Sony DSC-W560 manual

© 2011 Sony Corporation 4-264-386- 11 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W560 Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 4 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 ···[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 5 GB MENU (Shooting) MENU items (S hooting) ······· ········· ·············· ········ 10 MENU (Viewing) MENU items (V iewing) ·················· ·············· ········ 12 Settings Setting ite ms ······[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 6 GB Oth ers Using the ca mera a broad ··················· ········· ······ 127 Memory card ··············· ·············· ········· ········· ······ 128 Battery pa ck ···············?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 7 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto ··········· ············· ············ ············· ····· 21 Scen e Selec tion ·············· ············· ··········?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 8 GB Shooting in dark place s High Sensitivi ty ··· ············· ············· ············· ··········· 26 Slow Synchro ··················· ············· ············· ·········[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 9 GB In-Camera Guide In-C amer a Guide ··················· ············ ············ 19, 63 Printing images Printing still ima ges ··············· ············ ············· ··· 115 Viewing on TVs Vie[...]

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/OF F (Power) b utton 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 o[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 11 GB • Only the ite ms that are avai lable for each mo de are displ ayed on the scre en. In-Camera Guide (Settings) Note Mode sw itch REC Mode Menu items[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 12 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 13 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 Se lect the des ire d ca teg ory w ith v / V[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 14 GB * [Eye-Fi] appe ars only when an E ye-Fi card (comme rcially avai lable) is inserted in the camera. • [S hooti ng Setti ngs ] appea rs on ly wh en se tting s hav e bee n ente red from s hootin g mo de. • [Memory Card T ool] appea rs only when a memory card is inserte d in the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 15 GB Identifying parts A ON/OFF (Power) button B Shutter butto n C Flash D Self-timer lamp/Smi le Shutter lamp/ AF illuminator E Lens F Microphon e G LCD screen H For shoot ing: W/ T (zoom) but ton (2 9) For viewing: (Playback Zoom ) button/ (Index) b utton (35, 36) I Mode swi tch ( 2[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 16 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 When shooting movies Whe n p lay in g ba ck A [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 17 GB B C D Zoom scaling Protect Print order (DP OF) Play back Zo om View Mode Display Indi cation z AE/ AF l ock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutte r 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture valu e +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range find er frame indicator REC Standby Re cording a mo vie/Stand by a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 18 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 27 MB of intern al memory. Th is memory is not r emovabl e. You can record images on the in ter nal memory when there is no memory card inserted in the camera. We recommend t hat you cop y (back up) data wit hout error us ing[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 19 GB In-Camera Guide This camera contains an intern al function guide. This allows you to search th e camera’s functions according to your needs. You can use the s elected function afte r reading the guid e. 1 Push the / (In-Camera G uide) button. When shooting image s: [In-Camera G[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 20 GB Using the mode switch Sets the mode switch to the desired function . (Still Image) Allows you t o shoot st ill images (p age 21, 23, 26 ). MENU t [REC Mo de] t desired mode. (Sweep Panora ma) Allows you t o shoot a pano ramic im age after c omposin g images (page 24). (Movie) All[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 21 GB Intelligent Auto Allows you to shoot s till images with the se tting adjusted automatically . 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Intelligent Auto) t z on the control butt on 3 Shoot with the shutter button. • Flash mode is set t o [Auto] or [Off]. No[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 22 GB Easy Mode 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 switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (Easy Mo de) t [O K] t z on the co ntr ol b utto n 3 Shoot with the shutter button. ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 23 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 switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Program Auto) t z on t he cont rol bu[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 24 GB Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panorami c imag e from compo sed images. 1 Set the mode switch 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 [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 25 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 Panorama I mage Size: MENU t [Panorama Image Size] t sel ect [ Sta ndar d] or [Wide] t z z Tips fo r sho otin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 26 GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings accor ding to the scene. 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Scene Selection) t z on the control button t desired mode (Soft Skin) Allows yo u to shoot f aces for smoo thne ss. (Soft Snap) Allows[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 27 GB • Whe n yo u shoo t images using (Twili ght Por trait) or (T wili ght) mo de, the shutte r sp eed is sl ower and the imag es tend to bl ur. To prev ent bl u rring, the us e of a tripod is reco mmended. For shooting an imag e appropri ately accor d ing to the scene cond ition, a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 28 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movies with audio . 1 Set the mode switch to (Movie). 2 Press the shutter button fully down. 3 To stop re cording, press the shu tter button fully do wn again.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 29 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s optical zoom f unction can enlarge images up to 4×. 1 Press the W/T (zoom) button. Press the T button to zoom in, and the W button to zoom out. • When the zoom scale exceed s 4×, see pa ge 78. • Zoom is f ixed t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 30 GB DISP (Screen Display Settings) 1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on t he control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • If yo u view im ages in b right outside l ight, adju st the screen brightne ss up. Howe ver, th e battery power may decrease fast[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 31 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 first fla sh adjusts the li ght quantit y. • While cha rging the fla sh, is displ ayed. • Yo u canno t use the fla sh du ring burst s hootin g. ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 32 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 33 GB Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • In Easy Shootin g mode, yo u can sel ect only [ 10sec ] or [Off ]. • In Mov ie Mode, [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two P eople] can not be selected . ?[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 34 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 35 GB Playback Zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Press (Playback Zoom) butto n during still image 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 36 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 37 GB Delete Allows you to select unwant ed images for deleti on. You can also delete images from the MENU button ( page 70). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 / (Delete) button t desired m ode t z on the co ntrol b utto n • When the inte rnal memo ry is us[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 38 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 able to play back some ima ges shot usin g oth er camera s. Control button Playb ack featu re z Stop B Fast fo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 39 GB REC Mode 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC M ode) t desired mode (Intelligent Auto) Allows you to shoot with the setting s adjusted automatically (page 21). (Progra m Auto) Allows you to shoo t with the expo sure adjusted auto matically (b oth the s hutter sp [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 40 GB Movie shooting scene Allows you to shoot mo vies with preset settings according to the scene. 1 MENU t (Movie shooting scene) t d esired m ode (Auto) Adju sts the setting automatical ly. (Under water) Shoots underwater in natural co lors when using a wate r proof housing ( Marine[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 41 GB Panorama Shooting Scene Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings accord ing to the s cene when the camera is in Sweep Panorama mo de. 1 MENU t (Panorama Shooting Scene) t desired mode (Sweep Panoram a) Allows you to sho ot panoramic images (page 24). (Underw ater Sweep Panor ama[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 42 GB Shooting Direction Sets the direction to pan the camera when you s hoot Sweep Panorama imag es. 1 MENU t (Shooting Direction) t desired dire ction (Right) Pan from left t o right. (Left) Pan from right to left. (Up) Pan from down to up. (Down) Pan from up to down.[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 43 GB Image Size/Panorama 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 44 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 b e recorded in MPEG-4, Approx. 30fps, Progressive, AAC, mp4 format. • A telepho [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 45 GB z On “image quality” and “ image size ” A digital image is made up of a collecti on of small dots called pixels . If it contains a large n umber of pixels, th e image becomes larg e, it takes up mor e memory, and the image is dis played in fine detail. “Im age size” i[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 46 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 d esired m ode (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 Bu rst mode is not availa [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 47 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 Ea sy Shoo ting mo de, the EV set ting cann ot be ad justed. • If you sh oot a subj ect in extr emel y brig ht or dark con dition s, or w hen y[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 48 GB ISO Adjusts the luminou s sensitivity when the camera is set to Program Auto or (Underwater) mode in Scene Se lection. 1 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 w[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 49 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones accord ing to the s urrounding ligh t condit ions. Use this function if image color appears un natural. 1 MENU t (White Balance) t desir ed mode • [White Ba lance] cannot b e adjusted i n Intellige nt Auto o r Easy Sh ooting m ode. • [Flash] [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 50 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 51 GB Underwater White Balance Adjusts the color tone when th e camera is set to (Under water) mode in [Scene Selection], (Underwater) mode in [Movie shooting scene] or (Underwater Sweep Panorama) mode in [Panorama Shoo ting Scene]. 1 MENU t (Underwater White Balance) t des ired mo de [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 52 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 automatically. 1 MENU t ( Focus) t d esi red mode • When you use [Digital Zoom] or [AF Il[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 53 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 54 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 mode • In M ovie M ode, [Spo t] c annot be se lect ed. • If yo u set Me tering M ode to ot her than [Multi], the F ace Detec t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 55 GB Scene Recognition In Intelligent Auto mode, 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 Detection). 1 MENU t (Scene Recogni tio[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 56 GB z Shootin g two images with different setti ngs and selecti ng th e one y ou like (Advanced mode) In [Advanced], when the camera recognizes a difficult-to-shoot scene ( (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight usin g a tripod), (Backlig ht) and (Backlight Portrait)), it changes[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 57 GB Soft Skin Effect When the Face Detection function is activated, sets wheth er to use the Soft Skin effect, and the effect level. 1 MENU t (Soft Skin Effect ) t des ired mo de • [Off] is not available when Scene Selectio n is set to (Soft Skin) mode. • The [Sof t Skin Effe ct][...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 58 GB Smile Detection Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles. 1 MENU t (Sm ile Detec tion Sensit ivity) t desired mode • Smile s may not be d etect ed corr ectly depend ing on the cond ition s. • [Smil e Detection Sensitivi ty] cannot be[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 59 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 Detectio n] cannot be sel ected in the fol lowing sit uations: – In Ea[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 60 GB z Selectin g the prio rity fac e (Trackin g focus ) Normally the camera automati cally selects th e face to fo cus on according to the [Face Detection] setting, but you can also select a face to be given priority. • It may not be possib le to detect th e sele cte d face c orrec[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 61 GB DRO In Program Auto , the camera analyzes the sh oo ting scene and automatically cor rects the brightnes s and cont rast to i mprove the image quali ty. DRO stands for “Dynamic Range O ptimizer,” a function that au tomatically optimizes the difference between ligh t and dark [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 62 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Soft Skin) or ( Soft Snap) while you are sho oting an image, the camera automatically shoots two images consecutiv ely. The camera will select, display and r ecord the image which th e eyes are not blinked automatically. 1 MENU t (Ant i [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 63 GB In-Camera Guide This camera contains an intern al function guide. This allows you to search th e camera’s functions according to your needs. You can use the s elected function afte r reading the guid e. 1 MENU t (In-Camera Guide) 2 Select a search method from [In-Camera Guide].[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 64 GB Easy Mode When you see still images, the text size increases and indicators beco me easier to see. 1 Press the (Playback) button to set t o playback mode. 2 MENU t (Easy Mo de) t [O K] t z on the co ntr ol b utto n • The b attery ch arge is used up more quickly because the scre[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 65 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 rol butt on 1 Select the desire d image for pl aying with the control button. 2 MENU t (Slideshow) t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 66 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 cannot play bac k movies or pa noramic imag es. • This settin g is fixed t o [Folde r] when t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 67 GB 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 interval o f images for a [Simple] slideshow. 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Auto The interval is set to suit th e selected [Effects] item. Repea[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 68 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 desi red mode t z on the control button • When using the i nternal memory , the View Mo de is set to Fol der View and still imag es a[...]

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

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 70 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. You can also delete images using the / (Delete) button (page 37). 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playb ack mode. 2 MENU t (Delete) t desired mode t z on th e co ntr ol but ton 3 [OK] t z • In Easy Viewing m [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 71 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is dis played 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 i[...]

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

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 73 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 ca nno[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 74 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 c[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 75 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 76 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 77 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 b attery charg e is used u p more q uickly when [Dis[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 78 GB Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. Th e camera enlarg es the image using op tical zoom (up to 4× ). When the zoom scale is exc eeded, the camera us es either smart or pr ecision digital zoom. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 79 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 80 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 81 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 [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 82 GB Beep Selects or turns off the sound p roduced when y ou oper ate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Beep] t desired mode t z on the control butto n Shutter Tur ns on the shutte r sound when you press t he shutter button. High Turns on the beep/sh utter soun d wh[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 83 GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warnings and messages. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Lang uage Setting] t desired mode t z on t he control button[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 84 GB Function Guide You can select whether or not the function gu ide is displayed when you operate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Fun ction Guide] t desired mode t z on t he control button On Displ ays the fu nction guide. Off Does not display the fu nction guid[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 85 GB Display color Sets the color of the s creen display. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Display color] t desired mode t z on t he control button Black Sets the background color of the LCD screen. White Pink[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 86 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of Smile S hutter or other functions. When there is no need to view a demonstration, set to [Off]. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Demo Mo de] t desired mode t z on t he control button • Pressing the shut ter butto n[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 87 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 (Main Settings) t [Initialize] t [OK ] t z on the control button • Be sure not to tu rn off th e camera while init ializing. Note[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 88 GB COMPONENT Selects the video outp ut signal t ype from S D and HD(1080i) when you connect the camera and TV using an HD Output Adap tor Cable (sold separately), accord ing to the TV conn ected. Use a Type3a-co mpliant H D Output A daptor Cabl e (sold sep arately). 1 MENU t (Settin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 89 GB Video Out Sets the video signal output accord ing to the TV color s ystem of th e connected video equipment. The TV color systems differ d epending on the country 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 107[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 90 GB USB Connect Sets the mode when the camer a is connected to a compu ter or a USB device using the cable for multi-use t erminal. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [USB Connect] t desired mode t z on t he control button • Whe n [USB C onne ct] is set to [P TP/MTP ], you c a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 91 GB LUN Setting 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 (Main Settings) t [LUN Setting] t desired mode t z on t he[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 92 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 (Main Settings) t [Download M usic] t z on the control button The message “Conn ect to PC” appears. 2 Make a USB connection between the came [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 93 GB Empty 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 (Main Settings) t [E mp ty Mu sic] t [OK] t z on the control button z Resto[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 94 GB Power Save Sets the time until the screen darkens, and the camera turns off. If you do not operate the camera running on a b attery pack fo r a certain amou nt of time, the brigh tness level on the LCD screen becomes dark, and then the camer a automatically turns off to prevent w[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 95 GB Eye-Fi Sets whet her t o use t he up lo ad fu nct ion of an Eye-Fi card (commercially availabl e), when you use the Eye-Fi card with this camer a. [E ye-Fi] is displayed only when the Eye-Fi card is inserted in the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Eye-Fi] t desire[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 96 GB • When you use a new E ye-Fi c ard for the first time, copy the insta ll file of the PC a pplicatio n written in the Eye-Fi card first, then fo rmat the card. • Befo re using the Eye-Fi card, upgrade the firmware o f the Ey e-Fi ca rd to th e latest ve rsion. Fo r details on [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 97 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 [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 98 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 (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Create REC. Folde r] t [OK] t z on the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 99 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 (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Chan ge REC. Folde r] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button. 3 [OK] t z • This it em is no t displaye d when the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 100 GB Delete REC. Folder Deletes a folder for reco rdin g images in the memory card. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Dele te REC. Folde r] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button . 3 [OK] t z • This it em is no t displaye d when the internal memory i s used[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 101 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 (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Copy] t [OK ] t z on the control button • Use a fully char ged batt ery pack. If you attempt [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 102 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 [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 103 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Setti ngs) 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 make[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 104 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Setti ngs) 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 camer a does not have a fe a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 105 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 Conn[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 106 GB You can view an imag e recorded on the cam era by conn ecting the camera to an HD (High Definition) TV with the HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separately). Use a Type3a-compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separately). 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV. 2 Attach a conversi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 107 GB If you want to view images on a TV sc reen, you need a TV with a video input jack and th e cable for multi-use terminal. The color system of the TV must match that of the digital still camera. Check the following lists for the TV color system of the coun try or region wh ere the[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 108 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 109 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 Win dows XP, [My Computer]) t (SONYPMB). • If the AutoPlay screen appears, selec [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 110 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 not compa tible with M acintosh c o[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 111 GB Connecting the ca mera to the computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately) and the USB/AV/DC IN Cable f or multi-use terminal (sold separately). • Use a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 112 GB 1 Connect the camera to your Macintosh comp uter first. Double-click the newly recognized i con on the desktop t the folder where the image s you want to import are stored. 2 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon. The image files are copi ed to the hard dis k. 3 Do[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 113 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 easi ly upload images to a blog o r other media servi ce. • You can up load imag es from a co mputer conne cted to th[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 114 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 t he desktop. Click [×] to close any u nnecessary d rives. 2 Click [PMBPORTABLE] folder, then click [PMBP_Mac]. The Region Selectio[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 115 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages using the following meth ods. • Printing directly using a printer which sup ports y our memor y card typ e For details, see the operating instruct ions supplied with the printer . • Printing using a computer You can impor t i[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 116 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 117 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 char ge ind icator an d the actu al re mai ning ba ttery charge. Fully di scharge the [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 118 GB Recordin g takes a long tim e. • When the shutter speed b ecomes slower th an a certa in spee d in low light conditio ns, the NR (Noise Reduction ) slow shutte r funct ion is ac tivated au to matica lly to redu ce the im age no ise. Unde r such condition s, record ing ta kes a[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 119 GB The F value and shutter speed flas h when you press and hold the shut ter button halfway do wn. • Th e exp osur e is incorr ec t. Co rre ct th e expo sur e (page 47 ). The imag e colors ar e not cor rect. • Adjust the White Balance (p age 49). White o r purple streak s ap pe[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 120 GB The date and time a re not disp layed. • The screen display is set to di splay im ages only . Press the DIS P (Screen Display Setti ngs) button to disp lay inf ormatio n (page 30) . Left and right s ides of t he scre en are sho wn in bla ck. • [Auto Orientation] is set to [O[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 121 GB Cannot import images. • C onnect the camera and your comput er correctl y making a USB co nnection (page 111). • Whe n you shoo t images wi th a memory car d form atted by a computer , you may no t be abl e to impor t the images to a computer. Shoot usi ng a memory card fo r[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 122 GB Cannot copy the data on the memory card or the computer to the internal memory. • T his featur e is not avai lable. 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 h[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 123 GB Warning indicators and messages If a code star ting with a letter of the alphabet a ppears, the self-diagnos is functio n on the camera is working. The last two dig its (indicated by ss ) will differ depending on the state of the camera. If you cann ot solve the problem ev en af[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 124 GB Camera overhe ating Allow it to cool • The camera tem pera ture has risen. Th e power m ay turn of f auto maticall y, or yo u may be u nable to record movies . Leave t he camera in a cool location un til the temp erature goe s down. Internal memory error • T urn the power of[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 125 GB Cannot create more folders • T he folder wi th a name beg inning wi th “999” exi sts on th e memory card. You cann ot create an y folders if this is the case. Empt y fo lder con tent s • You tried to del ete a fold er contain ing one o r more fi les. Delete all of the fi[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 126 GB Error Formatting M usic • E xecute [E mpty Musi c]. Operation cannot be e xecuted in unsupported fi les • P rocessing and other ed iting funct ions of the came ra cannot be performed on image files tha t have been proce ssed using a comp uter or images that were recorded wit[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 127 GB Using the camera abroad You can use the battery charger (s upplied), and th e AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately) in an y country or region where the po wer supp ly is with in 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz. • An electroni c voltage transformer is u nnecessary an d its use may c[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 128 GB Memory card The types of memory cards that can be used with the camer a are “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media, “Memor y Stick Duo” media, SD m emory card, SDHC memory card an d SDXC memory card . MultiMediaCard cannot be used. • When yo[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 129 GB The types of “Memory Stick Duo” media that can be used with the camera are listed in the table below. However , proper operation can not be gu aranteed for all “Memor y Stick Duo ” media functions . * 1 High-spee d data tra nsfer using a parallel in terface i s not supp [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 130 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 131 GB Battery charger • On ly NP- BN typ e batte ry pa cks (and no othe rs) c an be char ged i n the batte ry ch arger (supp lied). 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[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 132 GB Intelligent Pantilter Intelligent Pantilter (sold sep arately) allows you to take pictures, by having the camera detect people’s faces. For detail s, see the operating instru ctions supplied with I ntelligent Pantilter. • The In telligent P antilter m ay not be available in [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 133 GB Number of st ill images and recordable time of movies The number o f still i mages and r ecordable t ime may var y dependin g on the sh ooting con ditions and the memory card. (Units: Images) • When the nu mber of remai ning shoot able image s is greater t han 99,9 99, the “[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 134 GB • The recordabl e time of movies va ries because the camera is eq uipped with VBR (Variable Bit Rate), which auto maticall y adjusts imag e quality depending o n the shoo ting scene. Wh en you record a fas t- moving sub ject, the im age is clearer but the re cordable ti me is [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 135 GB Precautions Internal memory and memory car d back up Do not turn off the camera , remove the bat tery pack, or remov e the memory card whi le the access lamp is lit. Othe rwise, the inte rnal m emory da ta or th e memo ry card m ay be da maged. Be sure t o make a bac kup copy t [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 136 GB On the in ternal rechar geable ba ckup ba ttery This camera has an inte rnal rech argeable b attery fo r main taining the date and t ime and other se ttings regardless of w hether the power is on or off. This recharge able bat tery is cont inually charged as long as you are usin[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 137 GB Trademarks • The following ma rks are trade marks of Sony Corpo ration. , “Cyber-shot, ” “Memory S tick,” , “Memo ry Stick PRO, ” , “Memor y Stick D uo, ” , “Mem ory S tick PR O Du o,” , “Mem ory Stick PR O- HG Duo,” , “Mem ory Stick Micro, ” “Mag[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 138 GB Index A AF Illuminator .... .... ..... ....... .... ..... .... ....... ........... ............ ....75 AF range finder frame ......... ....... ........... ............ ........... .. 52 Anti Blink ...... .... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ..... ....... ........... ..... .... ...[...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 139 GB I Ident ifying parts .......... ........... ............ ........... ........... ......... 15 Image Index ...... ....... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........... .. 36 Image Size ......... ..... ..... ...... ............ .... ..... .... ....... ............ [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 140 GB Smart zoom ....... ..... ..... ...... ............ ........... ........... ............ ....78 Smile Dete ction Se nsitivit y ...... ....... ........... ............ .... .. 58 Smile Shu tter ......... ........... ............ ........... ..... .... ..... ....... ...... 32 Snow [...]

Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search In dex 141 GB Notes on the License “C Library”, “Ex pat”, “zlib”, “dtoa”, “pcre” and “libjpeg” sof tware are provided in the camer a. We provide t his softw are based on licens e agreements with their o wners of copyrigh t. Based o n requ est s by th e own er s of co p[...]