Sony Cybershot DSC-W290 manual

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-125-476- 13 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-W270/W 275/W290 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Getti ng star ted Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing image s Conne cting to othe r de[...]

2 GB Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and seri al numbe rs are loca ted on the botto m. Re cord the ser ial nu mber in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever yo u call upo n your Sony dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W270/W275/ W290 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do no[...]

3 GB • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in the inst ructions. [ Batter y charger Even if t he CHARGE la mp is not lit, th e battery charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If s[...]

4 GB [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual coul d void your authority to op erate this equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab[...]

5 GB Disposa l of waste ba tteries (applicable in the European Union and other Eur opean count ries with separat e collection systems ) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help pr[...]

6 GB Table of contents Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .. 8 Gettin g start ed ............. ........... ........... ........... ................. .... 10 Checking the accessories supplied ........................ ................................ 10 Identif ying p arts [...]

7 GB Connecting to other devices .............. ........... ........... ............. 3 7 Viewi ng image s on a TV ........ .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ... 37 Printi ng still images .. .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ... 37 Using th e camer[...]

8 GB x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” me dia ba ck up Do not turn o ff the cam era, re move the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stic k Duo” media while the ac cess la mp is lit . Otherwis e, the in terna l memo ry data or “ Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be dama ged. Be sure to m ake a backup co[...]

9 GB No compen sation for dam aged content or recording failure Sony cannot c ompensate for failure to rec ord or loss or damage of recorded content due to a malfunc tion of t he camera or recor ding medi a, etc. On illustrations Illustr ations use d in this m anual are of the DSC -W2 90 un le ss n oted oth er wis e.[...]

10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CSGD/BC-CS GE (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and Canada ) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batter y case (1) • USB, A/V c able for multi-use t erminal (1) • Wrist strap (1) • Soft carrying c[...]

11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A Shutter butto n B (Smile) button C Flash D ON/OFF (Power) butto n E Spea ker F Mi cropho ne G Self-timer la mp/Smile Sh utter l amp/ AF illuminator H Lens I LCD sc reen J For shooting: W/ T (Zoom) butt on For v iewi ng: (Playba ck zoom ) butto n/ (Index) button K Mode di al L Hook for wr ist st rap M (Pla[...]

12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batt ery even when it is partial ly charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to th e wall outlet (wall socket). If you co ntinue cha rging t he batt ery pack for ab out one more hour after the CHARGE lamp turns off, th e charg[...]

13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The table ab ove shows t he time re quired t o charge a fu lly depl eted batt ery pack at a temp erature o f 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longer depe nding on condit ions of use and circumst ances. • Connect th e batte ry charger to the near est wall ou tlet (wal l socke t). • When charg ing is fi[...]

14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” medi a (sol d separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal sid e faci ng the le ns, insert the “Memory S tick Duo” medi a until it clic ks into pla ce. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the batt ery while[...]

Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” me dia that you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memory S tick PRO Duo ” med ia or “Mem ory S tic k PRO- HG D uo” media with the cam era. For det ails on the num ber of ima ges/time that can be re corded, se e pages 28, 3 1. Other t ypes of “Memor y Stic k” media or [...]

16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned o n. • It may ta ke time for t he power to turn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct a se ttin g item wit h v / V on the control button, then press z . Date & Time Format: Select the date and time disp lay form at. Daylight Savings : Select Day[...]

17 GB Getting start ed • The camer a does not have a fea ture for superim posing date s on images. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can pr int or save image s with the date . x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t (Clock Settin gs) (pag e 48). 5 Select your desired area with b / B o[...]

18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the camera to (Intellig ent Aut o Adjustm ent), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. To shoot movies, set the mode dial to (Mov ie Mo de) ( page 3 0). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • P ress the T bu tton to zoo m in, W but ton to zo om out. 3 Press[...]

Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es 1 Pre ss th e (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. • Whe n image s on the “ Memor y Stick Duo” medi a recor ded wi th ot her c amera s ca nnot be play ed back on this cam era, vie w the image s in [Fol der Vi ew] (pag e 34). x Select ing next/pre vious i mage Select an imag[...]

20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode red uces the minimum number of setti ngs. The te xt size i ncreases and indi cato rs beco me easi er to see. 1 Set the mo de dial to (Easy Shooti ng) . Act ion How to change Self-Timer Press on the control bu tton t Select [Self -Timer 10s ec] or [Se[...]

21 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting a utomatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Press (Smile) butt on. 2 Wait de tect ing a smi le. When the s mile level exceeds the b point on the i ndicat or, the cam era sho ots ima ges automatical ly. When you p ress (Smile) button again , Sm ile S hutter ends. • Eve n if yo u pres s the shu tt e[...]

22 GB Detecting the shooting cond itions automatically (Scene Recognition) 1 Set t he m ode d ial to (Int elli gent Auto A djustme nt). 2 Aim the ca mera at t he subjec t. When the came ra rec ognize s a scen e, a Scen e Recognition ic on, (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait ), (Twilight usi ng a trip od), (Backlight), (Bac klight Por trait), (Land scap[...]

23 GB Using shooting functions z Shooting two images with di fferent settings and selecting the one you like Press th e ME NU butt on, then select ( Scen e Reco gniti on) t (Advanced) with v / V / b / B o n the c ontrol button . When the came ra recognize s a difficult-to -shoot scene ( (Twilight), (Twiligh t Portrait), (Twilight us ing a tripo d),[...]

24 GB Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The c amera detects the face of the sub ject an d focu ses on it. You ca n selec t which subject t akes p riority when focusi ng. 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Face Dete ction ) with v / V / b / B on the cont rol bu tton t desire d mode t z . (Off ): Does n ot us e Fa ce D etec ti on[...]

25 GB Using shooting functions Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoot be autif ul close -up im ages of s mall subjects such as insect s or flow ers. • Macr o mode is fixe d to [Auto] whe n the cam era is in Intell igent Auto Adjustm ent mod e or Movie Mode. Using the self- timer 1 Press (Macro) on the control button , th en se lect th e d esir[...]

26 GB Selecting a flash mode • [Flash On ] and [Slow Sy nchro (Fl ash On)] are not availab le when the cam era is in Intell igent Auto Adjustme nt mode. • You cannot use the flash during b urst or bracket shoo ting. Ch angin g t he scre en d is play 1 Press (Flash) on t he cont rol button , the n select the de sired mode wit h b / B t z . (Fl a[...]

27 GB Using shooting functions Selecting the image size to match the usage The image siz e determin es the si ze of t he image file that is recorded when you take a image. The larger t he image s ize, the mo re detail will be reproduced wh en the ima ge is prin ted on larg e-fo rmat paper . The sma ller the image s ize, th e more i mage s can be r [...]

28 GB • When you print images shot with 16 :9 aspect rati o, both edges may be cut of f. x Numbe r of still images th at can be recorded (Units: Images ) • The number of still images may vary dependi ng on the shooting conditions a nd the recordi ng media. • When the numb er of remain ing shoota ble image s is greater than 9, 999, the “>[...]

29 GB Using shooting functions • The flash does no t ope rate in some mod es. 2 Select the desir ed mod e with v / V / b / B on the control button t z . If you w ant to sw itch to anoth er scene , press the MENU bu tt on. Note (Hig h Sensit iv ity) : Shoots image s without a flash even in low l ighti ng. (Soft Snap): Sh oots images with a s ofter[...]

30 GB Shooting movies x Viewing mov ies 1 Pr ess the ( Playba ck) bu tton a nd pres s B (n ext)/ b (p revi ous) on the c ontro l but ton to se lect a mo vie to vie w. 2 Pr ess z . x Imag e size The lar ger the image size, the high er the im age qual ity. The hi gher the am ount of data used p er s econ d (a vera ge b it ra te), the smoo ther th e p[...]

31 GB Using shooting functions x Maximum recording time The table belo w shows the app roximate maximum r ecording ti mes. These are th e total times for all movie files. Continuou s shooting is possib le for approximate ly 29 minu tes. (Units: hour : mi nute : second) • The reco rding time ma y vary depend ing on the shooti ng condition s and th[...]

32 GB U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enl arged image ( Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Press the (Playback) button to disp lay an i mage, then p ress (Pla yback zoom) but ton. The image is en larged at twic e the size, wi th the ce nter of the image. 2 Adjust the zoo m scale an d positi on. button : Zoom s in. [...]

33 GB Using viewing functions Viewing sti ll images with musi c (Slideshow) 1 Press th e (Play back) bu tton to displa y a stil l image , then pr ess the MEN U butto n. 2 Select (Slide show) with v / V / b / B on t he co ntro l butto n, th en press z . 3 Selec t [Start] with v on the cont rol but ton, then pres s z . The sl ides how st arts. • To[...]

34 GB Selecting the display f ormat (V iew Mode) Allow s you to select the disp lay form at for vi ewin g multip le image s whe n using “Memor y St ick Duo” me dia. • When you cannot play back im ages re corded with ot her cam eras, view the images in [F older View]. 1 Press the (Playb ack) b utton to displa y an im age, then press t he MENU [...]

35 GB Deleting images D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Press (Playback) button t o displa y an imag e, the n press (Del ete) butt on. 2 Press v / V on the c ontr ol b utton to sele ct the desired se tti ng. All in Date Ra nge: You can dele te all imag es i n th e di spla yed date rang e. According to the View Mode, this item will be [All [...]

36 GB Deleting all images (Format) You c an delete all data s tored o n “Mem ory St ick Duo” media or the int ernal me mory. I f a “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” me dia is i ns ert ed, all dat a st ore d on the “Memor y St ick Du o” medi a are delet ed. If no “M emor y Stick Du o” me dia is ins erted, al l data store d in the internal memory[...]

37 GB Connecting to other devices C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing i mages on a TV • The [Video Out ] settin g is set to [NTS C] mode at the factory to let you enjoy opt imum mo vie image quali ty. When image s do not appear or jit tery on your TV, you ma y be using a PAL-only TV. Try swit ching the [Vide o Out] sett ing to [PA L] (p[...]

38 GB • If it wa s impos sible t o connect to t he printe r, be s ure to s et [US B Connec t] under (Main Setting s) t o [P ictBr idge] . 3 Press MENU t (Print) with v / V / b / B on the control button t desire d mode t z . (This Imag e): Print the cu rrently displaye d image. (Multiple I mages): Pres s b / B to displa y the image, then z . 4 Sel[...]

39 GB Connecting to other devices Using the camera with a computer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You ca n enj oy the rec ord ed im ages more tha n ever by ta king adva ntag e of th e soft ware, and “ PMB” is in clud ed on a CD- ROM (su ppli ed). There are mor e function s, in add ition to th ose li sted below, f or enjoy ing your i[...]

40 GB x Stage 1 : Installin g the “P MB” (sup plied) You ca n install the soft ware (sup plied) using th e follow ing proc edure . When yo u install “PMB,” “Music Tr ansf er ” is also insta lled . • Log on as Adminis trator. 1 Chec k your co mput er enviro nme nt. Recommen ded envir onment for using “PM B” and “M usic Transfer ?[...]

41 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 2: I mportin g images to your comput er using “ PMB” x Stage 3: Viewing “ PMB Gu ide” • Do not disconnec t the cabl e for multi-us e termina l from the camera while the cam era is operat ing or wh ile “Acce ssing…” a ppears on th e screen of the camera. Doing s o may co rrupt the dat a. • [...]

42 GB x Using the camera with your Macintosh comp uter You ca n copy im ages to y our Macin tosh com puter . Howev er, “PM B” is not compatib le. When i mages are ex port ed to “ Memor y Sti ck Duo ” medi a, vi ew th em in [F olde r View] . You ca n insta ll “Musi c Transf er” on you r Ma cintosh co mpu ter. Recomm ended com puter en vi[...]

43 GB Changing camera s ettings Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changing the operation soun ds You ca n set the sound produced when you opera te the ca mera. 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Selec t (Settin gs) with V on the co ntrol butt on, the n pre ss z . 3 Select (Main Set tin gs) with v / V / b / B on the control button , then pr ess [Bee p] t d[...]

44 GB Using the MENU items Displays a vailable functi ons for e asy se tting when the ca mera is i n shootin g or pla yback mode . Only the item s that are av ailab le for ea ch mode are displ ayed on the scree n. Sele ct (Setti ngs) t [Main Settings ] t [Initial ize] to initial ize the s ettings to the defaul t s et ting. x MENU in shooting mode 1[...]

45 GB Changing camera s ettings White Balance Adjusts color tones according t o the surrounding li ght condition s. ( Auto/ Daylight/ Cloudy/ Flu orescent Light 1, Fluorescent Light 2, Fluorescent Light 3/ n Incandescent/ Flash) Underwater White Balance Adjusts the colors when shooting underwater. ( Auto/ Underwater 1 , Underwater 2) Focus Changes [...]

46 GB x MENU in viewing mode Item De scription (Slideshow) Plays back images in succession along with effects and music. (Date List ) Selects the playback date list. (Event List) Selects the event group to be played back. (View Mode) Switches the View Modes. ( Date View/ Event View/ Fa vorites/ Folder Vi ew) (Filter by Faces) Plays back images filt[...]

47 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the (Setti ngs) items You c an c hange th e de faul t set tin gs. (Shooting Settings) are disp layed only when sett ings hav e been ente red from shoot ing mode . 1 Press the ME NU butto n to d isplay the Me nu sc reen . 2 Selec t (S ettin gs) wi th V on the co ntrol butt on, the n pre ss z . 3 Select the de si[...]

48 GB (Main Setting s) Beep Selects or turns of f the sound pr oduced when you operate the camera. Language S etting Selects the language to be used in menu i tems, warnings and messages . Function Guide Selects whether or n ot to display the function guide when you operate the camera. Initialize Initia lizes settings to their de fault settings. De[...]

49 GB Others Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp laye d on the scre en to ind icat e the came ra st at us. You ca n chang e the scree n disp lay using DISP (s cree n display) on the con trol bu tton (page 26). When shoo ting still images • The icons are limited in (Easy Shooting) m ode. When s hooting movies When p laying[...]

50 GB B C Col or mode PictBridge connecting View Mode Filter by Faces Favorites Protect Print orde r (DPO F) PMB export Playback zoom Displ ay Indic ation z AE/AF lock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0 m Semi-manual va lue Macro REC Standby Recording a [...]

51 GB Others D Display Indication Self-timer C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display Destination Overheating warning Conversion Lens Face Detection Burst/Bracket Management file full AF range finder frame Spot meterin g cross hair +2.0EV Exposure value 500 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture value PictBridge connecti ng N Playback Playback bar 35° 37’ 32” N 1[...]

52 GB Learning more about the camera (“Cyber- shot Handbook”) “Cyb er-sho t Hand book”, wh ich ex plains ho w to use the cam era in deta il, is incl uded on the CD-ROM (su pplied). Refer to it for in-depth instru ctions on th e many fu nctions of the cam era. • You need A dobe Reader to read “Cyb er-s hot Handb ook” . If it is not ins[...]

53 GB Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble wi th the ca mera, try the foll owing so lutions. On rep airing ca meras with internal mem ory or M usic fi les fun ction inc lude d, data in the camera may b e checked on minimum nec essity to verify and improve the malfu nction sympto ms. Son y will not c opy or sav e any of th ose data . C[...]

54 GB The remaini ng charge indicat or is in correct . • The battery cha rge will quick ly get used up and the ac tual remai ning batte ry charge will be lower t han t he indi cato r in t he f ollowin g case s: – When you use the camera in an extrem ely hot or cold locati on. – Wh en you u se the flash and zoom f requently. – Wh en you r ep[...]

55 GB Others Cannot play back images. • Pr ess the (Playba ck) button (page 1 9). • Th e folder/f ile nam e has be en chang ed on yo ur com puter. • No guarantees are m ade for p laying back, on thi s camera, files contain ing im ages whi ch were process ed on a computer or image s which were shot usi ng other camera s. • Th e came ra is in[...]

56 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the cam era in the following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid place In plac es such as in a car p arked in the su n, the camera body m ay become defor med and this may caus e a malfuncti on. • Under direct sunli ght or near a heater The camera b ody may become dis colored or deformed , and this ma[...]

57 GB Others Specificati ons Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.79 mm (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.4 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Le ns: Car l Zei ss Va rio -T es sar 5× zo om le ns f = 5 mm – 25 mm (28 mm – 140 mm (35 mm fil m eq uiva le nt )) F3.3[...]

58 GB BC-CSGD/BC-CSGE battery char ger Power requirements : AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz, 2 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.25 A Operating temperatu re: 0°C to 40 °C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperature: –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: App rox. 83 × 55 × 24 mm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 31/32 inches) (W/H/D) Mass: Approx. 55 g (1.9 o[...]

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