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Sony CYBER-SHOT DSC-W275 User's Manual

1. B Green Blue Red EIL HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately e 2 To the multi connector 3 Turn on the TV and set the input 4 Press Playback button to turn on the camera Images shot with the camera appear on the TV Select the desired image with the control button Set COMPONENTI to HD 10801 page 87 When shooting movies in the condition with the camera and a TV connected using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately the image being shot is not displayed in the TV side Images shot in VGA image size cannot be played back in HD format When using the camera abroad it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system page 88 Viewing images shot with an image size other than 16 9 IM I 2M full screen on an HD High Definition TV When you select Multi Purpose Resize in the viewing menu the aspect ratio can be converted to 16 9 and saved as a new file for viewing on an HD High Definition TV Youcan play back an image with a 16 9 aspect ratio using Wide Zoom Display in the viewing menu Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 10295 On PhotoTV HD This camera is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard By connecting Sony PhotoTV HD compatible devices using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately whole new world of photos can be comfortably enjoyed in breathtaking Fu
2. D Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder and press the shutter E E Meis button halfway to focus on the subject AF lock p 2 When the AE AF lock indicator stops flashing and AE AF lock remains on return to the fully composed shot and macao press the shutter button fully down As long as you do not press the shutter button fully down you can retry the procedure as many times as necessary S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 47GB Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto or RH Movie Mode 2 MENU E34 Metering Mode desired mode v RA Multi Divides into multiple regions and measures each region The camera determines a well balanced exposure Multi pattern metering c Center Measures the center of the image and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject there Center weighted metering e Spot Measures only a part of the subject Spot metering This function is useful when the subject is backlit or when ime there is strong contrast between the subject and the background Spot metering cross hairs Positions on the subject n Movie Mode Spot cannot be selected If you set the Metering Mode to other than Multi the Face Detection function cannot be used The Metering Mode is fi
3. DSC W270 W275 W290 2009 Sony Corporation 4 125 475 11 1 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Xepul How to use this handbook Click on a button at upper right to jump to the corresponding page This is convenient when searching for a function you want to view U98 U09 uoneJedo qr Search for information by function m Search for information by operation Search for information in a listing of mn MENU Settings items m Search for information by keyword Marks and notations used in this handbook using the flash Red Eye Reductior The flash strobes two or more times before shooting fo reduce the red eye phenomenon when 1 MENU i Red Eye Reduction desired mode When the Face Detection function is activated the flash strobes autoiiaticaly LO FCUUCC LE ICU CyC PUCHOIMCHOL The flash always strobes to reduce the red eye phenomenon Does not use Red Eye Reduction after you press the shutter Auto Camera Red Eye Reduction cannot be selected during Easy Shooting Movie Mode or Smile Shutter To avoid blurring of images hold the camera firmly until the shutter is released It usually takes a second button Be also sure not to allow the subject to move during this period Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and
4. 926GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the menu items warnings and messages 1 MENU 225 Settings T Main Settings Language Setting desired mode on the control button S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 8368 Function Guide You can select whether or not function guide is displayed when you operate the camera 1 MENU gt 225 Settings T Main Settings Function Guide desired mode on the control button v On Displays the function guide Off Does not display the function guide S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 8468 Initialize Initializes the setting to the default setting Even if you execute this function the images are retained 1 MENU 22 Settings T Main Settings Initialize OK e on the control button Be sure not to turn off the camera while initializing S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 858 Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of the Smile Shutter and Scene Recognition When there is no need to view a demonstration set to Off 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Demo Mode desired mode on the control button 2 Set the mode dial to if Intelligent Auto Adjustment On Demonstrates the Scene Recognition and Smile Shutter mode Of Does not perf
5. The original images in the internal memory are retained even after copying To delete the contents of the internal memory remove the Memory Stick Duo media after copying then format the internal memory Format in Internal Memory Tool A new folder is created on the Memory Stick Duo media and all the data will be copied to it You cannot choose a specific folder and copy images to it S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu Q7GB File Number Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images 1 MENU gt z Settings Memory Stick Tool or Internal Memory Tool File Number desired mode on the control button O D o s YO Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the recording folder or o9 the Memory Stick Duo media is changed When the replaced D Memory Stick Duo media contains a file with a number higher O A than the last assigned number a number one higher than the largest E E number is assigned Starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed When the recording folder contains a file a number one higher than the largest number is assigned 2 Q D X 98GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area 1 MENU 25 Settings Clock Settings Area Setting desired setting on the control button v You use the camera in your area When the curren
6. media with sufficient capacity Cannot copy the data on the Memory Stick Duo media or the computer to the internal memory This feature is not available See PictBridge compliant printer together with the following items Images are printed with both edges cut off Depending on your printer all the edges of the image may be cut off Especially when you print an image shot with the image size set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may be cut off When printing images using your printer cancel the trimming or borderless settings Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printer provides these functions or not When having images printed at a digital print shop ask the shop whether they can print the images without cutting off both edges Cannot print images with the date e Using PMB you can print images with date page 107 The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images However because the images shot with the camera include information on the recording date you can print images with the date superimposed if the printer or the software can recognize Exif information For compatibility with Exif information consult the manufacturer of the printer or the software f you use a photo printing service ask them to superimpose the dates on images PictBridge compliant printer A connection cannot be established The camera cannot be connected directly to a pr
7. 6B S U9 U09 Jo jqe L uoJees uoneJedo xepu Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Shooting portraits Shooting food arrangements Shooting close to objects Shooting moving objects Shooting without blur Shooting with backlight Shooting in dark places Intelligent Auto Adjustment 19 Scene 5Sele cllO p sssdtteccti aoa r ads ads baie adden ree aes 20 Scene Recognition e 49 Soft Snap T A N ET 20 Twilight POU eee errr 20 Smile multe ene ee eee eee eer er nee 26 Scene Hecognition E 49 Face Blac ier rr PIRE as qu up tumidus 52 NES e ED err eran rere 55 Hed Eye zlelb eieat t C ee eee 56 GOUME E T EEE 20 ETE ect OE TT 29 Movie MOCBiss iie t mtn ernest ener eee ee 24 BU al o O A eee eee AO High Sensitivity C A 20 2 second delay self timer 28 Rdote 42 SteadyShot eene 59 Forced FIAS eeren mu uc ad emelie centeno ed di eed as 30 Scene Recognition 49 High Sensitivity 20 Slow Synchro Flash On HM 30 helgt R 42 70B S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Adjusting exposure Changing focus position Changing image size Deleting images Displaying enlarged images Editing images Playing back a series of images in order Sh
8. The camera recognizes J Twilight a Twilight Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod Backlight 3 Backlight Portrait aa Landscape W Macro or amp amp Portrait and displays an icon on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized For details see page 49 e you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on The shortest shooting distance is approximately 10 cm 4 inches W 50 cm 19 3 4 inches T from the lens When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically the AE AF lock indicator changes to flash slowly and the beep does not sound Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting page 46 Focusing may be difficult in the following situations t is dark and the subject is distant The contrast between the subject and the background is poor The subject is seen through glass The subject is moving quickly There is reflective light or shiny surfaces The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light S U9 U09 jo ejqep uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 1965 Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Set the mode dial to SCN Scene Selection 2 Select the desired mode on the control button If you want to switch to another scene press the MENU button ISO High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low ligh
9. There are four modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer Auto default setting Mass Storage PictBridge and PTP MTP modes This section describes the Auto and Mass Storage as examples For details on PictBridge and PTP MTP see page 90 When your computer resumes from the suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the Sony Customer Support Website http www sony net 113 Importing and viewing images on a computer When importing images from the internal memory step 1 is unnecessary 1 Insert a Memory Stick Duo media with recorded images into the camera 2 Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera or connect the camera to a wall outlet wall socket with the AC Adaptor sold separately and the USB AV DC IN cable for multi use terminal sold separately 3 Turn on the Macintosh computer then press the Playback button on the camera 4 Connect the camera to your computer USB Mode Connecting D To a USB jack 2To the mul connector Cable for multi use terminal 9 Double click the newly recognized icon DCIM the folder where the images you want to import are stored 6 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon The image files are copied to the hard disk For
10. conditions such as distance to the subject or if the subject looked away from the pre strobe f you do not use the Face Detection function Red Eye Reduction does not work even when you select what causes the red eye phenomenon Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon Eye Retina In this handbook the sequence of operations is shown by arrows Operate the camera in the order indicated Marks are shown as they appear in the camera s default setting The default setting is indicated by 7 Indicates cautions and limitations relevant to the correct operation of the camera Indicates information that is useful to know 2GB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Notes on using the camera Notes on the types of Memory Stick media that you can use sold separately RONE Memory Stick Duo media You can use a Memory Stick Duo media with the camera A Memory Stick media You cannot use a Memory Stick media with the camera Other memory cards cannot be used For details on Memory Stick Duo media see page 138 When using a Memory Stick Duo media with Memory Stick media compatible equipment You can use the Memory Stick Duo media by inserting it into the Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor sold separately SONY m
11. uoJees uoneJedo D Select an image then press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be added removed Select an image with a Y mark to release the v mark 2MENU OK Add All in Date Registers all images in the selected date range or event group to Range Favorites at once in index mode ay Add All in Event Remove All in Removes all images from Favorites at once in index mode Date Range CR Remove All in Event oer Remove All in Favorites e This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images e When the View Mode is set to Folder View you cannot add or remove images as Favorites 6 98 Retouch Adds effects or makes corrections to a recorded image and records it as a new file The original image is retained 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU _ Retouch desired mode on the control button 3 Perform retouching according to the operation method in each mode e Trimming Records the zoomed playback image Press the Q button T to zoom in and press W to zoom out Set the zoom point with the control button MENU select an image size to save e OK e The quality of trimmed images may deteriorate The image size that you can trim may vary depending on the image iY Red Eye Corrects the red eye phenomenon Correction caused by flash Select OK
12. 3EV Records a series of three images with the exposure values BRK 0 7EV automatically shifted Exposure Bracket When you cannot decide BRK 1 0EV the correct exposure shoot in the Exposure Bracket mode shifting the exposure value You can select the image with the best exposure afterward The larger the bracket step value the larger the shift of the exposure value Exposure Bracket mode is not available during Intelligent Auto Adjustment Easy Shooting Movie Mode or Smile Shutter The flash is set to Flash Off The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image and these settings are also used for the other images When you adjust the exposure manually the exposure is shifted based on the adjusted brightness The recording interval becomes longer depending on the shooting conditions If the subject is too bright or too dark you may not be able to shoot properly with the selected bracket step value S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 406B EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1 3 EV steps in a range of 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 MENU Orv EV desired EV setting n Easy Shooting mode the EV setting cannot be adjusted f you shoot a subject in extremely bright or dark conditions or when you use the flash the exposure adjustment may not be effective uoJees uoneJedo Adjusting the exposure for better looking images Yo
13. C is on the face you want to register 8 To cancel the face registration Off move the orange frame to the rightmost face then press again e When you remove the battery from the camera the face registration is reset When the registered face disappears from the LCD screen the camera returns to the setting selected by Face Detection When the registered face is shown on the LCD screen again the camera focuses on the registered face e t may not be possible to detect the registered face correctly depending on the surrounding brightness the subject s hairstyle etc In this case register the face again under the conditions where the image will be shot When the Smile Shutter function is used with the Face Detection frame registered Smile Detection is performed only on the registered face n Easy Shooting mode the priority face cannot be registered Q Making faces easier to detect Use an appropriate lighting level Make sure the subjects faces are not hidden by hats masks sunglasses etc Make sure the subjects are facing the camera uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 53GB Flash Level Adjusts the amount of flash light 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto 2 MENU 4 Flash Level desired mode 058 0 Makes the flash level lower s Standard P O ise Makes the flash level higher e Sometimes effects do not show up
14. JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2465 Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value Also you can select various settings using the menu 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto 2 Shoot with the shutter button S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2568 Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile the shutter is released automatically Press Q Smile button 2 Wait detecting a smile When the smile level exceeds the lt point on the indicator the camera records images automatically If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter the camera shoots the image then returns to Smile Shutter mode 3 To stop shooting press Smile button again Face Detection frame omile Detection Sensitivity indicator e Shooting using the Smile Shutter ends automatically when either the Memory Stick Duo media or internal memory becomes full e Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions You cannot use the digital zoom function e When A Landscape J Twilight M Gourmet amp Fireworks or Underwater mode is selected in Scene Selection you cannot use the Smile Shutter function Gr Hints for better capturing of smiles Do not cover the eyes with the bangs Do not obscure the face by hat masks sunglasses etc 9 Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as leve
15. Memory Stick Duo media Inserting a Memory Stick Duo media into the camera after copying images from the internal memory Turning off the camera 1 Double click the disconnect icon on the Windows Vista tasktray ia 2 Click amp USB Mass Storage Device Stop 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window then click OK Hams OG 16 42 Windows XP Disconnect icon S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11065 Image file storage destinations and file names The image files recorded with the camera are grouped Example viewing folders on as folders on the Memory Stick Duo media or the Windows Vista internal memory a Desktop E dig Folder containing image data recorded using a camera not equipped with the folder creating os function b Local Disk C Q Folder containing still image data recorded using the gt ey RECOVERY Dj camera lt 3 DVD RW Drive E Q Folder containing movie data recorded using the 4 Removable Disk F camera 4 4j DCIM ji 100 Mspcr fy Jj 101 MSDCF TE k 999MSDCF 4 j MP ROOT jj 100 Nv 0 Qty jj 101 MNV 01 E 5 re J 999 MNV 01 gt jj MISC e You cannot record any images to the I100MSDCF or 100MNVOI folders The images in these folders are available only for viewing You cannot record play back any images of the MISC folder mage files are named as follows Still image files DSCOLILILIET JPG
16. Movie files 1280x720 MAHOLILIE TEL T MP4 VGA MAVOLILIEIET MPA Index image files that are recorded when you record movies 1280x720 MAHOLILIL TET THM VGA MAVOLIEIEIET THM L IL IL IL 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 index image file are the same S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 111 Using the Music Transfer supplied You can change the Music files that are preset at the factory to the desired Music files using Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied You can also delete or add these files whenever you want Changing Music using Music Transfer The music formats you can transfer with Music Transfer are listed below e MP3 files stored on the hard disk drive of your computer e Music on CDs Preset music saved on the camera 1 MENU 225 Settings T Main Settings Download Music OK 2 Press on the control button The message Connect to PC appears 3 Make a USB connection between the camera and your computer 4 Start Music Transfer 9 Follow the instructions on the screen to change music files Restoring the music preset at the factory to the camera Execute Restore defaults in step 5 All Music files return to the preset music and Music in the Slideshow menu is set to Off e You can reset th
17. Music OK Press on the control button The message Connect to PC appears Make a USB connection between the camera and Macintosh computer Start Music Transfer 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to change music files Shut down all other application software before you install Music Transfer For installation you need to log on as Administrator Restoring the music preset at the factory to the camera Execute Restore defaults in step 8 All Music files return to the preset music and Music in the Slideshow menu is set to Off e You can reset the Music files to the preset ones using Initialize page 85 however other settings will also be reset For details on using Music Transfer see the help in Music Transfer S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 115 Viewing Cyber shot Step up Guide Cyber shot Step up Guide further introduces how to use the camera and optional accessories Viewing on Windows When you install Cyber shot Handbook Cyber shot Step up Guide is also installed 1 Double click Step up Guide on the desktop To access Step up Guide from the Start menu click Start All Programs Sony Picture Utility Step up Guide Viewing on Macintosh 1 Copy the stepupguide folder in the stepupguide folder to your computer Select stepupguide language and then GB folder stored in the CD ROM suppl
18. PMB When the AutoPlay Wizard appears in step 1 click Open folder to view files OK DCIM copy the desired images to the computer S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 10965 Exporting images to view on the camera You can export images in your computer to a Memory Stick Duo media and view them on the camera This section describes the procedure for automatically selecting and exporting images that have not been exported to Memory Stick Duo media in the camera The images can also be exported manually For details see the PMB Guide 1 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer Ifthe AutoPlay Wizard appears close it 2 Double click z PMB on the desktop to start up PMB 3 Click on the top of the screen The easy export screen appears 4 Click Export e When you play back exported images on this camera the gX mark is displayed on the LCD screen You cannot play back some images depending on the image size No guarantees are made for playing back on this camera files containing images which were processed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras This method cannot be used to export movies Movies should be exported to the camera manually Deleting the USB connection Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before Disconnecting the cable for multi use terminal e Removing a
19. Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles 1 MENU Q Smile Detection Sensitivity desired mode Big Smile Detects a big smile 2 amp Normal Detects a normal smile Smile Q9 Slight Smile Detects even a slight smile Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions Smile Detection Sensitivity cannot be adjusted in Easy Shooting mode or Movie Mode You can change the Smile Detection Sensitivity setting when o High Sensitivity gi Soft Snap a Twilight Portrait 7 Beach or Snow mode is selected in Scene Selection mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 5168 Face Detection Selects whether to use the Face Detection function or not and also selects the priority subject for adjusting the focus when using the function Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus flash exposure white balance and red eye reduction settings automatically Face Detection frame Orange When the camera detects more than one subject the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority The Face Detection frame for the main subject will turn orange The frame for which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button halfway down Face Detection frame White 1 MENU l Face Detection desired mode he ti Off Does not use Face Detection function L9 o Auto Selects the face th
20. W T zoom button S gt 4 Specify the area you want to trim with the control button 5 MENU OK gt mt HDTV m Blog E mail Changes the aspect ratio from b 16 9 3 2 to 4 3 and saves as VGA size xepu You cannot resize movies Images shot in VGA size cannot be resized to HDTV size Enlarging the image and multi resizing can reduce the image quality 7068 Delete Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion You can also delete images using the m Delete button page 34 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU q Delete desired mode on the control button 3 OK gt e O V5 Wa This Image Deletes the currently displayed image in single image mode e a Multiple Images You can select and delete multiple images 22 o Do as the following after step 2 D Select an image then press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be deleted Select an image with a Y mark to release the Y mark 2MENU OK 6 T All in This Deletes all images in the selected folder date range or event group Folder at once T All in Date Range T4 All in Event When the mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting you can select between Delete Single Image or Delete All Images When the View Mode is set to Favorites you cannot delete images xepu 168 Protect Protec
21. as Favorites Select the number of the Favorites you want to display 2i 7 Ps Folder View Images are displayed organized by folders When a recording folder is already created select Select Folder from the Menu to select a folder to view When using the internal memory the view mode is set to Folder View When images recorded with other cameras cannot be played back on this camera view the images in Folder View C Viewing images taken with a different camera The following message is displayed if you plug into this camera a Memory Stick Duo media containing both images taken with this camera and images taken with another camera Playback only registered images Playback all images with folder view If you select Playback only registered images images are played in the selected View Mode Some images taken with other cameras may not be played at this time If you select Playback all images with folder view the camera switches to Folder View and plays all images Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJees sbumes nNalN xepu 6468 on Event View Event View is the function that the camera analyzes the dates shots and frequency automatically organizes the images into groups and displays them You can give convenient names to each event when using the supplied PMB software GE SEE of time p Travel Wedding No photo
22. bright image even in dark locations while increasing shutter speed to reduce blur However the image tends to become noisy Low ISO sensitivity Records a smoother image However when the exposure is insufficient the image may become darker uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 42GB White Balance Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions Use this function if image color appears unnatural S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 MENU 4o White Balance desired mode awe Auto Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear natural O Daylight Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day E evening views night scenes neon signs g fireworks etc 2 a Cloudy Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location Z c YW O D zo Fluorescent Fluorescent Light 1 Adjusts for white 2 fluorescent lighting p Fluorescent Fluorescent Light 2 Adjusts for natural white fluorescent lighting 24 Fluorescent Fluorescent Light 3 Adjusts for day white fluorescent lighting Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp or e Incandescent under bright lighting such as in a photo studio 4W8 Flash Adjusts for the flash conditions White Balance cannot be adjusted in Intelligent Auto Adjustment or Easy Shooting mode n Scene Selection mode you can change the white balance setting only in o High Sensit
23. charger Only NP BG type or NP FG type battery packs and no others can be charged in the battery charger supplied Batteries other than the specified kind may leak overheat or explode if you attempt to charge them posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns Remove the charged battery pack from the battery charger If you leave the charged battery pack in the charger battery life may be shortened The CHARGE lamp of the supplied battery charger flashes in either way Fast flashing Turns the light on and off repeatedly at the interval of 0 15 seconds Slow flashing Turns the light on and off repeatedly at the interval of 1 5 seconds When the CHARGE lamp flashes fast remove the battery pack being charged and then insert the same battery pack into the battery charger securely again When the CHARGE lamp flashes fast again this may indicate a battery error or that a battery pack other than the specified type has been inserted Check that the battery pack is the specified type If the battery pack is the specified type remove the battery pack replace it with a new one or another one and check if the battery charger operates correctly If the battery charger operates correctly a battery error may have occurred When the CHARGE lamp flashes slowly it indicates that the battery charger stops charging temporarily on standby The battery charger stops charging and enters the standby status automatically when the temperature is
24. d order mark on the images which you want to print out in advance wii li When you print images shot in 16 9 mode both edges may be cut off 117 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer S U9 U09 Jo jqeL Even if you do not have a computer you can print images shot using the camera by connecting the camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer a y PictBridge PictBridge is based on the CIPA standard CIPA Camera amp Imaging Products Association os lis D a You cannot print movies LE 20 2 Preparing the camera Prepare the camera for USB connection to the printer using the cable for multi use terminal Z 1 Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera oC 2 Connect the camera to the printer 3 S To the USB jack 2 U 31 t pos u 2 at ol To the multi T connector Cable for multi use terminal 3 Turn on the printer A doai After the connection is made the indicator appears on the screen If the indicator flashes on the screen of the camera error notification check the connected printer e f it was impossible to connect to the printer be sure to set USB Connect under T Main Settings to PictBridge 11895 1 MENU k Print desired mode on the control button 2 OK This Image Prints the currently displayed image in single image mode Multiple Images You can select a
25. details on the storage location of the images and file names see page 111 Double click the hard disk icon the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files e Use a Type2b compliant USB AV DC IN cable sold separately Deleting the USB connection Drag and drop the drive icon or the icon of the Memory Stick Duo media to the Trash icon beforehand when you perform the procedures listed below or the camera is disconnected from the computer e Disconnecting the cable for multi use terminal e Removing a Memory Stick Duo media Inserting a Memory Stick Duo media into the camera Turning off the camera S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11498 Changing Music using Music Transfer You can change the music files that are preset at the factory to the desired music files using Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied You can also delete or add these files whenever you want The music formats you can transfer with Music Transfer are listed below MP3 files stored on the hard disk drive of your computer Music on CDs Preset music saved on the camera 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 2 Double click SONYPICTUTIL 3 Double click the MusicTransfer pkg file in Mac folder The installation of the software starts MENU gt 22 Settings T Main Settings Download
26. do not operate the camera for about three minutes while the power is on the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery pack Turn on the camera again The battery pack is dead page 140 Replace it with a new one The remaining charge indicator is incorrect The battery charge will quickly get used up and the actual remaining battery charge will be lower than the indicator in the following cases When you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location When you use the flash and zoom frequently When you repeatedly turn the power on and off When you set the screen brightness higher using DISP screen display settings A discrepancy arose between the remaining charge indicator and the actual remaining battery charge Fully discharge the battery pack once then charge it to correct the indication The battery pack is discharged Insert a charged battery pack The battery pack is dead page 140 Replace it with a new one Cannot charge the battery pack You cannot charge the battery pack using the AC Adaptor sold separately Use the battery charger to charge the battery The CHARGE lamp flashes while charging the battery Remove and reinsert the battery pack making sure it 1s installed correctly The temperature may be inappropriate for charging Try charging the battery pack again within the proper charging temperature range 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F Refer t
27. icon on the desktop Or from the Start menu Click Start All Programs Sony Picture Utility PMB The confirmation message of the Information tool appears on the screen when starting the PMB for the first time Select Start e This function informs you of news such as software updates You can change the setting later 2 Click the gq button on the top right corner of the screen to exit the PMB 107 Enjoying images on your computer For details on the PMB functions see the PMB Guide Connecting the camera to the computer When importing images from the internal memory step 1 is unnecessary 1 Insert a Memory Stick Duo media with recorded images into the camera 2 Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera or connect the camera to a wall outlet wall socket with the AC Adaptor sold separately and the USB AV DC IN cable for multi use terminal sold separately e Use a Type2b compliant USB AV DC IN cable 3 Turn on the computer then press Playback button 4 Connect the camera to your computer Connecting appears on the screen of the camera When a USB connection is established for the first time your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera Wait for a while USB Mode Connecting 2To the multi connector Cable for multi use terminal When you import export images from to your computer using a battery p
28. index mode The mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting Set the mode dial to other modes to play back images Cannot hear music during slideshow Transfer music files to the camera with Music Transfer page 112 Confirm that the volume setting and slideshow setting are correct page 60 The image does not appear on the TV Check Video Out to see if the video output signal of the camera is set to the color system of your TV page 88 Check whether the connection is correct page 101 f the USB connector of the cable for multi use terminal is connected to another device disconnect it page 110 When shooting movies in the condition with the camera and a TV connected using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately the image being shot is not displayed in the TV side Deleting Cannot delete an image Cancel the protection page 72 Computer OS compatibility with camera is unknown Check Recommended computer environment on page 105 for Windows and page 113 for Macintosh Memory Stick PRO Duo media is not recognized by a computer with a Memory Stick media slot Check that the computer and the Memory Stick media Reader Writer support Memory Stick PRO Duo media Users of computers and Memory Stick media Readers Writers made by manufacturers other than Sony should contact those manufacturers If Memory Stick PRO Duo media is not supported connect the came
29. operates Synchro Flash The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the On background that is out of flash light m amp Flash Off Flash does not operate The flash strobes twice The first flash adjusts the light quantity While charging the flash is displayed You cannot use the flash during burst or bracket shooting Flash On and Slow Synchro Flash On are not available when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode In Easy Shooting mode you can select only Flash Auto or Flash Off When the White circular spots appears in flash photos This is caused by particles dust pollen etc floating close to the lens When they are accentuated by the camera s flash they appear as white circular spots Camera E gt S MA Particles dust pollen etc in the air How can the White circular spots be reduced Light the room and shoot the subject without a flash e Select i o High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection Flash Off is automatically selected e Even though you selected o High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection the shutter speed might be slower under low light conditions or in a dark place In that case use a tripod or hold your arms firmly at your side after pressing the shutter button S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 3068 Viewing still images 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select
30. outside of the recommended operating temperature When the temperature gets back within the appropriate range the battery charger resumes charging and the CHARGE lamp lights up again We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 141 Index A Add Remove Favorites sss 67 Adjusts EV assesses ritiene bata ons baec 41 AF Illuminator eene 76 AF range finder frame sss 46 PO BIME S ee uet tente NE 50 55 A PETTE meee cone DH nee ate ner ee ne 41 Area Setting uocis hte ne bn AR rg d 99 Auto Orientation sssssssseseeeeeees 80 Auto REVICW atest ceca dace du usse Sud eet a iae 81 B Battery chart l ans vtt cottidie metet 141 Battery DOCE onnsteetniaema timer iens 140 Be3gEcli antem PEE IEEE UPS 20 hi m X I X 82 hid W P 40 DU C 40 C COME AD emat Tata HIT FH ERES 46 Center weighted metering sss 48 Change REC Folder sss 95 Changing the display sss 16 Clock eM ocu caedem heiter tiu mt actu 100 Color ModE nini raices ete tte 58 COMPONENT apto mtn trim HE etn tocado 87 OOM EET EA E EAE 104 Importing images sss 109 114 IVEGC TREO Ios eU EA 113 Recommended environment 105 113 WINdOWS ereinen sete redet detd 104 Connecti
31. taken S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 6565 Filter by Faces This feature filters images and displays them 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Ld Filter by Faces desired mode on the control button Qorr Off Images are not filtered 2a All people Images are filtered according to specified conditions and then Children displayed e a Chi This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images When the View Mode is set to Folder View you cannot use the Filter by Faces function e Sometimes images are mistakenly displayed or hidden e Sometimes filtering cannot be performed with images shot using other cameras S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 6608 Add Remove Favorites Select your favorite images and add remove them from groups as Favorites The Q mark is displayed for registered images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Add Remove Favorites desired mode on the control button 3 Select the Favorites group number 4 MENU OK Q This Image Registers or removes the currently displayed image to from Favorites C Multiple Allows you to select and register remove multiple images to from Images Favorites Do as the following after step 3
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33. 0 pixels x 3000 pixels 12 000 000 pixels Image size VGA 640 pixels x 480 pixels 307 200 pixels Many pixels Fine image quality and large file size Few pixels Rough image quality but small file size S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 38GB Flash In Easy Shooting mode you can select the Flash setting also from the MENU button 1 Set the mode dial to EASY Easy Shooting 2 MENU Flash on the control button 3 Select the desired mode v Auo Flash strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 39GB REC Mode You can select Normal single image Burst or Exposure Bracket as the shooting mode 1 MENU iii REC Mode desired mode E Normal Records a single image Burst Records up to 100 images in succession when you press and hold down the shutter button Burst shooting is not available during Easy Shooting Movie Mode or Smile Shutter The flash is set to Flash Off When recording with the self timer a series of a maximum of five images is recorded The recording interval becomes longer depending on the setting for the image size When the battery level is low or when the internal memory or Memory Stick Duo media is full the Burst stops The focus white balance and exposure are adjusted for the first image and these settings are also used for the other images BRK 0
34. 4 Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor Notes on the battery pack Charge the battery pack supplied before using the camera for the first time Youcan charge the battery pack even if it is not completely discharged In addition even if the battery pack is not fully charged you can use the partially charged capacity of the battery pack as is f you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long time use up the existing charge and remove it from the camera then store it in a cool dry place This is to maintain the battery pack functions For details on the usable battery pack see page 140 Carl Zeiss lens The camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing sharp images with excellent contrast The lens for the camera has been produced under a quality assurance system certified by Carl Zeiss in accordance with the quality standards of Carl Zeiss in Germany Notes on the LCD screen and lens The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However some tiny black and or bright dots white red blue or green may appear on the LCD screen These dots are a normal result of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording Black white red blue or green dots Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions Be careful when placing
35. 9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 99GB USB Connect Selects the USB mode when connecting the camera to a computer or a PictBridge compliant printer using the cable for multi use terminal 1 MENU 22 Settings T Main Settings USB Connect gt desired mode on the control button 2 The camera recognizes automatically and sets up communication with a computer or PictBridge compliant printer PictBridge Connects the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer PTP MTP When you connect the camera to a computer the AutoPlay Wizard appears and the still images in the recording folder on the camera are imported to the computer with Windows Vista XP Mac OS X Mass Storage Establishes a Mass Storage connection between the camera and a computer or other USB device Notes e If you cannot connect the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer with the Auto setting select PictBridge e If you cannot connect the camera to a computer or a USB device with the Auto setting select Mass Storage When USB Connect is set to PTP MTP you cannot export movies to a computer To export movies to a computer set USB Connect to Auto or Mass Storage S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 90GB Download Music You can use Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied to change background music tracks 1 MENU 225 Set
36. 9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 93GB Create REC Folder Creates a folder in Memory Stick Duo media for recording images Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording folder 1 MENU Settings Memory Stick Tool Create REC Folder OK on the control button This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images When you insert a Memory Stick Duo media that was used with other equipment into the camera and shoot images a new folder may be automatically created Up to 4 000 images can be stored in one folder When the folder capacity is exceeded a new folder is automatically created On the folders e After a new folder is created you can change the storage destination folder page 95 and select the folder for viewing images page 74 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 9468 Change REC Folder Changes the folder in Memory Stick Duo media that is currently used for recording images 1 MENU gt g Settings gt Memory Stick Tool Change HEC Folder 2 Select a folder with lt gt on the control button 3 OK e This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images The following folder cannot be selected as a recording folder 100 folder A folder wit
37. Folder View mode page 64 No still images The selected folder does not contain a file that can be played back in a slideshow There are no images that can be filtered by faces File found which was not recognized You tried to delete a folder containing a file that cannot be played on this camera Delete the file with a computer and then delete the folder Invalid operation You tried to delete an image or movie being played with the View Mode set to Favorites Be sure to change to another View Mode as deletions are not allowed when the View Mode is set to Favorites Folder error A folder with the same first three digit number already exists on the Memory Stick Duo media for example 122MSDCF and 123ABCDE Select another folder or create a new folder pages 94 95 Cannot create more folders The folder with a name beginning with 999 exists on the Memory Stick Duo media You cannot create any folders if this 1s the case Empty folder contents You tried to delete a folder containing one or more files Delete all of the files and then delete the folder No folder You tried to delete a folder that does not exist Folder protected You tried to delete a folder that was made read only by PC or an other device File error An error occurred while the image was playing back No guarantees are made for playing back on this camera files containing images which were p
38. N A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camera This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it http www sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Read license2 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of GPL and LGPL software To view the PDF Adobe Reader is needed If it is not installed on your computer you can download it from the Adobe Systems web page http www adobe com Regarding the license for Music Transfer included on the CD ROM supplied MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson S U9 U09 Jo JqeL
39. Off mode 2 D gt lt Q On Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in Easy Shooting mode This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image Scene Recognition icon The camera recognizes J Twilight 22 Twilight Portrait 22 Twilight using a tripod Backlight 3 Backlight Portrait aa Landscape W Macro or g Portrait and displays an icon on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized For details see page 49 99GB Continued Q On Easy Viewing mode When you press the j Playback button with the mode dial set to EASY Easy Shooting the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see In addition the functions that can be used are limited i Delete button You can delete the currently displayed image Select OK MENU button You can delete the currently displayed image with Delete Single Image delete all images in a folder with Delete All Images View Mode is set to Folder View If you set the mode dial to a mode other than EASY Easy Shooting then playback images the images are displayed in the preselected View Mode S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3lN xepu 2368 Movie Mode Allows you to record movies with audio 1 Set the mode dial to BH Movie Mode 2 Press the shutter button fully down 3 To stop recording press the shutter button fully down again S U9 U09 Jo
40. PMB Picture Motion Browser supplied You can use still images and movies from the camera more than ever by taking advantage of the software This section summarizes the PMB For details see the PMB Guide S U9 U09 Jo JqeL PMB overview With the PMB You can import images shot with the camera to the computer and display them on the computer You can export images in your computer to a Memory Stick Duo media and display them on the camera You can enter the desired event name to Event List in the camera and display them on the camera You can organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them You can retouch Red Eye Correction etc search for faces print send still images as e mail attachments and change the shooting date You can display information on the positions where you shot the images on a map This requires an Internet connection You can print or save the still images with the date You can create a data disc using a CD burner drive or DVD burner drive You can upload the image to a media service This requires an Internet connection uoJees uoneJedo Starting the PMB Guide 1 Double click the 4 PMB Guide icon on the desktop To access PMB Guide from the Start menu click Start All Programs Sony Picture Utility Help PMB Guide xepu Starting and exiting the PMB 1 Double click the PMB
41. S LLL ee 30 Viewing still images M 3 1 Playback 740 9001 51 ee s 32 Image alee 4 LII ULT TUM 33 Bala Cher Tn 34 Viewing 4B eT TEIL ILL LI LII T 35 AGB S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu MENU Shooting MENU items Shooting ee 10 MENU viewing Settings TV Computer Printing MENU items Viewing T 11 Setting Melde ETE an 12 Viewing images IEEE ts adudtenacesstraceaces 101 Enjoying your Windows computer 104 Installing the software Supplied 106 On PMB Picture Motion Browser supplied 107 Enjoying images on your computer 108 Using the Music Transfer supplied 112 Using your Macintosh Computer 113 Viewing Cyber shot Step up Guide 116 Printing still images T 117 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer Ld usus poa AR EUER aUe RSeUN Vd T NE EEE 118 Printing at a shop N 120 DGB S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Troubleshooting Others Index Troubleshooting Om 121 Warning indicators and messages e 131 Using the camera abroad Power sources 137 On the Memory Stick Duo media 138 On the battery pack 140 On the battery charger e 141 faa T E T yeasaneanciindweasaes 142
42. Y mark again to release the Y mark 2MENU OK gt 6 All in This Folder All in Date Range All in Event Deletes all images in the selected folder date range or event group at once Press OK after step 2 When the mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting you can delete only the currently displayed image When View Mode is set to Favorites you cannot delete images You can switch between index and single image mode when selecting images Press the Q button T of the W T zoom button in index mode to return to single image mode and press the 2 Index button W in single image mode to return to index mode 5 Youcan also switch between index and single image mode in Add 5 Remove Favorites Protect or DPOF ie UN maa HB 2009 1 1 EEE did uio s y a Ti sn ES S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 3468 Viewing movies 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select a movie with the control button 3 Press Movie playback starts Control button Playback feature ase S o Fastforward Displays the volume control screen Adjust the volume with A V You may not be able to play back some images shot using other cameras S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 35GB Movie shooting mode Allows you to shoot movies with preset settings according to the scene 1 Set the mode d
43. ack with little remaining charge transferring may fail or image data may become corrupted if the battery pack shuts down too soon fs is displayed on the screen during the communication session Do not operate the computer while the indicator is displayed When the indicator changes to yss you can start using the computer again If Mass Storage does not appear set USB Connect to Mass Storage page 90 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoyeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 10865 Importing images to a computer 1 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer The Import Media Files screen of PMB appears automatically Ifthe AutoPlay Wizard appears close it 2 Click the Import button to import images The computer starts importing images By default images are imported into a folder created in Pictures in Windows XP My Pictures that is named with the event name of Event List 3 View images on your computer When importing is complete the PMB starts Thumbnails of the imported images are displayed The Pictures in Windows XP My Pictures folder is set as the default folder in Viewed folders V Viewing images using PMB Organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them For details on the PMB see the PMB Guide Example Month display screen Importing images to a computer without using
44. age 24 P Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value page 25 You can set various functions using the menu ie Intelligent Auto Allows you to shoot with the settings adjusted automatically Adjustment page 19 EASY Easy Shooting Allows you to shoot view still images with easy to see indicators page 22 SCN Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene page 20 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 1568 Changing the DISP screen display setting 1 Press DISP screen display on the control button 2 Select the desired mode with the control button S U9 U09 Jo JqeL E Bright Sets screen brighter and displays only images Image Only uoJees uoneJedo Ld Bright Sets screen brighter and displays a graph of the Histogram image brightness Image information is also displayed during i playback E Bright Sets screen brighter and displays the information lll Norma Sets screen to standard brightness and displays the information uu you view images in bright outside light adjust the screen brightness up However the battery power may decrease faster under such condition 1668 A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side and a da
45. an image with the control button You may not be able to play back some images shot using other cameras Play such images in Folder View MENU View Mode Folder View When the mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting the images are played back in Folder View and the available function are limited If you want to use all viewing functions set the mode dial to a mode other than EASY Viewing images taken with a different camera The following message is displayed if you plug into this camera a Memory Stick Duo media containing both images taken with this camera and images taken with another camera Playback only registered images Playback all images with folder view If you select Playback only registered images images are played in the selected View Mode Some images taken with other cameras may not be played at this time If you select Playback all images with folder view the camera switches to Folder View and plays all images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 3198 Playback zoom Plays back the enlarged image 1 Press Q Playback zoom button during still image playback The image is enlarged to twice the previous size at the center of the 1mage 2 Adjust the position with the control button 3 Change the zoom scale with W T zoom button Press Q button T to zoom in W side to zoom out Press to cancel playback zoom Q Io save enla
46. an view images on a TV by connecting the camera to a TV The connection varies according to the type of TV the camera is connected to Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the TV Viewing images e connecting the camera to a TV with the supplied cable for multi use terminal 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV 2 Connect the camera to the TV with the cable for multi use terminal supplied LI 4 VIDEO AUDIO CD To audio video input jacks gt Playback button Cable for multi use terminal supplied 2 To the multi connector 3 Turn on the TV and set the input 4 Press Playback button to turn on the camera Images shot with the camera appear on the TV Select the desired image with the control button When using the camera abroad it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system page 88 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 101 Viewing an image by connecting the camera to an HD TV You can view an image recorded on the camera by connecting the camera to an HD High Definition TV with the HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately Use a Type2b compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV 2 Connect the camera to an HD High Definition TV with a HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately L EM 4 COMPONENT D To audio video input jacks VIDEO IN PIS
47. ancel press again X Self Timer Sets the 2 second delay self timer 2sec n Easy Shooting mode you can select only On 10 sec or Off Reducing blurring with the two second self timer Use the 2 second delay self timer to prevent blur of an image The shutter is released 2 seconds after you press the shutter button which reduces camera shake when the shutter button is pressed S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 28GB Macro Use this setting to capture beautiful close up images of small subjects such as insects or flowers 1 Press Q Macro on the control button 2 Select the desired mode with the control button v Phyto Auto Adjusts the focus automatically from distant subjects to close up Normally put the camera in this mode Y Macro On Adjusts the focus with priority on close up subjects Set Macro On when shooting close subjects e Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recommended e The Auto Focus speed becomes slower when you shoot images in the Macro mode e Macro mode is fixed to Auto when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode or in Movie Mode S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 29GB Flash 1 Press Flash on the control button 2 Select the desired mode with the control button guto Flash Auto Flashes when there is insufficient light or backlight Flash On Flash always operates 4SL Slow Flash always
48. anufacturer The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movie on a computer 5 Q e You are playing back the movie directly from the internal memory or the Memory Stick Duo media Import the movie to the hard disk of your computer then play back the movie from the hard disk page 108 Cannot print an image Refer to the operation manual of the printer Images once exported to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera e Export them to a folder recognized by the camera such as 101MSDCF page 111 When using software other than PMB the information may not be updated correctly so images may turn blue or otherwise not be displayed correctly This is not a malfunction When blue images appear view them in the Folder View mode or delete them with the camera Memory Stick Duo media Cannot insert a Memory Stick Duo media Insert the Memory Stick Duo media in the correct direction You have formatted a Memory Stick Duo media by mistake All the data on the Memory Stick Duo media is deleted by formatting You cannot restore it 127 Internal memory Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory There is a Memory Stick Duo media inserted in the camera Remove it Cannot copy the data stored in the internal memory to a Memory Stick Duo media The Memory Stick Duo media is full Copy to a Memory Stick Duo
49. art zoom Precision PQ Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 10x including the optical zoom 5x However note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded Precision digital zoom Off Does not use the digital zoom The digital zoom function does not operate when recording movies or while the Smile Shutter function is activated e The smart zoom is not available when the image size is set to 12M 3 2 1 1M or 16 9 9M The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom including optical zoom 5x The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size i690 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 786E Conversion Lens Sets for achieving appropriate focus when attaching a conversion lens sold separately Attach the lens adaptor sold separately then attach a conversion lens 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU gt Settings Ie Shooting Settings Conversion Lens desired mode on the control button Tele Attaches a tele conversion lens Wide D Attaches a wide conversion lens Does not attach a lens When using the built in flash the flash light may be blocked causing the shadow to appear Areflected image of the lens may appear in images due to reflection between this lens and the conversion lens Th
50. der frame Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area automatically Using the AF lock function together you can compose the image the way you want Hold the camera steady so as not to misalign the subject and the AF range finder frame AF range finder frame Automatically focuses quickly on the area around a previously set distance Semi manual This mode is useful when repeatedly shooting a subject at the same distance Use Semi manual when it is difficult to get sharp focus with automatic focusing such as when shooting a subject through a net or window e Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in Semi manual mode dotted line In this case the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen When the focus mode is set to other than Multi AF you cannot use the Face Detection function Only Multi AF or co unlimited distance 1s available for movies When the Movie shooting mode is set to Underwater the focus mode is fixed to Multi AF e The focus mode is fixed to Multi AF while the Smile Shutter function is activated The Semi manual distance setting contains some errors and this error increases when the zoom is set to the T side or the lens is tilted upward or downward Continued uo1eog uo1eeg S U9 U09 sBulneS NNAW uoneJedo jo eiqe xepu 4668 Focusing on subjects near the edge of the screen If the subject is out of focus do as follows
51. e Memory Stick Duo media several times The internal memory has experienced a format error or an unformatted Memory Stick Duo media is inserted Format the internal memory or the Memory Stick Duo media page 93 The inserted Memory Stick Duo media cannot be used with the camera or the data is damaged Insert a new Memory Stick Duo media E 61 00 E 62 000 E 91 00 e A camera malfunction has occurred Initialize the camera page 85 then turn the power on again Messages If the following messages appear follow the instructions N e The battery level is low Charge the battery pack immediately Depending on the conditions of use or the type of battery pack the indicator may flash even though there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left For use with compatible battery only e The battery inserted is not an NP BG1 supplied NP FG1 sold separately battery pack uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 131 System error e Turn the power off and then on again Camera overheating Allow it to cool The camera temperature has risen The power may turn off automatically or you may be unable to record movies Leave the camera in a cool location until the temperature drops Internal memory error e Turn the power off and then on again Reinsert the Memory Stick Insert the Memory Stick Duo media correctly The inser
52. e Music files to the preset ones using Initialize page 85 however other settings will also be reset For details on using Music Transfer see the help in Music Transfer S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11295 Using your Macintosh computer You can copy images to your Macintosh computer PMB is not compatible with Macintosh computers When images is exported to the Memory Stick Duo media view them in the Folder View mode page 64 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Recommended computer environment oS D D Cc OS pre installed 32 For copying Mac OS 9 1 9 2 L Y n jack Provided as standard S images Mac OS X v10 1 to v10 5 For using Music Mac OS X v10 3 to v10 5 Memory 64 MB or more 128 MB or Transfer more is recommended Hard Disk Disk space required for ne installation approximately 50 MB ds c Go aa Notes 5 e Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above yz f you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time some devices including the camera may not operate depending on the types of USB devices you are using Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed Q USB USB 2 0 compliant e
53. e camera becomes warm when you use it for a long time e This is not a malfunction The Clock Set screen appears when you turn on the camera e Set the date and time again page 100 The internal rechargeable backup battery has discharged Insert a charged battery and set aside for 24 hours or more with the power left off You want to change the date or time e Change the settings by MENU Settings Clock Settings Date amp Time Setting The date or time is incorrect The Area Setting 1s set to a different location than your current location Change the setting by MENU Settings Clock Settings Area Setting uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 13065 Warning indicators and messages Self diagnosis display If a code starting with a letter of the alphabet appears the self diagnosis function on the camera is working The last two digits indicated by OO will differ depending on the state of the camera If you cannot solve the problem even after trying the following corrective actions a few times the camera may need repair Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility C 32 00 There is trouble with the camera s hardware Turn the power off and on again C 13 00 e The camera cannot read or write data on the Memory Stick Duo media Try turning off and on the camera again or taking out and inserting th
54. e camera is to automatically focus on gie Child Detects and shoots with priority on child s face Priority Ole Adult Detects and shoots with priority on adult s face Priority e Face Detection cannot be selected in Easy Shooting or Movie Mode You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to Multi AF or the metering mode is set to Multi The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected However only up to 4 faces of your subjects can be detected when e Soft Snap mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode Adults and children may not be recognized correctly depending on the conditions During Smile Shutter shooting Face Detection is automatically set to Auto even if it is set to Off Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu D2GB Registering the priority face Selected face Memory Normally the camera automatically selects the face to focus on according to the Face Detection setting but you can also select and register a face to be given priority Face Priority Frame Off D Press on the control button during Face Detection The leftmost face is registered as the priority face and the frame changes from to an orange frame CD 2 Each time you press the priority face moves one face to the right Press repeatedly until the orange frame
55. e event name see the PMB Guide Step 2 is unnecessary when Event View is already set 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU qa View Mode Eg Event View on the control button 3 MENU Ex Event List 6 4 Select the event group you want to display This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images On the Event List screen The month indicator on the right of the screen displays the event month located at the top of the screen Select the event month you want to display with 4 v To exit from Event List select with the control button then press 8 2009 1 1 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 6308 View Mode Allows you to select the display format for viewing multiple images 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU qa View Mode desired mode on the control button Displays images by the date Select Date List from the Menu to select a specific date with a calendar display zl Event View Analyzes the dates shots and frequency automatically organizes the images into groups and displays them Select Event List from the Menu to select the event group to view 2 Favorites Displays images registered
56. e hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight Locations exposed to direct sunlight Humid locations or locations with corrosive substances present Continued S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 13865 Notes on using the Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor sold separately To use a Memory Stick Duo media with a Memory Stick media compliant device be sure to insert the Memory Stick Duo media into a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor If you insert a Memory Stick Duo media into a Memory Stick media compliant device without a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor you might not be able to remove it from the device When inserting a Memory Stick Duo media into a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor make sure the Memory Stick Duo media is inserted facing in the correct direction then insert it all the way in Incorrect insertion may result in a malfunction When using a Memory Stick Duo media inserted into a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor with a Memory Stick media compliant device make sure that the Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor is inserted facing the correct direction Note that improper use may damage the equipment Do not insert a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor into a Memory Stick media compliant device without a Memory Stick Duo media attached Doing so may result in malfunction of the unit Notes on using Memory Stick PRO Duo media sold separatel
57. e macro setting is fixed to Auto The available zoom area is limited The available focusing area 1s limited AF illuminator does not emit light You cannot select Semi manual f you shoot images with a tele conversion lens the camera may also focus on close subjects in a Landscape mode and J Twilight mode f you shoot images with a conversion lens you may not be able to record images in Fireworks mode with its optimal effect Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with your conversion lens S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 7968 Auto Orientation When the camera is rotated to shoot a portrait vertical image the camera records its position change and displays the image in the portrait position 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU 22 Settings I Shooting Settings Auto Orientation desired mode on the control button v On Records the image with the correct orientation Off Does not use Auto Orientation Black is displayed to the left and right of vertical orientation images Depending on the shooting angle of the camera the orientation of the image may not be recorded correctly You cannot use Auto Orientation when pg Underwater mode is selected in the Scene Selection or in Movie Mode Q Rotating images after recording e f the orientation of an image is incorrect you can use the Rotate
58. e times the expected shooting time and making trial shots before taking the actual shots Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Do not leave the battery pack in extremely hot places such as in a car or under direct sunlight How to store the battery pack Fully discharge the battery pack before storing and store it in a cool dry place To maintain the battery pack s function fully charge the battery pack and then fully discharge it on the camera at least once a year while storing Touse the battery pack up leave the camera in slideshow playback mode until the power goes off To prevent staining the terminal short circuiting etc be sure to use a supplied battery case when carrying and storing On battery life The battery life is limited Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one The battery life varies according to how it 1s stored and the operating conditions and environment in which each battery pack is used Compatible battery pack e The NP BGI supplied can be used only in G type compatible Cyber shot models e f you use the NP FG1 battery pack sold separately the minutes also appear after the battery remaining indicator ggzzj 60 Min Yeas S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 14065 On the battery
59. eck the printer Check if the image you want to print is corrupted DS e The data transmission to the printer may not be completed yet Do not disconnect the cable for multi use terminal Yeas S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 13458 Processing The printer is canceling the current print job You cannot print until it is finished This may take time depending on the printer Error Playing Music Delete the Music file or replace it with an uncorrupted Music file Execute Format Music then download a new Music files Error Formatting Music Execute Format Music Operation cannot be executed for movie files e You have selected a function that is not available for movies Operation cannot be executed in unsupported files Processing and other editing functions of the camera cannot be performed on image files that have been processed using a computer or images that were recorded with other cameras Operation cannot be executed when using a PictBridge connection e Some functions are restricted while the camera is connected to a PictBridge compliant printer Recovering image management file The camera restores the date information etc in cases where images have been deleted on a PC etc 10 f Til c E The number of images exceeds that for which date or event management by the camera is possible Delete images from the Date V
60. eed to operate with the camera Data read write speeds differ depending on the combination of the Memory Stick Duo media and the equipment used Do not remove the Memory Stick Duo media while reading or writing data Data may be corrupted in the following cases When the Memory Stick Duo media is removed or the camera is turned off during a read or write operation When the Memory Stick Duo media is used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noise e We recommend backing up important data Do not press down hard when you write down on the memo area Do not attach a label on the Memory Stick Duo media itself nor on a Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor When you carry or store the Memory Stick Duo media put it in the case supplied with it Do not touch the terminal section of the Memory Stick Duo media with your hand or a metal object Do not strike bend or drop the Memory Stick Duo media Do not disassemble or modify the Memory Stick Duo media Do not expose the Memory Stick Duo media to water Do not leave the Memory Stick Duo media within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it Do not insert anything other than a Memory Stick Duo media into the Memory Stick Duo media slot Doing so will cause a malfunction Do not use or store the Memory Stick Duo media under the following conditions High temperature locations such as th
61. ersion Lens setting is correct page 79 Recording takes a long time When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions the NR Noise Reduction slow shutter function is activated automatically to reduce the image noise Under such conditions recording takes a long time The Anti Blink function is working Reset Anti Blink to Off page 55 The image is out of focus The subject is too close When shooting make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance approximately 10 cm 4 inches W 50 cm 19 3 4 inches T from the lens Twilight faa Landscape or Fireworks mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images The Semi manual function is selected Select the auto focus mode page 46 Confirm that the Conversion Lens setting is correct page 79 Zoom does not work You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size page 78 You cannot use the digital zoom when Shooting movies The Smile Shutter is working S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 123 Cannot select the Face Detection function You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to Multi AF and the metering mode is set to Multi The flash does not work You cannot use the flash when REC Mode is set to Burst or Exposure Brack
62. et page 40 fo High Sensitivity Twilight or Fireworks mode is selected in the Scene Selection Shooting movies e Set the flash to 4 Flash On page 30 when the Scene Selection mode is set to a4 Landscape Gourmet 7 Beach Snow or gg Underwater mode Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash Particles dust pollen etc in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image This is not a malfunction The close up shoot function Macro does not work aa Landscape J Twilight or Fireworks mode is selected in the Scene Selection Macro mode is set to Auto when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode or in Movie Mode Macro shooting cannot be turned off There is no function for forcibly turning off macro shooting In Auto mode telephoto shooting is possible even in the macro shooting condition The date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen While shooting the date and time are not displayed They are displayed only during playback Cannot insert dates on images e This camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images By using PMB you can print or save images with the date page 107 The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down The exposure is incorrect Correct the exposure page 41 The LCD screen is too dark or to
63. gital zoom 78 PGI PRINTER 73 117 Protorder mark ei ette bett Ester 73 Printinge directly ecoute cuente pibe 118 Program AIO ae t i ha tapete bani bean 25 g nen ern vede ue d e Om 72 PIP e T 90 R Radial BLU soe cepto oe REUS Ser te 69 REC M OC acit etna abdicat dr ra odd 40 Red Bye Correcti n ueniet tete 68 Red Eye Reduction sss 56 TEGEOUC p PAIRTE EE T EEE E A duet 68 Ig PERENTA cer referrer arene Rene 69 ROTTE E 75 9 Scene Recognition sse 49 Scene Selection sse 20 E i oer A Seis yd E ED IU 16 dp 87 Select POlJQE e rtt potenter tive butt Ce SE 74 Self diagnosis display 131 Seit LEGGE oen ctetu ta D ELEM 28 Seti TEVA ses oce oet scat ttt teste ta teatros t 46 SEE e EE esit eee 12 Shooting MOV E eron n E ETOO 24 SIAE Giaa 19 SIBI SPEU eese a ia eT 41 SlideshoW coececscsnciscoccnostesuostdebucnsuttbetencobenosigiesesssptacedesussss 60 Slow Synchro Flash On 30 TUBIS OO ee 78 Smile Detection Sensitivity sss 51 Smile SDUEUBE uit titt bu a 26 SUONI EL d e eU 20 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 14368 Soft FOCUS ucc austero ties i m bte e peritura mad 68 SOIT Id user cedere TEHIED ERN NU EPUM 20 SOLE eie PROMUS DDUNE 106 107 112 SPAT coucou do dtp Med 46 SPOMENE io e tdt dpi ba eene I uot 48 PS ACY Sholas nieto iei cuite ondes 59 T JD TAUNTS E 68 Troubleshooting ciii rrtirte t
64. h a number that has only either LILILIMSDCF or LILILIMNVOT You cannot move recorded images to another folder S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 05GB Delete REC Folder Deletes a folder for recording images in Memory Stick Duo media 1 MENU gt 225 Settings amp Memory Stick Tool Delete REC Folder 2 Select a folder with lt gt on the control button 3 OK e e This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images If you delete the folder set as the recording folder using Delete REC Folder the folder that has the largest folder number is selected as the next recording folder Youcan delete only empty folders If a folder contains images or files that cannot be played back by the camera first delete these images and files and then delete the folder S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu O68 Copy Copies all images in the internal memory to a Memory Stick Duo media 1 Insert a Memory Stick Duo media with sufficient free capacity into the camera 2 MENU amp Settings Memory Stick Tool 5 Copy OK on the control button e Use a fully charged battery pack If you attempt to copy image files using a battery pack with little remaining charge the battery pack may run out causing copying to fail or possibly corrupting the data mages cannot be copied individually
65. he subject is shot blurred when the shutter button is pressed Camera shake is reduced automatically using the anti blur function However the function does not effectively reduce subject blur e Select o High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection e Select a higher ISO sensitivity to make the shutter speed faster and press the shutter button before the subject moves S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu HOG Slideshow Oo O m Images are automatically played back in succession along with effects and music T 2 r O 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU I Slideshow on the control button 3 Select a desired setting 4 Start oS 9 Press to end the slideshow o 38 Notes 3 You cannot play back movies e Settings other than Image are stored until the next time they are changed lt Z Image CEES YW Selects the group of images to be shown 2 2 JA Plays a slideshow of all the still images in order p This Date Plays a slideshow of still images with the currently selected date range when the view mode is Date View This Event Plays a slideshow of still images in the currently selected event group when the view mode is Eg Event View a D Favorites 1 6 Plays a slideshow of only the still images in the currently selected X Favorites number when the view mode is Favorites Plays a slideshow of stil
66. ial to H H Movie Mode 2 MENU R8 Movie shooting mode desired mode H H Auto Adjusts the setting automatically HHO High Shoots movies with high sensitivity under low light conditions Sensitivity 9 Shoots underwater in natural colors when using a water proof Underwater housing Marine pack etc S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 3608 Image Size The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you take a image The larger the image size the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large format paper The smaller the image size the more images can be recorded Select the image size that matches the way you will view your images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 MENU Image Size desired size O D D When shooting still images 9 3 SS Image size Usage guidelines No of Printing images EE 4000x3000 For prints up to A3 size Less Fine Z c 3264x2448 For prints up to A3 size D g 8M o0 2z a 2592x1944 For prints up to A4 size 77 5M 2048x1536 For prints up to L 2L size u 3M D gt lt 640x480 For e mail attachments VGA ic sa 4000x2672 3 2 aspect ratio as in photo prints and Less Fine 11M postcards 4000x2248 For viewing on a high definition TV Less Fine 9M 1920x1080 2M More Rough When you print images recorded with 16 9 aspect ratio both edges may be cut off 9 08 In Easy Shooting
67. ied and copy all the files in the GB folder to the img folder in the stepupguide folder that you copied to your computer in step 1 Overwrite the files in the img folder with the files from the GB folder After copying is complete double click stepupguide hqx in the stepupguide folder to uncompress it then double click the generated file stepupguide f an uncompress tool for HQX file is not installed install the Stuffit Expander NO C2 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11665 Printing still images You can print still images by the following methods S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Printing directly using a PictBridge compliant printer page 118 You can print images by connecting the camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer uoJees uoneJedo Printing directly using a Memory Stick media compliant printer You can print images with a Memory Stick media compliant printer For details see the operating instructions supplied with the printer Printing using a computer You can import images to a computer using the supplied PMB software and print the images You can insert the date on the image and print it For details see the PMB Guide xepu Printing at a shop page 120 You can take a Memory Stick Duo media containing images shot with the camera to a photo printing service shop You can make a DPOF Print
68. iew or Event View No internal memory space remaining Delete images The internal memory is full To record to the internal memory select Yes and delete unwanted images Image management file error Cannot recover e Import all of the images to the computer with PMB and format the Memory Stick Duo media or the internal memory page 93 When you cannot import all of the images to the computer with PMB import all of the images to the computer without using PMB page 109 To view the images again with the camera export the imported images to the camera with PMB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 135 Recording function unavailable due to high internal temperature The camera temperature has risen You cannot record images until the temperature has dropped Recording has stopped due to increased camera temperature Recording has stopped due to a rise in temperature while recording a movie Please wait until the temperature goes down l e When you record movies for a long time the camera temperature rises In this case stop recording movies uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 13665 Using the camera abroad Power sources You can use the camera the battery charger supplied and the AC LSSK AC Adaptor sold separately in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V
69. indicate the available modes Mode dial pena 7 ita EASY EASY E WENET Scene Selection Selection ma E l Ea Ra 7 Y IL cwe v a v oc ee LM ELE WhiteBalance J e v j gin Underwater WhiteBalnce amp Bes oo o Lv l1 Y MeteringMode v v Poeni IL fF tT Smile Detection Sensitivity v fo hw FaceDeweetion maim E A ee dla us RedEyeReduction v mae eS v mo o i v Color Mode si Mode e Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nNalN xepu 1068 MENU items Viewing You can select the various viewing functions easily from the MENU button 1 Press the Playback button to switch to Control button playback mode 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen 3 Select the desired menu item with A W 4 on the control button 4 Press on the center of the control button e Playback button MENU button In the table below v indicates a function is available and that it is unavailable View Mode Memory Stick Duo media i ternal emory zl Q Pa Pa Menu items Date View Event View Favorites Folder View Folder View v v T Slideshow v Date List Ed Event List dep View Mode Ld Filter by Faces Add Remove Fa
70. ing the camera to your computer page 108 e Enjoying images using PMB and Music Transfer as follows Importing images to your computer Exporting images to the camera Entering the desired event name to Event List on the camera Editing images Displaying the shooting locations of still images on maps online this requires an Internet connection Creating a disc with the images shot this requires CD or DVD disc writing drive Printing or saving still images with the date Uploading images to a media service this requires an Internet connection Adding changing Music for slideshow using Music Transfer Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the Sony Customer Support Website http www sony net Yeas Yeas S U9 U00 sDunes nN3lN uoneJedo jo eiqe xepu 10468 Recommended computer environment For using PMB Microsoft Windows XP CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or and Music SP3 Windows Vista SP1 faster For playing editing the High Transfer Definition movies Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or faster Intel Pentium D 2 8 GHz or faster Intel Core Duo 1 66 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo 1 20 GHz or faster Memory 512 MB or more For playing editing the High Definition movies 1 GB or more Hard Disk Disk space required for installation approximately 500 MB Display Screen resoluti
71. inter that is not compliant with the PictBridge standard Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printer is compliant with PictBridge or not Check that the printer is turned on and can be connected to the camera e Set USB Connect to PictBridge page 90 Disconnect and connect the cable for multi use terminal again If an error message is indicated on the printer refer to the operating instructions supplied with the printer Yeas S U9 U09 Jo ejger uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 12865 Cannot print images Check that the camera and the printer are properly connected using the cable for multi use terminal Turn on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the printer f you select Exit during printing images may not be printed Disconnect and connect the cable for multi use terminal again If you still cannot print your images disconnect the cable for multi use terminal turn the printer off and then on then connect the cable for multi use terminal again Movies cannot be printed mages shot using other cameras or images modified with a computer may not be printed Printing is canceled e Confirm that you have disconnected the cable for multi use terminal before the T PictBridge Connecting mark disappears Cannot insert the date or print images in the index mode The printer does not provide these functions Consult the printer ma
72. ivity or Gourmet mode e When shooting movies or when Scene Selection is set to o High Sensitivity mode Flash in White Balance cannot be selected Under fluorescent lights that flicker the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select Fluorescent Light 1 Fluorescent Light 2 or Fluorescent Light 3 When shooting with a flash in other than Flash mode White Balance is set to Auto 4368 Continued CG Effects of lighting conditions The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions The color tones are adjusted automatically in the Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode but you can adjust color tones manually using the White Balance function Weatherlighting Dayligh Cloudy Characteristics of White standard Bluish Green tinged Reddish light i n wv uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo Yeas sbules NNAW xepu 4468 Underwater White Balance Adjusts the color tone when the camera is set to Underwater mode or Fg Underwater for movies 1 MENU gt dw me Underwater White Balance desired mode di Auto Automatically adjusts color tones underwater so they appear natural amp Underwater 1 Adjusts for underwater conditions where blue is strong E Underwater 2 Adjusts for underwater conditions where green is strong Depending on the color of the water the Underwater White Balance may not wor
73. k correctly even though you select Underwater 1 or Underwater 2 e Underwater White Balance cannot be selected when the flash mode is set to Flash On S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 4568 Focus You can change the focus method Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode AF stands for Auto Focus a function that adjusts the focus automatically 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto or RH Movie Mode 2 MENU mpg Focus desired mode BN Multi AF fay Center AF EJ Spot AF 0 5 m 1 0 m 3 0 m 7 0 m co unlimited distance When you use Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame automatically When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode a green frame is displayed around the area that 1s in focus AF range finder frame e When the Face Detection function is active AF Only for still image operates with priority on faces e When Scene Selection is set to gi Underwater mode focus operation is suited to underwater shooting When focus is achieved by half pressing the shutter button a large frame is displayed in green Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically Using the AF lock function together you can compose the a image the way you want AF range fin
74. l as possible Keep the eyes narrowed 9 Give a clear smile with an open mouth The smile is easier to detect when the teeth are showing The shutter operates when any person whose face is being detected smiles Youcan select or register the priority subject for face detection with Face Detection When the selected face is registered in the camera memory Smile Detection is performed only for that face To perform smile detection for a different face change the priority face with on the control button page 52 e Ifa smile is not detected set the Smile Detection Sensitivity in setting menu S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 2665 Zoom You can enlarge the image when shooting The camera s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 5x 1 Press the W T zoom button T button Press the T button to zoom in and the W button to zoom out yy When the zoom scale exceeds 5x see page 78 You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 2B Self Timer 1 Press e Self Timer on the control button 2 Select the desired mode with the control button Sore Self Timer Does not use the self timer Off amp y Self Timer Sets the 10 second delay self timer 10sec When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates To c
75. l images in the currently selected folder when the view mode is Eg Folder View This setting is fixed to Folder when the internal memory is used to record images Selects the playback speed and mood for slideshows A simple slideshow switching still images at a preset interval The playback interval is adjustable in Interval and you can thoroughly enjoy your images Nostalgic A moody slideshow reproducing the atmosphere of a movie scene Stylish A stylish slideshow proceeding at a middle tempo A high tempo slideshow suitable for active scenes n 6068 Specifies the music to be played during slideshows You can select more than one background music track Press V on the control button to display the volume control screen then press A V to adjust the volume Interval Sets the screen switching interval The setting is fixed to Auto when Simple is not selected as the Effects Sets the display interval of 1mages for a Simple slideshow fAuto The interval is set to suit the selected Effects item Turns slideshow repeat on or off v On Plays back images in a continuous loop Off After all the images have been played back the slideshow ends Qr Selecting background music You can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to play back during slideshow To transfer music install the Music Transfer software sup
76. l memory or Memory Stick Duo media is full Delete unnecessary images page 34 The battery level is low Insert charged battery pack The same image is shot several times REC Mode is set to Burst page 40 Or Scene Recognition is set to Advanced page 49 Cannot play back images e Press the gt Playback button The folder file name has been changed on your computer No guarantees are made for playing back on this camera files containing images which were processed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras The camera is in USB mode Delete the USB connection page 110 You may not be able to play back some images stored on the Memory Stick Duo media shot using other cameras Play such images in Folder View page 64 This is caused by copying images on your computer to the Memory Stick Duo media without using the PMB Play such images in Folder View page 64 Yeas S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 125 The date and time are not displayed The screen display is set to display images only Press the DISP screen display button to display information page 16 The image appears rough right after playback starts This may happen due to image processing This is not a malfunction Left and right sides of the screen are shown in black Auto Orientation is set to On page 80 Cannot display images in
77. lder Delete REC Folder Copy File Number Format File Number Area Setting Date amp Time Setting Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nN3alN xepu 12608 e Shooting Settings appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode Memory Stick Tool appears only when a Memory Stick Duo media is inserted in the camera while Internal Memory Tool appears only when a Memory Stick Duo media is not inserted S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nN3alN xepu 1368 dent fying parts 1 Shutter button 2 Q Smile button 26 Flash 4 ON OFF Power button 5 Speaker 6 Microphone Self timer lamp Smile Shutter lamp AF illuminator Lens 9 LCD screen For shooting W T zoom button 27 For viewing Q Playback zoom button E 2 Index button 32 33 111 Mode dial 15 112 Hook for wrist strap Playback button 31 Control button Menu on A W lt gt Menu off DISP S G 4 15 i Delete button 34 MENU button 10 Multi connector Tripod receptacle Battery Memory Stick Duo media cover Memory Stick Duo media slot 21 Access lamp 22 Battery eject lever Battery insertion slot S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 1468 Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired function Mode dial HH Movie Mode Allows you to record movies with audio p
78. ll HD quality PhotoTV HD allows for a highly detailed photo like expression of subtle textures and colors The settings are also required to be made on the TV For details refer to the operating instruction of the TV On TV color systems If you want to view images on a TV screen you need a TV with a video input jack and the 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 country or region where the camera is used NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM system Bulgaria France Guiana Iran Iraq Monaco Russia Ukraine etc S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 10385 Enjoying your Windows computer For details on using a Macintosh computer refer to Using your Macintosh computer page 113 nstalling the software as follows ur PMB Music Transfer Connect
79. mode Shoots images in 12M size Small Shoots images in 3M size When shooting movies The larger the image size the higher the image quality The higher the amount of data used per second average bit rate the smoother the playback image The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in MPEG 4 Approx 30fps Progressive AAC mp4 format Average bit rate Usage guidelines 4 1280x720 Fine 9 Mbps Shoot highest quality movie for display FINE on HDTV 720 1280x720 Standard 6 Mbps Shoot standard quality movie for display STD on HDTV VGA 3 Mbps Shoot at an image size suitable for WEB upload A telephoto image results when the VGA image size is selected for movies Movies with the size set to 1280x720 can only be recorded on a Memory Stick PRO Duo media When using recording media other than Memory Stick PRO Duo media set the movie image size to VGA On image quality and image size A digital image is made up of a collection of small dots called pixels If it contains a large number of pixels the image becomes large it takes up more memory and the image is displayed in fine detail Image size is shown by the number of pixels Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera the fine detail and data processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen Description of the pixels and the image size Image size 12M 400
80. nd print multiple images Do as following after step 2 D Select an image then press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be printed 2MENU OK gt 6 3 Desired item OK e Quantity Selects the number of copies of the specified image to be printed The designated number of images may not all fit onto a single sheet depending on the quantity of images Selects the number of images you want to print side by side on a sheet Selects the size of the printing sheet Selects Date or Day amp Time to insert the date and time on images When you choose Date the date will be inserted in the order you select by Date amp Time Setting of the camera This function may not be provided depending on the printer Do not disconnect the cable for multi use terminal while the amp amp PictBridge Connecting indicator appears on the screen S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 11965 Printing at a shop You can take a Memory Stick Duo media containing images shot with the camera to a photo printing service shop As long as the shop supports photo printing services conforming to the DPOF you can make a DPOF Print order mark on images in advance in viewing menu You cannot print images stored in the internal memory at a print shop directly from the camera Copy the images to a Memory Stick Duo media then take the Memory Stick Du
81. ndscape mode J Twilight mode or amp Fireworks mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode When you use AF illuminator the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame The AF illuminator emits very bright light Although there is no health hazard do not look directly into the AF illuminator emitter at close range S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 7628 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 Settings 4 Shooting Settings Grid Line desired mode on the control button On Displays the grid lines The grid lines are not recorded Of Does not display the grid lines S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 7108 Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom up to 5x When the zoom scale is exceeded the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU 225 Settings I Shooting Settings Digital Zoom desired mode on the control button v Smart sQ Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted according to the image size Sm
82. ng COMPUT ceni cede dene bi decanted set eria 108 PONET S rsen aeee ea E UEM Ufo pn 118 lp 101 Control DUON ise ttt neret tete 14 Conversion LENS nocendi dicte ne aridis 79 o cH 97 Create REC Folder sss 94 COSS FE enana eer etre n 69 o P 119 Date amp Time Setting sss 100 IPIE cR 62 IB v REOS 34 71 Delete REC Folder 2 itte toc 96 Demo Mode cet se decatacchacea dna biet oett 86 Digital Zoom 0 78 ll 16 Download Mousic ees 91 ipio m RET 57 E Easy SDoOOHTIB Lunes papiro erit itt ar Henna 22 Easy Viewing mode sss 23 Electronic transformer sse 137 jl c H 4l Je COAT RR TM 63 Exporting IMATE Sericini 110 EXPOSUTE PME 41 Expos re BACK Cla uoo iate oat 40 F Face Detection sess 52 File Number etocrtetirtrt tette NO 98 Filter Dy ACCS oferta bed wigis mimm d mcus inda 66 POENOS eroe ar ne E oon 20 Fisheye LENS RR NR RR 69 Flash Leve booger nea 54 POS EA AE E ATTS 30 39 lE E US IEI A E A IAE AEEA E 46 Folder CABE E aee N 95 Crean oeni 94 lU M Eea 96 Selec d 74 Format MUSIC 2c teret retentis E 92 OU AVN ose ees etiem btt dien e reum iut 93 Function Guide 7 sss 84 G CHONG c ounce SED UG NIRE TMUIR DOES EE SE TR nh 20 Cie DET T TI S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 14298 H Happy ACCS can
83. non etd E 69 H TOSO eoe citet ae tuii Dabei reda E 87 High Sensitivity T 20 EDSEOS EOD aucti pps ee Hebe prope ie pdoerasirbcemuts 7 Identifying parts 14 mage Index usse om etr RE Rh PR RA HARI s n 33 nate S Ac osea aed ihren dado edu 37 lisi 85 sel m s P 106 Intelligent Auto Adjustment 19 Internal Shelby testet e boobs ium 18 je OE 41 42 L Lando Cape aaa en enn eite des 20 Languace Sell usn tonta dU DUROS UU iei 83 LOD SCE iae sixties 16 M Macintosh computer 113 lube E 29 Mass SOL AGS uu eceeenea iei td fente dame eid sat 90 Memory Stick Duo media uu cece 138 hilo B 10 Meni BTOB ouest npn ne tee UU ER 10 Metering Mode sse 48 Mode dial rieo e 15 Movie M lder E 24 Movie shooting mode 7 sss 36 11 if d P 90 Natio NP ee toto dntodeititeded tenui basa ei 46 Multi connector sss 101 108 114 118 Multi pattern metering sss 48 Multi Purpose Resize sss 70 Musie Transl ereenn 112 115 N dr E AE A A 88 0 Optical ZOON seer 27 78 S QR 105 113 dl rc 88 Partal C OO teet ien a aes et cetus 69 0o 104 PiCUBTIOSE sosser abier 90 118 PIXEL a E E 38 Da DIOE e R HUE 31 Playback ZOOH uere otis cus Diii 32 gl Pa 107 Precision di
84. ns is determined by the camera y indicates a function is available and that it is unavailable The 1cons below Flash indicate the available flash modes Some functions are not available depending on the Scene Selection mode Face Detection Red Eye Smile Reduction Shutter xl Flash for White Balance cannot be selected x2 Off for Face Detection cannot be selected You can use Underwater White Balance instead of White Balance S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2168 Easy Shooting Allows you shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions The settings you can change are Image Size Flash and Self Timer The text size increases and indicators become easier to see S U9 U09 jo ejqep 1 Set the mode dial to EASY Easy Shooting 2 Shoot with the shutter button os Note X The battery charge is used up more quickly because the screen brightness increases automatically O z ete S C Changing Image Size Flash and Self Timer settings Image Size MENU Image Size on the control button desired mode TI Select between Large or Small size m ra Self Timer V on the control button desired mode T Select between On 10 sec or Off mode SS a Flash 4 on the control button desired mode ce Select between Flash Auto or Flash Off mode o MENU Flash on the control button desired mode 0 Select between Auto or
85. nufacturer as to whether the printer provides these functions or not The date may not be inserted in the index mode depending on the printer Consult the printer manufacturer is printed on the date inserted part of the image The image does not have the recording data so the date cannot be inserted Set Date to Off and print the image again page 119 Cannot select the print size Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printer can provide the desired size Cannot print the image at the size selected When you use paper of a different size after connecting the printer to the camera disconnect and then reconnect the cable for multi use terminal The print setting of the camera differs from that of the printer Change the setting of either the camera page 119 or the printer Cannot operate the camera after cancelling printing Wait for a while as the printer is carrying out the cancellation It may take some time depending on the printer uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 12965 The lens gets fogged Moisture condensation has occurred Turn off the camera and leave it for about an hour before using it The camera turns off with the lens portion extended The battery pack is discharged Replace it with a charged battery pack then turn the camera on again Do not attempt to force the lens that has stopped moving Th
86. o media to the print shop page 97 Consult your photo printing service shop as to what types of Memory Stick Duo media they handle f a Memory Stick Duo media is not handled by your photo printing service shop copy the images you want to print out to another medium such as a CD R and take it to the shop The Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor sold separately may be necessary Consult your photo printing service shop Before you take image data to a shop always copy back up your data to a disk You cannot set the number of prints When you want to superimpose dates on images consult your photo printing service shop uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 12065 Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the camera try the following solutions Q Check the items on pages 122 to 130 If a code such as C E LILI L IL T appears on the screen see page 131 Remove the battery pack wait for about one minute re insert the battery pack then turn on the power Initialize the settings page 85 Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility On repairing cameras with internal memory or Music files function included data in the camera may be checked on minimum necessity to verify and improve the malfunction symptoms Sony will not copy or save any of those data Additional information on this product and answers to frequently a
87. o bright Adjust the brightness of the backlight page 16 The image is too dark You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject Select the metering mode page 48 or adjust the exposure page 41 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 12468 The image is too bright Adjust the exposure page 41 The image colors are not correct e Set Color Mode to Normal page 58 Adjust the White Balance page 43 Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject The smear phenomenon is occurring and white black red purple or other streaks appear on the image This phenomenon is not a malfunction Noise appears in the image when you view the screen in a dark place The camera is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening the image under conditions of low illumination There is no effect on the recorded image The eyes of the subject come out red e Set Red Eye Reduction to Auto or On page 56 e Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the flash range using the flash Light the room and shoot the subject Retouch the image using Retouch Red Eye Correction in viewing menu page 68 or correct using PMB Dots appear and remain on the screen e This is not a malfunction These dots are not recorded Cannot shoot images in succession The interna
88. o page 141 for details S U9 U09 Jo ejger uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 12295 Shooting still images movies Cannot record images Check the free capacity of the internal memory or Memory Stick Duo media If it is full do one of the following Delete unnecessary images page 34 Change the Memory Stick Duo media You cannot record images while charging the flash e When shooting a still image set the mode dial to other than RH Movie Mode e Set the mode dial to HH Movie Mode when shooting movies Movies with the size set to 1280x720 can only be recorded on a Memory Stick PRO Duo media When using recording media other than Memory Stick PRO Duo media set the movie image size to VGA The camera is in Smile Shutter demonstration mode Set Demo Mode to Off Smile Shutter function does not work No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected Demo Mode is set to On Set Demo Mode to Off page 86 The subject is not visible on the screen e The camera is set to the playback mode Press gt Playback button to switch to the shooting mode Anti blur function does not work e The anti blur function does not work when x appears on the display The anti blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes e Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down do not press it fully down suddenly Confirm that the Conv
89. on 1 024 x 768 dots or more Video memory 32 MB or more Recommended 64 MB or more For importing Microsoft Windows 2000 USB jack Provided as standard images Professional SP4 Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Starter Edition is not supported The computer environment must also satisfy the operating requirements of the OS Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi boot environment Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time some devices including the camera may not operate depending on the types of USB devices you are using Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant There are four modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer Auto default setting Mass Storage PictBridge and PTP MTP modes This section describes the Auto and Mass Storage as examples For details on PictBridge and PTP MTP see page 90 When your computer resumes from a suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may n
90. on the Menu screen to display the image in portrait position S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu O68 Auto Review Displays the recorded image on the screen for approximately two seconds immediately after shooting a still image 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU 225 Settings I Shooting Settings Auto Review desired mode on the control button v On Uses the Auto Review Shooting another image without delay When you press the shutter button halfway down the display of the recorded image disappears and you can shoot another image immediately even if Auto Review is set to On Continuing to view an Auto Review image When you keep the shutter button pressed down after shooting the Auto Review image remains displayed for as long as the shutter button remains pressed down S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 901608 Beep Selects or turns off the sound produced when you operate the camera 1 MENU 223 Settings T Main Settings Beep desired mode on the control button Shutter Turns on the shutter sound when you press the shutter button vV Migh Turns on the beep shutter sound when you press the control shutter button flow If you want to lower the volume select Low Off Turns off the beep shutter sound S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu
91. ooting Viewing with easy to see indicators Printing images with the date Changing date and time settings Initializing settings Printing images Ace 41 mee zite E 46 Face D tecllOfis ssi eee iota tob ehi so oS se bqis r ae ise 52 Image Size 37 BIST TI LI 34 71 E 2721222210015 1 93 Playback zoom eene 32 Trimming mHH eee 68 Eie C D CO 68 Multi Purpose Resize M S 70 SIGS el TT 60 Easy Shooting eee 22 Using the PMB Picture Motion Browser 107 Area Setting 99 Date amp Time Setting 100 InitialiZe rette 85 ORIS T ETE T 117 QGB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Viewing on TVs Information about optional accessories Viewing images on a TV m8 Cyber shot Step up Guide QGB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJeos uoneJedo xepu MENU Settings Search MENU items Shooting You can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu Control button screen 2 Select the desired menu item with A W 4 on the control button 3 Press the MENU button to turn off the Menu screen MENU button In the table below y indicates a function is available and that it is unavailable The icons below SCN and R3
92. orm a demonstration View a demonstration of Scene Recognition 1 Point the camera at the subject When Scene Recognition is performed the icon and a description of the recognized scene appear on the screen 2 Press the shutter button The image is recorded as a normal shooting View a demonstration of Smile Shutter 1 Press Smile button 2 Point the camera at the subject The camera automatically operates the shutter when a smiling face is detected but no image is recorded 3 Press amp Smile button again to exit the demo mode e Auto Review is fixed to On e REC Mode is fixed to Normal When demonstrating Scene Recognition mode the Scene Recognition setting is fixed to Auto Although you can release the shutter in Smile Shutter demo mode no image is recorded S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 0608 COMPONENT Selects the video signal output type from SD and HD 10801 when you connect the camera and TV using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately according to the TV connected Use a Type2b compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable 1 MENU 22 Settings T Main Settings COMPONENT desired mode on the control button v HD 10801 Select this item to connect the camera to a 1080i capable High Definition TV Select this item to connect the camera to a TV that is not compatible with an HD 10801 signal When shooting movies in the condition wi
93. ot recover at the same time Yeas S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 10565 Installing the software supplied You can install the supplied software PMB Music Transfer using the following procedure 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive The installation menu screen appears e f it does not appear double click Computer in Windows XP My Computer SONYPICTUTIL f the AutoPlay screen appears select Run Install exe and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to proceed with the installation Click Install The Choose Setup Language screen appears Select the desired language then click Next The License Agreement screen appears Read the license agreement carefully If you agree click the radio button CO changes to e then Next Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation When the restarting confirmation message appears restart the computer following the instructions on the screen DirectX may be installed depending on the system environment of your computer Hemove the CD ROM after the installation is complete The short cut icons for 5 PMP and ab PMB Guide are created on the desktop ul Double click these icons to start the wd Log on as Administrator S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoyeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 10665 On
94. plied to your computer For details see pages 112 and 115 e You can record up to four pieces of music on the camera The 4 preset pieces Musicl Music4 can be replaced with the ones you transferred A maximum length of each music file for music playback of the camera is about 5 minutes f you cannot play back a music file due to damage or other malfunctions of the file execute Format Music page 92 and transfer the music again S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sBumes nNalN xepu 6168 Date List This feature selects the date to be played back when using Date View Step 2 is unnecessary when Date View is already set 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU ge View Mode Date View on the control button 3 MENU Date List 6 4 Select the date you want to display This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images On the Date List screen e Select the month you want to display with 4 v e To exit from Date List select X with the control button then press S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 6268 Event List This feature selects the event group to be played back when using Event View You can enter a desired event name for each group using the PMB software supplied For details on entering th
95. press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be printed Select an image with a Y mark to release the Y mark 2MENU OK The DPOF Print order mark cannot be added to movies or to images in the internal memory e You can add a DPOF Print order mark to a maximum 999 images Clearing the DPOF mark Select the image to clear the DPOF registration then press on the control button in the same procedure as when making a DPOF mark The DPOF mark disappears and the DPOF registration is cleared S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 738 Select Folder When multiple folders are created in Memory Stick Duo media this selects the folder containing the image you want to play back Step 2 is unnecessary when Folder View is already set 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU qa View Mode a Folder View 6 on the control button 3 MENU F4 Select Folder 4 Select the folder with lt gt 5 OK e e This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images Q Viewing images across multiple folders When multiple folders are created the following indicators appear on the first and last images in the folder Moves to the previous folder y Moves to the next folder ft Moves to either the previous or next folders S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xep
96. ra to the computer pages 108 and 114 The computer recognizes the Memory Stick PRO Duo media Yeas S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 12665 Your computer does not recognize the camera When the battery level is low insert the charged battery pack or use the AC adaptor sold separately e Set USB Connect to Auto or Mass Storage page 90 Use the cable for multi use terminal supplied Disconnect the cable for multi use terminal from both the computer and the camera and connect it again firmly Disconnect all equipment other than the camera the keyboard and the mouse from the USB connectors of your computer Connect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other device S U9 U09 Jo JqeL O NO Cannot import images S mod Connect the camera and your computer correctly making a USB connection page 108 S When you shoot images with a Memory Stick Duo media formatted by a computer you may not be 2 able to import the images to a computer Shoot using a Memory Stick Duo media formatted by the camera page 93 lt After making a USB connection PMB does not start automatically D u e Make the USB connection after the computer is turned on D C oon oo Cannot play back images on your computer f you are using PMB refer to PMB Guide page 107 Consult the computer or software m
97. ree tedio tess 121 ip Gade ete 101 e Dl reete eret dfut aD en n nO RES 20 Twilight Portrait sss 20 U Dader HIE E eod See a omen cee ener 20 Underwater White Balance 45 Unsharp masking sssssseeee 68 USB CONNEC aaepe iot p rh e hisar ieie 90 Using the camera abroad 137 V io e Q 37 Video OU E 88 View ModE 64 W Warning indicators and messages 131 White DOO E osos ed cardi Rt iD atas 43 Wide Zoom DiSplIay iuuu teet ertet 89 Windows computer 104 Z VL OTT NEN NUR PT 27 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 144858 Notes on the License C Library Expat and zlib software are provided in the camera We provide this software based on license agreements with their owners of copyright Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Read licensel pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of C Library Expat and zlib software THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR 1 ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO AND OR 141 DECODING MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED I
98. rged images You can save an enlarged image by using the trimming function Press MENU Retouch Trimming Shows the displayed area of the whole image S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 32GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Press the EZ Index button to display the image index screen Press the button again to display an index screen with even more images 3 To return to the single image screen select an image with the control button then press When the mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting you cannot view images in index mode Displaying images of the desired date event folder Select the left side bar with the control button then select the desired date event folder with A V S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 33GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion You can also delete images from the MENU button page 71 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 im Delete button desired mode on the control button This Image Deletes the currently displayed image in single image mode Allows you to select and delete multiple images Do as the following after step 2 Multiple Images DSelect an image then press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be deleted Select an image with a
99. rk image when skewed to the left side Number of pixels Q Brightness r Laid HE M o Dark Bright 1 Press DISP screen display on the control button then select Bright Histogram The histogram also appears when playing back a single image but you cannot adjust the exposure The histogram does not appear while recording movies playing back movies viewing vertical orientation images or rotated still images A large difference in the histogram displayed during shooting and playback may occur when The flash strobes The shutter speed is slow or fast The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbules NNAW xepu 1 68 Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 11 MB of internal memory This memory is not removable Even when there is no Memory Stick Duo media inserted in the camera you can record images using this internal memory S U9 U09 Jo JqeL When a Memory Stick Duo media is inserted Recording Images are recorded on the Memory Stick Duo media Playback Images on the Memory Stick Duo media are oS X played back D S Menu Settings etc Various functions can be o zi performed on images on the Memory Stick Duo media 3 When there is no Memory Stick Duo media inserted TI Recording Images are recorded using the internal CD ra memor
100. rocessed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras Read only folder You have selected a folder that cannot be set as a recording folder on the camera Select another folder page 95 File protected Release the protection page 72 Yeas S U9 U09 jo age uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 133 Image size over limit You are playing back an image with size that cannot be played back on the camera Unable to detect face for retouch You may not be able to retouch the image depending on the image y Vibration warning indicator Camera shake may occur due to insufficient light Use the flash turn on the anti blur function or mount the camera on a tripod to secure the camera Turn the power off and on again e The lens malfunction Maximum number of images already selected Up to 100 files can be selected when using Multiple Images e Up to 999 files can be selected when using Al in Date Range All in Event All in Favorites or All in This Folder e Up to 999 files can be registered as Favorites images and you can add DPOF Print order marks to up to 999 files Cancel the selection Low battery power When copying a image recorded in the internal memory to the Memory Stick Duo media use a fully charged battery Printer busy Paper error No paper Ink error Low ink No ink Check the printer Printer error Ch
101. s activated the flash strobes automatically to reduce the red eye phenomenon On The flash always strobes to reduce the red eye phenomenon Off Does not use Red Eye Reduction p D c YW oo Red Eye Reduction cannot be selected during Easy Shooting Movie Mode or Smile Shutter To avoid blurring of images hold the camera firmly until the shutter is released It usually takes a second Q after you press the shutter button Be also sure not to allow the subject to move during this period o Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and conditions such as distance to the subject or if the subject looked away from the pre strobe f you do not use the Face Detection function Red Eye Reduction does not work even when you select Auto m Q D gt lt what causes the red eye phenomenon Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon Camera Eye AZ Retina Other ways to reduce red eye e Select o High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection The flash is set to Flash Off automatically When the eyes of the subject turn out red correct the image with Retouch Red Eye Correction on the viewing menu or with the supplied software PMB 56GB DRO The camera analyzes the shooting scene and automatically corrects the brightne
102. sked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net Click one of the following items to jump to the page explaining the symptom and cause or the appropriate corrective action Battery pack and power 122 Internal memory 128 Shooting still images movies 123 Printing ex 128 Viewing images 125 PictBridge compliant printer 128 Deleting ence W267 Othierec a 130 Computers 0e eee 126 Warning indicators and messages Memory Stick Duo media NE d DQOQLLGUGUGHGGG UL AQ 131 S U9 U09 jo ejqep uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 121 Battery pack and power Cannot insert the battery pack Insert the battery pack correctly by pushing the battery eject lever Cannot turn on the camera e After inserting the battery pack into the camera it may take a few moments for the camera to power up e Insert the battery pack correctly e The battery pack is discharged Insert a charged battery pack e The battery pack is dead page 140 Replace it with a new one e Use a recommended battery pack The power turns off suddenly e Depending on the camera and battery temperature the power may turn off automatically to protect the camera In this case a message is displayed on the LCD screen before the power turns off f you
103. ss and contrast to improve the image quality DRO stands for Dynamic Range Optimizer a function that automatically optimizes the difference between light and dark parts of an image 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto 2 MENU i DRO desired mode E uj Off rn DRO Adjusts the b Ee and contrast of the images automatically ee DRM DRO plus Adjusts image brightness and contrast automatically and strongly Depending on shooting conditions it may not be possible to obtain correction effects Only ISO AUTO or values from ISO 80 to ISO 800 can be set for the ISO value when DRO plus is set S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo1eegs sbumes nNalN xepu D768 Color Mode You can change the brightness of the image accompanied by effects S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto or RH Movie Mode 2 MENU 7 f Color Mode desired mode C t Normal Sets the image to standard color f vt Vivid Sets the image to bright and deep color st Sepia Sets the image to sepia color uoJees uoneJedo Hwt B amp W Sets the image to black and white e Only Normal Sepia or B amp W can be selected when shooting movies 58GB SteadyShot Selects the anti blur mode 1 MENU qii SteadyShot desired mode v wy Shooting Activates the anti blur function when pressing the shutter button halfway down i Con
104. t conditions reducing blur uoJees uoneJedo e Soft Snap Allows you to shoot images with a softer atmosphere for portraits and flowers etc AA Landscape Allows easy shooting of distant scenes by focusing in the distance Shoots vivid blue sky and flora colors a Twilight Portrait Allows you to shoot sharp images of people with the night view in the background without compromising the atmosphere 2 Twilight Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings d Gourmet Shifts to Macro mode allowing you to shoot food arrangements in delicious and bright color X Beach Allows you to record the blue of the water clearly when shooting seaside or lakeside scenes uoyeeg sbumes nNalN xepu e Snow Allows you to record clear images preventing sunken colors in snowy scenes or other places where the whole screen appears white s Fireworks Allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor CN Underwater Allows you to shoot underwater in natural colors in housing Marine pack etc Continued e When you shoot images using amp Twilight Portrait J Twilight or amp Fireworks mode the shutter speed is slower and the images tend to blur To prevent blurring the use ub a tripod is recommended Functions you can use in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition a combination of functio
105. ted Memory Stick Duo media cannot be used in the camera page 138 The Memory Stick Duo media is damaged The terminal section of the Memory Stick Duo media is dirty Memory Stick type error The inserted Memory Stick Duo media cannot be used in the camera page 138 This Memory Stick may not record or play The inserted Memory Stick Duo media cannot be used in the camera page 138 Cannot access Memory Stick Access denied You are using the Memory Stick Duo media with the access controlled Error formatting internal memory Error formatting Memory Stick Format the media again page 93 Memory Stick locked You are using the Memory Stick Duo media with the write protect switch and the switch is set to the LOCK position Set the switch to the recording position No memory space on Memory Stick No memory space on internal memory Delete unnecessary images or files page 34 Read only Memory Stick The camera cannot record or delete images on this Memory Stick Duo media uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 13295 No images No images that can be played back have been recorded in the internal memory No images that can be played back have been recorded in this folder of the Memory Stick Duo media When images recorded with other cameras cannot be played back on this camera view the images in
106. th the camera and a TV connected using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately the image being shot is not displayed in the TV side S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 8758 Video Out Sets the video signal output according to the TV color system of the connected video equipment The TV color systems differ depending on the country and region To view images on a TV screen check the TV color system of the country or region of use page 103 1 MENU 225 Settings T Main Settings Video Out desired mode on the control button NTSC Sets the video output signal to NTSC mode e g for the USA Japan PAL Sets the video output signal to PAL mode e g for Europe China S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 98GB Wide Zoom Display During playback on High Definition TV still images at a 4 3 and 3 2 aspect ratio are played at a 16 9 aspect ratio In this case the top and bottom of the image will be slightly cropped Camera LCD screen TV screen with Wide Zoom display Display 1 MENU amp Settings T Main Settings Wide Zoom Display desired mode on the control button Plays at a 16 9 aspect ratio Does not use Wide Zoom Display Wide Zoom Display is not available for movies 16 9 images and portrait vertical images The image displayed on the LCD screen of the camera does not change S U
107. the camera near a window or outdoors Do not press against the LCD screen The screen may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction mages may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location This is not a malfunction Becareful not to bump the movable lens and be careful not to apply force to it The images used in this Handbook The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images and are not actual images shot using this camera On Illustrations Illustrations used in this Handbook are of the DSC W290 unless noted otherwise 3 G8 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJeeg uoneJedo uoyeegs sbumes nNalN xepu Table of contents Notes on using the camera ohooting Viewing How to use this handbook eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 Notes on using the Game a ereinen LO 3 Operation rect ved iada ore CUIU Ta MISSUS 7 MENU Settings SEATON aa eeina 10 Identifying parts MM 14 Using the mode dial Ee 15 Changing the DISP screen display setting 16 Using the internal memory Me 18 Intelligent Auto Adjustment M TEE 19 Scene S le cllO 9v voter eroe ya v VERE NR RI RUE Sed saves 20 Easy Shooting Q 22 Miel 2119192 2 151 175 0 0 pm 24 Program emer asi ter en ore re re errr er 25 Smile SUT eneee 26 LOOV OO ee 27 Gelf IME vwcicnwe souteanise cess decdeesetdcadnostenseedersnitoheoesers 28 MAC reos ee ree 29 EIER T S VLLL
108. tically takes one more shot If eyes are open in the second image only the second image is recorded For details on the Anti Blink function see What is the Anti Blink function e Scene Recognition does not function when using digital zoom When the recording mode is set to Burst or when the Smile Shutter function is activated Scene Recognition is fixed to Auto The available flash settings are Flash Auto and Flash Off e 0 Twilight using a tripod scenes sometimes cannot be recognized in an environment where vibrations are transferred to the camera even though it is fixed on a tripod e Sometimes a slow shutter results when a scene is recognized as a Twilight using a tripod Keep the camera still during shooting The Scene Recognition icon appears regardless of the screen display settings These scenes may not be recognized depending on the situation Continued Yeas S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 4968 What is the Anti Blink function When set to Advanced and the camera recognizes amp Portrait the camera automatically takes one more shot if closed eyes are detected If eyes are open in the second image only the second image is recorded If eyes are closed in both images the message Blinked eye detected 1s displayed and only the first image is recorded S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uo1ees uoneJjedo xepu P GB Smile Detection Sensitivity
109. tings T Main Settings Download Music OK on the control button The message Connect to PC appears 2 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer then start Music Transfer 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to change music files S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 968 Format Music You can delete all the background music files stored in the camera It can be used in cases such as when the background music files are damaged and cannot be played 1 MENU 225 Settings T Main Settings Format Music OK on the control button Restoring the music preset at the factory to the camera You can use Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied to reset music files to the preset ones DMake a USB connection between the camera and a computer Start Music Transfer then restore the default music e For details on using Music Transfer see the help in Music Transfer S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 9268 Format Formats the Memory Stick Duo media or the internal memory A commercially available Memory Stick Duo media is already formatted and can be used immediately 1 MENU gt 2 Settings W Memory Stick Tool or amp Internal Memory Tool Format OK on the control button Note that formatting permanently erases all data including even protected images S U
110. tinuous Always activates the anti blur function You can stabilize images even when zooming up a far subject qi Off Does not use anti blur mode n Intelligent Auto Adjustment Easy Shooting mode or Scene Selection is set to M Gourmet mode SteadyShot is fixed to Shooting e SteadyShot is fixed to Continuous while the Smile Shutter function is activated For movies you can set Continuous or Off only The default setting for movies is Continuous The battery charge is used up more quickly in Continuous mode than in Shooting mode Hints for preventing blur The camera moved accidentally when you took the image This is called Camera shake On the other hand if the subject moved when you took the image it is called subject blur Besides camera shake and subject blur occur frequently under low light or slow shutter speed conditions such as those encountered in Twilight Portrait or J Twilight mode In such case shoot with the below tips in mind Camera shake Your hands or body shake while you hold the camera and press the shutter button and the entire screen is blurred Usea tripod or place the camera on a flat surface to hold the camera steady e Shoot with a 2 second delay self timer and stabilize the camera by holding your arms firmly at your side after pressing the shutter button Subject blur Even though the camera is steady the subject moves during the exposure so t
111. tly set area differs from your home area you must make the Area Setting Destination You use the camera set to the time at your destination Set the destination area C Changing Area Setting Setting a frequently visited destination lets you easily adjust the time when you visit that destination Area Setting Home L Tokyo Seoul e Destination L2 L Lisbon London 2009 01 01 12 00 PM NOs L GMT 0 0 7 Daylight Saving icon aimed On the icon turns white Select the area part for Destination then press on the control button Z Select an area with on the control button and select Daylight Savings time with A V Lisbon London If Daylight Savings is set to S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu QQGB Date amp Time Setting Sets the date and time again 1 MENU 225 Settings Clock Settings Date amp Time Setting desired setting on the control button Date amp Time Format You can select the date and time display format Daylight Savings You can select Daylight Savings On Off Date amp Time You can set the date and time The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images By using PMB in the CD ROM supplied you can print or save images with the date S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 10065 Viewing images on a TV You c
112. to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Do not use an electronic transformer travel converter as this may cause a malfunction S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu oe On the Memory Stick Duo media A Memory Stick Duo media is a compact portable IC recording medium The types of Memory Stick Duo media that can be used with the camera are listed in the table below However proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all Memory Stick Duo media functions Memory Stick media type Recording Playback Memory Stick Duo without MagicGate Memory Stick Duo with MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo xl High speed data transfer using a parallel interface is not supported x2 Memory Stick Duo media MagicGate Memory Stick Duo media and Memory Stick PRO Duo media are equipped with MagicGate functions MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology Data recording playback that requires MagicGate functions cannot be performed with the camera x3 1280x720 size movies can be recorded This camera does not support 8 bit parallel data transfer It performs the same 4 bit parallel data transfer as the Memory Stick PRO Duo media This product is compatible with Memory Stick Micro media M2 M2 is an abbreviation for Memory Stick Micro media A Memory Stick Duo media formatted with a computer is not guarant
113. ts recorded images against accidental erasure The on mark is displayed for registered images 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Protect desired mode on the control button Ot This Image Protects the currently displayed image in single image mode CA Multiple You can select and protect multiple images Images Do as the following after step 2 Select an image then press Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be protected Select an image with a Y mark to release the Y mark 2MENU OK gt OTo cancel the protection Select the image for which you want to cancel protection and unlock it by pressing on the control button as the same procedure to protect it The om indicator disappears and the protection is released S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 7268 DPOF DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a function that allows you to specify the images of Memory Stick Duo media that you want to print out later The DPOF Print order mark is displayed for registered images 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU DPOF desired mode on the control button DPOF This Image Orders printing the currently displayed image in single image mode DPOF Multiple You can select and order printing multiple images Images Do as the following after step 2 D Select an image then
114. u 468 Rotate Rotates a still image Use this to display a horizontal orientation image in vertical orientation RRRR Dw 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU P Rotate on the control button 3 Rotate the image with 7 lt gt 4 OK e You cannot rotate movies or protected still images You may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras When viewing images on a computer the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the software S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 7558 AF Illuminator The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked The bon indicator appears at this time 1 Set the camera to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings I Shooting Settings AF Illuminator desired mode on the control button v Auo Uses the AF illuminator Off Does not use AF illuminator Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject regardless of whether light fails to reach the center of the subject You cannot use the AF illuminator when Focus is set to Semi manual mode Conversion Lens is set to a mode other than Off A La
115. u can create various images by adjusting the exposure and the ISO sensitivity Exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter Shutter speed Length of time the camera receives light Exposure Aperture Size of the opening allowing light to pass through M 4 ISO sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index Recording sensitivity uo9Jeegs sbumes nNalN Overexposure too much light Whitish image xepu Lower EV setting Correct exposure Higher EV setting Underexposure too little light Darker image 4168 ISO Adjusts the luminous sensitivity 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto or SCN Scene Selection Underwater 2 MENU is ISO desired mode AUTO noo Auto Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically Soe ETS You can reduce image blurring in dark locations or moving subjects ISO ISO ISO i TEMA a ol 45D0la300 by increasing ISO sensitivity select a larger number SO settings other than ISO AUTO ISO 80 to ISO 800 cannot be selected when the recording mode is set to Burst or Exposure Bracket mode or when DRO is set to DRO plus Adjusting ISO Sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index ISO sensitivity is a speed rating for recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light Even when the exposure is the same images differ depending on the ISO sensitivity High ISO sensitivity Records a
116. vorites L Retouch mij Multi Purpose El P ms J Cc em Cc c Protect iiy Print Ex Rotate 4 Select Folder pov ov v pov _v xw p py fy pov v ee Un J m de nj un Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen When the mode dial is set to EASY Easy Shooting if you press MENU the Delete screen appears You can select between Delete Single Image or Delete All Images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nN3lN 2 Q D X 1168 Setting items You can change the settings on the z Settings screen 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen 2 Select amp Settings with W on the control button then press 6 on the center of the control button to display the setup screen 3 Select the desired category with A V then press gt to select each item then 6 4 Select the desired setting Categories i Shooting Settings T Main Settings aga Memory Stick Tool amp Internal Memory Tool Clock Settings Control button MENU button then press AF Illuminator Grid Line Digital Zoom Conversion Lens Auto Orientation Auto Review Beep Language Setting Function Guide Initialize Demo Mode COMPONENT Video Out Wide Zoom Display USB Connect Download Music Format Music Format Create REC Folder Change REC Fo
117. when the subject being shot is too bright or too dark S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 54GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to aa Soft Snap mode and the subject blinks while shooting an image the camera automatically takes one more shot If eyes are open in the second image only the second image is recorded 1 Set the mode dial to SCN Scene Selection 2 Select g Soft Snap 3 MENU Anti Blink desired mode qd e Auto When Face Detection is active the Anti Blink function operates so that images with the subject s eyes open are recorded i e Off Does not use the Anti Blink function Anti Blink does not function in the following situations When using the flash During burst or bracket shooting When the Face Detection function does not work When the Smile Shutter function is activated e Sometimes Anti Blink function does not work depending on the situation When the Anti Blink function is set to Auto but only images with the subject s eyes closed are recorded the message Blinked eye detected is displayed on the LCD screen Shoot again as necessary S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 55GB Hed Eye Reduction The flash strobes two or more times before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon when using the flash S U9 U09 Jo JqeL O NO E Oe 2 O 2 PAN Auto When the Face Detection function i
118. with the eRe seis Lo pep ges control button gt Adjust the desired length to retouch with the W T zoom button OK gt Decides the center point for expressing movement in the still image Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button MENU Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W T zoom button OK gt Softens the image by blurring the focus and lowering the surrounding light so that it appears as if it was taken by an old camera CD Select the level of retouch with the control button Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W T zoom button OK This feature puts a smile on a person s face Select the level of retouch with the control button OK Retouching may not be possible depending on the image e Movies cannot be retouched uoJees S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 6965 Multi Purpose Resize You can change the aspect ratio and size of the shooting images then record them as the new files You can convert images to the 16 9 aspect ratio for high definition viewing and to the VGA size for blog or e mail attachments S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Dj Multi Purpose Resize desired mode on the nS control button gt S 3 Zoom to the range you want to trim with the
119. with the control button G9 You may not be able to correct the red eye phenomenon depending on the image Ig Unsharp Sharpens the image within a masking chosen frame Select the area frame of the desired image to retouch with the control button MENU OK 0 Depending on the image sufficient correction may not be applied and the image quality may deteriorate Soft Focus Blurs the periphery around a chosen point to signalize a subject D Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button MENU Select the level of retouch gt Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W T zoom button OK Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 6965 Partial Color s Fisheye Lens Cross Filter E Radial Blur Retro Happy Faces surrounds a chosen point in monochrome to signalize a subject CD Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button MENU Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W T zoom button OK gt Applies a fisheye effect around a chosen point Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button MENU Select the level of retouch OK 6 Adds starburst effects to light sources Zu mm a C eos aeo r Pr Cx XK 4 XX Select the level of retouch
120. xed to Multi while the Smile Shutter function is activated S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbules NNAW xepu 48GB Scene Recognition The camera automatically detects shooting conditions and then takes the shot When a face is detected the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the face movement to reduce subject blur Face Motion Detection Scene Recognition icon The camera recognizes the following types of scenes When the camera determines the optimal scene it displays the corresponding icon J Twilight amp Twilight Portrait 89 Twilight using a tripod E Backlight amp Backlight Portrait AA Landscape c Macro e Portrait Example of an image where Backlight has activated 1 Set the mode dial to 1f Intelligent Auto Adjustment 2 MENU igi Scene Recognition desired mode oS iE Auto When the camera recognizes the scene it switches to the optimal settings and shoots the image ig When the camera recognizes the scene it switches to the optimal Advanced settings If the camera recognizes J Twilight a Twilight Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod F3 Backlight or amp Backlight Portrait it automatically changes the setting and shoots another image f two images are recorded Auto Review displays them tiled vertically When the subject blinks while set to Advanced and the camera recognizes gy Portrait the camera automa
121. y Memory Stick PRO Duo media with a capacity up to 16 GB have been confirmed to operate properly with the camera Notes on using Memory Stick Micro media sold separately To use a Memory Stick Micro media with the camera be sure to insert the Memory Stick Micro media into an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size If you insert a Memory Stick Micro media into the camera without an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size you might not be able to remove it from the camera Do not leave the Memory Stick Micro media within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it Yeas S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 13965 On the battery pack On charging the battery pack We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F The battery pack may not be effectively charged in temperatures outside this range Effective use of the battery pack Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings So in cold places the operational time of the battery pack is shorter We recommend the following to ensure longer battery pack use Put the battery pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up and insert it in the camera immediately before you start shooting The battery pack will run out quickly if you use the flash or zoom frequently Werecommend having spare battery packs handy for two or thre
122. y D C5 Playback Images stored in the internal memory are played o D back Menu Settings etc Various functions can be performed on images in the internal memory On image data stored in the internal memory _ 2 We recommend that you copy back up data without error using one of the following methods D To copy back up data on a hard disk of your computer Perform the procedure on pages 108 to 109 without a Memory Stick Duo media inserted in the camera To copy back up data on a Memory Stick Duo media Prepare a Memory Stick Duo media with sufficient free capacity then perform the procedure explained in Copy page 97 e You cannot transfer image data on a Memory Stick Duo media to the internal memory By making a USB connection between the camera and a computer with a cable for multi use terminal you can transfer data stored in the internal memory to a computer However you cannot transfer data on a computer to the internal memory 1865 Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically 1 Set the mode dial to 18g Intelligent Auto Adjustment 2 Shoot with the shutter button Flash mode is set to Flash Auto or Flash Off On Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image Scene Recognition icon

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