Sony DSC-S780 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-285-745- 12 (1) Instruction Manual DSC-S750/S780 Digital Stil l Camera Operating Inst ructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. For details on adva nced op erations, please rea d “Cyber- shot Handbook” (PDF) an d “ Cybe r-s hot Ste p-u p Guid e ” o [...]

2 Own er’s R ecord The model and ser ial numbers are lo cated on the bottom. Record th e serial number in t he space provided below. Refer to thes e numbers whenever you call upon your S ony dealer regarding this product. Model No. DSC-S750/S780 Serial No. _____________________ _________ TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FOL[...]

3 [ Wa ter a nd Mo is ture Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or laun dry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming p ool, etc. [ Power-Cord Prot ection Route the power cord so that it is not like ly to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, payin g parti[...]

4 Read this first [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recyclable. You can help pr eserve our environment by r eturning your used rechargeable batter ies to the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-883 7, or visit http://[...]

5 Perchlorate Ma terial - special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate Perchlorate Material : Lithiu m battery contains perchlorate. This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits s et out i n the E MC Direc tive fo r using connection cables short er than 3 meters (9.8 feet). [ Att en tio n The electr[...]

6 [ Disposal of waste batteries (applicab le in the Europ ean Union and other Euro pean countries w ith sep arate collection sy stems) This symb ol on th e batter y or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you wil l help [...]

7 Tabl e of cont ents IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRUCTI ONS -SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ..... 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ....... ... 4 Notes on usin g your camera .... .... ...... ....... ...... ......[...]

8 Notes on using your camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” back up Do not turn off the camera , remove the battery pack, or remove the “Memory S tick Duo” while the access lamp is lit. Otherwise, the internal memo ry d ata or “ Mem or y Stick Duo” may be damaged. Be s ure to make a b ackup copy to protect your data. [ Notes[...]

9 Gettin g star ted Checking the accessorie s supplied • Battery ch arger BC-CSK (1) • Powe r cord (m ains lea d) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BK1 (1) • Dedicated USB cable (1) • Dedicated A/V cable (1) • W rist stra p (1) •C D - R O M ( 1 ) – Cyber-s hot application software – “Cyber-s[...]

10 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the batte ry charger. • Insert the battery pack as far as it will go, the press the back of the battery pac k gently until it clicks. 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights up, and charging starts. When the C HARGE lamp turns of f, char[...]

11 2 Inserting the bat tery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick Duo” cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Du o” (not supp lied). 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Close the battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover. [ When th ere is no “Me mory Stick Duo” inserted The camer a record s/plays ba ck images u[...]

12 [ To remove the batte ry pack/“ Memor y Stick Duo ” Open the b attery/ “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” cove r. • Never remove the battery pack/“Memory St ick Duo” when the access lamp is lit. This may cause damage to data in the “Memory Stick Duo”/i nternal memory. Slide t he battery eject l ever . Be sure not t o drop the batt ery pack.[...]

13 3 Turning the camera on/set ting the clock 1 Press (POWER). 2 Set th e clock wit h the contro l button. 1 Sele ct th e date disp lay form at wi th v / V , then press z . 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the num eric value with v / V , then p ress z . 3 Select [OK] with B , t hen press z . • The camera does not have a feature for super im[...]

14 Shootin g image s easily 1 Select a mod e with the mode dial. Still image (auto adjust ment mode): Select . Movie: Sel ect . 2 Hold the camera steady, keeping your arms at your side. 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. Movie: Press the shutter bu tton fully down . To stop reco rding, pre ss the sh utter b utton f ully do wn ag ain. Mode dial DISP [...]

15 Mode di al/Zoom/ Flash/Macro /Self- timer/Dis play/Ima ge size [ Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desire d function. Auto Adjust ment Allows easy shooting with the settings adjusted automati cally. Program Au to Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automa tically (both the shu tter speed and the a perture value). You can ad[...]

16 [ Using th e self-tim er Press V ( ) on t he con trol bu tton repeated ly until th e desired mode is selected. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer When you pre ss the shutter button, the se lf- timer lamp fla shes and a beep soun ds until the shutte r operates [...]

17 Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press (Playback). If you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. To switch to the shooting m ode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol button. Movie : Press z to play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast forw[...]

18 [ To delete images in index mode 1 Wh ile an in dex sc reen is di spl ayed, pre ss (Del ete) and sele ct [Sel ect ] with v / V on the control butto n, then press z . 2 Select the image you want to delete with v / V / b / B , then press z to d ispl ay the (Del ete) indica tor on th e selec ted ima ge. 3 Press (Delet e). 4 Select [OK] with B , th [...]

19 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes (page 16). [ When sh ooting st ill images [ When sh ooting m ovies [ When play ing back A Batte ry rema ining z AE/AF lock Record ing mode White balance STBY REC Standby/R ecord ing a m ovie Mode dial (Scene Selec tion) Mode dial (Prog ram Auto[...]

20 B C D E Macro AF range finder frame indicato r 1.0m F ocus pres et d ist ance 101-001 2 Folder -file num ber Playback bar PictBridge connecting Image si ze • is displayed only for the DSC-S780 . • is displayed only for the DSC-S750 . Recordin g fold er Changin g folde r Playback folder Remaini ng interna l memor y capa city Remaini ng “Mem[...]

21 Changi ng t he set tin gs – Me nu/S etup 1 Recording: Turn on the camera, then set th e mode dial . Playback: Pre ss (Playback). Different items are available depending on the positi on of the mode dial and Recording/Playback mod e. 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on the c ontrol b utton. • If the [...]

22 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 21 Menu items The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mode set ting (shoot ing/viewi ng), and the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode. Only the availa ble item s are disp layed on the scre en. Shooting menu Face D etection Detec ts the face s of you r subje cts and a djusts fo cus, etc. COLO[...]

23 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 pa ge 21 Setup items Camera Digi tal Zoom Sele cts the digita l zoom m ode. Functi on Guide Displays the de scriptio n of fu nctions w hen you operate the came ra. Red Eye Redu ction Sets the red -eye reducti on fu nction . Auto Revi ew Disp lays the recor ded im age on t he scre en for approxi mately two second[...]

24 Enjoyin g you r comput er You can view i mages shot wit h the camera on a c ompute r. By us ing the soft ware i n the CD- ROM (suppl ied), you can enj oy still images a nd movies f rom the camera mo re than ever. Fo r details, refe r to “Cyber-sho t Handbo ok” in the CD-ROM (supplie d). Support ed Operati ng Systems f or USB connection and a[...]

25 View ing “ Cyber -sho t Ha ndb ook” “Cyber-sho t Handb ook” in the CD-ROM (supplie d) explai ns how to us e the came ra in de tail. Ad obe Reader is re quired to view it. [ For Wi ndows use rs 1 Turn on your computer, an d insert the CD- ROM (supplied ) into the CD-RO M drive. The screen below appear s. When you click the [Cyber-shot Han[...]

26 Battery life and m emory c apacity Battery life and number of ima ges you can record/view The nu mbers show n in the fo llowing tables assume a ful ly cha rged batter y pack (supplied) i s used at an am bient temper ature of 25 °C (77 ° F). The numb ers shown for imag es you can re cord/ view are appro ximati ons and al low for ch angin g of t[...]

27 Number of still images and recording time of movies The numbe r of still images an d the length of t ime for movi es may vary depending on th e shooting c onditio ns and t he record ing me diums. • Even if the capac ity of your recordin g media is the same as the one in the table below, the numbe r of still images and the len gth of time for m[...]

28 [ The approxim ate reco rdabl e time of movi es The num bers in t he tabl e below sho w the a pproxi mate m aximu m record able ti me obtain ed by totalin g all movie fi les. The ma ximum length of tim e you can shoot co ntinu ously is about 10 minutes. (Units: ho ur : minute : secon d) • The aspect ratio of the movie frame is 320×240. Capaci[...]

29 Troubl esho oting If you exper ience tr ouble with your camera, tr y the following solutions. Be aware th at by send ing the camer a for repa ir, you giv e consen t that the cont ents of the inter nal memory may be che cked. Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batt ery pac k corre ctly to push the batte ry ej ect leve r (pag e 11). C[...]

30 Cannot charge the battery pack. • You cannot charge the battery pa ck using the AC Adap ter (not supplie d). Cannot record ima ges. • Check th e free ca pacity of th e intern al memory o r “Memory S tick Duo” (pa ges 27, 28) . If it is full, do one o f the foll owing: – Delete unn ecessary images (page 17). – Change the “M emory St[...]

31 Precau tion s [ Do not u se/store th e camer a in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in th e sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a malf unc tion . • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become disc olored or deform ed, and this may c[...]

32 Specifi cations Camera [Syst em] Image device: DSC-S780: 7.18 mm ( 1/2.5 t ype) color CCD, Primary color filte r DSC-S750: 7.20 mm ( 1/2.5 t ype) color CCD, Primary color filte r Total pixel number of camera: DSC-S780: Approx. 8 2 86 624 pixels DSC-S750: Approx. 7 4 10 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera: DSC-S780: Approx. 8 0 83 560 pix[...]

33 Tradem arks • “Cyber-shot” are t rademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “ Memory S tick PRO” , , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PRO Duo”, , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”, , “Memory Stick Micro”, “M agicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, DirectX and Windows Vis[...]

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