Sony CyberShot DSC-HX400 manual

4-530-690- 11 (1) DSC-H X400/HX4 00V Digital Still Camera Instruc tion M anu al[...]

GB 2 This ca mera is eq uipp ed with a built-in ins tructio n guide. In-Ca mer a Guid e The camera disp lays expla nations for MENU/ Fn (Functi on) items and the setting valu es. 1 Press the MENU butto n or the Fn (Functi on) button. 2 Select t he desi red item, then press t he (In-Camer a Guide) b utton . Shooting Tip The camera displays sho oting[...]

GB 3 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-HX400/DSC-HX400V Serial No. _____________________________ Model No. AC-UB10C/AC-UB10D Serial No. _________________________[...]

GB 4 • Be sure to charge the battery pack using a genuine Sony battery charger or a device that can charge the battery pack. • Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children. • Keep the battery pack dry. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in [...]

GB 5 If you have any questi ons about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regula tory In forma tion This equipment must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any change[...]

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

GB 7 [ Disposal of waste batter ies and el ectrical and electroni c equipment (applica ble in the Europea n Union an d other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the product, the battery or on the packaging indicates that the product and the battery shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this sy[...]

GB 8 A F or shootin g: Fn (Func tion) but ton For viewi ng: (Send to Smartphon e) button B C USTOM (Custom) button • You can assign a desired function to the CUSTOM button. C S hutte r butt on D F or sho oting: W/T ( zoom) le ver For viewi ng: (Index) leve r/ (Playback zoom ) lever E S elf- timer lamp/A F il lumina tor F Lens G Flash • Press th[...]

GB 9 J Mod e dial (Int ellig ent Auto) / (Superior Aut o)/ (Program Auto)/ (Aperture Pr iority)/ (Shu tter Pr ior ity)/ (Manual Exposur e)/ 1 / 2 (Memo ry recal l)/ (Movie) / (iSweep Pano ram a)/ (Sc ene Sele ction ) K Co ntrol di al L W i-Fi sen sor (b uilt-in) M (N M ark) • Touch the mark when you connect the camera to a smartphone equipped wit[...]

GB 10 * For details on compatible acce ssories for the mu lti interface s hoe and the Multi/Micro USB Ter minal, visit the Sony web site, o r consult yo ur Sony dealer or local autho rized Sony service facili ty. You can also use accesso ries that ar e compati ble with the accessory shoe. Operations with other manu factu rers’ acces sories are no[...]

GB 11 Insertin g the battery pack 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the battery pack. • Whil e pressing the ba ttery eject lever, inser t the battery pack a s illus trate d. Make sure that the batt ery eject lever locks after inse rtion. • Closi ng the co ver with the bat tery inser ted incorr ectly ma y damage the camer a. Battery e ject lever[...]

GB 12 Charging the battery pack 1 Connect th e camera to the A C Adaptor (suppl ied), using th e micro U SB cable (suppl ied). 2 Connect th e AC Adaptor to the wal l outlet (wa ll socket). The Power /Charge l amp lig hts or ange, and chargi ng starts . • Turn off th e camera while charging the batt ery. • You can charge the bat tery p ack even [...]

GB 13 • If t he Power/Charge lam p on the camer a flashes when the AC Adaptor is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indicates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperature is outside the recommended range. When the temperature gets back within the approp riate range, the charging resumes. We recommend charging the bat[...]

GB 14 • If you c onnect the cam era to a c omputer when power is turn ed on, t he battery is not charged but t he came ra will be powered b y the c omputer , which all ows you to import im ages to a com puter without wor rying abo ut the batte ry run ni ng ou t. • Note the following points when charging via a computer: – If the camer a is con[...]

GB 15 • The number for “Shooti ng (still imag es)” is based on the CIPA standard, an d is for shooting under the following conditions: (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) – DISP is set to [Display All Info.]. – Shooting once every 30 seconds. – The zoom is switched alternately between the W and T ends. – The flash is use[...]

GB 16 Inserting a memory card (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the memory car d (sold se parately). • With t he notche d corner facing as il lustrat ed, ins ert th e memory c ard until it clic ks into plac e. 3 Clos e t he c over . Ensure th at the no tched cor ner is faced c orrectly.[...]

GB 17 x Memory cards tha t can be used • In this manual, the products in the table are collectively refe rred to as follows: A : Memory Stick PRO Duo me dia B : Memory Stick Mic ro media C : SD card D : microS D memory card • When using Memory S tick Micro m edia or microSD m emory cards with this camera, make sure to use with the appr opriate [...]

GB 18 Setting the c lock 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) bu tton. The Date & Time s ettin g is d isplaye d when you tu rn on the camera for the firs t time . • It may tak e some time for the powe r to tur n on an d allow opera tion . 2 Chec k that [En ter] is se lec ted o n th e scre en, then pres s z on the control b utton. 3 Select a d esired g[...]

GB 19 Shooting still ima ges Shooting movie s • Do not pull up the flash manually. This may cause a malfunc tion. • When using the zoom function while shooting a movie, the sound of the camera operating will be recorded. The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when movie r ecording is finished. • The panoramic shooting ra[...]

GB 20 • For the continuous shooting time of a movie recording, refe r to “Number of still images and record able time of movies” (p age 29). When movie rec ording is finished, you can restart recording by pressing the MOVIE button again. Recording may stop t o protect the camer a depending on the ambient temp erature. x Selecting ne xt/previo[...]

GB 21 x Control button DISP (Display Contents): All ows you to change the screen displa y. (Drive Mode): Allows you to switch between shooti ng methods, such as single shooting, conti nuous shoo ting or brack et shooting. (Exposure C omp.): Allo ws you to comp ensate the exposur e and brightn ess for the e ntire im age. (Photo Cre ativity) : Allows[...]

GB 22 x Menu I tems (Camera Set tings) Image S ize Selects the size of sti ll images. Aspect Ratio Se lects the aspect rat io for still images . Quality Sets the image qua lity for still images. Panor ama: Size Selects the size of panor amic images. Panor ama: Dir ection Sets the shooting direction for panoramic images. File Format Selects the movi[...]

GB 23 (Custom Settings) Lock-on A F Sets the function to track a subject and contin ue focusing. Smile/Face Detect. Selects to detect faces and adjust various settings automatic ally. Sets to automatically rele ase the shutter when a smile is detected. Soft Skin Effect Sets the Soft Skin Ef fect and the effect level. Auto Obj. Framin g Analyzes the[...]

GB 24 (Wir eless) Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking function. Exposu re Set. Guide Sets the guide displayed when exposure settings are changed in the shooting screen. Zoom Se tting Sets whether to use the Clear Image Zoom and Digital Zoom when zooming. FINDER/MONITOR Sets the method for switching between the viewfinder and screen. W[...]

GB 25 (Application) (Pla ybac k) (Setup) Applica tion List Displays the applic ation list. You can select the application you want to use. Introduction Displays instruct ions on using the application. Delete Deletes an image. Vie w Mo de Sets the way in which im ages are grouped for playback. Image Index Displays mult iple images at the same time. [...]

GB 26 Mode Dial Guid e Turns the m ode dial guide (the expl anation of each shooting m ode) on or off. Display Quality Sets the display quality. Pwr Save Start Time Sets the length of time until the camera turns off automatica lly. PAL/NTSC Selector (only for 10 80 50i compatible models) By changing the TV format of th e device, shooting in a diffe[...]

GB 27 The sof tware Play Memo ries Ho me allow s you to im port still im age s and movies to your comput er and use them. PlayMe mories Ho me is requir ed for importing AVCHD movies to you r computer. • An Internet connection is requir ed to insta ll Play Memories Ho me. • An Internet connection is required to us e PlayMemories Online or other [...]

GB 28 • If the sof tware PMB (Picture Motion B rowser), supplied with models release d before 2011, has already been installed on your computer, PlayMemories Home will overwrite it during the installation. Use PlayMemories Home, the successor softw are of P MB. x System requiremen ts You can find the syst em requirements for the software at the f[...]

GB 29 You can add the desired functions to your camera b y con necting to the applica tion downlo ad website (Pla yMemorie s Camera Apps™ ) via the Internet. http://w ww.sony.ne t/pmca • Afte r installing an app licatio n, you can call up the ap plication by touc hing an NFC-enabled Andr oid smartph one to the N mark on the camer a, using the [[...]

GB 30 x Movie s The tab le belo w shows t he ap proximate maximu m recor ding t imes. Thes e are the tot al times for all movie files. Cont inuous sho oting is pos sible for approxima tely 29 minu tes (a produc t specifi cation limit ). The maxim um continuo us recording t ime of an M P4 (12M) for mat movie is a bout 15 minut es (limit ed b y the 2[...]

GB 31 Functions built in to this camera • This manual describes 1080 60i-compati ble devices and 1080 50 i-compatible devices. – To determine whether you r camera supports the GPS f unction, check the model name of your camera. GPS-compatible: DSC- HX400V GPS-incompa tible: DS C-HX400 – To c heck whether your camera is a 1080 60i-compatible d[...]

GB 32 Do not use/st ore the camera i n the followin g places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car par ked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malf unction. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolor ed or deformed, and thi s may cause a malfunct[...]

GB 33 On charging the ba ttery • If you charge a battery t hat has not been used for a l ong time, you may be u nable to charge it to the proper capacity. This is due to the battery charac teristics. Charge the ba ttery again. • Batteries which have not been used f or more than a year may ha ve become deteriora ted. Warning on copyright Televis[...]

GB 34 Camera [System] Image device: 7.82 mm (1/2.3 type) Exmor R™ CMOS sens or Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 21.1 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 20.4 Megapixels Lens: ZEISS Vario-Sonn ar T* 50× zoom le ns f = 4. 3 mm – 215 mm (24 mm – 1 200 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F2.8 (W) – F6. 3(T) While shoot ing movies[...]

GB 35 [Power, gen eral] Power: Rechargeable bat tery pack NP-BX1, 3.6 V AC Adaptor AC-UB10C/UB10D, 5V Power consumption: Approx. 1.4 W (during shooting with the LCD screen) Approx. 1.1 W (during shooting with the viewfinder) Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F ) Storage temperature: –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to +140 °F) [...]

GB 36 Tradema rks • Memory Stick and are trademarks or registered t rademarks of Sony Corporation. • “AVCHD Progressive” and the “AVCHD Progressive” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporat ion. • Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dol by Laboratories. • The terms HDM I and HDMI High- Definitio[...]

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