, th e higher th e image qua lity. The high er the amo unt of data used p er s econ d (a vera ge b it ra te), the smoo ther th e pl ayba ck i mage. x Maximum recording time The table below shows th e approxima te maximum re cording times. These are the total times for all movie fi les. Continuous shoot[...]

33 GB Using viewing functions U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enlarg ed image (Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Press the ( Playba ck) butt on to displa y an image, then move t he (Pla yback zoom) leve r. The i mage is enla rged at t wice the size, with the cen ter of the ima ge. 2 Adjust the zoom sca le and posi[...]

34 GB View ing still im ages w ith music (Slides how) 1 Press the (Pl ayback) bu tton to displa y a s til l im age, then press the M ENU bu tton. 2 Select (Slideshow ) with v / V / b / B on the control butt on, then press z . 3 Select [ Start] wi th v on the contr ol bu tton , then pr ess z . The slideshow star ts. • To end the slidesh ow, pres s[...]

35 GB Using viewing functions Selecting the display forma t (Vie w Mode) Allows you to select the disp lay format for viewin g multiple images when using “Mem ory Stick D uo” media . • When you canno t play back image s recorded with othe r cameras, view th e images in [Folde r View]. 1 Press th e (Playb ack) butt on to displa y an imag e, th[...]

36 GB D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Press (Pl aybac k) butto n to displa y an im age, then press (Del ete) button . 2 Press v / V on t he cont rol but ton to se lect th e desir ed se tting. All in Date Range: You ca n del ete al l images in the displaye d date range. According t o the View Mo de, thi s item will be [All in This Folder][...]

37 GB Deleting images Deleting all im ages (Format) You can delete all data st ored on “ Memory Stick Duo” med ia or the i nternal memory . If a “Me mory Sti ck Du o” me di a is ins erte d, all d at a sto red on t he “ Memo ry S tic k Duo ” media are d eleted. If no “Memory Stick Duo” me dia is i nserted, al l data s tored in th e i[...]

38 GB C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV • The [Video O ut] setting is set to [ NTSC] mode at the f actory to let you enjoy opt imum movi e image quali ty. When images do not appear or jittery on your TV, you may be using a PAL-on ly TV. Try switch ing th e [Vide o Out] se tti ng to [PA L] (page 49). Pri nting still imag[...]

39 GB Connecting to other devices • If it was imposs ible to conne ct to the prin ter, be sure to se t [USB Conne ct] under (Mai n Settings ) to [P ictBridge ]. 3 Press MENU t (Print) w ith v / V / b / B on th e contro l butt on t desired mode t z . (This Ima ge): Print th e curren tly disp laye d im age. (Multiple Imag es): Press b / B to displa[...]

40 GB Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can enj oy the record ed image s mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of th e soft ware, and “PM B” is incl uded on a CD- ROM (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in ad dition to those lis ted belo w, for en joying you r images. For details , see th e ?[...]

41 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 1: Installing t he “PMB” (supplied) You can install the soft ware (suppli ed) using the follo wing procedure. When you install “PMB ,” “Musi c Transfer ” is also i nstalled. • Log on as Administr ator. 1 Check your computer enviro nment . Recomm ended environ ment for using “ PMB” and “M[...]

42 GB x Stage 2: Importing images to your computer us ing “PMB” x Stage 3: Vie wing “PMB Guide” • Do not disconnec t the cable for multi- use termina l from the camera while the camera is oper ating or while “Acce ssing…” appears on the screen of the camera. Doing so may corrupt th e data. • When u sing a battery with little remai[...]

43 GB Connecting to other devices x Using the camera with your Macintosh computer You can copy image s to your Macint osh comp uter. How ever, “P MB” is no t compati ble. When image s are e xported t o “Mem ory S tick Du o” media , view them i n [Fold er View] . You ca n install “M usic Tran sfer” on your Mac intosh co mputer. Reco mmen[...]

44 GB Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changin g the operation sou nds You ca n set the so und pro duced whe n you op erate the camera . 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Setti ngs) with V on the cont rol butt on, th en pre ss z . 3 Select (Mai n Setti ngs) with v / V / b / B on th e cont rol bu tton , then p ress [Beep ] t desi red mod e t z .[...]

45 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the MENU items Displays a vailabl e functi ons fo r easy setting wh en the camera is in shoo ting or p layback mode. Only the items that are availa ble for eac h mode ar e display ed on the s creen. Select (Settings) t [Main Se ttings] t [Initialize] to initia lize the s ettings t o the default se tting. x MENU[...]

46 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditi ons. ( Auto/ Daylight/ Cloudy/ Fluorescent Light 1, Fluorescent Light 2, Fluorescent Light 3/ n Incandescent/ Flash/ One Push/ One Push Set) Focus Changes the focu s method. ( Mult i AF/ Cen ter AF/ Spo t AF/1.0 m/3.0 m /7.0 m/ ) Metering Mode Sets which part of the [...]

47 GB Changing camera s ettings x MENU in viewing mode Ite m Description (Slideshow) Plays back images in succession along with effects and music. (Date Li st) Selects the playback dat e list. (Event List) Selects the even t group to be played back. (View Mode) Switches the View Modes. ( Date View/ Event View/ Favorites/ Folder View) (Filter by Fac[...]

48 GB Using the (Settings) items You can change the defa ult sett ings. (Shoot in g Setti ngs) are di spla yed on ly when se tti ngs ha ve bee n ente red fro m shoot ing mode . 1 Press the MENU butt on to di splay the Menu scr een. 2 Selec t (Settings ) wi th V on the cont rol butt on, th en pre ss z . 3 Select the des ired item wit h v / V / b / B[...]

49 GB Changing camera s ettings (Mai n Settings ) Beep Selects or turns off the sound produced when you operate the camera. Language Setting Selects the language to b e used in menu item s, warnings and messages. Function Guide Selects whether or not to display the function gu ide when you oper ate the camera. Initialize Initial izes settings to th[...]

50 GB Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the screen t o indicat e the came ra stat us. You ca n change the scre en display using DIS P (scree n display ) on the co ntrol but ton (page 2 6). When shooting still images • The ico ns ar e limi ted in (Easy Shooting) mod e. When sho oting movi es When pl aying back A[...]

51 GB Others B C Color Mode PictBridge connecti ng View Mode Filter by Faces Favorites Protect Print order (DPOF) PMB export Playback zoom Display Indication z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture va lue +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range f inder frame indicator 1.0 m Semi-m anual value Macro REC Standby Recordi[...]

52 GB D Displ ay Indication Self-Ti mer C:32:00 Self-diagnos is display Destination Overheating warning Conversion Lens Face Detection B urst/Bracket Management f ile full AF range finder frame Spot metering cross hair +2.0EV Exposure value 500 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value PictBridge connecting N Playback Playback bar 35° 37’ 32” N 139° [...]

53 GB Others Learning more ab out the ca mera (“C yber- shot Handbook”) “Cyber-shot Handbook”, wh ich explain s how to u se the camer a in deta il, is in cluded on the CD-ROM (sup plied). Ref er to i t for in-d epth inst ructio ns on the man y functi ons of the ca mera. • You n eed Adobe Re ader to read “Cybe r-shot H andbook ”. If it[...]

54 GB Troubleshooti ng If you e xperie nce troubl e with the ca mera, tr y the foll owing sol utions. On repairi ng cameras with internal memory or Mu sic file s functio n included , data in th e camera may be c hecked on min imum neces sity to verify an d improve th e malfu nction symp toms. Sony wil l not copy or save any of thos e data. Cannot i[...]

55 GB Others The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • The battery c harge will quickly ge t used up and the actual re maining battery c harge will be lower than the in dicat or in the followi ng cases: – When you use the camera in an extr emely hot or cold lo cation. – When you use the flash and zoom fr equently. – When you repeatedly[...]

56 GB Cannot play back images. • Press the (Playbac k) button (page 19). • The folde r/file name has bee n changed o n your c omputer. • No guarantees are mad e for playing back, on thi s camera, files containin g images which were processed o n a compu ter or im ages whic h were shot using ot her cameras. • The cam era is in US B mode . De[...]

57 GB Others Precautions Do no t us e/st or e th e camera in the following places • In an extreme ly hot, cold or humid plac e In p laces s uch as in a car park ed in the sun, the camera b ody may b ecome def ormed a nd this ma y cause a mal function. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body ma y become discolor ed or deformed, [...]

58 GB Specificati ons Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7. 79 mm (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Primary color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.4 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10× zoom lens f = 6.3 mm – 63.0 mm (38 mm – 380 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F3.5 (W) – F4.4 (T[...]

59 GB Others Tradem arks • The followin g marks a re tradema rks of Sony Corporation. , “Cybe r-shot,” “Me mory Stick,” , “Memory Stick PRO, ” , “Memory S tick Duo,” , “Me mor y St ick P RO Duo,” , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” , “Memory St ick Micro,” “Magic Gate,” , “PhotoTV HD,” “Info LITHIUM” • Microsoft[...]

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