Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-219-480- 12 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-T70/T75/T200 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference. V CLICK! Table of contents Basic Op erations Usin[...]

2 Notes on using your cam era Notes o n the type s of “Me mory St ick” that can b e used ( not supp lied) “Memory Stick Duo” : you can use a “Memory Stick Duo” with yo ur camera. “Memory Stic k” : you canno t use a “Memor y St ick” with your c amera. Other memor y cards c annot be u sed. • For details on “Memory Stick Duo”[...]

3 Not es on usin g your camer a The pictu res us ed in this Ha ndboo k The photographs used as examples of pictures in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. On illustrations Illustrations used in this Handbook are of DSC-T200 unl ess noted otherwis e.[...]

4 Tabl e of conte nts Notes on using your camera ......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ..... 2 Basic techniq ues for better images ............... ...... .......... .......... .......... ........ 8 Focus – Focus ing on a subject s uccessfully ........ ........ ...... ........ ....... ....... ....... .. 8 Expos ure[...]

5 Table of content s Playin g back i mages from the H OME s creen ..... .......... .......... .... 54 (Single Ima ge): Playin g back a single imag e (Image Index) : Playing back a list of image s (Slid eshow): Pla ying back a series of imag es Viewing men u .......... .......... .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .........[...]

6 Table of conten ts Shooting Settin gs — Shooting Settings 1 ......... ......... .......... .......... ... 75 Shooting Settin gs — Shooting Settings 2 ......... ......... .......... .......... ... 78 Clock Settings ......... ......... .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 7 9 Language Setti ng ......... ......[...]

7 Table of content s Troubleshootin g........... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .. 107 Warning in dicators and messa ges ..... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... ...... 117 Using your c amera abroad — Power s ources........... ......... .......... ....... .. 120 On the “Memo ry Sti[...]

8 Basi c techniq ues for b etter images When yo u press the shutter button halfway dow n, the came ra adjusts the foc us automa tically (Auto Focus). Remember to press the shut ter button only halfway down. To sh oot a stil l ima ge dif fic ult to focu s on t [Focus] (pag e 31) If the imag e looks blurre d even aft er focusing , it may be be cause [...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Hints for prev enting blur The camer a moved ac cident ally when you took the p icture. This is calle d “Camer a shake.” On the oth er hand, if the subject move d when you took the pict ure, it is calle d “subject blu r.” Camer a shake Cause Your hands or body shake whi le you hold th e camera and pr[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages You can cre ate vari ous ima ges by adjusting the e xposure a nd the ISO sen sitivit y. Expo sure is the amo unt of li ght tha t the came ra will receive when you r elease the shut ter. Exposure Adjustin g the li ght intens ity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish imag e The expo sure is au toma tica lly[...]

11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Adjusting ISO Sensit ivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitiv ity is a speed rating for reco rding m edia tha t inco rporat es a n imag e sensor th at receives li ght. Even whe n the expo sure is the same, images diffe r depending on the ISO sens itiv ity. To adjust the ISO sensitivity, see pa ge 34[...]

12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a colle ction of sm all dots ca lled pix els. If it contai ns a large num ber of pixels, th e picture become s large, it ta kes up more m emory, and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Im age size” is shown by the number of pixe ls. Althou gh you cann ot see the di f[...]

13 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . *1 Images are recorded in 3: 2 aspect ratio, s ame as photogr aph printing p aper or postcards, etc. *2 Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 114). • The larger the image size, the higher the image quali ty. • The more frames per second you [...]

14 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The eyes of the subjec t may co me out red , or fuzzy whi te circu lar spots may app ear whe n using the flash. These phen omen a can be red uced by taking the fol lowin g steps. The “R ed- eye ph enom enon” This is c aused by the refl ection of fl ash light off the b lood v essels of th e retina of th[...]

15 Ide ntify ing pa rts DSC-T200 See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. A Zo om (W/ T) le ver ( 28) B Shut ter butto n (27) C Mic rophon e D (Playbac k) button (3 5) E POWER button/ POWER lamp F Fla sh (29) G Lens H AF illumin ator ( 75)/Self- timer l amp (28)/Smi le shutter la mp (46) I Le ns cover A LCD sc reen/T ouch panel (22[...]

16 Ident ifyin g part s DSC-T70/T75 See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A POWER butto n/POWER lamp B Zoom (W/T) le ver (28) C Shutter button (27 ) D (Pla ybac k) butt on (3 5) E Flash (29) F Microphone G Lens H AF il lumi nato r (75 )/S elf-t ime r lam p (28 )/Smi le s hu tter la mp ( 46) I Lens cove r A Spea ker B LC D scree[...]

17 Indi cators o n the scre en Touch [DISP] on the screen to cha nge to the display selection scre en (page 2 3). See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. When sh ooting still im ages When sh ooting mov ies Screen op erat ion You can ch ange the se ttings by touch ing the fol lowi ng: 1 , 2 , 3 . • Tou ching an i con displ ays th[...]

18 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Screen indi cators Scre en indi cat ors 4 to 7 show the current setting status. D E Displ ay Indication 0.5m 1 .0m 3.0m 7 .0m AF mode/f ocus pre set settings (31, 32) • [0.5m] is available in the DSC-T70/T75 only. Meterin g mode settings (33) ISO nu mber set tings (34) 0EV Exposure Value setting s (34) Displ ay I[...]

19 Indica tors on the sc reen F G Displ ay Indication AF range finder frame (31) Low battery warning ( 117) Histogram (24) Displ ay Indication z AE/AF lock (27) NR slow shutter • When the shutter speed drops below a certain speed in low ligh t cond itions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter f unction is a ctivated automatic ally to reduce the [...]

20 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es Screen opera tion You ca n change the se ttings by t ouching the followi ng: 1 , 2 . A B Screen indica tors Scree n in dica tor s 3 to 5 show the current se tting status. C Displ ay Indication HOME Displays t he HOME sc reen. Changes to ind ex mode. Pla[...]

21 Indica tors on the sc reen DE Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (103) Playback Me dia (“M emory Stick D uo,” inte rnal memor y) Play ba ck f old er ( 64) • This does not appear when using internal me mory. 8/8 12 /12 Ima ge nu mbe r/Num ber of imag es r ecor ded in s ele cted fold er PictBridge c onnecting (104) • Do not disconn[...]

22 Oper ate the to uch pan el This LC D screen also displ ays the button s for operati ng the came ra (touch pane l). 1 Press the POWER butto n or slide the lens cover d ownward. 2 T ouch t he butt ons on th e screen lightl y with y our fi nger. On the t ouch pane l butto ns • Whe n the it em y ou wa nt to s et is not on the sc ree n, tou ch v / [...]

23 Changi ng t he s creen disp lay Touch [DISP] on the screen to cha nge to the display selecti on screen. • Setting s other than [LCD Brightne ss] can be made separately for s hooting and pl ayback. • In index mode, you can set the number of images displayed. [Displ ay S etup ] This s ets whet her or n ot to display the ic ons on the scree n. [...]

24 Changi ng the screen di splay [LCD Br ightne ss] This sets the ba cklight bright ness. • When viewing images in bright outside light if [LCD Brightnes s] is set to [Normal], res et to [Bri ght]. However, the battery power may decrease faster under such condition. [Displ ay H istogr am] This s ets wh ether or not to displ ay the histo gram on t[...]

25 Using the in ternal memo ry The ca mera has a pproximat ely 31 MB of inte rnal memor y. This me mory is not remo vable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory S tick Duo” in serted in the camera, you can reco rd image s usin g this inte rna l me mor y. • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be r ecorded using th e internal m emory[...]

26 Basic O perations Shoot ing im ages easily (A uto Adjus tment mode) The proced ure for shoo ting image s using the basic functions is give n below. 1 Op en the lens cover. 2 Hol d the camera steady, keeping your arm at your side. Touch pane l Shu tter b utton Zoom (W/T ) lev er Position the subject in the cent er of the focus frame or touc h the[...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) 3 Shoot with the shu tter button. 1 Press an d hold th e shutter butto n halfway do wn to focus. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains li t. 2 Press th e shutter butto n fully down. Shooting movie s Touch [HO M[...]

28 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (Aut o Adju stmen t mode ) W/T Usi ng the zoom Slid e th e zoom (W/T ) le ver to the T side to zoom an d slid e to th e W si de to r etu rn. • When the zoom s cale exceeds 5× (DSC-T200)/3× (DSC-T70/T75), the camera uses the Digi tal Zoom function. For details on the [Digita l Zoom] setti ngs and the image quality, s[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Press th e shutter button, the sel f-timer l amp flash es, and a beep sou nds until the shutt er operat es. To canc el, touc h . • Use the 2-second delay self-timer to prevent blur of an image made by the shaking of the c amera when pressing the shutter button. Flash ( Se[...]

30 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (Aut o Adju stmen t mode ) Macr o/Clos e focus ( Shooti ng close -up) Touch the Macro/C lose focus mode sett ing icon o n the scre en. Touch the de sired ite m, th en [BACK ]. Macr o Off ( ) Macro O n ( ) : W side DSC-T200 : Approx. 8 cm or fart her (3 1/4 inches or far ther) DSC-T70/ T75: Approx. 8 cm or farther (3 1/4[...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Focus : Ch angi ng the focu s met hod You ca n chang e the fo cus met hod. Use the m enu when i t is d ifficult t o get th e proper f ocus i n auto f ocus m ode. • When the shooting mode is set to , [Focus] a ppears in [ MENU]. (Mult i AF) Focuses on a subj ect in al l ra[...]

32 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (Aut o Adju stmen t mode ) •A F s t a n d s f o r A u t o F o c u s . • Distance sett ing inform ation in “ Focus Preset” is appr oxim ate. If you zoom to the T side or point the lens up or down, the error increase s. • When you use Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator, the normal AF rang e finder frame is d isabled[...]

33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Metering Mode: Selecting the metering mode Selects the met ering mode that set s which part of t he subjec t to me asure to determine the exposure . • When the shooting mode is set to , [Metering M ode] appears in [MENU]. • For details on the Exposure, s ee page 10. •[...]

34 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (Aut o Adju stmen t mode ) ISO: Selecting a luminous sensiti vity Sets the IS O se nsit ivit y. • For details on the ISO sensiti vity, see page 11. • You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 80] to [ISO 400] when set to Burst or Exposure Bracket. • When shooting under brig hter conditions, the camer a automatical[...]

35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images 1 P ress (Playback) b utton. • If you press (Playback) when the camera is power ed off, the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. To switch to th e shooting mode, press (Playback) again. 2 Touch (previ ous)/ (next ) to sel ect an image. Movie : Touc h B to play back a movi e. Fast fo r[...]

36 Viewi ng imag es Viewin g an enl arged im age (p layb ack zo om) Touch a sti ll imag e while it is displa yed to enlarg e the corre spondi ng area . Touch to zoom out. v / V / b / B : Adjusts the position. BACK: Cancel s playba ck zoom. : Turns v / V / b / B on/off . • To store enlarged images: [Trimming] (page 58) You can also enlarg e the i [...]

37 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing images 1 P ress (P layback) button. 2 D isplay the image you want to delete, then touch . 3 Touch [OK]. When y ou del ete i mages from the ME NU sc reen 1 Touch [MENU] while displayi ng in single- image mode or in index mode. 2 Touch . 3 Touch to se lect the desire d deletion method a mong ( This Image), ( Multiple[...]

38 Deleting ima ges When y ou selec t [Multip le Ima ges] Selects a nd delet es mult iple im ages at onc e. 1 Touch the center of the image to put a check mark on the image you want to delete. mark i s checke d in the check box of the image. To c ancel th e deleti on, touch the image ag ain to d eselec t the mark. • Touching displays the index sc[...]

39 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learn ing th e variou s func tio ns – HOME/M enu The HOM E screen is t he gatewa y screen for a ll the functi ons of your cam era. You ca n ac cess this screen regardl ess of wh ethe r the ca mera is in sho oting m ode or pla yback mode. 1 Touch [HOME] t o displa y the HOM E screen. 2 Touch the c ategory y ou want to se t.[...]

40 Lea rning th e vari ous f unction s – HOM E/Me nu Touching [HOME] disp lays the following items. Details on the ite ms are displayed on the screen by the guid e. HOME items Category Items Shooting Auto Adjustm ent (pag e 43) Scen e S elec tion (pa ge 43 ) Program Auto (page 43) Movie Mo de (page 43) View Images Single Image (page 54) Image Ind[...]

41 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu 1 Touch [MENU] to display t he menu. • D ifferent items will become v isible depe nding on the se lected mode . 2 Touch the de sired m enu item. • If the desired item is hidden, keep touching v / V until the item appears on the screen. 3 Touch the de sired s etting i tem.[...]

42 Menu i tems The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on the m ode setti ng (shootin g/viewi ng) and shooting mode. Only th e avai lable items are di splayed on the scre en. ( : available) Selected mode: A uto Adjustmen t Scene Selection Program Auto Movie Mode Menu for shooting (page 4 3) REC Mode * 2 — EV * 1 — Focus * 1 ——— Meter in[...]

43 Using funct ions for shooti ng Using func tions for shoot ing Swi tching th e shooti ng mode You can switch the sh ooting mode on the HOME screen. Shooti ng modes : Ther e are t hree s hooting mo des av ailabl e for still i mage s: Auto Adjustmen t, Scene Select ion, Pro gram Auto ; and th ere is one rec ording mo de for mo vies. The def ault se[...]

44 Shootin g images us ing Scen e Select ion Scene Se lecti on mode s The foll owing mo des are pr edetermin ed to match the scene con dition s. * When yo u shoot images using (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, t he shutter speed is slower and the images tend to blur. To prevent blurring, the use of a tripod is recommended. High S[...]

45 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting ima ges us ing Scene Selec tion Function s you ca n use in Sc ene Sel ection Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri ately acc ordin g to the sce ne conditi on, a comb inatio n of functions is de termined by the camera. Some function s are n ot available, dependi ng o n the Scen e Selec tion mode. ( : you can s[...]

46 Shoo ting im ages us ing Scen e Sele ction Shooting i n Smile Shutter mo de A Press the shutter b utton all the way do wn . The [] is displaye d to indic ate that the cam era is at the ca pturing sm ile scr een. Wh en a smile is det ected, the shut ter is release d automatic ally to take the picture. The smi le shutter lamp will light whe n shoo[...]

47 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 41 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoot ing men u The avail able mo des are indi cated as shown below . For details on ho w to operat e the men u, see page 41. The defau lt sett ing s are ma rked w ith . Select s whether the came ra performs cont inuous sh ooting or not whe n you press the shut ter button. [...]

48 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 On the Burst • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of five images is recorded. • The recording interval is approx. 0.46 seconds (DSC-T200)/appr ox. 0.51 seconds (DSC-T70/T75 ). The recording interval becomes lo nger, depending o n the setting for the im age size.[...]

49 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 41 Adju sts the col or tone s a ccor din g to th e l ighti ng c ond itio n in a situ atio n, for ex ampl e, whe n the colo rs of an imag e look strang e. White Balance: Adjusting the color t ones (Auto) Adjusts the White Bal ance autom atically . (Daylight) Adj[...]

50 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 • For details on the white balance, see page 11. • Under fluorescent li ghts th at flicker, the white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2], [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash ] modes, [Whit e Balance] is [...]

51 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 41 • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Adjusts the amo unt of flash light . • To change flash mode, see page 29. (Sepia ) Sets the im age to se pia color . (B & W) Sets the im age to monochr omatic col or. Flash [...]

52 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 The flash stro bes two or more tim es before shooting to re duce t he red-ey e pheno menon when usi ng the f las h. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prevent the effects of vibration. Also, do not let the subject mo ve. • Red-eye red[...]

53 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 41 • When the Face Detect function is activated – You cannot us e the AF ill uminator. – You cannot us e the Digital Z oom function. • In (Soft Snap) mode, the default setting is [Cont inuous]. • In the (Smile Shutter) mode, the F ace Detect f unction[...]

54 Using f unctions f or vie wing Play ing back images f rom the H OME scre en You can sel ect the wa ys to play back images. 1 Touch [ HOME]. 2 Touch (View Images). 3 Touch the desired vie wing metho d. Displays the imag e shot las t. This is the same as pressin g the (Playb ack) (pag e 35). Displa ys a list of images conta ined i n the s elected [...]

55 Using f unctions f or vie wing Playi ng back im ages fr om the HOME screen To cha nge the se tup You can chan ge the slid e show se ttin gs. 1 Touch [MENU] t (Slideshow) t (S lideshow). 2 Touch the desired menu item . 3 Touch the des ired setti ng, then t ouch [St art]. • You can change the settings by touching on the volume control screen. Th[...]

56 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e HOME s creen z To ad d /chan ge Mu sic files You can transfer a desired music fil e from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to play back during Sl ide show. You can transfer music using [ Music Tool] in (Printing, Other) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) installed on a computer[...]

57 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 41 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu This section expl ains the menu items availa ble w hen you touch [ MENU] i n play back m ode. For details on how to use the menu, see pa ge 41. Allow s yo u to modif y or ap ply spec ial e ffect s to a s till ima ge. The orig ina l i mage is re tain ed. To re [...]

58 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 (Fisheye Lens) Applies a fishey e effect around a chose n point. 1 Touc h the center poin t of the desi red image to reto uch, then touch [ t ]. 2 Sele ct leve l of retouch wi th b / B , then tou ch [ t ]. 3 Touc h [Save]. (Cross Filt er) Adds starbur st effects to li ght source s. 1 Ad ju[...]

59 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 41 Pain ts charac ters or gr aphics on the still images, the n saves them as new image. See page 65. (Radi al Blur ) Decid es t he ce nter po int for ex pressing move ment in the sti ll image. 1 To uch t he ce nter p oint o f th e de sired imag e to retouc h, the n[...]

60 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 You ca n chan ge the aspe ct ratio and size o f the shootin g image s. You ca n convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for hi gh definitio n viewing a nd to the VG A size for blog or e -mail attachm ents. 1 Disp lay the desire d image to be changed. 2 Touch [MENU], and then t ouch (Multi [...]

61 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 41 Touch [MEN U] t (Slide show) t (Slide show). This item ha s same function as [ Slideshow] on the HOME screen . See page 54. To play b ack a sli de show from the i ndex scr een Touch and then touch th e image from which you want to sta rt the slide sh ow. Sele ct[...]

62 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 To se lect and protect i mages 1 Touch [ MENU] in single-im age mode or in index mode. 2 Display (Protect) by t ouching v / V , then touch it. 3 Touch (Multipl e Images). In sin gle-image mode: 4 Use / to di splay the i mage to be protect ed, and then t ouch the center of that im age. is a[...]

63 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 41 Adds (Print order) mark to images you w ant to print. See page 105. Prints th e record ed images. See page 102. Rotate s a stil l image . 1 Displa y the image to be ro tated. 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Dis pla y ( Rotate) b y touc hing v / V , then to[...]

64 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 41 Select s the f older cont aining the i mage you want to pl ayback wh en usi ng th e camer a with “Memory St ick Duo”. 1 Sel ect the de sired folde r with v / V . 2 Touch [OK] . To cancel se lecting the fo lder selectio n Touch [Exi t] or [BACK] in step 2 . z On the folder The camera st[...]

65 Using f unctions f or vie wing Painti ng or put ting stamps on still ima ges (Paint) You ca n paint or put stamp s on stil l images and sa ve them separate ly. Use t he pai nt pen (supplie d) for this oper ation . • You ca nnot paint or put stamps on movies. • When viewing re corded image s on a TV, you cannot paint the ima ges. T o disp lay[...]

66 Paint ing or put ting stam ps on still ima ges (Pai nt) To add a f rame 1 Touch . 2 Select a frame. Sele ct the des ired fr ame with b / B , then touch [OK]. Touch [B ACK] to re turn to the pai nting scree n. To chan ge the col or of th e line Touch the color select button, a desir ed color, then [BA CK]. To ma ke cor rect ions Touch , t hen rub[...]

67 Customizi ng the settings Customizi ng the sett ings Custom izi ng t he Ma nage Me mory feat ure and the Set tin gs You can cha nge the de fault settings usi ng (Manage Mem ory) or (Settings) on th e HOME screen. 1 Touch [HOME] t o displa y the HOM E screen. 2 Touch (Manage Me mory) or ( Settings ). 3 Touch the de sired s etting i tem. Touch v /[...]

68 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Mana ge M emory Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool This it em appear s only when a “Memory S tick Duo” is inser ted in t he camer a. Formats the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. A commerci ally avai labl e “Memory Stick Duo ” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be u sed imme diatel y. • Note that formatti[...]

69 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Change s the folder current ly u sed for r ecord ing im ages. 1 Touch [Cha nge REC.Folde r]. The folder sel ection screen appears. 2 Touch [OK ]. To can cel chan ging the recor ding fo lder Touch [Exi t] or [BACK ] in step 2 . • You cannot s elect the “100MSD [...]

70 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Memory Tool — Internal Mem ory Tool This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in the camera. Formats the in ternal memo ry. • Note that forma tting irrevocably e rases all data in the internal memo ry, including e ven protected images . 1 Touch [ Format[...]

71 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Customizi ng the settings Setting s Main Settings — Main Setti ngs 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selects t he sound produ ced w hen yo u ope rate the camera . When you operate t he camera , the descr iption of fun ctions is disp layed. • The guide that is displayed by touc hing [?] cann[...]

72 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Enables you to perform calibrati on when the to uch panel buttons do not react at the appropri ate p oints whe re you touc h. Usin g the paint pen , touc h th e × mar k dis playe d on the s creen . To st op th e cal ibrati on pr oce ss mid- way, tou ch [C ancel] . The adjus tment s ma de up t[...]

73 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Main Settings — Main Setti ngs 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selec ts the USB mode to be used when conne cting the cam era to a comput er or a PictB ridge compli ant pri nter usi ng th e cable f or mult i-use t ermina l. Selects t he vid eo signal outpu[...]

74 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the connect ed vid eo equipme nt. Differ ent co untries an d region s use differen t TV col or systems. If you w ant to view images on a TV scre en, chec k pa ge 84 for th e TV col or sys tem of the c ountry or r egion where t[...]

75 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Shooting Settings — Shootin g Settings 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . The AF il luminato r supplie s fill light to focus mor e easil y on a su bject in dark sur roundings. The AF illu mina tor em its re d light all owi ng t he c ame ra to fo cus eas ily [...]

76 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 With r efere nce to the gr id li nes, you can easil y set a subj ect in a hor izont al/verti cal po sitio n. • The grid lines are not recorded. Sele cts the au to fo cus oper ation mode . • When the Face Detect function is activated, the AF m ode is disabled. Selects t he digita l zoom mod[...]

77 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Image s ize an d maxim um zoo m scale using Smar t zoom • When the Face Detect function is activated, you cannot use the Digital Z oom. Size Maximum zoom scale DSC-T200 DSC-T70/T75 5M Approx. 6. 3× Approx. 3. 8× 3M Approx. 8× Approx. 4.8× VGA Approx. 25× Approx.[...]

78 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Shooting Settings — Shoo ting Settings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . When the cam era i s rotate d to sh oot a por trait image, the ca mer a recor ds its positio n ch ange and displa ys the image in the por trait positi on. • Depending on the s hooting an gle of the camera, [...]

79 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 67 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d tim e. 1 Select (Clock Set tings) fr om (Settin gs) on the HOME screen. 2 Touch [Clo ck Setti ngs]. 3 Touch the desired date displ ay format, then tou ch [ t ]. The clock settin gs screen appears. 4 Touch eac h item, then se t its num[...]

80 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 67 Language Setting Sele cts the la ngu age to be us ed to disp lay the me nu items , wa rning s, and me ssag es. Language Se tting[...]

81 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g images on a TV You can vi ew images on a TV screen by conne cting th e camera to a TV. The con nection va ries acco rdin g to the type of TV the camera is co nnecte d to. See “TV TYPE” (page 74). • Icons and other indicators do not appear on the T V screen. Turn off bot h your ca mer[...]

82 Viewi ng imag es on a TV 3 Press (Playback ) button to turn on t he camera. Images shot w ith th e camer a appe ar on the TV scr een. Touch / to select the de sired image . • When using your camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system (page 74).[...]

83 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV You can view an ima ge rec orded o n the camera by con nectin g the camera to an HD (High Definit ion) TV * with the HD Output Adapto r Cable (DSC- T75 onl y). Turn off bot h your ca mera and the TV befor e conne cting th e camer a and the T V. * Images taken at [ VGA] resolution cannot be played [...]

84 Viewi ng imag es on a TV 3 Press (Playback ) button to turn on t he camera. Images shot w ith th e camer a appe ar on the TV scr een. Touch / to select the de sired image . • Set [COMPONENT] t o [HD(1080i)] in [Main Sett ings 2] by selecting (Settings) on the HOM E scr een ( pag e 73 ). • When using your camera abroad, it may be necessary to[...]

85 Using your comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing yo ur Window s compu ter For de tails on using a Maci nto sh comput er, ref er to “Usi ng your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 98). Illustrations of screens used in thi s section are ba sed on the English v ersion. • Under W indows Vista, som e names and opera tions may differ from those des[...]

86 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft W indows 2000 Prof essional SP 4, Windows XP* SP2 / Windows Vista* • Operat ion is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of th[...]

87 Using your comp uter Inst alling th e soft ware (su pplied) You ca n ins tal l t he so ftw are (su ppl ied) using the fo llowing pro cedu re. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on you r computer , and insert t he CD-ROM (supplied ) into the CD-ROM drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does n ot appear, double-click (My Com[...]

88 Installin g the software (supplied) After you instal l the softwa re, the s hort cut icons for “Pi cture Motio n Browser” , “Pictu re Motion Brows er Gui de”, “Mu sic Tran sfer” are cr eated on the deskt op. • Double-c lick to start “Picture Mot ion Brow ser”. • Double- click to start “P icture Moti on Bro wser Guide” . ?[...]

89 Using your comp uter On the “P icture Mot ion Brow ser” (su pplied) You can use still im ages and movi es from the ca mera mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of th e software. This sec tion s ummarizes t he “Pic ture Motion Br owser”. With the “ Picture Mo tion Brow ser” you can: • Import images shot with the camera and dis pla[...]

90 Copyin g images to you r compu ter using the “Pictur e Mot ion Brow ser” 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” with recorded images into the camera. • W hen copying images in the internal memory, this step is unnecessar y. 2 Insert the su fficiently charged battery pack in the camera, or connect the cam era to a wall outlet (wall so cket) with[...]

91 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Br owser ” 1 C onnects the camera to a computer as described “Connectin g the camera to your computer” . After m aking a US B connect ion, the [Impor t Media Files] screen of “Pic ture Motion B rowser” a ppears automat ically . • If you use th e [...]

92 Copy ing imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mot ion Brows er” Organ ize ima ges on th e com puter on a calende r by shooting date to view them . For deta ils, see the “Pic ture Moti on Browser G uide”. Perform the p rocedure s from st ep 1 to 4 below before : • Disconnecting the cable for multi-us e terminal. • Removing[...]

93 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Br owser ” • Image files are named as follows: – Still im age fi les: DS C0 ssss .J PG – Movie files: MOV0 ssss .MPG – Index image files that are recorded when you record movies: MOV0 sss s .THM ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001[...]

94 Copyin g images to a comput er withou t “Picture Motio n Brow ser” You ca n copy ima ges to yo ur comp uter without “Pi cture Motion Browser” as follows. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot Remov e the “ Memory Stick D uo” fro m th e camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Duo Adaptor. Insert the Me mory Stick Duo Adap tor in [...]

95 Using your comp uter Copyin g imag es to a com puter wit hout “P icture M otion Br owser ” 3 C lick [Open fo lder to view files] t [OK] (Only for Wi ndows XP) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • When t he wizard screen does not appear automatical ly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 2000” on page 95. 4 D ou[...]

96 Viewin g ima ge file s st ored on a co mputer with the cam era copy ing to the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” This sect ion de scribes t he process using a Windows comput er as a n examp le. When an image file c opied t o a co mputer no lo nger remai ns on a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo”, you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by co pying t he i mag[...]

97 Using your comp uter Using th e “Musi c Tran sfer” (s uppli ed) You can chan ge the Music files t hat are preset at t he fact ory t o the de sired M usic files usin g “Music Tran sfer” in the CD- ROM (sup plied). You can al so delete o r add these f iles whenever you wan t. The mus ic fo rmats you can tr ansfer with “Musi c Tran sfer?[...]

98 Using yo ur Macin tosh comput er You ca n copy ima ges to your Ma cintos h comput er. • “Picture M otion Bro wser” is not com patible with Macintosh computers. The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac[...]

99 Using your comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com puter 4 V iew images on the computer. Doub le-click t he hard disk icon t the desi re d ima ge file in th e fold er contai nin g the co pied f iles to op en that image fil e. Drag an d drop the dri ve icon or the icon of the “Me mory Stic k Duo” to the “Tr ash” icon befo rehand whe n you [...]

100 View ing “Cyb er-shot Step- up Guide ” When yo u install “Cy ber-shot H andbook” , “Cy ber-shot Step-u p Guid e” is al so insta lled. “Cyber- shot S tep up Guide” furth er i ntrodu ces h ow to u se the cam era and optiona l accessories . Start fr om th e shortc ut icon on the desktop. 1 Copy the [step upguide] fo lder in the [s [...]

101 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to pri nt sti ll im ages When you print images sho t in [16:9] mode, bot h edges ma y be c ut off, so be sure to check be fore printing (pa ge 114). You ca n pri nt i mages b y conn ecting the c amera d irect ly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . You c an pr int im age s with a “Me mor y S[...]

102 Printi ng images directly using a Pi ctBridg e compli ant print er Even if you do not have a comput er, you can pri n t imag es shot us ing your came ra by conne cting the cam era dir ectly to a Pict Bridg e co mpl iant pr inte r. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) • You canno[...]

103 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter 2 P ress (Playback) button and turn on y our camera and th e printer . Th e camer a is set to play back mode. 1 Touch [MENU] to display t he men u. 2 Touch v/V to display (Print), and touch (Print). A Print menu ap pears on t he screen. 3 Touch [This Im[...]

104 Print ing imag es direc tly using a PictBr idge c omplian t print er [Date] Sele ct [Day & T ime] or [Date] to insert the date and t ime o n ima ges . • When you ch oose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (page 79). This function may not be provided depending on the printer. 2 Touch [OK]. The im age is pr inted. •[...]

105 Printin g still images Printi ng at a sho p You can t ake a “Memor y Stick Duo” containi ng image s shot with you r cam era to a photo print ing service shop . As long as the shop suppo rts photo printing services conform ing to the D POF, you can make a (Print order) m ark on image s in advanc e so that you do not need to re select them wh[...]

106 Print ing at a sh op 1 Touch [MENU] whi le displayin g images in single-image mode or in in dex mo de. 2 Touch [DPOF ] and touch (Multi ple Images). 3 Touch an imag e to mark. mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Touch [ t ]. 5 Touch [OK]. mark ap pears on t he screen. • Touching at the index screen returns to single-image mode. To can c[...]

107 Trouble shooting Troubleshoot ing Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience tr ouble with your camera, tr y the following solutions. Please un derstand th at you give your con sent that the contents of the internal memory , Music files may be chec ked when yo u send yo ur camera to be repaired . 1 C heck the items on page s 108 to 116 . If a c ode [...]

108 Troubl eshoot ing The battery pack cannot be inserted. • Insert the batte ry pack correctly by pressing and hol ding the batt ery eject leve r open. Cannot turn on t he camera. • After in serting th e batt ery pac k into the camera, it may take a littl e while to get the came ra powered. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly. • The bat[...]

109 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing This subject is n ot visible on t he screen. • Your camera is set to the pl ayback mode . Press to change to the recordin g mode (page 35) . Anti-b lur functi on does not work. • Th e anti -blur func tion doe s not work w hen appears on the dis play. • Th e anti-blur fu nction ma y not work properly whe [...]

110 Troubl eshoot ing Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash. • Partic les (dust, pollen, etc. ) in the air refl ected the flash light an d appeared in th e image. This is not a malfunct ion (page 14 ). The close-u p shoot function (M acro) does no t work. • (Twili ght) mode or (Lands cape) mod e or (Fi reworks) m ode [...]

111 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Noise appears in the image when you view the screen i n a dark place. • The camera is atte mpting to increase the vis ibilit y of the screen by tem porarily brighten ing the im age under condition s of low i llumin ation. Ther e is no effect on the reco rded ima ge. The eyes of the subject come out red. • [...]

112 Troubl eshoot ing The slideshow music (background music) does not play. • Use “Mus ic Transfe r” to i mport musi c into the camera (page 97). The image do es not appear on the TV. • Check [ Video Out] to see if th e video output sign al of you r camera is se t to the color sy stem of your TV (page 7 4). • Check wheth er the connecti o[...]

113 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot copy images. • Conn ect the cam era and your co mputer corr ectly makin g a USB connectio n (page 90). • Fol low the designa ted copy procedure for yo ur OS (pages 91 and 98). • Whe n you shoot image s with a “Memory S tick Duo” forma tted by a compu ter, you may not be able to co py the image[...]

114 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory. • There is a “Memor y Stick D uo” inserte d in the c amera. Remove it. Cannot c opy the d ata stor ed in t he internal memory t o a “Me mory Stick Du o”. • The “Memory St ick Duo” is full. Co py to a “Memory St ick Duo” with suffic ient capaci ty. [...]

115 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing A connection cannot be established. • Th e c amera c anno t be co nnect ed di rectl y to a printe r th at is not co mpli ant w ith the Pict Brid ge standa rd. Consu lt th e printe r manuf acturer as to whet her th e printe r is comp lian t with PictBrid ge or not. • Check that the pri nter is turned on and[...]

116 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • Disconnect th e cable for mu lti-use terminal and r econnect it whenever you cha nge the paper size aft er the printer h as been connecte d to the camera. • The print sett ing of th e ca mera differ s from that of the printer. Chan ge the s ettin g of eit her the camera (pa[...]

117 Trouble shooting Warnin g indi cators a nd mess ages If a code st artin g with a lette r of the alpha bet ap pears, your camera has a s elf- diagnosi s displa y. The last two digi ts (indica ted by ss ) will d iffer depend ing on the st ate of th e came ra. If you are unable t o solve th e prob lem eve n after tryi ng t he follo wing corr ectiv[...]

118 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages Memory Stick formatting error Internal memory formatting erro r • Format the me dia again (pages 68 , 70). Memory Stick l ocked • You are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-pr otect switc h, and the swi tch is set to the L OCK p ositio n. Set the swit ch to the r ecording posit ion. No mem[...]

119 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and m essag es 640(Fine) is n ot available • 640(Fine) size movies ca n be reco rded only usi ng a “M emory St ick PRO Duo ”. Insert a “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” or set the im age size to a size oth er than [640(Fine)]. Mac ro is in val id • Th e macro is unavail able unde r these settin gs (pages[...]

120 Others Using yo ur ca mera abr oad — Powe r sour ces You ca n use your came ra, the ba ttery cha rger (sup plied), and the AC-LS5K AC Ad aptor (not supplie d) in any coun try or regio n where t he power supply is withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz . • Do not use an electronic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunct io[...]

121 Others On the “Mem ory S tic k Du o” A “Mem ory S tick Du o” is a com pac t, portable IC re cording me dium. The type s of “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” tha t can be u sed w ith this c ame ra a re liste d i n the ta ble b elo w. Howeve r, proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for al l “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” func tions. • This product[...]

122 On th e “Mem ory Sti ck Duo ” Notes on using t he Memory Stick Duo Adapt or (no t supp lied) • To use a “Memory S tick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compl iant device, be sure to ins ert the “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor. If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device withou[...]

123 Others On the ba tter y pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pack We recommend charging the battery pack in a n ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). You may not be able to effi ciently charge the battery pac k outside of this temp erature range. Effectiv e use of th e battery pack • Battery performance decreases in low [...]

124 On the ba ttery charger On the ba ttery charger • Only D-type, T-type, R-ty pe and E-type battery packs (and no others) can be charged in the battery charger (supplied). B atteries oth er than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns. • The batterie[...]

125 Others On Cybe r-shot S tation On Cyb er-shot Stati on The following Cyber-s hot Station (not supplied) are compliant to your camera. – CSS- HD1 (with the re mote contr ol ler) –C S S - P C 1 – CSS -HD2 (wi th the remo te con troll er) (DS C-T7 0/T75 only) Using the Cyber-shot Station (not supplied) enables faster charging than t he suppl[...]

126 On Cy ber-sho t Sta tion Operating the Cyber- shot Station with the remote When the remote s upplied with the CSS-HD1 o r CSS-HD2 (DSC-T70/T 75 only) is used with this camera, the following operations are available. • For details on buttons not described here, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the Cyber-shot Station. 1 MENU butt o[...]

127 Index Index Index Numeric s 16:9 ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...74 4:3 ......... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... .74 A Adapto r plate . ....... ...... ....... .125 Adju sting EV ........ ...... ....... ...34 AE/AF l ock indi cator......... ...27 AF Ill uminator ...... ...... ....... ...75 AF Mod e ........ ....... .... ....... [...]

128 Index I Identi fying pa rts ........... ....... . 15 Image file storage destinations and fil e names .. ....... ..... . 92 Image Inde x ......... ....... ...... .... 54 Image qua lity ......... ....... .... .... 12 Image size ....... ..... ....... .... 12, 28 Incandes cent ...... ...... ....... ...... 49 Index scr een ....... ...... ....... ...[...]

129 Index Index Snow mode ........ ....... ....... .....44 Soft F ocus ... ....... ....... ....... .....57 Soft S nap mod e ......... ....... .....44 Softw are ......... ....... ....87, 89, 97 Spot AF ....... ....... ....... ..... ...... .31 Spot mete ring ..... ..... ....... ...... .33 Spot metering cross hairs ......33 Stead yShot ....... .......[...]

130 Index Notes o n the Lice nse “C Libr ary”, “E xpat ” and “zli b” soft ware are provi ded in your c amera. W e provi de this softwa re based on lic ense agree ments with t heir ow ners o f copyri ght. B ased on request s by t he own ers of copyright of th ese software applications, we ha ve an obligati on to inform you of the follow [...]

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