Sony DSC-HX1 Cyber-shot&reg manual

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-132-054- 11 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-HX1 Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 2 GB How to use this handbook Click on a butto n at upper ri ght to j ump to the correspondin g page. This is conv enient wh en searchin g for a f unction yo u want to view. Search for info rmation by fun ction. Search for info rmation by oper ation. Search for information in a listing[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 3 GB Notes on using the camera Notes on th e types o f “Memor y Stick” media that you can use (sold separate ly) “Memory Stick Duo ” media: You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” media with the camera. “Memory Stick” media: You cannot use a “Memory Stick” medi a with the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 4 GB Table of contents Notes on using th e camera How to use t his handbo ok ············· ·········· ········· ····· 2 Notes on u sing the came ra ·· ········· ·········· ········· ····· 3 Operation S earch ···[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 5 GB Viewing Viewing st ill images ··················· ········· ········· ········ 46 Playback zoo m ············ ·············· ········· ········· ········ 47 Image Index ·······?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 6 GB Printing Printing still images ··················· ········· ········· ······ 148 Print ing imag es directl y using a Pict Bridge compliant printe r ··················· ········· ·········· ·····[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 7 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto Adjustmen t ············· ·················· 21 Scen e Selec tion ·············· ············· ············· ··········· 22 Scene[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 8 GB Shooting without blur High Sensitivi ty ··· ············· ············· ············· ··········· 22 Hand-h eld Twil ight ··· ··················· ············· ··········· 30 Anti Mo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 9 GB Shooting/Viewing with easy-to-see indicators Easy Shoo ting ················· ············· ··················· ····· 24 Printing images with the date Using the “PMB (Picture Mo tion Br owser)” ··············?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 10 GB MENU/Setti ngs Search You can sel ect the vari ous shoot ing functi ons easi ly from the MENU butt on. 1 Press the MENU button to display the men u screen 2 Select the desired menu item with v / V / b / B on the control button 3 Press the MENU button to turn off the menu screen I[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 11 GB • Only the ite ms that are avai lable for each mo de are displ ayed on the scre en. Note[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 12 GB You can sel ect the various v iewing fu nctions easi ly from the MENU bu tton. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swi tch to playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the men u screen 3 Select the desired menu item with v / V / b / B on the control button 4 Press z on the ce[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 13 GB You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen. 1 Press the MENU button to display the setting scree n 2 Select (Settings) with V on the control button, then pre ss z on th e cont r ol but to n to di sp lay the setup screen 3 Se lect the des ire d ca teg ory w ith v / V , p[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 14 GB • [S hooti ng Setti ngs ] appea rs on ly wh en se tting s hav e bee n ente red from s hootin g mo de. • [“Memory Sti ck” Too l] appears only when a “Memo ry Stick Duo ” media is in serted in the camera, w hile [Intern al Mem ory Tool ] appear s only when a “Memor y [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 15 GB Identifying parts A ON/OFF (Power) button B Mode dial (1 6) C / (Burst /Bracket) button (42) D Shutter butto n E For shoot ing: W/ T (Zoom) l ever (36) For viewing: (Index) l ever/ (Playback zoom) le ver (48, 47 ) F FOCUS but ton (40) G Self-timer lamp/ Smile Shutter lamp/ AF ill[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 16 GB Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired functio n. (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) Allows you t o shoot wi th the se ttings adju sted autom atically (page 21). (Easy Shooting) Allows you t o shoot/vie w still ima g es with ea sy-to-see indicat ors (page 24). (Program A[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 17 GB Using the jog dial The jog dial is used to change the setting values when shooti ng in Manual Exposure Shooting, Shutter Speed Priori ty Shooting, Aperture Priority Shooting, P rogram Auto, ISO sensitivity adjustment, th e focus meth od adjustment o r the EV adjustment. By turnin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 18 GB Changing the DISP (s creen display) setting 1 Press DISP (screen display) on the control button 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton • If yo u view im ages in b right outside l ight, adju st the screen brightne ss up. Howe ver, th e battery po wer may decrease fa[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 19 GB A histogram i s a graph showi ng the bright ness of an image. The grap h displa y indicates a brig ht image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side. 1 Press DISP (screen display) on the c ontrol button, then se lect [Bright + His tog ra m] •[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 20 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 11 MB of internal memory. T his memor y is not r emovabl e. Even when there is no “Memo ry Stick Duo” media inserted in the camera, you can record images using this internal m emory. We recommend that yo u copy (back u p)[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 21 GB Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot s till images with the se tting adjusted automatically . 1 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) 2 Shoot with the shutter button • Flash mode is set to [F lash Auto] or [Flash Off]. Note z On Scen e Reco gniti on Scen[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 22 GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings accor ding to the scene. 1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Selection ) 2 Select the desire d mode t z on the control button If you want to s witch to another scene, press the MENU b utton. (High Sensitivity) Allows you to shoo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 23 GB • When yo u shoot imag es using (Twilight Portrait) , (T wilight) or (Firework s) mode, th e shutter speed is slower an d the ima ges ten d to blur . To pre vent bl urring , the us e of a tri pod is recommend ed. For shooting an imag e appropri ately accor ding to the scene con[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 24 GB Easy Shooting Allows you to shoot still images us ing the minimum necessary functions. The settings you can change are [Image Size], [Self-Timer] and [Flash]. The text size increases and indicators become eas ier to see. 1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting) 2 Shoot with the shu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 25 GB z On Easy Viewing mo de When you press the (Playback) button with the mode dial set to (Easy Shooting), the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see. In addition, the functions that can be used ar e limited. • View Mo de is set to [Folde r View]. If y ou set the mo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 26 GB Manual Exposure Shooting You can shoo t still images at a desired exposur e af ter adjusting shutter speed and th e aperture (F value) manually. The camera maintains the s etting ev en when the power is turned off. On ce you set a value, yo u can reprodu ce the same ex posure by [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 27 GB Shutter Speed Priority Shooting You can shoot still im ages after adjusting the shu tter speed manually. 1 Set the mode dial to (Shutter Speed Priority Shooting) 2 Press the jog dial 3 Turn the jog dial to select the shutter speed value You can select a shut ter speed from 1/40 0[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 28 GB Aperture Priority Shooting You can manually adjust the am ount of light that pass es through the lens. 1 Set the mode dial to (Aperture Priority Shooting) 2 Press the jog dial 3 Turn the jog dial to select the aperture (F value) You can select an aperture ( F value) from F 2.8 to[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 29 GB Program Auto Allows you to shoot wit h the exposure adjusted autom atically (both the shutter speed and the aperture ( F value)). A lso yo u can select va rious s ettings using th e menu. 1 Set the mode dial to (Program Auto) 2 Shoot with the shutter button You can change the ape[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 30 GB Hand-held Twilight Although night scenes t end to b lur by c amera shake, thi s mode allows you to sho ot night s cenes with less noise and blur without using a trip od. A series of high- speed bur st shots are taken with one full pres s of the shutter bu tton, and image pr ocess[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 31 GB Anti Motion Blur This is suitable for indoor shots without u sing the flash to reduce the subject blur. A series of high-speed burst shots are t aken wi th one full press of the shut ter but ton, and i mage pr ocessing is applied t o reduce subject bl ur and noi se. 1 Set the mod[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 32 GB Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panorami c imag e from compo sed images. You can creat e both up and down, both right and left panoramic images. 1 Set the mode dial to (Sweep Panorama) Hold the camera at the pos ition where you can see the LCD screen clearly. 2 Fully press [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 33 GB z Tips fo r sho oting a pano rami c imag e • Pan th e camera in an a rc with a c onstant veloc ity. • Pan the came ra in the same directi on as the indicat ion on the LCD screen . If the camera shakes during the pann ing, t he join t may no t be r ecorded smooth ly. • Deter[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 34 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movies with audio . 1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mode) 2 Press the shutter button fully down 3 To stop re cording, press the shu tter button fully down again[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 35 GB Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Custom) button 2 Wait detecting a smile When the smile level exceeds th e b point on the indicator, the camera records imag es automatically. If you press the shut ter butto n during Sm[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 36 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s op tical zoom function can enlarge images up to 20×. 1 Turn the W/T (Zoom) leve r Turn the lever to T side to zoom in, and to W side to zoo m out. • Tur ning the lever slig htly zo oms slowly and turnin g the l eve[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 37 GB Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Ti mer) on the control button 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton • In Easy Shootin g mode, you can select only [Self-Timer 10sec] or [Self-Timer Off]. • The se lf-timer is not vali d when shoo ting in (Advance d Sports Shooting ) or ([...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 38 GB Macro Use this setting to capture beautiful clo se-up imag es of small subjects such as insects or flowers. 1 Press (Macro) on the control button 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton • The Auto Focus sp eed beco mes slower when you shoot images in the Ma cro mode[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 39 GB Flash 1 Press (Flash) on the control button 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton • The flash strobes twice. The first fla sh adjusts the li ght quan tity. • While charging the fla sh, is displaye d. • You cann ot use th e flash d uring burst or bracke t shoo [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 40 GB Focus You can change the focus metho d. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. AF stan ds for “Aut o Focus, ” a functi on that adjusts the fo cus automa tically. 1 Pre ss the FOCU S b utt on 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 41 GB This is us eful when yo u shoot using a t ripod and the s ubject not in the cen ter of the fr ame. 1 Press the control button to adjust the position of the AF ran ge finder frame where yo u want to focus, then press z To reset the setting , press z in the center again. You can ad[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 42 GB High-speed burst shooting/ Exposure bracket You can select no rmal (single-image), burst o r exposure brack et from [REC Mo de]. 1 Press the / (Burst/Bracket ) button 2 Select a shooting mode with the control button and press z Shoots up to 10 images in successio n while you pres[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 43 GB z About the r ecor ding of hi gh-s peed bur st shoo ting images After shoo ting high-speed bur st images, the s hots images are dis played in frames on the LCD screen. When all the images are fitted in the frames, recording completes. You can stop the r ecording by s electing [OK[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 44 GB EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –2.0 E V to +2.0 EV. 1 Press the jog dial to select the EV setting 2 Turn the jog dial to select desired EV setting • In Ea sy Shoo ting mo de, the EV setting cann ot be ad justed. • If you sh oot a subj [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 45 GB ISO Adjusts the lum inous sensitivity. 1 Press the jog dial to select the ISO sensitivity 2 Turn the jog dial to select desired value • You can se lect only from [I SO AUTO], [ ISO 12 5] to [ISO 800] when the record ing mode i s in the following situ ations: – Burst or bracke[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 46 GB Viewing still images 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode 2 Select an i mage with the control button You can select an image with the jog dial. • You may not be ab le to play back some ima ges shot usin g other camera s. Play such ima ges in Folde r View (ME[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 47 GB Playback zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Turn the (Playback zoom) lever to the T side during still image playback The image is enlarged twice the pr evious size, at the center of the image. 2 Adjust the positio n wi th the control button 3 Chang e the zoom scale with (Play[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 48 GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 Turn the (Index) lever to the W side to display the image index screen Turn the lever again to display an in dex screen with even more images. You can select the nex[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 49 GB Delete Allows you to select unwant ed images for deleti on. You can also delete images from the MENU button ( page 94). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 (Delete) button t desired mode t z o n the control bu tton • When the mo de dia l is set to (Easy [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 50 GB Viewing movies 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 Select a movie with the control button 3 Press z Movie playback starts. • You may not be able to play back some ima ges shot usi ng oth er camera s. Displa y the contro l panel, you can cont rol slow mov[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 51 GB z On the movie v iewin g scre en Select the i mage you wan t to dis play usin g b / B on the cont rol butt on, and pr ess z . The Playback bar appears, you can check a playback position of a movie. Playback bar , , , or appear s on the mo vie view ing scr een. The icon dis played[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 52 GB Movie shooting mode Allows you to shoot mo vies with preset settings according to the scene. 1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mode) 2 MENU t (Movie shooting mod e) t desired m ode (Auto) Adjusts the sett ing automatically. (High Sensitivity ) Shoots m ovies wi th high s ensitiv ity [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 53 GB Shooting Direction Set the direction to pan the camera when you shoot a Sweep Panorama images. 1 Set the mode dial to [ Sweep Panorama] 2 MENU t [Shooting Direction] t desired dire ction (Right) Pan from left t o right. (Left) Pan from right t o left . (Up) Pan from down to up. ([...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 54 GB Image Size The image size determ ines the size of the image file that is r ecord ed when you tak e a image. The larger the image size, the more detail will be repr oduced when the imag e is printed on large- format paper. The smaller the imag e size, the more images can be record[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 55 GB The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. The high er the amount of data used per second (ave rage bit rate), th e smoother the pl ayback image. The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Approx. 30fps, Progressive, AAC, mp4 f ormat. •[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 56 GB z On “image quality” and “ image size ” A digital image is made up of a collecti on of small dots called pixels . If it contains a large n umber of pixels, th e image becomes larg e, it takes up mor e memory, and the image is dis played in fine detail. “Im age size” i[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 57 GB Flash In Easy Shoo ting m ode, you can select the F lash set ting also fr om the MENU button. 1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting) 2 MENU t [Flash] t z on the c ont ro l but ton 3 Select the desire d mode t z Auto Flash strobes when there is in sufficient light or b acklight. O[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 58 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones accord ing to the surroundin g light condit ions . Use this function if imag e color appears un natural. 1 MENU t (White Balance) t desir ed mode • [White Ba lance] cannot b e adjusted i n Intellige nt Auto Ad justment , or Easy Shootin g mode.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 59 GB 1 Frame a white object such as a p iec e of paper filling the screen under the same lighting con ditions as you will s hoot the s ubject 2 MENU t [White Balance] t [One Push Set] t z on the control button 3 The screen momentaril y turns black, and when the white balance has been [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 60 GB Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets whi ch part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. 1 MENU t (Metering Mode ) t desired mode • When the mo de dial is se t to (Intelligen t Au to Adjustment), (Easy Shooting) and (Sce ne Recognitio n), you cannot se[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 61 GB Bracket Set You can set the type of the bracket sho oting us ing / (Burst/Bracket) button. In the brack et shootin g mode, yo u can record a se ries of 3 imag es with the s etting changed. Yo u can select the most suitable image afterwards. 1 MENU t [Brack et Set] t desired mode [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 62 GB Scene Recognition The camera automatically detects sho oting conditions, and then takes the shot. When a face is detected, the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the face movement to reduce subject blur ( Face Motion Detection). 1 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adj[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 63 GB z Images sh ot with [A dvan ced] In [Advanced], when the camera recognizes a difficult-to-shoot scene ( (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Tw ilight using a tripod) , ( Backlight) and (Backlight Po rtrait)), it changes the settings as follows and sho ots tw o images with differen [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 64 GB Smile Detection Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Sh utter function for detecting smiles. 1 MENU t (Smile Detection Sensitivity) t desired mode • Smile s may not be detect ed corr ectly depend ing on the cond ition s. • You ca nnot a djust the S mile Detec tion Se[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 65 GB Face Detection Selects whether to use the Face Detecti on function or not, and also selects the priority subject for adjusting the focus when usin g the function. Detects the faces of you r subjects and adjusts th e Focus, Flash, EV (Exposure), White Balance and Red Eye Reduction[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 66 GB z Registerin g the prior ity face (Selec ted-fac e Memory ) Normally the camera automati cally selects th e face to fo cus on according to the [Face Detection] setting, but you can also select and regi ster a face to be g iven priority. 1 Press z on the control button dur ing Fac[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 67 GB Flash Level Adjusts the amount of flash light. The flash level can be set in 1/3 EV increments. 1 MENU t 0EV (Flash Leve l) t des ir ed mo de • You can select the Flash Lev el only when th e mode dia l is set to (Program Auto ), (Shu tter Spee d Priority Shoo ting), (Aperture P[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 68 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Portrait) while you are shooting an image, the camera automatically shoots two images consecutiv ely. The camera will select, display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automa tically. 1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Sele [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 69 GB Red Eye Reduction The flash s trobes two o r more ti mes before sho oting to reduce the red-ey e phenom enon when using the flash. 1 MENU t (Red Eye Reduction) t desired mode • You cann ot adju st the R ed Eye Reduct ion wh en during Easy Sh ootin g, Swe ep Pano rama , Hand-h e[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 70 GB DRO The camera analyzes the shooting scen e and automati cally corrects the brigh t ness and con trast to improve t he image qu ality. DRO stands for “Dynamic Range Optimizer,” a function that automatically optimizes the difference between ligh t and dark parts of an imag e. [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 71 GB Noise Reduction Adjusts the reso lution/noise balance of the record ing images. 1 MENU t [Noise Reduction] t desired mode • You can set Noise Reduction only when the mode dial is selected to (Program Auto), (Shutter Speed Prio rity Shooti ng), (Apertur e Prio rit y Shoo ting) o[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 72 GB Color Mode You can change the brightness of the image, accompanied by ef fects. 1 MENU t (Color Mode) t desired m ode • You cannot sele ct Color M ode in th e followin g situati on: – Shooti ng with Inte lligent Auto Adjustme nt – Shooti ng with S cene Se lection – Shooti[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 73 GB Color Filter You can add color effects to images as if you use a color filter. 1 MENU t [Color Filter] t desired mode • You can set Col or Filter o nly whe n the mo de dial is selecte d to (Program Auto), (Shutter Sp eed Priority Shoo ting), (Aperture Priority Shooting), (Manua[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 74 GB Color Saturation Adjusts the bri ghtness (Color Saturat ion) of th e image. 1 MENU t [Color Saturation] t desired mode • You can set Color Satu ration only wh en the mode dial is selected to (P rogram Au to), (Shutter Speed P riority Sh ooting), (Aperture P riority Shootin g), [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 75 GB Contrast Adjusts th e contra st of the image. 1 MENU t [Cont ras t] t desired mo de • You can set Contrast onl y when the mo de dial is sel ected to (Prog ram Auto), (Shutt er Speed Priori ty Shoot ing), (Apertu re Prior ity S hooti ng), ( Manua l Expos ure S hooti ng) or (Swee[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 76 GB Sharpness Adjusts the sharp ness of the image. 1 MENU t [Sharpness] t d esi red mo de • You can set Sharpne ss only when the mode dial i s selected to (Pro gram Auto), (Shut ter Speed Priori ty Shooting ), (Aperture Priority Shooting ), (M anual E xposur e Shooti ng) or (Sweep [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 77 GB SteadyShot Selects the anti-blur mode. 1 MENU t (SteadyShot) t de sired mode • In Intelligent Auto Adjustme nt, Easy Shooting mode or Scene Se lection is set t o (Gourmet) m ode, [SteadyS hot] i s fixed to [Shootin g]. • [SteadyShot] is fixed to [Continuous] while (Sweep Pano[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 78 GB Slideshow Images are automatically played back in succession. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t desired slideshow t z on th e co nt rol butt on (Continuous Playba ck) Playbacks all the images in succe ssion. Fo r de tails see pa ge 7[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 79 GB Continuous Playback All images are continuous played back auto matically. 1 Select the desire d image for pl aying with the control button 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t [Continuous Playback] t z • When [Di spl ay Burs t Group] is [O n], on ly th e firs t image i s disp layed . Control[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 80 GB Slideshow with music You can playback shot images along with eff ects or music. You canno t playback panor amic images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t [Slideshow with music] t z on the control butt on Displays the settin g screen. [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 81 GB Selects the playback s peed and mood for slidesh ows. • Fo r movies, the trim med images are displayed i f the play back ti me is long. • In [Nostalgic], [Stylish ] and [Activ e], when the re ar e 3 or more im ages in a burst gr oup , and [Di splay Burst Group] is set to [Dis[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 82 GB • When you play ba ck the movies , the i nterval setting i s inva lid. Turn s sli desho w r epeat on or off . Note Repeat On Plays back images in a continuous loop. Off After all the images have been played back, the s lideshow ends. z Selec ting ba ckgr ound mus ic You can tra[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 83 GB Date List This feature selects the date to be played back when using Date View. Step 2 is unnecessary wh en [Date View] is already se t. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (View Mode) t (Date View ) t z on t h e co ntr ol butt on 3 MENU t (Date Lis[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 84 GB Event List This feature selects the event group to be played back when using Event View. You can enter a d esired event name f or each gr oup using the “PMB” software (s upplied). For details on entering the event name, see the “PMB Gu ide.” Step 2 is unnecessary wh en [E[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 85 GB View Mode Allows you to select the d isplay format for viewing multip le images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (View Mode) t d esi red mode t z on the control button • When using the intern al memory, the vie w mode is set t o [Fold er View][...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 86 GB z On [Eve nt View ] [Event View] is the function that the camer a analyzes the dates sho ts and frequen cy, automatically organizes th e images into groups and displays them. You can give convenient names to each even t when using the sup plied “PMB” software. * N o photo t a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 87 GB Filter by Faces This feature filters images and displays them. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (Filte r by Faces) t desired mode t z o n the control butt on • This item is no t displaye d when the internal memory i s used to record im ages. ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 88 GB Change Main Image You can change the main image o f the burst group to your desired image. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swit ch to playback mode 2 Select the m ain image from the bu rst images 3 MENU t (Chang e Main Image) t [OK] t z on the control button • [Change Main Ima[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 89 GB Add / Remove Favorites Select you r favorite i mages and ad d/remove t hem from g roups as F avorite s. The mark is displayed fo r registered images . 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t ( Add / Remove Favorit es) t desired mode t z on the control b[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 90 GB Display Burst Group Groups burs t images. You can select to display only the main image or all images in a group. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swit ch to playback mode 2 MENU t (Di splay Burst Group) t desired settin g t z on the control butt on • When yo u burs t im ages a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 91 GB Retouch Adds effects or m akes corrections to a r ecorded imag e and reco rds it as a new file. The original image is retained. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (R eto u ch ) t desired mode t z on the control button 3 Perform retouching according[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 92 GB • Movies and pano ramic imag es canno t be retou ched. (Partial Color) Surround s a chosen point in monochrome to signalize a subject. 1 Select the cent er point of the desire d image to retouc h with t he contro l but ton t ME NU 2 Adjust the desired range to retou ch with the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 93 GB Multi-Purpose Resize You can change the aspect ratio and s ize of the sho oting images, then record them as the new files. You can convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for high definitio n viewing and to the VGA size for blog or e-mail attachm ents. 1 Press the (Playback) butt[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 94 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. You can also delete images using the (Delete) button (page 49). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (Delete) t desired mode t z on the co ntr ol bu tt on 3 [OK] t z • W hen the mod e dial [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 95 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is displayed for registered images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (Protect) t desired mode t z on the control button (This Image) Protects t he currently displayed image in [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 96 GB DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a function that allo ws you to specify the im ages of “Memory Sti ck Duo” med ia that yo u want to print out l ater. The (Print o rder) mark i s displ ayed for registered i mages. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack m[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 97 GB Rotate Rotates a still image. Use this to disp lay a horizontal orientation image in vertical orientation . 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (Rotat e) t z on th e co ntr ol but to n 3 Ro tate th e im age wi th [ / ] t b / B 4 [OK] t z • You can[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 98 GB Select Fol der When multiple folders are created in “Memory Stick Duo” media, this selects the folder containing the image you want to play back. Step 2 is unnecessary wh en [Folder View] is already set. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode 2 MENU t (View[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 99 GB AF Illuminator The AF Illuminator supplies f ill light to focus more easily on a su bject in dark surroundings . The AF Illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focu s easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is lock ed. The indicator appears a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 100 GB Grid Line With reference to the grid lines, you can easily set a subject in a horizontal/vertical position. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Grid Line] t desired mode t z on t he control button On Displays the grid lines. The grid li[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 101 GB Digital Zoom Selects the Digital Zoom mode. The camera enlarg es the image using optical zoom (u p to 20×). When the zoom scale is exc eeded, the camera us es either smart or pr ecision digital zoom. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 102 GB Conversion Lens Sets for ach ieving appropri ate focus w hen attaching a conversion lens (s old separ ately). 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Conv er sio n Lens] t desired mode t z on the control button • When us ing the flas h, t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 103 GB Flash Sync. Select the timing that the flash s trobes. 1 MENU t ( S ettings) t (Shooting Settings) t [F lash Sync.] t desired mode t z on t he control button • When the shutter speed is too fast, the [Rear] setting effect may not be available. • W hen the Red Eye Reduction i[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 104 GB Auto Orientation When the camera is rotated to s hoot a portrait (v ertical) image, the came r a records its posi tion change and displays the image in the por trait position. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Auto Orientation] t desi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 105 GB Auto Review Displays the recorded image on the scr een fo r approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting a still image. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Auto Review] t desired mode t z on t he control button On Us es t he A ut [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 106 GB Expanded Focus Expands the center o f the screen do uble in Manu al Focus mod e. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Expanded Fo cus] t desired mode t z on the control button On Expand s doub le. Off Does not exp and.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 107 GB Custom Button Set th e com mo nly- used func tion to the (C usto m) b utton . 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Custom B utton ] t desired mode t z on the control button Smile Shutter Sets the Smile Shutter. White B alanc e Sets the White Balance. Metering Mode Sets t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 108 GB Beep Selects or turns off the sound produced when y ou oper ate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Beep] t desired mode t z on the control button • W hen the camera is connect ed to a T V using t he HDMI ca ble (s old sep arately), th e beep so und is fixed t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 109 GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warn ings and messag es. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Language Setting] t desired mode t z on t he control button[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 110 GB Function Guide You can sel ect whether or not function guide i s disp layed when y ou oper ate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Functio n Guide] t desired mode t z on t he control button On Displ ays the fu nction guide. Off Does not display the fu nction gui[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 111 GB Initialize Initializes the sett ing to the default setting. Even if you execute this func tion , the images are retained . 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Initialize] t [OK ] t z on the control button • Be sure not to tu rn off th e camera while init ializing. Note[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 112 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of the Smile Sh utter and Scene Recognitio n. When there is no need to view a demonstration, set to [Off]. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Demo Mo de] t desired mode t z on t he control button 2 Set the mode dial to ([...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 113 GB HDMI Resolution When you conn ect the camera to an HD (High De finition) TV with HDMI terminals u sing an HDMI cable (sold separately), you can select HDMI Resolution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [HDMI Resolution] t desired mode • If th e[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 114 GB CTRL FOR HDMI This setting allows TV’s remote control of a cam era that is connected to a “BRAVIA” Sync TV using an HD MI cable (s old separ ately). For details on “BRAVIA” S ync, see pag e 132. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired mode t z[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 115 GB COMPONENT Selects the video sig n al output type fr om SD and HD(10 80i) when you connect the camera and TV using an HD Output Adap tor Cable (sold sepa rately), according t o the TV connected. Us e a Type2d-comp liant HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separ ately). 1 MENU t (Settin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 116 GB Video Out Sets the video signal output accord ing to the TV color system of th e connected video equipment. The TV color systems differ d epending on the country and region. To view images on a TV s creen, check the TV colo r sy stem of th e cou ntry or re gion of us e (page 134[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 117 GB Wide Zoom Display During playback on High Definition TV, still i mages at a 4:3 and 3:2 aspect ratio are played at a 16:9 aspect ratio. In this case th e top and bottom of the image will be slightly cropped. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Wide Zoom Display] t desired m[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 118 GB USB Connect Selects the USB mode when connecting th e camer a to a computer or a P ictBridge compliant printer using the cable for multi- use terminal (supplied). 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [USB Connect] t desired mode t z on t he control button • If you cannot co[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 119 GB Download Music You can use “Music Transfer” in the CD-ROM (suppl ied) to ch ange background music tracks. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Download M usic] t z on th e cont rol but ton The message “ Connect to PC” appear s . 2 Make a USB connection between the ca[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 120 GB Format Music You can delete all the background music files sto red in the camera. It can be used in cases such as when the back ground mu sic file s are damaged and cannot be played. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mai n S ettin gs) t [Format Music] t [OK] t z on the control button z Res[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 121 GB Format Formats the “Memory Stick Duo” media or the internal mem ory. A commercially available “Memory Stick Duo” media is already fo rmatted , and can be us ed immediately. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (“Memo ry Stick” Tool) or (Internal Memory Tool) t [Format] t [OK] t z o[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 122 GB Create REC.Folder Creates a folder in “Memo ry Stick Duo” m edia for recording images. Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording fo lder. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (“Memory Sti ck” Tool) t [Create REC. Folder [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 123 GB Change REC.Folder Changes the folder in “Mem ory Stick Duo” media that is cur rently used for recording images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (“Memory Sti ck” Tool) t [Change REC. Folder ] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button 3 [OK] t z • This item is no t disp[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 124 GB Delete REC.Folder Deletes a folder for recording imag es in “Memory Stick Duo” media. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (“Memory Sti ck” Tool) t [Delete REC. Folder ] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button 3 [OK] t z • This item is no t displaye d when the internal m[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 125 GB Copy Copies all images in the inter nal me mory to a “Memory Stick Duo” media. 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” media with suff icient free capacity in to the camera 2 MENU t (Settings) t (“Memory Sti ck” Tool) t [Copy] t [OK] t z on the control button • Use a fully c[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 126 GB File Number Selects the method used to as sign file numbers to images. 1 MENU t ( S ettings) t ( “Me mor y St ick” T ool) or (Int ernal Memory Tool) t [File Number] t desired mode t z on the control butt on Seri es As signs numbers to files in sequence even if the recording [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 127 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Sett ings) t [Area Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button Home You use the cam era in your area. When the currently s et area differs from your home area, you must make[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 128 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Sett ings) t [Date & Time Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button • The camer a does no t have a fe ature fo r superi mpos ing da tes on ima ges. By u sing “P MB” in the CD-[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 129 GB Viewing images on a TV with SD (Standard Definition) You can view imag es on a TV with SD (Standar d Definition) by connecting the camera to a TV. The connection v aries according to the type of TV the cam era is connected to. Refer also to the op erating instructions supplied w[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 130 GB Viewing images on an HD (High Definition) TV You can view high definition images on an HD (High Defin ition) TV by co nnecting the camera to an HD (High Def inition) TV with an HDMI cable (sold s eparately) or an HD Ou tput Adaptor Cable (sold separ ately). The connection varies[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 131 GB Connect the camer a to an HD (High Defi nition) TV which has an HDMI term i nal with a HDMI cable (sold separately). 1 Attach an HDMI adaptor (supplied) to an HDMI Cable (sold separately) 2 Connect the camera to the TV w ith the HDMI Ca ble (sold separately) 3 Turn on the TV and[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 132 GB When connecting the cam era to a “BRAVIA” Sync compatible TV with the HDMI cable (sold separately), yo u can playback imag es on your camera by the TV’s remote con trol on the TV. 1 Connect the camera to a TV with an HDMI cable (sold separately) 2 Turn on the TV and set th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 133 GB You can view an imag e recorded on the cam era by conn ecting the camera to an HD (High Definition) TV with the HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separ ately). Use a Type2d-compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separately). 1 Connect the camera to an HD (High Definition) TV with a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 134 GB If you want to view images on a TV sc reen, you need a TV with a video input jack and th e cable for multi-use terminal. The color system of the TV must match that of the digital still camera. Check the following lists for the TV color system of the coun try or region wh ere the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 135 GB Enjoying your Windows computer For detai ls on using a Macintosh computer, refer to “U sing yo ur Macintosh computer” (page 144) . • Installing the softwa re as follows: –“ P M B ” – “Music Transfe r” • Enjoyi ng images u sing “P MB” and “ Music Tra nsf[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 136 GB * 64-bit edit ions and St arter (Editio n) are not suppor ted. ** S tart er (Edi tion) i s not su pport ed. • The computer en vironmen t must also sa tisfy the operating requirem ents of the OS. • O peration is no t assured in an environ ment based on an upgrad e of the oper[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 137 GB Installing the software (supplied) You can install th e supplied softwar e (“PMB”, “M usic Transfer”) usi ng the fol lowing proced ure. 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) i nto the CD-ROM drive The installation menu screen appears. • If i t does [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 138 GB On “PMB (Pic ture Motion Browser)” (supplied) You can use still images and mo vies from the camer a mor e than ever by taking advantage of the software. This section s ummarizes the “PMB”. For details, see the “P MB Guide.” With the “PMB ”: • You can impo rt im[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 139 GB Enjoying images on your computer For details on the “PMB” fu nc tions, see the “PMB Guide”. When importing images from the internal memory, step 1 is unnecessary. 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” media with recorded images into the camera 2 Insert the sufficiently charg[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 140 GB 1 Make a USB connection be tween the ca mera a nd a computer The [Import Media Files] screen o f “PMB” appears automatically. • If the Aut oPlay Wizard appea rs, close it. 2 Click the [Import] button to import images The computer star ts importing images. • By defau lt, [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 141 GB You can expo rt images in you r computer to a “M emory Stick Duo ” media, and view them on the camera. This section d escribes the procedu re fo r automatically selectin g and exporting images that have not been exp orted to “M emory Stick Duo ” media in the camera. The [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 142 GB The image files recorded wit h the camera are gro uped as folders on t he “Memory Stick Duo” med ia or the internal memory. A Folder containing image d ata recorded us ing a camera not equipped with the folder creating func ti on. B Folder containing still image data reco rd[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 143 GB Using the “Music Transfer” (supplied) You can change the music files that ar e preset at the factory to the d es ired music f iles using “Music Transfer” in th e CD-ROM (supplied). Yo u can also delete these files whenever you want. The music fo rmats you can tr ansfer w[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 144 GB Using your Macintosh computer You can copy images to y our Macintosh co mput er. “PMB” is not comp atible with Macintosh computers. When images are expor ted to the “M emory Stick Duo ” media, view them in the Folder View mode (page 85). • O perations are not guaran te[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 145 GB When importing images from the internal memory, step 1 is unnecessary. 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” media with recorded images into the camera 2 Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack i nto the camera, or conn ect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) with the AC [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 146 GB You can change the music files that ar e preset at the factory to the d es ired music f iles using “Music Transfer” in th e CD-ROM (supplied). Yo u can also delete these files whenever you want. The music fo rmats you can tr ansfer w ith “Music Transfer” ar e listed belo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 147 GB Viewing “Cyber-shot Step-up Guide” “Cyber-shot Step-u p Guide” fur ther introduces how to us e the camera and op tional accessories. When you i nstall “Cyber-sh ot Handbook”, “Cyb er-shot Step-up Guide” is also i nstalled . 1 Double-click (Step-up Guide) on the d[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 148 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages by the following methods. You can print images by co nnecting the camera dir ectly to a PictBridge compliant printer. You can print images with a “Memor y Stick” med ia compliant printer . For detail s, see the operating inst[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 149 GB Printing images directly using a PictBridge complia nt printer Even if you do not have a computer , you can pr int images shot u sing the camera by con necting the camera directly to a PictBridge co mpliant printer. “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (C IPA: Camera [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 150 GB 1 MENU t (Print) t desir ed mode t z on the control butt on 2 Desired item t [O K] t z • Do not disconne ct the ca ble for mu lti-use termi nal while the (PictBridge Co nnecting) i n dicator appears on the sc reen. Printing This Image Prin ts the currently dis played image in [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 151 GB Printing at a shop You can take a “Memo ry Stick Duo” media contai ning images shot with the camer a to a photo printi ng servi ce shop. As long as the sh op sup ports phot o prin ting servi ces confor ming to the DPOF, you can make a (Print o rder) mark on images in advan c[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 152 GB Troubleshooting If you exp erience trouble with the camera, try the following solutions. On repairing cameras with internal mem ory or music files function inclu d ed, data in the camera may be checked on minimum necessity to verif y and improve the malfunction symptom s. Sony w[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 153 GB Cannot insert the battery pack. • Insert the ba ttery pac k correct ly by p u shing the battery eject le ver. Cannot turn on the camera. • After inserting the b attery pack in to the cam era, it may take a few m oments for th e camera to power up. • Insert t he bat tery pa[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 154 GB The image not clear on the finder. • A djust the di opter scale p roperly usi ng the find er adjustment dial. Cannot record images. • Check the free capaci ty of th e inter nal memo ry or “Me mory St ick Duo” me dia. If it is full , do one of the followin g: – Delete u[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 155 GB The image is out of focus. • The sub ject is t oo clo se. When sh ootin g, make su re to po sition th e lens farthe r away from the subj ect than the sho rtest shoo ting distan ce (approxi m ately 1 cm ( 13/32 inc hes) (W)/15 0 cm (4 fe et 11 1/8 inches) (T) fr om the lens). ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 156 GB The date and time a re not disp layed on the LCD screen. • Whil e shooti ng, th e date and t ime are not display ed. The y are disp laye d only dur ing pl ayback. Cannot insert dates on images. • This ca mera do es not hav e a featur e for superim posin g dates on images . B[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 157 GB Cannot play back images. • Press the (Playback) butto n. • The folder/fi le name has b een chan ged on your comput er. • N o guarantee s are made fo r playing ba ck, on thi s camera, files con tainin g images which were proces sed on a compu ter or image s which we re shot[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 158 GB Computer OS compatibili ty with camera is un known. • Check “Re commen ded comp uter en vironmen t” on pag e 136 for Window s, and pa ge 144 f or Macint osh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” me dia is not recognized b y a computer with a “ Memory Stick” media slot. • Check[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 159 GB Images once exported to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera. • E xport them to a folder recogniz ed by the camera, suc h as “101MS DCF” (page 142). • Whe n using soft ware ot her tha n “PMB”, t he info rmation may not be up date d corre ctly, so images may tur [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 160 GB A connection cannot be established. • The camera cannot b e connec ted directly to a printer that is not compliant with th e PictBr idge standard. Consult th e printer m anufact urer as to whether th e printer i s compl iant with PictBridge o r not. • C heck tha t the printe[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 161 GB The power is on, but the camera does not work. • The built-in mic rocompu ter is not work ing pro perly. Rem ove the battery p ack, and th en, a fter one minute, i n sert the ba ttery pa ck and turn on the camera. If this do es not wo rk, reset the camer a (pages 15 an d 152).[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 162 GB Warning indicators and messages If a code star ting with a letter of the alphabet a ppears, the self-diagnos is functio n on the camera is working. The last two dig its (indicated by ss ) will differ depending on the state of the camera. If you cann ot solve the problem ev en af[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 163 GB System e rror • T urn the power off and then on agai n. Camera overhe ating Allow it to cool • The camera tem pera ture has risen. Th e power m ay turn of f auto maticall y, or yo u may be u nable to record movies . Leave t he camera in a cool location un til the temp eratur[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 164 GB No images • N o images that can be pl ayed back ha ve been recorded in the internal mem ory. • N o images that can be pl ayed back ha ve been recorded in this folder of the “M emory Stick Duo” media. • When i mages reco rded wit h oth er cameras ca nnot b e played back[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 165 GB Read on ly folder • Y ou have selec ted a fold er that cannot be set as a record ing fold er on the camer a. Select anot her folder (page 123). File protected • R elease the pro tection (pag e 95). Image size ov er limit • Y ou are playi ng back an imag e with size that ca[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 166 GB • The data transmission to the printer m ay not b e completed yet. Do not disconnect the c able for mult i- use terminal . Processin g... • The prin ter is cancelin g the current print job. You cannot print until it is finishe d. This ma y take time, depe nding on the pr int[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 167 GB Recording function unavailable due to high internal temperature • The camera temperat ure has risen. You cannot record imag es until the temperatu re has dropped. • W hen you reco rd movies for a l ong time, the came ra tempe rature rises. In t his case, sto p recording movi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 168 GB Using the camera abroad — Power sources You can us e the camera, the battery charger (suppli ed), and the AC Adaptor (sold separately) in any count ry or re gion where the powe r supply i s within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz/60 Hz. • Do n ot use an elect ronic transfo rmer (tra[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 169 GB On the “Memory Stick Duo” media A “Memory Stick Duo” medi a is a compact, por table IC recording mediu m . The types o f “Memory Stick Duo” med ia that can be used w ith the camera are lis ted in the table below. However, pr oper op eration canno t be guaranteed for [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 170 GB Notes on using the “Me mory Stick Duo” m edia Adaptor (sol d separately) • To use a “ Memory St ick Duo ” med ia wi th a “Me mory S tick” medi a comp lia nt dev ice, b e sur e to in sert the “Memory S tick Duo” med ia into a “M emory Stick Duo” media Ad apt[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 171 GB On the InfoLITHIUM battery pack You cannot use the battery pack o ther than the “In foLITHIUM” bat tery pack (NP-FH50) for th is camera. There is the mark on the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is the lith ium battery pack which has the inf[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 172 GB On the battery charger • Onl y NP-FH ty pe battery packs can be charg ed in the batter y charger (su pplied). Bat teries other than the specified kind may leak, ov erhea t, or explo de if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocuti on and burns. • R[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 173 GB Index A Add / Remove Fa vorite s ..... ......... ....... ........... .......... ......89 Adjusting EV ......... ......... ....... ........... ......... ....... ............ ...... 44 Adva nced Spor ts Shoo ting ......... ....... ........... .......... ......22 AF Illuminator ...[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 174 GB Folder Changing ........ .... ....... ......... ....... ........... ......... ....... ....... 123 Creating ....... ............ ......... ....... ........... ......... ....... .........122 De leti ng ....... ....... ......... ....... ............ ......... ...... ............ ..[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 175 GB S Scene Rec ognitio n ........ ......... ....... ......... ....... ........... .........62 Scene Sele ction ....... ..... ....... ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... .... 22 Screen ....... ..... ...... .......... ...... ......... ....... ............ ......... ......[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 176 GB Notes on the License “C Library”, “Ex pat” and “zlib” software are p rov ided in the camer a. We provide this softwar e based on licen se agreements with their owners of copyrig ht. Based on re quests by t he owners of copyright of these software applications, we hav[...]