Sony DSC-H10 Cyber-shot&reg инструкция обслуживания

© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-296-279- 12 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-H10 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference. V CLICK! Table of contents Basic Op erations Using the sh [...]

2 Notes on using th e camera Notes o n the type s of “Me mory St ick” that you c an use ( not supp lied) “Memor y Sti ck Duo” You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th the camera. “Mem ory Stick ” You cann ot use a “Memor y St ick” with th e camer a. Other memor y cards c annot be u sed. • For details on “Memory Stick Duo”, [...]

3 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usi ng the camera .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... ..........2 Basic techniqu es for bett er images ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......7 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... . 7 Ex[...]

4 Table of conten ts SteadyS hot: Selecti ng the anti-blu r mode SETUP: S electing the shootin g settings Playing b ack ima ges from the HO ME scr een .......... ...... .......... ... 53 (Sing le Image) : Play ing bac k a sin gle imag e (Index Display): Playi ng back a list o f ima ges (Slide Sh ow): Play ing back a series of imag es Vie wing m enu[...]

5 Table of content s Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 2 ....... .......... ....... ......... ........ 73 Clock Settings ........... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... ........ 74 Language Setti ng ......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... ........ 75 Viewing images on a [...]

6 Table of conten ts Using the camera abroad — Power sourc es ............. ...... .......... .......... . 114 On the “Memory Stick Duo” ... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 115 On the battery pack.......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .... 117 On the battery ch[...]

7 Basi c tech niques for b ette r imag es Whe n you press the s hutt er bu tto n half way dow n, th e cam era ad ju sts th e foc us au tom ati cal ly (Auto Focus). Re member to press the shutter bu tton only hal fway down. When fo cusing i s diff icult t [Focus] (page 47) If th e imag e looks blurr ed eve n afte r focu sing, i t may b e beca use of[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Hints for p reven ting blur The cam era m oved acc idental ly whe n you took the imag e. This is calle d “Cam era shake .” On the o ther h and, if the subj ect move d when yo u took the imag e, it is calle d “subje ct blur .” Camera shake Cause Your hands or bo dy shake while y ou hold the camera an[...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges You can create vario us images by adjusting th e e xposure a nd the ISO se nsiti vity. Exposu re is the am ount of ligh t that the cam era will recei ve when you re lease t he shut ter. Exposure Ad justing th e light i ntensit y Overexposure = too much ligh t Wh itish ima ge The exp osure is automatic ally s[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Reco mmended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitivi ty is a speed rati ng for record ing medi a that incor porates an i mage sen sor that receiv es li ght. E ven whe n the ex posur e is th e same, images diffe r depen ding on the I SO sensitivity. To ad jus t the I SO sen sit ivit y, se [...]

11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges A digital ima ge is made up of a c ollection of smal l dots called pixe ls. If i t contai ns a lar ge number of pi xels, the image b ecomes large, i t take s up more me mory, an d the imag e is di splayed in fine d etail. “Im age size ” is shown b y the number of pixels. Althoug h you can not see t he d[...]

12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . * 1) Im ages are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. * 2) B oth edges of the image may be cut of f when printing (page 108). • The larger the image s ize, the higher the image qual ity. • The higher the number of [...]

13 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The eyes of the subje ct may come ou t red, or fuzzy whi te circu lar spot s may appear when using the flash . These phe nomena can be redu ced by tak ing the followi ng step s. The “R ed-eye ph enome non” Pupils be come dila ted in dark envi ronments . Flash ligh t is reflec ted off th e blood v essels[...]

14 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A POWER butto n B POWER lamp C Mode dial (23) D Shutter butt on (24) E Microphone F Flash (26) G AF il lumi nato r (7 0)/S elf- tim er la mp (27) H Hook for shoulder str ap I Lens A For shoot ing: W /T (Z oom) b utton ( 25) For viewing: / (Playback z oom) button / (In[...]

15 Ident ifyin g parts I DC I N j ac k When using an AC-LS5K AC Adaptor (not supplied) • You cannot charge the batter y pack by connecting the camera to the AC-LS5K AC Adaptor. Use the batt ery charger (supplied) to charge the battery pack. J Con tro l but ton Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (39) Menu off: DISP/ / / (21, 26) When the mode dia l is set[...]

16 Ident ifyin g part s Lens hoo d/Ad aptor r ing A Lens hood B Adaptor ring Attaching the lens hood When you shoot in bright lighting conditions , such as outdoors, we r ecommend that yo u use the lens hood to reduce the image quality deterioration caused b y unnecessary light. 1 Attac h the adap tor ri ng w hile th e pow er is off. 2 Position the[...]

17 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes (page 21). See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. When sh ooting still ima ges When sh ooting mov ies A Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Low battery warning ( 111) Image size (4 1) Mode dial/Me nu (Scene Selection) (28[...]

18 Indic ator s on th e scre en BC D Displ ay Indication Manual e xposure settin g mode (31) z RETURN z SET Function guid e for Manua l exposure (31) 1.0m Foc us p res et di stan ce (47) z AE/AF lock (24) Standby REC Standby a mo vie/Reco rding a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (45) NR s low shu tter • Whe n th e s hutt er s pee d becomes slower than a [...]

19 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying b ack stil l image s When pl aying b ack mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry rema ining Im age si ze (41) Protect (58) VOL. Volume (33) Print orde r (DPOF) mark (99) PictBrid ge connecti ng (97) Zoom sc aling (33) PictBrid ge connecti ng (98) • Do not disconnect the cable for multi-us e termina l w[...]

20 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Displ ay Indication Playback Media (“Memor y Stick Duo ”, Internal m emory) Playback folder (60) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory. 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec orded in select ed folder Changin g folder (60) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory. Meterin g mode[...]

21 Changi ng t he scr een disp lay Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes as follows: • If you view images in bright outside light , adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. However, the battery power may decrea se faster under such condition. • The histogram does not appear in the following situations:[...]

22 Using th e interna l memory The cam era has appro ximat ely 31 MB of int ernal mem ory. Thi s memory is no t removable . Even wh en ther e is no “Memory Stic k Duo” inserted in th e camer a, you c an rec ord imag es using this in ternal memo ry. • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded usi ng the internal memory. [...]

23 Bas ic Op erat ion s Basic Op erations Using the mode di al Set the mode dial to the desire d functio n. : Aut o Adju stment mo de Allows ea sy shootin g with th e setting s adjusted a utomatic ally. t page 24 : Progr am Au to mode* Allow s you to sho ot w ith the ex pos ure ad justed a utom ati call y ( both th e shutte r spee d and the aper tu[...]

24 Shootin g image s easi ly (Aut o Adjust ment mode) 1 Select the des ired fu nction from th e mode di al. When shooting still ima ges (Auto Ad justment mode): Select . When shooting m ovies: Se lect . 2 Hold the camera, w ith your elbow s pressed against yo ur body to steady it. 3 Shoot with the shutter butto n. When shoo ting stil l images: 1 Pr[...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) 2 Press the shut ter button fully down. When sh ooting movies : Press the shutte r button fully down. To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again. If you sho ot a still image of a subje ct that is diff icult to f ocus on • The shortest shooting distance i[...]

26 Shooti ng im ages ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode ) Flas h (Sel ectin g a flash mode f or st ill image s) Press B ( ) on th e con tro l butt on re peat ed ly un til th e des ired mod e is se lect ed. (No indicator): Flash Auto Flashes when there is insuf ficient light or backl ight (default settin g). : Flash forced on : Slow synchro (Flash for[...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Using the s elf-timer Press V ( ) on the control butto n repeate dly 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 press the shutter bu tton, the sel f-[...]

28 Shootin g still im ages (Sc ene Sele ction) Select the mode ( ////) i n t h e m o d e d i a l 1 S e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d m o d e o f S c e n e S e l e c t i o n (////) w i t h t h e mode dial. 2 Shoot with the shutter butto n. Select t he mode ( / / / ) in SCN 1 Select S CN with th e mode di al. 2 Press MENU, and select from / / / with b [...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still images (Sce ne Selection) Scene Se lectio n modes The followi ng modes are preset to m atch the scene conditio ns. * When you shoot image s using (Twilight Por trait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower, and blurring is occur frequently, so use of a tripod is recommended. Modes se[...]

30 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scen e Sele ctio n) Funct ions yo u can us e in Scene Selec tion For shootin g an image approp riately ac cordi ng to the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determi ned by th e camer a. Some fun ctions are not availa ble, dep ending on th e Scen e Sele ctio n mode . ( : you can select the desired settin[...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooti ng wit h the man ual ex posure 1 Select M from the mode dial and press z on t he contr ol butt on. • [SET] changes to [RETURN] on the lower left of the screen and the camera is set to manual exposure setting mode. 2 Adjust the exposure manually using the control button. b / B : Aperture (F value) v / V : Shut ter sp[...]

32 Shooti ng with t he m anual ex posure • To select a flash mode, shoot in Macro mode/s elf-timer mode, or change the screen display mode, press z to cancel Manual Exposure Shooting mode ([RETUR N] changes to [SET] on the screen.). • The flash is set to (Flash On ) or (Flas h Off). • When the shutter s peed is one second or slower, the s hut[...]

33 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images 1 Press (Playba ck). • If you press (Playback) when the ca mera is powered off, th e camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. To switch to th e shooting mode, press (Playb ack) again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol button. Movie : Press z to play b ack a m ovie. (Pre ss z ag[...]

34 Viewi ng imag es To view an index sc reen Pre ss (I nde x) to d isp lay the in dex scr een wh ile a st ill ima ge i s d isp laye d. Select a n image with v / V / b / B . To return to the single image screen, press z . • You can also acce ss the index scr een by select ing [ Index Display ] from (View Images) on the HO ME screen. • Each time [...]

35 Bas ic Op erat ion s Delet ing i mages 1 Press (Playback). 2 Press MEN U while di splaying in single-im age or index mode. 3 Select [Delete] wit h v on t he contr ol butto n. 4 Select t he desired de letion meth od with b / B from among [This Image], [Multiple Im ages] and [A ll In This F older], then p ress z . Control butt on v / V / b / B but[...]

36 Deleting ima ges When y ou selec t [This Image] You can delete t he se lected i mage. Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . When y ou selec t [Multip le Ima ges] You can se lect and delete mu ltiple i mages si multaneousl y. 1 Selec t the imag es you want to de lete, th en press z . The mark is c hecked i n the chec kbox of the im age. 2 Pre ss M[...]

37 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learn ing th e vari ous func tio ns – HOME/ Menu The HO ME screen is the gat eway scree n for all t he functions o f the c amera, an d can b e called up rega rdless of the m ode setting ( shooting/ viewing) . 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the c ontrol b utton. 3 Select an item w[...]

38 Lea rning th e vari ous func tion s – HOM E/Me nu Pressing HOME disp lays the f ollowing ite ms. Details on th e items are displayed on the screen by the guide . HOME items Categories Items Shooting * Shoo ting (pag e 23) View Images Single Image (page 53) Index Displa y (page 53) Slide Show (page 5 3) Printi ng, O ther Print (page 96) Mus ic [...]

39 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shooting and playback mode. • Different items will become v isible depend ing on t he selecte d mode. 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the cont rol butto n. • If the desired item is hid[...]

40 Menu i tems The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mod e setting (shoot ing/view ing), an d the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode. Only the avai lable ite ms are d isplaye d on the sc reen. ( : avai lable) Mode dial position: Scene Shooting menu (page 41 ) Scene Se lectio n — — — * — Image Si ze Face D etect ion — ?[...]

41 Using the shoot ing functio ns Using the sho oting funct ions Shooti ng m enu The func tions in sh ooting mode u sing M ENU are described below. For details on ho w to opera te the men u, see page 3 9. The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Sele cts the sce ne sele ctio n in t he m enu. You can shoot images wi th the settings pre -adjuste d t[...]

42 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 Select s whet her t o use the Fac e Dete ct fun ction or not . • When [F ace Det ection ] is s et to [On]: – You cannot u se the AF i lluminator. – You cannot use the digital zoom. • Available only for [So ft Snap], the defau lt setting is [On]. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects [...]

43 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 Select s whether the came ra performs cont inuous sh ooting or not whe n you press the shut ter button. On the Burst • When recor ding with the self timer, a serie s of a maximum of five images is recorde d. • When recording with the mode dial set to M, [...]

44 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 You can chang e the bright ness of the image, accomp anied by ef fects. • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Col or Mo de: Ch angi ng the vivi dnes s of t he im age o r addi ng sp ecia l eff ects (Norma l) Sets the imag e to sta ndard col or. (Viv[...]

45 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 Selects th e ISO sensitivit y. • For de tails on t he ISO sens itivity, s ee page 9. • You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 100] to [ISO 400] when set to Burst or Exposure Bracket. • When shooti ng under bright conditions, the camera automatically[...]

46 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 Selects t he mete ring mode that sets which par t of th e subjec t to meas ure to de termine the exposure . • For details on the Exposure, see p age 9. • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [Center AF] is recom mended to focus on the metering posit[...]

47 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 You ca n chang e the fo cus met hod. Use the m enu when it is d ifficult t o get th e prop er focus i n auto f ocus m ode. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focuses o n a subject in all ranges of the fin der frame auto matica lly. • This mode is[...]

48 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 •A F s t a n d s f o r A u t o F o c u s . • Allow a ma rgin of error in the distance setting of “F ocus preset”. Setting the zoom to the T side or pointing the lens up or d own will increase err or. • When you us e Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF r ange finder frame is d[...]

49 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 Adjusts color to nes accordin g to the surroun ding ligh t conditions. U se this funct ion if image color appe ars un natur al. White Bal: Adjusting the color tones (Auto) Adjusts the Whit e Balance auto matica lly. (Daylight) Adjust s for condition s outsid[...]

50 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 • For details on the white balance, see page 10. • Under fluorescent li ghts th at flicker, th e white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2] or [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash] mode, [White Bal] is set [...]

51 Using the shoot ing functio ns Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 • To avo id blurri ng of images, hold the ca mera firm ly until t he shutter is releas ed. It usually takes a second after you press the shutter button. Be also sure not to allow the subject to move during this period. • Red-eye reduction may not p roduc[...]

52 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 Select s the a nti-blu r mode. • In Auto Adjustment mode, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooti ng]. • For movies, you can set [ Continuous] or [ Off] only. The default setting is set to [Continuous]. • The anti-blur function may not work properly in the following cases. – When camera sh[...]

53 Using the view ing functio ns Using the viewi ng function s Play ing back images from the HOME scr een You can sel ect the wa ys to playback images. 1 Press HOM E. 2 Select (View I mages) wit h b / B on the cont rol but ton. 3 Selec t the desired vie wing method with v / V . Displays the ima ge shot last. This wo rks in the same way as (Playb ac[...]

54 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e HOME s creen To di spl ay the prev ious /next imag e Press b / B while the slide show is paused. To ad just the vo lume of the mu sic Press V to d isplay th e volume co ntrol screen, and then pre ss b / B to adjust the volume. To end th e slide show Select [ Exit] wi th v / V wh ile the s lide sh ow is paused, t[...]

55 Using the view ing functio ns Playi ng back ima ges fr om the HOME screen z To add /ch ange Music fi les You can transfer a desired music file f rom your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to playback during Slide show. You can transfer music using [ Mu sic Tool] in (Printing, Other) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied[...]

56 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 39 View ing menu This sect ion explain s the menu item s avai lable whe n you press MEN U in playbac k mode. For details on how to use the menu, see pa ge 39. Selects an d deletes image s on the single-i mage scree n or the index scre en, see page 3 5. This ite m has th e same funct ion as [ Slide S how] on[...]

57 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 (Partial Color) Surrounds a chos en po int in monochrom e to signal ize a s ubject. 1 Set the cent er poin t of t he desi red ima ge to r etouch with v / V / b / B , the n pres s MENU . 2 Adjust t he desi red ra nge to retouch w ith W /T. 3 Select [OK] with v ,[...]

58 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 39 Prot ects imag es ag ainst acciden tal er asure. The indicato r app ears on a prot ecte d image . To prot ect an ima ge 1 Select the images you want to protec t while dis playing im ages in single -image o r in inde x mode. 2 Pre ss MENU . 3 Sele ct [Pr otect] with v / V on the cont rol but[...]

59 Using the view ing functio ns Viewin g menu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 9 To sel ect an d prot ect imag es 1 Press ME NU in sing le-image mode or in ind ex mode. 2 Select [ Protect] wi th v / V , and se lect [Multi ple Image s] w ith b / B , then press z . In single -image mode: 3 Selec t the image you want to protect with b / B , th[...]

60 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 39 Rot ates a stil l ima ge. 1 Display the im age to be rotated . 2 Press MENU to dis play the menu. 3 Select [Rotate] with v / V on the control button , then press z . 4 Sel ect [ ] , then rotat e the im age w ith b / B . 5 Select [OK] with v / V , then pr ess z . • You cannot rotate protec[...]

61 Customizi ng the settings Customizi ng the sett ings Custom izi ng the Mana ge Me mory fe atu re and the S ettin gs You can cha nge the de fault settings usi ng (Ma nage Mem ory) or (Setting s) on the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage Mem ory) or (Set tings) with b / B on t he cont rol but ton. 3 Select an it[...]

62 Custom izi ng the Ma nage Me mory fe ature an d the S etting s 6 Select a sett ing with v / V , then press z . To can cel the s etti ng c hange Select [Cance l] if it is s hown a s an op tion on the sc reen, then pr ess z . If not, press b . • This setting is mainta ined even when the power is turne d off. • The camera is set to the s hootin[...]

63 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 6 1 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Mem ory Memory Tool — Memory Stick To ol This it em app ears on ly when a “Memo ry Stick Duo” is insert ed in the cam era. Form ats the “M emory St ick Duo” . A commerc ially av ailabl e “Memo ry Stick Duo” is alr eady forma tted, and can be used immedi ate[...]

64 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 61 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ording images. 1 Select [Change REC. Folder] wit h v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . The folder s election screen appears . 2 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B , and [OK] with v , th en press z . To ca ncel cha ngin g [...]

65 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 6 1 Copies a ll imag es in t he intern al memory to a “ Memory Stic k Duo”. 1 Insert a “Me mory Stick Duo” having suffi cient free capa city. 2 Select [Cop y] with v / V / b / B on the control button , then pre ss z . The message “Al l data in intern al memo[...]

66 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 61 Memory Tool — Internal Mem ory Tool This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in the camera. Formats the in ternal memor y. • Note that formatting permanently eras es all data in the internal memory, including even protec ted images. 1 Selec t [Fo rmat] [...]

67 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 6 1 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs Main settings — Main Settin gs 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selects t he sound produ ced w hen yo u ope rate the camera . When y ou oper ate th e camer a, t he func tion g uide appear s. Initi alizes the sett ing to the defa ult setti ng. Ev en if y ou[...]

68 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 61 Main settings — Main Se ttings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Select s the U SB mode w hen con necti ng the c amera t o a co mputer o r a Pic tBrid ge compli ant prin ter usin g the ca bl e for mu lti -use term inal . Selects the vi deo signal output type from SD and H D(1080i )[...]

69 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 61 Sets th e vide o sign al out put accor ding to the TV co lor sy stem of the con nected video equipm ent. Th e TV color syst ems differ depend ing on the c ountry and re gion. To view ima ges on a T V scre en, ch eck th e TV col or syst em of th e coun try or r egion o f u[...]

70 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 61 Shooting Settings — Shoo ting Settings 1 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . The AF illum inator sup plies fill light to fo cus more ea sily on a subject in dark surroundings. The AF illu mina tor em its r ed ligh t al low ing t he c ame ra to fo cu s eas ily whe n th e s hutte r b utt[...]

71 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 61 Selec ts the auto focus oper ation mo de. • You cannot us e the AF ill uminator when: – [Face Detection] is set to [On]. – (Advanced Sp orts Shooti ng mode) is se lected in th e Scen e Selection mode. Selec ts the dig ital zoo m mode. The cam era enla rges the image[...]

72 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 61 Sets for ach ieving appro priate fo cus wh en attachi ng a conver sion lens (not supplied). Attach the adapt or ring (suppli ed), then at tach a conve rsion lens. • When using the built-in flash, the flash light may be blocked, causing the shadow to appear. • Check the image compositio n on[...]

73 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 61 Shooting Settings — Shootin g Settings 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . When t he camer a is rot ated t o shoot a portra it (ver tical) i mage, t he came ra reco rds its p osition cha nge and di spla ys the ima ge in th e portr ait po siti on. • Depending o[...]

74 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 61 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d ti me. 1 Select [ Clock Settings ] from (Settings) on the HOME scree n. 2 Select the date disp lay form at with v / V on the contr ol butto n, then press z . 3 Select each i tem with b / B a nd set the n umeri c value wit h v / V , then pres s z . 4 Select [OK[...]

75 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 61 Language Setting Sele cts the la ngu age to be us ed in t he me nu it ems, warn in gs and mes sag es. Langua ge S ettin g[...]

76 Viewin g images on a TV Viewin g images on a TV You ca n view image s on a T V by co nnect ing th e cam era to a TV. The conn ection varies ac cordi ng to the typ e of TV the camera is connecte d to. Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore co nnecti ng th e camer a to t he TV. 1 Connect the camera to the TV with the cable for multi-use term[...]

77 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV You ca n view an image wit h high qual ity * re corded on th e camer a by conn ecti ng the camera to an HD (High D efinitio n) TV with the component cable (not su pplied). Turn of f both the ca mera an d the TV before c onnecti ng the cam era to th e TV. 1 Connect the camera t o an HD ( High Defin[...]

78 Viewi ng imag es on a TV • Set [COMPONENT] to [HD( 1080i)] in [Main Settings 2] by selecting (Settings ) on the HOME screen (page 68). • When using the camera abroad, it may be necessary to swit ch the video signal output to match that of your TV system (page 69). • You cannot view movies output in [HD(1080i)] si gnal format. Set [COMPONEN[...]

79 Using y our comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Window s compute r For de tails on using a Maci nto sh comput er, ref er to “Usi ng your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 92). Illustrations of screens used in this section are ba sed on the English v ersion. • Installing the s oftware as follows: – “Picture Motion Browser” – ?[...]

80 Enjo ying y our Windo ws com puter The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nmen t for co pying images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft W indows 2000 Prof essional SP 4, Windows XP * SP2 / Windows Vista * • Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of th[...]

81 Using your comp uter Inst alling th e soft ware (su pplied) You ca n ins tal l t he so ftw are (su ppl ied) using the fo llowing pro cedu re. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your compu ter, an d insert t he CD-ROM (supplied ) into the CD-ROM drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does not app ear, double-click [Comput[...]

82 Installin g the software (supplied) Afte r you inst all th e sof twar e, th e shor t cut icons for “ Picture M otion B rowser” , “PMB Gu ide”, “M usic Tran sfer” are created on th e desktop. Dou ble-c lick t o sta rt “Pic ture M oti on Bro wser ”. Dou ble-c lick to star t “PM B Guide”. Dou ble-c lick t o sta rt “Mus ic Tr a[...]

83 Using y our comp uter On the “P icture M otion Br owser” (supplie d) You can use still im ages and movi es from the ca mera mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of the soft ware. This sec tion s ummarizes t he “Pic ture Motion Br owser”. With the “ Picture Mo tion Brow ser” you can: • Import images shot with the camera and displa[...]

84 Copyin g images to your co mputer using the “Pictur e Motion Brow ser” 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” with recorded images into the camera. • When copying images in the internal memory, this step is unnecessary . 2 Insert the suffi ciently charged battery pack in the camera, or connect the cam era to a wall outlet (wall so cket) with th[...]

85 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Browser ” 1 Connects the camera to a computer as d escribed in “Connectin g the camera to your computer ”. After m aking a U SB conne ction, the [Impor t Media Files] screen of “P icture Motion B rowser” a ppears automat ically . • If you use th[...]

86 Copyi ng imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mo tion Brows er” Perform the p rocedure s from st ep 1 to 4 below before : • Disconnecting the cable for multi-us e terminal. • Removing a “Memor y Stick Duo”. • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying images from th e internal memory. • Turning o[...]

87 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Browser ” – Index image files that are recorded when you record movies: MOV0 sss s .THM • ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999. The numerical portions of the name of a movie file recorded in movie mode and its corresponding in[...]

88 Copyin g images to a comput er withou t “Pictu re Motio n Brow ser” You ca n copy ima ges to yo ur comp uter without “Pi cture Motion Browser” as follows. For a computer with a Memory Stick slot Remov e the “ Mem ory Stick D uo” fro m th e camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Duo Adaptor. Insert the Me mory Stick Duo Adap tor i[...]

89 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to a com puter wit hout “P ictur e Motion Br owser ” 3 Click [Ope n folder to view files] (For Windows XP : [Open f older to view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • When the wizard screen does not appear automatical ly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 20[...]

90 Viewi ng ima ge f iles s tored on a comp uter w ith the cam era copy ing to the “Memo ry Stick D uo” This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a Windows comput er as a n example . When an image file co pied t o a co mputer no lo nger remai ns on a “Memor y Sti ck Duo”, you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by co pying t he i m[...]

91 Using y our comp uter Using th e “Musi c Transf er” (sup plied ) You can chan ge the Music files that are preset at t he fact ory t o the de sired M usic files using “M usic Tran sfer” in the CD- ROM (sup plied). You can al so delete o r add these f iles whenever you wan t. The mus ic fo rmats you can tran sfer with “Musi c Tran sfer?[...]

92 Using yo ur Macin tosh comput er You ca n copy ima ges to your Ma cintos h comput er. • “Picture M otion Bro wser” is not com patible with Macintosh computers. The f ollowi ng env ironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nmen t for co pying images OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac [...]

93 Using y our comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com puter 4 View images on the computer. Doub le-click t he hard disk ic on t the desi re d ima ge file in t he fold er contai ning the co pied f iles to open that image fil e. Drag an d drop the drive ico n or the icon of the “Me mory Stic k Duo” to t he “Tr ash” icon befo rehand whe n you [...]

94 Viewing “Cyb er-shot Step-up Guide” When yo u install “Cy ber-shot H andbook” , “Cy ber-shot Step-u p Guid e” is al so insta lled. “Cyber- shot St ep up Guide” furth er i ntrodu ces h ow to u se the cam era and optiona l accessories. Double-c lick (St ep-up Gu ide) on the desktop. To acce ss “S tep-up Guide” from t he St art [...]

95 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to pri nt sti ll im ages When you print images sho t in [16:9] mode , both edges ma y be c ut off, so be sure to check be fore printing (pa ge 108). You ca n pri nt i mages b y connec ting the c amera d irect ly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . You c an pr int im age s with a “Me mo ry St[...]

96 Print ing images directly using a Pi ctBri dge compli ant print er Even if you do not have a comput er, you can pri nt images shot usin g the camer a by conne cting the cam era dir ectly to a Pict Bridg e co mpl iant pr inte r. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) • You cannot pr[...]

97 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt p rinter 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 Turn on the printer, press the (Playback) b utton, then t urn on the camera. The ca mera is set to playb ack mo de, th en an image and the print menu app ear on the screen . Select [This Image] or [Mu ltiple Images[...]

98 Printi ng imag es direc tly usin g a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er 1 Select print sett ings with v / V / b / B . [Qua nti ty] Select the number of copi es you wa nt to print. • The designated number of i mages may not all fit onto a single sheet depending on the quantity of images. [Layout] Sele cts the number of i mage y ou want to pr int [...]

99 Printin g still images Print ing at a s hop You can t ake a “Memor y Stick Duo” contai ning im ages shot with the ca mera t o a photo p rinting se rvice shop. As l ong as the shop supports ph oto printing servi ces conform ing to the D POF, you can make a (Print order) m ark on image s in advanc e so that you do not need to re select them wh[...]

100 Printi ng at a sh op 1 Press MENU while displaying images in single-image mode or in in dex mo de. 2 Select [DPOF ] with v / V on the contr ol button, [M ultiple Images] with b / B , and then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the control button, then press z . The mark is at tached to the selected image. 4 Press MENU. 5 Sele c t [OK ] w [...]

101 Trouble shooting Troubleshoot ing Troubl esh ootin g If you ex perienc e trouble with the ca mera, try th e followin g solution s. Be aware th at by send ing the camer a for repa ir, you giv e consen t that the cont ents of the internal me mory, Music fi les may be checked. 1 Che ck the item s on pa ges 102 to 110. If a c ode su ch as “C /E: [...]

102 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot insert the battery pack. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly to push the battery eject leve r. Cannot turn on t he camera. • After inse rting the batt ery pack into the camera , it may t ake a few moment s for the camer a to power up. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly. • The battery pack is di scharg ed.[...]

103 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing This subject is n ot visible on t he screen. • The camera i s set to the playb ack mode. Pr ess to change to the recordin g mode (pag e 33). Anti-b lur functi on does not work. • The a nti-blur functio n does not w ork when app ears on the dis play. • The anti-b lur functio n may not work prope rly when [...]

104 Troubl eshoot ing Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash. • Partic les (dust , pollen, et c.) in the ai r reflected t he flash lig ht and appeared in the image. This is not a malfunct ion (page 13 ). The close-u p shoot function (M acro) does no t work. • (Advanced Spor ts Shooting m ode), (Landscape mode), (Twilig[...]

105 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Reduction] to [On] (page 50) . • Shoot th e subject at a dis tance cl oser than the flas h range usi ng the flash. • Light t he room and shoot the su bject. • Retou ch the image using [Red Eye Co rrectio n] (page 58). Dots appear and remain on the sc[...]

106 Troubl eshoot ing The image do es not appear on the TV screen. • Check [Vid eo Out] t o see if the vide o outp ut signa l of the c amer a is s et to the colo r system of your TV (page 69). • Check wheth er the connecti on is correct (pag e 76). • If the USB connec tor of the cable for mu lti-u se terminal is connected to another devi ce, [...]

107 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing Cannot copy images. • Connect th e camera a nd your compute r correctly ma king a USB conne ction (page 84). • Follow the desig nated copy pro cedure for your OS (pages 88 and 92). • When you shoot images with a “Me mory Stick Duo ” formatted by a co mputer, you may not be able to co py the images to[...]

108 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory. • There is a “M emor y Stick Duo” inserte d in the c amera. Remove it. Cannot c opy the d ata store d in t he internal memory t o a “Memo ry Stick Du o”. • The “Memo ry Stick Duo” is full. Cop y the image to the “Memor y Stick Duo” wit h sufficien [...]

109 Trouble shooting Troubl eshoot ing A connection cannot be established. • The came ra ca nnot be conne cted direc tly t o a pri nter that is no t com plia nt with the Pict Bridge standa rd. Consu lt th e printe r manuf acture r as to wh ether th e print er is com plian t with PictBrid ge or not. • Check th at the p rinte r is tur ned on an d[...]

110 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot pri nt the image at the size select ed. • When you use pap er of a different size after connec ting the pri nter to the cam era, disconne ct and then recon nect th e cable fo r multi -use term inal. • The print setting of th e ca mera di ffers f rom tha t of th e pr inter. Chan ge the s ettin g of eit her the camera[...]

111 Trouble shooting Warnin g indica tors and messag es If a code st arting w ith a lette r of the alpha bet appe ars, the sel f-dia gnosis functi on on the ca mera is wor king. The l ast two digits ( indicat ed b y ss ) will diff er depending on the state of the camera. If you canno t solve the problem eve n after trying th e follo win g corre cti[...]

112 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages Memory Stick formatting error Internal memory formatting erro r • Format the media again (pages 63 , 66). Memory Stick l ocked • You are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-pr otect switc h, and the swi tch is set to the L OCK p ositio n. Set the swit ch to the r ecording posit ion. No memo[...]

113 Trouble shooting Warni ng indi cato rs and messag es Mac ro is in val id • The macro is una vailab le under the curre nt settings (pages 26, 30) . Flash settings cannot be changed • The flash is unavailable under the curre nt settings (pages 26, 30) . Maximum images selected • You can sele ct up to 100 image s. Remove t he checkmark . No [...]

114 Others Using th e camer a abroad — Pow er sourc es You ca n use the camera , the bat tery charg er (supplie d), and the AC-LS5 K AC Adapto r (not supplie d) in any coun try or regio n where t he power supply is withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz . • Do not use an electronic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunct ion.[...]

115 Others On the “Mem ory S tic k Du o” A “Mem ory S tick Du o” is a com pac t, portable IC re cording me dium. The types of “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” tha t can be u sed w ith the ca mera are listed in the t able bel ow. Howeve r, proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for al l “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” func ti ons. • This product is co[...]

116 On th e “Mem ory Sti ck Duo ” Notes on using t he Memory Stic k Duo Adapt or (no t supp lied) • To use a “Memory S tick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compl iant device, be sure to ins ert the “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor. If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device witho[...]

117 Others On the ba tter y pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pack We recommend charging t he battery pack in a n ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). The b attery pack may not be fully charged in temperatures outside this range. Effectiv e use of the b attery pack • Battery performance decreases in low temperature surro[...]

118 On the ba ttery ch arger On the ba ttery charger • Do not charge any other battery pack other than the NP-BG type battery pac ks in the battery charger supplied with the camera. Batte ries other than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of inj ury from el ectrocution and bur ns. • R[...]

119 Index Index Index A Adapto r ring ....... ....... ....... .... .16 Adjust ing EV ..... ..... ....... .21, 45 Advanced Sports Shooting mode .... ....... ....... ..... ...... .29 AE/AF lock indicator ......24, 48 AF Illu minator ...... ...... ....... ...70 AF lo ck ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...48 AF Mod e ..... ....... ....... ....... ..[...]

120 Index Indicat or...... ....... ...... ....... ..... . 17 Initiali ze .... .......... ............. ..... 67 Insta ll ..... ..... ....... ...... ....... ...... 81 Inter nal memor y ...... ....... ...... 22 Inter nal Memor y Tool ......... . 66 ISO..... ...... ....... ....... .....9, 10, 45 J JPG .... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... .... 86 L[...]

121 Index Index USB Conn ect ........ ...... ..... .....68 Using the camera abroad ....114 V VGA...... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... .12 Video Out ... ..... ....... ....... ...... .69 Viewin g images .......... ..... .....33 Viewin g menu ....... .... ....... .....56 Vivid .. ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ...44 Volume . ...... ....... [...]

122 Notes o n the Lice nse “C Libr ary”, “Expat ” and “z lib”, softwa re are provi ded in the c amera. We prov ide this soft ware ba sed o n lice nse a greeme nts wi th their own ers of copyri ght. Based on request s by t he own ers of copyright of t hese software applications, we ha ve an obligati on to inform you of the follow ing. Pl[...]

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