Sony CyberShot DSC-RX100 manual

4-429-666- 12 (1) DSC- RX100 Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anual[...]

GB 2 The number in parentheses in dicates the number of piec es. • Camera (1) • Rechar geable b attery pack NP-BX1 (1) • Micr o USB cabl e (1) • AC Adaptor AC-UD10/UD11 (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (not suppl ied in the USA and Canada ) (1) • Wrist s trap (1) • Str ap adapter (2) (Strap adapters are us ed to attach the shoulder strap[...]

GB 3 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-RX100 Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-UD10/AC-UD11 Serial No. _____________________________ To reduc[...]

GB 4 • Be sure to charge the battery pack using a genuine Sony battery charger or a device that can charge the battery pack. • Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children. • Keep the battery pack dry. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in [...]

GB 5 UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questi ons about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669). The number below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regula tory In format ion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that [...]

GB 6 [ Notice for the cus tomers in the c ountries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please [...]

GB 7 [ Disposal of waste batter ies (appl icable in th e European Uni on and other European countries with separ ate collection syst ems) 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 c[...]

GB 8 A S hutter button B Mo de dial (Intell igent Aut o)/ (Superior Auto)/ (Program Auto)/ (Aperture P riority)/ (Shutte r Priorit y)/ (Manua l Exposure)/ (Memory r ecall)/ (Movie)/ (Sweep Shooting)/ (Scene Selec tion) C F or shooting: W/T (z oom) lev er For vie wing: Ind ex/Playbac k zoom lev er D S elf-t imer lamp /Smi le Shutte r lamp/A F illumi[...]

GB 9 T (Playba ck) bu tton U / (In-Camera Guide /Delete) button V Ba ttery inser tion s lot W Battery eject lever X Tr ipod soc ket hole • Use a tripod with a screw less than 5.5 m m (7/32 inches ) long. Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may oc cur. Y Ac cess lamp Z Memory card sl ot wj HDMI micro jac k wk B[...]

GB 10 Charging the battery pack 1 Connect th e camera to the A C Adaptor (supplied ), using th e micro U SB cable (supplied ). 2 Connect th e AC Adaptor to the wall o utlet (wall s ocket). The Power /Charge l amp lights orange , and ch arging start s. • Turn off the cam era while char ging the battery. • You c an charge the bat tery pack even w[...]

GB 11 • If the Power/Charge lamp on the camera f lashes when the AC Adaptor is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indicates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperature is outside the recommended range. When the temperature gets back within the approp riate range, the charging resumes. We recommend charging the batte[...]

GB 12 x Charging by co nnecting to a compute r The ba ttery pack ca n be charged by conne cting the c amera to a c omputer using a micro USB cab le. • Note th e following points when charging via a computer: – If the camer a is connected to a laptop computer that is not connected to a power source, the laptop battery level decreases. Do not cha[...]

GB 13 x Battery life and number of images that can be recorded a nd played ba ck • The above number of images applies when the battery pack is fully charged. The number of images may decrease depending on the conditions of use. • The number of i mages that can be record ed is for shootin g under the fo llowing conditions: – Using Sony “Memo[...]

GB 14 x Supplying pow er The camera can be supplied with power from the wall out let (wall socke t) by connecting to the AC Adaptor (suppli ed), using the micr o USB cable (supplied) . This way, there is no need to worry about draining th e batter y when shooting over ext ended per iods or when th e camer a is conn ected to a T V or computer. Shoot[...]

GB 15 x Memory cards that can be use d • In this manual, the products in the ta ble are collectively refe rred to as follows: A : “Memory Stick Duo” media B : “Memory Stick Micro” media C : SD card D : microS D memory card • When u sing “Memory S tick Micro” media or microSD mem ory cards with th is camera, make sure to use with the[...]

GB 16 Setting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) bu tton. Date & Ti me sett ing is dis played wh en you tur n on the camera for the first time. • It may take time f or the power to turn on and allow operation. 2 Chec k that [En ter] is se lect ed o n the s cre en, t hen pr ess z on the control w heel. 3 Select a d esired ge ograph ic loca[...]

GB 17 Shooting still ima ges Shooting movie s • Do no t pull up the flash manually. This may cause a malfunc tion. • When using the zoom function while shooting a movie, the sound of the camera operating will be recorded. The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when movie r ecording is finished. • C ontinuous shooting is [...]

GB 18 x Selecting ne xt/previou s image Select an im age by pressing B (next)/ b (previous) on th e control wheel or by turning th e contr ol whee l. Press z in the ce nter o f the c ontrol wh eel to v iew movies. x Deleting an im age 1 Press / (Delete) butto n. 2 Sele ct [D el ete] wit h v on the con trol wheel, the n press z . x Rotating an im ag[...]

GB 19 This cam era is equip ped with a b uilt-in ins truction guid e. In-Camera G uide The camera dis plays expl anations for MENU items and the se tting values. Shooting Tip The came ra displays sh ooting tip s for the shooti ng mode selec ted. Vi ewing t he G uid e 1 Press the M ENU b utton. 2 Select the desire d MENU it em, then p ress / (In-Cam[...]

GB 20 Other functio ns can be oper ated using the contr ol wheel , MENU butto n, etc. x Control wheel DISP (Display C ontents): All ows you to change the screen displa y. (Flash Mode ): Allow s you to selec t a flash mode for still im ages. / (Exposure Comp. /Photo Creativi ty): Allows you to adj ust image brightness . Allows you to change [Bkgroun[...]

GB 21 x Fn (Function) bu tton Allows yo u to register seven fun ctions and recall t hose func tions whe n shooting. 1 Press the Fn (Fun ction) button. 2 Select the desir ed functio n using the Fn (Fu nction) button or b / B on t he contr ol w hee l. 3 Select the sett ing value by turni ng the control wheel or Contr ol Ring. x Control Ring Your fa v[...]

GB 22 ISO Adjusts the lumino us sensitivity. Meteri ng Mode Selects the mete ring mode that sets which part of the subject to meas ure to determine the exposure. Flas h Comp . Adjusts the intensity of flash output. White B alance Adjusts color tones of a n image. DRO/Auto HDR Compensates automatically for brightness and contrast. Creative Style Sel[...]

GB 23 Movie shooting menu Custom menu File Format Selects the movie file format. Record Setting Selects the size of the recorded m ovie frame. Image Size(D ual Rec) Sets the still image size s hot when recording a movie. SteadyShot Sets SteadyShot. Audio Recordi ng Sets whether to r ecord audio when shooting a movie. Wind Noise Reduct. Reduces wind[...]

GB 24 Playba ck menu Memory Card Tool menu MF Assist Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually. Focus M agnif. Time Sets the length of tim e the image will be shown in an enlarged form. Face Priority Tracking Sets whether to tra ck faces as a priority when tr acking. Face Reg istration Registers or changes the person to be given priority in[...]

GB 25 Clock setup menu Setup menu * Appears when an Eye-Fi card (sold separ ately) is i nserted into t he camera. Date/Time Se tup Sets date and time, and daylight savings. Area Settin g Sets the location of use. Menu s tart Sets the default position o f the cursor on the menu to t he top item or the last-selecte d item. Mode Dial Guide Turns the m[...]

GB 26 The bu ilt-in softwar e “Pla yMemorie s Home” allows you to i mport stil l images and movie s to your comp uter and use th em. You can shoot o r play back images on th is came ra even if you do not ins tall “PlayM emories Ho me”, ho wever, “Pl ayMemori es Home ” is re quired to import AV CHD mov ies to your comp uter. • “PlayM[...]

GB 27 “Image Dat a Converter” all ows you to develop RAW images. x Features of “Image D ata Con verter” Below are ex amples of the functio ns available when you use “Imag e Data Converte r”. • You can edit RAW im ages using mult iple corre ction fu nctions, such as ton e curve or sharpne ss. • You ca n adjust images using white bala[...]

GB 28 The number of sti ll image s and recordab le time may vary de pending on the shooting condition s and t he mem ory card. x Still images Image Size: L: 20M When [Aspect Ra tio] is set to [3: 2] * * When the [Aspect Ratio] is set t o other than [ 3:2], you can record more pictures than shown above. (Except when [Quality] is set to [RAW].) x Mov[...]

GB 29 • The recordable time of m ovies varies because the camera is equipped with VBR (Variable Bit Rate), which autom atically adjus ts image quality depend ing on t he shooting scene. When you record a f ast-m oving subject, the image is clearer but the recordable tim e is shorter because more memory is requi red for recording. The recordable t[...]

GB 30 Notes on recording/playback • Before you start recording, make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is working cor rectly. • The camera is neither dust-proof, nor splash-pro of, nor water-proof. • Avoid expos ing the camera to water. If water enters inside the c amera, a malfunction may occur. In some cases, the camera cannot [...]

GB 31 On camera’ s tempera ture Your camera and battery may get hot due to continuous use, but it is not a malfunction. On the overh eat protectio n Depending on the camera and battery temp erature, you may be unable to record movies or the power may turn off automatically to protect the camera. A message will be displaye d on the screen before t[...]

GB 32 Camera [System] Image device: 13.2 mm × 8.8 mm (1.0 ty pe) Exmo r CMOS s ensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 20.9 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 20.2 Megapixels Lens: Ca rl Zeiss Vari o-So nnar T * 3.6× zoom le ns f = 10. 4 mm – 37. 1 mm (28 mm – 100 mm (35 mm fi lm equivalent)) F1.8 (W) – F4.9 (T) While [...]

GB 33 [Screen] LCD screen: 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive Total number of dots: 1 228 800 dot s [Power, gen eral] Power: Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-BX1, 3.6 V AC Adaptor AC-UD10/UD11, 5 V Power consum ption (during shooting): 1.5 W Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temperature: –20 °C to +60 ° C (–4 °F to +14[...]

GB 34 Tradema rks • The following marks are trademarks of Sony Corporation. , “Cyber-shot,” “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo,” “Memory Stick Duo, ” “Memory Stick Micro” • “AVCHD Progressive” and “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporat ion. • Windows is[...]

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