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© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-132-058- 11 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-HX1 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence.
2 GB Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd the s erial nu mber in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever you c all upon your So ny dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. DSC-HX1 Serial No.
3 GB • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs pr omptly as described in the inst ructions. [ Batter y charger Even if t he CHARGE lamp is not lit, the batter y charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket).
4 GB [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential ins tallation.
5 GB [ Disp osal of wa ste ba tt eri es (applic able in the European Unio n a nd ot her Eur ope an countries with sepa rate coll ecti on sy stems ) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste.
6 GB Table of contents Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .. 8 Gettin g start ed ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ......... 10 Checking the accessories supplied .
7 GB Using viewing functions .................. ........... ........... ............ ....... 46 Viewi ng an e nlarged image ( Playback zoom).... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ..... 46 Searchi ng for an image (Image Ind ex) ...... .... .... ..
8 GB x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” me dia ba ck up Do not turn o ff the camera, remove the batte ry pack, or remove the “Memory Stick Duo ” media while the ac cess lamp is lit. Other wise, the in terna l memory data or “Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be damage d.
9 GB If you can not record/play ba ck images, perfor m [Initialize] If you r epeat rec ording/dele ting im ages for a long time, fra gmentatio n of data occurs on the media. Images cannot be saved or r ecorded. I n such a case, save your imag es on some type of externa l media first, an d then perform [Initi alize] in (Mai n Sett ings) (pa ge 63).
10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Battery charger BC-VH1 (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and C anada) • Rechar.
11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A ON/O FF (Pow er) butto n B Mode dial C / (Burst/ Brack et) but ton D Shu tter butt on E For shooting: W/T (Zoom) lever For viewing : (Index ) lever/ (Playba.
12 GB Getting start ed O Stereo micro phone P Finder Q (Playback ) button R LCD screen • You can adjust th e angle of the LCD scr een 90 de gre es to wa rds 1 or 160 degrees towa rds 2 . Forcing the LCD screen t o move ove r the range of movem ent may cause malfunct ion.
13 GB Getting start ed Charging the batte ry pack 1 Insert the battery pack into t he battery charger. • You can ch arge th e batt ery ev en when it is part ially charge d.
14 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The table above show s the time required t o charge a fully deplete d batter y pack at a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). Chargi ng may take longer dep ending on conditi ons of use and circumsta nces. • Connec t the battery charger to th e nearest wall outlet (wall socket ).
15 GB Getting start ed Inserti ng the ba ttery pack /a “Memory Stick Duo” medi a (sold separatel y) 1 Op en t he co ver . 2 Ins ert t he “M em ory St ick Duo” me dia (sold separately). With the terminal side fac ing the le ns, inser t the “Mem ory Stick Du o” media un til it clicks into plac e.
16 GB Getting start ed x “Memo ry Stick” m edia that you can use “Memory Stick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media o r “Memory Stic k PRO-HG Duo” media with the cam era.
Getting start ed 17 GB x Checking t he remaining battery charge A remaining charg e indicator a ppears on the upper left of the LCD screen. • It takes about one minute until t he corre ct remaining charge indic ator appe ars. • The remain ing charge indic ator may not be corr ect u nder cert ain circu mstan ces.
18 GB Getting start ed Set ting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned o n. • It may tak e time fo r the powe r to tu rn on and allo w oper ati on. 2 Sele ct a se tting item w ith v / V on the control button, then press z .
19 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for supe rimposing date s on images. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can print or save images wit h the date. x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t (Clock Set tings ) (page 64).
20 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the mode dial to (Intellig ent Auto Adjustm ent), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. To shoot movies, set the mode dial to (Mov ie Mo de) ( page 4 4). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated.
Shooting/viewi ng images 21 GB Viewing imag es 1 Pre ss the (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. • When image s on the “M emory St ick Duo” medi a record ed with ot her cam eras ca nnot be play ed back on t his came ra, view the image s in [Fol der Vi ew] (pag e 47).
22 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode uses t he minimum numb er of sett ings. The text s ize incre ases and i ndicators becom e easi er to s ee.
23 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting a utomatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Press the (Cu stom) button. • If the Sm ile Shutter screen does not appe ar, set [S mile Shutter] with [C ustom Button] in (Setting s). 2 Wait de tect ing a smi le.
24 GB Detecting the shooting cond itio ns automatically (Scene Recognition) 1 Set t he m ode d ial to (Int elli gent Auto A djustmen t). 2 Aim the ca mera at t he subjec t.
25 GB Using shooting functions z Shooting two images with di fferent settings and selecting the one you like Press th e MEN U button, then s elect ( Scen e Recog nitio n) t (Advanced) with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton.
26 GB Selecting the focus method 1 Press the F OCUS but ton. 2 Select the des ired mode with v / V / b / B on th e control button t z . (Multi AF): Focuse s on a su bject in al l range of the finde r fram e automat ically. (Center AF): Focuse s on a su bject in the cen ter of the f inder fr ame auto matical ly.
27 GB Using shooting functions Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The cam era det ects the fa ce of the sub ject an d focuses on it. You ca n select w hich subjec t takes pr iority w hen focu sing. • You can sele ct [Face Dete ction] on ly when the focus mode is set to [Mu lti AF] or th e metering mode is set to [Multi].
28 GB Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoot b eautiful close-up images of small su bjects suc h as inse cts or flow ers. • Macro mode is fixed to [Auto ] when the cam era is in Intel ligent Auto A djustme nt mode or Movie Mode. Usi ng th e se lf-ti mer 1 Press (Mac ro) on th e contro l button , the n select the de sired mode wit h b / B t z .
29 GB Using shooting functions Selecting a flash mode • [Flas h On] and [Sl ow Synchro (Fl ash On)] are n ot availa ble when th e camer a is in Int ellig ent Auto Adjustm ent mode. • You cannot use the fl ash during burst or bracke t shooting. 1 Press (Flash) on t he cont rol button , then sele ct the desired mode wi th b / B t z .
30 GB Ch angin g the scr een disp lay 1 Press DISP (s creen di splay) on the contro l butt on, th en sele ct the desire d mode w ith v / V . (Br igh t + I mag e Onl y) : Sets screen brighte r and displ ays only images. (Bright + Histogr am): Sets screen brighter and dis plays a gr aph of t he imag e brightn ess.
31 GB Using shooting functions Selecting the image size to match the usage The image siz e determin es the si ze of t he image file that is recorded when you take a image. The larger t he image s ize, the mo re detail will be reproduced wh en the ima ge is prin ted on larg e-form at pap er.
32 GB • When you prin t imag es reco rded with 16: 9 aspect rati o, bot h edges may be cut off. x Numbe r of still imag es that can b e record ed (Units: Images ) • The number of still images ma y vary depending on the shoo ting conditi ons and the recordi ng media.
33 GB Using shooting functions Shooting wi th Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the ex posure ad justed auto matically ( both the shutte r speed and the aperture (F val ue)).
34 GB Shooting m oving subjects with different effects (Shutter Speed Priority Shooting) You can shoot still images a fter a djusting the shutt er speed manually. • The flash is set t o [Flash On] or [Fla sh Off]. 1 Set the mo de dial to (Shutter Speed Pr ior ity Shoot ing) .
35 GB Using shooting functions Adjusting background blur, and shooting (Aperture Priority Shooti ng) You can manual ly adjust the amoun t of li ght that p asses th rough the l ens. • The flash is set to [Flash On], [Slow Synch ro (Flash On)] or [Flash Off].
36 GB Shooting with a desired exposure (Manual Exposure Shooting) You ca n shoot s till images at a desire d exposur e after adj usti ng the shutte r spee d and aperture (F value) manually. The camera main tains the settin g even when th e power is t urned of f.
37 GB Using shooting functions Shooting wi th reduced blur A ser ies o f hi gh -spe ed bur st shot s ar e tak en wi th one fu ll pres s of the shut ter b utt on, and imag e processi ng is app lied to reduc e subjec t blur and no ise. • The s hutte r sound be eps 6 times and an image i s reco rded.
38 GB Shooting panorami c images Shoots multi ple images and allows y ou to create a pa noramic ima ge from compose d image s whi le y ou pa n t he cam era .
39 GB Using shooting functions z Tips for shooting a panoramic image • Pan the camera in an arc with a constan t velocit y. • Pan the cam era in the sam e dire ction as the indicati ons on t he LC D screen . If th e camer a shakes while the panning, the join t may not be rec orded smoothly.
40 GB Shooting contin uously (High-speed burst shooting/Exposure bracket) • The numb er of s hots taken in one se cond m ay decrease because some shoot ing set tings ma ke the shutter s peed slow. 1 Press the / (Burst/Brac ket) button . 2 Selec t a shoo ting m ode with b / B on the co ntrol bu tton , and press z .
41 GB Using shooting functions z Playing back grouped burst images Burst s hots a re reco rded in a gr oup and you can play t hem b ack au tomati cally . • [Date View] and [ Event View] can group bu rst images. Display Mai n Imag e Only When a fac e is detect ed in b urst images , a mo st suit able i mage i s displa yed as a ma in im age.
42 GB Using the Shooting mode that matches the scene (Scene Selection) 1 Set the mo de dial to (Scene Selec tion). A lis t of S cen e Sele ctio n mo des is disp laye d. 2 Select the des ired mode with v / V / b / B on the co ntro l butt on t z . If y ou wa nt to swi tch t o an othe r sce ne, pres s the MENU button.
43 GB Using shooting functions • The fla sh does not operate in some modes. Note (Hig h Sensit iv ity) : Shoots image s without a flash even in low l ighti ng. (Portrait): Shoots with backgr ounds blur away , and the subjec t is sharp ened. (Advanced Sports Shooting): Shoots su bjects with fast mov ements such as sports.
44 GB Shooting movies • The operating sou nd of the lens might be reco rded while shooting a movie. A beep sound of othe r buttons s uch as the jog di al or W/T (Zoom) lever mi ght be r ecorded. x Viewing mov ies 1 Press t he ( Playba ck) but ton and pr ess B (n ext)/ b (p reviou s) on th e contro l butto n to se lect a mov ie.
45 GB Using shooting functions x Image si ze The la rge r t he ima ge s iz e, th e hig her th e imag e qu ali ty. T he high er th e am ount of da ta used per second ( average bit rate), the smoot her the p layback im age. x Maximum recording time The table belo w shows the app roximate maximum r ecording ti mes.
46 GB U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enl arged image ( Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Press the (Playbac k) butt on to displ ay an ima ge, th en turn the (Pla yback zoo m) lever to the T sid e. The image is en larged twice the previo us size, at the cente r of th e image.
47 GB Using viewing functions Selecting the display forma t (Vie w Mode) Allows you to select the disp lay format for viewin g multiple images when using “Mem ory Stick D uo” media . • When you canno t play back image s recorded with othe r cameras, view th e images in [Folde r View].
48 GB D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Press (Playba ck) but ton to displa y an im age, then press (Del ete) button . 2 Press v / V on t he cont rol button to sele ct t he d esired setti ng. All in Date Range: You ca n del ete al l images in the displaye d date range.
49 GB Connecting to other devices C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing i mages on a TV • The Video Out setti ng is set to NTSC mode at the factory to let you enj oy optimum mo vie image quality. W hen ima ges do n ot appear or appear j ittery on yo ur TV, you may be using a PAL-only TV.
50 GB Pri nting still imag es If you ha ve a PictBrid ge compli ant printe r, you can pr int images by the follow ing proc edu re. First, s et the ca mera to enab le USB conne ction bet ween the came ra and the printe r.
51 GB Connecting to other devices z Superimposing dates on im ages This camera does not include a func tion for superimpos ing a date on an imag e. The reason for this is to prevent the date from being duplica ted during prin ting. Printing at a shop: You can ask that image s be printed with a date superimposed.
52 GB Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can enj oy the record ed image s mor e than ev er by t aking advant age of th e soft ware, and “PM B” is incl uded on a CD- ROM (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in ad dition to those lis ted belo w, for en joying you r images.
53 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 1: Installing t he “PMB” (supplied) You can install the soft ware (suppli ed) using the follo wing procedure. When you install “PMB ,” “Musi c Transfer ” is also i nstalled. • Log on as Administr ator.
54 GB x Stage 2: Importing images to your computer us ing “PMB” x Stage 3: Vie wing “PMB Guide” • Do not disconnec t the cable for multi- use termina l from the camera while the camera is oper ating or while “Acce ssing…” appears on the screen of the camera.
55 GB Connecting to other devices x Using the camera with your Macintosh computer You can copy image s to your Macintos h compu ter. How ever, “PM B” is not co mpatib le. When image s are e xported t o “Mem ory S tick Du o” media , view them i n [Fold er View] .
56 GB Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changin g the operation sou nds You ca n set the so und pro duced whe n you op erate the camera . 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Set tings) with V on the co ntrol but ton, t hen press z . 3 Select (Mai n Setti ngs) with v / V / b / B on th e cont rol bu tton , then p ress [Beep ] t desi red mod e t z .
57 GB Changing camera s ettings Setting the custom button You ca n set the com monly- used funct ion selec ting from S mile Shut ter, Whit e Balance or Met ering Mod e to the cus tom butt on and set ea sily whe n shooting . The defa ult settin g for th e custom but ton is [ Smile Shu tter].
58 GB Using the MENU items Displays a vailable functi ons for e asy se tting when the ca mera is i n shootin g or pla yback mode . Only the items that are avail able for ea ch mode are displa yed on the screen. Sele ct (Settings) t [Main Settin gs] t [Initia lize] to i nitializ e the settings to the defaul t s et ting.
59 GB Changing camera s ettings x MENU in shooting mod e Ite m Description Movie shooting mode Changes the setting accord ing to the selected scene when shooting movies. ( Auto/ High Sensitivit y) Shooting Direction Sets the direction of moving the camera.
60 GB x MENU in viewing mode Color Filter Add s color effects as if you use a c olor filter. ( Off/ Red/ Green/ Blue/ Warm/ Cool) Color Saturation Adjusts the bright ness of the image. ( –/ Standard/ +) Contrast Adjusts the c ontrast of th e image. ( –/ Standard/ +) Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of t he image.
61 GB Changing camera s ettings (Protect) Prevents accidental erasure. ( This Im age/ Multiple Im ages) Adds a Print order mark to the image you want to print in a “Memory Stick Duo ” media. ( T his Image/ Multiple Images) (Print) Prints images using a PictBridge compliant print er.
62 GB Using the (Settings) items You ca n change the defau lt setting s of the cam era. (Shoot in g Setti ngs) are di spla yed on ly when se tti ngs ha ve bee n ente red fro m shoot ing mode . 1 Press the ME NU bu tton t o disp lay the menu scr een. 2 Selec t (Se ttings) with V on the con trol b utto n, and co nfir m by p ressing z .
63 GB Changing camera s ettings Category Item D escription (Shoot ing Settings) AF Illuminato r The AF illum inator supplies fill light to foc us more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. Grid Line Sets whether or not to di splay the grid li nes on the screen.
64 GB (“Memo ry Stick” Tool) Format Formats the “Memory Stick Duo” media. Create REC.F older Creates a folder in “M emory Stick Duo” m edia for recording images. Change REC.Folder Changes the folder currently used for recording images. Delete R EC.
65 GB Others Oth ers Learning more ab out the ca mera (“C yber- shot Handbook”) “Cyber-shot Handbook”, wh ich explain s how to u se the camer a in deta il, is in cluded on the CD-ROM (sup plied). Ref er to i t for in-d epth inst ructio ns on the man y functi ons of the ca mera.
66 GB List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp layed on the screen t o indicat e the came ra stat us. You ca n change the scre en display using DIS P (scree n display ) on the co ntrol but ton (page 3 0). When shooting still images • The ico ns ar e limi ted in (Easy Shooting) mod e.
67 GB Others B Color Sa turation Contrast Sharpness Smile Detection Se nsitivity indicator Zoom scaling Color Mode PictBridge connecti ng View Mode Display Burst Group Main image in the burs t group F.
68 GB CD Displ ay Indication Recording folder Playback folder 96 Number of recordable images 12/12 Image number/Number of images recorded in selected folder 100Min Rec ordable time Recording/Playback .
69 GB Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble wi th the ca mera, try the foll owing so lutions. On rep airing ca meras w ith intern al mem ory or M usic fil es functi on include d, data in the camera may b e checked on minimum nec essity to verify and improve the malfu nction sympto ms.
70 GB The remaini ng charge indicat or is in correct . • The battery char ge will quickly get use d up and the actual remaining batt ery charge will be lower t han th e indica tor in the followin g cases: – When you use the cam era in an extrem ely hot or cold lo catio n.
71 GB Others Cannot play back images. • Press the (Playback) button ( page 21). • The fold er/file n ame has be en chang ed on your computer. • No guaran tees ar e made fo r pla ying back , on this cam era, fil es con tainin g images which were process ed on a computer or images whi ch were shot using oth er cameras.
72 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the camera in t he following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid place In plac es such as in a car p arked in the su n, the camera body m ay become deformed an d this may caus e a malfunction.
73 GB Others Specificati ons Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.63 mm (1/2.4 type) Exmor CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 10.3 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 9.1 Megapixels Lens: G-series 20× zoom lens f = 5.0 mm – 100.
74 GB BC-V H1 ba tt ery cha rger Power requirements : AC 100 V t o 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 4 W Output voltage: DC 8.4 V, 0.28 A Operating tempe rature: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) Storage temperature: –20 °C to +60 °C (– 4 °F to +140 °F) Dimensions: App rox.
75 GB Others.
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