Sony DSC-W125 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-700-777- 11 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W110/W115/W120 /W125/ W130 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference. V CLICK! Table of contents Basic Op[...]

2 Notes on using the cam era Notes o n the type s of “Memor y Stick” that you c an use (no t supplied ) “Memor y Sti ck Duo” : You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th the camera. “Mem ory Stick”: You cann ot use a “Memor y St ick” with th e camer a. Other memory c ards cannot be used. • For details on “Memory Stick Duo”, s[...]

3 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usi ng the camera .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......2 Basic techniq ues for bett er images ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 7 Focus – Focu sing o n a subj ect suc cessfu lly. ......... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ .... 7 Expo[...]

4 Table of co ntents Shooting menu .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ... 4 5 Scene Sele ction : Selectin g the scene se lection Image Size : Selecti ng the image si ze Flash: Fl ash setting Face De tection: Detectin g the f ace of subj ect Smile Detection: Setting the Sm ile Dete ction fun[...]

5 Table of contents Customizing the Manage Memory feature and the Settings ........ .......... . 64 Manage Memory .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ....... .......... ......... ....... . 66 Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool.......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .... 66 Memory Tool — In ternal Memory Tool ..... ........[...]

6 Table of co ntents Enjoying your Wi ndows computer....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 81 Installing the software (supplied) ........ .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 8 3 On the “Picture Motion Browser” (supp lied) ............ ......... .......... ....... ...... 85 Copying images to your [...]

7 Basi c tech niques for bette r imag es Whe n you p ress th e shu tter bu tton ha lfway down , the ca mer a adju sts the focus autom atica lly (Auto Focus). Re member to press th e shutter button on ly halfway down. When fo cusing is diff icult t [Focus] (page 51) If th e imag e looks blurr ed eve n afte r focu sing, i t may b e beca use o f camer[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Hints for p revent ing blur The cam era move d accident ally whe n you took the image. Th is is calle d “Came ra shake.” On the o ther h and, if the subj ect move d when yo u took the imag e, it i s calle d “subje ct blur .” Camera shake Cause Your hands or bo dy shake while you h old the camera and[...]

9 Basic t echniques for better images You can create vario us images by adjusting th e exposu re and the ISO se nsitivity. Exposu re is the am ount o f ligh t that the cam era will recei ve when you re lease the sh utter . Exposure Ad justing th e light i ntensit y Overexposure = too much ligh t Wh itish i mage The exp osure is automatic ally set t[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Reco mmended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitivi ty is a speed rati ng for record ing medi a that incor porates an i mage sen sor that receiv es li ght. E ven whe n the ex posur e is t he same, images dif fer dep ending on th e ISO sensitivity. To ad just th e ISO s ensit ivit y, see [...]

11 Basic t echniques for better images A digital ima ge is made up of a colle ction of small dots called pixels. If i t contai ns a lar ge number of pi xels, th e image b ecomes large, i t take s up more memory, and the imag e is displ ayed in fin e detail. “Im age size” is shown by t he number of pixels. A lthough you can not see the differenc[...]

12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages DSC-W130 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . * 1) Im ages are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. * 2) B oth edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 112). Image size Usage guidelines No. of images Printing 8M (3264×24 48) For prints up to[...]

13 Basic t echniques for better images DSC-W 110/W115 /W120/W1 25 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . * 1) Images are recorded in 3:2 aspect r atio, same as photogr aph printing paper or po stcards, etc. * 2) Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 112). DSC-W 110/W115 /W120/W1 25/W1 30 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked wi[...]

14 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The eyes of the subject may come out red, or fuzzy whi te circular sp ots may appea r when using the flash. Thes e phenom ena can be red uced by tak ing the follo wing steps. The “R ed- eye ph enom enon” Pupils be come dil ated in dark e nvironmen ts. Flash l ight is reflec ted off the blood ve ssels a[...]

15 Ide ntify ing part s See the page s in parentheses for detail s of operati on. A POWE R butt on B Shutte r button (25) C POWER lamp D Flash (27) E Microp hone F Lens G Spea ker H Finder w indow I Self-ti mer lamp ( 28)/Smi le Shutter lamp (32)/AF illu minator (72) A AE/AF lock lamp (g reen) B Flash char ge lamp/ Record la mp (oran ge) C Finder D[...]

16 Ident ifying pa rts K Contr ol butt on Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (43) Menu off : DISP/ / / (21, 2 7, 28) L (Slideshow) bu tton (36) M Multi c onnector (botto m) Used in t he foll owing situat ions: • Making a USB connection between the camera and the computer. • Making a connection to audio /video input jacks on a TV. • Making a connectio[...]

17 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the display changes (page 21). See the page s in parentheses for detail s of operati on. When sh ooting still images • The indicator s are limited in Easy Shooting mode. When sh ooting movies A Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng Low battery warning ( 115) Im[...]

18 Indic ators on the sc reen BC D Displ ay Indication z AE/AF lock (26) REC Standby Recording a movie/Standby a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (49) NR s low shutte r • Whe n th e s hutt er s pee d becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions, th e NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter function is activated automatic ally to reduce the image[...]

19 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying back still ima ges When pl aying back movies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry remaini ng Low batter y warning (115) Im age si ze (45) • is for DSC-W130 only. • is for DSC-W110/ W115/W120/W125 only. Protect (61) VOL. Volume (34) Print orde r (DPOF) mark (102) PictBrid ge connecting (99) Zoom sc aling ([...]

20 Indic ators on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication Playback folder (63) • This does not appear when using in ternal memor y. 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec orded in selected folder Playback Media (“Memor y Stick Duo ”, Internal m emory) Changin g folder (63) • This does not appear when using in ternal memor y. Metering mode ([...]

21 Changi ng th e scree n disp lay Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the display changes as follows: • If you view images in bright outside light , adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. However, the battery power may decrea se faster under such condition. • The histogram does not appear in the following situations: [...]

22 Changi ng the scr een displ ay z Adjus ting EV (Exposur e Value) by displaying a histogra m A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Press v (DISP) on the co ntrol butt on repe ated ly to di splay the histogram on the screen. The graph display indica tes a br ight ima ge when skewe d to the rig ht side, an d a dark image w hen [...]

23 Using the in ternal memo ry The ca mera has a pproximat ely 15 MB of inte rnal memor y. This me mory is not remo vable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory S tick Duo” in serted in the camera, you can reco rd image s usin g this in tern al me mory. • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded u sing the internal m emory. [...]

24 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to the desir ed function. : Auto Ad justmen t mode Allo ws sh ootin g with the set tings a djus ted au tomati cally . t page 25 : Easy Sho oting mo de Allows you to shoot still images using the m inimum nece ssary functions with ea sy-to- see indi cators . t page 26 : Pro gram Auto mode*[...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooti ng ima ges (Aut o Adjust ment mode) 1 Select the desired function from the mode dial. When shooti ng still images (Auto Adjustme nt mode): Select . When sh ooting movies : Select . 2 Hold the camera, with your elbows pressed against your body to steady it. MENU button Zoom button Shutte r butto n Control bu tton v / V[...]

26 Shoo ting image s (Auto Ad justme nt mode) 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. When shoo ting stil l images: 1 Press and hold th e shutter button half way down to foc us. The z (AE /AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicato r stops flashing and remains lit. 2 Press the shutter bu tton fully down . When shooting m ovies: Press[...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting image s (Auto Ad justmen t mode) W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, pres s W to undo the zoom. • When the zoom s cale exceeds 4×, th e ca mera uses the Digit al Zoom function. For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, see page 73. • You cannot change the zoom scale while s hooting a mo[...]

28 Shoo ting image s (Auto Ad justme nt mode) Using the s elf-timer Press V ( ) on the contro l button repe atedly unti l the desired m ode is select ed. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self- timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer When y ou press the s hutte r but ton, t he self -timer lamp fl ashes and[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing st ill im ages ( Scene Selec tion) Sele ct the mode ( / / / / ) in the mode di al 1 S e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d m o d e o f S c e n e S e l e c t i o n (/ ///) w i t h t h e mod e d ial. 2 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Sele ct the mode ( / / / ) i n SCN 1 Select SCN w ith the mode dial. 2 Press MEN U button, [...]

30 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scene Sele ctio n) Scene Se lection modes The fo llowin g mode s are p reset to mat ch the scene condit ions. * When you shoot images using (Twilight Portrait ), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower, and blurring occurs f requently, so use of a tripod is recommended. Modes select ed from th[...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still image s (Scene Selection) Function s you can us e in Scene Selectio n For sh ootin g an image appr opriat ely acc ording t o the scene conditio n, a combin ation of func tions i s determi ned by the ca mera. Som e functi ons are not av ailabl e, dep ending on the Scen e Select ion mo de. ( : you can select the[...]

32 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scene Sele ctio n) Shooting i n Smile Shutter mo de When the camera detect s a smi le, the shutt er is r eleased automati cally. 1 Select (Smile Shutter) mode from the mode dial. 2 Aim the c amera at the subj ect and press th e shutter button halfway down to focus. 3 Press th e shutte r bu tton all the wa y do wn to s[...]

33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still image s (Scene Selection) z Hints for b etter captu ring of smiles 1 Do not cover the eyes with the bangs. 2 Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as level as poss ible. The detection rate is higher when the eyes are nar rowed. 3 Give a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is easier to dete[...]

34 View ing images 1 Press (Playback) button. • If you press (Playbac k) button when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatica lly and set to pla yback mode. To s witch to the shooting m ode, press (P layback) button again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contro l button. Movie: Press z to play back a m ovie. (Press z agai[...]

35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images To view an index sc reen Press (Ind ex) to di splay the index scre en while a still i mage is displayed. Selec t an im age with v / V / b / B . To return to the single i mage screen, press z . • You c an also ac cess t he inde x screen by sele cting [ Image I ndex] from (View Images ) on the HOME screen. ?[...]

36 Viewing st ill images as a sl ideshow Images are au tomatical ly pla yed back in su ccessi on alon g with effects and musi c. 1 Press (Slideshow) button. The setup scr een appears. 2 Press (Slideshow) button again . The slideshow starts. • The setting is maintaine d until it is changed. • You cannot p lay movies. To end th e slidesho w Press[...]

37 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g still image s as a slid eshow To cha nge the set up On the setup screen in Step 1, sele ct each item wi th v / V , then press z . The items that can be set ar e as follo ws. The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Imag e You can selec t only when you use a “Memor y Stick Duo” (not supp lied). All Plays b ack a[...]

38 Viewi ng still imag es as a slide show z To add / change Music files You can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to playb ack during slideshow. You can transfer music using [ Music Tool] in (Slideshow) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) installed on a computer. For details, see [...]

39 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing i mages 1 Press (Playback) button. 2 Press MENU butto n while displaying in single-image or index mode. 3 Select (D elete) with v / V on the cont rol butto n. 4 Select t he desired de letion meth od with b / B from among [This Image], [Multiple Images ] and [All I n This Folder], then press z . • The di splayed i[...]

40 Deleting ima ges When y ou selec t [This Image] You can delet e the se lected image. Select [OK] with v , then press z . When y ou selec t [Multiple Images] You can se lect and delete mu ltiple i mages si multaneousl y. 1 Selec t the imag es you wan t to delete, th en pres s z . The mark is c hecked i n the chec kbox o f the im age. 2 Press MENU[...]

41 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learn ing the var ious fu nctio ns – HOME/Me nu The HO ME screen is th e gateway sc reen for all t he functions o f the camera, and can b e called up rega rdless of the mod e setting ( shooting/viewi ng). 1 Press HOME button to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the control button. 3 Select an item [...]

42 Lea rning th e variou s function s – HOM E/Menu Pressing HOME di splays the f ollowing ite ms. Detail s on the items are displaye d on the screen by the guide . HOME items Categories Items Shooting * 1 Shootin g (page 24) View Images Single Image Im age In dex Slideshow Slideshow ( page 36) Mus ic To ol (p age 94 ) Download Music Format Music [...]

43 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the var ious func tions – HO ME/Men u 1 Press MEN U button to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shooting and playback mode. • Different ite ms will bec ome visible de pending on t he selected m ode. 2 Select a desired menu item wi th v / V on t he control button. • If the desired it[...]

44 Menu i tems The avai lable menu item s vary depen ding on the mod e setting (shootin g/viewing), and the mode d ial position i n the shooti ng mode. Only the av ailable i tems are d isplayed on the screen . ( : avai lable) Mode dial position: Scene Shooting menu (page 45 ) Scene Se lection — — — * 2 — Image Si ze * 1 Flas h — * 1 —?[...]

45 Using the shoot ing functio ns Using the sho oting functions Shooti ng m enu The func tions in sh ooting mode using M ENU are d escribed b elow. For details on ho w to operat e the menu, see pa ge 43. The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Sele cts t he sc ene sele ction in t he me nu. You can shoot images with t he settings pre-ad justed to [...]

46 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 For Easy Shooti ng mode Selects t he stil l image si ze for E asy Shootin g mode. For movi es Selects t he fl ash settin g in Easy Shooting mode. Selects w hether to use the Fa ce Detec tion function or not, a nd also sel ects the pri ority subje ct for ad just ing the focus when u sing t[...]

47 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 4 3 • In ( Soft Snap) mode, the default settin g is [Auto] . • When the mode dial is set to (Easy Shooting) mode, the setting is fixed to [Auto], but the Face Detection frame is no t displayed. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, onl[...]

48 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 Selects w hether the came ra performs cont inuous sh ooting or not whe n you press the shu tter button. (The Exposure Bracket settings are for the DSC-W130 only) On the Burst • When reco rding with th e self-t imer, a s eries of a maximum o f five images is recorde d. • The recording [...]

49 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 4 3 Manually a djusts the exposu re. • For details on the Exposure, see page 9. • The compens ation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If you shoot a subject in ext remely bright or dark conditio ns, or when you use the flash, the exposure adjustment [...]

50 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 Selects t he mete ring mode that se ts which par t of th e subjec t to mea sure to determine the exposure . • For details on the Exposure, see page 9. • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [Center AF] is recommended to focus on the metering positio[...]

51 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 4 3 You ca n chang e the focus method. Use the menu when it is difficult t o get the p roper foc us in auto f ocus mo de. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focu ses on a subject i n all ra nges of the finde r frame auto maticall y. • This mode is us[...]

52 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 •A F s t a n d s f o r A u t o F o c u s . • When you us e Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF ra nge finder fr ame is disab led and appears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen. • You can change the focus method on[...]

53 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 4 3 2 When the AE/AF l ock indicator stops fl ashing and re mains on, return to t he fully com posed sho t, and press the shutter button full y down. Adjusts color to nes according to t he surrounding li ght conditions. Use this functio n if image color appe ars[...]

54 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 • For details on the white balance, see page 10. • Under fluorescent li ghts that f licker, the white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2] or [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash] mode, [White Balance] is s[...]

55 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 4 3 The flash s trobes two or more times before shooting to r educe the red-eye phe nomenon when using the fla sh. • To avo id blurring of images, hold the camera firm ly until the shutter is re leased. It usua lly takes a s econd after you press the shutter b[...]

56 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Select s the a nti-blu r mode. • In Auto Adjustment mode or Easy Shooting mod e, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooting]. • For movies, you can set [Continuou s] or [Off] on ly. The default setting is set to [Con[...]

57 Using the view ing functio ns Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu This sect ion explain s the menu item s available when you press MEN U button in play back mode. Fo r deta ils on how to us e the menu, see page 43. Selects and deletes images on th e single-image scre en or the index screen, see page 39 . This ite m has th e same f unction[...]

58 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 (Red Eye Correction) Corrects the r ed-eye phenomenon caus ed by flash. Select [OK] with v / V , then pr ess z . • You may not be able to correct the red-eye phenom enon depending on the image. (Unsh arp mask ing) Sharp ens the image wit hin a chosen frame. 1 Decide th e area (fra me) of [...]

59 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 (Partial Color) Surroun ds a chos en point in monoc hrome t o signaliz e a subj ect. 1 Set the center point of the desi red image to reto uch with v / V / b / B , then press MENU button. 2 Adjust t he desired range t o retouch w ith W/T . 3 Select [OK] with v / [...]

60 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 You can chang e the aspect ratio and si ze of the s hooting images, the n recor d them as the new files. You ca n convert im ages to the 16:9 aspe ct ratio for hi gh definition vie wing and to the VGA size for blog or e -mail attachme nts. 1 Display the d esired image to be change d. 2 Pres[...]

61 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 • For details about the image size, see pages 12, 13. • You cannot r esize movies. • You cannot r esize the images from VGA t o (HD TV). • Enlarging the image and multi resizi ng can reduce the image quality. Prot ects ima ges a gains t acci dental eras [...]

62 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 43 • Note t hat the for mattin g erase s all the dat a sto red on the reco rding media, even i f the images are pro tected, and these images cann ot be restored. • It may take some time to protec t an image. To ca ncel the pr otection Select th e image for whi ch you want to cancel protec [...]

63 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 Selects the folder conta ining the imag e you want to play bac k when using t he camera wi th a “Memo ry Stick Duo”. 1 Select th e desired f older wit h b / B on the cont rol button. 2 Select [ OK] with v , the n press z . To ca ncel sele ctin g the f ol der[...]

64 Customiz ing the settin gs Cust omizing the Man age Memor y feat ure and t he Settin gs You can c hange the default settings using (Man age Memory) or (Set tings) on the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME button to d isplay the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manag e Memory) or (Settings) with b / B on the cont rol butt on. 3 Select an item with v / V , then pres[...]

65 Customizi ng the settings Custom izing th e Manag e Memo ry feat ure and th e Settings 5 Select a setting with v / V , then press z . To ca ncel the setti ng cha nge Sele ct [Ca ncel ] if it is s hown as an op tion on the sc reen , then p ress z . If not, press b . • This sett ing is maintained even when the power is turn ed off. • The camer[...]

66 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 64 Mana ge M emory Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool This it em appear s only when a “Memory S tick Duo” is inser ted in t he camer a. Formats the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. A commerci ally avai labl e “Memory Stick Duo ” is alrea dy format ted, and ca n be used imm ediatel y. • Note that formatting[...]

67 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 6 4 Change s the fo lder c urrently u sed for r ecording i mages. 1 Select [Cha nge REC. Folder] wit h v / V on the cont rol button, then press z . The folder sel ection screen appears. 2 Select th e desired f older wit h b / B , and [OK] wit h v , then press z . To c[...]

68 Mana ge Memor y For deta ils on th e operat ion 1 page 64 Memory Tool — Internal Mem ory Tool This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in the camera. Formats the in ternal memo ry. • Note that formatting permanently eras es all data in the internal memory, including even protec ted images. 1 Selec t [Form at] [...]

69 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 6 4 Customizi ng the settings Setting s Main settings — Main Settin gs 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selects t he sound p roduced when yo u opera te the ca mera. When y ou oper ate th e ca mera, t he func tion guide appear s. Initi alizes the sett ing to the defa ult setti ng. Even if you exe[...]

70 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 64 Main settings — Main Se ttings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Select s the U SB mode w hen con necti ng the c amera t o a co mputer or a P ictBrid ge comp liant prin ter us ing the cabl e for mul ti-u se term inal . Selects the vi deo signal outp ut type from SD an d HD(1080i ),[...]

71 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 64 Sets th e video signal o utput accor ding to the TV color sy stem of t he conne cted video equipmen t. The T V color systems dif fer depend ing on the count ry and region. To view image s on a TV sc reen, ch eck the T V color sy stem of th e country or region of use (page[...]

72 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 64 Shooting Settings — Shooting S ettings 1 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . The AF illum inator supplie s fill light to focus more ea sily on a subject in dark surroundings. The AF il lum inato r emi ts red ligh t allo win g the came ra t o focu s eas ily w hen th e s hutter but ton i[...]

73 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 64 Selec ts the auto focus oper ation mo de. • AF mode setti ng is invalid when the Face Detection fu nction or the Smile Detection fu nction is activated. • When using Semi manual, auto focus operates the same as in [Single] mode. Selects t he digita l zoom mode. T he c[...]

74 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 64 Imag e size a nd tota l zoom sc ale us ing Sm art zo om (Inclu ding optica l zoom 4 × ) • You cannot use the Digital zoom when: – (Smile S hutter) mode i s selected in the Scen e Selection mode. – The LCD sc reen is off. Sets for ach ieving appro priate focu s when attachi ng a conver si[...]

75 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 64 Shooting Settings — Sho oting Settings 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . When t he camer a is rot ated t o shoot a portra it (ver tical) i mage, t he came ra reco rds its po sition cha nge and di spla ys the im age in t he port rait po sit ion. • Black is di[...]

76 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 64 Clock Settings Sets the da te and time. 1 Select [ Clock Sett ings] from (Settin gs) on the HOME screen. 2 Pres s z on the cont rol button. 3 Select the date disp lay forma t with v / V on the contr ol button, then press z . 4 Sele ct each i tem with b / B a nd set the n umeri c value wit h v /[...]

77 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 64 Language Setting Sele cts the langu age to be use d in the m enu it ems, warnin gs and mess ages. Langua ge S etting[...]

78 Viewin g images o n a TV View ing images on a TV You ca n view im ages on a TV by co nnect ing the ca mera to a TV. The conn ection varies ac cordi ng to the type of TV the camera is connecte d to. Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore co nnecti ng th e camer a to t he TV. 1 Connect the camera to the TV with the cable for multi-use termin[...]

79 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g images o n a TV You ca n view an imag e with high qu ality * recorded on the cam era by conn ecting the came ra to an HD (High D efinition) T V with the comp onent cable (not su pplied). Turn of f both the cam era and the TV before c onnecting t he camera to the TV. • In [Wi de Zoom Display], still images with [...]

80 Viewi ng images on a TV 3 Press ( Playback) button to turn on t he camera. Images shot wit h the cam era appe ar on the TV . Press b / B on the control bu tton to select the desired i mage. • Set [COMPONENT] t o [HD(1080i)] in [Main Sett ings 2] by selecting (Settings ) on the HOME scr een (p age 7 0). • When using the camera abroad, it may [...]

81 Using your comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mputer For de tails on using a Maci nto sh comput er, ref er to “Usi ng your Maci ntosh comput er” (pa ge 95). Illustrations of screens used in this sectio n are based on the English v ersion. • Installing the s oftware as follows: – “Picture Motion Browser” – “M[...]

82 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The f ollowing enviro nment is recom mended for a com puter con nected t o the camer a. Reco mmen ded envi ronme nt for copy ing images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft W indows 2000 Prof essional SP4, Windows XP * SP2, Windows Vist a * • O peration is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the ope[...]

83 Using your comp uter Inst alling th e soft ware (su pplied) You can inst all t he sof twa re (su pplie d) using the fo llowing pro cedure. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your compu ter, an d insert t he CD-ROM (supplied ) into the CD-ROM drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does not app ear, double-click [Computer][...]

84 Installin g the software (supplied) After you ins tall t he sof tware, the sho rt cut icons for “Pic ture Motion Browser” , “PMB Gu ide”, “M usic Tran sfer” are created on th e desktop. Doubl e-clic k to start “Pic ture Moti on Browser”. Doubl e-clic k to start “PMB Gui de”. Doubl e-clic k to start “Musi c Tran sfer”.[...]

85 Using your comp uter On the “P icture Mot ion Brow ser” (su pplied) You can use still im ages and movie s from the ca mera mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of the soft ware. This sec tion s ummarizes t he “Pic ture Motion Br owser”. With the “ Picture Moti on Browser” yo u can: • Import images shot with the camera and dis pla[...]

86 On th e “Pictu re Motio n Browser ” (suppl ied) • On termination of the operation of Sony server, the termin ation will be informed of beforehand on Sony websites, etc. • The URL redirected to by So ny server, etc., may be recorded for improving future Sony pro ducts and services . In this case, personal da ta will not be recorded.[...]

87 Using your comp uter Copyi ng imag es to your co mputer using the “Pictu re Motio n Brow ser” 1 Insert a “M emory Stick Duo ” with recorded images i nto the camera. • W hen copying images in the internal memory, this step is unnecessary. 2 Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall out[...]

88 Copy ing images to your com puter us ing the “P icture Motion Br owser” 1 Connects the cam era to a computer as described in “Connecting the camera to your computer”. After mak ing a USB c onnecti on, the [Import Medi a Files] screen of “Pic ture Motion Browser” appears autom atic ally. • If you use the M emory Stick slot, refer to[...]

89 Using your comp uter Copyin g images t o your com puter using the “Pi cture Motion Browser” Perform the pr ocedures fro m step 1 to 4 below b efore: • Disconn ecting the cable for multi- use terminal. • Removing a “M emory Stick Duo”. • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera aft er copying images from the intern al memo[...]

90 Copy ing images to your com puter us ing the “P icture Motion Br owser” • Image fil es are named a s follows: – Still image f iles: DSC0 ssss .JPG – Movie files: MOV0 ssss .MPG – Index image files that a re recorded when you record movies : MOV0 ssss .THM ssss stands for any number within the range from 0 001 to 9999. T he numerical [...]

91 Using your comp uter Copyi ng imag es to a com puter withou t “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” You can copy images to yo ur comp uter with out “Pic ture Moti on B rows er” as follows. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot: Remov e the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” fr om the cam era an d inser t it in th e Mem ory St ick Duo Adaptor. Inse rt the [...]

92 Copy ing images to a comp uter witho ut “Pictur e Motion Browser” 3 Click [Open folder to view files] (For Windows XP : [Open f older t o view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automati cally on the desktop. • When the wizard screen does not appear automatica lly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 200 0”. 4 Double-click [D[...]

93 Using your comp uter View ing image f iles st ored on a compute r with the ca mera co pying to the “Mem ory St ick Du o” This sectio n describes the proc ess using a Windo ws compu ter as a n exam ple. When a n image file copied to a computer no long er remai ns on a “ Memory Stick Duo”, you can vi ew tha t image a gain on t he camera by[...]

94 Using th e “Music Tr ansfer” (supplie d) You ca n chan ge the Mu sic files that are prese t at the fa ctory to th e desired M usic file s usin g “Mus ic Trans fer” in the CD - ROM (su pplied). You c an also d elete or add these fi les wheneve r you want. The musi c forma ts you can tran sfer wi th “Music Transfer ” are listed below: [...]

95 Using your comp uter Using y our Ma cintos h compu ter You can co py im ages t o yo ur Ma cint osh comput er. • “Picture Motion Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The followi ng environ ment is recomm ended fo r a computer c onnected to the ca mera. Recommended environment for copying images OS (p re -ins tall ed): Mac OS[...]

96 Usin g your Ma cint osh com puter 4 View images o n the computer. Dou ble-c lic k the har d disk icon t the desi red imag e file in th e folde r conta ining th e copied fi les to op en that image f ile. Drag a nd drop the dri ve icon or the i con of the “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” t o the “Trash” icon be forehand when you perform the proce dure[...]

97 Using your comp uter View ing “Cyb er-sho t Step-u p Guid e” When you install “Cyb er-shot Hand book”, “Cyb er-shot Step-up Guid e” is also inst alled. “Cyber-s hot Step -up Gui de” fur ther in trodu ces h ow to use the ca mera and optiona l accessories. Double-c lick (Step- up Guid e) on the desktop. To acce ss “St ep-up Gui d[...]

98 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16: 9] mode, both edges may be cut off, so be sure to check before printing (pa ge 112). You can prin t imag es by co nnect ing th e cam era di rectly t o a Pict Bridge compli ant pri nter. You can prin t image s with a “M emor y Stick ” compli ant pri nter. Fo[...]

99 Printin g still images Print ing i mages d irect ly usi ng a Pic tBrid ge compl iant prin ter Even if yo u do not have a compu ter, you can print im ages shot using th e camera by connec ting the c amera dire ctly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Assoc[...]

100 Print ing images directly using a Pict Bridge com pliant pri nter 2 Turn on the printer. Press (Playback) butto n and turn o n the camera. 3 Press MENU b utton, select [Print] with v / V o n the c ontrol button, then press z . The ca mera is set t o play back mode, then an ima ge and t he print menu appear on the scree n. Select [This Image] or[...]

101 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter [Siz e] Select s the s ize of the pr intin g sheet . [Date] Select s [Day & Time] or [Date] to insert the da te and ti me on i mages. • W hen you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (page 76). Thi s f unc tion may not [...]

102 Print ing at a sh op You ca n take a “Mem ory Stick Duo ” conta ining imag es shot wi th the ca mera to a photo pri nting service shop . As long as the shop support s photo printing servi ces conform ing to the DP OF, you can m ake a (Print order) ma rk on images in advanc e so that you do not nee d to reselect them wh en you print them out[...]

103 Printin g still images Printin g at a shop 1 Press MEN U button while displaying images in single- image mode or in index mode. 2 Sele ct [D POF] with v / V on t he control button, [Multiple Images] with b / B , and then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the control b utton, then press z . The mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Pr[...]

104 Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you expe rience troub le with the ca mera, try the following solution s. Be aw are that by sending the cam era for repair, you give co nsent th at the con tents of the inter nal memory, Music fil es may b e checke d. 1 Check the items on page s 105 to 11 4. If a code su ch as “C/ E: ss : ss ” appe ars o[...]

105 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batt ery pack cor rectly to push the batte ry eject lever. Cannot turn on the camera. • After ins erting the b attery pack i nto the camera, it may take a few mome nts for the cam era to power up. • Ins ert the b atter y pack corre ctly. • The battery pa ck[...]

106 Troubl eshooti ng Cannot record ima ges. • Check th e free capac ity of the inte rnal memory o r “Memory St ick Duo”. If it is fu ll, do one of the follow ing: – Delete unn ecessary im ages (page 39). – Change the “Memory Stick Duo”. • You cannot record im ages while chargi ng the flash. • When s hooting a s till im age, set t[...]

107 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g Zoom do es not wor k. • You canno t use t he Smart zoom dep ending on the ima ge size (pa ge 73). • You canno t use t he Digital Zo om when shooting movies. • You canno t change the zoom scale while shooting a movie . • Confirm that the [Convers ion Lens] setting is correct (page 74) . The flash does n[...]

108 Troubl eshooti ng The scree n is too dark or too brig ht. • Adjust the bright ness of the LCD backli ght (page 21). The image is to o dark. • You are shooting a subject with a light sour ce behind the subjec t. Select the meter ing mode (page 50) or adjust th e exposure (page 4 9). The image is to o bright. • Adjust the exposu re (page 49[...]

109 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g Cannot shoot images in succession. • The inte rnal memory or “Me mory Stick Duo” is full. Dele te unnecessar y images (page 39). • The battery le vel is low. Inser t the charged batt ery pack. Cannot play back images. • Press (Playback) button ( page 34). • The fold er/file n ame has be en chang ed[...]

110 Troubl eshooti ng Cannot delet e an image. • Cancel the pr otection (page 62). Computer OS co mpatibility with camera i s unknown. • Check “Re commended co mputer enviro nment” on page 82 for Windows, and page 95 for Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot. • Check that th e[...]

111 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g After making a USB connection, “Picture Motion Browser” does not start automatically. • Make the USB conn ection a fter the c omputer is turned on (p age 87). Cannot play b ack images on your co mputer. • If you are using “Pic ture Motion Browser”, refer to “PMB Guide” (page 85). • Consult th[...]

112 Troubl eshooti ng Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory. • There is a “Memory St ick Duo” inser ted in the c amera. Re move it. Cannot c opy the d ata stor ed in t he internal memory t o a “Me mory Stick Du o”. • The “Memo ry Stick Duo” is full. Cop y the image to the “M emory Stick Duo” with suffi cient[...]

113 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g A connection cannot be established. • The camera c annot be conne cted di rectly to a pri nter th at is not com pliant w ith the Pict Bridge standa rd. Consu lt the print er manuf acturer as to whethe r the printe r is compli ant with PictBrid ge or not. • Check that the p rinte r is tur ned on and can b e[...]

114 Troubl eshooti ng Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • When you use pap er of a different siz e after connectin g the printer to the cam era, disconnec t and th en recon nect the c able for multi -use term inal. • The print setting of the camera differs f rom that of the printer. Ch ange the settin g of eit her the camera (pa g[...]

115 Trouble shooting Warnin g indi cators a nd mess ages If a code st artin g with a lette r of the alpha bet appe ars, the sel f-dia gnosis functi on on the ca mera is wor king. The l ast two digits (ind icated by ss ) will differ depending on the state of the ca mera. If you canno t solve the probl em even after trying th e follo wing co rrectiv [...]

116 Warn ing indic ators an d messages Cannot access Memory Stick Access denied • You are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with the acc ess control led. Error formatting Memory Stick Error formatting internal memory • Format the media again (pages 66, 68). Memory Stick l ocked • You are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he writ e-prot[...]

117 Trouble shooting Warni ng indica tors and messag es Mac ro is in valid • The macro is una vailable u nder the curre nt settings (page 3 1). Flash settings cannot be changed • The flash is unavailable under the curre nt settings (page 3 1). Maximum number of images already selected • You can sele ct up to 100 images. Remove t he checkmark [...]

118 Warn ing indic ators an d messages Self -Tim er is in val id • The self- timer is una vailab le under these s ettings (p age 31).[...]

119 Others Others Using the ca mera abro ad — Pow er sourc es You can use t he camera, the batter y charger (sup plied), and the AC-LS5K AC Adaptor (not supplied ) in any coun try or region wh ere the pow er supply is w ithin 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 H z. • Do not use an electronic transformer (travel con verter), as this may cause a malf uncti[...]

120 On th e “Me mory St ick Du o” A “ Memo ry Sti ck Du o” is a co mpact, portabl e IC reco rding m edium. The types of “Memory Sti ck Duo” that can be used wit h the camer a are listed in the table below. Howev er, proper operatio n cannot be guar anteed for all “M emory S tick Du o” functions. • This product is compatible with ?[...]

121 Others On the “M emory St ick Duo” Notes on using the Me mory Stick Duo Adap tor (not su pplied) • To use a “Memory Stick Du o” with a “Memory Stick” co mpliant device, be sure t o insert th e “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor. If you insert a “Memory S tick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device [...]

122 On the ba ttery pack On ch argin g th e bat tery p ack We recommend charging the batt ery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86° F). The battery pack may not b e fully charged in temperatures outside this range. Effect ive use of the ba ttery pac k • Battery perform ance decreases in l ow temperature surroundi[...]

123 Others On the ba tter y charge r On the batt ery charge r • Do not charge any battery pack other than the NP-BG type or NP-FG type b attery packs in the battery charger (supplied). Batteries other than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of injury f rom electrocution and bur ns. • R[...]

124 Index Index A Adjus ting EV ......... ....... .. 22, 49 AE/AF lock indicator ..... 26, 52 AF Illum inator ......... ..... ....... . 72 AF lock .... ....... ....... ..... ...... .... 52 AF Mode..... ....... ...... ....... ......73 AF r ange finde r fr ame ... ..... .. 51 Apertu re ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... . 9 Auto Adju stment ..... [...]

125 Index Index I Identi fying part s ...... ....... ...... .15 Image fi le storag e destinations and file names.... ....... .... .89 Image qual ity ..... ....... ....... .....11 Image size ...... ....... ...... ....11, 45 Incand escent ...... ....... ....... .....54 Index scr een ....... ....... ....... .....3 5 Indicato r ......... ....... ......[...]

126 Index Spot m eteri ng . ....... ....... ....... . 50 Spot mete ri ng cr oss ha irs .... . 5 0 SteadyS hot .... ....... ....... ...... .... 56 T Trimmi ng ...... ....... ....... ...... .... 57 Trouble shooti ng..... ....... ...... 104 TV........ ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... . 78 Twilight .. ................... ........... 30 Twilig ht Po[...]

127 Notes on the Licens e “C Libra ry”, “Expat” and “zlib” software are provid ed in the came ra. We provid e this softw are b ased on lic ense ag reemen ts with their own ers of copyright. Ba sed on requests by the owne rs of cop yright of t hese software a pplications, we have an obligati on to info rm you of the fo llowing. Please re[...]

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