Sony Cybershot DSC-W330 manual

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    GB 4-166-054- 12 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation Digital Still Camera DSC-W320/W3 30 Instruct ion Manual[...]

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    GB 2 Owner’s Recor d 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 upon your So ny dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-W320/W330 Serial No. ______________________________ To reduce fire or shock haza rd, do not expo se the unit to rai[...]

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    GB 3 • Be sure to charge the b attery 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 recomm ended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described i[...]

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    GB 4 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 number below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regu latory Informa tion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any[...]

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    GB 5 [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not[...]

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    GB 6 [ Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equi pment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countr ies with separate collec tion sys tems) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for t[...]

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    GB 7 Table of contents Getting starte d Refer to “Cyb er-shot Handbook” (PDF) on sup plied CD-ROM .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... ..8 Checking the accessories supplied ........................... ......... 8 Notes on using the ca mera...... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .[...]

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    GB 8 Checking the ac cessories supplie d • Batte ry charge r BC-CSN/B C-CSNB (1 ) • Power cord (mains lead) (not suppl ied in the USA and Canada) (1) • Rechar geable batte ry pack NP-BN1 ( 1) • Ded icat ed US B c able (1) • Ded icat ed A/ V c able (1) • Wrist s trap (1) •C D - R O M ( 1 ) – Cyber- shot applicati on software – “C[...]

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    GB 9 Notes on re cording/playback • When y ou use a memo ry card w ith this ca mera for the first tim e, it is recomm ended to forma t the card usi ng the camera for stable per forma nce of the memor y card before shoot ing. Note that forma tting perm anently eras es all data on the memory card , and is unrecoverab le. Save precio us data on a co[...]

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    GB 10 On the overh eat prot ection Depending on the camera and batte ry temperature, you ma y be unable to record movies or th e power may turn of f aut omati cally to pro tect t he c amera. A message wil l be displayed on the LCD screen befo re the power turns off or you can no long er record movie s. On im age d ata co mpat ibility • The camera[...]

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    GB 11 Identifying parts A ON/OFF (Power) bu tton B Shutter button C Flash D S elf -tim er lam p/S mile Shutt er lamp E Microphone F Lens G LCD screen H F or shooting: W/T (Zoom ) button For vi ew in g: (Pla ybac k zoom) bu tton/ (Index) button I M ode switc h J Hoo k for wrist strap K (Playback) button L (Del ete) b utton M M ENU button N C ontrol [...]

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    GB 12 Charging the battery pack x Charging time 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You can charge t he battery even when it is partially charge d. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). If you co ntinue charg ing the battery pac k for about one mor e hou r af ter th e CHARGE lamp turns o ff, the ch arge[...]

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    GB 13 • The table above shows the time re quired to charg e a fully depleted b attery pack at a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). Char ging may take l onger depending on conditions of us e and circumstances. • Connect t he battery charger to the nearest wall outlet (wall socket). • When char ging is finis hed, disconnect the po wer cord (mains [...]

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    GB 14 Inserting the battery pack/a me mory card (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the memory card (sold separately). With th e notch ed cor ner faci ng down as illustr ated, in sert the me mory card un til it click s into pla ce. 3 Insert the battery pack. Check the d irectio n of the ba ttery, insert th e battery pac k while pressing th[...]

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    GB 15 x Memory cards tha t you ca n use The foll owing memory cards are compatib le with this camera: “Memory Stick PRO Duo ” me dia , “Me mor y St ick P RO-H G Duo ” me dia, “Mem or y St ick Duo” med ia, S D memor y cards and SD HC mem ory card s. Mu ltiM ediaCa rd is not co mpatible . In this manual, “Memory Stick P RO Duo” media,[...]

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    GB 16 x To remove the battery pack x Checking the rema ining bat tery ch arge A remaini ng charge ind icator appears on the L CD screen. • It takes about one minute until the corr ect remaining charge indicator appears. • The remaining charge indicator may not be correct under certain circumstances. • When [ Power Save] is set to [Standard] o[...]

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    GB 17 Setting the clock x Setting the date and tim e again Press th e MENU butt on, th en select (Setti ngs) t (Cloc k Setting s). 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The ca mera is tu rne d on. • It may ta ke time for the power to turn on and allo w operation. 2 Select a setting item with v / V on the control button, then press z . Date & Tim[...]

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    GB 18 Shooting still images 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image), then press the ON/OFF (Power) button. 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Press the T button to zoom in, W button to zoom out. 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus. When th e image is in focus, a beep sounds a nd the z indicator light s. 4 Press the shutter but[...]

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    GB 19 Shooting movies 1 Set the mode switch to (Movie), then press the ON/OFF (Power) button. 2 Press the shutter button fully down to start recording. 3 Press the shutter button fully down again to stop reco rdin g. Mode switch ON/OFF (Po wer) butto n[...]

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    GB 20 Viewing images x Returning to sho oting ima ges Press the shutter but ton halfway down . x Turning off the camera Press ON/OFF (Powe r) button. 1 Press the (Playback) button. • The last im age shot is disp layed. x Selecting ne xt/previou s image Sele ct an i mage wi th B (nex t)/ b (previou s) on t he control button. • Press z in the cen[...]

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    GB 21 Learning more a bout the camera (“Cyber-shot Handbook”) “Cyber -shot Handbook”, whi ch explains how to u se the camera in detail , is included on the CD-ROM (suppli ed). Refer to it for in- depth instru ctions on the many func tio ns of the camera . x For Windows u sers x For Macintosh users 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-[...]

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    GB 22 List of icons displayed on t he screen When shooting st ill images • The i cons are limite d in (Easy Mod e). When shooting m ovies A B Display Indication Battery rema ining Low battery warning Im age s ize Scene Selectio n REC Mode (Intelligent Auto Adjustment, Program Auto, SteadyShot, Movi e Mode) Scene Recognition icon White balance Met[...]

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    GB 23 C D Displ ay Indication Recording folder 96 Number of recordable images 100Min Recordable time Recording/Playback Media (Memory card, internal memor y) Red-eye reduction Flash mode Flash charging Displ ay Indication Self-t imer C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display Overheating warning Face Detection Burst Sett ings AF r ange fi nder frame Spot meter[...]

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    GB 24 Number of st ill images and rec ordable time of movies The number of sti ll images and recordable time may vary dependin g on the shooting condition s and t he memory card. x Still images (Un its : I mage s) • When the number of r emaining shootabl e images is greater than 99,999, th e “>99999” indicator appears. • When an image sh[...]

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    GB 25 x Movies The table be low shows the appr oximate ma ximum recor ding times. The se are the tota l times fo r all movie file s. (Units: hour : minute : second) • The size of movie file i s limited t o approx. 2 GB. During recording, movie recording stops automatically when the file size of the movie r eaches approx. 2G B . • M ovies are no[...]

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    GB 26 On cleani ng Clean ing the LCD scr een Wipe the screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit (sold separately) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Clea ning th e le ns Wipe the lens with a soft clot h to remove fingerp rints, dust, etc. Clean ing the camera surfac e Clean the cam era surface wit h a soft cloth slightly moistened with wate r, then w[...]

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    GB 27 Specifications Came ra [System] Image device: 7. 76 mm (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Pr imary color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 14.5 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 14.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss V ario-Tessar 4× zoom lens f = 4.7 mm – 18.8 mm (26 mm – 105 mm (35 mm film equivalent) ) F2.7 (W) – F5.7 ([...]

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    GB 28 Microphone: Monaural Speaker: Monaural Exif Print: C ompatible PRINT Image Matching III: Compatible PictBridge: C ompatible BC-CSN/BC-CSNB battery charger Power requirem ents: AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 2 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.25 A Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 ° C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temperature: –20 °C to +60 °C [...]

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    GB 29 Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Additi onal in formatio n on t his product an d answers to fre quently asked quest ions can be found at our Cust omer Support W ebsite.[...]

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