Canton DSC-W300 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-300-514- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Instruction Manual DSC-W300 Operating Inst ructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. For details on adva nced op erations, please rea d “Cyber- shot Handbook” (PDF) and “ Cyber-shot Step-up Guide” on the CD-RO M[...]

2 Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the bot tom. Re co rd the s eria l numb er 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- W300 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shock ha zard, do not ex pose the[...]

3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cl oth lightly dampened with water for c leaning t he exteri or of the set. [ Wa ter a nd Mo is ture Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or l[...]

4 Read this first Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise , fire or injury may res ult. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, f ire or the like. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies[...]

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

6 Disposa l of waste batteries (applicable in the Europe an Union and othe r European coun tries with separ ate co llec tion systems ) This symb ol on th e batter y or on the packaging 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 help [...]

7 Tabl e of cont ents IMPORTA NT SAFEGUARDS ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ..... 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ..... 4 Notes on usin g the camera ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .[...]

8 Notes on using the camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” back up Do not turn off the camera , remove the battery pack, or remove the “Memory S tick Duo” while the access lamp is lit. Otherwise, the internal memo ry d ata or “ Mem or y Stick Duo” may be damaged. Be s ure to make a b ackup copy to protect your data. [ Notes [...]

9 Gettin g star ted Checking the accessorie s supplied • Battery c harger BC-CSGB/ BC-CSGC (1) • Powe r cord (m ains lea d) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batt er y cas e (1 ) • US B, A/V cable for multi-us e terminal (1) • W rist stra p (1) •C D - R O M ( 1 ) – Cyber-shot application [...]

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[...]

11 2 Inserting the bat tery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Du o” (not supp lied). 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover. [ When th ere is no “Me mory Stick Duo” inserted The camer a record s/plays ba ck images us[...]

12 [ To remove the batte ry pack/“ Memor y Stick Duo ” Open the b attery/ “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” cove r. • Never remove the battery pack/“Memory St ick Duo” when the access lamp is lit. This may cause damage to data in the “Memory Stick Duo”/i nternal memory. Slide t he battery eject l ever . Be sure not t o drop the batt ery pack.[...]

13 3 Turning the camera on/set ting the clock 1 Press POWER butt on. 2 Set th e clock wit h the contro l button. 1 Sele ct th e date disp lay form at wi th v / V , then press z . 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the num eric value with v / V , then p ress z . 3 Select [OK], the n press z . • The camera does not have a feature for super im p[...]

14 Shootin g image s easily 1 Select the des ired fu nction from th e mode di al. When shooting still ima ges (Auto Ad justment 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 .[...]

15 Mode di al/Zoom/ Flash/Macro /Self- timer/Di splay [ Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desire d function. Auto Adjus tment Allows yo u to shoot with the settings adju sted automatically. Easy Sh ooting Allows easy s hooting with easy-to-see indicators. Program Au to Allows yo u to shoot with the exposure adjusted autom atically (both [...]

16 Fireworks Shoots fireworks in all their splendor. Underwat er Shoots underw ater in natural colors usin g a water-proof hous ing. [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, p ress W to und o zoom . [ Fl ash (Se lect ing a fl ash mod e for still images ) Press B ( ) on the cont rol button rep eatedl y until the de sired mode is selected. : Flash A uto[...]

17 Shooting in Smile Shu tter mode Whe n the ca mer a de tects a smil e, the shut ter is rele ase d auto mati cal ly. 1 Select (Smile Sh utter) mode from the mode dial. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust th e focus while aiming the camera at th e subject t o be shoot. 3 Press the shutter button all the way down. The Smil e Shutter en[...]

18 Viewi ng/ 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 mode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contro l button. Movie: Press z to play back a movie. ( Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast forw[...]

19 [ To v iew an inde x sc reen Press (Inde x) to display th e index scre en while a still image is displa yed. Then, selec t an image with v / V / b / B . To return to the single i mage screen, press z . • In the default setting, images are di splayed in Date View (when us i ng the “Memory Stick Duo”) or in Folder View (when us ing the inter[...]

20 [ To view images on TV Connect the ca mera to t he TV with the cable f or mult i-use terminal (suppli ed). To vi ew on HD (H igh D efiniti on) TV, an H D Out put A daptor Cable (not suppl ied) i s neede d. • If you set the image s ize to [16:9], you can record images in the size that fills the entire screen of the HD TV. • You canno t view m[...]

21 Learn ing th e variou s func tio ns – HOME/ Menu Using the HOME screen The H OME scre en is the ga teway sc reen for al l the func tions of the c amera, and can b e called up rega rdless of the m ode se tting ( shooting/vie wing). 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the cont rol b utton. 3 Select an item [...]

22 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 2 1 HOM E it ems Pressi ng HOME di splays the follow ing items . Only the avai labl e items are di splayed on the scree n. Details on each item ar e display ed in the guide at the bo ttom of the scr een. Categories Items Shoot ing Sho oting View Images Date View Folder View Favorit es Slid esho w Slideshow [...]

23 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shooting and playback mode. • Different items will become v isible depend ing on t he selected mode. 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the cont rol butto n. • If the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V until the item appears on the [...]

24 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 2 3 Menu items The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mode set ting (shoot ing/viewi ng), and the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode. Only the availa ble item s are d isplayed on the scre en. Shooting menu Scene Selectio n Selects the sett ings pr e-ad justed to m atch va rious sc ene cond[...]

25 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 pa ge 23 Viewin g menu (Delete) Deletes images. (View Mode ) Switch es the View Mode . (Date L ist) Selects t he playb ack d ate. (Filter by Faces ) Plays bac k imag es filtere d to meet certa in cond itions. (Add/R emove Favo rites) Reg isters im ages t o Favorites or rem oves im ages from Favorites. (Slid esho[...]

26 Enjoyin g you r comput er You can view i mages shot w ith the camera on a c ompute r. By us ing the sof tware i n the CD- ROM (suppl ied), you can enj oy still images a nd movies f rom the camera mo re than ever. F or details, refe r to “Cyber-sho t Handbo ok” in the CD-ROM (supplie d). Support ed Operat ing Systems f or USB connection and a[...]

27 Viewing “C yber-shot Handbook” “Cyber- shot H andboo k” in the CD-RO M (supplie d) explai ns how to us e the came ra in de tail. Ad obe Read er is re quired to view it. [ For Wi ndows use rs 1 Turn on your computer, an d insert the CD- ROM (supplied ) into the CD-RO M drive. The screen below appear s. When you click the [Cyber-shot Handb[...]

28 Indicat ors on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button, the d isplay cha nges (pag e 16). [ When shooting st ill images • The indicato rs are limited i n Easy Sh ooting 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) Mode dial White[...]

29 B C D Color Sa turati on PictBridge c onnecting View Mode Filter b y Faces Favorite s Protect Print orde r (DPOF) mar k Zoom scal ing VOL. Volume PictBridge c onnecting Manual Exposure Setting Mode z RETURN z SET Fun cti on gu ide for Manu al exposure z AE/AF loc k ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutte r speed F3.5 Aperture va lue +2.0EV [...]

30 AF range finder frame + Spot meteri ng cross hair N Playback Playback bar Histogram • appears when histogram display is disabled.[...]

31 Batte ry l ife an d mem ory capaci ty Battery life and number of images you can record/v iew The nu mbers shown in t he fo llowing tables assume a fu lly charg ed battery pa ck (supplied) is use d at an ambie nt temper ature of 25 ° C (77 °F). Th e number s shown for i mages you can recor d/view are approxi mations and allow for cha nging of t[...]

32 Recordable n umber of st ill images and recorda ble time of m ovies The num ber of still ima ges and the leng th of time f or movies may vary depen ding on the shooting c onditions. • Even if the capacity of your record ing media is the same as the one in the table be low, the number of still images and the length of time for movies may be dif[...]

33 [ The ap proximat e record able tim e of movies The numb ers in t he table b elow show th e approxi mate maxi mum recor dable ti me obtai ned by totaling all mo vie fi les. The maxim um l ength o f time you c an shoot continuo usly is about 10 minutes. (Un its: h our : m in ute : sec on d) • Movies with the size set to [640(Fine)] can only be [...]

34 Trouble shoo ting If you ex perience tr ouble with th e camer a, try the foll owing solut ions. Be aw are that by send ing the camera for repa ir, you give cons ent th at the con tent s of the interna l memory, Music fil es may be checke d. Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly to push the battery ejec t lever [...]

35 The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • This pheno menon occu rs when you use the cam era in an extre mely hot or cold loc ation. • A discre pancy aros e between the remaini ng charge indicator and the ac tual remai ning ba ttery charge. Fully discharge th e battery pack once, then charge it to correct the in dication . • The batter[...]

36 Cannot play back images. • Press (Playback) (page 18). • The folde r/file name h as been changed o n your comput er. • Sony does not guar antee pla yback of image files on the camer a if the files ha ve been processed using a computer or recorded with ano ther camera . • The cam era is in USB m ode. Dele te the USB conn ection. • Playb[...]

37 Precau tion s [ Do not u se/store th e camer a in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in th e sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a malf unc tion . • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become disc olored or deform ed, and this may c[...]

38 Specifi cations Camera [Syst em] Image device: 9.29 mm (1/1. 7 type) color CCD, Primary color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 13.9 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 13.6 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3× zoom lens f = 7.6 - 2 2.8 mm (35 - 105 mm (35 m m film equivalent)) F2.8(W) - 5.5(T) Exposure contro[...]

Tradem arks • , “Cyber-shot” ar e trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memor y Stic k”, , “Memory St ick PRO ”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PRO Duo”, , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”, , “Memory Stick Micro”, “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “PhotoTV HD” is a trademark of Sony Corpor[...]

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