Sony 4-170-840-11(1) manual

© 2010 Sony Corporation 4-170-840- 11 (1) GB Digital Still Camera DSC-TX5 Instruct ion Manual[...]

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 upon your So ny dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-TX5 Serial No. ______________________________ To reduce fire or shock ha zard, do not e xpose the unit to r ain or [...]

GB 3 • Do not expose to high temperature above 60°C (140° F) such as in direct sunlight or in a car parked in the sun. • Do not incinerate or dispose of in fire. • 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[...]

GB 4 UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questions 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. [ Regu lato ry Infor matio n [ CAUTION You are cautioned that a[...]

GB 5 [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not[...]

GB 6 [ Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equi pment (Applicable in the European Union and other Europea n countries with separate collec tion system s) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for t[...]

GB 7 Table of contents Gettin g starte d About water-proof , dust-proof, and shock-proof performance of the ca mera ......... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ .... 8 Refer t o “Cyber -shot Ha ndbook” (PDF) o n sup plied CD-R OM .............. ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ....[...]

GB 8 About water-proof, dust-proof, and shock-proof performa nce of the camera This camera is equipp ed to be water-p roof, dust-proof and shock-proof. Damage ca used from misuse, abuse or f ailu re to p roperl y maintai n the camera is not co vered by the li mited war ranty. • This camer a is water-proof /dust-proo f equivale nt to IEC60529 IP58[...]

GB 9 • Do not open/c lose the batte ry/memor y card cover or m ulti-conne ctor cover with wet or sandy hands or near water. There is a risk this will lead to sand or water getting in side. Bef ore opening the co ver, perform the procedure described in “ Cleaning after using the camer a under/near wate r”. • Open the co ver with the cam era [...]

GB 10 • The ca mera bod y may become discol ored if it com es in contact w ith sunsc reen or suntan oi l. If the camera d oes come in conta ct with suns creen or suntan oi l, quickly wipe i t clean. • Do not all ow the camera to sit with salt wa ter insid e or on the surface. Thi s may lead to corrosi on or discolorat ion, and degradati on of w[...]

GB 11 Checking th e acce ssories supplied • Batter y ch arger BC -CSN/B C-CSNB ( 1) • Power cord (mains lead) (not sup plied in the USA and Cana da) (1) • Rechargea ble bat tery pack NP-BN1 (1) • Paint pen (1 ) • USB, A/V c able for multi-us e terminal (1) • Wrist st rap (1) •C D - R O M ( 1 ) – Cyber-shot a pplication soft ware –[...]

GB 12 Notes on using the cam era Changing the lang uage setting The screen langua ge can be chang ed if necessary. To change the language settin g, touch , then select (Settin gs) t (Main S ettings ) t [Langu age S etting]. Internal memory and memor y card back up Do not turn off the c amera, remo ve the battery pa ck, or remove the memory card whi[...]

GB 13 Notes on t he LCD screen • The LCD s creen is manufactu red usin g extrem ely high-pre cision tec hnology so over 99.99% of the pixels are operat ional for effective use . However, some ti ny black a nd/or brig ht dots (white, red, blue or green) m ay appea r on the LCD screen. These dots are a nor mal result of the manufact uring proc ess,[...]

GB 14 Identifying parts A Shutter but ton B Microphone C Lens cover D ON/OFF (Power) button E Flash F Self-t imer la mp/S mile Shut ter lamp/A F illumi nator G Lens H LCD sc re en/ Tou ch pa n el I Speaker J (Playback ) button K Zoo m (W/T ) le ve r L Hook for wrist strap M Memory card slot N Batter y eject lever O Multi-con nector P Tripod rece pt[...]

GB 15 Charging the battery pack x Cha rgi n g ti me 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You can charge th e batter y even when it is partiall y charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). If you conti nue charging the batter y pack for about on e mor e hou r af ter t he CHAR GE lamp tu rns off, the c[...]

GB 16 • The table above s hows the time required t o charge a fully depleted battery pack at a temperature of 25°C (77° F). Chargi ng may take lon ger depending on conditions of use and circumstances. • Con nect the ba ttery charg er to th e neares t wall ou tlet (wall socket). • When charging i s finished, disconnect the power cord (mains [...]

GB 17 Inserting the battery pack /a memory card (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert a memory card (sold separately). With th e notch ed corner facing as illu strated, insert the memory card until it cli cks i nto pl ace. 3 Insert the battery pack. Align the batt ery pac k with th e guide inside t he b attery i nsertio n slot. Then, pressin[...]

GB 18 x Memory card that you can use The foll owing memory ca rds are comp atibl e with th is camera : “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” media, “M emory Stick P RO-HG Duo” media, “Me mory Stick Duo” me di a, SD me mory card s and SDHC memo ry car ds. Multi Media Card is not comp atibl e. In this manua l, the term “M emory Stick Duo” media is [...]

GB 19 x To remove the battery pa ck x Notes on th e multi-conne ctor cove r To open the mult i-connec tor cover, firs t open the batter y/memory c ard cover. Then, pull the notch on the lef t side of the multi- connector co ver out with the fing ernai l. Close th e mu lti-co nnect or cover firml y, then the batt ery/me mor y card cover. x Checking [...]

GB 20 Setting the clock x Setting the da te and tim e again Touc h t (Settings ) t (Cloc k Se tting s). 1 Lower the lens cover. The camer a is turned on. • You can also turn on the cam era by pressin g the ON/OF F (Power) button. • It may take tim e for the power to turn on and allow oper ation. 2 Select the desired date display format, then to[...]

GB 21 Shooting still images 1 Lower the lens cover, then confirm that (REC Mode) is set to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrat ed. • Slid e the zo om (W/T) le ver to th e T side to zoom. Slide to th e W side to retur n. 3 Press the s hutter button halfway down to focus. When the image is in foc us, a beep soun ds [...]

GB 22 Shooting movies 1 Lower the lens cover, then touch (REC Mode) t (Movie Mode). 2 Press the shutter button fully down to start recording. 3 Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording. Lens cover[...]

GB 23 Viewing images x Deleting an im age Touch (Delete) t [Thi s Image]. x Returning to shooting imag es Touch on the LC D screen. • You can a lso return to sho oting m ode by pressi ng the shutt er button ha lfway down. x Turning off the c amera Close th e lens cover. • You can also turn of f the camera by pressin g the ON/OFF (Powe r) button[...]

GB 24 Learning more a bout the camera (“Cyber-shot Handbook”) “Cyber-sh ot Handbook” , which explains how to us e the camera in de tail, is included on the CD-ROM (supp lied). Refer to it for in-de pth instruc tions on the many functions of the cam era. x For Windows users x For Macintosh us ers 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-RO[...]

GB 25 List of icons disp layed on th e screen The displa yed icon positi ons may differ according to the shooting mode . When shoot ing still images When sh ooting movies A B C Displ ay Indication Scene Recogn ition icon White balance Destinatio n Scene Recog nition Vibration warning Movie shooting scene Disp l ay Indication Battery remaini ng Low [...]

GB 26 D Display Indicatio n Focus Red-eye reduction z AE/AF lock NR slow shutter 125 Shutter sp eed F3.5 Aper tur e va lu e ISO400 ISO n umber +2.0EV Exposure Value Close focus Flash mode Flash charging Metering mod e Standby Recording a movie/ Standby a movi e 0:12 Reco rding tim e (m:s)[...]

GB 27 Number of still im ages and rec ordable time of movi es The number of still images an d recordable time may vary de pending on the shooting c onditions an d the memory ca rd. x Still images/Pa noramic images (Units: I mages) • When t he number of remaining shootable im ages is greater t han 99,999, the “>99999” indicator appears. •[...]

GB 28 x Movie s The tab le belo w shows t he ap proximat e maxi mum rec ording times. These are the tot al times for all movie files. Cont inuous sho oting is pos sible for approxima tely 2 9 minu tes. (Units: hour : minute : second) • The continuou s shooting time differs a ccording to the shooting conditio ns (temperature, etc.). The valu e abo[...]

GB 29 Clean ing the camera su rface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth sligh tly moistened with water, then wipe the surface with a dry cloth. To prevent damage to the finish or casing: – Do not expose the camera to chemical prod ucts such as thinner, benzine, alcohol, disposable cloths, insect repellent, sunscreen or insecticide. – Do [...]

GB 30 Specifications Camera [System] Image device: 7.59 mm (1/2.4 type) Exmor R CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.6 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.2 Megapixels Lens: Carl Ze is s Vario -Tes sar 4× zoom lens f = 4. 43 mm – 17.7 mm (25 mm – 100 mm (35 mm fi lm equivalent) ) F3.5 (W) – F4.6 (T) When s[...]

GB 31 [Power, gen eral] Power: Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-BN1, 3.6 V AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately), 4.2 V Power consum ption (during shooting): 1.0 W Operating temperature: –10°C to +40°C (14°F t o 104°F) Storage temperature: –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: 94.0 × 56.9 × 17.7 mm (3 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 23/32 i nches)[...]

GB 32 Tradema rks • The following marks are trademarks of Sony Corporation. , “Cyber-shot,” “Memory Stick,” , “Memory Stick PRO,” , “Memory Stick Duo, ” , “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo,” , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” , “Memory Stick Micro,” “MagicGate, ” , “BRAVIA,” “PhotoTV HD” • Microsoft, Windows, Dir ectX and[...]

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