Sony Cybershot DSC-W120 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-286-602- 11 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W120/W125/W130 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thorough ly 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 U[...]

2 Notes on using th e camera Notes o n the type s of “Me mory St ick” that you c an use ( not supp lied) “Memor y Sti ck Duo” : You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th the camera. “Mem ory Stick ”: You cann ot use a “Memor y St ick” with th e camer a. Other memor y cards c annot be u sed. • For details on “Memory Stick Duo?[...]

3 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usi ng the camera .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... ..........2 Basic techniqu es for bett er images ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... ...... ..........7 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... . 7 Ex[...]

4 Table of conten ts Shooting menu .... .......... ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... ... 4 5 Scene Sele ction : Selectin g the scene se lection Image Size : Selecti ng the image si ze Flash: Fl ash setti ng Face Detec tion: Detecting the f ace of subj ect Smile Detecti on: Setti ng the Smil e Dete ction [...]

5 Table of content s Customizing the Manage Memory feature and the Settings ..... .......... .... 64 Manage Memory .......... ...... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... ....... . 66 Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool.......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .... 66 Memory Tool — In ternal Memory Tool ..... ...... [...]

6 Table of conten ts Enjoying your Wi ndows computer....... .......... ...... .......... .......... .......... ...... 81 Installing the software (sup plied) ........ .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 83 On the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplie d) ........ ....... .......... ......... .......... 8 5 Copying images to your[...]

7 Basi c tech niques for bette r imag es Whe n you press the s hutt er bu tto n half way dow n, th e cam era ad ju sts the fo cus au tom ati cal ly (Auto Focus). Re member to press the shutter bu tton only hal fway down. When fo cusing i s diff icult t [Focus] (page 51) If th e imag e looks blur red eve n afte r focu sing, i t may b e beca use o f [...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Hints for p reven ting blur The cam era m oved acc idental ly whe n you took the imag e. This is calle d “Cam era shake .” On the o ther h and, if the subj ect move d when yo u took the imag e, it i s calle d “subje ct blur .” Camera shake Cause Your hands or bo dy shake while y ou hold the camera a[...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges You can create vario us images by adjusting th e e xposure a nd the ISO se nsiti vity. Exposu re is the am ount of ligh t that the cam era will recei ve when you re lease the sh utter . Exposure Adjusti ng the ligh t intens ity Overexposure = too much ligh t Wh itish ima ge The exp osure is automatic ally se[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Reco mmended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitivi ty is a speed rati ng for record ing me dia th at incor porat es an i mage sen sor th at receiv es li ght. E ven whe n the ex posur e is t he same, images dif fer dep ending on th e ISO sensitivity. To ad jus t the I SO sen sit ivi ty, [...]

11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges A digital ima ge is made up of a c ollection of smal l dots called pixe ls. If i t contai ns a lar ge number of pi xels, th e image b ecomes large, i t take s up more memory, and the imag e is di splayed in fine d etail. “Im age size ” is show n by the number of pixels. Althoug h you can not see t he di[...]

12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages DSC-W130 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . * 1) Im ages are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. * 2) B oth edges of the image may be cut of f when printing (page 111). Image size Usage guidelines No. of images Printing 8M (3264×24 48) For prints up t[...]

13 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges DSC-W 120/W 125 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . * 1) I mages are recorded i n 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photogr aph printing paper or postcards, etc. * 2) Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 111). DSC-W 120/W 125/W130 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . • The larger [...]

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 ma y appear w hen using the flash. These phen omen a can be red uced by taking the followin g steps. The “R ed- eye ph enom enon” Pupils be come d ilated in dark env ironm ents. Flas h light is reflec ted off th e blood vessel[...]

15 Iden tify ing pa rts See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. A POW ER but ton B Shutter butto n (25) C POWER la mp D Flash (27) E Microphon e F Lens G Speake r H Finder wi ndow I Self- timer l amp (28)/S mile Shutt er lamp (32)/AF illu minator (72) A AE/AF lock lamp (green) B Fla sh charge lam p/Recor d lamp (oran ge) C Finder [...]

16 Ident ifyin g part s K Con trol bu tto n Menu on: v / V / b / B / z ( 43) Menu off : DISP/ / / (21, 2 7, 28) L (Slideshow) bu tton (36) M Multi conn ector ( bottom) Used in t he foll owing situat ions: • Making a USB connection between the camera and the computer. • Making a connection t o audio/video input jacks on a TV. • Making a connec[...]

17 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes (page 21). See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. When sh ooting still im ages • The indicator s are limited in Easy Shooting mode. When sh ooting mov ies A Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Low battery warning ( 114)[...]

18 Indic ator s on th e scre en BC D Displ ay Indication z AE/AF lock (26) REC Standby Recording a movie/Standby a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (49) NR s low shu tter • Whe n th e s hutt er spee d becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions, th e NR ( Noise Reduction) slow shutter function is activa ted automatic ally to reduce the im[...]

19 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying b ack stil l image s When pl aying b ack mov ies A B Displ ay I ndication Batte ry rema ining Low batter y warning (114) Im age si ze (45) • is for DSC-W130 only. • is for DSC-W120/ W125 only. Protect (61) VOL. Volume (34) Print orde r (DPOF) mark (101) PictBrid ge connecti ng (98) Zoom sc aling (34) [...]

20 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Displ ay Indication Playback folder (63) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory. 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec orded in select ed folder Playback Media (“Memor y Stick Duo ”, Internal m emory) Changin g folder (63) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory. Meterin g mode[...]

21 Changi ng t he s creen disp lay Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes as follows: • If you view images in bright outside light , adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. However, the battery power may decrea se faster under such condition. • The histogram does not appear in the following situations:[...]

22 Chan ging the screen di splay z Adjusti ng EV (Exposur e Value) by displaying a histo gram A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Press v (DISP) on the co ntrol butt on repe ated ly to di splay the histogram on the scree n. The graph di splay indica tes a br igh t image when skewe d to the rig ht side, an d a dark image w hen[...]

23 Using th e internal memo ry The ca mera has a pproximat ely 15 MB of inte rnal memor y. This memory is not re movable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory Stick Duo” in serted in th e camer a, you c an rec ord imag es usi ng this inte rna l me mor y. • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded u sing the inter nal memory[...]

24 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to the de sired func tion. : Auto Adjustm ent mo de Allo ws shoot ing with the s ettin gs a djus ted au to mati cally . t page 25 : Easy Shooti ng mode Allows you to shoot still images usin g the minimum necessary functions with ea sy-to- see indi cators . t page 26 : Program Au to mode [...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooti ng ima ges (Aut o Adjust ment mode) 1 Select the desired function from the mode dial. When shooti ng still images (Auto A djustment mode) : Select . When sh ooting movies : Select . 2 Hold the camera, with your elbows pressed against your body to steady it. MENU button Zoom button Shutte r bu tton Control bu tton v / [...]

26 Shooti ng im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) 3 Shoot with the shutter button. When shoo ting stil l images: 1 Press and hol d the shutt er button half way down to foc us. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains lit. 2 Press the shu tter button ful ly down. When shooting m ovies: Press[...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooti ng ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, pres s W to undo the zoom. • When the zoom s cale exceeds 4×, the c a mera uses the Digit al Zoom function. For details on the [Digital Zoom] sett ings and the image quality, see page 73. • You cannot change the zoom scale wh ile shooting a [...]

28 Shooti ng im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) Using the s elf-time r Press V ( ) on the control bu tton repe ated ly until the de sired mod e is select ed. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self- timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer When y ou press the s hutte r but ton, t he self -timer lamp f lashes[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing still ima ges (S cene Sel ectio n) Select the mode ( / / / / ) i n the mode di al 1 S e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d m o d e o f S c e n e S e l e c t i o n (/ ///) w i t h t h e mod e d ial. 2 Shoot w ith the shutter button . Sele ct the mode ( / / / ) in SCN 1 Select SCN w ith the mode dial. 2 Press MEN U bu tton,[...]

30 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scen e Sele ctio n) Scene Se lecti on mode s The fo llowin g mode s are preset to mat ch the scene condit ions. * When you shoot images using (Twilight Por trait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks ) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower, and blurring occurs f requently, so use of a tripod is recommended. Modes select ed from[...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still images (Sce ne Selection) Function s you ca n use i n Scene Sel ectio n For sh ootin g an image appr opriat ely acc ording to the scene conditi on, a combin ation of func tions i s determi ned by the ca mera. Som e functi ons are not av aila ble, dep ending on the Scen e Selec tion mode. ( : you can sel ect th[...]

32 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scen e Sele ctio n) Shooting i n Smile Shutter mo de 1 Select (Smi le Shutter) mode from the m ode dial. 2 Pres s the shut ter b utton a ll the wa y do wn. The scr een ch an ges to the Smil e De tectio n scre en. When th e smile l evel r eaches the se t Smil e Detec tion Se nsiti vity (i ndicat ed by b ), th e came ra[...]

33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still images (Sce ne Selection) z Hints fo r better ca pturing of smiles 1 Do not cover the eyes with the bangs. 2 Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as level as poss ible. The detection ra te is higher when the eyes ar e narrowed. 3 Give a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is easier to det[...]

34 Viewing images 1 Press (Playback) button. • If you press (Pla yback) button when the cam era is powered off, the camera is turned on automatica lly and set to playback mod e. To switch to t he shooting m ode, pres s (Playback) bu tton again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the control button. Movie: Press z to play bac k a movie. (Press z agai[...]

35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g imag es To view an inde x screen Press (Index) t o display the inde x screen wh ile a st ill image is displa yed. Selec t an im age with v / V / b / B . To return to the single i mage screen, press z . • You can al so acces s the in dex scr een by select ing [ Image I ndex] fr om (View I mages) on the HOME scree n[...]

36 Viewing st ill images as a sl ideshow Images are au tomatic ally pla yed b ack in s uccessi on alo ng with effect s and m usic. 1 Press (Slideshow) b utton. The setup scr een appears. 2 Press (Slideshow) button again. The slideshow starts. • The setting is maintaine d until it is changed. • You cannot p lay movies. To end th e slide show Pre[...]

37 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g still im ages as a slides how To chan ge the se tup On the setup screen in Step 1, sele ct each item wi th v / V , th en p ress z . The items that can be set ar e as follo ws. The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Imag e You can selec t only when you use a “M emory Stick Duo” (n ot supplied) . All Plays b ac[...]

38 Viewi ng still i mages as a slide show z To add / change Music fi les You can transfer a des ired music fil e from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to playb ack during slideshow. You can transfer music using [ Musi c Tool] in (Slideshow) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) installed on a computer. For details, [...]

39 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing i mages 1 Press (Playback) button. 2 Press MENU button while displaying in single-image or index mode. 3 Select (Delete) with v / V on the contr ol button. 4 Select t he desired de letion meth od with b / B from among [This Image], [Multiple Im ages] and [A ll In This F older], then p ress z . Control but ton MENU [...]

40 Deleting ima ges When y ou selec t [This Image] You can delete t he se lected image. Select [OK] with v , th en p ress z . When y ou selec t [Multip le Ima ges] You can se lect and delete mu ltiple i mages si multaneousl y. 1 Selec t the imag es you want to de lete, th en press z . The mark is checked in the checkbox of th e image. 2 Press MENU [...]

41 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learn ing th e vari ous func tio ns – HOME/ Menu The HO ME screen is the gat eway scree n for all t he functi ons of the c amera, an d can b e called up rega rdless of the m ode setting ( shooting/ viewing) . 1 Press HOME button to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the control b utton. 3 Select an [...]

42 Lea rning th e vari ous func tion s – HOM E/Me nu Pressing HOME disp lays the f ollowing ite ms. Details on th e items are displayed on the screen by the guide . HOME items Categories Items Shooting * Shoo ting (page 24) View Images Single Image Im age I nde x Slideshow Slideshow ( page 36) Mus ic T oo l (pag e 93 ) Download Music Format Music[...]

43 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu 1 Press MEN U button to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during s hooting and playback mode. • Diff erent ite ms will become v isible depend ing on t he select ed mode. 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the control button. • If the desired it[...]

44 Menu i tems The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mod e setting (shoot ing/view ing), an d the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode. Only th e avai lable ite ms are d isplaye d on the sc reen . ( : availab le) Mode dial position: Scene Shooting menu (page 45) Scene Se lectio n — — — * 2 — Image Si ze * 1 Flas h — * 1 ?[...]

45 Using the shoot ing func tions Using the sho oting funct ions Shooti ng m enu The func tions in shooting mode u sing M ENU are described below. For details on ho w to opera te the men u, see page 4 3. The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Sele cts the sce ne sele ctio n in t he m enu. You can shoot images wi th the settings pre -adjuste d to[...]

46 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 For Easy Shoot ing mode Selects t he stil l image si ze for E asy Shootin g mode. For movi es Selects t he fl ash settin g in Easy Shooting mode. Selects w hether t o use t he Face Detec tion func tion or not, and also sel ects the priority subject for ad jus tin g the f ocus whe n usin [...]

47 Using the shoot ing func tions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 • In ( Soft Sna p) mode, the defaul t settin g is [Auto]. • When the mode dial is set to (E asy Shooting) mode, the setting is fixed to [Auto], but the Face Detection frame is no t displayed. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, o[...]

48 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Selects w hether the camer a performs conti nuous shoot ing or not when yo u press the shu tter button. (The Exposure Bracket settings are for the DSC-W130 only) On the Burst • When reco rding wit h the s elf-timer, a s eries of a maximu m of f ive images is re corded. • The recordin[...]

49 Using the shoot ing func tions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Manually a djusts the exposu re. • For details on the Expos ure, see page 9. • The compensa tion value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If you shoot a subjec t in extremely bright or dark conditio ns, or when you use the flash, the exposur e adjustmen[...]

50 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Selects t he mete ring mode that se ts which par t of th e subjec t to mea sure to determine the exposure . • For details on the Exposure, see p age 9. • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [Center AF] is re commended to focus on the metering posi[...]

51 Using the shoot ing func tions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 You ca n chang e the fo cus met hod. Use the m enu whe n it is d ifficult t o get th e prop er focus i n auto f ocus m ode. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focuses on a subj ect in al l ranges of the fi nder frame auto matica lly. • This mode [...]

52 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 •A F s t a n d s f o r A u t o F o c u s . • When you us e Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF r ange finde r frame is dis abled and a ppears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen. • You can change the focus method [...]

53 Using the shoot ing func tions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 2 Wh en the AE/AF loc k indica tor stop s flashing and re mains on, return t o the f ully com posed sho t, and press the shutter butt on fully down. Adjusts color to nes accordin g to the surroun ding ligh t conditions. Use this fun ction if image color appe[...]

54 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 • For details on the white balance, see page 10. • Under fluorescent li ghts th at flicker, th e white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2] or [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is[...]

55 Using the shoot ing func tions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 The flash s trobes two or more times b efore shooting to r educe the red-eye phenome non when using the fla sh. • To avo id blurri ng of images, hold the c amera firm ly until t he shutter is releas ed. It usually takes a second after you press the shutter[...]

56 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Select s the a nti-blu r mode. • In Auto Adjustment mode or Easy Shooting mod e, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooting]. • For movies, you can set [ Continuous] or [ Off] only. The default setting is set to [Co[...]

57 Using the view ing functio ns Using the viewi ng function s Viewin g menu This sect ion expla ins the menu i tems ava ilable when you press MEN U button in playbac k mode. Fo r det ails o n how to us e the menu, see pa ge 43. Selects and deletes images on the single-i mage scree n or the index screen, see pa ge 39. This i tem has the sam e func [...]

58 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 (Red Eye Correction) Corrects the r ed-eye phenom enon caused by flash . Select [OK] with v / V , then pres s z . • You may not be abl e to correct the red-eye phenomenon depending on the image. (Unsh arp mask ing) Sharp ens the image wit hin a chosen frame. 1 D ecide t he area (fra me) [...]

59 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 43 (Partial Color) Surroun ds a c hosen po int in monochr ome t o sign alize a subject. 1 S et the cent er poin t of th e desir ed ima ge to re touch wi th v / V / b / B , then pre ss MENU button. 2 Adj ust t he desir ed range to reto uch w ith W /T. 3 Select [OK] w[...]

60 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 You ca n chan ge the aspe ct rat io and size of the shoot ing ima ges. You ca n convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for hi gh definitio n viewi ng and to the V GA size for blog or e -mail attachm ents. 1 Display the desired image to be changed. 2 Press M ENU button, then s elect (Multi[...]

61 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 43 • For details about the image size, see pages 12, 13. • You cannot r esize movies. • You cannot r esize the images from VGA to (HDTV). • Enlarging the image and multi r esizing can reduce the image quality. Prot ects ima ges a gains t acci dental eras ure[...]

62 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 • Note t hat th e for mattin g erase s all the dat a sto red on the reco rding media, even i f the images are pro tected, and th ese imag es cannot be restored. • It may take some time to prote ct an imag e. To ca ncel the protecti on Select th e image f or which you w ant to canc el p[...]

63 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 43 Selects the folder cont aining the image you want to play bac k when usi ng the cam era with a “Memo ry Stick Duo” . 1 Select the des ired f older with b / B on t he cont rol butt on. 2 Select [OK] wi th v , then pr ess z . To ca ncel sele ctin g th e fol der[...]

64 Customiz ing the set tings Custom izing th e Manag e Memory fe atur e and the Settings You can c hange the default settings using (Man age Memory) or (Setti ngs) on th e HOME screen. 1 Press HOME bu tton to di splay the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage Me mory) or (Setting s) with b / B on the control button. 3 Select an item with v / V , then pres[...]

65 Customizi ng the settings Custom izin g the Man ag e Memo ry fe ature an d the Se ttings 5 Select a setting with v / V , then press z . To ca ncel the setti ng c hange Sele ct [C anc el] if it is s hown as an opti on on the scre en, th en p ress z . If not, press b . • This sett ing is maintained even when the pow er is turned off. • The cam[...]

66 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 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 commercial ly avai labl e “Memory Stick Duo ” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be u sed imme diatel y. • Note that formatti[...]

67 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Change s the folder current ly u sed for record ing im ages. 1 Sele ct [Change RE C. Folder] wit h v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z . The folder sel ection screen ap pears. 2 Select the des ired f older with b / B , and [OK] with v , th en press z . To c[...]

68 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 Memory Tool — Internal Mem ory Tool This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in th e camer a. Formats the in ternal memor y. • Note that formatting permanently eras es all data in the internal memory, including even protec ted images. 1 Selec t [Fo rma[...]

69 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs Main settings — Main Settin gs 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 y ou oper ate th e camer a, t he func tion guide appear s. Initi alizes the sett ing to the defa ult set ting. Ev en if y ou [...]

70 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 Main settings — Main Se ttings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Select s the U SB mode w hen con necti ng the c amera t o a co mputer o r a Pic tBrid ge compli ant prin ter usin g the ca bl e for mu lti -use term inal . Selects the vi deo signal output type from SD and H D(1080i [...]

71 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Sets th e vide o sign al out put accor ding to the TV co lor sy stem of the c onnected video equipm ent. Th e TV color syst ems differ depend ing on the c ountry and re gion. To view ima ges on a T V scre en, ch eck th e TV col or syst em of th e coun try or region of [...]

72 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 Shooting Settings — Shooting S ettings 1 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . The AF illum inator sup plies fill light to fo cus more ea sily on a subject in dark surroundi ngs. The AF illu mina tor em its r ed ligh t al low ing t he came ra to fo cu s eas ily whe n th e s hut ter b ut[...]

73 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Selec ts the auto focus oper ation mo de. • AF mode setti ng is invalid when the Face Detection fu nction is activated. • When us ing sem i manual, [Single] is automati cally se lected. Selects t he d igital zoom mo de. Th e came ra en larges t he im age usin g opt[...]

74 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 Image s ize a nd tota l zoom sc ale us ing Smar t zo om (Inclu ding optica l zoom 4 × ) • You cannot use the Digital zoom when: – (Smile S hutter) m ode is s elected in the Sce ne Selection mode. – The LCD sc reen is off. Sets for ach ieving appro priate fo cus wh en attachi ng a conver[...]

75 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Shooting Settings — Sho oting Settings 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . When t he camer a is rot ated t o shoot a portra it (ver tical) image, t he came ra reco rds its p ositio n cha nge and di spla ys the ima ge in th e portr ait po siti on. • Black is[...]

76 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 64 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d ti me. 1 Select [ Clock Settings] from (Set tings) on the HOME screen. 2 Select the date disp lay form at with v / V on the control button, then press z . 3 Select each i tem with b / B an d set the num eric va lue wit h v / V , then pr ess z . 4 Select [OK],[...]

77 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 64 Language Setting Sele cts the la ngu age to be us ed in t he me nu it ems , warn in gs and mes sag es. Langua ge S ettin g[...]

78 Viewin g images on a TV Viewin g images on a TV You ca n view image s on a T V by co nnect ing th e cam era to a TV. The conn ection varies ac cordi ng to the typ e of TV the camera is connecte d to. Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore connecti ng th e camer a to t he TV. 1 Connect the camera to the TV with the cable for multi-use termi[...]

79 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV You ca n view an image wit h high qual ity * re corded on th e camer a by conn ecti ng the camera to an HD (High D efinitio n) TV with the component cable (not su pplied). Turn of f both the ca mera an d the TV before c onnecti ng the cam era to th e TV. • In [Wi de Zoom Display] , still images [...]

80 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. Press b / B on the con trol button to select the desire d image. • Set [COMPONENT] t o [HD(1080i)] in [Main Sett ings 2] by selecting (Settings) on the HOME scr een ( pag e 70 ). • When using the camera abroad, it may[...]

81 Using y our comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Window s compute r For de tails on using a Maci nto sh comput er, ref er to “Usi ng your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 94). Illustrations of screens used in this section are ba sed on the English v ersion. • Installing the s oftware as follows: – “Picture Motion Browser” – ?[...]

82 Enjo ying your Windo ws com puter 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 pying 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[...]

83 Using y our comp uter Install ing th e softwa re (supp lied) You ca n ins tal l t he s oftw are (su ppl ied) using the fo llowing pro cedu re. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your compu ter, an d insert t he CD-ROM (supplied ) into the CD-ROM drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does not app ear, double-click [Compu[...]

84 Installin g the software (supplied) Afte r you inst all th e sof twa re, th e shor t cut icons for “ Picture M otion Browser” , “PMB Gu ide”, “M usic Tran sfer” are created on th e desktop. Doubl e-cl ick to start “Pic tur e Mo ti on Browser”. Doubl e-cl ick to start “PMB Gui de”. Doubl e-cl ick to start “Musi c Tran sfer ?[...]

85 Using y our comp uter On the “P icture M otion Br owser” (supplie d) 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 displa[...]

86 Copyin g images to your co mputer using the “Pictur e Motion Brow ser” 1 Insert a “Memory Sti ck Duo” with recorded images into the camera. • When copying images in the internal memory, this step is unnecessary . 2 Insert the sufficiently ch arged battery pack into t he camera, or connect the cam era to a wall outlet (wall so cket) wit[...]

87 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pic ture Mo tion Browser ” 1 Connects the camera to a computer as d escribed in “Connecting th e camera to your computer ”. After m aking a U SB conne ction, the [Impor t Media Files] screen of “P icture Motion B rowser” a ppears automat ically . • If you use th[...]

88 Copyi ng imag es to yo ur com puter us ing th e “Pictu re M otion Br owser” Perform the p rocedure s from st ep 1 to 4 below before : • Disconnecting the cable for multi-us e terminal. • Removing a “Memor y Stick Duo”. • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying images from th e internal memory. • Turning o[...]

89 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pic ture Mo tion Browser ” • Image files are named as follows: – Still ima ge files: DSC0 ssss .JPG – Movie files: MOV0 ssss .MPG – Index image files that are r ecorded when you record movies: MOV0 sss s .THM ssss stands for any number within the range from 000 1 [...]

90 Copyin g images to a comput er with out “Pictu re 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 “ Mem ory 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[...]

91 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to a com puter wit hout “P ictur e Motion Br owser ” 3 Click [Ope n folder to view files] (For Wi ndows XP: [Open fo lder to view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • When the wizar d screen does not appear automatical ly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 2[...]

92 Viewi ng ima ge f iles s tored on a comp uter w ith the cam era copy ing to the “Memo ry Stick D uo” This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess 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 m[...]

93 Using y our comp uter Using th e “Musi c Transf er” (s upplied ) You can chan ge the Music files that are preset at t he fact ory t o the de sired M usic files using “M usic 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 tran sfer with “Musi c Tran sfer?[...]

94 Using yo ur Ma cintosh comput er You ca n copy ima ges to your Ma cinto sh 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 pying images OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac [...]

95 Using y our comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com pute r 4 View images on the computer. Doub le-click t he hard disk icon t the desi re d ima ge file in t he fold er contai ning the co pied f iles to open that image fil e. Drag an d drop the drive ico n or the icon of the “Me mory Stic k Duo” to the “Tr ash” icon befo rehand whe n you p[...]

96 Viewing “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 how to u se the cam era and optiona l accessories. Double-c lick (Step- up Guide) on the desktop. To acce ss “S tep-up Guide” from t he St art me[...]

97 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to pri nt sti ll im ag es When you print images sho t in [16:9] mode , both edges ma y be c ut off, so be sure to check before printing (pa ge 111). You ca n pri nt i mages b y connec ting 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 mo ry St[...]

98 Print ing images directly using a Pi ctBri dge compli ant print er Even if you do not have a comput er, you can pri nt images shot usin g the camer a 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 cannot pr[...]

99 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBr idge c omplia nt p rinte r 2 Turn on the printer. Press (Playback) butto n and turn on the camera. 3 Press MENU button, select [Print] with v / V on the control button , then press z . Th e camer a is set to play back mode, then an image and the pri nt menu appear on t he sc reen[...]

100 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er [Size] Selects the size of t he printi ng sheet . [Date] Sele cts [Day & T ime] or [Date ] to inser t the date and t ime on ima ges . • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (page 76). This function may not be provided depending on th[...]

101 Printin g still images Print ing at a s hop You can t ake a “Memor y Stick Duo” contai ning im ages shot with the ca mera t o a photo p rinting se rvice shop. As l ong as the shop supports ph oto printing servi ces 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 w[...]

102 Printi ng at a sh op 1 Press MENU butto n while displaying images in single- image m ode or in index mode. 2 Select [DPOF] with v / V on the contr ol button, [M ultiple Images] with b / B , and then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the control button, then press z . The mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Press MENU button. 5 Sele[...]

103 Trouble shooting Troubleshoot ing Troubl esh ootin g If you ex perienc e trouble with the ca mera, try th e follow ing solution s. Be aware th at by send ing the camer a for repa ir, you give consen t that the co ntent s of the internal me mory, Music fi les may be checked. 1 Che ck the item s on pa ges 104 to 113. If a c ode su ch as “C /E: [...]

104 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly to push the battery eject lever. Cannot turn on t he camera. • After inse rting the batt ery pack into the camera , it may t ake a few moment s for t he came ra to power up. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly. • The battery pack is di scharg ed.[...]

105 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot record images. • Check the free capa city of the internal memory or “Memo ry Stick Duo ”. If it is full, do one of the foll owing : – Dele te unnec essary ima ges (page 3 9). – C hange the “Mem ory Stick Duo” . • You cannot reco rd images while ch arging the flash. • Whe n shooti ng a [...]

106 Troubl eshoot ing Zoom does not wor k. • You cannot use the Smart zoom depe nding on the image size (page 73) . • You cannot use the Digital Zoom when shooting mo vies. • You cann ot change the zoom scal e while s hooting a movie. • Confir m that th e [Conve rsion Lens ] setting is corre ct (page 74). The flash doe s not work. • The f[...]

107 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing The scr een is too dar k or too bright . • Ad just the b rightness of the LC D back light (p age 21). The image is t oo dark. • Yo u are shooting a subje ct with a light sou rce behind th e subject. Sele ct the metering mo de (page 50) or adjust the ex posure (pag e 49). The image is t oo bright. • Adjus[...]

108 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot shoot images in succession. • The int ernal memo ry or “Memory St ick Duo” is full. D elete unnecess ary image s (page 39). • The ba tter y le vel is lo w. In sert th e cha rge d batte ry pa ck. Cannot play back images. • Press (Pl ayback) button ( page 34). • The folde r/file name h as been change d on y ou[...]

109 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot delete an image. • Ca ncel the protection (page 6 2). Computer OS co mpatibility with camera i s unknown. • Che ck “Recomm ended comput er environme nt” on page 82 for Windo ws, and page 94 for Macintos h. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot.[...]

110 Troubl eshoot ing After making a USB connection, “Picture Motion Browse r” does not start automatically. • Make the USB c onnection after the c omputer is turne d on (page 86) . Cannot play back images on your computer. • If you are using “Pict ure Motio n Browser”, refer to “PMB Guide” (pag e 85). • Consult the compute r or s[...]

111 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory. • There is a “Memory Stick Duo” insert ed in t he came ra. Remo ve it. Cannot copy the data stored in th e internal memo ry to a “ Memory Stick D uo”. • Th e “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Copy the im age to the “Mem ory Stick Duo” wi[...]

112 Troubl eshoot ing A connection cannot be established. • The camera cannot be connected dire ctly to a pri nter that is not compli ant with t he PictBrid ge stan dard. Con sult the p rinter manufa cturer a s to whether th e print er is comp liant wi th PictBridge o r not. • Check t hat the printer is turned on an d can be co nnected t o the [...]

113 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot print the image at the size selected. • Whe n you use pa per o f a dif ferent si ze aft er conne cting t he prin ter t o the ca mera, disconne ct and then reco nnect the cable f or mult i-use te rminal . • Th e print sett ing of the came ra diff ers fr om that of the p rinte r. Chang e the setting o[...]

114 Warnin g indicat ors and mes sages If a c ode st arting with a lett er of the alphab et app ears, the s elf-dia gnosis functi on on the c amera is workin g. The l ast two digi ts (indicated by ss ) wil l diff er depend ing on th e state of the ca mera. If y ou cann ot solve the proble m eve n af ter trying t he followi ng correct ive act ions a[...]

115 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and messag es Cannot access Memory Stick Access denied • Yo u are u sing the “Memor y Stick D uo” with the access co ntroll ed. Error formatting M emory Stick Error formatting internal memory • Format the media ag ain (pages 66, 68). Memory Stick locked • Yo u are u sing the “Memor y Stick D uo[...]

116 Warn ing indi cator s and me ssages Macro is invalid • The ma cro is un availa ble unde r the curren t setting s (page 31). Flash settings cannot be changed • The flash is unava ilable under the curren t setting s (page 31). Maximum num ber of images already selected • You can select up to 100 images. Remove th e checkmark . Low batt ery [...]

117 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and messag es Self- Timer is invalid • Th e self-timer is unavailabl e under these settin gs (pag e 31).[...]

118 Others Using th e camer a abroad — Power sourc es You ca n use the camera , the bat tery charg er (supplie d), and the AC-LS5 K AC Adapto r (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 ion.[...]

119 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 types of “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” tha t ca n be u sed with the ca mera are listed in the t able bel ow. Howeve r, proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for al l “Memo ry St ick Du o” func ti ons. • This product is co[...]

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

121 Others On the ba tter y pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pack We recommend charging t he battery pack in a n ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). The b attery pack may not be fully charged in temperatures outside this range. Effectiv e use of th e battery pack • Battery performance decreases in low temperature surro[...]

122 On the ba ttery ch arger On the ba ttery charger • Do not charge any battery pack other than the NP-BG type or NP-FG type battery packs 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. • Remove the [...]

123 Index Index Index A Adjust ing EV .......... .... ....22, 49 AE/AF lock indicator ......26, 52 AF Illu minator ...... ...... ....... ...72 AF lo ck ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...52 AF Mod e ..... ....... ....... ....... .... .73 AF ran ge finder fram e ..... .....5 1 Apertur e ...... ....... ....... ....... .......9 Auto A djustmen t...[...]

124 Index I Identi fying par ts .... ....... ....... . 15 Image file storage destinations and fil e names .. ....... ..... . 88 Image qua lity ....... ....... ...... .... 11 Image size ....... ....... ..... .... 11, 45 Incandes cent ........ ....... ...... .... 54 Index scr een ....... ...... ....... ...... 35 Indicat or...... ....... ...... ..... [...]

125 Index Index Spot mete ring ..... ..... ....... ...... .50 Spot metering cross hairs ......50 Stead yShot ....... ....... ....... .... ...56 T Trimmi ng ......... ....... .... ....... ...57 Troubleshooting ... ...............103 TV ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ...78 Twili ght .. ....... ....... ...... ..... .....30 Twili ght Port [...]

126 Notes o n the Lice nse “C Libr ary”, “Expat ” and “z lib” so ftware are provi ded in the c amera. We prov ide this soft ware based o n lice nse a greeme nts wi th their own ers of copyri ght. Based on request s by t he own ers of copyright of t hese software applications, we ha ve an obligati on to inform you of the follow ing. Plea[...]

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