Sony DSC-T900 manual

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-130-970- 12 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-T900 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getti ng start ed Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing image s Conne cting to othe r device s Chan[...]

2 GB 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- T900 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e[...]

3 GB [ 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[...]

4 GB Read this fir st [ Bat ter y pac k If the battery pack is mishandled, the battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions. • Do not dis assemble. • Do not crus h and do not expose the batt ery pack to any shock or force such as hammering, dropping or stepping on it. • Do not s hort circuit and [...]

5 GB UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The num ber below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regulatory Informa tion [ CAUTION You are cautioned t hat an[...]

6 GB [ Notice fo r the custo mers in the countries a pplying EU Dir ectives The manufactur er of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. T he Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters pl[...]

7 GB Disposa l of waste batter ies (applicable in the European Union and other Eur opean countrie s with separat e collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help pre[...]

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

9 GB Deleting images .. ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... ................. .. 39 Deletin g the curren tly displaye d image ....... .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... . 3 9 Deletin g multiple imag es ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... ...... ..... ... 39 Deletin g all i[...]

10 GB x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” me dia ba ck up Do not turn o ff the camera, remove the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stick Duo ” media while the ac cess lamp is lit. Other wise, the in terna l memory data or “Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be damage d. Be sure to ma ke a backup cop y t[...]

11 GB Warning on copy right Television programs, films, vid eotapes, a nd other materia ls may be copyrighted. Unauthori zed recordi ng of such materi als may be contrary to the provisions of the co pyright laws. No compen sation for damage d content or recording failure Sony cannot c ompensate for failure to record or loss or damage of recorded co[...]

12 GB Getting starte d G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CS D (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and C anada) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BD1 (1)/ Batter y case (1) • Paint pen (1 ) • USB Ca ble (1 ) • AV Cable (1) • Mult i- outp ut s tan d (1 ) • Wri[...]

13 GB Getting starte d Identifyin g parts Camera A Shutte r button B Spea ker C Zoom ( W/T) leve r D Microp hone E ON/OFF (Power) bu tton F Flas h G Self-timer lamp/Smil e Shutter l amp/ AF illuminator H Lens I Lens cov er J LCD sc reen/To uch pane l K (Pla yback) b utton L Mode swit ch M Hook for wr ist s trap/ Grip N Batt ery eje ct lever O Batte[...]

14 GB Getting starte d Mu lti-o utpu t st and Use the multi-outp ut stand for atta ching the camera i n the f ollowing c ases. • Connecting a USB Cable to a computer • Connecting an AV Cable to a TV • PictBridge connect ion to a printer A Camer a connect or term inal B DC IN jack C USB jack D HDMI jack E A/V OUT (STEREO) jack x Using AC Adapt[...]

15 GB Getting starte d 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[...]

16 GB Getting starte d 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 i[...]

17 GB Getting starte d Inserti ng the ba ttery pack /a “Memory Stick Duo” medi a (sold separatel y) 1 Op en t he co ver . 2 Insert the “Memory Stic k Duo” media (sold separately). With the terminal side faci ng the le ns, insert the “Memory Stick Duo” me dia until it clicks in to place. 3 Insert the battery pack. Chec k th e di rec tio [...]

18 GB Getting starte d x “Memo ry Stick” m edia that you can use “Memory Stick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media o r “Memory Stic k PRO-HG Duo” media with the cam era. For details on t he numbe r of im ages/t ime that can be re corded, see pages 31, 34. Other types of “Mem ory Stick” me dia or mem ory c[...]

19 GB Getting starte d 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. x Setting the date and time aga in Touch t (Setti ngs) t [ Clock Sett ings] (pa ge 50). 1 Lower the lens cover. The cam era is turn ed on. ?[...]

20 GB Shooting/vie wing images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Make sure that the Mode switc h is set to (Still image) and lower the lens cover. • To sh oo t mov ies, set th e Mo de s witc h to (Movi e) (page 33). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Slide the zoom (W/T) le ver to the T side to z oom. Slide to the[...]

Shooting/viewi ng images 21 GB 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 c an also tur n off the cam era by p ressing t he ON/ OFF (P ower) butt on. 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 [...]

22 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode re duces th e minimum number of se ttings and enla rges the text si ze for better visibil ity. x Returning to normal display Touch (REC Mode) t (Intell igent Aut o Adjustm ent) t . 1 Set the Mo de switc h to (Still im age). 2 Touch ( REC Mode) t (Eas[...]

23 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting a utomatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Set the Mode switch to (Still i mage) . 2 Touch (Smile). 3 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 (Smile) agai n, Smile Shutte r ends. • If you pr e[...]

24 GB Detecting the shooting cond itio ns automatically (Scene Recognition) 1 Set the Mo de switc h to (Still im age). 2 Touch (REC Mode) t (Int ellige nt A uto Adjus tment) t or . 3 Point th e came ra at the subject . When t he ca mer a re cogni zes the scene, (Twilight ), (Twilight Portra it), ( Twilight using a tripod), (Backlig ht), (Bac klight[...]

25 GB Using shooting functions z Selecting the image you prefer after taking two shots with different settings Touc h t (Scene Recogn iti on) t (Adva nced). When the camer a recogn izes th e scene (Twiligh t), (Twil ight Port rait), (Twili ght using a tripod), (Backl ight), (B acklig ht Portra it) that pos es difficu lty of ge tting a clear shot, t[...]

26 GB Shooting close-ups (Macro/Close focus) You ca n shoot b eautiful close-up images of small su bjects suc h as inse cts or flow ers. • You cannot se lect (Ma cro On) when the camera is in I ntelligent Auto Adju stment mo de. • Macro mode is fixed t o (Auto ) when th e camera is i n Movie Mode or Smil e Shutt er. Usi ng th e se lf-ti mer 1 T[...]

27 GB Using shooting functions Selecting a flash mode • (Flash On) or (S low Synchro (Flash On)) are not available w hen the camera i s in Inte lligent Auto Adjustme nt mode. • You cannot use the fl ash during burst or bracke t shooting. 1 Touch (Flash ) t desir ed mode t . (Fla sh Au to) : Flas he s when there is insuff icient light or b ackli[...]

28 GB Ch angin g the scr een disp lay • disap pears f rom the s creen i f [Imag e Only] playback is se lected . To di splay th e butto ns, touch the cen ter of the screen. Th e [Normal] displa y returns tempor arily. 1 Touch t desir ed mode t . (Normal): Di splay s bu tt ons an d icons (Simple): Displa ys only but tons (Image Only): Hide s butto [...]

29 GB 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[...]

30 GB 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[...]

31 GB Using shooting functions x Number of still images that can be recorded (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 im ages is greater tha n 9,999, t he “>9999” indicato r appea rs. • When an ima ge shot with [...]

32 GB Using the Shooting mode that matches the scene (Scene Selection) • The flas h does n ot operate in som e modes. 1 Set the Mo de switc h to (S till imag e). 2 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[...]

33 GB Using shooting functions Shooting movies x Viewing mo vies Press th e (Playback) butt on and touch the (Next ) / (Previous) bu ttons to select a movi e to view. x Image si ze The la rger the image s ize, th e hig h er the imag e qualit y. T he hi gher th e amount of data used per second ( average bit rate), the smoot her the p layback im age.[...]

34 GB 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 29 minutes. (Units: hour: minute: sec ond) • The recor ding time may vary dependin g on the s hooting c onditions an d the re cording m edia. • T[...]

35 GB Using viewing functions U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enlarged image (Playback Zoom) Displaying images full-scr een (Wide Zo om) 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 s[...]

36 GB 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 ag ain to end the displ ay. 1 Press the (Playb ack) button to display a st ill image , th[...]

37 GB Using viewing functions Searching for an image (Image Index) Selecting the display format (Vie w Mode) Allows you to select the disp lay format for viewin g multiple images when using “Mem ory Stick D uo” media . 1 Press the (Pl ayback) butt on to displa y an image, then t ouch (Image Index ). • If you to uch , you ca n set the number o[...]

38 GB x Easily l ocating the images to be dis played When set to Date View/Eve nt View/Folder View: When using a “M emory Stick Duo” media, touch (Date List ), (E vent L ist) or (Select Folder) to easily locate t h e des ired image s. • When you cannot play b ack images re corded with oth er cameras, vie w the images in [Fo l der View]. Date [...]

39 GB Deleting images D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting the currently displayed ima ge Deleti ng multipl e images x Deleting in date, event or folder units t (Delet e) t (All in Date Ra n ge), (All in Event) or (All in This Folder) t t [OK ]. • The images is displa yed in [Folder V iew] when using the interna l memory. 1 Touch (Delet e) t [OK] (p[...]

40 GB Deleting all images (Format) You c an delete all data st ored on “M emory St ick Duo” media or the interna l memory. If a “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” media is i nserted , all d ata sto red on the “Me mory St ick Du o” medi a are deleted . If no “Mem ory Stic k Duo” me dia is inser ted, all d ata stored in the internal memory are del[...]

41 GB Connecting to other devices C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing i mages on a TV • The [Vid eo Out] settin g is set to [NT SC] mode at the factory to let you enjoy optimu m movie image quali ty. When ima ges do not appear or ji tter on your TV , you may be usi ng a PAL-only TV. Try switchi ng the [Video Out] setting to [PA L] (page[...]

42 GB Pri nting still imag es If you ha ve a PictBrid ge compli ant printe r, you can pr int images by the follow ing proc edure. • If th e connection between t he camera an d the p rin ter is not e stablished, disconnect t he USB Cable, touch t (S ett ings ) t [ Main Sett ings] t t [U SB C onnec t] t t [Pic tBridge] t and sta rt over the pr oced[...]

43 GB Connecting to other devices z Superimposing dates on im ages This camera does not include a func tion for superimpos ing a date on an imag e. The reason for this is to prevent the date from being duplica ted during prin ting. Printing at a shop: You can ask that image s be printed with a date superimposed. Fo r details, consult with a photo p[...]

44 GB 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 [...]

45 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 1: Installing t he “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 “[...]

46 GB x Stage 2: Importing images to your computer us ing “PMB” 1 Inser t a fully charg ed battery pack t o the camera and th en attac h the camera t o the multi-ou tput stand (sup plied) . 2 Pres s the (Pla yback) butt on. 3 Conne ct the camer a to your comput er. “Conn ecting…” appears on the scree n of the ca mera. • is displayed on [...]

47 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 3: Viewing “PM B Guide” • Do not disconne ct the USB Cable from the cam era while the cam era is operating or while “Acce ssing…” a ppears on the scre en of the cam era. Doing so may corrupt the dat a. • When using a battery with littl e remain ing charge, you may not be able to transf er the [...]

48 GB Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changin g the operation sou nds You ca n set the so und pro duced whe n you op erate the camera . Using the HOME screen On the HOME scree n, camera op erations ar e organi zed for conven ience into br oad categ ories for selectio n, such as sh ooting, viewing a nd printing i mages. Only t he items that a re a[...]

49 GB Changing camera s ettings x View I mages * These items are di splayed only when “M emory Stick Duo” me dia is inserted into the camera. x Slideshow x Print x Manage Me mory Ite m Description Date View* Displays images by th e date. Event View* Analyzes the dates shots and frequency, automatically organizes the images into groups and displ[...]

50 GB x Settings Item Description Main Sett ings - Main Settings 1 Beep: Selects th e beeps produced when you operate the camera. Function Guide: Displays the function guide. Initiali ze: Restore s the camera to its default settings . Calibration: Corrects mis alignment of the res ponse positions of the buttons on the touch panel. Housing: Changes [...]

51 GB Changing camera s ettings 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. To restore the camer a to it s default settings, touch t ( Settings) t [Main Se ttings 1] t [Initialize]. x MENU in shooting mod e Ite m [...]

52 GB x MENU in viewing mode Face Detect ion Selects the prio rity subject for adjusting the f ocus when using face detection. ( When touched/ Aut o/ Child Pr iority/ Adult Priority) Flash Level Adjusts the amount of flash light. ( / Standard/ ) Anti Blink Set s Anti Blink function. ( Auto/ Off) Red Eye Reduction Sets to reduce the red-eye phenomen[...]

53 GB Changing camera s ettings 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 Au to). (Delete) Deletes images. ( This Image/ M ultiple Images/ All in Date Range*) * The displayed text differs according to each View Mode. (Protect) Prevents accidental [...]

54 GB Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the screen t o indicat e the came ra stat us. You can select the display se ttings by touching t h e indication o n the botto m right of the s creen (p age 28 ). When shooting still images • The ico ns are limi ted in (Easy Shooting) mod e. When sho oting movi es When pl [...]

55 GB Others C D 8/8 Image number/N umber of images recorded in selected fold er 100 Min Record able time Recording/Playback Media (“Memory Stick Duo” medi a, in ter nal me mory) PictBridge connecti ng PictBridge connecti ng Changing folder Playback folder DRO White balance Recording mode Face Detection Metering Mode Focus Vibration warning Tou[...]

56 GB Learning more about the camera (“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. • You need Ad obe Rea der to read “Cyber-shot Handbook”. If it is not insta lle[...]

57 GB 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 .[...]

58 GB The remaini ng charge indicat or is incorrect . • The battery char ge will get used up quic kly and the actual remaining batt ery charge will be lower t han th e indica tor in the followin g 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 d[...]

59 GB Others Cannot play back images. • Pres s (Playb ack) b utton (pa ge 21). • The fold er/file n ame has be en chang ed on your computer. • No guaran tees ar e made for pla ying back , on th is camera, fil es containing images which were process ed on a computer or images whi ch were shot using oth er cameras. • The c amera is in USB mod[...]

60 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the camera in t he following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid pla ce In plac es such as in a car parked in t he sun, the camera body m ay become deformed an d this may caus e a malfunction. • Under direct sunli ght or near a heater The camera b ody may become dis colored or deformed , and this may[...]

61 GB Others Specificati ons Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.79 mm (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.4 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Le ns: Carl Z eiss Vario -Te ssar 4 × zoom lens f = 6.18 – 24.7 mm (35 – 140 mm (35 mm fil m equiva lent) ) F3.5 (W) ?[...]

62 GB Recha rgeable b attery p ack NP-BD1 Used battery: Lithium -ion battery Maximum v oltage: DC 4. 2 V Nominal voltage: DC 3.6 V Maximum charge current: 1.24 A Maximum char ge voltage: DC 4. 2 V Capacity: typical: 2.4 Wh (680 mAh) minimum: 2.3 Wh (620 mAh) Design and specifi cations are subject to change with out notice. Tradem arks • The follo[...]

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