Sony CyberShot DSC-HX300 manual

4-457-248- 11 (1) DSC-HX300 Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anual[...]

GB 2 The number in parentheses in dicates the number of pieces . • Camera (1) • Rechar geable b attery pack NP-BX1 ( 1) • Micr o USB cabl e (1) • AC Adaptor AC-U B10/UB10B/UB 10C/UB10D (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (not suppl ied in the USA and C anada) (1) • Shoulder strap (1) • Lens cap (1) • Instruc tion Manual ( this manual) (1)[...]

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-HX300 Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-UB10/AC-UB10B/AC-UB10C/AC-UB10D Serial No. ___________________[...]

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 [...]

GB 5 [ Regula tory In format ion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. [ 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 des[...]

GB 6 [ Notice for the cus tomers in the c ountries applying EU Directives This product has been manufactured by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to product compliance based on European Union legislation shall be addressed to the authorized representative, Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfi[...]

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[...]

GB 8 A F OCUS (Focus ) button • You can select the focus mode by pressing the FOCUS button when the Zoom/Foc us switch is set to AF/ZOOM. • If you press the FOCU S b utton when the Zoom/Foc us switch is set to MF, the center of the display wil l be magnified to allow easier focusing. B C USTO M (Custom ) butto n • You can assign a desired fun[...]

GB 9 R ON/OF F (Power ) button and Power/ Charge lamp S Mod e dial: (Int ellig ent Auto) / (Superior Auto)/ (Program Auto)/ (Ap erture Pr iority Shooting )/ (Shut ter Spe ed Prio rity Shooting)/ (Manua l Exposure Shoot ing)/ (Memory reca ll mode)/ (i Swee p Pan ora ma)/ (Movi e Mode)/ (3D Still Image)/ (Scene Se lectio n) T Jog di al U / (In-Camer [...]

GB 10 Inserting the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pa ck. • Whil e pressing the ba ttery eject lever, inser t the batter y pack as illus trated . Make sure that the bat tery eject lev er locks after in sertion . • Clos ing the cover with the battery inserted incorre ctly may damage t he cam era. Battery eje ct lever[...]

GB 11 Charging t he batter y pack 1 Connect the camera t o the AC Adapt or (suppli ed), using the micro USB c able (sup plied). 2 Connect the AC Adaptor to the wall ou tlet (wall soc ket). The Power/C harge lamp light s orange, and chargi ng starts. • Turn off the cam era while chargi ng the battery . • You can charge th e battery pack even whe[...]

GB 12 • If the Power/Charge la mp on the camera fl ashes when the AC Adapt or is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indic ates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperat ur e is ou tside the recommended r ange. When the temperature ge ts back within the appropriate range, the charging resumes. We recom mend charging t[...]

GB 13 • Note the following po ints when chargi ng via a computer: – If the camera i s connected to a l aptop computer that is not connect ed to a power source, the lapto p battery level decreases. Do not charge fo r an extended period of time. – Do not turn on/off or restart the computer, or wake the computer to resume from sleep mode when a [...]

GB 14 – The power turns on and off once every ten times. • The numbers of minutes for movie shooting are based on the CIPA standard, and are for shooting under the following conditions: – Movie quality: AVC HD HQ – Typical movie shooting: Battery lif e based on rep eatedly starting/stopping shooting, zooming, turn ing on/off, etc. – Conti[...]

GB 15 Inserting a memory card (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the memory card (so ld separatel y). • With the notch ed corn er facin g as ill ustrate d, inse rt the memory ca rd until it cli cks into place. 3 Close t he cover. Ensure the notch ed co rner face s corre ctly .[...]

GB 16 x Memory cards that you can us e • In this manual, the products in the table are collectively referred to as follows: A : “Memory Stick Duo” media B : “Memory Stick Micro” media C : SD card D : microSD memory card • To use a “Memory Stick Micro” media or microSD memory card with the camera, be sure to insert it into a dedicate[...]

GB 17 Setting the clock 1 Press the O N/OFF (Power) button. Date & Time s etting is displaye d whe n you turn on the c amera fo r the fir st time . • It may ta ke tim e for t he p ower to tu rn on a nd a llow o perat ion. 2 Select a desired language . 3 Select a desired geographi c locati on by fol lowing t he on-screen instructi ons, then pr[...]

GB 18 Shooting still images Shooting mo vies Shooting still images/mov ies 1 Press the shutter bu tton halfway down to fo cus. When th e image i s in fo cus, a b eep sounds and th e z indica tor lig hts. 2 Press the shutter bu tton fully down to shoot an image. 1 Press the MOVIE (Mo vie) button to start re cording. • Use the W/T (zoom) lever to c[...]

GB 19 • If you use the zoom fu nction while shooting a movie, the sounds of the lens moving and the lever, jog dial , and manual ring being operated will be rec orded. The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when movie recordi ng i s fin ished . • The panoramic shooting r ange may be re duced, depending on th e subject or t[...]

GB 20 x Deleting an im age 1 Press / (Delete) b utton. 2 Select [ This Image] wi th v on the control butt on, then press z . x Returning to sho oting images Press the shutt er button halfway down . This cam era contai ns an inter nal functio n guide. This allows y ou to search the camera’s f unctions accor ding to your need s. In- Camer a Gui de [...]

GB 21 Other functi ons used when shoot ing or playing ba ck can be oper ated using the control butt on, the jog dial or MENU button on the camera. This camera is equippe d with a Func tion Guide that allow s you to easily select from the functions . While displayi ng the guide, tr y the other funct ions. x Control button DISP (Display Setting): All[...]

GB 22 x Menu I tems Shooting Movi e shoo ting scene Select mo vie reco rding mod e. Panor ama Shootin g Sce ne Select recording mode when shooting panorami c images. Pict ure Ef fec t Shoot a still image with an original texture accor ding to the desired effect. Scene Selection Select pre-set setting s to match various scene conditions . Memor y re[...]

GB 23 Meterin g Mod e Select the metering mode tha t sets which part of the subject to measur e to determine t he exposure. Cont. Sho oting Interval Select the number of images taken per second for Burst shooting. Bracket Set ting Set the type of the bracket s hooting. Scene Reco gnition Set to automatic ally detect shooting conditi ons. Soft Skin [...]

GB 24 Viewin g x Setting items If you p ress the M ENU butt on while s hooting or during playback , (Setti ngs) is provide d as a final select ion. You can change the default settings on th e (Settings ) screen . *1 Displayed only wh en an Eye-Fi memor y card is inserted. *2 If a memory card is not insert ed, (Inter nal Memory Tool) will be display[...]

GB 25 The software “PlayMemor ies Home” allo ws you to import still images a nd movies to your compute r and use them. “ PlayMem ories H ome” i s required for importing AVCHD movies to you r computer. • A n Internet connection is requir ed to install “Play Memories Hom e”. • An In ternet connection is requi red to us e “PlayMemori[...]

GB 26 x Installin g “PlayMemorie s Home” on a computer x Viewing “P layMemories Home Help G uide” For det ails on how to us e “Play Memories Ho me”, refer to t he “P layMemorie s Home Help Guide”. 1 Using the Internet bro wser on your com puter, go to the following URL, then click [I nstall] t [Run]. www.sony.net/pm 2 Follow the ins[...]

GB 27 The number of still images an d recordable time 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 time s. These are the tota l times fo r all movie file s. Contin uous shooti ng is possib le for approxim ately 29 mi nutes ([...]

GB 28 The recordable time also varies depending on the shooting conditions, the subject or the im age quality/s ize settin gs. Functions built into this camera • This manual describes each of the functi ons of 10 80 60i-compatible devices and 1080 50i-compatible devices. To check if yo ur camera is a 1080 60i-compati ble device or 1080 50i-compat[...]

GB 29 Notes on re cording/playbac k • Before you start recording, make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is working correctly. • The camera is neither dust-proof, nor splash-proof, nor water-proof. • Avoid expos ing the camera to water. If water enters inside the camera, a malfunction may occur. In some case s, the camera cannot [...]

GB 30 On the overh eat protec tion Depending on the camera and battery temp erature, you may be unable to r ecord movies or the power may turn off automatically to pr otect the camera. A message will be displayed on the scree n before the power turns off or you can no longer record movies. In this case, leave the power off and wait until the camera[...]

GB 31 Came ra [System] Image device: 7. 82 mm (1/2 .3 type) Exmor R CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 21.1 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 20.4 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 50× zoom lens f = 4.3 m m – 215 m m (24 mm – 1 200 mm (3 5 mm fi lm equivalent)) F2.8 (W) – F6.3 (T) While shooting mo[...]

GB 32 [Input and Output connectors] HDMI connector: HDMI micro jack Multi/Mi cro USB Terminal * : USB communication USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2 .0) * Supports M icro USB compat ible devi ce . [Screen] LCD screen: 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT dri ve Total number of dots: 921 600 dots [Power, gene ral] Power: Rechargeable battery pack NP- BX1 , 3[...]

GB 33 Trad em arks • The following marks are trademar ks of Sony Corporation. , “Cyber-shot,” “Memory Stick XC-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “Memory Stick Micro” • “AVCHD P rogressive” and “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and So[...]

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