Sony DSC-T70 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 4-000-951- 12 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-T700 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getting start ed Shooting/v iewing im ages Usi ng shoo ting funct ions Usi ng view ing fu nctio ns Deleting images Connect ing to other de vices Changin[...]

2 Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd the s erial nu mber in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever you c all upon your So ny dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. DSC- T700 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e un[...]

3 [ Attach ments Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer, a s they may cause hazards. [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for cl eaning the exte rior of the set. [ Wa ter an d Mo istu re Do not us[...]

4 Read this fir st Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise , fire or injury may result. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies [...]

5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a C lass B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection a gainst harmful interfe rence in a residential i nstallation. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and[...]

6 [ Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipme nt (Applicable in the European Union an d other European count ries with separate collection sy stems) This symb ol on the pro duct or on it s packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable c ollection point for [...]

7 [ Notice for the custome rs in the coun tries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 70327 S tuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please[...]

8 Table of contents IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS ........ .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .. 2 Read t his fi rst .. .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... 4 Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... ..[...]

9 Using viewing functions .................. ........... ........... ............ ....... 31 Viewi ng an e nlarged image ( Playback zoom).... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ..... 31 Displaying images full-screen (Wide Zoom) ............................... ............ 31 Rotating a ver tical orientation image (Temporar ily rotated display) [...]

10 x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stick Duo” ba ck up Do not turn o ff the camera, remove the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stick Duo ” while the access l amp i s lit. Ot herwis e, the inter nal memo ry data or “Me mory S tick Duo” may b e damaged. Be sure to ma ke a backu p cop y to pr otec t you r da [...]

Getting start ed 11 G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checking the accessori es supplie d • Battery charger B C-CSD (1) • Power c ord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not supplied in th e USA and Canada) • Rechar geable batter y pack NP-BD1 (1) / Battery cas e (1) • Pain t pen ( 1) • USB, A/ V cable fo r multi- use termin al (1) • Wrist s trap (1) • Stat i[...]

12 Getting start ed Ident ifying parts A Zoom (W/ T) le ver B Shutt er button C Mic rophone D POWER b utt on E POWER lamp F Flas h G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shu tter la mp/ AF illuminat or H Lens I Len s cover J LCD screen /Touch pa nel K (Playb ack) but ton L Hook for w rist s trap M Speake r N Batte ry/“Mem ory Stick D uo” cove r O Tripo d rece[...]

13 Getting start ed Charging the batte ry pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batter y even when it is p artially c harged. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wa ll outlet (wall s ocket). If y ou c onti nue char gi ng t he battery p ack fo r about on e more hour afte r the CHARGE lamp tur ns off, th e [...]

14 Getting start ed x Charging time • The table above show s the time required t o charge a fully deplete d batter y pack at a temperature of 25°C (77 °F). Chargin g may ta ke longer de pending on conditio ns of use and circ umstances. • Connec t the battery charger to th e nearest wall outlet (wall socket ). • Even if the CHARG E lamp is n[...]

15 Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack 1 Op en t he co ver . 2 Insert the battery pack. Alig n th e v mark on the battery with the batte ry eject l ever, t hen inse rt the b attery while pre ssing the le ver in th e dire ction of the arr ow. 3 Close the cover.[...]

16 Getting start ed x Checki ng the remaining batter y charge A re maining charge indicat or appe ars on the upper left of the LCD screen. • It takes abo ut one minute unti l the correc t remainin g charge indicato r appears. • The rem aining char ge indicator may not b e correct unde r certain circ umstances. • If the NP-FD1 batt ery pack (n[...]

17 Getting start ed Setting th e clock • The camera does not have a feature for supe rimposing date s on images. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can print or save images wit h the date. • If the ca mera is runni ng on and you do not operate th e camera for about thr ee minutes , the camera turns off autom atically (Auto power[...]

18 Shooting/viewin g images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Lower the lens cover. The camera is turned o n. 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Slide the z oom (W /T) leve r to the T sid e to z oom. Slide to the W si de to return. 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus. is di spla yed to indi cate that St[...]

Shooting/viewin g images 19 Viewing imag es x Returning to shooting images Press t he shutte r button ha lfway dow n. x Turning off the camera Close the lens cover. • You can a lso turn of f the came ra by pre ssing the P OWER bu tton. 1 Pre ss the (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. • When i mages o n the “Me mory Sti[...]

20 Shooting/viewin g images Stori ng ima ges The ca mer a ha s an appr oxi mate ly 4 GB in ter nal memor y th at ca n st ore m any imag es. You can import images fro m a computer to the camera an d view them anytime using th e camer a. x View ing store d i mag es You ca n play bac k images stored in the camera using the Sl ideshow and Scra pbook fu[...]

21 Using shooting functions U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Detecting smiles and shooting a utomatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Tou ch (REC Mode) t (Aut o Adjus tment ) t or t (Smile icon). 2 Wait de tect ing a smi le. When the s mile level exceeds the b point on the indic ator, the camera shoots images automatic ally. When you touc h (Sm ile icon)[...]

22 Detecting the shooting cond itio ns automatically (Scene Recognition) The camera au tomaticall y detects the shooti ng condi tions, and then ta kes the s hot. • Scene Reco gnition does not ope rate in (Macro On), (Close focus e nabled) or Burst mo de. 1 Touch (RE C Mode) t (Auto Adj ustmen t) t or . 2 Touch t (Sce ne Reco gnit ion) t desired m[...]

23 Using shooting functions Shooting close-ups (Macro/Close focus) You ca n shoot be autiful close-up i mages of small sub jects such as inse cts or flow ers. Using the self- timer 1 Touch (Macro ) t desir ed mode t . (Auto): The cam era adjus ts the focus aut omatically from dis tant subjec ts to clos e-up. Normally, p ut the ca mera in th is mode[...]

24 Selecting a flash mode • You cannot use (Flash On) or (Slo w Synchro) when Scene Recognition is set to [Au to] or [Advanced]. • Even wit h flas h on, th e flash m ay not operate d uring burst. 1 Touch (Flash ) t desire d mode t . (Fl ash A uto): Flashes whe n there is insufficie nt light or ba cklight (Flash On): Flash alwa ys oper ates. (Sl[...]

25 Using shooting functions Focusing on a specific point of the frame Simply to uch the poi nt of t he frame you wish to focus on to c hange the focus position. Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The cam era det ects the fa ce of the sub ject an d focuses on it. You ca n select w hich subjec t takes pr iority w hen focu sing. 1 Po[...]

26 Selecting the image size to mat ch the usage The image s ize determine s the siz e of the image file th at is re corded when y o u tak e a image. The larger the image si ze, the more deta il will be reproduc ed when the image is pr inted on larg e-for mat paper . The smal ler the ima ge size, t he more images ca n be recor ded. Select the ima ge[...]

27 Using shooting functions x Number of still images that can be recorded The figure s in the tabl e below indic a te the n umber of image s when [REC Mode] i s set to [Normal]. (Units: Im ages) • The numbe r of stil l images may vary dependin g on the shooting c onditions and the re cording media. • When t he number o f remaini ng shoota ble i[...]

28 Using the Shooting mode that matches the scene (Scene Selection) • The flas h does n ot operate in som e modes. 1 Select the shooting mode . To select / / / / : Touc h (REC Mode) t desire d mode t . To select / / / / / : Touc h (REC Mode) t (Sce ne Sel ection) t desire d mode t . Note (Hig h Sen sitivity ): Shoots image s withou t a flash even[...]

29 Using shooting functions Shooting movies x Viewing mo vies Press th e (Pl a yback) b utton and touch th e (Next) / (Previo us) buttons to select a movi e to view. x Image si ze The larger th e image size, th e higher th e image quali ty. The higher the number o f frames per sec ond, the smoothe r the playba ck ima ge. 1 Tou ch (REC Mode) t (Mov [...]

30 x Maximum recording time The table b elow sh ows the appr o ximate maximum record ing times. These are the tot al times for all movie fi les. Continuous shootin g is possib le for approximat ely 10 minutes. (Units: hou r : minute : second) • The recor ding time may vary dependin g on the s hooting c onditions an d the re cording m edia. • Wh[...]

31 Using viewing functions U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enlarg ed image (Playback zoom) Displaying images full-scr een ( Wide Zoom) 1 Press the (Pla yback) butt on to displa y an image, then tou ch the a rea you w ant to enla rge. The image is enlarg ed a t twic e the size , wit h the are a you touche d at the cente r. When is se [...]

32 Rotating a ve rtical or ientation image (Temporarily ro tated display) View ing still im ages w ith music (Slides how) 1 Press the (Pl a ybac k) button to display th e still image , then sel ect the verti cal orientat ion image s, then t ouch . • Touch again to end th e display. 1 Press the (Pl ayback) button to display a st ill image , the n [...]

33 Using viewing functions Viewing images with the Scrapbook display The ca mera auto maticall y prese nts image s against a backgr ound like a homemade photo album . • Scrapbook display is not avai lable when the vie w mode is set to [Fold er View]. 1 Press the (Pla yback) butt on to displa y a sti ll imag e, the n touch t (Scrapb ook) t . 2 Tur[...]

34 Searching for an image (Image Index) Selecting the display f o rmat ( View Mode) Allows you t o select the display for mat for vie win g multi ple images. 1 Press the (Pl ayback) button to display an i mage, then t ouch (I mage Index) . • If you to uch , you ca n set the numbe r of ima ges display ed in the index sc reen to 12 o r 2 0 images. [...]

35 Using viewing functions x Easily loc ating the images to be displa yed When set to Date View/E vent View/Fo lder View : Touch ( Date List ), (E vent Li st) or ( Select Folder) to easil y locate the des ired images. • When you canno t play back image s recorded with othe r cameras, view th e images in [Folde r View]. Date List: Displays a list [...]

36 D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting the currently displayed image Deleting m u lti ple im ages x Deleting in date, ev ent or folder units t (Delet e) t ( All in Date Rang e), (All i n Event) or (All in This Fold er) t t [OK]. 1 Touch ( Delete) t [OK] (page 19 ). 1 Touch (Image Index) t (Del ete) . 2 Select images for dele tion. 1 Tou ch / to turn [...]

37 Deleting images Deleting all im ages (Format) You ca n delete al l data stor ed on “Mem ory Stick Duo” or the intern al memo ry. If a “Mem ory Stick Duo” is ins erted, all data stored on the “M emory St ick Duo” are delet ed. If no “Memory Sti ck Duo” is inserted , a ll data stored in the inter nal memory ar e deleted. Formattin [...]

38 C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV 1 Connec t the ca mera to the TV with th e cable for mul ti-use termi nal (supplie d). To the multi conn ector To audio/v ideo input jacks Cable for mult i-use terminal z Viewing images on a HD (High Definition) TV • You can view image s recorded on the camera b y connect ing the cam[...]

39 Connecting to other devices Printing still im ages If you h ave a PictBr id ge comp liant printer, you c an pr int images by the fo llowing proced ure. First, set the c a mera to enable USB connection b etween the c amera a nd the p rinter. 1 Touch t (Setting s) t [Mai n Setti ngs] t [USB Con nect] t t [Pic tBri dge] t . The USB mod e is set. 2 [...]

40 Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can enj oy the record ed image s mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of th e soft ware, and “PM B” is incl uded on a CD- ROM (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in ad dition to those listed belo w, for enjo y ing y o ur images . For details , see the “[...]

41 Connecting to other devices x Installing the “PMB” (supplied) You can install the soft w are (su pplied) usin g the following proced ure. When you install “PMB ,” “Musi c Transfer ” is also i nstalled. • Log on as Administr ator. 1 Check your computer environment . Recomm ended environ ment for using “ PMB” and “Mus ic Transf[...]

42 x Importing images to your computer using “PMB” • Do not disconnec t the cable for multi- use termina l from the camera while the camera is oper ating or while “Acce ssing…” appears on the screen of the camera. Doing so may corrupt th e data. • When u sing a battery with little remain ing char ge, you m ay not be able to transfe r [...]

43 Connecting to other devices x Exporting images to the camera us ing “PMB” You can sel e ct and e x port ima ges t hat have not been e xported to the internal memory automatical ly . x Viewing “PMB G uide” 1 Connect the camera to your computer. If th e Auto Play Wiza rd appears , close it . 2 Double-c lick (PMB) on the de sktop to start u[...]

44 x Using “PMB Por table” • Always connect to a network when using “ PMB Portable ”. x Using the camera with your Macintosh comp uter You ca n copy ima ges to you r Macintos h compu ter. “PM B” is not com patible , but you can in stall “Musi c Transf er” on your Maci ntosh compu ter. When ima ges is export ed to the camera , vi e[...]

45 Changing camera settings Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changing the screen display • disappear s from the screen if [Image Only ] playba ck is select ed. To display the buttons , touch the cent er of the screen. The [N ormal] displa y returns temp orarily. 1 Touch t de sired mode t . (No rma l): Disp lays butt ons and icons (Simple) : Disp[...]

46 Setting the password lock f o r the i nternal memo ry You can set a pass w ord t o prevent t h e pla y back of images in the int ernal memory. x Enteri ng the password and playing back images The pa sswo rd input screen appear s t input the pa ssword nu mber wh ich yo u set t touc h [OK]. x Releasing th e password lock of the camera Touc h t (Se[...]

47 Changing camera settings Using the HOME scr een On th e HOME scr een, came ra operat ions ar e or ganized for co nvenienc e into br oad categories for selection, such as shooting, viewing a nd printi ng images. Only the avail able it ems ar e display ed on th e screen. x Shooting x View Images 1 x View Image s 2 x Print Ite m Description Shootin[...]

48 x Manage Memory x Settings Item Description Memory Tool F ormat: Formats recording me dia. Create REC.Fo lder: Creat es a new folder on rec ording media. Change REC.Folder: C hanges the folde r used for recording images. Item Description Main Sett ings - Main Settings 1 Beep: Selects the bee ps pro duced when you operate the camera. Function Gui[...]

49 Changing camera settings Using the MENU items Displays a vailable functi o ns for easy setting when the c amera is in shooting o r playback mode. Only th e avai la ble i tems are displaye d on the sc reen. x MENU in shooting mod e Ite m Description Image Size Sets the image size. ( 10M/ 5M/ 3M/ VGA/ 3:2(8M)/ 16:9(7M)/ 16:9(2M)/ 640( Fine)/ 640(S[...]

50 x MENU in viewing mode Flash Level Adjusts the amount of flash light. ( / Standard/ ) Anti Blink Sets Anti Blink func tion. ( Auto/ Off) Red Eye Reduction Sets to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. ( Auto/ On/ Off) DRO Optimizes the brightness and contrast. ( Off/ DRO standard/ DRO plus) Color Mode Changes the vividness of the image or adds special [...]

51 Changing camera settings Using fun ctions in Progr am Auto mod e You ca n change t he Focus, Meteri ng Mode, IS O, and EV setti ngs when [R EC Mod e] is set to (Pro gram A uto). (Multi- Purpose Resize) Changes the image size according to usage. ( HDTV/ Blog/E-mail) (Delete) Deletes images. ( This Image/ Multiple Images/ All in Date Range*) * The[...]

52 Oth ers Viewing “ Cyber-shot Handbook” “Cyb er-shot H andboo k,” which ex plains how to use the camer a in detail, is included on the CD-ROM (su pplied). Re fer to it for in-depth instructions on the many fu n ction s of the cam era. x For Windows users x For Macintosh users 1 Turn on your comp uter, a nd inse rt the CD-ROM (sup plied) i[...]

53 Others List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the scre en to i ndicat e the came ra st atus. You c an selec t the di spla y setti ngs by touchi ng t he in dica tion on t he bott om right of the s creen (p age 45). When shoo ting still images • The icons are lim ited in (Easy Shooting) m ode. When s hooting m ovies When p[...]

54 C D 00:25:05 Recor dable time ( h:m:s) Recording/Playback Media (“Memo ry Stick Duo ”, internal memo ry) PictBridge connecting Changing folder Scene Recognition Red-eye reduction Flash level Flash charging Recording mode Face Detecti on Mete ring Mo de Focus AF illuminator Vibration warning Touch AF indicator Housing Whi te bala nce Color mo[...]

55 Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble with the ca m era, try the following so lutions. On rep airing ca meras w ith intern al mem ory or M usic fil es functi on include d, data in the camera may b e checked on minimum nec essity to v eri fy and impro v e t he malfuncti on sympto ms. Sony w ill not copy or save any of those data . Ca[...]

56 The remaini ng charge indicat or is incorrect . • The ba ttery charge is quickly u sed up in the foll o wing cases: – When you use the cam era in an extrem ely hot or cold lo catio n. – When yo u use t he flash and zoom fre quently. – When yo u repeate dly turn t he power on and off. – When [Brightness] of th e (sc reen display) is se [...]

57 Others Precautions Do no t us e/st ore the c amera in t he following places • In an extreme ly hot, cold or humid plac e In p laces s uch as in a car park ed in the s un, the camera b ody may b ecome def o rmed a nd this ma y cause a mal function. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body ma y become discolor ed or deformed, a[...]

58 Specificati ons Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7.7 m m (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Primary color filter Total pixel number of camera: App rox. 10.3 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4× zoom lens f = 6.18 – 24.7 mm (35 – 140 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F3.5 (W) – F4.6 (T ) Exposu[...]

59 Others Tradem arks • The followin g marks a re tradema rks of Sony Corporation. , “Cybe r-shot,” “Me mory Stick,” , “Memory Sti ck PRO,” , “Memory S tick Duo,” , “Me mory St ick PRO Duo,” , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” , “Memory St ick Micro,” “MagicGate,” , “PhotoTV HD,” “Info LITHIUM” • Microsoft, Wind[...]

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