English dropdown-ico

Sony 100 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Sony 100, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Sony 100 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Sony 100. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Sony 100 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Sony 100
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Sony 100 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Sony 100 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Sony 100 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Sony 100, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Sony service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Sony 100.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Sony 100 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    DSLR-A100 2-681-186- 12 (1) Printed in Malaysia © 2006 Sony Corporation 2-681-186- 12 (1) Printed on 100% recycled paper using V OC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free ve getableoil based ink. Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support W ebsite. 1 00 DSLR-A100 Digital Single [...]

  • Page 2

    2 Checking the accessories supplied The numb er in parenth eses indi cates the numb er of pieces . Note • Use only an NP-FM55H battery pack. Note th at the NP-FM50 and NP-FM30 cannot be used. • BC-VM10 Battery charger (1) • Video cable (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1) • Shoulder strap with eyepiece cover and Remote C ommander clip (1) ?[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Composition of the operating instru ctions This m anu al Explain s the set -up and bas ic operat ions for sh ooting/p laybac k with your ca mera. Prepar e the came ra and sho ot ima ges eas ily. Checking the acces sories supplied ......... ......... ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ........ 2 1 Prepare the batt ery pack ....[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Prepare the ba ttery pack • Connect the battery charger to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. • Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit, the battery charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected t o the wall outlet (wall socket). If some trouble occurs while using t he battery cha rge[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Not e on the batt ery pack Use only an NP -FM55H batt ery pack. Not e that the NP-FM5 0 and NP-FM30 cannot be used. Usi ng the AC Adapt or/ch arger You can connec t the camera to a wall ou tlet ( wall socke t) usin g the AC -VQ900AM AC Ad aptor/cha rger (not supplied) . t “User’s G uide/Troub leshooting” (p age 144) To check the remaining b[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Attaching a lens 1 Remove the bod y cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. • Do not leave the interior of the camera exposed to dust or water droplet, and do not touch or damage the interior. 2 Attach the lens. • When attaching a lens, do not press the lens release button. • Do not use f orce when attaching a lens. • When sho[...]

  • Page 7

    7 To re move the l ens Press the le ns release button all the way in and tur n the lens countercl ockwise until it stops. • Replace th e cap on the lens and attach the b ody cap (or another lens) to the camera after removing th e lens. Keep dus t from gett ing insid e the camer a when chan ging le nses! If dust or debris gets inside the came ra a[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Turn the camera on/set the clock 1 Set th e POWE R switch to ON by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 Set the clock with the cont roller. 1 Select [Yes], th en press the cent er of t he contro ller. • If you set the clock later, select [No] with B , then pr ess the center of the controller. 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the nu[...]

  • Page 9

    9 To chang e the date and time Sele ct [Dat e/Tim e set] in the Set up men u and per form th e proce dure in step 2 -2 to -4. t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooting ” (page 99) When t urning on the p ower • Unless you set the clock, “Set date and time?” a p pears each time the camera is turned on. To turn off the powe r Set the POWER switch t[...]

  • Page 10

    10 Insert a recording medium (not supplied) Available recording medium for the camera You can use a “Memory S tick Duo” , Compact Flash ca rd (CF card), or Microd rive as a record ing medium. • Before using a recording medium, be sure to fo rmat it using this camer a. Otherwise, satisfactory performance may not be obtained. t “Use r’s Gui[...]

  • Page 11

    11 Note on the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for CompactFlash slot To remove the recording medium CompactFlash/Microdrive We have checked the operations, however , we cannot guarantee proper operation of all CF cards/Microdrives. • The Microdrive is a compact and lightweight hard disk driv e that comp lies with Compa ctFlash Type II standards. For mor[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) The main functions of the camera are adjuste d automatically in auto adjustment mode. Using this mode, you can shoot easily, depending entirely on the cam era. However, you can change any of the settings except [Color/DEC]. t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 49) 1 Set the mo de dial to AUTO. 4[...]

  • Page 13

    13 Onc e you ins ert a recor din g medi um in to the c ame ra and s et th e POWER swi tch to O N, the nu mber of i mages that can be r ecorded (should you c ontinue to sho ot using the cu rrent settings) i s displayed on the L CD mo nito r. To identi fy items on the LCD monitor t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooti ng” (page 22) • The number of im[...]

  • Page 14

    14 1 Make sure that the (Super SteadyShot) swi tch is set to ON to acti vate the func tion. 2 Press the shutter but ton halfway do wn, and then press it fully down . Super S teadyShot scale This sc ale i s displa yed when ever the Sup er Stea dyShot f unction is acti vated. A highe r scale indicat es more prono unced cam era-shake (on a scale of fi[...]

  • Page 15

    15 Within the wide focus f rames, there are nine s ensors ( local f ocus frames ) to l ock the focus on the subj ect. Press the shut ter button halfway down, and the sensor in the focu sed area illumi nated briefly in re d to i ndicate where the focus i s. Focu s indi cator Looki ng into the vie wfinde r or pre ssing the s hutte r butto n halfwa y [...]

  • Page 16

    16 • If you want to make sure the fl ash fires without fail, set the flash mode to (Fill-flash) using the fun ction dial and Fn bu tton. t “ User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” ( page 54) Flas h indica tors in the vi ewfind er flas hing: The fl ash is bein g charged . When the indi cator fla shes, you cannot rele ase the shutter. lit: The flash h[...]

  • Page 17

    17 AF illuminator Whe n you press th e shu tter b utto n half way down w ith the buil t-in f lash pulle d up in dark surroundi ngs, the fl ash may be tr iggered. Th is is an AF i lluminator a llowing the c amera to focus more easily on a subject. • T he range of the AF illumin ator is approx imately 1 to 5 m (39 3/8 t o 196 7/8 inches). • AF il[...]

  • Page 18

    18 View/dele te images To re turn to the recor din g mod e • Pre ss (Pla yback) again. • Press the shutter bu tton halfway down. To dele te images 1 Display the image you want to delet e and press ( Delete) . 2 Select [Yes] with b , then press th e cent er of con troll er. To cancel delete ope ration Select [No], then press the center of the co[...]

  • Page 19

    19 You can vi ew playba ck images on th e index scr een with the ( Display) bu tton or enl arge the ima ge with th e (Enlarge) but ton. t “User’s Gui de/Troublesh ooting” (pages 72 , 77)[...]