Sony DSCH9B manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-196-620- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-H7/H9 Before operating the unit, please read this Handbook thoroughly together with the “Instruc tion Manual” and the “Cyber-s hot Step-up Guide” , and retain them for future reference. T able of contents Basic Operations Using functions for shooting Usi[...]

2 Notes on using your camera T ypes o f “Memory Stick” that can be used (not supplied) The IC recording m edium used b y this camera is a “Memory Stick Duo”. The re are two types of “Memory Stick”. “Memory Stick Duo”: you can use a “Memory Stick Duo” with your camera. “Memory Stick”: you cannot use a “Memory Stick” with [...]

3 Notes on using your camera • Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfuncti on. • Be careful not to b ump the movable lens, and be careful not to apply force to it. The pictures used in this Handbook The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual [...]

4 T able of contents Notes on using your camera ........... ........... ............. .......... ........... ............. 2 ControlBa sic techni ques for better imag es .. ........... ............. .......... ........... 8 Focus – Fo cusing on a subjec t successfully .......................... .................. ......... 8 Exposur e – Adjusti[...]

5 T able of contents Shooting menu ................. .............. ............. ............... .............. ............. .. 51 Scene Selec tion: S electing t he Scene Sel ection m ode Image Size: Selectin g the image s ize Face Detection: Detecting the face of subje ct REC Mode: Sele cting the cont inuous shoo ting method Color Mode: Changing[...]

6 T able of contents Memor y T ool — In ter nal Mem or y T o ol ........ .......... ............. ........... ... 74 For ma t Settings ... .......... ............. ........... ............. .......... ........... ............. ...... 75 Main se ttings — Main Se ttings 1 ........... ........... ............. .......... ......... 75 Main se tting[...]

7 T able of contents How to print still images ................ .............. ............. ............. ............... . 107 Printi ng imag es directly u sing a Pi ctBri dge com pliant p rinte r ............... 108 Printi ng at a shop ...................... ........... .......... ............. ........... .......... ..... 1 11 T roublesho oting[...]

8 ControlBasic techniques for better images When you press the shutter b utton halfw ay do wn, the camera adjus ts the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Remember to press the shutter button on ly halfway do wn. T o shoot a still image difficult to focus on t [F ocus] (page 40) If the image looks blurred even after focu sing, it may be because of ca[...]

9 ControlBasic techniques for better images Hints for preventing blur The camera moved accidentally when you took the picture. This is called “Camera shake”. On the other hand, if the subject mo ved when you took the picture, it is called “subject blur”. Camera shake Cause Y our hands or body shake while you hold the camera and press the sh[...]

10 ControlBasic techniques fo r better images Y ou can cr eate various images b y adjusting th e exposure and the ISO sensitivity . Exposure is the amount of light that the camera w ill receive when you release the shutter . Exposure Adjusting the light intensity Overexposure = too much light Whitish image The exposure is automatically set to the p[...]

11 ControlBasic techniques for better images Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Recommended E xposure Index) ISO sensitivity is a speed rating for recording med ia that incorp orates an image sensor that receiv es light. Even when the e xposure is the same, images dif fer depending on the ISO sensitivity . T o adjust the ISO sensitivity , see page 39. Hint[...]

12 ControlBasic techniques fo r better images The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions. Example: The color of an image affected by light sources The color tones are adjusted automati cally in the auto adjustment mode. Howe ver , you can adjust color tones ma nually with [ White Bal] (page 57). A digital image is made[...]

13 ControlBasic techniques for better images The default settings are marked with . 1) Images are recorded in 3:2 as pect ratio, same as photograph printin g paper or postcards, etc. 2) Both edges of the image m ay be cut off when printing (page 122). • The larger th e image s ize, the higher the image quality . • The more frames per second you[...]

14 ControlBasic techniques fo r better images The eyes of the subject may come out r ed, or fuzzy white circular spots may a ppear when using the flash. These phenomena can be reduced by taking the follo wing steps. The “Red-eye phenomenon ” This is caused by the reflection of flash light off the blood vessels of the retina of the subjects eyes[...]

15 Identifying parts See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. DSC-H9 only A PO WER button/PO WER lamp B Mode dial (26) C Shutter button (27) D Remote s ensor E AF illuminator (78)/Self-timer lamp (29) F Lens G Flash (29) H Finder adjustment dial • When you select with the FINDER/LCD button to shoot by using the finder , adjust the f[...]

16 Identifying parts A Finder B (Playback) b utton (43) C FINDER/LCD button D LCD screen (24) DSC-H9 only • Y ou can adju st the angle of the LCD panel to meet various shooting situation. E MENU button (49) F Control button (inside)/Wheel dial (outside) (35) Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (49) Menu of f: DISP/ / / (24, 29) G HOME b utton (47) H Micro[...]

17 Identifying parts Remote Control A T ransmitter B HOME bu tton (47) C SLIDE SHOW b utton (62) • Y ou can enjoy the slide show by pressing this b utton. D MENU bu tton (49) E SHUTTER button (27) • Cannot press halfway down. F For shooting: Zo om (W/T) butto n (28) For vie wing: / (Playback zoom) button/ (Index) b utton (43, 44) • Y ou canno[...]

18 Identifying parts Lens hood/Adaptor ring A Lens hood B Adaptor ring Attaching the lens hood When you shoot in bright l ighting conditions, such as outdoors, we recommend that you use the lens hood to reduce the image quality deterioration caused by unnecessary light. 1 Attach the adaptor ring while the p ower is off. 2 T urn the posi tion ring a[...]

19 Identifying parts Storing the lens hood The lens hood can be a ttached in the reverse direction to store it with the camera when it is not in use. Position the lens hood as sho wn below and turn the lens hood clockwise until it clicks. Attaching a conversion lens (not supplied) When you want to do enh anced wide-angle shots or zoom-in shots on d[...]

20 Indicators on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) button, the display changes (page 24). See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. When shooting still images When shooting movies A Displ ay Indication Battery rem aining E Low battery w arning (125) Image size (51) Mode dial/Men u (Scene Selection) (31) P S A M Mode dial (26) Nig[...]

21 Indicators on the screen BC D Display Indication z AE/AF lock (27) Standby REC Standby a movie/Record ing a movie ISO400 ISO number (39) NR slow shutter • When the shutter speed drops below a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter function activates automatica lly to redu ce the picture noise. 125 Shutter [...]

22 Indicators on the screen When playing back still images When playing back movies A B Display Indication Battery remainin g Image size (5 1) Protect (6 7) VOL. Vo l u m e (43) Print or der (DPOF) mar k (111) PictBrid ge connec ting (109) Zoom scalin g (43) PictBrid ge connec ting (110) • Do not disconnect the cable for multi- use terminal while[...]

23 Indicators on the screen C Display Indication Playback Media Playback fold er (69) • This does not appear when using intern al memory . 8/8 12/12 Image num ber/Number of images reco rded in selected folder Change folder (69) • This does not appear when using intern al memory . Metering mode (56) Flash White bal ance (57) C:32:00 Self-diagnos[...]

24 Changing the screen display Each time you press the v (DISP) button, the display changes as follows. • If you view images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the LCD backl ight up. Howe ver , the battery power may decrease faster under such condition. • The display becomes Histogram on t Indicators off t Indicators on when conn[...]

25 Using the internal memor y The camera has approximately 31 MB of internal memory . This memory is not remov able. Even when there is no “Memory Stick Duo” inse rted in the camer a, you can record images using this internal memory . • Movies with the image size set t o [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded usin g the internal memory. W e recommend[...]

26 Basic Opera tions Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired function. *Y ou can select various setting usin g the me nu. (For details on the functions available t page 50) : Auto Adjustment mode for Still Image Allows easy shooting with the settings adjusted automaticall y (page 27). P: Program Auto * Allows you to shoot with the ex p[...]

27 Basic Operat ions Shooting images easily (Auto Adjustment mode) 1 Select the desired function from the mode dial. When shooting still images (Auto Adjustment mode): Select . When shooting movies: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arm at your side. 3 Shoot with the sh utter button. When shooting still images: 1 Press and hold the s[...]

28 Shooting images easily (Auto Adjustment mod e) 2 Press the shutter button fully down. When shooting movies: Press the shutter button fully down. T o stop reco rding, press the shutter button fully down again. If you shoot a still image of a subj ect that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting dis tance is approx. 50 cm (1 9 3/4 inche[...]

29 Basic Operat ions Shooting images easily (Auto Adjustment mode) Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images) Press B ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desire d mode is selected. (No indicator): Flash Auto Strobes when there is insu ff icient li ght or backlight (default setting). : Flash forced on : Slow synchro (Flash forced on)[...]

30 Shooting images easily (Auto Adjustment mod e) To cancel, press V ( ) again. • Use the 2-second delay self-timer to pre vent blu r of an image made by the shaking of the camera when pressing the shutter button. Adjusting the an gle of the LCD screen Y ou can adjust the angle of the LCD screen. • Forcing the LCD screen to move ov er the range[...]

31 Basic Operat ions Shooting still images (Scene Selection) The Scene Selection mode has two ways to be selected, modes selected from the mode dial and modes selected from the menu sc reen, and the a vailable modes differ . Selecting from the mode dial 1 Select the desired mode of Scene Selectio n ( / / / / ) with the mode dial. 2 Shoot with the s[...]

32 Shooting still images (Scen e Selection) Scene Selection modes The following modes are predetermine d to match the scene conditions. * When you shoot images using (Twilight Portrait) , (Twili ght) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower. To prevent a blurring , use of a tripod is recommended. Modes selected from the mod e dial High Sens[...]

33 Basic Operat ions Shooting still images (Scene Selection) Functions you can use in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately accordi ng to the scene condition , a combination of functions is determined by th e camera. Some functions are not available, depending on the Scene Selection mode. ( : you can select the desire d setting) * [Fl[...]

34 Shooting in the dark (Night Shot) (DSC-H9 only) The Night Shot function lets you shoot subjects in the dark places without using the flash such as camp scenes at night or nocturnal plants and a nimals. Note that imag es recorde d using the Night Shot function will become greenish. 1 Set NIGHTSHOT switch to ON. and “Night Shot” indi cators li[...]

35 Basic Operat ions Using the wheel dial The wheel dial is used to cha nge the setting v alues when shooti ng with the manual adjustment modes (shutter speed priority mode, aperture priority mode, manual exposu re mode), ISO sensitivity adjustment, the focus meth od adjustment or the EV adjustment. By turning the wheel dial, you can also easily vi[...]

36 Shooting with manual adjustment The camera automatically adju sts the focus and the exposure, howe ver , you can manually adjust these settings. The function in shooti ng mode are describe d below . Y ou can change the aper ture value and shutter speed combination while keeping the b rightness fix ed . 1 Select P with the mode dial. 2 Select the[...]

37 Basic Operat ions Shooting with man ual adjustment 3 Shoot the image. T o c ancel Program Shift, tur n the wheel dial to retu rn the indi cation from P * to P . • Y ou cannot shift the apertu re value and shutter speed combinatio n when the shutter button is pressed halfway down. • When the brightness changes, the aperture value and sh utter[...]

38 Shooting with manual adjustment • If the shutter speed is set at 1/3 second or slower , th e NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduce the pictur e noise and appears. • If the proper exposure is not obtained after making th e settings, the setting value indi cators on the screen flash when the shutter button is pres sed half[...]

39 Basic Operat ions Shooting with man ual adjustment Selects a luminous sensitivity with units of ISO. The la rger the number , the higher th e sensitivity . 1 Select an ISO item with the wheel di al (page 35 ). 2 Press z on the control button. ISO va lue turns yello w . 3 Select an ISO v alue wit h the wh eel dial. 4 Press z . • For details on [...]

40 Shooting with manual adjustment 1 Select an EV item with the wheel dial (page 35). 2 Press z on the control bu tton. The ex posure v alue turns yel low . 3 Select an e xposure value w ith the whee l dial. T ow ard +: Bright ens an image. 0EV : The exposure is determined auto matically b y the camera. T ow ard –: Darke ns an image. 4 Press z . [...]

41 Basic Operat ions Shooting with man ual adjustment 3 Select the de sired focus m ethod with the w heel dial. 4 Press z . • AF stands for Auto F ocus. • When you use Digital Zoom or AF Il luminator, the nor mal AF range f inder frame is disable an d a new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. In this case, the priori ty o f AF [...]

42 Shooting with manual adjustment T o set the Flexible Spot AF 1 Select the AF range finder f rame indica tor, then select (Flexible Spot AF). The color of the AF rang e finder frame ch anges from wh ite to yel low . 2 Move the AF range finder frame to th e point you want t o focus on with v / V / b / B on the c ontrol button, then press z . The A[...]

43 Basic Operat ions Viewing images 1 Press (Playbac k) b utton. • If you press (Playback) when the camera is powe red off, the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press (Playback) again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the control button. Movie: Press z to playback a movie. (Press z again [...]

44 Viewing images Viewing an index screen Press (Index) to display the index sc reen while a still image is displayed. Select an image with v / V / b / B . T o return to the single image scree n, press z . When using the “Memory Stick Duo”, if there are number of folders, select the folder selection bar with b , then select the de sired folder [...]

45 Basic Operat ions Deleting images 1 Press (Playbac k) button. 2 Press MENU while display in single-image mode or in in dex mode. 3 Select [Delete] with v on the control b utton. 4 Select the desired deletion method with b / B from among [This Image], [Multiple Images] and [All I n This Folder], then p ress z . Control b utton v / V / b / B butt [...]

46 Deleting images When you select [This Image] Deletes the selected image. Select [OK] with v , t hen press z . When you select [M ultiple Images] Selects and deletes multiple images at once. 1 Select the images you want to delete , then press z . mark is chec ked in the che ckbox of the image. 2 Press MENU. 3 Select [OK] with v , then press z . W[...]

47 Basic Operat ions Learning the various functions – HOME/Menu The HOME screen is the basic screen used fo r accessing the various functions you can access the HOME screen regardless of the shootin g/viewing mode. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B o n the control b utton. 3 Select an item with v / V , then p[...]

48 Learning the various functions – HOME/Menu Pressing HOME b utton displays the follo wing items . Details on the items are displaye d on the screen by the guide. *Shooting mode selected in th e mode dial will be applied. HOME items Category Items Shooting* Shooting (pag e 26) V ie w Images Single Image (page 62 ) Index Display (pag e 62) Slide [...]

49 Basic Operat ions Learning the various functions – HOME/Menu 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only d uring shooting and playback mode. • Different items will become vi si ble depending on th e selected mo de. 2 Select the desired menu item with v / V on the control button. • If the desired item is hidden , k[...]

50 Menu items The av ailable menu items vary depending o n the camera m ode. The shooting menu is av ailable only in the sh ooting mode, and the viewing menu is av ailable only in the pl ayback mode . Also, the menu items available v ary depending on the mode dial positio n. Only the available items are displayed on the screen. * The operation is l[...]

51 Using functions for shooting Using functions for shooting Shooting menu The default settings are marked with . Selects a Scene Selection mode within the menu. Images can be shot with settings ad justed for each situation (page 32). For still images For movie Scene Selection: Sele cti ng the Scene Selection mode Image Size: Selecting the image si[...]

52 Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Selects whether to use the Face Detect function or not. • When you select Portrait, the default setting will be [On]. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected . Howe ver , only up to 2 faces of your subjects can be detected when you shoot images with Portrait. • When the camera d[...]

53 Using functions for shooting Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Selects whether the ca mera performs continuous shoo ting or not when you pres s the shutter button. DSC-H9 only REC Mode: Selecting the continuous shooting method (Normal) Does not sh oot cont inuously. (Burst) Reco rds up to 100 image s in succ ession when you pr[...]

54 Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 On the Burst • When recording with the self time r , a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorded. • Y ou cannot select when the shutter speed is set at 1/3 seco nd or slower . • The recording interval is approximately 0.46 secon d. The recording interval becomes longer, depending o[...]

55 Using functions for shooting Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Y ou can change the brightness of the image, accompanied by ef fects. • Y ou can select only [Normal], [Sepia ] or [B & W] when shooting movies . Color Mode: Changing the vividness of the image or adding special effects (Normal) (Vivid) Sets the imag e to bri[...]

56 Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the expo s ur e. DSC-H9 only • For details on the Exposure, see page 10. • When using spot metering or center-weighted me tering, setting the AF range finder frame to ( Center AF) is recommended to focus [...]

57 Using functions for shooting Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Adjusts the color tones according to the lig hting condition in a situation, for example, when the colors of an image look strange. White Bal: Adjusting the color tones (Auto) Adjusts th e White Balance automatically . (Daylight) Adjusts for condition s outsid e un[...]

58 Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 • For details on the white balance, see page 12. • Under fluorescent lights that fl icker , the white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluor escent Light 1], [Fluoresc e nt Light 2], [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [F lash] modes, [W hite Bal] is set to[...]

59 Using functions for shooting Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Adjusts the amount of flash light. • The flash level can be set in 1/3 EV increments. • The value is not displayed on the s creen. It is indicated as or . • T o change flas h mode, see page 29. • If the subject is t oo bright or dar k, this adjustment may h[...]

60 Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Adjust the c ontrast of the image. Adjust the sharpness o f the ima ge. Selects the anti-blur mode. • In Auto Adjustment mode, the ant i-blur mode will be set t o [Shooting]. • For movies, the options are li mited to [Continuou s] and [Off]. The default setting is set to [Continuo us]. •[...]

61 Using functions for shooting Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Select the settings for the shooting function. Thes e items appearing in this menu are same ones as those in [ Shooting Settings] on the HOME screen. See page 48. SETUP: Selecting th e shooting settings[...]

62 Using functi ons for viewi ng Playing back images from the HOME screen Y ou can selec t the ways to playback images. 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (V iew Images) with b / B on the cont rol button. 3 Select the desired vi ewing method with v / V . Displays the image shot last. This is the same as pressing the (Playback) (page 43). Displays a list of ima[...]

63 Using functi ons for view ing Playing back images from the HO ME screen For details on the operation 1 page 49 T o display the previous/next image Press b / B while the slide show is paused. T o adjust the volume of the music Press V to display the volume control screen, the press b / B to adjust the volume. T o end the slide show Select [Exit] [...]

64 Playing back images from the HOME screen For details on the operation 1 page 49 z T o add /change Music files Y ou can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to th e camera to pl ayback during Slid e show . Y ou can transfer music using [ Music T ool] in (Printing, Other) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software[...]

65 For details on the operation 1 page 49 Using functi ons for view ing Viewing menu This section explains the menu items av aila ble when you press MENU b utton in playback mode. F or details on ho w to use the menu, see page 49 . Selects and deletes images on the single- ima ge screen or the index screen. See page 45. This item has same function [...]

66 Viewing menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 (Partial Color) Surrou nds a chos en point i n monochrome t o signali ze a subjec t. 1 Set the ce nter point of the desi red image t o retouc h with v / V / b / B , then pr ess MENU b utton. 2 Adjust the de sired range to re touch with W/ T button. 3 Select [OK] with v / V , then press z . (Fis[...]

67 Using functi ons for view ing Viewing menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 When you select [Tr imming] • The image size that you can tri m may vary depending on the image. • The quality of trimmed images m ay deteriorate. Protects images against accidental erasure. T o protect an image 1 Select t he images yo u want to p rotect whi le[...]

68 Viewing menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 6 Select [OK] with v , then press z . In index mod e: 3 Select the image you want to prote ct with v / V / b / B on the co ntrol button, then press z . is attached to the selected image. 4 T o protec t other image s, repeat step 3 . 5 T o select all the image s in a folder , sel ect the folder [...]

69 Using functi ons for view ing Viewing menu For details on the operation 1 page 49 Rotates a still image. 1 Display t he image to be rotate d. 2 Press MENU to di splay the menu . 3 Select [R otate] with v / V on the contro l button, then press z . 4 Select [ ] , then rotate the imag e with b / B . 5 Select [OK] with v / V , then press z . • Y o[...]

70 Customizin g the settings Customizing the Manage Memory feature and the Settings Y ou can change the default settings using (Manage Memory) or (Settings) on the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage Memory) or (Settings) with b / B on the control button. 3 Select the desired item with v / V , then press z . 4 Pre[...]

71 Customizin g the settings Customizing the Manage Memory feature and the Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 5 Select the desired setting with v / V , then press z . T o cancel the setting change Select [Cancel] if it is one of the setting item, then press z . If not, press b on the control b utton. • This setting is m aintained eve[...]

72 For details on the operation 1 page 70 Manage Memory Memory T ool — Memor y Stick T ool This item appears only when a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted in the camera. Formats the “Memory Stick Duo”. A commercially av ailable “Memory Stick Duo” is already formatted, and ca n be used im mediately . • Note that formatting irre voca bly[...]

73 Customizin g the settings Manage Memory For details on the operation 1 page 70 Changes the folder currently used for r ecording i mages. 1 Select [Cha nge REC. F older] with v / V / b / B on the con trol butto n, then pres s z . The folder se lection screen appears. 2 Select the de sired folder with b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z . T o c[...]

74 Manage Memory For details on the operation 1 page 70 Memory T ool — Internal Memor y T ool This item does not appear when a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserte d in the camera. Formats the internal memory . • Note that formatting irre vo cably erases all data in th e internal memory , including even protect ed images. 1 Select [Format] w ith v[...]

75 For details on the operation 1 page 70 Customizin g the settings Settings Main settings — Main Settings 1 The default settings are marked with . Selects the sound produced when you operate the camera. When you operate the camera, the desc ription of functio ns is display ed. Initializes the setting to the default setting. Even if you execute t[...]

76 Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Main settings — Main Settings 2 The default settings are marked with . Selects the USB mode to be used when connec ting the camera to a computer or a PictBridge compliant printer using the cab le for multi-use terminal. Selects the video signal output type from SD and HD(1080i), according to the [...]

77 Customizin g the settings Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Sets the video signa l output according to th e TV color system of the connected video equipment. Different countries and regio ns use different TV color sys tems. If you want to view images on a TV screen, ch eck page 87 for the T V color system of th e country or re gion[...]

78 Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 1 The default settings are marked with . The AF illuminator supplies f ill light to focus more easily on a subjec t in dark surroundings. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway , until[...]

79 Customizin g the settings Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Selects the auto focus operation mode. • The AF mode is disabled when [Face Detection] is set to [On] or (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Sele ction. Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarg es the image using optic al zoom (up to 15×). W[...]

80 Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Sets for achieving appropriate fo cus when attaching a conv ersion lens (not supplied). Attach the supplied adaptor ring, then atta ch a conversion lens (page 19). • When using the built-in flash, the flash lig ht ma y be blocked, causing the shadow to appear . • The av ailable zoom area is l i[...]

81 Customizin g the settings Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 2 The default settings are marked with . Select the timing that the flash strobes. On the [Rear ] • When the shutter speed is too fast, the [Rear] setting effect m ay not be av ailable. • When the red-eye reduction is selected , [...]

82 Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Displays the recorded image on the screen for approximat ely tw o seconds immediately after shooting a still image. • If you press the shutter button halfway down during this period, the reco rded image d isplay disappears and you can immedi ately shoot the next image. Expands the center of the s[...]

83 Customizin g the settings Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Clock Settings Sets the date and time. 1 Select [ Clock Settings] f rom (Sett ings) on the HOME sc reen. 2 Select t he date dis play form at with v / V , then press z . 3 Select each it em with b / B and set the numer ic valu e with v / V , then press z . 4 Select [OK] wit[...]

84 Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Language Setting Selects the language to be used to disp lay the menu items, warnings, and messages. Language Setting[...]

85 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewing image s on a TV Viewing images on a TV Y ou can vie w images on a TV screen by connecting the camera to a TV . The connection varies according to the type of TV the camer a is connected to. T urn off both your camera and the TV be fore connecting th e camera and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • If you[...]

86 Viewing images on a TV Y ou can view an image record ed on the camera by connectin g the camer a to an HD (High Definition) TV with the com ponent cable (not supplied). T urn of f both your camera an d the TV before connecting the camera and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • The cable for video j acks (Green/Blue/Red) is th e same co[...]

87 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewing images on a TV 3 Press (Playbac k) to turn on the camera. Images shot with the camera appear on the TV screen. Press b / B on the control button to select the desired image. • Set [COMPONENT] to [HD(1080i)] in [Main Setti ngs 2] by selecting (Set tings) on the HOME screen (page 76). • When using your camera ab[...]

88 Using your computer Enjoying your Windows computer For details on using a Macintosh computer , refer to “Using your Macintosh computer” (page 105). This section describes the Englis h version of screen contents. • Viewing images on your computer • Viewing images sav ed on y our computer • Viewing photos organized b y date • Editing i[...]

89 Using your compu ter Enjoying your Windows computer The follo wing en vironmen t is recommended for a compute r connected to the camera. Recommended environment for copying images OS (pre-installe d): Microsoft Windows 2000 Prof essional, W indows XP * • Operation is not assured in an en vironment based on an upgrade of the operating systems d[...]

90 Installing the software (supplied) Y ou can install the software (supplied) using the fo llowing procedure. • When using Windo ws 2000, do not con nect the camera to the comput er before installation. • In W indows 2000/XP , log on as Administrat or . • When the supplied s oftware is installed, the USB driver is installed au tomatically. 1[...]

91 Using your compu ter Copying images to your computer This section descr ibes the process us ing a W indows computer as an e xample. Y ou can copy images from the camera to your computer as follo ws. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot Remov e the “Memory Stick Du o” from the camera and insert it in the Memory Stic k Duo Adaptor. Insert t[...]

92 Copying images to your computer • W ith W indows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the desktop . “Connecting to Mass Stor age... ” appears on the screen of the camera. When a USB connection is established for the first time, your co mputer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera . W ait for a while. * is displayed on the scr[...]

93 Using your compu ter Copying images to your computer 2 Click [Next]. The images saved on the “Memory Stick Duo” of the camer a appear . • If no “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted, images in the internal memory appe ar . 3 Click the check bo x of unwanted images to remove the chec kmark so they are not copied, then click [Next ]. The “Pic[...]

94 Copying images to your computer 1 Double-clic k [My Computer] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. • If the “Remov able Disk” icon is not displayed, see page 119. 2 Double-clic k the folder where the image files you want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an image file to display the menu and c lick [Copy]. • On the storage destination of th[...]

95 Using your compu ter Copying images to your computer This section describes the procedure for viewing co pied im ages in the “My Documents” folder . 1 Click [Start] t [My Documents]. The contents of the “My Documents” folder are displayed. • If you are not using Windo ws XP , double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop. 2 Double-clic k[...]

96 Copying images to your computer The image files record ed with your camera are grouped as folders on the “Memor y Stick Duo”. Example: v iewing folders on Windows XP A Folde r containi ng image data recorded using a camera not eq uipped with the folder crea ting functio n B Folde r containi ng image data recorded using this came ra When no n[...]

97 Using your compu ter Viewing image files stor ed on a computer with your camera (using a “Memor y Stick Duo”) This section descr ibes the process us ing a W indows computer as an e xample. When an image file c opied to a computer no longer remains on a “Memory Stick Duo”, you can view that image again on the camera by copying th e image [...]

98 Using the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied) Y ou can use still images and movies from the camera more than ever by taking advantage of the software. This section summarizes the “Picture Motion Bro wser” and gi ves the basic instructions. W ith the “Picture Motion Browser” you can: • Import imag es shot with the ca mera and displ [...]

99 Using your compu ter Using the “Pictu re Mo tion Browser” (supplied) 2 Connect the camera to your computer with the cable for multi- use terminal. After the camera is automat ically detected, the [Import Image s] screen is displayed. • If you use the Memory Stick slot, refer to page 91. • In W indows XP , i f the AutoPlay Wizard appears,[...]

100 Using the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied) Y ear disp lay screen Month displ ay screen Hour display screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click th at period on the left of the screen. 3 Displaying individual images On the hour display scre en, double-click a thumbnail to display the image by itself in a separate win[...]

101 Using your compu ter Using the “Pictu re Mo tion Browser” (supplied) Images can be save d in CD or DVD as a data disc. • CD burner drive or DVD burner drive requir ed. • The following disc can be us ed for creating a data disc. –CD–R/RW (12 cm) –DVD±R/RW (12 cm) –DVD±R DL (12 cm) 1 Select images to save on the disc. • To sel[...]

102 Using the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied) Preparing images stored on the computer for viewing T o view them, re gister the folder that contains the images as one of the “V ie wed folders”. 1 Click on the main screen, or choose [Register Folders to View] fr om the [File] m enu. The settings sc reen for “V iewed folders” registrat[...]

103 Using your compu ter Using the “Pictu re Mo tion Browser” (supplied) 1 Click [Start ] t [Control Panel] (in W indows 2000, [Star t] t [Settings ] t [Control Panel]), then doub le-click [Add/ Remove Programs]. 2 Select [Son y Picture Utili ty], then click [Remove] (in Windo ws 2000, [C hange/ Remov e]) to exe cute the uninstall ation. T o un[...]

104 Using the “Music T ransfer” (supplied) Y ou can change the Music files that are preset at the factory with desir ed Music files using “Music Transfer” in the CD- R OM (supplied ). Also, you can delete or add these files whene ver you want. The music formats you can transfer with “Music T ransfer” are listed below: • MP3 files stor[...]

105 Using your compu ter Using your Macintosh computer Y ou can copy images to your Macint osh computer . • “Picture Motion Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh com puters. The follo wing en vironmen t is recommended for a compute r connected to the camera. Recommended environment for copying images OS (pre-installe d): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ M[...]

106 Using your Macintosh computer 4 View images on the computer . Double-click the hard disk icon t the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files to open that image file. Perform the procedur es listed below beforehand w hen: • Disconnecting the cable fo r multi-use t erminal • Removing a “Memory Stick Duo” • Inserting [...]

107 Printing still images Printing stil l images How to print still images When you print images shot in [16:9] mode, bo th edges may be cut off, so be sure to check before printing (page 122). Y o u can print images by connec ting the camera dir ectly to a PictBridge compliant printer . Y o u can print images with a “M emory Stick” compliant p[...]

108 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not ha ve a computer , you can print images shot using your camera by connecting the camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imaging Products Association) • Y ou cannot print movies[...]

109 Printing still images Printing images directly using a PictBridge compl ia nt printer 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 Press (Playbac k) and turn on your camera and the printer . After the connection is made, the indicat or appears. The camera is set to playback mode, then an image and the print me nu appear on the screen. Select [This I[...]

110 Printing images directly using a PictBridge comp liant printer When the [Lay out] is not set to [1-up/ Borderless] or [1-up/Border]: Select the number of sets of images that you want to print as an inde x image. If you selected [This Image] in step 1, select the number of the same ima ge you want to pr int side by si de on a sheet as an index i[...]

111 Printing still images Printing at a shop Y ou can take a “Memory Stick Duo” containing images shot with your camera to a photo printing service sh op. As long as the shop supports pho to printing services conforming to the DPOF, you can make a (Print order) mark on images in advance so that you do not need to reselect them when you print th[...]

112 Printing at a shop 1 Press MENU while displaying images in single-image m ode or in index mode. 2 Select [DPOF] with v / V and select [Multiple Imag es] with b / B , then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the control b utton, then press z . mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Press MENU. 5 Select [OK] with v , then press z . mark a[...]

113 T roubleshootin g T rou bleshoot ing T roubleshooting If you exper ience trouble with your camera, try the following solutions. Please understand that you gi ve your consent th at the contents of the internal memory , Music files may be checked when you send your camera to be repaired. 1 Check the items on pages 114 to 124. If a code such as ?[...]

114 T roubleshooting The battery pack cannot be ins erte d. • Insert the bat tery pack cor rectly to push the battery ej ect lev er . Cannot turn on the camera. • After inst alling the battery pack into the c amera, it ma y take a little while to g et the camer a pow ered. • Install the ba ttery pack cor rectly . • The batte ry pack is d is[...]

115 T roubleshootin g T roubleshooting • Y ou ar e using the “Memo ry Stick Duo ” with a write- protect switch , and the switch is set to the LOCK po sition. Se t the swi tch to the recordin g positio n (page 129) . • Y ou ca nnot record images while ch arging the flash. • When shooti ng a still i mage, set the mode d ial to a po sition o[...]

116 T roubleshooting The flash does not work. • The flash is set to (Flash forced of f) (page 29). • Y ou cannot u se the flas h when: – [REC Mode] i s set to [B urst] or Ex posure Br acket (page 53 ). – (High Sen sitivity mode), (Advanced Sport s Shootin g mode), (T wilight mode) or (Fireworks mode) is s elected in t he Scene mo de (page 3[...]

117 T roubleshootin g T roubleshooting The image colors are not correct. • Set [Color Mode ] to [Normal] (p age 55). • The camera i s in Night Shot mode (DS C-H9 only). C ancel Night Shot mode ( page 34). V ertical streaks appe ar when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smear ph enomenon is occurring a nd white, bl ack, red, purple[...]

118 T roubleshooting Y our camera cannot playback ima ges. • Press (P layback) button ( page 43). • The folder /file name has bee n changed on your compu ter (page 9 7). • When an imag e file has been pro cessed by a compute r or when th e image file was record ed using a mode l other than tha t of your cam era, playba ck on your ca mera is n[...]

119 T roubleshootin g T roubleshooting Y ou do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Recomm ended compu ter environment” on pa ge 89 for Windows, and page 105 fo r Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot. • Check that the computer and th e Mem[...]

120 T roubleshooting Y ou cannot copy images. • Connect t he camera and your comput er correct ly making a U SB connecti on (page 92) . • Follow the designated copy procedu re for your OS (pages 92 and 105). • When you sho ot images wit h a “Memory St ick Duo” forma tted by a computer, you may not be able to copy the im ages to a computer[...]

121 T roubleshootin g T roubleshooting Y ou want to change t he “Folder to be imported”. • Access the “Import Set tings” scree n to chan ge “Folder to be imported”. Y ou can specif y a diff erent folder af ter using “Pic ture Motion Bro wser” to re gister it in “V iewed f olders” (page 102). The date of all impor ted images is[...]

122 T roubleshooting Also see “PictBridge compliant printer” (a s fo llows) in conjunction with the following items. Images are printed with both edg es cut off. • Dependin g on your pr inter, the left, rig ht, top, and bottom ed ges of th e image may b e cut off. Especially wh en you print an image shot with the image size se t to [16:9], th[...]

123 T roubleshootin g T roubleshooting Printing is canceled. • Confirm that you have disconnected th e cable for multi-use terminal b efore the (PictBridge Connecting ) mark disa ppears. Cannot inser t the date or p rint images in the index mode . • The printe r does not p rovide these func tions. Cons ult the pr inter manufac turer as t o whet[...]

124 T roubleshooting The camera does not funct ion with the lens po rtion extended. • Do not att empt to for ce the lens that has s topped moving. • Insert a charged battery , then t urn on the c amera agai n. The lens gets fogged. • Moisture co ndensatio n has occurr ed. T urn off the camera and l eave it for about an hour before using it. T[...]

125 T roubleshootin g W arning indicators and messages If a code starting with a letter of the alphabet appears, your camer a has a self- diagnosis display . The last two digits (indicated by ss ) will differ depending on the state of the camera. If you are unable to solve the problem ev en after trying the following correctiv e actions a few times[...]

126 Warning indicators and messages Memory Stick formatting err or Internal memory formatting error • Format the medi a again (pag es 72 and 74). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are usi ng the “Memor y Stick Duo” with the write-prote ct switch, and the switch is set to the LOCK posit ion. Set the switc h to the re cording p osition (page 129). N[...]

127 T roubleshootin g Warning indic ators and messages Macro is in valid • The macro is unav ailab le under thes e settings (p ages 29, 33) . Flash settings canno t be changed • The flash is u nav ailable du ring these settings (p ages 29, 33) . Maximum images selected • Y ou ca n select up to 1 00 images . Remo ve th e checkma rk. No enough [...]

128 Others T o use your camera abroad — Power sources Y ou can use your camera, the battery charger (supplied), and the A C-LS5K AC Adapto r (not supplied) in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. • Do not use an electronic transf ormer (travel con verter), as this may cause a malfunction.[...]

129 Others On the “Memor y Stick” A “Memory Stick” is a c ompact, portable IC record ing medium. Th e types of “Memory Stick” that ca n be used with this camera are listed in the table below . Howe ver , proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all “Memory Stick” functions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “Mag icGate Memory Stick Duo?[...]

130 On the “Memory Stick” • Do not use or store t he “Memory Stick Duo” under the following conditio ns: – High temperature locations su ch as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid locations or locat ions with corrosive substances present Notes on usi ng the Mem ory Stick [...]

131 Others On the batter y pack On charging the battery pack W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10° C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). Y ou may not be able to eff iciently charge the ba ttery pack ou tside of this tempe rature range. Effective use of the battery pack • Battery performance decreas es in low tem[...]

132 On the batter y charger On the battery charger • Do not charge any other battery pack other than the NP-BG type battery packs in the battery charger supplied with your camera. Ba tteries other than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of inj ury from el ectrocution and burns. • Remov[...]

133 Index Index Index A Adaptor ring .......................... 18 Adjusting EV .................. ......24 Advanced Sports Shooting mode .............................. 32 AE/AF lock indicator ............ 27 AF Illuminator ...................... 78 AF Mode ................ ...............79 AF range finder frame ..........41 Aperture .............[...]

134 Index Image file stor age desti nations and file names ............... 96 Image quality .................. 12, 14 Image Size .......... .................. 51 Image size .................... ......... 12 Incandescent ................ ......... 57 Index Display....................... . 62 Index screen ................. ......... 44 Indicator.....[...]

135 Index Index Smart zoom ............ ...............79 Snow mode .... ....................... 32 Soft Focus ....................... ......65 Software ......... .........90, 98, 104 Spot metering . .......................56 Spot metering cross hairs ......56 SteadyShot ............................ 60 T Trimming ..............................66 Tr[...]

136 Notes on the License “C Library”, “Expat” and “zlib” software are provided in your camera. W e provide this software based on license agreements with their owner s of copyright. Based on requests by the owners o f copyright of these software applications, we ha ve an obligation to inform you of the following. Please read the followi[...]

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