Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5 manual

© 2010 Sony Corporation 4-172-668- 12 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-HX5/HX5V/HX5C Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 2 GB How to use this handbook Click on a button at up per right to jump to the corresponding p age. This is conv enient wh en searching for a f unction yo u want to vi ew. Search for info rmation by func tion. Search for info rmation by oper ation. Search for information in a listing of[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 3 GB Notes on using the camera Notes on th e types of memory card that you can use ( sold sep arately ) The following memo ry cards are compatible with this camera: “M emory St ick P RO Du o” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media, “Memor y Stick Duo ” media, SD memory cards[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 4 GB Notes on the LCD screen and lens • The LCD screen is manu factur ed usin g ext remely high -preci sion techno logy s o over 99.9 9% of th e pix els are op erati onal for effectiv e use. Howe ver, some ti ny blac k and/or bright dots (w hite, red, blue o r green ) may appear on th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 5 GB Table of contents Notes on using th e camera How to use t his handbo ok ············· ·········· ·············· 2 Notes on u sing the came ra ······· ·············· ·············· 3 Operation S earch ·····[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 6 GB Viewing Viewing st ill images ·············· ·············· ·············· ··· 40 Playback zoo m ············ ·············· ·············· ········· ··· 41 Image Index ······ ·?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 7 GB Printing Printing still images ··················· ·············· ·········· 133 Troublesho oting Troubleshoo ting ··················· ·············· ·············· · 135 Warning indi cators [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 8 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto Adjustment ············· ·················· 20 Scen e Selec tion ·············· ············· ··················· ····· 26 Scene R[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 9 GB Shooting without blur Anti Motion Blur ·· ············· ··················· ············· ····· 23 Hand-h eld Twil ight ··· ············· ··················· ··········· 24 High Sensit[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 10 GB Shooting/Viewing with easy-to-see indicators Easy Shoo ting ················· ············· ············· ··········· 21 Printing images with the date Using the “PMB (Picture Mo tion Br owser)” ··············?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 11 GB MENU/Setti ngs Search You can sel ect the various shooting f unctions easily from t he MENU button. 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) b utton and set the camera to shooting mod e. 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v / V / b / B on th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 12 GB • [Qua lity] appears on the screen when [Mo vie format] is set to [AVCHD]. • Only the ite ms that are avai lable for each mo de are displ ayed on the scre en. You can select the va rious viewing functions easily from the MENU button. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swi tch to[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 13 GB You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen. 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 2 Select (Settings) with V on the control button, then press z on the center o f the control button to display the setup screen. 3 Select each item with v / V / b / B , then z[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 14 GB • [Shooti ng Setti ngs] app ears o nly wh en sett ings h ave bee n ente red from shoo ting mode . • [ Memory Card T ool] appea rs only when a memory card is inserte d in the camera, whil e [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted. Memory Card Tool[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 15 GB Identifying parts A Shu tter button B Mode dial (18) C For shoo ting : W/T ( zoom ) le ver (3 3) For viewing: (Playback zoom ) lever/ (Ind ex) leve r (4 1, 42) D Flash E ON/OFF (Po wer) button F (Burst/Bracket) button G Microphone H Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutt er lamp/AF illuminat[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 16 GB List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are displayed o n the screen to indicate the camera s tatus. You can change the screen di splay usi ng DISP (Screen Di splay Sett ings) on the control butt on. When shooting still im ages • The icons are limited in Easy Shoo ting mode [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 17 GB B C D Zoom scaling PictBridg e connecting Protect Print order (DP OF) Play back zoom View Mode TransferJet settings Display Indicat ion z AE/ AF l ock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutte r 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture valu e +2.0EV Expo sure val ue Focus REC Standby Recordi ng a [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 18 GB Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired functio n. (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) Allows you t o shoot with the setting s adjusted autom atically (page 20). (Easy Shooting) Allows you t o shoot/view still imag es with easy-to-see indic ators (page 21). (Anti Motion Blu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 19 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approximate ly 45 MB of internal memor y. This memory is not re movable. You can record images on the in ternal memory when there is no memor y card inserted in the camera. We recommend that you cop y (back up) dat a without erro r using on[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 20 GB Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot s till images with the se tting adjusted automatically . 1 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. • Flash mode is set to [Auto] or [Off]. Note z On Scen e Recogn ition Scene Recognition[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 21 GB Easy Shooting Allows you to shoot still images us ing the minimum necessary functions. The text size increases and indicators become easier to see. 1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. • The battery ch arge is used u p more quick ly becaus e t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 22 GB z On Easy Viewing mo de When you press the (Playback) button with th e mode dial set to (Easy Shooting), the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see. In addition, only the deletion function beco mes available. • [View Mo de] is se t to [Dat e Vi ew] whe n usin g a [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 23 GB Anti Motion Blur This is suitable for indoor shots without using the flash to reduce the subject blur. 1 Set the mode dial to (Anti Motion Blur). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. A burst o f shots are tak en, and imag e processing i s applied to reduce subject b lur and noi se. ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 24 GB Hand-held Twilight Although night scen es tend to blur by c amera shake, this mode allo ws you to s hoot night s cenes with less noise and blur without using a tripod. 1 Set th e mode dial to (Hand-h eld Twilig ht). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. A burst o f shots are tak en, an[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 25 GB Backlight Correction HDR You can shoot two imag es having different ex pos ures to record a si ngle image with a greater range of gr adation by c ombining th e dark parts o f an image taken with a bright ex posure se tting and the brigh t parts of an image taken with a dark exp os[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 26 GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings according to the scene. 1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Selection). 2 Select the desire d mode t z on the control button. If you want to s witch to another scene, pr ess the MENU button. (High Sensitivity) Allows you to sh oo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 27 GB • When you shoot imag es using (Twilight Portrait) , (Twilight) or (Fireworks) m ode, the shu tter speed is slower an d the ima ges ten d to blur . To pre vent bl urring , the us e of a tri pod is recommend ed. For shooting an imag e appropri ately accor ding to the scene condit[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 28 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movi es. 1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mode). 2 Press the shutter button fully down. 3 To stop re cording, press the shu tter button fully do wn again. z Chan ging t he Mo vie Fo rmat , Im age Q ualit y or Ima ge Size Movie for mat: MENU t (Settings[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 29 GB Intelligent Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a pano rami c image fr om composed images. Faces and moving ob jects ar e automatically detected. 1 Set the mode dial to (iSweep Panorama). 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject, then press the shutter button fully down. 3 Pa[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 30 GB z Chan ging th e shoo ting di rec tion or imag e size of a panora mic image Shooting Direction: MENU t [S hooting D irection] t select [Right], [ Left], [Up] and [Down] t z Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t select [Standard] o r [Wide] t z z Tips fo r sho oting a pano rami c imag [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 31 GB Manual Exposure Shooting You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setti ng the shutter speed and aperture value. 1 Set the mode dial to (Manual Exp osure Shooting). 2 Press z on the control button. 3 Select the shutter speed and apertur e (F value) using control button.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 32 GB Program Auto Allows you to shoot wit h the exposure adjusted autom atically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Also you can select va rious settings using th e menu. 1 Set the mode dial to (Program Auto). 2 Shoot with the shutter button.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 33 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s optical zoom f unction can enlarge images up to 10×. 1 Turn the W/T (zoom) lever. Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to (T) to zoom in, and to (W) to zoom out. • Turn t he W/T (zoo m) lev er lightly f or a slo wer z oom. Mov[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 34 GB DISP (Screen Display Settings) 1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control butto n. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • If you view im ages in brig ht outside light, ad just the screen brightness u p. However, the battery power may decrease faster u [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 35 GB A histogram i s a graph showing t he brightness of an image. The graph displ ay indicates a brig ht image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when s kewed to the left side. 1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control butto n, then select [B righ t + Ex po su [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 36 GB Flash 1 Press (Flash) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • T he flash strobes twice. The first fla sh adjusts the li ght quantit y. • While cha rging the fla sh, is di splaye d. • You cann ot use th e flash d uring burst or br acke t.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 37 GB Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Smile) on the control button. 2 Wa it for a smi le to be de tec ted . When the smile level exceeds th e b point on the indicator, the camera records imag es automatically. If you press t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 38 GB Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • In Easy Shootin g mode, yo u can selec t only [10s ec] or [Off ]. • In Movie Mode, [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portra it Two Peopl e] cannot be sel ected. • [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 39 GB Burst/Bracket button You can select burst sho oting, normal (s ing le-image) or bracket s hooting mode. You can select no rmal (single-image) or b u rst shoo ting in [Burst Set tings] ( page 52) . 1 Select a desired mode with the (Burst/Bracket) button. When you press th e (Burst/[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 40 GB Viewing still images 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Select an i mage with the control button. z View ing imag es ta ken wi th a d iffer ent ca mera This camera creates a database file in a memory card and regist ers every shot image to it for later pla[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 41 GB Playback zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Turn t he (Playb ack zoo m) lever t o (T) during still image pla yback. The image is enlarged to twice the previous size, at the center of the image. 2 Adjust the positio n wi th the control button. 3 Change the zoom scale with the ([...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 42 GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 Turn the (Index) lever to (W) to displa y the image index screen. Turn the lever ag ain to display an ind ex screen with more imag es. Turn the lever yet again to vi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 43 GB Delete Allows you to select unwant ed images for deleti on. You can also delete images from the MENU button ( page 78). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 (Delete) bu tton t desired m ode t z o n the control bu tton • In Easy View ing mo de, you can del[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 44 GB z You c an switch betwee n inde x and sing le-image mode when selecting ima ges Turn the lever to (T) of the W/T (zoom) lever in index mode to return to s ingle-image mode, and turn the (Index) lever to (W) in si ngle-image m ode to retur n to index mod e. • You can also switch [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 45 GB Viewing movies 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 Select a movie with the control button. 3 Press z . Movie playback starts. • You may not be able to play back some ima ges shot usin g oth er camera s. Displa y the contro l panel, you can co ntrol sl ow[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 46 GB z On the movie v iewing sc reen Select the i mage you wan t to display u sing b / B on the contro l button, an d press z . The Playback bar appears, you can check a playback position of a movie. Playback bar , , , or appe ars on t he movi e vi ewin g screen. The icon dis played ma[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 47 GB Shooting Direction Sets the direction to pan the camera when you sho ot a iSweep Panorama images. 1 MENU t (Shooting Direction) t desired dire ction (Right) Pan f rom left to right. (Le ft) Pan from right to left. (Up) Pan from down to up. (Dow n) Pan from up to do wn.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 48 GB Image Size/Quality The image size determ ines the size of the image file that is reco rded when yo u take an image. The larger the image size, the more detail will be reprodu ced when the image is printed on large- format paper. The smaller the image si ze, the m ore images can be[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 49 GB The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. The high er the amount of data used per second (average b it-rate), the smooth er the playback image. Select a movie recor ding format by touch ing MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Movie format] in shooting mode (p[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 50 GB z On “image quality” and “image si ze” A digital image is made up of a collecti on of small dots called pixels . If it contains a large n umber of pixels, the image b ecomes large, it takes up more memory, and the image is dis played in fine detail. “Image s ize” is sh[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 51 GB GPS setting (DSC-HX5V only) Allows you to set GPS setti ng from MENU in Easy Shootin g mode. Refer to page 104 for details. 1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting). 2 MENU t [GPS setti ng] t z on the control bu tton 3 Desired mode t z On GPS direction sensor is activated. Off GPS d[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 52 GB Burst Settings You can select the Single (sin gle-im age) or Burst as the shooting mode. 1 MENU t (Burst Settings) t desired m ode (Single) Records a si ngle image. (Burst) Records u p to 10 images in s uccession when you press and ho ld down the shutter button. • Burst shooting[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 53 GB Burst Shooting Interval Selects the number o f images per second taken for Burst shooting . 1 MENU t (Burst Shooting Interval) t desired mode (H igh) Shoots up to 10 images per second in succession. (Mid) Shoots up to 5 imag es per second in success ion. (Low) Shoots up to 2 imag [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 54 GB Bracket Settings You can set the type of the bracket shooting. In the bracket shoo ting mode, you can r ecord a series of 3 images with the se tting changed. Yo u can select the most suitable image afterwards. 1 MENU t (Bracket Settings) t d esired m ode • You cannot sele ct [Wh[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 55 GB EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1/3 EV steps in a range o f –2.0 EV to +2. 0 EV. 1 MENU t (EV) t desired EV setting • In Easy Shoot ing mode, Ma nual Expo sure Sh ooti ng mode or Ba ckli ght Co rrecti on HDR mo de, t he [E V] setting cannot be adjuste d. • If you [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 56 GB ISO Adjusts the luminous sensit ivity when the camera is set to Program Auto, Manual Exposure Shooting or (Advanced Sp orts Shooting) in Scene S election. 1 MENU t (ISO) t desired mode • You cannot sele ct [ISO AUTO] in Ma nual Exposu re Shooting m ode. • You can sel ect onl y[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 57 GB z Hints for prev ent ing blu r Even thoug h the camera is steady, the subject moves du ring the exposure an d is captured blurred when the shutter butto n is pressed. Camera shake is reduced automatic ally, however, the f unction does not effectively re duce subject blur. Subject [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 58 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones accord ing to the surrounding light condit ions. Use this function if imag e color appears un natural. 1 MENU t (White Balance) t desir ed mode • [White Balance] cannot be ad justed in Inte lligent Auto Ad justment, o r Easy Sh ooting mode . •[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 59 GB 1 Frame a white object such as a p iec e of paper filling the screen under the same lighting con ditions as you will s hoot the s ubject. 2 MENU t (White Bal ance) t [One Push Set] t z on th e con tro l butt on The screen momentarily tu rns bl ack, and when the white balance h as [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 60 GB Focus You can change the focus method. Use the m enu when it is difficult to get the proper focu s in auto focus mode. AF stan ds for “Auto F ocus,” a fu nction that adjusts the focus automatically. 1 MENU t ( Focus) t desi red mode • W hen you use [Digital Zoom] or [AF Illu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 61 GB z Focu sing on s ubj ects near th e ed ge of th e sc reen If the subject is o ut of focus, do as follows: 1 Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder, and press the s hutter button halfway to focus on the su bject (AF lock). 2 When the AE/AF lock in[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 62 GB Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets whi ch part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. 1 MENU t (Metering Mode ) t de sired m ode • In M ovie M ode, [Spo t] c annot be se lect ed. • If you set Me tering Mod e to othe r than [Mul ti], the F ace Detec[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 63 GB Scene Recognition In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mo de, the camera automatically detects shooting conditio ns, and then takes the shot. When motion is detected, the ISO sens itivity is in creased according to the movement to reduce subject b lur (Motion Detection). 1 Set the mode [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 64 GB z Shooting twice, choosing the best ima ge later - it’s more co nven ient ! ([Ad vanc ed]) In [Advanced], when the camera recognizes a difficult-to-shoot scene ( (Twilig ht), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight u sing a tripod), (Back light) and (Backlight Portrait)), it changes th e[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 65 GB Smile Detection Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles. 1 MENU t (Smile D etection S ensitivit y) t d esired mode • Smile s may not be d etect ed corr ectly depend ing on the cond ition s. • [Smile Detection Sensitivi ty] cannot b e[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 66 GB Face Detection Detects the faces of you r subjects and adjusts the fo cus, flash, expo sure, white balance and red - eye reduction se ttings automatically. 1 MENU t (Face Detection) t desi red mode • [ Face Detectio n] cannot b e selected in the fol lowing sit uations: – In Ea[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 67 GB z Registerin g the pr iority fa ce (Selec ted-face Me mory) Normally the camera automati cally selects th e face to fo cus on according to th e [Face Detection] setting, but you can also select and register a face to be given p riority. 1 Press z on the control b utton during Face[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 68 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Soft Snap ) whil e you are sh ooting an image, the camera automatically shoots two images consecutiv ely. The camera will select, display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automa tically. 1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Se[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 69 GB SteadyShot In Movie Mode, you can v ary the str ength of SteadyShot. 1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mode). 2 MENU t (SteadyShot) t desired m ode (Standard) Provides the SteadyShot effect u nder stable recor ding conditions. (Active ) Provides a more powerful SteadyShot effect.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 70 GB Slideshow Images are automatically played back in succession. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t desired slideshow t z on t he c ontr ol butt on 1 Select the desire d image for pl aying with the control button. 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 71 GB 1 MENU t (Slideshow) t [ Slideshow with music] t z on the control butt on Displays the settin g screen. 2 Select a desired setting. 3 [Start] t z 4 Press z to end the slideshow. • [Slideshow with music] is not availa ble in the following ca ses: – Pano ramic images – When [V[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 72 GB • The movies ar e playe d back wit hout thei r audio. • The interval setti ng is inv alid for movie playbac k. Musi c Specifies the music to be played during slides hows . You can se lect more than one backg round music track. Pr ess V on the control button to d isplay the vol[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 73 GB Send by TransferJet TransferJet is a clo se-up, wireless transfer tech nology that allows data to be transf erred by closely aligning two products that you want to commun icate with each other. To find out whether y our camera is eq uipped w ith the TransferJet func tion, check fo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 74 GB 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 Receive image data by aligning (TransferJet) marks on the camera and other device. A beep sounds when the co nnection is successful. • Some images ca nnot be play ed back on this camera. • If an imag e database file [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 75 GB View Mode Allows you to select the d isplay format for images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (View Mo de) t des ired mode t z on the control button • When using the internal memory, the vi ew mode is set to Folder View and st ill images an d[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 76 GB Display Burst Group You can select to display bu rst images in group s or displ ay all i mages during playback. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swit ch to playback mode. 2 MENU t (View M ode) t [Date View] t z on the control butto n 3 MENU t (Display Burst Group) t desired settin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 77 GB Retouch Retouches a r ecorded image and saves it as a new file. The original image is retained. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Re to uc h) t desired mode t z on the control button 3 Perform retouching according to the operation method in each [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 78 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. You can also delete images using the (Delete) bu tton (page 43). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Delete) t desired mode t z on the co ntro l but ton 3 [OK] t z • In Easy View ing mo d[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 79 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is displayed for registered images . 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Prot ect) t desired mode t z on the control button • When the inte rnal memory i s used to record image[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 80 GB DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a function that allo ws you to specify the images of the memory card that you want to print out later. The (Print o rder) mark is displayed f or registe red images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t t d es[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 81 GB Rotate Rotates a still image. Use this to disp lay a horizontal orientation image in vertical orientation . 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Rotate) t z on the control button 3 Ro tate th e im age wi th [ / ] t b / B . 4 [OK] t z • You cannot [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 82 GB Select Fol der When multiple folders ar e created in a memory card, this select s the folder co ntaining the image you wan t to play back. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (View Mode) t [Folder view (Still)] or [Folder view (MP4)] t z on the cont[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 83 GB Movie format You can set the r ecording method used to record mo vies. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Movie format] t desired mode t z on the control button AVCHD This recording method is su itable for viewing smooth video images on[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 84 GB AF Illuminator The AF illuminator su pplies fill light to focus more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shut ter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is lock ed. The indicator appears at[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 85 GB Grid Line With reference to the grid lines, you can easily set a subject in a horizontal/vertical position. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Grid Line] t desired mode t z on the control button On Displays the grid lines. The grid line[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 86 GB Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. Th e camera enlarg es the image u sing optical zoom (up to 10×). When the zoom scale is exc eeded, the camera us es e ither smart or precision digital zoom. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 87 GB Auto Orientation When the camera is rotated to s hoot a portrait (v ertical) image, the camer a reco rds its position change and displays the image in the por trait position. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Auto Orie ntation] t desir[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 88 GB Red Eye Reduction The flash s trobes two o r more times bef ore shooting to reduce the red-ey e phenomenon when using the flash. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Red Eye Reduction ] t desired mode t z on the control button • To avoi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 89 GB Blink Alert When an image with the s ubject’s eyes closed is record ed while Face Detection is activated, the message “Blinked eye detected” is displayed. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Bli nk Aler t] t desired mode t z on the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 90 GB Beep Selects or turns off the sound prod uced when you operate the camer a. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Beep] t desired mode t z on the control button Shutter Tur ns on the s hutter so und when you press the s hutter but ton. High Turns on the beep/shutt er sound when[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 91 GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the m enu items, warnings an d messages. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Lang uage Setting] t desired mode t z on the control button[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 92 GB Function Guide You can select whether or not the function gu ide is dis played when you op erate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Fun ction Guid e] t desired mode t z on the control button On Displ ays the funct ion guid e. Off Does not display the fu nction gu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 93 GB GPS assist data (DSC-HX5V only) The time for the GPS acquiring location in formation can be short ened by taking in GPS assist data. The state of GPS assist data can be checked on the camera. If connect ion is made us ing the supp lied softw are, “PMB”, the GPS assist dat a ca[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 94 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of the Smile Sh utter and Scene Recognition. When there is no need to view a demonstration, set to [Off]. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Dem o Mode] t desired mode t z on the control button • Pressing the shut ter bu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 95 GB Initialize Initializes the sett ing to the default setting. Even if you execute this func tion , the images are retained. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Initialize] t [O K] t z on the control button • Be sure not to tu rn off the camera while i nitializing. Note[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 96 GB HDMI Resolution When you connect the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV with HDMI terminals using an HDMI cable (sold separately), you can select HDMI Resolution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [HDMI Resolution] t desired mode t z on the contro[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 97 GB CTRL FOR HDMI This setting allows TV’s remote control of a cam era that is connected to a “BRAVIA” Sync TV using an HD MI cable (sold s eparately). F or details on “BRAVIA” Syn c, see page 12 0. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired mode t z o[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 98 GB COMPONENT Selects the video output signal type fr om SD and HD(1080i) when you conn ect the camera and TV using an HD Output Adap tor Cable (sold separately), according to the TV co nnected. Use a Type2c-co mpliant HD Ou tput Adaptor C able (sold separately). 1 MENU t (Settings) t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 99 GB USB Connect Selects the USB mode when conn ecting the camer a to a com puter or a PictBridge- compliant printer using the cable for multi- use terminal. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [USB Connect] t desired mode t z on the control button • If you cannot conn ect the ca[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 100 GB LUN Settings Sets the di splay method for the recording media displayed on a computer screen or other moni tor when the camera is connected with a computer or AV component us ing a USB connection. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [ LUN Sett ing s] t desired mode t z on the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 101 GB Download Music You can use “Music T ransfer” in the CD-ROM (su pplied) to ch ange backgrou nd music tracks . 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Downl oad Music] t z on t he control button The message “Conn ect to PC” appears. 2 Make a USB connection between the came[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 102 GB Format Music You can delete all the background mus ic files stored in the camera. It can be used in cases such as when the back ground music file s are d amaged and cann ot be played. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mai n S ett ings ) t [Format Music ] t [OK] t z on the control button z R[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 103 GB Power Save Sets the time until the screen darkens, and the camera turns off. If you do not operate the camera running on a b attery pack for a cer tain amount of time, the brightness leve l on the LCD screen becomes dark, and then the camer a automatically turns off to prevent we[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 104 GB GPS setting (DSC-HX5V only) The built-in GPS and direction sensor of this camera acquire the information on location or the shootin g direction, and r ecord it on images. Using the supplie d softwar e “PMB”, you can impo rt photos and mo vies recorded with location and shooti[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 105 GB z Chec king t rian gula ting sta tus The indicator ch anges according to the streng th of GPS signal reception when GPS is activated. Tria ngul at ing s tatu s GPS indicators GPS re cepti on st atus Off No indicator [GPS se tting] is set to [Off] o r an error occurred. Difficult [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 106 GB Adjust Compass (DSC-HX5V only) This camera always ad justs the direction se nsor automatically to minimize error. However , when an error occu rs, you can perform [Adj ust Compas s]. If you hav e not used t he GPS function s for a while, or u se the GPS funct ions for the f irst [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 107 GB TransferJet You can select Transfe rJet communication settings. Tr ansferJet is a close-up, wireless transfer technolog y that allows data t o be transf erred by clos ely aligning t wo products that you want t o communicate with each oth er. To find out whether y our camera is eq[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 108 GB Format Formats the memor y card or the internal memo ry. When you u se a memory card with this camera for the first time, it is recommended to for mat the car d using the camer a for stable performance of the memory card before shooting . Note that formatting permanently erases a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 109 GB Create REC.Folder Creates a folder in the memo ry card for reco rding images. Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording fo lder. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M emory Card T ool) t [Create REC. Fol der] t [OK] t z on the [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 110 GB Change REC.Folder Changes the fold er in the memory card that is cur rently used for reco rding images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M emory Card T ool) t [Chan ge REC. Fol der] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button. 3 [OK] t z • This item is no t displayed wh en the i[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 111 GB Delete REC.Folder Deletes a folder for reco rdin g images in the memo ry card. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M emory Card T ool) t [Dele te REC. Fol der] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button . 3 [OK] t z • This item is no t displayed wh en the intern al memory i s used[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 112 GB Copy Copies all images in the inte rnal memory to a memory card . 1 Insert a memory card with s ufficie nt free capacity into the camera. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (M emory Card T ool) t [Copy] t [O K] t z on the control button • Use a fully char ged battery p ack. If yo u attempt [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 113 GB File Number Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Memory Card Tool) or (Internal Memory Tool) t [File Nu mber ] t de sired mode t z on the control butt on Seri es Assign s numbers to files in sequence even if the recording folder or the [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 114 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Area Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button Home You us e the camera in your area. When the currently s et area differs fr om your ho me area, you must make[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 115 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Date & Time Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button 2 Set the numeric value and desired settings with v / V / b / B . 3 [OK] t z • The camer a does not have a fe atu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 116 GB Auto Clock ADJ (DSC-HX5V only) Your camera maintains cor rect clock time by usi ng GPS to acqui re time inform ation during star ti ng up. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Auto Clock ADJ] t desired mode t z on the control button • [Auto Clock ADJ] is invalid if [GPS se[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 117 GB Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV You can view images on a Standard Definition (SD) TV by connecting the camera to a TV. Refer also to the op erating instructions s upplied with the TV. 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV. 2 Conne ct the camera to the TV with th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 118 GB Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV You can view high definition images on a High Definition (HD) TV by co nnecting the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV with an HDMI cable (sold separately) or an HD Output Adaptor Cable (s old separat ely). Use a Type2c -compliant HD[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 119 GB Connect the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV which has an HDMI terminal with an HDMI cable (sold separately). 1 Attach an HDMI adaptor (supplied) to an HDMI Cable (sold separately). 2 Connect the camera to the TV w ith the HDMI Ca ble. 3 Turn on the TV and set the input. 4 Pre[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 120 GB When connecting the cam era to a “BRAVIA” Sync compatible TV with an HDMI cable (sold separately) , you can play back images on your camer a by the TV’s remote cont rol on the TV. 1 Attach an HDMI adaptor (supplied) to an HDMI Cable (sold separately). 2 Connect the camera t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 121 GB You can view an imag e recorded on the camera by connecting the camera to a High Def inition (HD) TV with an HD Output Adaptor Cable (s old separat ely). Use a Type2 c-compliant HD Output A daptor Cabl e (sold sepa rately). 1 Connect the camera to the TV w ith an HD O utput Adapt[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 122 GB Using with your computer “PMB” and other applicatio ns are contained on th e CD-ROM (suppli ed) to allow more ve rsatile use of images s hot with your Cyber -shot camera. The following com puter environment is r eco mme nded when using the supplied software “PMB”, “Musi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 123 GB Using the software 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD- ROM dr ive . The installation menu screen appears. • If it does not appear, double-click [Computer] (in Win dows XP, [My Computer]) t (SONYPMB). • If th e AutoPlay scre en appe ars, sele[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 124 GB 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM d rive. 2 Double-click (SONYPMB). 3 Double-click the [MusicTransfer.pkg] file in the [Mac] folder. The installation of th e software starts. • “PMB” is not compa tible with Macin tosh comput[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 125 GB Connecting the ca mera to the computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately) and the USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal (sold separately). • Use a T[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 126 GB 1 Connect the camera to your Macintosh comp uter first. Double-click the newly recognized i con on the desktop t the folder where the image s you want to import are stored. 2 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon. The image files are copi ed to the hard disk. 3 Doub[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 127 GB Uploading images to a media service This camera has a b uilt-in application “PMB Portable”. You can use this ap plication to do the fo llowing: • You can easi ly upload images to a blog o r other media servi ce. • You can up load imag es from a co mputer conne cted to the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 128 GB 1 Make a USB connection between th e camera and a Macintosh comp uter. When you connect the camera and your comput er, [PMB Portab le] appears on the desktop. Click [×] to close any u nnecessary drives. 2 Click [PMBPORTABLE] folder, then click [PMBP_Mac]. The Region Selection s [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 129 GB Creating a movie disc You can create a disc from AVCHD format movies reco rded on the camera. Select the method that best suits your disc player. See “PMB Help” for details on creatin g a disc using “PMB”. To impor t movies (page 1 25). • If you use a S ony DVDirect (DV[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 130 GB z Charac ter istic s of e ach type of di sc Using a Blu-ray disc enables you to record high definition image quality (HD) movies of a longer duration than DVD discs. High definition image qu ality (HD) movie can be recorded on DVD me dia, such as DVD-R discs, and a high d efiniti[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 131 GB You can create a high definition image quality (HD) AVC HD format disc from AVC HD format movies impor ted to a computer u sing the supplied software “PMB”. 1 Turn on your computer and plac e an empty disc on the DVD drive. 2 Start “PMB”. 3 Select the AVCHD format movies [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 132 GB You can create a standard definition image qua lity (STD) disc from AVCHD format m ovies imported to a com puter using supplied s oftware “PMB”. 1 Turn on your computer and plac e an empty disc on the DVD drive. • Clo se all software oth er than “PMB”. 2 Start “PMB”[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 133 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages using the following meth ods. • Printing directly using a PictBridge-c ompliant printer • Pri nting direct ly using a printer which suppor ts your memory card typ e For details, see the operating instruct ions supplied with th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 134 GB 4 MENU t (Print) t desir ed mo de t z on the control button 5 Desired item t [Start] t z • Movies cannot be prin ted. • If the camera co uld not be connected to the pri nter, be sure to set [USB Conne ct] under (Main Setting s) to [PictBridg e]. • Do not disconne ct the cab[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 135 GB Troubleshooting If you exp erience trouble with the camer a, try the following s olutions. Be aware that by sending the camera for repair , you give consent that the contents of the internal memory, mus ic files may be checked. Cannot insert the battery pack. • Make sure the di[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 136 GB The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • T his phen omenon occ urs when yo u use the cam era in an extr emely hot or co ld location . • A dis crepa ncy ar ose be tween the re mainin g cha rge ind icator and the ac tual re mainin g batt ery ch arge . Fully disc harge the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 137 GB The image is out of focus. • The subject is too clo se. When shootin g, make su re to po sition th e lens fart her away from the subj ect than the shortest shooting di stance (approximately 5 c m (2 inches) (W)/100 cm (3 ft 3 3/8 inches) (T) from the lens). • (Advanced Sports[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 138 GB The F value and shutter speed flas h when you press and hold the shutter but ton halfway do wn. • The exp osur e is inco rre ct. Co rrect the ex posur e (pa ge 55) . The imag e colors ar e not cor rect. • Adjust the White Balance (page 58). Noise app ears in the image when yo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 139 GB Cannot display images in index mode. • C ancel the E asy Viewin g mode if acti vated. Cannot hear music during slideshow. • T ransfer music fil es to the camera with “M usic Transfer” (pa ges 123, 12 4). • Confirm that the volume sett ing and slides how setting are corr[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 140 GB The location or direction information has not been recorded. • The shooti ng di rection is not recor ded wh en shoo ting mo vies. • The l ocation and d irection i nformation is n ot recorded when t he mov ie is recorded on th e intern al memory. • Use “PMB” to import th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 141 GB The image an d sound are in terrupted b y noise w hen yo u view a mo vie on a computer. • Yo u are playing back the movie di rectly from the int ernal memory or the me mory card. Imp ort the images to yo ur comput er using “P MB ” and pl ay it back (p age 123 , 125). Images[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 142 GB Images are printed with both edges cut off . • D ependi ng on your p rinter, all t he edges of the image may be cut off. Espec ially when you print an image shot with the i mage size set t o [16:9], th e lateral end of the image may be cut o ff. • When printing i mages using [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 143 GB Cannot print the image at the size selected. • Whe n you use paper o f a different size after co nnecti ng the pri nter to t he camera, disconn ect and then reconnect the cable for multi-use terminal. • The print settin g of the cam era differs from tha t of the pri nter. Cha[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 144 GB Warning indicators and messages If a code star ting with a letter of the alphabet a ppears, the self-diag nosis func tion on the camera is working. The last two dig its (indicated by ss ) will differ depending on the state of the camera. If you cann ot solve the problem even af t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 145 GB System e rror • T urn the power off and then on agai n. Camera overhe ating Allow it to cool • The camera tempera ture has risen. Th e power may turn off auto matical ly, or yo u may be u nable to record movies . Leave t he camera in a cool location un til the temp erature go[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 146 GB Folder error • A fol der with the same first three digit numb er already exis ts on the memory card (for ex ample: 123MS DCF and 12 3ABCDE) . Sele ct anoth er folde r, or cr eate a new f older ( pages 10 9, 110) . Cannot create more folders • T he folder wi th a name beg inni[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 147 GB Maximum num ber of images already selected • Up to 100 files can be selected when using [Multiple Images]. • Yo u can add (Print or der) marks to u p to 999 fi les. Can cel the se lect ion. • The data transmission to the prin ter may no t be complete d yet. Do not disconnec[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 148 GB Image Datab ase File error Cannot recover • I mport all of th e images to the co mputer with “PMB”, and format the me mory card or the in ternal memory (pag e 108). When you can not import all of the image s to the co mputer with “PMB”, import al l of the images t o the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 149 GB Using the camera abroad You can use the battery charger (s upplied), and th e AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold sep arately) in any country or region where the power s upply is w ithin 100 V t o 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. • D o not use an elect ronic transfo rmer (travel conv erter), as this ma[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 150 GB “Memory Stick Duo” media A “Memory Stick Duo” medi a is a compact, por table IC recordi ng medium. The t ypes of “Memory Stick Duo” med ia that can be used w ith the camera are listed in the table below. However, pr oper operati on cannot be g uaranteed for all “Mem[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 151 GB Notes on using the “Me mory Stick Duo” m edia Adaptor (sol d separately) • To use a “ Memory Sti ck Duo ” med ia wi th a “Mem ory S tick” media comp lia nt dev ice, b e sur e to inser t the “Memory S tick Duo” med ia into a “M emory Stick Duo” media Ad aptor[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 152 GB Battery pack On charging the battery pack • W e recommend ch arging the bat tery pac k in an ambi e nt temp erature of betwe en 10 °C t o 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F). The battery pack may not be effec tively ch arged in temp eratures outs ide this rang e. Effective use of the ba[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 153 GB Battery charger • NP-BG type, N P-FG type ba ttery pa cks (and no others) ca n be charge d in the batte ry charg er (supplie d). Batteries oth er than the s pecified ki nd may leak , overheat, or explod e if you attem pt to char ge them, posing a risk of in jury from electrocut[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 154 GB AVCHD format The AVCHD for mat is a high definition di gital video cam era format used to reco rd a high definit ion (HD) sig nal of either the 108 0i specification* 1 or the 720p s pecificatio n* 2 using efficient data compress ion coding technology . The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 f orma[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 155 GB GPS (DSC-HX5V only) This system allows you to pinpoint your exact location on the earth. The GPS satellites are loca ted in 6 or bit s, 20 ,000 km above the earth. The GPS system consists of 24 or more GPS satellites. A GPS receiver receives radio signals from the satellites, an [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 156 GB TransferJet standard TransferJet is complying with the standard as follows: TransferJet standard: PCL Sp ec. Rev1.0 com pliant Proto col Cl ass Name (Commu nication type): SCSI Block Device Target OBEX Push Ser ver OBEX Push Clie nt • To communicate with TransferJet-comp atible[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 157 GB Index A Adjust Compass ..... ..... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... .......106 Adva nced Sports Shooting ..... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....26 AF Illuminator ........ ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ......84 AF range f[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 158 GB I Ident ifying parts ........ ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....15 Image Index .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 42 Image Size/Qu ality ...... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 159 GB T TransferJet ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....107 Trimming (Resize) ............ .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..77 Troubl eshootin g .......... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... .......135[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 160 GB Notes on the License “C Library”, “Ex pat”, “zlib”, “dtoa”, “pcre” and “libjpeg” software are prov ided in the camera. We provide t his software based on li cense agreements with their o wners of copy right. Based o n requ est s by th e own er s of co pyr [...]