Sony DSC-S800 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-198-864- 13 (1) Instruction Manual DSC-S800 Digital Stil l Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly , and retain it for future reference. For details on the ad vance d operation s, please access “Cyber-shot Handbook” and “Cyber-shot Step- up Guide” conta ined on t[...]

2 Owner’ s Record The model and ser ial numbers are lo cated on the bottom. Record th e serial number in t he space provided belo w . Refer to these number s whenever you call upon your Sony dealer rega rding this product. Model No. DSC-S800 Serial No. _____________________ _________ T o redu ce fir e or shoc k hazar d, do not e xpose the un it t[...]

3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outle t before cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cl oth lightly dampened with water f or cleaning the exterior of t he set. [ W ater and Mois ture Do not use power -li ne operated sets near water – for example, near a bath tub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or lau[...]

4 Read this first [ RECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES Nickel Metal H ydride batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies to the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-883 7[...]

5 This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set ou t in th e EMC Directive for using connection cables short er than 3 meters (9.8 feet). [ Att en tio n The electr omagnetic fiel ds at the s pecific frequencies may influen ce the picture and sound of this unit. [ Not ice If static electrici ty or electromagnetism causes data [...]

6 Notes on using your camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” ba ck up Do not turn off the camera or remove the batteries or “Memory Stick Duo” whi le the access lamp is lighted, a s the inter nal memory data or “Memory Stick Duo” data may be destroyed. Alw ays protect your data by making a back up cop y . [ Not es o n re cor [...]

7 T able of con tents IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS ..... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .......... .... ....... ... 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........... ....... 4 Notes on usin g your camera ...... .......... ........... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... .[...]

8 Getting start ed Checking the accesso ries supplied • HR6 (size AA) Nickel- Metal Hydride batteries (2) • Ni-MH batt ery charger BC-CS2B/Pow er cord (mains le ad) (1) • Dedicated USB cable (1) • Dedicated A/V cable (1) • Wrist stra p (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application softw are/ “Cyber-shot Handbook”/“Cyber-shot Step-up Guide?[...]

9 1 Preparing the bat teries 1 Match +/– and insert the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries into the battery cha rge r. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights on, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lam p turns off, chargi ng is finished (Pract ical charge). If you continue chargin g the Nickel-Metal Hy[...]

10 2 Inserting the batt eries/a “Memory Stick D uo” (not supplied) 1 Open the b attery/“Memor y Stick Duo” cover . 2 Insert th e “Memory S tic k Duo” ( not supplied) all the way in until it clicks. 3 Match +/– and i nsert. 4 Close the batter y/“Memory S tic k Duo” cover . [ When ther e is no “Memor y Stick Duo” inser ted The c[...]

11 [ T o ch ec k the remai ning ba ttery time Press PO WER to turn on and ch eck th e time on the LC D screen . • T he displayed time r ema ining may not be correct under certain circumstances. • When the AC Adaptor (not supplied) is used, the battery remaining indicator is not displayed. [ T o remove the ba tteries/“Me mory S tick Duo” Ope[...]

12 3 T urning the ca mera on/setting the clock 1 Select with the m ode dial, then press the PO WER button. 2 Set the cloc k with the control button. 1 Select the date display format with v / V , then press z . 2 Sele ct each i tem with b / B and set the numeri c v alue with v / V , the n press z . 3 Sele ct [OK] with B , then press z . [ T o change[...]

13 Shoot ing imag es easil y 1 Select a mode with the m ode dial. Still imag e (auto adjustment mode): Select . Movie: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arms at y our side. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Movie: Press the shut ter button fully down. T o stop record ing, press the shut ter button fully down again. Mode dial Control [...]

14 [ Selecting the still image mode Set the mod e dial to the desir ed function. [ Using the zoom Press the zoom b utton. • When the zoom scale exceeds 6×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function. • Y ou cannot change the zoom scale whi le shooting a movie. [ Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still imag es) Press v ( ) on the co ntrol b utto[...]

15 [ Usi ng th e self -ti mer Press V ( ) on the control button repe ated ly unti l the des ired mode is sele cted. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer Pre ss the s hut ter butto n, th e sel f-tim er la mp flashes, and a beep soun ds until the shutter operat es. [[...]

16 Viewi ng/de letin g images 1 Press (Playback). If you press (Playback) b utton when the camera is powe red off, the camera is turned on in the playback mode. If you press again, switches to recording mode. 2 Select an image with b / B on th e cont rol button. Movi e: Press z to play back a mo v ie. (Pres s z again t o stop playback.) Press B to [...]

17 [ T o delete images in i ndex mode 1 While a n inde x screen i s disp layed, press (Del ete) a nd sele ct [Sel ect] wit h v / V on the cont rol button, then press z . 2 Selec t the image you want to dele te with v / V / b / B , th en press z to dis play the (Delet e) indica tor on the sele cted im age. 3 Press (Delete ). 4 Select [OK] with B , t[...]

18 Indicat ors on the screen Every time you pre ss the DISP button, the display da ta and indicator i s turned on and off. [ When shooting st ill i mag es [ When shooting m ovies [ When pla ying bac k A Batter y remaini ng z AE/AF loc k Recordin g mode White bala nce STBY REC Standby/Re cording a movie Mode dial (Scene Select ion) Mode dial (Pro gr[...]

19 B C D E Macro EV adjustment bar V Darker v Brighter Adjusting EV 101-0012 Fo lder-fi le nu mbe r Playback ba r PictBridge c onnecting Image size FINE S TD Image qua lity Recordi ng folder Chang e fold er Play back fol der Rema inin g intern al memory cap acity Rema inin g “Memor y Stick ” capacity 00:00:00 [00:28:25 ] Record ing time [maximu[...]

20 Changi ng the s ettings – M enu/Set up 1 Recording: T urn on the camera, then set the mode dial. Playback: Press (Pla yback) button. Different items are av ailab le depending on the position of the mode dial and Recording /Playback mode. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on the contr ol butt on. • I[...]

21 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 20 Menu ite ms The available menu items va ry de pending on the mode dial posi tion and setting s. Only the av ailable it ems are displa yed on th e screen. Menu for shooting COLOR ( Color Mode) Changes the vividn ess of the image or adds spec ial effects. (Meter ing Mo de) Selec ts the met ering mod e. WB ([...]

22 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 20 Setup it ems Camer a Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. Functi on Guide Displ ays the descr iption o f functions when yo u operate th e camer a. Red E ye Reducti on Redu ces the red- eye pheno menon whe n using the flash. AF Illuminator Supplies fill light to focu s more easily on a subject in da[...]

23 Enjoy ing your comp uter Y ou can di splay ima ges shot wi th the c amera on th e computer . Also, you can use st ill ima ges and mo vies f rom the camera mo re than ev er by taking ad vant age of the sof tware. For details, refer to “C yber-shot Handb ook. ” Supporte d Operatin g Systems fo r USB connecti on and ap plication software (suppl[...]

24 Viewing “C yber -shot Handbook” and “Cyb er -shot S tep-up Gui de” [ For Wind ows users 1 T urn on your com puter , and insert the CD- R OM (suppli ed) into the CD-ROM driv e. The sc reen below appe ars. When you click the [Cyber-shot Handbook] button, the screen for copying “Cyber-shot Handbook” appears. 2 Follow the on-screen instr[...]

25 Battery life an d memory capacity Batter y life and number of images that can be reco rded/viewed The tab les sh ow t h e ap proxima te number of images that c an be r ecorded /vie wed a nd the battery li fe when you shoo t images in [Normal] m ode with batterie s (supplied ) at full c apacity an d at an amb ient temp eratur e of 25°C (77° F).[...]

26 Number of still images and recording time of m ovies The numbe r of still images and th e length of time for movies may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the rec ording medi ums. • For details on the image size, see page 15. [ The approximate number of sti ll images (The imag e quality is [F ine] on the upper line and [Stand ar d] [...]

27 [ The ap pro xim ate recording tim e of movies (Un its: hou r : min ute : sec ond ) • The aspect ratio of the movie frame is 320×240. • Recordable m ovie file size is up to approx. 2 GB for each file. If the file size reaches approx. 2 GB, the camera stops recording automatically. • When images recorded using earlier Sony models are playe[...]

28 T roubl eshoot ing If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try the fol lowing solutions. Please understan d that you giv e your con sent that the conte nts of the in ternal mem ory may be checked w hen you send your ca mera to be repai red. The battery remaining indicator is incorrect, o r sufficient battery remaining indicat or is displa [...]

29 Cannot turn on the camera. • Insta ll the batt eries co rrectly ( pag e 10). • Properly c onnect the AC Adaptor (not supplied). • The batte ries are dischar ged. Install th e charge d Nickel-M etal Hydride ba tteries ( page 10). The power turns off suddenly . • If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes whi le the po wer is[...]

30 Precau tions [ Do n ot us e/st ore th e came ra in the followi ng places • In an extremely hot, col d or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and th is may cause a malfunc tion. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolored or deformed, and this may [...]

31 Spec ificat ions Camera [Syste m] Image device: 9.04 mm (1/1.8 type) color CCD, Primary color f ilter T otal pixel number of cam era: Approx. 8 303 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera: Approx. 8 068 000 pixels Lens: 6× zoom lens f = 7.8 – 46.8 mm (37 – 222 m m when converted to a 35 m m still camera) F2.8 ~ 4.8 Exposure control: Au[...]

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