Sony DSC-RX100M4 manual

4-574-160- 11 (1) DSC-RX100M4 Digital Still Cam era Inst ructio n Ma nual “Help G uide” (Web manual) Refer to “He lp Guide” for in -depth instructions on the many functions of the ca mera. http://rd1.son y.net/help/dsc/1530/h_zz/[...]

GB 2 This ca mera is eq uipped wi th a built-in ins tructio n guide. In-Ca mera Gu ide The camera disp lays explanati ons for MENU/Fn (Func tion) items and the setting valu es. 1 Press the MENU button or th e Fn (Function) butt on. 2 Selec t the desired item , then press the C / (De lete) butt on. English Learning more about the camera (“Help Gui[...]

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. WW481040 (DSC-RX100M4) Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-UB10C/AC-UB10D Serial No. _______________________[...]

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 sm all 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 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 formation This equipment must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes[...]

GB 6 This device complies with Indust ry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. [ Notice for the customers in the countries apply[...]

GB 7 [ Disposal of waste batteri es and electr ical and elec tronic equipment (applica ble in the European Un ion and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the product, the battery or on the packaging indicates that the product and the battery shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this sym[...]

GB 8 The number in parentheses indic ates the numbe r of pieces. • Camera (1) • Rechar geable Batt ery Pack NP-BX1 (1 ) • Micro US B Cable (1) •A C A d a p t o r ( 1 ) • Power Cord (mains lead) (not supplie d in the USA and Canada) (1) • Wrist St rap (1) • Str ap adapter (2) (Strap adapters are us ed to attach the shoulder strap (sold[...]

GB 9 A ON/OFF (Power) button B Power/Char ge lamp C Shutter button D Mode d ial (Aut o M ode) / (Program Auto)/ (Aperture Priority)/ (Shutter Pri ority)/ (Manual Expo sure)/ (Memory re call)/ (Movie)/ (High Frame Rate) / (Sweep P anorama )/ (Scene Selec tion) E For shooting : W/T (zoom) leve r For v iewing: (Index) lever/ Playbac k zoom lever F Sel[...]

GB 10 I Viewfinde r • When using the viewfinder, slide down the viewfinder pop-up switch ( 1 ), th en pull the eyepiece out from the viewfinder unt il it clic ks ( 2 ). • When you look into the viewfinder, the viewfinder mode is activated, and wh en you take your face away f rom the viewfinder, the viewing m ode returns to the moni tor mode. J [...]

GB 11 Insertin g the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pack. • While pre ssing the batter y lock lever, ins ert the battery pac k as illustr ated. Make sure t hat the b attery l ock leve r locks after i nsertion. • Closi ng the cover wit h the battery inse rted incorre ctly may dama ge the camer a. Battery lock leve r[...]

GB 12 Charging the battery pack 1 Connect th e camera to the A C Adaptor (sup plied), using th e micro USB c able (su pplied ). 2 Connect th e AC Adaptor to the wall o utlet (wall soc ket). The power/cha rge lamp lights or ange, and charging st arts. • Turn off the cam era while charging the battery. • You c an charge the bat tery pack even whe[...]

GB 13 • If the power/charge lamp on the camera flashes when the AC Adaptor is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indicates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperature is outside t he recommended range. When the temperature gets back within the appropriate range, th e charging resumes. We recommend charging the batte[...]

GB 14 x Charging by co nnecting to a compute r The ba ttery pack can be charg ed by connecti ng th e camera to a c omputer using a micro USB cable . Connect th e camera to the comp uter with the cam era turned off. • If the camera is connected to a laptop computer that i s not connected to a power source, the laptop battery level decreases. Do no[...]

GB 15 x Battery life and number of images that can be recorded and pl ayed 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 images that can be recorded is for shooting under t he following conditions: – Using Sony Memory Sti[...]

GB 16 x Supplying pow er You can use the AC Adapt or (supplied) to supply power dur ing shooting or playing bac k images, reducing ba ttery pack consump tion. • The camera wi ll not activa te if there is no remainin g battery. In sert a suf ficiently charged battery pack into the camera. • If you use the camera while power is being supplied fro[...]

GB 17 x Memory cards that can be use d *1 SD Speed Clas s 4: or fa ster, or UHS Sp eed Class 1: or faster *2 Memory cards that fulfill all of the followin g conditions: – Capacity of 64 GB or more – SD Speed Class 10: , or UHS Speed Clas s 1: or faster When recording in 100 Mbps or more, UHS Speed Class 3: is required. • For details on the nu[...]

GB 18 Setting the language and the c lock 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) button . Languag e setting screen is displayed when you turn on the camer a for the firs t time . • It may take time f or the power to turn on and allo w operation. 2 Select a d esired la nguage, th en press z on the co ntrol wheel. Date & Time setting screen i s displa yed[...]

GB 19 Shooting still ima ges Shooting movie s • When using the zoom f unction while shooting a movie, the sound of the camera operating will be recorded. Sound from the camera tends to be recorded particularly when [Zoom Speed] is set to [Fast] and when [Zoom Func. on Ring] is set to [Quick]. The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be re[...]

GB 20 x Selecting ne xt/previou s image Select an im age by pressing B (next)/ b (previous) on the control wheel or by turning th e control wheel. Pr ess z in the ce nter of t he contro l wheel t o view movies. x Deleting an im age 1 Press the C / (Delete) bu tton. 2 Sele ct [D elet e] wit h v on th e control wheel, th en press z . x Returning to s[...]

GB 21 x Con tro l wh eel DISP (Display Contents): Allows you to change the screen dis play. (Drive Mode): Allows you to switch between sh ooting meth ods, such as single shooting, conti nuous shooting or bracket shooting. / (Exposure Co mp./Photo Crea tivity): Allows you to adjust image brightn ess./Allows you to operate the camera intu itively and[...]

GB 22 x Menu I tems (Camera Set tings) Image Si ze Selects the size of sti ll images. Aspect Ratio Sele cts the aspect ratio f or still images. Quality Sets the image q uality for still images. Img. S ize(Dual Re c) Sets the size of still images shot when recordi ng a movie. Quality(Dual Rec) Sets the image quality for still images shot when record[...]

GB 23 ND Filter Sets the function that reduces the amount of light. You can set to a slower shutter speed, reduce the aperture value, etc. Meterin g Mode Selects the method for measuring brightness. White Balance Adjusts color tones of an image. DRO/Auto HDR Compen sates automatically for brightness and contrast. Creative Style Selects the desi red[...]

GB 24 (Custom Settings) Scene Selection Selects pre-set settings to match various scene conditions. High Frame Rate Selects the exp osure mode during High Frame Rate shooting t o suit your subject or effect. Movie Selects the exp osure mode to s uit your subject or effect. SteadySh ot Sets SteadyShot for shooting stil l images. Reduces blur from ca[...]

GB 25 Auto Revi ew Sets auto review to display the captured image after shooting. DISP But ton Sets the type of info rmation to be displayed on the monitor o r in the viewfinder by pressing DISP on the control wheel. Peaking L evel Enhances the outline of in -focus ranges with a specific color when focusing manually. Peaking Color Sets the color us[...]

GB 26 (Wir eless) Custom Key Settings Assigns a desired function to the button and the control ring. Zoom Fu nc. on Ring Sets the zooming function of the control ring. When you select [ Quick], the zoom positi on moves in accordance with the degree of rotation of the control ring. When you s elect [Step], you can move the zoom position to a fixed s[...]

GB 27 (Application) (Pla yback ) (Setup) Applica tion List Displays the applic ation list. You can select the application you want to use. Introduction Di splays instructions on using the application. Delete Deletes an image. Vie w Mod e Sets the way in which images are grouped for playback. Image Index Displays mult iple images at the same time. D[...]

GB 28 Mode Dial Guid e Turns the mode di al guide (the explanation of each shooting m ode) on or off. Delete confirm. S ets whet her Delete or C ancel is preselect ed in the Delete confir mation screen. Display Quality Sets the display quality. Pwr Save Start Time S ets the length of time until the camera turns off automatica lly. Function for VF c[...]

GB 29 Select REC Folder Changes the selected folder for storing still ima ges and mov ies (MP4). New Folder Creates a new folder for storing still images and movies (MP4). Folder Name Sets the fold er format for still ima ges. Recover Image DB Recovers the image database file and enables recording and playback. Display Me dia Info. Displays the rem[...]

GB 30 Installin g the following softw are to your computer wil l make your camera experienc e more convenient. • PlayMemo ries Home™: Imp orts images to your co mputer and lets you use them in differe nt ways (page 31). • Image Dat a Converter : Displa ys RAW images and proces ses them. • Remote Camera Control : Controls a camera connected [...]

GB 31 The sof tware Pl ayMemo ries Ho me allows you to import sti ll image s and movies to your com puter a nd use them. PlayMemo ries Home is req uired for importing XAVC S movies and AVCHD movies to your computer. http://w ww.sony.net/ pm/ • An I nternet connection is required to us e PlayMemories Online or other network services. PlayMemories [...]

GB 32 You can add the desi red functions to your camera by connecti ng to the application dow nload website (PlayMem ories Camera Apps™) via the Internet. http://www.sony.net/pmca/ • After ins talling an applicat ion, you can call up the app lication by touchin g an NFC-enabled Android s martphone to t he N mark on the camera, using the [One-to[...]

GB 33 (h (hour), m (minute)) * only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to [NTSC]. • C ontinuous movie shooting is possible for a maximum of approximately 29 minutes at one time with the camera’s default settings and when the ambient temperature is approximately 25°C (77°F). The maximum continuou s recording time of an MP4 (28M ) format movie is [...]

GB 34 Functions built into this camera • This camera is compatibl e with 1080 60p or 50p-format movi es. Unlike standard recording modes up to now, which record in an inter lacing method, this camera records using a progressive method. This increases the resolution, and pr ovides a smoother, more realistic image. Movies recorded in 1080 60p/1080 [...]

GB 35 ZEISS lens The camera is equipped with a ZEISS lens which is capable of reproducing sharp images with excellent contrast. The lens for the camera has been produced under a quality assurance s ystem certi fied by ZEISS in accordance with the quality standards of ZEISS in Germany. Notes on t he monito r, elec tronic vi ewfinder and len s • Th[...]

GB 36 On the overh eat protec tion Depending on the camera and battery temp erature, you may be unable to r ecord movies or the power may turn of f automatically to pr otect the camer a. A message will be displayed on the scree n before the power turns off or you can no longer record movies. In this case, leave the power off and wait until the came[...]

GB 37 Notes on securi ty when using wir eless LAN products • Always make sure that you are using a secure wireless LAN to avoid hacking, access by malicio us third parties, or other vulnerabili ties. • It is importan t that you s et the security settings when using a wireless LAN. • If a security problem ar ises because no sec urity precautio[...]

GB 38 Camera [System] Image device: 13.2 mm × 8.8 mm (1.0 type) CM OS sensor Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 20.1 Megapixels Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 21.0 Megapixels Lens: ZEISS Vario-Sonn ar T 2.9× zoom lens f = 8.8 mm – 25.7 mm (24 mm – 70 m m (35 mm film equiva lent)) F1.8 (W) – F2.8 (T) While shoot ing movies (HD [...]

GB 39 [Monitor] LCD monitor : 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-UB10C/UB10D, 5V Power consumption: Approx. 1.9 W (during shooting with the monitor) Approx. 2.3 W (during shooting with the viewfinder) Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C[...]

GB 40 Tradema rks • Memory Stick and are trademarks or registered trademar ks of Sony Corporation. • XAVC S and are registered tr ademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD Progress ive” and “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporat ion. • Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dol b[...]

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