Sony DSC-S500 manual

2-689-529- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Digital S till Camera Instru ction Manu al Own er’ s Reco rd The mo del and s erial nu mbers ar e located on the bo ttom. Reco rd the se rial num ber in the spac e provided below . Refer t o these nu mbers w henever you call up on your Sony deale r regarding this product. Model No. DSC -S500 Seria l No. [...]

2 T r ademar ks • is trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, W in do ws and DirectX are either regist ered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration in the United Sta[...]

3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS Fo r your prot ecti on, pl ease read thes e safe ty instr uct ions comp lete ly b efor e op erat ing the appl iance, an d keep this manual for future re ference. Careful ly observe all warning s, precautio ns and in structions o n the applia nce, o r the on e described in the operating in structions and adhere to th em. Powe[...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lig htning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unpl ug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line sur ges . Dam age Requ irin g Ser vic e Unplug the set from the w[...]

5 Read this f irst This device comp lies with pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subjec t to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not c ause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept an y interference recei ved, including i nterference that may cause undesired operation. CAUTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or m[...]

6 Notes on using your c amera T ype s of “Memo ry Sti ck” tha t can be used (not supp lie d) The IC recor ding med ium used by this camera is a “Memor y Stick Du o”. There a re two types o f “Mem ory Stick”. “Me mory Stick Duo”: you ca n use a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” wi th your camera. “Memor y Sti ck”: you ca nnot use a “Mem[...]

7 Notes on the LC D screen and lens • The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technol ogy so over 99.4% of the pi xels are operational for effectiv e use. Ho wever , there may be some tin y black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue or green in col or) that constantly appear on the LCD screen. T hese points are norm[...]

8 On oper ating temp eratu res Y our camera is designed for use u nder the temperatures between 0°C and 40°C (32°F and 104°F). (In case of alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Ba ttery , th e temper atures are between 5°C and 40°C (41°F and 104°F) .) Shooting in extremely cold or hot places t hat exce ed this range is not recommended. On m[...]

9 T able o f content s Read this f irst ........ ............. ................ ............. ............. .......... ............. ...... 5 Notes on usi n g yo u r camer a . ................ ............. ............. .......... ............. ... 6 Check t he accessories (supplied) ............. ............ ....... .......... ............. ....[...]

10 Preparatio n Accessori es (supplied) lis t • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (2) • A/ V cab le (1 ) • US B cab le (1 ) • Wrist st rap (1 ) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application softwa re, handbook “C yber-shot Handbook”) (1) • Operatin g instructions for digi tal still c am era “Instruction M anual” (this manual) (1) Attach the w[...]

11 Preparati on Batter ies you can and ca nnot use with you r camera * NH-AA-2DB twin pack, etc. **Operating performance cannot be ensured if voltage dr ops or other problems are caus ed by the nature of the battery . WAR NI N G Battery m ay explode or l eak if mistreat ed. Do not rech arge, disassembl e or dispose of in fire. Check t h e v alid da[...]

12 • The va l ues sho wn for alkaline battery are based on commercial norms, and do not apply to all alkaline batteries in all cond itions. The values may va ry , depending on the battery m anufacturer/type, en v ironmental conditions, pr oduct setting, etc. • The alkaline battery (supplied) is for trial use only . Y ou may need to purchase an [...]

13 Preparati on Movie recor d ing time (Un its: ho ur : m inute : secon d) T urn the po wer on/off T o turn on , pre ss POWE R ( A ). The PO WER lamp lights up. T o turn of f, pr ess PO WER again. The PO WER lamp go es out. • When turning on th e power , do not touch the lens por tion as the cover opens and the lens portion extends. Also, do n ot[...]

14 Now y ou can a djust the da te and time. 1 Select the desired date displ ay format with v / V , th en p res s z . 2 Select each item with b / B and set the numeric value with v / V , then press z . 3 Select [ OK] with B , then press z . • T o cancel, select [Cancel] and press z . T o turn of f the (S etup) menu scr een Press MENU. Change the l[...]

15 Shoot im ages easily (Au to adjustm ent mode) Shoot images easily (Auto adjus t ment mode) Hold the ca mer a Shoot an image 1 Select a m ode ( A ). 2 Shoot with the s hutter button ( B ). Hints fo r preventing blur Hold the camera steadi ly , keeping you r arms at your side. Also, you can sta bilize the camera by lean ing aga inst a tree o r a b[...]

16 T o shoot an i mage using the zoom Press T (telep hoto) to zoo m in, or W (wide angle) to zoom out when co mposing you r shot. • Y ou cannot change the zoom scale while s hooting a movie. • When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses [Digital Zoom]. 1 Set th e mode dial to the d esired still im age shooti ng mode. 2 Shoot with the shutt[...]

17 Shoot im ages easily (Au to adjustm ent mode) Selecting a flash mode f o r still images ( ) Befo re you shoo t, pr ess v () on the control button repeatedly until the des ired mode is selected. • Flash range ( when [ISO] is set to [Auto]) W side: Approx. 0.5 to 2.5 m (19 3/4 to 98 1/2 inches) T side: Approx. 0.5 to 2.0 m (19 3/4 to 78 3/4 inch[...]

18 View/delete images T o view images 1 Select ( A ). 2 Select an i mage with b / B ( B ). 3 Mov ie only : Pres s z ( B ). T o delete i mages 1 Displa y the image y ou want to del ete and press (Delete ) ( C ). 2 Select [Delete ] with v , then press z ( B ). • T o cancel the deletion, select [Exit], the n press z in ste p 2 . Press b ( ) on the c[...]

19 View/dele te images T o view a n enlarg ed image ( playbac k zoom) While displaying a still i mage, press to zoom in on t he image. T o undo the zoom, pre ss . Adjust the por tion: v / V / b / B Cancel playbac k zoom: z Viewin g an index screen While displaying a still i mage, press (Inde x), then select an image w ith v / V / b / B . T o ret ur[...]

20 Printing images Printing images using a Pi ctBridge complia nt printer Even if you do not have a compu ter , you can print ima ges shot using your ca mera by conne cting th e camera di rectly to a Pic tBrid ge compliant pri nter . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: C amera & Imaging Products Association) Notes: • [...]

21 Printing im ages 1 Connect the camera to the printer. 2 Turn on your camera and the printer. The ca mera is set to play back mod e, then a n image a nd the print menu app ear on the screen. Regar dless of what the mode dial is set to, the pri nt menu a p pear s when yo u comp lete S tage 2. The following proc edur e desc ribes how to pr int th e[...]

22 T roublesho oting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try th e following solutions. Please understan d that you give your consen t that the contents of the in ternal m emory ma y be checked w hen you send your ca mera to be re paired. The batte ries run do wn too quickl y . • Y ou ar e using th e came ra in a n extreme ly cold locat [...]

23 T r oubleshoo ting Y our camera cannot record images. • Check th e free capac ity of the inte rnal memory or “Mem o ry Sti ck Duo” (page 12). If it i s full, do one of the fol low ing: – Delete unnecessar y images. – Change the “Memory Stick Duo” . • Y ou are usin g the “Memory St ick Duo” with th e write-protect swi tch, and[...]

24 Y our camera cannot play back imag es. • Set the mo de dial to (page 18). • The cam era is in US B mode. Delete the USB conn ection. The date and time are not displayed. • The (Screen status) b utton is turned of f. The image do es not appear on t he TV screen. • Check [V ideo Out] to see if the video output signal of your camera is set [...]

25 Others Others • Must be installed with above OS at delive ry . • For further details on the operating environment of “Cyber-shot V iewer, ” refer to “Cyber-shot Handbook. ” 1 T urn on y our computer , and insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The sc reen belo w appear s. When you click t he [Cyber-shot Handboo k] button, t he scre[...]

26 Specif icatio ns [Syst em] Image device 7.17 mm (1 /2.5 type) color CC D, P rim ary co lo r filt er T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 6 183 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 6 003 000 pixels Lens 3× zoom lens f = 5.4 – 16.2 m m (32 – 96 mm when conv ert ed to a 35 mm still camera) F2.8 – 4.8 Exposure control A utoma[...]

27 Others Ide ntify ing parts A Shutte r button (15) B Mode dia l : T o shoot movies : T o view or edit images • F or details on modes available to shoot still images, see “T o shoot an image us ing the mode dial” (page 1 6). C Flash (17) D Microp hone E Lens F POWER button (13) G PO WER lamp (13) H Self-ti mer lamp (17) I Buzzer J (USB) jack[...]

Printed in China Printed on 100% recycled paper using V OC (V ola tile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Indica tors on the s creen When s hootin g still image s (Auto ad justment mod e) When s hooting mo vies (Factory set ting) A B C D E Displ ay Indication Batt ery rem ainin g z AE/AF lock Recording mod e STBY REC Standby/Recordi ng[...]