Sony DSC-W200 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-208-405- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Instruction Manual DSC-W200 Operating Inst ructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. For details on the ad vance d operation s, please access “Cyber-shot Ha ndbook” and “Cyber-shot St ep-up Guide” contained on t[...]

2 Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the bot tom. Re co rd the s eria l numb er i n the space prov ided below. Refe r to these numbers w henever yo u call upo n your So ny dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W200 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shock ha zard, do not ex pose the[...]

3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cl oth lightly dampened with water for c leaning t he exteri or of the set. [ Wa ter a nd Mo is ture Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or l[...]

4 Read this first Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise , fire or injury may res ult. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies to the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more information regar[...]

5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonab le protection a gainst harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. Th i s equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and[...]

6 A moulded plug comply ing with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one and ap proved by AST A or BSI t o BS 1362, (i.e ., m ark ed w ith an or mar k) mu st be used. If the pl ug supplied with t his equipment has a d[...]

7 Tabl e of cont ents IMPORTA NT SAFEGUARDS ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ..... 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ..... 4 Notes on usin g your camera ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... [...]

8 Notes on using your camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” back up Do not turn off the camera or remove the battery pack or “Memory Stic k Duo” while the access lamp is lighted, as the internal memory da ta or “Memory Stick Duo” data may be destroyed. Always protect your data by making a back up copy. [ Notes on rec ording/[...]

9 Gettin g star ted Checking the accessorie s supplied • Battery ch arger BC-CSG/BC- CSGB/ BC-C SGC (1 ) • Powe r cord (m ains lea d) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batt er y cas e (1 ) • US B, A/V cable for multi-us e terminal (1) • W rist stra p (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-s hot application so[...]

10 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the batte ry charger. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights on, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lamp turns off, charging is finished (Practical charge). If you contin ue charging the battery pack for about one more hour (until it is[...]

11 2 Inserting the bat tery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) all the way in until it cli cks. 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover. [ When th ere is no “Me mory Stick Duo” inserted The camer a r[...]

12 [ To remove the batte ry pack/“ Memor y Stick Duo ” Open the b attery/ “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” cove r. • Never remove the battery pack/“Memory St ick Duo” when the access lamp is lit. This may cause damage to data in the “Memory Stick Duo”. Slide the batte ry eject lever . Be sur e not to drop the battery pack. Make sure that the[...]

13 3 Turning the camera on/set ting the clock 1 Press the POWER butto n or press (Playback) button. 2 Set th e clock wit h the contro l button. 1 Sele ct th e date disp lay form at wi th v / V , then press z . 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the num eric value with v / V , then p ress z . 3 Select [OK], the n press z . [ To chan ge th e dat [...]

14 Shootin g image s easily 1 Select the des ired fu nction from th e mode di al. When shooting still ima ges (Auto Adjustm ent mode): Select . When shooting m ovies: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady, keeping your arm at your side. 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. When shooting m ovies: Press the shutter bu tton fully down . To stop reco rding, p[...]

15 Mode di al/Zoom/ Flash/Macro /Self- timer/Di splay [ Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desire d function. Auto Adjus tment Allows ea sy shooting with the s ettings adjusted automatic ally. Pro gram Auto Allows yo u to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Also you can select va[...]

16 [ Using th e self-tim er Press V ( ) on the co ntrol butt on repeated ly until th e desired mode is selected. : Not using the self-time r : Setting the 10-second delay self- timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer Pres s th e sh utte r but ton, the s elf- time r lam p flashes, and a beep sounds un til the shutte r oper ates . [ DISP Changi[...]

17 Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press (Playback) button. If you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatically and se t to playback mode. To switch to the shooting m ode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol button. Movie : Press z to play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to f[...]

18 [ Vie wing an index sc reen Press (Ind ex) button to display t he index scree n while a still imag e is displayed. Then, sele ct an image with v / V / b / B . To return to the single image screen, press z . • You can also access the index screen by selecting [ Index Display] in (View Images) on th e HOME screen. • Each time you press (I ndex[...]

19 Learn ing th e variou s func tio ns – HOME/ Menu Using the HOME screen The HOM E screen is t he gatewa y screen for a ll the functions of your came ra. You can se lect the sho oting mod e or playba ck mod e, or chan ge the settin gs from the HO ME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the cont rol b[...]

20 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 1 9 HOM E it ems Press HOME button displays the fol lowing item s. Details on the item s are displaye d on the screen by the gu ide. Category Items Shoot ing Sho oting View Images Single I mage Inde x Dis pla y Slide Sho w Printing, Ot her Print Musi c To ol Down load Mus ic Forma t Music Manage Memory Memo[...]

21 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shooting and playback mode. • Different items will become v isible depend ing on t he selected mode. 2 Select the desired item with v / V on the control button. • If the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V until the item appears on the scree[...]

22 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 2 1 Menu items The av ailabl e menu items vary d epend ing on the ca mera mo de. The shootin g menu is ava ilable onl y in the shootin g mode, and th e viewing menu is ava ilable only in the pl ayba ck mod e. Also, the menu it ems availabl e vary dependi ng on the mode dial posit ion. Only the avail able it[...]

23 Enjoy ing your computer You can dis play imag es sh ot with the ca mera o n the co mputer . Also , you ca n use still i mages and movies fro m the came ra more th an ever by taki ng advant age of the software. For det ails, refer t o “Cyb er-shot Hand book”. Supporte d Operatin g Systems fo r USB connecti on and ap plication software (suppli[...]

24 Viewin g “Cyber- shot Hand book” and “ Cyber-shot Step-up Guide” [ For Wind ows us ers 1 Turn on your comp uter, and inser t the CD- ROM (supplie d) into the CD -ROM drive. The screen below appears. When you click the [Cyber-shot Handbook] button, the screen for copying “Cyber -shot Handbook” appears. 2 Foll ow the on- screen in stru[...]

25 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) button, t he display change s (page 16). [ When sh ooting st ill images [ When sh ooting m ovies [ When play ing back A Batte ry rema ining E Low battery warning Im age si ze Mode dial/ Menu (Scene Selec tion) Mode dial White balance Reco rding mode Mete ring mode Fac e Detect ion SteadyS[...]

26 BC D Manual e xposure settin g mode z RETURN z SET Function guid e for Manua l exposure 1.0m Foc us p res et di stan ce z AE/AF lock ISO40 0 ISO number NR s low shu tter 125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exp osure Value AF range finder frame indicato r Macro N Playback Playback bar Standby REC Standby/R ecording a movie 00:00:12 C ou[...]

27 Batte ry l ife an d mem ory capaci ty Battery life and nu mber of ima ges that ca n be record ed/viewed The table s show the a pproxima te numb er of images that can be record ed/view ed and th e battery li fe when yo u shoot image s in [Norma l] mode with the batt ery pack (supplie d) at ful l capa city a nd at a n ambi ent tempera ture of 25°[...]

28 Number of still images and recording time of m ovies The num ber of still ima ges and the leng th of time f or movies may vary depen ding on the shooting c onditions. • You can select the image size to be used when shooting from the menu (pages 21, 22). [ The approximate nu mber of still images (Units : Image s) • The number of images listed[...]

29 Troubl esho oting If you exper ience tr ouble with your camera, tr y the following solutions. Please un derstand th at you give your con sent that the contents of the internal memory , Music files may be chec ked when yo u send your camera to be repaired . The battery pack cannot be inserted. • Inser t the batt ery pac k corre ctly to push the[...]

30 The bat tery rem aining i ndicato r is i ncorrect . • This phenomeno n occurs when you us e the camera in a n extremely hot or co ld location. • The displa yed batte ry remainin g diffe rs from t he current one. Fu lly dischar ge and t hen charge the batt ery pack to correct the display. • The battery pack is di scharged. Insert the charge[...]

31 Precau tion s [ Do not u se/store th e camer a in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in th e sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a malf unc tion . • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become disc olored or deform ed, and this may c[...]

32 Specifi cations Camera [Syst em] Image device: 9.29 mm (1/1.72 type) color CCD, Primary color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12 388 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 12 120 000 pixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3× zoom lens f = 7.6 – 22.8 mm (35 – 105 mm when conver ted to a 35 mm still camera) F2.8 – 5[...]

33 Tr ademar ks • , “Cyber-shot” ar e trademarks of Sony Cor poration. • “Memory Stick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory S tick PRO Duo”, , “Memory Stick Micro”, “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corpora tion. • Microsoft, Windows and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademark[...]

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