Sony DSCT700H manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 4-000-951- 13 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-T700 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getting start ed Shooting/v iewing im ages Usi ng shoo ting funct ions Usi ng view ing fu nctio ns Deleting images Connect ing to other de vices Changin[...]

2 Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd the s erial nu mber i n the space prov ided belo w. Refer to these numbers w henever you c all upon yo ur Sony dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. DSC- T700 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e uni[...]

3 [ Attach ments Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer, a s they may cause hazards. [ 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 cloth lightly dampened with water for cl eaning the ex terior of the set. [ Wa ter an d Mois ture Do not use[...]

4 Read this fir st Replace the battery with the specified type only. Otherwise , fire or injury may result. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, f ire or the like. [ 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[...]

5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a C lass B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection a gainst harmful interfe rence in a residential i nstallation. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and,[...]

6 [ Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipme nt (Applicable in the European Union an d other European count ries with separate collection sy stems) This symb ol on the pro duct or on it s packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable c ollection point for [...]

7 [ Notice for the custome rs in the countr ies applying EU D irectives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 703 27 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please[...]

8 Table of contents IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS ........ .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... 2 Read t his fi rst ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... 4 Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ....[...]

9 Using viewing functions .................. ........... ........... ............ ....... 31 Viewi ng an e nlarged image ( Playback zoom)...... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... . 31 Displaying images full-screen (Wide Zoom) . ........................ .................. 31 Rotating a ver tical orientation image (Temporar ily rotated display)[...]

10 x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stick Duo” back up Do not turn o ff the camera, remove the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stick Duo ” while the access l amp i s lit. Ot herwis e, the inter nal memo ry data o r “Me mory Stic k Duo” may b e damaged. Be sure to make a backu p cop y to pr otec t you r da t[...]

Getting start ed 11 G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checking the accessori es supplie d • Battery charger B C-CSD (1) • Power c ord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not supplied in th e USA and Canada) • Rechar geable battery pack NP-BD1 (1) / Battery cas e (1) • Pain t pen ( 1) • USB, A/ V cable fo r multi- use termin al (1) • Wrist s trap (1) • Stat io[...]

12 Getting start ed Ident ifying parts A Zoom (W/ T) leve r B Shutt er button C Mic rophone D POWER b utt on E POWER lamp F Flas h G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutt er lamp/ AF illuminat or H Lens I Len s cover J LCD screen /Touch pa nel K (Playb ack) but ton L Hook for wr ist s trap M Speake r N Batte ry/“Mem ory Stick D uo” cover O Tripo d recept[...]

13 Getting start ed Charging the batte ry pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the battery ev en when it is p artially c harged. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wa ll outlet (wall s ocket). If y ou c onti nue char ging t he battery p ack fo r about on e more hour afte r the CHARGE lamp tur ns off, th e c[...]

14 Getting start ed x Charging time • The table above show s the time required to charge a fu lly deplete d battery pa ck at a temperature of 25°C (77 °F). Chargin g may ta ke longer de pending on conditio ns of use and circums tances. • Connec t the battery charger to th e nearest wall outlet (wall socket ). • Even if the CHARG E lamp is n[...]

15 Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack x Checking t he remaining battery charge A remaining charg e indicator a ppears on the upper left of the LCD screen. • It takes about one minute until t he corre ct remaining c harge indic ator appe ars. • The remain ing charge indic ator may not be corr ect u nder cert ain ci rcu mstan ces. • If[...]

16 Getting start ed x Recor ding to internal mem or y The c amera has an approx imatel y 4GB internal memory that allows you t o recor d and play many image s even witho ut a “Memor y Stick Duo” ( not suppli ed). x Recor ding to a “Memory Stick Duo” When a “M emory Sti ck Du o” is ins ert ed, you ca n re cord i mag es to the “Memor y [...]

17 Getting start ed Setting th e clock • The camera does not have a feature for super imposing dates on im ages. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can print or save images with the date. • If the ca mera is runni ng on and you do not operate th e camera for about thr ee minutes , the camera turns off automati cally (Auto power-[...]

18 Shooting/viewin g images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Lower the lens cover. The camera is turned on . 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated . • Slide the z oom (W /T) leve r to the T sid e to z oom. Slide to the W si de to return. 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus. is di spla yed to indi cate that S[...]

Shooting/viewin g images 19 Viewing imag es x Returning to shooting images Press t he shutte r button ha lfway dow n. x Turning off the camera Close the lens cover. • You can a lso turn of f the came ra by pre ssing the P OWER button . 1 Pre ss the (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast imag e sh ot i s di spla yed. • When i mages o n the “Me mory St[...]

20 Shooting/viewin g images Stori ng ima ges The ca mer a ha s an a ppro xim ately 4G B int erna l mem ory that can stor e ma ny i mages . You can import images fro m a computer to the camera and v iew them anytime using th e camer a. x View ing st ore d im ages You ca n play bac k images stored in the camera u sing the Sli deshow an d Scrapbo ok f[...]

21 Using shooting functions U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Tou ch (REC Mode) t (Aut o Adjus tment ) t or t (Smile icon). 2 Wait de tect ing a smile . When the s mile level exceeds the b point on the indic ator, the cam era shoots images automatic ally. When you touc h (Sm ile icon)[...]

22 Detecting the shooting cond itions automatically (Scene Recognition) The camera au tomaticall y detects the shooti ng condi tions, and then takes the shot. • Scene Reco gnition does not ope rate in (Macro On), (Close focus e nabled) or Burst mo de. 1 Touch (RE C Mode) t (Auto Adj ustment) t or . 2 Touch t (Sce ne Reco gnitio n) t desired mode [...]

23 Using shooting functions Shooting close-ups (Macro/Close focus) You ca n shoot be autiful close-up i mages of s mall sub jects suc h as inse cts or flow ers. Using the self-t imer 1 Touch (Macro) t desir ed mode t . (Auto): The cam era adjus ts the focus aut omatically from dis tant subjec ts to clos e-up. Normally, p ut the camer a in this mode[...]

24 Selecting a flash mode • You cannot use (Flash On) or (Slow Synchro) whe n Scene Recognition is set to [Auto] or [Advanced]. • Even wit h flash on, the fl ash m ay not oper ate du ring burst . 1 Touch (Flash ) t desire d mode t . (Fl ash A uto): Flashes whe n there is insufficie nt light or ba cklight (Flash On): Flash alwa ys oper ates. (Sl[...]

25 Using shooting functions Focusing on a specific point of the frame Simply to uch the poi nt of t he frame y ou wish to focus on to chan ge the fo cus posi tion. Focusing on the face of the s ubject (Face Detection) The cam era detect s the fa ce of the sub ject and fo cuses on it. You ca n select whi ch subjec t takes pr iority whe n focusi ng. [...]

26 Selecting the image size to mat ch the usage The image s ize determine s the siz e of the image fi le that is record ed when you take a image. The larger the image si ze, the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printe d on larg e-for mat paper . The smal ler the ima ge size, t he more images ca n be recor ded. Select the ima ge si z[...]

27 Using shooting functions x Number of still images that can be recorded The figure s in the tab le below indic a te the n umber of image s when [REC Mode] i s set to [Normal]. (Units: Im ages) • The numbe r of stil l images may vary depending on the s hooting condi tions a nd the rec ording media. • When t he number o f remaini ng shoota ble [...]

28 Using the Shooting mode that matches the scene (Scene Selection) • The flas h does n ot operate in som e modes. 1 Select the sho oting mode . To select / / / / : Touc h (REC Mode) t desire d mode t . To select / / / / / : Touc h (REC Mode) t (Sce ne Sel ection) t desire d mode t . Note (Hig h Sen sitivity ): Shoots image s withou t a flash eve[...]

29 Using shooting functions Shooting movies x Viewing mo vies Press the (Playbac k) button and touch the (Next) / ( P revious ) butto n s to s e lect a movi e to view. x Image si ze The larger th e image size, the higher the image quali ty. The higher the number of frames per sec ond, the smoothe r the playba ck ima ge. 1 Tou ch (REC Mode) t (Mov i[...]

30 x Maximum recording time The table b elow sh ows the appr o ximate maximum record ing times. These are the total times for all movie file s. C ontin uous shootin g is possible for appr oximately 10 minutes . (Units: hou r : minute : second) • The recor ding time may vary dependin g on the s hooting condi tions an d the rec ording me dia. • W[...]

31 Using viewing functions U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enlarg ed image (Playback zoom) Displaying images full-scr een (Wide Zoom) 1 Press the ( Playback) butt on to displa y an im age, then tou ch the a rea you w ant to enla rge. The image is enlarg ed at twice the si z e, wit h the are a you touche d at the cente r. When is se t[...]

32 Rotating a ve rtical orie n tation image (Temporarily ro tated display) View ing still im ages w ith musi c (Slides how) 1 Press the (Pl ayback) button to display th e still image , then sel ect the verti cal orie ntation image s, then t ouch . • Touch agai n to end the di splay. 1 Press the (Pl a yback) button to display a st ill image , then[...]

33 Using viewing functions Viewing images with the Scrapbook display The ca mera auto maticall y prese nts i mage s against a bac kground like a hom emade photo album . • Scrapbook display is not avai lable when the vie w mode is set to [Fold er View]. 1 Press the ( Playback) butt on to displa y a sti ll image, then touch t (Scrapb ook) t . 2 Tur[...]

34 Searching for an image (Image Index) Selecting the display f o rmat (View Mode) Allows you t o select the display for mat for vie win g multi ple images. 1 Press the (Pl a yback) button to display an i mage, then t ouch (Image Index) . • If you t ouch , you ca n set the numbe r of ima ges di splayed in th e index sc reen to 12 o r 2 0 images. [...]

35 Using viewing functions x Easily loc ating the images to be displa yed When set to Date View/E vent View/Fo lder View: Touch ( Date List ), (Event List) or ( Select F older) to easily l ocate the desired images. • When you canno t play back images rec orded with other cameras, view th e images in [Folder View]. Date List: Displays a list of th[...]

36 D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting the currently displayed image Deleting m u lti ple im ages x Deleting in date, ev ent or folder units t (Delet e) t (All i n Date Range), (All in Event) o r (All in This Fold er) t t [OK]. 1 Touch ( Delete) t [OK] (page 19 ). 1 Touch (Image Index) t (Del ete) . 2 Select images for dele tion. 1 Tou ch / to turn t[...]

37 Deleting images Deleting all im ages (Format) You ca n delete al l data stored on “Mem ory Stick Duo” or the intern al memory . If a “Mem ory Stick Duo” is ins erted, all data stored on the “M emory St ick Duo” are deleted. If no “Memory Sti ck Duo” is inserted , all data sto red in the internal me mory are delet e d. Formattin g[...]

38 C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV 1 Connec t the ca mera to the TV with th e cable for m ulti-use termi nal (supplie d). To the multi conn ector To audio/v ideo i nput jacks Cable for mult i-use terminal z Viewing images on a HD (High Definition) TV • You can view image s recorded on the camera b y connect i ng the c[...]

39 Connecting to other devices Printing still im ages If you hav e a PictBr idge complia nt printe r, you can p rint ima g es by the foll owing proced ure. First, set the c a mera to enable USB connection be twe en th e camera and the p rinter. 1 Touch t (Setting s) t [Mai n Setti ngs] t t [USB Connect] t t [Pic tBri dge] t . The USB mode is set. 2[...]

40 Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can enj oy the record ed image s more than ev er by t aking advantage of th e softw are, and “PM B” is incl uded on a CD- ROM (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in addi tion to those liste d belo w , for e njoyi n g your ima ges. For details , see the “P[...]

41 Connecting to other devices x Installing the “PMB” (supplied) You can install the so ftware (suppli ed) using the following procedur e. When you install “PMB ,” “Musi c Transfer ” is also ins talled. • Log on as Administr ator. 1 Check your computer enviro nment. Recomm ended environ ment for using “PM B” and “Mus ic Transfer[...]

42 x Importing images to your computer using “PMB” • Do not disconnec t the cable for multi- use terminal from the camera while the camera is operating or while “Acce ssing…” appears on the screen of the camera . Doing so may corrupt th e data. • When u sing a battery with little remaining charge , you may not be able to transfer the [...]

43 Connecting to other devices x Exporting images to the camera us ing “PMB” You can sel ect and expo rt images t h at ha v e not b een expo rted to the internal m emory automatical ly . x Viewing “PMB G uide” 1 Connect the came ra to your comput er. If th e Auto Play Wiza rd appears , close it . 2 Double-c lick (PMB) on the de sktop to sta[...]

44 x Using “PMB Por table” • Always connect to a network when using “ PMB Portable ”. x Using the camera with your Macintosh compute r You ca n copy ima ges to you r Macintos h compu ter. “PMB ” is not compa tible, but you can in stall “Musi c Transf er” on you r Macintos h compu ter. When image s is exported to the camera, view t[...]

45 Changing camera settings Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changing the screen display • disappear s from the screen if [Image Only ] playback is selected. To dis play the b uttons, touch the cent er of the screen. The [N ormal] displa y returns temp orarily. 1 Touch t de sired mode t . (No rma l): Disp lays butt ons and icons (Simple) : Displ[...]

46 Setting the passwor d lock for the internal memo ry You can set a pass w ord t o prev ent the pla y back of images in the int e rnal me mory. x Enteri ng the password and playing back images The pa sswo rd input screen appears t inp ut the pa ssword num ber whic h you set t touc h [OK]. x Releasing th e password lock of the came ra Touc h t (Set[...]

47 Changing camera settings Using the HOME scr een On th e HOME scr een, came ra operat ions are organize d for co nveni ence in to br oad categories for selection, such as shooting, viewing a n d prin ting images. Only the avail able it ems ar e display ed on th e scre en. x Shooting x View Images 1 x View Image s 2 x Print Ite m Description Shoot[...]

48 x Manage Memory x Settings Item Description Memory Tool F ormat: Formats recording me dia. Create REC.Fo lder: Creat es a new f ol der on recording media. Change REC.Folder: C hanges the folde r used for recording images. Item Description Main Sett ings - Main Settings 1 Beep: Selects the bee ps produced when you operate the camera. Function Gui[...]

49 Changing camera settings Using the MENU items Displays a vailable functions for e a sy setting when the camera is in shooting or pla y ba ck mode. Only th e avai la ble i tems are displa yed on the screen. x MENU in shooting mod e Ite m Description Image Size Sets the image size. ( 10M/ 5M/ 3M/ VGA/ 3:2( 8M)/ 16:9(7M)/ 16:9(2M)/ 640( Fine)/ 640([...]

50 x MENU in viewing mode Flash Level Adjusts the amount of flash light. ( / Standard / ) Anti Blink Sets Anti Blink func tion. ( Auto/ Off) Red Eye Reduction Sets to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. ( Auto/ On/ Off) DRO Optimizes the brightness and contrast. ( Off/ DRO standard/ DRO plus) Color Mode Changes the vividness of the image or adds special[...]

51 Changing camera settings Using fun ctions in Progr am Auto mod e You ca n change t he Focus, Meteri ng Mode, IS O, and EV settings when [R EC Mode] is set to (Pro gram A uto). (Multi- Purpose Resize) Changes the image size according to usage. ( HDTV/ Bl og/E-mail) (Delete) Deletes images. ( This Image/ Multiple Images/ All in Date Range*) * The [...]

52 Oth ers Viewing “ Cyber-shot Handbook” “Cyb er-shot Ha ndboo k,” which ex plains ho w to use the camera in detail, is inc luded on the CD-ROM (sup p lied). Refer to it for in-depth instru c tions o n the ma ny fu n ction s of the cam era. x For Windows users x For Macintosh users 1 Turn on your comput er, a nd inse rt the CD-ROM (sup pli[...]

53 Others List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the screen to indic ate the c amera stat us. You c an s elec t the di spla y se tti ngs by touchin g the in dica tion on t he bo ttom ri ght of the s creen (p age 45). When shoo ting still images • The icons are lim ited in (Easy Shooting) m ode. When s hooting m ovies When p[...]

54 C D 00:25:05 Recor dable time ( h:m:s) Recording/Playback Media (“Memo ry Stick Duo ”, internal memo ry) PictBridge connecting Changing folder Scene Recognition Red-eye reduction Flash level Flash charging Recording mode Face Detecti on Meter ing Mo de Focus AF illuminator Vibration warning Touch AF indicator Housing Whi te bala nce Color mo[...]

55 Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble with the ca m era, try the following solutions . On rep airing ca meras w ith intern al mem ory or Mus ic files function i ncluded, data in th e camera may b e chec ked on minimum n e cessi ty to v eri fy and impro v e t he malfuncti on sympto ms. Sony w ill not copy or save any of those data . [...]

56 The remaini ng charge indicat or is incor rect. • The ba ttery charge is quickly u sed u p in t he following cas es: – When you use the cam era in an extremel y hot or cold locati on. – When yo u use t he flash and zoom fre quently. – When yo u repeate dly turn t he power on and off. – When [Brightness] of th e (screen display) is set [...]

57 Others Precautions Do no t us e/st ore the c amera in th e following places • In an extremely hot , cold or humid plac e In p laces s uch as in a car parke d in the sun, the camera b ody may beco me deformed an d this ma y cause a mal function. • Under dir ect sunlig ht or near a heater The camera body ma y become discol ored or deformed, an[...]

58 Specificati ons Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7.7 m m (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Primary color filter Total pixel number of camera: App rox. 10.3 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4× zoom lens f = 6.18 – 24.7 mm (35 – 140 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F3.5 (W) – F4.6 (T) Exposur[...]

59 Others Tradem arks • The followin g marks a re trademark s of Sony Corporation. , “Cybe r-shot,” “Me mory Stick,” , “Memory Sti ck PRO,” , “Memory S tick Duo,” , “Me mory St ick PR O Duo,” , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” , “Memory St ick Micro,” “MagicGate,” , “PhotoTV HD,” “Info LITHIUM” • Microsoft, Win[...]

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