Sony DSC-WX1 manuale d’uso

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-152-046- 11 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-WX1 GB Gettin g start ed Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing im ages Conne cting to other device s Chang ing ca mera setti ngs[...]

2 GB Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd th e seria l numb er in the space prov ided belo w. Refer to these numbers w henever you c all upon yo ur Sony dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. DSC-WX1 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e un[...]

3 GB • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs pr omptly as described in the inst ructions. [ Batter y charger Even if t he CHARGE lamp is not lit, the batte ry charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If s[...]

4 GB [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could voi d your authori ty to operate t his equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab[...]

5 GB Disposa l of waste batter ies (applicable in the Europea n Union and other Eur opean countr ies 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. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a che[...]

6 GB Table of contents Notes on usi ng the c amera... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... 8 Gettin g start ed ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ......... 10 Checking the accessories supplied .................. ......................... ............. 10 Identif ying p arts [...]

7 GB Deleting images .............. ................ ............ ........... ........... ........... .. 37 Deletin g images ..... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... . 37 Deletin g all i mages (F ormat) ..... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... ... 38 C[...]

8 GB Notes on using the came ra Changing the langua ge setting The screen lang uage can be change d if necessary. To change the la nguage setting, press MENU butto n, then select (Settings) t (Main S ettings) t [La nguage S etting]. Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” medi a ba ck up Do not turn o ff the camera, remov e the ba ttery pack[...]

9 GB Warning on copy right Television program s, films, videotapes, and other materia ls may be copyrighte d. 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 con[...]

10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CS GD/BC-CS GE (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and C anada) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batter y case (1) • USB, A/V cab le for mul ti-use term inal (1) • Wrist s trap (1) • CD-ROM (1) ?[...]

Getting start ed 11 GB Identifyin g parts A Shu tter butt on B (Burst /Bracket ) bu tton C Flash D Mic rophone E ON/O FF (Pow er) butto n F Speake r G Self-timer lamp/Smile S hutter la mp/ AF illuminator H Lens I LCD s cr ee n J For shooti ng: W/T (Zoom) button For v iewing: (Play back z oom) butt on/ (Ind ex) bu tto n K Mode di al L Hook for wr is[...]

12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batter y even when it is partial ly charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to th e wall outlet (wall socket). If you co ntinue cha rging the batt ery pack for abo ut on e m ore hour after the CHARGE lamp turns off, the c har[...]

13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The tab le above sh ows the ti me required to char ge a fully depleted battery p ack at a te mperature o f 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longer dependi ng on conditions of use and circumstances. • Connec t the bat tery charg er to the near est wall outle t (wall socke t). • When ch argin g is f ini[...]

14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery p ack/a “Memory Stick Duo” medi a (sold separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal side facing th e LCD screen , insert the “Memor y Stick Du o” media until it clicks into plac e. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert th e bat ter y [...]

Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” medi a that you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memory S tick PRO Duo” med ia or “Mem ory St ic k PRO- HG Du o” media with the camer a. For det ails on the numbe r of images /time that can be recorded, s ee pages 24, 29 and 34. Othe r t ype s o f “M em ory St ick” m[...]

16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned on . • It may take time for t he power to tu rn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct a se tting item w ith v / V on the control button, then press z . Date & Time Format: Select the date and time displa y format . Daylight Savings : Select Dayl[...]

17 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for super imposing 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 Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t (Clock Settin gs) (p age 50). 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. Se[...]

18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the mode dial to (Intellig ent Auto A djustmen t), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. To shoot movies, set the mode dial to (Mov ie Mo de) (pa ge 3 3). 2 Hold the camera stead y as illustrated. • Press the T button to zoom in, W butt on t o zoo m o ut. 3 Pr[...]

Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es x Returning to shooting images Press t he shutte r button halfway down. x Turning off the camera Press ON/OFF ( Power) butto n. 1 Pre ss the (Pla ybac k) button. • When i mages o n a “Memor y Stick Du o” medi a recor ded wit h othe r came ras ca nnot be play ed back on t his came ra, press the ME[...]

20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode all ows you to shoot stil l images using t he minimum neces sary funct ions. The text size incr ease s and in dica tor s becom e easi er to see . 1 Set the mo de dial to (Easy Shooti ng) . Act ion How to change Self-Timer Press on the contro l button[...]

21 GB Using shooting functions Detecting the shooting conditions automatically ( Scene Recognition) 1 Set th e mode di al to (Intel lig ent Auto Ad justme nt). 2 Aim t he c amera a t the subj ect. When the camer a recogn izes a scen e, a Scene Recognition icon and guide, (Twili ght), (Twilight Portrait) , (Twiligh t using a tripod), (Backl ight), ([...]

22 GB z Shooting two images with di fferent settings and selecting the one you like Press the MENU button, th en sele ct (Scene Reco gnition ) t (Advan ced) with v / V / b / B on the control button. When the came ra recognizes a di fficult-to-s hoot scene ( (Twilig ht), (Twiligh t Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod), (Backli gh t) and (Backlight P[...]

23 GB Using shooting functions Shoo ting p anora mic im ages (Swe ep Pa noram a) Shoots mult ip le imag es and allo ws you to create a pan o ramic i m age from c o mposed image s while you pan t he camera . Pa noram ic images c an als o be p layed ba ck with t he suppl ied soft ware “PMB”. • Sweep Panoram a is not suitab le for mo ving obje c[...]

24 GB x Image S ize The image s ize determine s the siz e of the image fi le that is record ed when you take a image. x Numbe r of still imag es that can be record ed (Units: Images) • The number of still images ma y vary depending on the shooting cond itions and the recor ding media. • When the numb er of remain ing shootabl e images is great [...]

25 GB Using shooting functions Shooting wi th reduced blur (Anti Motion Blur) (Hand-held Twilight) A seri es of burst shots are taken , and imag e proces sing is applied t o reduce c amera shake, subjec t blur and no ise. Shooting continuously (Burst/B racket) You ca n select nor mal (si ngle-im age), bur st or exp osure brac ket mo de. You ca n al[...]

26 GB Focusing on the face of th e subject (Face Detection) The c amera detects th e face of the subject and focu ses on it. You can s elect wh ich subject t akes priority whe n focusi n g. 1 Press the ME NU but ton. 2 Select (Face Det ection) wi th v / V / b / B on the co ntrol button t desire d mode t z . (Off ): Does not use Face Detec tion. (Au[...]

27 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Press (Smile) on the cont rol butto n. 2 Wait de tecting a smile . When the s mile level exceeds the b point on th e in dica tor, th e ca mer a rec ords imag es autom atic ally. Wh en you pre ss (Smile) o n the contr ol button a gain, Smile Shutte r ends. ?[...]

28 GB Selecting the image size to mat ch the usage The image s ize determine s the siz e of the image fi le that is record ed when you take a image. The larger the image si ze, the more detail will be reproduced whe n the image is printed on larg e-for mat paper . The sm aller the im age size, the mo re image s can be rec orded. • When you print [...]

29 GB Using shooting functions x Number of still images that can be recorded (Units: Im ages) • The numbe r of stil l images may var y dependin g on the shooting conditions and the recordin g media. • When t he number o f rema ining sho otable im ages is greater t han 9,999, the “>99 99” indi cator appea rs. • When an ima ge shot with [...]

30 GB Selecting a flash mode • [On] and [Slow Sy nchro] are not avai lable whe n the ca mera is i n Intelli gent Auto Ad justment mode. • You cannot use the flash during burst or bracket shootin g. • Depending on the shooting condit ions, the peripher y of the image may beco me dark when the flash operates. Ch angin g the scr een dis play 1 P[...]

31 GB Using shooting functions Using the Shooting mode that matches the sce ne (Sc ene Select ion) 1 Set th e mode dial to (Scene Selec tion). A list o f Scene Selection mo d es is displayed. 2 Select the desir ed mode with v / V / b / B on the cont rol button t z . If you w ant to swi tch to anot her sce ne, press the MENU bu tton.[...]

32 GB • The flas h does n ot opera te in som e mode s. Note (Hig h Sens itivity ): Shoots imag es without a flash even in low light ing. (Soft Snap): Shoots images wit h a soft er atmosphere for portraits of people, f lowers, etc. (Landscape ): S hoot s with the focu s on a di stant subject. (Twi ligh t Po rtra it): Shoots sh arp images of people[...]

33 GB Using shooting functions Shooting movies • The operating soun d of the lens might be recorde d while shooting a movi e. x Viewing mo vies 1 Press the (Playb ack) bu tton and p ress B (next) / b (prev ious) on the cont rol butto n to select a movie to view. 2 Pres s z . x Image si ze The la rger t he ima ge size, th e higher the i mage qual [...]

34 GB x Maximum recording time The table b elow sh ows the appr oximate maximu m recording times. These are th e total times for all movie file s. C ontin uous shooting is poss ible for approximately 29 minutes . (Units: hou r : minute : second) • The recor ding tim e may var y dependin g on the shooting conditions and the r ecording media. • T[...]

35 GB 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) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Press the (Play back) butt on to displa y an image , then pres s (Playback zoom) bu tton. The i mage is enla rged a t twice th e size, with the center of the ima ge. 2 Adjust the zoom sca le and positi [...]

36 GB View ing stil l image s with musi c (Slid eshow) 1 Press the (Playback) but t on to displa y a stil l im age, then press the M ENU butt on. 2 Selec t (Slide show) t [Slideshow with music] with v / V / b / B on the control button, then press z . 3 Select [ Start] wi th v on the contr ol bu tton, t hen press z . The slideshow star ts. • To en[...]

37 GB Deleting images D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Press (Playb ack) butt on to displa y an image, then pr ess (Del ete) butt on. 2 Press v / V on the control b utton to sele ct the desired se tting. All in Date Range/All in This Fo lder: You can delete all images in the displa yed dat e range or fold er. Multiple Images: Y ou can sel[...]

38 GB Deleting all images (Format) You c an delete all data st ored on “ Memory Stick Du o” media or the inter nal mem ory. 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 delet ed. If no “M emory St ick Duo” me dia is ins erted, al l data store d in the internal memory are d[...]

39 GB Connecting to other devices C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV • The [Vid eo Out] set ting is set to [NT SC] mode a t the factory to let you enjoy optimu m movie image quali ty. When image s do not appear or jitter y on your TV, you may be using a PAL-only TV. Try swit ching the [Video Ou t] setting to [PAL] (p age[...]

40 GB • If it wa s impos sible to c onnect to the pri nter, be s ure to s et [USB Connect] under (Ma in Setting s) t o [Pic tBrid ge]. • Panoram ic images may not be prin ted depen ding on the prin ter. 3 Press MENU t (Print) with v / V / b / B on the con trol button t desire d mode t z . (This Image) : Print th e current ly displaye d image. ([...]

41 GB Connecting to other devices Using the camera with a computer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You ca n enjoy the recorded im ages mo re tha n ever b y taking ad vantage o f the so ftware , and “ PMB” is incl uded on a CD-ROM (sup plied). There are more functions, in additio n to those liste d below, for e njoying y o ur ima g es[...]

42 GB x Stage 1 : Installing the “P MB” (supplied ) You ca n install the softwar e (suppl ied) usin g the follow ing proc edure. Whe n you inst all “PMB,” “Musi c Transfer ” is also insta lled. • Log on as Adminis trator. 1 Chec k your com puter en viron ment. Recommen ded environm ent for using “PMB ” and “Music Tran sfer”, a[...]

43 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 2: I mporting images to you r computer usin g “PMB” x Stage 3: Viewing “ PMB Guide” • Do not disc onnect the cab le for mul t i-us e ter minal from the cam era while the camera is oper ating or whil e “Accessing…” a p pears on the screen of th e camera. Doing so may co rrupt t he data. • W[...]

44 GB x Using the camera with your Macintosh compute r You ca n copy imag es to your Macinto sh comput er. Howev er, “PM B” is not com patible . When i mages are ex ported t o “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” medi a, vi ew them in [F older View] . You ca n install “M usic Tran sfer” on your Ma cintosh co mpute r. Recomm ended com puter envi ronment[...]

45 GB Changing camera s ettings Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changing the operation soun ds Selec ts or tu rns of f the bee p so und. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Selec t (Settings ) with V on the co ntrol bu tton, t hen press z . 3 Select (Main Set tings) with v / V / b / B on the cont rol butt on, then pr ess [Bee p] t desired mo de t z . Shut[...]

46 GB Using the MENU items Displays a v ailab le fu nctions f o r e asy settin g when th e camera i s in shooting or playbac k mode . Only the items that are avai lable for ea ch mode are displa yed on the screen. Select (Settings) t [ Main Setti ngs] t [Initia lize] to initia lize the settings to the defaul t sett ing. x MENU in shooting mode 1 Pr[...]

47 GB Changing camera s ettings EV Adjusts exposure manually. (–2.0EV to +2.0EV) ISO Selects a luminous sensitivi ty. (Auto/ISO 16 0 to ISO 3200) White Balance Adjusts color tones according to t he surrounding li ght conditions. ( Auto/ Daylight/ Cloudy/ Fluorescent Whi te Balance 1, Fluorescent White Balance 2, Fluorescent White Balance 3/ n Inc[...]

48 GB x MENU in viewing mode Item Description (Slideshow) Plays back images in succession. ( Continuous Playback/ Sl ideshow with music) (View Mode) S witches the View Modes. ( Date View/ Folder View) (Display Burst Group) Selects how to display the burst images on the screen. ( Display M ain Image Only/ Display All) (Retouch) Retouches stil l imag[...]

49 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the (Settings) i tems You c an change the defa ult set tings. (Shooting S etting s) are d isplayed only when se ttings have been e n tered from shoot ing mode . 1 Press the ME NU button to dis play the Me nu screen. 2 Selec t (Settin gs) wi th V on the co ntrol bu tton, t hen press z . 3 Select the desired it e[...]

50 GB (Main Setting s) Beep Selects or turns of f the sound produced when you operate the camera. Language S etting Selects the language to be used in m enu items, warnings and messages . Function Guide Selects whether or n ot to display the function guide when you operate the camera. Demo Mode Sets whet her to view a demonstrati on of the S mile S[...]

51 GB Others Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the screen to indic ate the c amera stat us. You ca n change t he scree n display u sing DISP (Screen Displa y Settings ) on the co ntrol but ton (page 30) . When shoo ting still images • The icons are lim ited in (Easy Shooting) m ode. When s hooting m ovies When [...]

52 GB B C PictBridge connecting Protect Print orde r (DPOF) Playback zoom Display burst gr oup Main image in the burst group Displ ay Indic ation z AE/AF lock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range f inder frame indicator REC Standby Recording a movie/Standby a movie 0:12 Recording ti[...]

53 GB Others D Display Indication Self-time r C:32:00 Se lf-diagnosis display Destination Overheating warning Face Detection Burst/Bracket Database f ile full Bracket Settings AF range finder frame Spot metering cr oss hair +2.0EV Exposure value 500 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture va lue PictBridge connectin g N Playback Playback bar 35° 37’ 32” [...]

54 GB Learning more about the camera (“Cyber- shot Handbook”) “Cyb er-sho t Handboo k”, whic h explains how to use the camer a in detail, is include d on the CD-ROM (sup p lied). Refer to it for in-depth instru c tions o n the ma ny fu nctions of the cam e ra. • You need A dobe R eader to re ad “Cyber -shot Ha ndbook” . If it is not i[...]

55 GB Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble with the ca m era, try the following solutions . 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 checke d on minimum n e cessi ty to verify a n d impro ve the mal function sympto ms. Sony w ill not copy or save an y of those da t[...]

56 GB The remaini ng charge indicat or is incor rect. • This phenomeno n occurs when you us e the camera in an extrem ely hot or cold locati on. • A discrepanc y arose betwe en the rema ining charge indicator a nd the actual remaining ba ttery charg e. Ful l y di s charg e the battery pack once, t h en charge it to correct the indica tion. • [...]

57 GB Others Precautions Do no t us e/st ore the c amera in th e following places • In an extremely hot , cold or humid plac e In p laces s uch as in a car parke d in the sun, the camera b ody may beco me deformed an d this ma y cause a mal function. • Under dir ect sunlig ht or near a heate r The camera body ma y become discol ored or deformed[...]

58 GB Specificati ons Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7. 59 mm (1/2.4 type) Exmor R CMOS Sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.6 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.2 Megapixels Lens: Sony G 5× zoom lens f = 4.25 mm – 21.25 mm ( 24 mm – 120 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F2.4 (W) – F5.9 (T ) While shooting movies (1[...]

59 GB Others Tradem arks • The followin g marks a re tradema rks of Sony Corporation. , “Cybe r-shot,” “Me mory Stick,” , “Memory Stick P RO,” , “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, W[...]

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