Sony DSCW370S manual

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    © 2010 Sony Corporation 4-176-667- 11 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W370 Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex[...]

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    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[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 3 GB Notes on using the camera Notes on th e types of memory card that you can use ( sold sep arately ) The following memo ry cards are co mpatible with this camera: “M emory St ick P RO Du o” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media, “Memor y Stick D uo” media, SD memory car[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 4 GB On moisture condensation • If the camera is brought dire ctly from a cold to a warm locatio n, moisture m ay condense inside or outside th e camera. Th is moisture c ondensatio n may cause a mal functi on of the came ra. • If moisture condensation o ccurs, turn off the camera [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 5 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 ···?[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 6 GB MENU (Shooting) MENU items (S hooting) ············ ········· ········· ········ 10 MENU (Viewing) MENU items (V iewing) ·················· ·············· ········ 11 Settings Setting ite ms ······[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 7 GB Oth ers “Memory Stick Duo” media················· ·············· · 121 Battery pa ck ················ ········· ········· ·············· ······ 123 Battery cha rger ············ ?[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 8 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto Adjustmen t ············· ·················· 19 Scen e Selec tion ·············· ············· ············· ··········· 25 Scene[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 9 GB Adjusting exposure EV ···················· ············· ············· ············ ············· ····· 44 Changing focus position Focus ·············· ··················· [...]

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    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 ON/OFF (Power) button and set the camera to shooting mod e. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v / V / b / B on [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 11 GB You can select the va rious viewing functions easily from the MENU button. 1 Press the (Playback) button to swi tch to playback mode. 2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton. 4 Press z on the cen[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 12 GB You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen. 1 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 2 Select (Settings) with V on the control button, then press z on the center of the control button to display the setup screen. 3 Select the desire d item with v / V / b / B [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 13 GB • [Sho oting Setting s] a ppears onl y whe n sett ings have been enter ed f rom sh ooting m ode . • [Memory Card Tool] appea rs only when a memory card is inse rted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted. Clock Setting s Ar[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 14 GB Identifying parts A ON/OFF (Power) button B Shutter butto n C Flash D Self-timer lamp/Sm ile Shutter lamp/AF illuminator E Microphon e F ON/OFF (Power) lamp G Speaker H Lens I LCD screen J (Playb ack) button (33) K For sh ootin g: W/ T (z oom) butto n (28) For viewing: (Playback [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 15 GB List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are displayed o n the screen to indicate the camer a status. You can change the screen displ ay using D ISP (Screen Di splay Set tings) o n the contro l butto n. When shooting still im ages • The icon s are lim ited in Ea sy Sh ooting[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 16 GB B C D Display Indi cation z AE/ AF l oc k ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutte r 125 Shutter speed F3.6 Aperture valu e +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range find er frame indicator REC Standby Re cording a mo vie/Stand by a movi e 0:12 Recording time (m :s) 101-0012 Folder-file n umber 20[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 17 GB Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired functio n. (Movie Mode) Allows you t o reco rd mo vies (p age 2 7). (Sweep Panora ma) Allows you to shoot a pano ramic im age afte r composin g imag es (page 23). (Program Auto) Allows you t o shoot wi th the exposure adjusted [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 18 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approxi mately 19 MB of inte rnal memor y. This memory is not r emova ble. You can record images on the in ter nal memory when there is no memory card inserted in the camera. We recommend that yo u copy (back u p) data wi thout erro r usin[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 19 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 [Auto] o r [Off]. Note z On Scen e Reco gniti on Scene Recognit[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 20 GB Easy Shooting Allows you to shoot still images us ing the minimum necessary functions. The text size increases and indicators become eas ier to see. 1 Set the mode dial to (Easy Shooting). 2 Shoot with the shutter button. • The batt ery charge is used up more quic kly be cause [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 21 GB z On Easy Viewing mo de When you press the (Playback) button with the mod e dial set to (Easy Shooti ng), the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see. In addition, only the deletion function beco mes available. • [Vi ew Mode ] is se t to [D ate Vi ew] when usin g [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 22 GB Program Auto Allows you to shoot wit h the exposure adjusted autom atically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Also you can select va rious settings using th e menu. 1 Set the mode dial to (Program Auto). 2 Shoot with the shutter button.[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 23 GB Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panorami c imag e from compo sed images. 1 Set the mode dial to (Sweep Panorama). 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject, then press the shutter button fully down. 3 Pan the cam era to the en d, following the gui dan ce o n t he LCD sc[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 24 GB z Changi ng th e shoo ting di recti on or imag e size of a panora mic image Shooting Direction: MENU t [Shooting Direction] t select [Rig ht], [Left], [Up] and [Down] t z Image Size: MENU t [Image Size] t s elect [Standard] or [W ide] t z z Tips fo r sho oting a pano rami c imag [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 25 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 sh[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 26 GB • When you sh oot images usin g (Twiligh t Portrait) , (Twilight) or (Fireworks ) mode, the 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 cond[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 27 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movi es. 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 do wn again.[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 28 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s op tical zoom function can enlarge images up to 7×. 1 Press the W/T (zoom) button. Press the T button to zoom in, and the W button to zoom out. • When the zo om scale exc eeds 7×, see page 71. • Zoom is fixe d t[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 29 GB DISP (Screen Display Settings) 1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control butto n. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • If you v iew image s in brig ht outside ligh t, adjust th e screen bri ghtness u p. However, the ba ttery powe r may decrease fas[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 30 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 fi rst flash adjust s the light qu antity. • Whi le char ging th e flash, is disp laye d. • You ca nnot u se the flash durin g bu rst sh ooting. [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 31 GB Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Smile) on the control button. 2 Wa it for a smi le to be de tec ted . When the smile level exceeds th e b point on the indicator, the camera records imag es automatically. If you press [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 32 GB Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • In Easy Sh ootin g mode, yo u can sel ect only [ 10sec ] or [Off ]. • In Movie Mode, [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portra it Two Peopl e] cannot be sel ected. ?[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 33 GB Viewing still images 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Select an i mage with the control button. z Viewin g imag es ta ken wi th a dif fere nt ca mera This camera creates a database file in a memory card and regis ters every shot image to it for later pl[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 34 GB Playback zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Press (Playback zoom) button during still ima ge playback. The image is enlarged to twice the previou s size, at the center of t he image. 2 Adjust the positio n wi th the control button. 3 Change the zoom scale with W/T (zoom ) but[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 35 GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 Press the (Index) button to display the image index screen. Press the button again to display an index scr een with more images . Press the button yet again to view[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 36 GB Delete Allows you to select unwant ed images for deleti on. You can also delete images from the MENU button ( page 63). 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 • In Easy Viewin g mode, yo u can dele[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 37 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 abl e to play back some images shot using ot her camera s. Displa ying the con trol pa nel, you can control s [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 38 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 appears on the movie viewing scr een. The icon dis played ma y v[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 39 GB Shooting Direction Sets the direction to pan the camera wh en you sho ot a Sweep Panorama images. 1 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. (Down) Pan from up to down.[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 40 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 image s i ze, the more images can be recor[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 41 GB The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. The high er the amount of data used per second (average b it-rate), the sm oother the playback image. The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Approx. 30fps, Progressive, AAC, mp4 f ormat. • [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 42 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. Auto Flash automatically operates in d a rk locations or when there is [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 43 GB Burst Settings You c an se lect sing le- ima ge mo de or burs t mod e. 1 MENU t (Burst Settings) t desired mode (Single) Shoots a single image. (Burst) Shoo ts up to 100 images in succe ssion w hen you p ress and h old down the shutter button. • The Burst mode is not availabl e[...]

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    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 MENU t (EV) t desired EV setting • In Easy Shootin g mode , the E V setting c annot be adjust ed. • If yo u shoo t a su bjec t in extre mely b right or da rk co nditi ons, o r wh en[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 45 GB ISO Sets the luminous sensitiv ity when the camera is in Progr am Auto mode. 1 Set the mode dial to (Program Auto). 2 MENU t (ISO) t desired mode • ISO settings other than [ISO AUTO], [ISO 80] to [ISO 800] cannot be selected when the recording mode is set to Burst mode, or when[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 46 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 Bala nce] can not be adju sted in In telligent Auto Adjustme nt, o r Easy Sh ooting mo de[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 47 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 c on tro l butt on The screen momentarily tu rns bl ack, and when the white balance has b[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 48 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 MENU t ( Focus) t d esi red mode • When you use [Digi tal Zoom] or [AF [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 49 GB z Focusi ng on s ubj ects near th e ed ge of th e scr een If the subject is o ut of focus, do as follows: 1 Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder, and press the shutter button halfway to focus on the su bject (AF lock). 2 When the AE/AF l ock i[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 50 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 m ode • In Movie Mod e, [S pot] cann ot be sele cted. • If you se t Metering Mode to ot her than [ Multi], the Face Detection[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 51 GB Scene Recognition In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mo de, the camera automatically detects shooting conditio ns, and then takes the shot. When motion is detected, the ISO sensitivity is in creased according to the movement to reduce subject blur ( Motion Detect ion). 1 MENU t (Scen[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 52 GB z Shootin g twice, ch oosing the best i mage l ater - it ’s more co nven ient ! (A dvanced mode) In [Advanced], when the camera recognizes a difficult-to-shoot scene ( (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a trip od), (Backlight) and (Backlight Portrait)), it changes[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 53 GB Smile Detection Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles. 1 MENU t (Sm ile Det ection Sens itivity ) t desired m ode • Smi les may n ot be det ected cor rectly depe nding on the co nditi ons. • [Smile Det ection Se nsitivi ty] cannot[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 54 GB Face Detection Detects the faces of you r subjects and adjusts the focus, flas h, exposure, white b alance and red - eye reduction se ttings automatically. 1 MENU t (Face Detection) t desi red mode • [Face Detec tion] canno t be selected in the followin g situations: – In Eas[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 55 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[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 56 GB DRO In Program Auto , the camera analyzes the sh oo ting scene and automatically cor rects the brightnes s and cont rast to improve t he image qual ity. DRO stands for “Dynamic Range Optimizer,” a function that automatically optimizes the difference between ligh t and dark pa[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 57 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Soft Snap ) whil e you ar e shooti ng 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 [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 58 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 o n t he cont ro l butt on 1 Select the desire d image for pl aying with the control button. 2 MENU t (Slideshow) [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 59 GB 1 MENU t (Slideshow) t [Slideshow with music] t z on the control butt on Displays the settin g screen. 2 Select a desired setting. 3 [Start] t z 4 Press z to end the slideshow. • You cann ot play bac k panora mic image s. • Settin gs other than [Image] are stored unt il the n[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 60 GB • The inte rval setti ng is invali d for mo vie playb ack. Interval Sets the screen switching interval. The setting is fixed to [Auto] when [Simple] is not selected as the [Effects]. 1 sec Sets the display inte rval of images for a [Simple] slides how. 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Auto T[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 61 GB View Mode Allows you to select the d isplay format for 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 usi ng the interna l memory, the view mode i s set to Folder View an d still imag es [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 62 GB Retouch Retouches a r ecorded image and saves it as a new file. The original image is retained. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Re to uc h) t desired mode t z on the control button 3 Perform retouching according to the operation method in each[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 63 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. You can also delete images using the (Delete) button (page 36). 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 • In Easy Viewing mode[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 64 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is displayed for reg istered 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 (Th is I mag e) Protect s the curren tly dis played im[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 65 GB DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a function that allo ws you to specify the images of the memory card that you want to print out later. The (Print order) mark is di splayed f or regis tered images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t t des[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 66 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 (Rotate) t z on the control button 3 Ro tate th e im age wi th [ / ] t b / B . 4 [OK] t z • You can no[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 67 GB Select Fol der When multiple folders ar e created in a memory card, this select s the fo lder containing the image you wan t to play back. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (View Mode) t [Folder view (Still)] or [ Folder view (Movie)] t z on the [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 68 GB AF Illuminator The AF illuminator su pplies fill light to focus more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shut ter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is lock ed. The indicator appears a[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 69 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[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 70 GB Disp. Resolution Selects the display qualit y on the LCD screen for shooting . 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Disp. Re solution ] t desired mode t z on the control button • The battery charge is u sed up more quickly when [Disp. [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 71 GB Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. Th e camera enlarg es the image using op tical zoom (up to 7× ). When the zoom scale is exc eeded, the camer a us es either smart or precision digital zoo m. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 72 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[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 73 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 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Red Eye Reduction ] t desired mode t z on the control button • To a[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 74 GB Blink Alert When an image with the s ubject’s eyes closed is recorded while Face Detection is activated , the message “Blinked eye detected” is displayed. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Bli nk Al ert] t desired mode t z on t [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 75 GB Beep Selects or turns off the sound p roduced when y ou oper ate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [Beep] t desired mode t z on the control button Shutter Tur ns on the shutte r sound when you press t he shutter button . High Turns on the beep/sh utter soun d w[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 76 GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warn ings and mes sages. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [Lang uage Setting] t desired mode t z on t he control button[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 77 GB Function Guide You can select whether or not the fun ction gu ide is displayed when you operate the cam era. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [Fun ction Guid e] t desired mode t z on t he control button On Displ ays the fu nction guide. Off Does not display the fu nction [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 78 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of the Smile Sh utter and Scene Recognition. When there is no need to view a demonstration, set to [Off]. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [Dem o Mode] t desired mode t z on t he control button • Pressing the shutter [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 79 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 (M ain Settings) t [Initialize] t [O K] t z on the control button • Be sure no t to turn off the camera while i nitializ ing. Note[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 80 GB HDMI Resolution When you conn ect the camera to an HD (High De finition) TV with HDMI terminals using an HDMI cable (sold separately), you can select HDMI Resolution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [HDMI Resolution] t desired mode t z on t he [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 81 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” Syn c, see pag e 98. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired mode t z [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 82 GB Video Out Sets the video signal output accord ing to the TV color system of th e connected vi deo equipment. The TV color systems differ d epending on the cou ntry 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 9[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 83 GB USB Connect Selects the USB mode when conn ecting the camer a to a computer or a PictBridge-comp liant printer using the d edicated USB cable. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [USB Connect] t desired mode t z on t he control button • If you cannot co nnect the cam era t[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 84 GB LUN Settings Sets the di splay method for the recor ding media di splayed on a co mputer screen or other mo nitor when the camera is connected with a compu ter or AV comp onent using a USB connection. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [ LUN Sett ing s] t desired mode t z o[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 85 GB Download Music You can use “Music T ransfer” in the CD-ROM (su pplied) t o change backg round m usic tracks. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Settings) t [Downl oad Music] t z on the control button The message “Conn ect to PC” appears. 2 Make a USB connection between the came[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 86 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 pl ayed. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M ain Set ti ngs ) t [Format Music ] t [OK] t z on the control button z R[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 87 GB Power Save Sets the leng th of time until the LCD screen goes dark, and the tim e until the camera turns off. If you do not operate the camera for a certain perio d of time while the power is on using the batter y pack, the screen goes dark and the camera later turns off auto mat[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 88 GB Format Formats the memor y card or the inter nal memo ry. When you use a memor y card with this camera for the first time, it is recommended to for mat the car d using the camera for stab le performance of the memory card before shooting . Note that formatting permanently erases [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 89 GB Create REC.Folder Creates a folder in the memo ry card fo r recording imag es. Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording fo lder. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mem ory Card Tool ) t [Create REC. Fol d er] t [O K] t z on t[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 90 GB Change REC.Folder Changes the fold er in the memory car d that is currently us ed for recordin g images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mem ory Card Tool ) t [Change REC. Fol d er] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button. 3 [OK] t z • This item i s not displ ayed wh en the[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 91 GB Delete REC.Folder Deletes a folder for reco rdin g images in the memory card. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mem ory Card Tool ) t [Delete REC. Fol d er] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button . 3 [OK] t z • This item i s not displ ayed wh en the inte rnal memor y is used[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 92 GB Copy Copies all images in the inte rnal memory to a memory card . 1 Insert a memory card with s ufficie nt fr ee capacity into the camera. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Mem ory Card Tool ) t [Copy] t [O K] t z on the control button • Use a fully charged battery p ack. If you a ttempt [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 93 GB File Number Selects the method used to assign file nu mbers to images . 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Mem ory Card Tool ) or (Internal Memory Tool) t [File Nu mbe r] t desired mo de t z on the control butt on Seri es Assigns num bers to files in sequence even if the recording folder or [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 94 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Se tting s) 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 mak[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 95 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Date & Time Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button 2 Set the numeric value and desired settings with v / V / b / B . 3 [OK] t z • The ca mera does no t hav e a feat[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 96 GB Viewing images on a TV You can view im ages on a TV by con necting the camer a 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 instru ctions supplied with the T V. 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV. 2 Conne[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 97 GB You can view images recor ded on the camera in high picture qu ality by connecting the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV using th e HDMI Ca ble (sold separately ). Refer also to the oper ating instructions su pplied with the TV. 1 Turn off both the camera and the HD TV. 2 Conne[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 98 GB When you use a TV that has “BRAV IA” Sync (compatibl e with SYNC MEN U) suppor t, yo u can operate the playback functions o f the camera us ing the remote controller supplied with the TV by connecting the camera to the TV using the HDMI Cabl e (sold separately ). 1 Conne ct t[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 99 GB If you want to view images on a TV s creen, you n eed a TV with a video input jack and the dedicated A/V cable. The color system of the TV must match that of the digital still cam era. Check the following lists for the TV color system of the coun try or region wh ere the camera i[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 100 GB Using with your computer “PMB” and other applicatio ns are contained on th e CD-ROM (suppli ed) to allow more ver satile use of images s hot with your C yber-shot camer a. The following com puter environmen t is reco mmended when using th e supplied software “PMB”, “Mu[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 101 GB Using the software 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD- ROM dr iv e. The installation menu screen appears. • If it does not appear, double-click [Computer] (in Windows XP, [My Computer]) t (SONYPMB). • If the AutoPlay screen a ppears, selec [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 102 GB 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM d rive. 2 Double-click (SONYPMB). 3 Double-click the [MusicTransfer.pkg] file in the [M ac] folder. The installation of th e software starts. • “PMB” is n ot compatible with Macin tosh comp[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 103 GB Connecting the ca mera to the computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera. 2 Turn on the computer, then press (Playback) button. 3 Connect the camera to your computer. • When a USB connectio n is es tablished for t he first tim e, your co mputer autom[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 104 GB Perform the pro cedures from step 1 to 3 be low before: • Disconn ecting the de dicated USB cabl e. • Removing a memory ca rd. • Inserting a memory card into the came ra after cop ying imag es from the internal memory. • Turni ng off t he camera. 1 Double-click the disco[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 105 GB Uploading images to a media service This camera has a b uilt-in application “PMB Portable”. You can use this ap plication to do the fo llowing: • You can ea sily uplo ad images to a blo g or other medi a service. • You can upload images from a computer co nnected to the [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 106 GB 1 Make a USB connection between th e camera and a Macintosh comp uter. When you connect the camera and y our comput er, [PMB Portab le] appears on the desktop. Click [×] to close any u nnecessary d rives. 2 Click [PMBPORTABLE] folder, then click [PMBP_Mac]. The Region Selection[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 107 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages using the following meth ods. • Printing directly using a PictB ridge-compliant prin ter • Printi ng directl y usin g a printe r which s uppor ts your memor y card t ype For details, see the operating instruct ions supplied w[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 108 GB 4 MENU t (Print) t desir ed mode t z on the control button 5 Desired item t [Start] t z • Movi es cann ot be p rinted. • If the ca mera could not be c onnected to the printer, be sure to set [USB Con nect] under (Main Setting s) to [Pict Bridge]. • Do no t disco nnect the [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 109 GB Troubleshooting If you exp erience trouble with the camera, try the following solutions. Be aware that by sending the camera for repair , you give consent that the contents of the intern al memory, mus ic files may be check ed. Cannot insert the battery pack. • Make sure the d[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 110 GB The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • T his phen omenon occ urs when yo u use the cam era in an extr emely hot or co ld location . • A di screp ancy aros e be tween the remain ing cha rge i ndic ator and the ac tual rem aining batt ery c harg e. Fully di scharge the[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 111 GB Zoom does not work. • Y ou canno t use the opt ical zoom whe n shooti ng in Swee p Panorama. • Y ou canno t use the Smart zoo m depen ding on th e image size (page 71). • Y ou canno t use the digi tal zoom when : – Shooting mo vies. – The Smile Shut ter is workin g. Ca[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 112 GB White o r purple streak s ap pear in brig ht areas of th e subj ect, or the whole screen of the image becomes reddish. • This phenomenon is called smearin g. This is no t a malfun ction. Smearing is n ot recorde d on sti ll images, bu t is recorded as streak s or uneven colors[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 113 GB Cannot display images in index mode. • C ancel the E asy Viewin g mode if acti vated. Cannot hear music during slideshow. • T ransfer music fil es to the camera with “M usic Transfer” (pa ges 101, 10 2). • Confirm that the volume sett ing and slid eshow se tting are c [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 114 GB After making a USB co nnection, “ PMB” do es not star t automat ically. • M ake the USB co nnection after the com puter is turn ed on. After making a USB connection, “PMB Porta ble” does not start. • Set [LUN Settings] to [Mu lti]. • Set [USB Connect] to [Auto] or [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 115 GB See “PictBridge-compliant printer” to gether with the following items. Cannot print an image. • Refer to the operati on manual of the p rinter. Images are printed with both edges cut off . • D ependi ng on your p rinter, all t he edges of the image may be cut off. Espec [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 116 GB Cannot insert the date or print images in the index mode. • The printer does not p rovid e these fu nctio ns. Cons ult the pr inter ma nufa cturer as t o whether the printer pr ovides these func tions or not. • The date may n ot b e inserted in the i ndex m ode dep endin g o[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 117 GB Warning messages If the following m essages appear, f ollow the instructions. • The batte ry leve l is low. Charge the batte ry pack immedi ately. Depend ing on t he cond itions of u se or the type of batte ry pack , the in dicato r may fl ash even though there are still 5 to [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 118 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 playe d back ha ve been record ed in this fold er of the memory card. No still images • T he select ed folder or da te does not co ntain a fil e that can b[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 119 GB 1280×720 (Fine) is not supported with this memory card 1280×720 (Standard) is not supported with this memory card • F or recording movies, it i s recommen ded that yo u use a memory card of 1 GB or larger. Turn the power off an d on again • A lens malf unctio n has occ urr[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 120 GB No internal me mory space remaining Dele te imag es? • The internal memory is full. To record to the internal memory, se lect [Yes] and delete unwan ted images. • Un able to regi ster to the database file or play bac k in [Date View]. Impo rt all the images to a comput er us[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 121 GB “Memory Stick Duo” media A “Memory Stick Duo” medi a is a compact, por table IC recording medi um. The t ypes of “Memory Stick Duo” med ia that can be used w ith the camer a are listed in the table below. However, pr oper op eration canno t be guaran teed for all “[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 122 GB Notes on using the “Me mory Stick Duo” m edia Adaptor (sol d separately) • To use a “Mem ory S tick Duo” media with a “Me mory Stick” m edia co mpli ant device, be sure t o in sert the “Memory S tick Duo” med ia into a “M emory Stick Duo” media Ad aptor. If[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 123 GB Battery pack On charging the battery pack We recommen d charging t he batte ry pack in an ambi en t temperature of be tween 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F). The battery pack may not be effe ctively ch arged in temp eratures out side this rang e. Effective use of the ba ttery[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 124 GB Battery charger • Only NP-BK type batter y pac ks (an d no other s) ca n be c harg ed in t he b attery cha rger (s upplie d). Batteries oth er than the s pecified ki nd may leak , overheat, or explod e if you attem pt to char ge them, posing a risk of in jury from electrocutio[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 125 GB Index Numerics 1080i ........ .... ....... ..... .... ..... .... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .... ....... .. 80 480p/ 576p ........ ..... .... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .... ....... ..... .... .. 80 A AF Illuminator .... .... ..... ....... .... [...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 126 GB I Ident ifying parts .......... .... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .... ....... ..... ....14 Image Index ...... ....... ..... .... ..... .... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... ....35 Image Size ......... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... ....[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 127 GB U Unsharp m asking ...... .... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... ....... .... ..... ..... .... .. 62 USB Connect ......... ..... .... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... .. 83 USB/A/V OUT jack ......... .... ....... ..... .... ..... ......96, 103, 107 V VGA .[...]

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    Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 128 GB Notes on the License THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGE[...]