Sony DSCT100B manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 2-319-290- 12 (1) Instruction Manual DSC-T100 Digital Stil l Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly , and retain it for future reference. For details on the ad vance d operation s, please access “Cyber-shot Handbook” and “Cyber-shot Step- up Guide” conta ined on t[...]

2 Owner ’ s Record The mo del and seri al numbe rs are loca ted on the botto m. Re cord th e ser ial nu mber i n the sp ace provi ded bel ow . Re fer to these numbe rs whenever you call upon your Sony deal er re gardi ng thi s prod uct. Model No. DSC-T1 00 Serial N o. _______ ______ _________ T o reduc e fire or shoc k haza rd, do not e xpose th [...]

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 the s et. [ 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 in jury m ay re sult. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T T E RI E S Lithium-I on batteries are recy cl abl e. 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[...]

5 – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from th at to which the receiv er is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply wit h the limi ts for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of P art 15 of FCC Rules[...]

6 Notes on using your camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” ba ck up Do not turn off the camera or remove the battery pack or “Memory Stic k Duo” while the access lamp is lighted, as the internal memory data or “Memory Stick Duo” data may be destroyed. Always protect your data by making a back up copy . [ Not es o n re cor d[...]

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8 Getting start ed Checking the accesso ries supplied • Battery ch arger BC- CSG/BC-CSGB/BC- CSGC (1) • Pow er cord (mai ns lead) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Battery ca se (1) • US B, A/V cable for multi-us e terminal (1) • Wrist stra p (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application softw are/ [...]

9 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Inser t the battery pack into the battery c harger. 2 Connect the batter y charger 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[...]

10 2 Ins erting the battery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the b attery/“Memor y Stick Duo” cover . 2 Insert th e “Memory S tick Duo” (not supplied ) all the way in until it clic ks. 3 Insert the battery p ack. 4 Close the batter y/“Memory Stick Duo” cover . [ When ther e is no “Mem ory Stick Duo ” insert ed The[...]

11 [ T o chec k the remaini ng batt ery time Press P OWER butt on to tu rn on and chec k the r emaining b attery o n the LC D screen. • It takes about one minute until the corr ect battery remaining indicator appears. • The displayed battery remaining indicator ma y not be correct under certain circumstances. • The Clock Set screen appears wh[...]

12 3 T urning the camera on/setting the clock 1 Press the P O W ER button or slide the lens cover downward. 2 Set the cloc k with the control button. 1 Select the date display form at with v / V , then p ress z . 2 Sele ct each i tem wit h b / B and set the numeri c value with v / V , then press z . 3 Select [OK], th en press z . [ T o change th e [...]

13 Shoot ing im ages easi ly (Aut o adju stment mode) The fo llowing proced ure is for shoo ting a st ill image . 1 Slide the lens cover do wnward. 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping y our arm at yo ur side. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Movie: Press the H OME button, and selec t [ Movie Mode] in (Shooting) (page 17). T ripod receptac le (botto[...]

14 Zoom/Flash /Macro/ Self-t imer/Displ ay [ Using the zoom Press t o zoom, pre ss to undo zoom. [ Flash (Sele cting a flash m ode fo r still images) Press B ( ) on the control button repe atedly unt il th e des ired mode is se lec ted. : Flash A uto Strobes when there is insuff icient light or backlight (default setting) : Flash forced on : Slow s[...]

15 Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press (Playback). If you press when the camera is po wered off, the c amera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol b utton. Movie: Press z to play back a mo vie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press b / B to re[...]

16 [ Vie win g an inde x scre en Press to disp lay the index screen whil e a stil l image is displa yed. Then, sele ct an image with v / V / b / B . T o return to the single image screen, press z . • You can also access the index screen by selecting [ Index D isplay] on the HOME screen. • Each time you press , the number of pictures on the inde[...]

17 Learn ing th e variou s func tions – HOME/Men u Using the HOME screen The HOM E screen is the ga teway screen for all the funct ions of your came ra. Y ou can select the shoo ting mode or pl ayback mode , or change th e settings from the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B . 3 Select an item wit[...]

18 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 17 HOME screen i tems The foll owi ng cat egori es and it ems are dis played wh en you pre ss the HOME b utto n. A descr iption of the se lected cat egory or item is di splayed on the screen by the gui de. Category Items Shoot ing Auto Adjustment Sce ne Se lectio n Program Auto Movie Mode View Images Single[...]

19 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu can be displayed only when the camer a is in shooting m ode or playback m ode. • Different items are a vailable, depending on the selected mode. 2 Select the desired item with v / V on the contr ol b utto n. If the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V until the item appears[...]

20 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 19 Menu items The available menu ite ms vary depe nding on the c amera mode. The shootin g menu is available only in the shoot ing mode, a nd the viewing menu is av ailable only in the pl ayba ck mode. Also, differen t items are available de pending on the selecte d shooting mode (such as Aut o Adjustm ent,[...]

21 Enjoy ing your computer Y ou can displa y images sh ot with t he camera o n the co mputer . Also, you can use st ill ima ges and mo vies f rom the camera mo re than ev er by ta king ad vant age of t he softw are. F or deta ils, refer to “C yber-shot Handb ook. ” Supporte d Operatin g Systems fo r USB connecti on and ap plication software (su[...]

22 Viewi ng “Cyber -shot Handbo ok” or “Cyb er -shot St ep-up Guide ” [ For Wind ows users 1 T urn on your com puter , and inser t the CD- R OM (suppli ed) into the CD-ROM driv e. The sc re en be low ap pear s. When you click the [Cyber-shot Handbook] button, the screen for copying “Cyber-shot Handbook” appears. 2 Follow the on-screen i[...]

23 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP ) bu tton, th e display change s (page 14). [ When sh ooting still images [ When sh ooting movies [ When playing back A Batte ry rema ining E Low battery warning Im age si ze Shooting mo de (Scene Selec tion) Shoo ting mode (Pro gram) White balance Recording m ode Mete ring mode Face Det e[...]

24 B C D 1.0m Foc us pr eset dist ance z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutt er speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure V alue AF range f inder frame indicato r Macro/Cl ose Fo cus N Playback Playback bar Standb y REC Standby/R ecording a movie 00:00:12 R ecordi ng time Histogram • appears when histogram display is disabled. [...]

25 Battery life an d memo r y capaci ty Batter y life and number of images th at can be recorded/viewed The tab les sh ow t he appr oximate 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 batte ry pack at full capaci ty and at an ambien t temp erature of 25°C (77°F). The nu[...]

26 Number of still images and recording time of movies The numb er of st ill imag es and the len gth of time a vai lable f or rec ording mo vies may v ary , depend ing on the shoo ting c onditions and/or t he rec ording m edia used. • You can select the image size to be used when shooting from the menu (page 19, 20). [ The approximate number of s[...]

27 T roub leshoot ing If you experienc e trouble with your camera , try the following solution s. Please un derstand th at you give your consen t that the con tents of the interna l memory, Music fi les may be chec ked when yo u se nd yo ur cam era to be re paired . The batte ry pack ca nnot be install ed. • Install the battery p ack correctl y u[...]

28 The bat tery remai ning ind icator is incor rect. • This phenomeno n occurs when you us e the camera in an extreme ly hot or cold location. • The displaye d batter y remai ning differs fro m the cur rent one . Fully dis charge and the n charge the batt ery pack to correct the display . • The batt ery pack is discha rged . Install the ch ar[...]

29 Prec aution s [ Do not u se/store the ca mera in the f ol lo wing pl aces • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the 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 discolored or deform ed, and this may [...]

30 Specifi cations Camera [Syst em] Image device: 7.18 mm ( 1/2.5 type) co lor CCD, Primary color f ilter T otal pixel number of camera: Approx. 8 2 86 000 pixels Effecti ve pix el number of camera: Approx. 8 0 83 000 pixels Lens: Carl Z eiss V ario-T essar 5× zoom lens f = 5.8 – 29.0 mm ( 35 – 175 mm wh en conv erted to a 35 mm still camera) [...]

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