Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-TX7 Sony
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© 2010 Sony Corporation 4-165-176- 12 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-TX7/TX7C Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 2 GB How to use this handbook Click on a button at up per right to jump to the corresponding p age. This is conv enient wh en searching for a f unction yo u want to vi ew. Search for info rmation by func tion.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 3 GB Notes on using the camera Notes on th e types of memory card s that you can use ( sold sep arately ) The following memo ry cards are.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 4 GB Notes on the LCD screen and lens • The LC D screen is manufact ured usi ng ext remely high -preci sion techno logy s o over 99.9 9% of th e pix els are op erati onal for effectiv e use.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 5 GB Table of contents Notes on using th e camera How to use t his handbo ok ···· ·············· ···········.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 6 GB MENU (Shooting) MENU items (S hooting) ············ ·············· ············ 11 MENU (Viewi.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 7 GB Troublesho oting Troubleshoo ting ·············· ·············· ·········· ·········.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 8 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto Adjustment ···················· ·····.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 9 GB Shooting without blur High Sensitivi ty ··· ············· ············· ············· ··.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 10 GB Editing images Retouch ·········· ············· ············· ············ ····.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 11 GB MENU/Setti ngs Search You can easil y select the va rious shoot ing functions from . 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 Touch to display the MENU screen. The four menu items di splayed b elow do not appea r in the MENU screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 12 GB • [Quality] is displ ayed only when [Movie format] is se t to [AVCHD]. • Only th e items that are av ailable for ea ch mode are displayed o n the screen. • The fou r menu it ems disp layed below differ ac cord ing to ea ch mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 13 GB You can easil y select the va rious viewing functions fr om . 1 Press the (Playback) button to swi tch to playback mode. 2 Touch to display the MENU screen. The four menu items di splayed belo w do not appear in the MENU screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 14 GB You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen. 1 Touch to display the MENU screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 15 GB • [Sho oting Se ttings ] appear s only when setting s have been en tered from sh ooting m ode. • [Memory Card Tool] appea rs only when a memory card is inse rted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 16 GB Names of parts Camera A Shu tter button B Microphone C Lens cover D ON/ OFF (Power) button E ON/ OFF (Power) lamp F Fl ash G Sel f-.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 17 GB Multi-output stand Use the multi-outp ut stand for attaching the camera in the following cases.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 18 GB List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are dis played on the screen to indicate the camera s tatus.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 19 GB 2 3 4 Display Indicat ion Ba tte ry r emai n ing Low battery warning AF illum inator Recording folder Recordi ng/Playb ack Media (M.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 20 GB Using the touch panel The camera allows you to perf orm operatio ns and make set tings by t ouching the bu ttons or draggin g the LCD screen with your finger. • To oper ate the to uch pan el, press it lig htly with your fin ger or the supplied p aint pen .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 21 GB Touching t he subject on th e touch pan el displays a fr ame, and then pressing th e shutter b utton halfway down brings the fram e into focus. If there is a face in the frame, in addition to the focus, the brightness and hue are also automatically optimized .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 22 GB Customizing the MENU items During shooting/p layback, the four MENU items appear below on the LCD screen. You can customize these four buttons to the de sired MENU items and layout, letting you conveniently locate fre quently used buttons.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 23 GB Using the Still/Movie mode button You can select the sho oting mode accordin g to the mode you wan t to shoot in. 1 Press / mode button to switch (Still) or (Movie) shooting mode. (Still) Allows you to s hoot still images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 24 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 45 MB of internal memory. This memory is not r emovable. Ev en when there is no memo ry card inserted in the cam era, you can r ecord imag es using this internal memory.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 25 GB REC Mode You can sel ect the shooting mode based on condition and objective. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 Touch (REC M ode) t de sired mode. (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) Allows you t o shoot still im ages with the setting a djusted automatically .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 26 GB Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot s till images with the se tting adjusted automatically . 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (REC Mode) t (In telligent Auto Adjustment) 3 Press the shutter button fully down.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 27 GB Program Auto Allows you to shoot wit h the exposure adjusted autom atically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Also you can select va rious settings using th e menu. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 28 GB Intelligent Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panoramic image from co mposed images. The camer a also automatically detects people’s faces or moving sub jects. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 29 GB z Chan ging th e shoo ting di rec tion or imag e size of a panora mic image Shooting Direction: (S hoot ing Dir ect ion) t [Rig ht].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 30 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movi es. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (REC Mode) t (Movie M ode) 3 Press the shutter button fully down. You can also record movies by touching .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 31 GB Anti Motion Blur This is suitable for indoor shots without using the flash to reduce the subject blur. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (REC Mode) t (Anti Motion Blur) 3 Press the shutter button fully down.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 32 GB Hand-held Twilight Although night scen es tend to blur by c amera shake, this mode allo ws you to s hoot night s cenes with less noise wi thout using a tripod. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 33 GB Backlight Correction HDR You can shoot two imag es having different ex pos ures to create a sing le image with a greater range of g.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 34 GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings according to the scene. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 35 GB • When yo u shoot images using (Twilight Portrait) , (T wilight) or (Fireworks) mode, the shutter speed is slower an d the ima ges ten d to blur . To pre vent bl urring , the us e of a tri pod is recommend ed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 36 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s optical zoom f unction can enlarge images up to 4×. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 Move the zoom (W/T) lever.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 37 GB Viewing still images 1 Press the (Playback) button to swi tch to playback mode. 2 Select an i mage with / .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 38 GB Playback Zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Touch the area you want to enlarge. The image is enlarged to tw ice the previo us size, with the area you to uched at the center.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 39 GB Wide Zoom In single-image mode , still images at a 4:3 as pect ratio are played over the entire LCD screen. In this case, the top and bottom of the image will be sl ightly cropped. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 40 GB Temporarily Rotated Display This is used in the single-image mode to temporarily rotate an image and enlarge it on the screen. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 41 GB Viewing movies 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Select a movie with / . 3 Touch on the LCD screen. When you t ouch the LCD screen dur ing playback, op eration buttons are di splayed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 42 GB Easy Mode Allows you to shoot still images us ing the minimum necessary functions. The text size increases and indicators become easier to see. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 43 GB Movie button You can qui ckly start shooting movies fr om all REC modes. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 Touch . 3 To end recording the mo vie, touch . You can also exit movie reco rding by press ing the shutter button fu lly down.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 44 GB Movie shooting scene Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings accord ing to the scene when the camera is in Movie Mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 45 GB Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t (Smile Shutter) 3 Wait detecting a smile.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 46 GB z Hints for better ca pturing o f smiles • The sh utter oper ates wh en an y per son wh ose fa ce is b eing de tecte d smil es. • You ca n select or regi ster the selecte d subject for face det ection with [Face Detection ].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 47 GB Flash 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (Flash) t desi red mode When the butto ns are not d isplayed on the l eft side of the LC D screen, touch . • The flash strobes twice.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 48 GB Flash In Easy Mode, select the Flash setting from . 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t (Easy M ode) t [OK] 3 t [Flash] t desired mode Auto Flashes when shooting in low ligh t or backlight conditions.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 49 GB Self-Timer 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (Self-Timer) t desired mode When the butto ns are not d isplayed on the l eft side of the LC D screen, touch . • In Movie Mode, [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-p ortrait Two People] is not available.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 50 GB Self-Timer In Easy Mode, select the Self-Timer setting from . 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t (Easy M ode) t [OK] 3 t [Self-Timer] t desired mo de Off Does not use the self- timer.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 51 GB Shooting Direction Set the direction to pan the camera when y ou shoot I ntelligent Sweep Pano rama images. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (REC Mode) t (iSweep Panorama) 3 (Shooting Direction) t desired direction (Right) Pan from left to ri ght.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 52 GB Image Size/Quality The image size determ ines the size of the image file that is r ecorded when yo u take a image. The larger the image size, the more detail will be reprodu ced when the image is printed on large- format paper.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 53 GB The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data used per second (aver age bit-ra te ), the smoother th e playback image.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 54 GB z On “image quality” and “image si ze” A digital image is made up of a collecti on of small dots called pixels . If it contains a large n umber of pixels, the image b ecomes large, it takes up more memory, and the image is dis played in fine detail.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 55 GB Burst The camera shoots up to 10 continuou s frames in one burst when you ho ld down the shut ter butto n. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 (Bu rst ) t desired mode When the butto ns are not d isplayed on the l eft side of the LC D screen, touch .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 56 GB Macro Use this setting to capture beautiful clo se-up imag es of small subjects such as insects or flowers.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 57 GB EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1/3 EV steps in a range o f –2.0 EV to +2. 0 EV. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t (EV) Depending on th e REC mode, this is set u sing buttons displayed o n the left s ide of the s creen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 58 GB ISO Sets the luminous sensitivity when the camera is in Program Auto mode or when Scene Selection is set to (Underw ater).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 59 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones accord ing to the surrounding light condit ions. Use this function if imag e color appears un natural. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 60 GB • [White Bala nce] is not a vailable in th e followi ng situations : – In Inte lligent Auto Ad justment mod e –I n E a s y M o d e • When [Fla sh] is set to [On ] in Backlight Correction HDR m ode, [White Bala nce] is not a vailable.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 61 GB Underwater White Balance Adjusts the color tone when th e camera is set to (Underwater) mode in Scene Selection or (Underwater) mode in [Mo vie shooting s cene]. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 62 GB Focus You can change the focus method. Use the m enu when it is difficult to get the proper focu s in auto focus mode. AF stan ds for “Auto F ocus,” a fu nction that adjusts the focus automatically.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 63 GB z Quick ly ch oosing the pri ority subjec t Touching the screen di splays a fram e, and then pres sing the shutter butto n halfway down brings the frame in to focus.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 64 GB Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets whi ch part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t (Metering Mode) t desired mode • In Movie Mod e, [S pot] cann ot be sele cted.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 65 GB Scene Recognition The camera automatically detects sho oting conditions, and then takes the shot. When a motion is detected, the ISO sensitiv ity is increased according to the movement to reduce subj ect bl ur (M oti on Dete ctio n).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 66 GB • The Sc ene Recog nition f unction d oes not operate when you sh oot ima ges usin g Digital Zoom.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 67 GB Face Detection Detects the faces of you r subjects and adjusts the fo cus, flash, expo sure, white balance and red - eye reduction se ttings automatically. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 68 GB z Registerin g the pr iority fa ce (Selec ted-face Me mory) Normally the camera automati cally selects th e face to fo cus on according to th e [Face Detection] setting, but you can also select and register a face to be given p riority.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 69 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Soft Snap ) whi le you ar e shooting an image, the camera automatically shoots two images consecutiv ely. The camera will select, display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automa tically.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 70 GB Display Settings Sets whether to display the operation button s on the LCD screen in shooting mode. 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode. 2 t ( Display Settings) t de sired mode (On) Displ ays the operat ion button s.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 71 GB Easy Mode When viewing still images in Easy Mode, the pl ayba ck screen text becomes larger, indicators become easier to see, a nd fewer functions can be used. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 72 GB Calendar This feature selects the date to be played back on the calendar when using Date View. Step 2 is unnecessary when [Date View] is already set. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 73 GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Touch (Image Index). When the butto ns are not d isplayed on the l eft side of the LC D screen, touch .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 74 GB Slideshow Images are automatically played back in succession. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Touch (Slideshow) t desired mode. When the butto ns are not d isplayed on the l eft side of the LC D screen, touch .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 75 GB 1 Touch (Slideshow) t [Slideshow with music]. 2 Touch de sired mode t [Start]. 3 To exit slideshow, touch the screen, then select from [Exit Slideshow].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 76 GB • The mo vies are pl ayed back wi thout their aud io. • The inte rval setting is invalid f or movie pla yback. Musi c Specifies the music to be played during slides hows . You can se lect more than one backg round music track.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 77 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 (Delete) t desired mode • When usin g interna l memory, a Folder View is u sed with still im ages and m ovies display ed in the same folder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 78 GB z You c an switch betwee n inde x and sing le-image mode when selecting ima ges Touch to return to the single-imag e screen, and touch on the single-image screen to retur n to the index screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 79 GB Send by TransferJet TransferJet is a clo se-up, wireless transfer tech nology that allows data to be transf erred by closely aligning two products that you want to commun icate with each other.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 80 GB 1 Press the (Playba ck) button to turn on the camera. 2 Closely align the (TransferJet) marks on the camera and sending device to receive images. A notification soun d is emitted when connection is m ade.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 81 GB Paint Paints or adds stamps to a stil l image and saves it as a new file. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (P a int ) When using the internal memory, touch (Paint) on the left side of the LCD screen .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 82 GB Retouch Retouches a r ecorded image an d records it as a new file. The original image is retained. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (Retouch) t desired mode 3 Perform reto uching according to the op eration method in each mo de.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 83 GB View Mode Allows you to select the d isplay format for viewing images. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (View Mode ) t desired mode • When usin g interna l memory, a Folder View is u sed with still im ages and m ovies display ed in the same folder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 84 GB Display Burst Group You can select to display bu rst images in group s or displ ay all i mages during playback.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 85 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is displayed for regi stered images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 86 GB DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a function that allo ws you to specify the images of the memory card that you want to print out later. The (Print order) mark is displ ayed for reg istered images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 87 GB Rotate Rotates a still image. Use this f unction to display a hori zontal orientation image in vertical orient ation.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 88 GB Volume Settings Adjusts the volume for s lideshow and m ovie playback . 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 89 GB Display Settings Sets wheth er to disp lay the oper ation buttons on the LCD s creen in viewi ng mode. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (Display Setting s) t de sired mode (On) Displ ays the operat ion button s .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 90 GB Exposure data This sets whether or not to display the sho oting data of the currently displayed file. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (Exposure data) t desired mode (On) Displays the shooting data on the LCD screen .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 91 GB Image index settings Sets the number of images displayed in the index screen. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 t (Image index settings) t desired mode (12-up) Displ ays 12-up images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 92 GB Select Fol der When multiple folders are created in a memory card, this function selects the folder co ntaining the image you wan t to play back. Step 2 is unnecessary when [Fold er View] is already set.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 93 GB Movie format You can set the r ecording method used to record mo vies. 1 t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Movie format] t d esired mode AVCHD This recording method is suitab le for viewing smooth video images on a hig h-definiti on televisi on.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 94 GB AF Illuminator The AF illuminator su pplies fill light to focus more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shut ter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is lock ed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 95 GB Grid Line With reference to the grid lines, you can easily set a subject in a horizontal/vertical position. 1 t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Grid Line] t desired mode On Displays the grid lines.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 96 GB Digital Zoom Selects the Digital Zoom mode. The camera enlarg es the imag e using optical zoom (u p to 4×). When the zoom scale is exc eeded, the camera us es either smart or pr ecision Digital Zoom.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 97 GB Auto Orientation When the camera is rotated to s hoot a portrait (v ertical) image, the camer a reco rds its position change and displays the image in the por trait position.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 98 GB Scene Recog. Guide You can sel ect whether or not the guid e is display ed next to th e Scene Recognitio n icon when Scene Recognition is activated. 1 t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Scene Recog.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 99 GB Red Eye Reduction The flash s trobes two o r more times bef ore shooting to reduce the red-ey e phenomenon when using the flash.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 100 GB Blink Alert When an image with the s ubject’s eyes closed is record ed while Face Detection is activated, the message “Blinked eye detected” is displayed on the LCD screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 101 GB Beep Selects or turns off the sound prod uced when you operate the camer a. 1 t (Se tti ng s) t (Main Settings) t [Beep] t desired mo de Shutter Turns on the shutter sound w hen you press the shutter button .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 102 GB LCD Brightness This sets th e brightnes s of the LCD sc reen. 1 t (Se tti ng s) t (Main Settings) t [LC D Brig htne ss] t desired mode • In [Br ight] mo de, the b attery po wer may decre ase faster .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 103 GB Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the m enu items, warnings an d messages.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 104 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration o f the Scene R ecognition and Smile Shutter.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 105 GB Initialize Initializes the sett ing to the default setting. Even if you execute this func tion , the images are retained. 1 t (Se tti ng s) t (Main Settings) t [Initiali ze] t [OK] • Be sure no t to turn of f the camera while initial izing.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 106 GB HDMI Resolution Sets the resolution to be output to a TV from the HDMI terminal when you view images by connecting the multi-output stand (supplied) of this camera to the HDMI termin al of a High Definition TV using the HDMI Cable (sold separately) .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 107 GB CTRL FOR HDMI This setting allows (TV) remo te control of a cam era that is conne cted to a “BRAVIA” Sync TV using t he HDMI Cable (s old sepa rately). Fo r details on “BRAVIA” Sync, see p age 128.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 108 GB COMPONENT Selects the video sign al output type from either SD or HD (1080i) in accor dance with the type of TV you conn ect to the camera using an HD O utput Adapto r Cable (sold separately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 109 GB Housing Displays the dedicated op eratio n buttons when the camera is in stalled in th e Housing (Marine Pack).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 110 GB USB Connect Sets the mode when the camer a is connected to a computer or a PictBridge-compliant pr inter using the USB cable.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 111 GB LUN Settings Sets the di splay method for the recording media displayed on a computer screen or other moni tor when the camera is connected with a computer or AV component us ing a USB connection.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 112 GB Download Music You can use “Music T ransfer” in the CD-ROM (su pplied) to ch ange backgrou nd music tracks . 1 t (Se tti ng s) t (Main Settings) t [Downloa d Music] The message “Chang e slideshow music Connect to PC” is displ ayed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 113 GB Format Music You can delete all the background mus ic files stored in the camera. It can be used in cases such as when the back ground music file s are d amaged and cann ot be played.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 114 GB Power Save Sets the length of time until th e LCD screen goes d ark and the time until the camera turns off.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 115 GB TransferJet You can select Transfe rJet communication settings. Tr ansferJet is a close-up, wireless transfer technolog y that allows data t o be transf erred by clos ely aligning t wo products that you want t o communicate with each other.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 116 GB Calibration Enables you to pe rform calibration when the touch panel bu ttons do not react at the ap propriate points where you touch. 1 t (Se tti ng s) t (Main Settings) t [Calibration] 2 Using the paint pen, touch the center of the × mark displayed on the screen in order.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 117 GB Format Formats the memor y card or the inter nal memory. To ensure s table operations of the memory card, we recommen d that you use this camera to format any memory card bein g used with this camera for the first time.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 118 GB Create REC.Folder Creates a folder in a m emory card to store recorded images. Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording fo lder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 119 GB Change REC.Folder Changes the folder in th e memory card that is cur rently used to st or e recorded images . 1 t (Settings) t (Memory Card Tool) t [Change REC.Folder] 2 Select the folder in whic h you want to store images using / t [OK].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 120 GB Delete REC.Folder Deletes the folder in a memory card that is used to store reco rded images. 1 t (Settings) t (Memory Card Tool) t [Delete REC.F older] 2 Select the folder you want to delete using / t [OK ].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 121 GB Copy Copies all images in the inte rnal memory to a memory card . 1 Insert a memory card with sufficient free capacity into the camera. 2 t (Settings) t (Memory Card Tool) t [Copy] t [O K] • Use a fully charged b attery pack.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 122 GB File Number Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images. 1 t (Settings) t (Memory Card Tool) or (Internal Memory Too l) t [File Number] t desired mode Seri es Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the recording folder or the memory card is changed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 123 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 t (Settings) t (Clock Settin gs) t [Area Setting] t desired mode Home You use the cam era in your area. When the currently s et area differs fr om your ho me area, you must make the Area Setting.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 124 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 t (Settings) t (Cl ock Settings) t [Date & Time Setting] t desired mode • The ca mera does no t hav e a feature f or supe rimpos ing da tes on images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 125 GB Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV You can view im ages recorded on the camera in standard picture qu ality by conn ecting the camera to a Standard Def inition (SD) TV.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 126 GB Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV You can view images recor ded on the camera in high picture quality by connecting the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV using the HDMI Cable (sold separately) or HD Output Adaptor Cable (s old separat ely).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 127 GB Connect the camer a to the HDMI terminal of an HD TV using the HDMI Cab le (sold separately). 1 Attach the camera to the multi-output stand (supplied). 2 Connect the multi-output stand to the TV using the H DMI Cabl e (sold separately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 128 GB When you use a TV t hat has “BR AVIA” Sync (compatibl e with SY NC MENU) sup port, yo u can operate the playback functions of the cam era us ing the remote controller supplied with the TV by connecting the camera to the TV usin g the HDMI Cable (sold separ ately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 129 GB Connect the camer a to an HD (High Definitio n) TV using the HD Output Adaptor Cable (sol d separately). Use a Type2c-compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable. 1 Connect the camera to the TV using a HD Output Adaptor Cable (sold separately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 130 GB Using with your computer “PMB” and other applicatio ns are contained on th e CD-ROM (suppli ed) to allow more ve rsatile use of images s hot with your Cyber -shot camera.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 131 GB Using the software 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD- ROM dr ive . The installation menu screen appears. • If it does not ap pear, double-click [Computer] (in Windows XP, [My Co mputer]) t (SONYPMB).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 132 GB 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM d rive. 2 Double-click (SONYPMB). 3 Double-click the [MusicTransfer.pkg] file in the [Mac] folder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 133 GB Connecting the camera to a computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect an AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately) to the multi-output stand (supplied) and a wall outlet (wall socket), and attach the camera to the multi-output stand.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 134 GB 1 Connect the camera to your Macintosh comp uter first. Double-click the newly recognized i con on the desktop t the folder where the image s you want to import are stored. 2 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 135 GB Uploading images to a media service This camera has a b uilt-in application “PMB Portable”. You can use this ap plication to do the fo llowing: • You can e asily upload images to a blog or other medi a service.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 136 GB 1 Make a USB connection between th e camera and a computer. When you connect the camera and your comp uter, [PMBPORTABLE] appears on the desktop. Click [×] fo r any unnecessar y drives.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 137 GB Creating a disc of movies You can create a disc fro m AVCHD movies that have been reco rded with this camera. Select the method that suits your disc player. For details on the method for creating a dis c using “PMB”, see “PMB Help.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 138 GB An AVCHD disc wit h HD picture quality can be created fr om AVCHD m ovies imported to a P C using su pplied “PMB” software. 1 Turn on the power of the PC and insert an unused disc in the DVD drive.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 139 GB DVD discs with standard definition imag e quality (SD) can be created using supplied “PMB” software and selecting an AVCHD mo vie imported to the PC. 1 Turn on the power of the PC and insert an unused disc in the DVD drive.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 140 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages using the following meth ods. • Printing directly using a PictB ridge-compliant prin ter • Printing directly us ing a memory card -compliant printer For details, see the operating instruct ions supplied with the printer .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 141 GB 4 t (Print) t desired mode 5 Desired setting item t [S ta rt] • Movi es cann ot be pri nted. • If the ca mera could n ot be conn ected to th e printer, be sure to set [USB Connect] und er [Main Sett ings] to [PictBrid ge].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 142 GB You can take a memory card con taining images s h ot with the camera to a photo printing service shop.
143 GB Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index Troubleshooting If you exp erience trouble with the camer a, try the following s olutions. Be aware that by sending the camera for repair , you give consent that the contents of the internal memory, mus ic files may be checked.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 144 GB The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • T his is cau sed when you use the camera in an extremely ho t or cold loca tion. • A dis crepa ncy ar ose be tween the re mainin g cha rge ind icator and the ac tual re mainin g batt ery ch arge .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 145 GB The image is out of focus. • The subject is too clo se. When shootin g, make su re to po sition th e lens fart her away from the.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 146 GB The close-up shoot f unction (Macro/Focus On) does not wor k. • (La ndscape) mod e, (Twilight) mode or (Fireworks) mode is selecte d in the Scene Selec tion.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 147 GB Cannot shoot images in succession. • You cannot sho ot images in succession while the S mile Shutt er functio n is activa ted. • T he internal memory or the memo ry card is full.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 148 GB A “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory S tick” media slot. • C heck tha t the comput er and the “Memory St ic k” medi a Reader/ Writer su pport a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” m edia.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 149 GB Cannot insert a memory card. • Insert it in the c orrect directio n. You have f ormat ted a mem ory card b y mistak e. • All the data on the memory c ard is del eted by forma tting.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 150 GB A connection cannot be established. • The camera cannot b e connected directly to a printer that is not co mpliant with th e PictBridg e standard. Consult the printer manu facturer as to whether the printer is c ompliant with PictBridge o r not.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 151 GB Cannot operate the touch pa nel buttons correctly or fully. • Perform [Calibration] (page 116). • [Ho using] is set to [On] (page 109). The paint pen operation reacts at inappropriate points.
152 GB Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index Warning indicators and messages If a code star ting with a letter of the alphabet a ppears, the self-diag nosis func tion on the camera is working. The last two dig its (indicated by ss ) will differ depending on the s tate of the camera.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 153 GB System e rror • T urn the power off and then on agai n. Camera overhe ating Allow it to cool • The camera tempera ture has risen. Th e power may turn off auto matical ly, or yo u may be u nable to record movies .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 154 GB File found which was not recognize d • You tried to delete a fol der conta ining a file th at cannot b e played on this camera. Delete the file o n a computer and then delete t he folder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 155 GB Maximum number of images al ready se lected • Up to 100 files can be selected when using [Multiple Images]. • Up to 999 files can be selected when using [All in Date Ran ge] or [All in This Folder] for DPOF, Protec t or P rint.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 156 GB Recording function unavailable due to high internal temperature • The camera temperature has risen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 157 GB Using the camera abroad You can use the battery charger (s upplied), and th e AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold sep arately) in any country or region where the power s upply is w ithin 100 V t o 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 158 GB “Memory Stick Duo” media A “Memory Stick Duo” medi a is a compact, por table IC recordi ng medium. The t ypes of “Memory Stick Duo” med ia that can be used w ith the camera are listed in the table below.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 159 GB Notes on using the “Me mory Stick Duo” m edia Adaptor (sol d separately) • To use a “Mem ory S tick Duo” media with a “Me mory Stick” me dia co mplia nt device, be sure t o in sert the “Memory S tick Duo” med ia into a “M emory Stick Duo” media Ad aptor.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 160 GB Battery pack On charging the battery pack • We recom mend ch arging the ba ttery pac k in an ambi ent te mperat ure of bet ween 10 °C to 30°C (5 0°F to 86°F). T he batter y pack ma y not b e fully ch arged in temperat ures outsid e this range .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 161 GB Battery charger • Only NP-BN- type bat tery packs (and no others ) can be ch arged i n the batt ery cha rger (sup plied ).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 162 GB Intelligent Pantilter Intelligent Pantilter (sold sep arately) allows you to take pictures, by having the camera detect people’s faces. For detail s, see the operating instru ctions supplied with I ntelligent Pantilter.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 163 GB AVCHD format The A VCHD f ormat h as be en dev eloped for h igh-d efiniti on d igital vi deo camer as whe n reco rding an HD (High-Definitio n) signal a t the 1080i *1 or 720p *2 specificat ion using hi gh-efficienc y compres sion codi ng technol ogy.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 164 GB TransferJet standard TransferJ et communicati ons conform t o the standard given belo w.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 165 GB Index A A/V OUT (STEREO) jack ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .... 125 AF Illuminator .... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... 94 AF range finder frame .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 166 GB H Hand-h eld Twili ght ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....32 HD(1080i) . ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ...
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 167 GB Self-Timer ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ....... ..... 49, 5 0 Send by TransferJet ... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... .....
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 168 GB Notes on the License “C Library”, “Ex pat”, “zlib”, “dtoa”, “pcre” and “libjpeg” software are provided in the camer a. We provide t his software based on li cense agreements with their o wners of copy right.
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