Sony Cybershot DSC-T10 manual

© 2006 Sony Corporation 2-691-401- 12 (1) Instruction Manual DSC-T10 Digital Stil l Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly , and retain it for future reference. Owner’ s Recor d The model and serial numbers are l ocated on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided belo w . Ref[...]

2 T o reduc e fire or shoc k haza rd, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS For your pro tection, plea se read these safety instr uctio ns comple tely befo re op erat ing the appl iance, an d keep this ma nual for future ref erence. Careful ly observe all warnings, pre cautions and ins truc tions on the appl ianc e, o[...]

3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outle t before cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cl oth lightly dampened with water f or cleaning the exterior of t he set. [ W ater and Mois ture Do not use power -line operated sets near w ater – for example, near a bath tub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or lau[...]

4 Read this first Replac e the b atter y with th e speci fie d type only. Otherw ise, fire or inju ry may resul t. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T T ER I ES Lithium-I on batteries are recy clab le . Y ou can help preserv e our environment by returning your used rechargeabl e batteries to the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more in[...]

5 [ Not e: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a C lass B d igital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, i[...]

6 Notes on using your camera [ I nternal memory a nd “Mem ory Stick Duo” ba ck up Do not turn off the cam era or remove the battery pa ck or “Memory Stick D uo” while the ac cess lamp is light ed, as the int ernal memo ry data or “Mem ory Stick Duo” data may be dest royed. Always protect yo ur data by making a back up copy . [ No tes on[...]

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8 Getting start ed Checking the accesso ries supplied • Battery charger BC-C S3 (1) • Pow er cord (mai ns lead) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Recharge able battery p ack NP-FT 1 (1)/Batte ry case (1) • US B, A/V , DC I N cable for multi-u se terminal (1) • Wrist stra p (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application softw are/ “Cybe[...]

9 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Inser t the battery pack into the battery charger . 2 Connect the batter y pack to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights on, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lamp turns off , charging is f inished (Practi cal charge). If you continue charging the battery pack for about one more hour (until it is[...]

10 2 Ins erting the battery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the batter y/“Memory S tic k Duo” cover . 2 Insert the “ Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) all the way in u ntil it clic ks. 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“ Memory Stick Duo” cover . [ W hen there is no “Me mory Stick Duo ” insert ed The [...]

11 [ T o rem ove the battery pack/“M emory Stick Duo” Open the ba ttery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” c ov er . Slide the batt er y eject lever . • Be sure not to drop the batt er y pac k. • Nev er remo v e the ba ttery pack wh en the acce ss lamp is lit. Make sure that the access lamp is not lit, t hen push the “Memory Stic k Duo” in o nce. [...]

12 3 T urning the camera on/setting the clock 1 Select with the mode switch , then press the PO WER button or slide the lens cover d ownward. 2 Set the c lock with the control b utton. 1 Select the date display format with v / V , then p ress z . 2 Sele ct each i tem wit h b / B and set th e numeric value with v / V , then press z . 3 Sele ct [OK] [...]

13 Shoot ing imag es easil y (Auto ad justme nt mode) 1 Select a mode with the m ode switch. Stil l imag e: Select . Movie: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping y our arm at yo ur side. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Movie: Press the shut ter button fully down. T o sto p recording, press the shutter button fully down again. Microphone Mod[...]

14 [ Using the zoom Press the zoom b utton. • When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function. • The camera zooms slo wly while shooting a movie. [ Quick Re view (Chec king the last still image y ou shot) Press b ( ) on the control button . T o ca ncel, pr ess b again. [ Flash (Select ing a flash mode fo r still image[...]

15 [ T o change th e image siz e Press th e (Image Si ze) b utton, t hen press v / V to sele ct the s ize. T o turn of f the Image Size menu, press the bu tton agai n. Still images Movies [ On the recordable number of still images and recor dable ti me of movies Recorda ble number of still images and recor dable time o f movies vary dep endin g on [...]

16 Viewi ng/de letin g images 1 Select with the m ode s wit ch. 2 Select an image with b / B on the con trol button . Movi e: Press z to play back a mo vie. (Press z again to stop playback. ) Press b / B to rewind/fast forward. (Press z to return to norma l playback.) Press v / V to adjust the volume. [ T o de lete imag es 1 Display the ima ge you [...]

17 [ T o delete images in index mode 1 While a n ind ex sc reen i s displ ayed, press (Delet e) and se lect [Select ] with v / V on the cont rol button, then press z . 2 Selec t the image you want to dele te with v / V / b / B , then press z to disp lay the (Delete) indica tor on the sele cted im age. 3 Press (Delete ). 4 Select [OK] with B , then [...]

18 Indicat ors on the screen [ When s hooting still images [ When s hooting movies [ When p la ying bac k A Batter y remaini ng z AE/AF loc k BRK Recordin g mode White bala nce STBY REC Standby/Re cording a movie Camera mo de (Scene Select ion) Camera mode (Program ) Flas h mode Flas h chargi ng Zoom scaling Red-eye reduc tion Sharpness Contra st A[...]

19 B C D E Macro/M agnifying Glas s AF mode AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Focu s pres et dist ance EV adjustment bar V Darker v Brighter Adjusting EV STE AD Y SHOT 101-0012 Folde r-file n umb er Playback ba r PictBridge c onnecting Image size FINE S TD Image qua lity Recordi ng folder Chang e fold er Play back fol der Rema inin g intern al m[...]

20 Changi ng t he set tings – Men u/Setup 1 Set the mode switch. Different items ar e av ailable depending on the position of the mode switch and the (Ca mera) menu settings. 2 Press MENU to displa y the menu. 3 Select the desired menu item w ith b / B on the contr ol b utton. • If the desir ed item is invisible, k eep pressing b / B until t he[...]

21 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 20 Menu ite ms The available menu item s v ary depen ding on the mod e switch position a nd the (camera) menu set tings. Only the available item s are displ ayed on the screen . Menu for shooting (Camera) Selects the still image camera m ode. Auto: Allows easy shooting with the settings adjusted automatic al[...]

22 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 20 Setup it ems Menu for viewing (Folder) S elects the folder for viewing im ages. - (Pr ote ct) Pr events acci denta l era sur e. DPOF Adds a P rint order mar k. (Print) Prints images u sing a PictBridge compliant printer . (Slide) Plays back a seri es of imag es. (Resiz e) Chan ges the ima ge size of a r[...]

23 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 20 Memory Stick T ool Form at Form ats the “ Memory S tick Duo”. Create REC. Folder C reates a fold er in a “Mem ory S tick Duo” fo r recording ima ges. Change R EC. Folde r Changes the folder currently used for recording images. Copy Copies all images in the internal m emory to a “Me mory Stick Du[...]

24 Enjoyin g you r comput er Y ou can display image s shot with t he camer a on the comp uter . Also, you can use s till i mages and mo vies from the came ra more th an e ver by taking adv antage of the soft ware. F or deta ils, refer to “Cyb er-shot Handbook. ” Support ed Operat ing Systems f or USB connection and appli cation software ( suppl[...]

25 Battery life an d memo r y capa city Batter y life and number of images that can be recorded/viewed The tab les sh ow t he appr oxima te number of images that c an be r ecorded /vie wed a nd the battery li fe when you shoo t images in [Norma l] mode with the batt ery pack (supplie d) at full capacity and at a n ambient tempera ture of 25°C (77?[...]

26 Number of still images and recording time of m ovies The numbe r of still images and th e length of time for movies may vary depending on the shooting c onditions. • For details on the image size, see page 15. [ The appr oximate numb er of still images (The image qual ity is [Fine] on the upper line and [Stand ar d] on the lower line.) (Units [...]

27 [ The ap pro x imate rec or ding time of movies (Un its: hou r : min ute : se cond ) • Movies with the size set to [640(Fine)] can only be recorded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”. • When images recorded using earlier Sony models are played back on this camera, the display may differ from the actual image size. Capac ity Size Internal memor [...]

28 T roubl esho oting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try the fol lowing solutions. Please un derstand that you giv e your consent t hat the content s of the interna l memory , Music files may be checked whe n you send your cam era to be repaire d. The bat tery pac k can not be i nstall ed. • Install the batter y pack cor rectly usi[...]

29 The batter y remaining indicator is incorrect. • Th is phenomenon occurs when you use the cam era in an extremely hot or col d location. • Th e displayed b attery rema ining differs from the cur rent one. Ful ly discharge a nd then charge the batt ery p ack to corr ect th e display . • Th e battery pack is dis charged. Install th e charged[...]

30 Precau tions [ Do not u se/ store the camera in the followi ng places • In an extremely hot, col d or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and th is may cause a malfunc tion. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolored or deformed, and this may cau[...]

31 Spec ificat ions Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.20 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Primary color f ilter T otal pixel num ber of camera: Approx. 7 410 000 pixels Effecti ve pix el number of camera: Approx. 7 201 000 pixels Lens: Carl Zeiss V ario-T ess ar 3× zoom lens f = 6.33 – 19.0 mm (38 – 114 mm when conv erted to a 35 mm still c amera) F3[...]

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