Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-U10 Sony
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3-076-559- 12 (1) Digital Still Cam era Operati ng Inst ruction s Before ope rating the unit, pl ease read this m anual thor oughly, a nd retain it for fut ure reference. Owner’s Reco rd The model and ser ial numbers are located on th e bottom. Re cord the serial number in the spac e provided below.
2 T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not e xpose the unit to rain or mo isture . W ARNING For the Cus tomers i n the U .S.A. This sym bol is inte nded to ale rt the user to the presenc e of unin.
3 If you have any questions about thi s produc t, you ma y call: Sony Custom er Informa tion Servic es Cent er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC relate d matters onl y . CA UTION Y ou are cautione d that any changes or m odifications not expressly appr oved in this manual could void your authori ty to operat e this eq uipment.
4 CA U TION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED A C PLUG WITH AN E XTENSION CORD, RECEPT A CLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSER TED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and conv enience.
5 Directive: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC This eq uipmen t complie s with the EMC regula tions whe n used und er th e foll owing cir cums tan ces: • Resid entia l area • Business distr ict • Light-indus try district (This equipm ent compl ies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 C lass B .
6 Before using your camera Trial rec ordin g Before you record one-time ev ents, you may want to make a trial recording to ma ke sure that the camera is working correctly.
7 The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trad em arks • “Memory Stick,” , “MagicGate Memory Stick,” and , are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
8 Table of contents Before u sing your camera ..... ........ ......... ......... ............ 6 How to hold the camera .. ......... ........... ......... ......... ...... 7 Identi fying the parts .. ......... ......... ........... ......... ......... .
9 Troublesh ooting .............. ......... ......... ........ ............ .... 78 Warnings and messages ........... ......... ........ ......... ....... 85 Self-di agnostics disp lay ........ ............ ........ ......... ....... 86 Menu items....
10 Identifying the parts See the pages in par entheses for details of operat ion. A S hutter button (27) B P O WER button (19) C PO WER lamp (1 9) D L ens cover E M ode s witch PLA Y: T o vie w images.
11 A LCD screen B Flash char ge lamp (o range) (33) C ME NU button D Control button Menu on: v / V Menu off: /SCENE (32, 35 ) E EXE C button F Hook for nec k strap G B atte ry /“M emo ry St ick” c.
12 Preparing batteries Use the f ollowing bat teries in t his camera. Acceptable batteries Size AAA Nickel Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AAA-DI (2) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2DI twin-pack (recommend.
13 Gett ing starte d • Be sure to char ge the Nick el Metal Hydride bat teries supplied wi th your camera b efore using t hem. • W e recommen d charging the b atteries in an amb ient tempera ture of be tween 10°C to 30°C (50 °F to 86°F).
14 Charging the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries • If the poles of the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries ar e dirty , the batteries may not charge properly. Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the char ger by wiping them wi th a dry cloth .
15 Gett ing start ed Charging time This r epre sen ts th e tim e req uire d to c harg e full y deplet ed Nick el Metal H ydride ba tteries using t he suppli ed B C-CS 1 ch arger in an e nv ironmen t w here the amb ient temp eratu re is 2 5°C (77°F ).
16 Inserting t he batteries , Open the bat tery/“ Memory Stick” cove r. Slid e the cover in the di rection of the arrow 1 while pressing OP EN. The batte ry/“Me mory Stick” cov er opens in the dire ction th e arrow 2 . , Ins ert t he bat teri es.
17 Gett ing starte d , Close the ba ttery/“M emory Stick” co ver. Close the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick” c over whi le holding the batt eries in. Ma ke sure the c over is closed securely. To remove the batte ries Hold the camera wit h the batt ery/“Memo ry Stick” cover fa cing upw ard, open the cov er, and rem ove the batteries.
18 Using your camera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any country or area wi th the su pplied battery charg er wit hin 1 00 V to 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz. Us e a commerciall y available AC pl ug adapt or [a] , if necessary , dependi ng on the design of the wall ou tlet (wal l socket) [b] .
19 Gett ing starte d Turning on/off your camera , Slide the lens cover in the direction of the arrow or press the PO WER bu tton. When y ou open t he lens cover or press the POWER button , the po wer is au tomatica lly on. The POWER lamp (gre en) light s up.
20 Setting the date and time , Slid e the lens co ver in the direc tion of the arro w or pres s the POWE R but ton to turn on the power. The P OWER lamp ( green) l ights up and t he DATE NOTATION screen appears on the LCD screen. • This op eration is available no matter what position the mode switch is in.
21 Gett ing starte d , Se t the numeric value with v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. The item to be set is indica ted with v / V . After enter ing the num ber, v / V moves t o the ne xt it em. Repeat this st ep unti l all of the items are set .
22 Shooting still image s Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick” , Op en the batter y/“Me mory Stick” cover . Slid e the cover in the di rection of the arrow 1 while pressing OP EN. The batte ry/“Me mory Stick” cov er opens in the dire ction th e arrow 2 .
23 Shooting still images , Cl ose the ba ttery/“M emory Stick” co ver. T o remove a “Memory Stick” Open the b atte ry/“Mem ory St ick” cove r, th en pu sh the “Memo ry Stick” to pop it out. • When the ac cess lamp is lit u p, it m eans that im age data is being read or writte n.
24 , Select [ ] with v / V on the contr ol button, then press EX EC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with v / V on the control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Se lect the desir ed im age siz e with v / V on the control button, th en press EXEC. The ima ge size is set.
25 Shooting still images Image size You can ch oose th e imag e size (numbe r of pixel s) accordi ng to the ki nd of images you want to shoo t. Larger image sizes result in a larg er data size, which means f ewer im ages that you can record i n a “Mem ory Stick .
26 Basic still image shooting (using auto adjustment mode) , Set th e mode switch to ST ILL, and slide the lens co ver to turn on th e power. • Still images ar e recorded in JPEG format. • The exposure and focus are adjusted automatically at the factory setting.
27 Shooting still images , Pr ess an d hold the shu tter button halfway down. The beep soun ds but the image i s not yet reco rded. When th e AE/AF lock indica tor change s from fla shing to ligh ted up, the camer a is ready for shooting. • If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled.
28 Auto Focus When you try to shoot a subjec t that is difficul t to focus o n, the AE/A F lock indi cator cha nges to flashing slow ly. The Auto Foc us function ma y have diffic ulty workin g under the fo llowi ng conditi ons. In such case s, release the shu tter but ton, then recompos e the shot an d focu s aga in.
29 Shooting still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode switch to STILL , and press MENU. The me nu appe ars on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out thi s operation when the mode swi tch is set t o MO VIE.
30 , Select [ ] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then press EX EC. Select [SELFTIMER] with v / V on the control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select [ON] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. When you press ME NU, the menu disappear s.
31 Shooting still images , Ce nter t he s ubject in the L CD screen, and press and hold the shut ter button halfway down. , Press the shutter butt on fully down. The self -timer lam p (page 10) flashes in red and the beep s ounds. The image will be shot a fter approx imate ly 10 seconds.
32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the m ode swit ch to STI LL, and press v ( ) on the cont rol button repeat edly to select a flash mo de. Each time yo u press v ( ), th e indi cato r chang es as follow.
33 Shooting still images • Y ou cannot use the flash in the Burst mode. • If the m enu is curren tly displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disa ppears.
34 Shooting according t o scene conditions – Scene Selecti on When sh ooting night sc enes, sh ooting portrait s, or shooting land scapes, use the modes listed below to imp rove the qu alit y of your imag es. Soft snap mod e The sof t snap mode lets you shoot sk in colors in brighter and warmer tones for more beautif ul pictur es.
35 Shooting still images , Se t the mo de switch t o STILL, and p ress V (SCENE) on the con trol button repeatedl y to select a d esired m ode. Each time you pre ss V (SCENE), the indicator cha nges a.
36 Setting the distance to the subject – Focus preset When sho oting an i mage using a pr eset dist ance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subject throug h a net or window glass, it is difficul t to achieve a prop er focu s using the au to focu s function.
37 Shooting still images , Se lect [ ] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr ess EXEC . Select [FOCUS] with v / V on the con trol button, then pr ess EXEC . , Select the desired focu s setting with v / V on th e control button, then pres s EXEC. You can se lect from the follow ing distance settings: A U T O ( N o i n d i c a t o r ) , 0 .
38 Shooting five images continuously – Burst , Set the m ode swit ch to STIL L, and press MENU. The men u app ears on t he LCD scree n. • Y ou can shoot up to fiv e frames in succession by holding down the shutter b utton.
39 Shooting still images , Se lect [BURST] with v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC . Press MENU so tha t the menu disappears f rom the LCD screen. , Press the shutter button ha lfway down, then hold the shutter but ton fully down. Up to five images ar e recorde d as long as yo u hold down the shutter but ton.
40 Adding special effects – Picture Effect You can digitall y process images to obtain special effects . , Set the mo de swit ch to ST ILL, and pr ess MENU. The m enu a ppears on the LC D screen . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to MOVIE.
41 Shooting still images , Se lect [ ] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr ess EXEC . Select [P.EFFECT] with v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. , Select the de sired mo de wit h v / V on the control button , then press EXE C. To cancel Pict ure Effects Select [ OFF] in st ep 3 .
42 Viewing still images Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can view imag es shot with your came ra almost imme diately on the LCD scr een. You c an sele ct the follo wing two methods for viewin g images. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view one im age at a t ime, displaye d over t he entire sc reen.
43 Viewing still imag es Viewing single images , Se t the mode switch to PLAY, a nd press the PO WER bu tton to tur n o n th e po wer . The last ima ge you shot app ears on the LCD scr een. • If you close the lens cov er while viewing images, the po wer is o ff .
44 Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the m ode swit ch to PLAY , and press MENU. The men u app ears on t he LCD scree n. , S ele ct [ ] wi th v / V on the con trol button, then pres s EXEC.
45 Viewing still imag es , Se lect [INDEX] with v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC . The displ ay sw itch es to th e Inde x (fou r-image) screen . To display th e next (previous) ind ex screen Press v / V on the c ontrol but ton to mov e the yell ow border.
46 Choosing images to pri nt – Print mark You can mark a pri nt mark on still images shot with your camer a. This mark is conve nien t when you hav e images printe d at a shop that confor ms with the DPOF (Dig ital Prin t Orde r For mat) stan dar d.
47 Viewing still imag es , Pr ess ME NU, and select [ ] with v / V on the contro l button, then press EXEC. Select [PRINT] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr ess EXEC . To ma rk the prin t ma rk in index -imag e mo de For details, see pag e 44 and switch to index scr een.
48 Shooting movies , Set th e mode switch to M OVIE, and open the lens co ver to turn on th e power. • Movies are recorded in MPEG format. • Soun d cannot be recorded in mo vies. , Pr ess the shu tter button fully down. “REC” appears o n the LC D scre en and t he camer a starts r ecording the ima ge.
49 Enjoying m ovies , T o stop recording, press the shutte r button fully again. Indicators during shooting Indi cators on t he LCD scre en are no t record ed. You can use [LCD LIGHT] under [ ] with MENU and v / V on the contro l butto n to turn the LCD light on and off.
50 Viewing movies on the LCD screen , Se t the mod e sw itch to PL AY, an d press the POWER butto n to turn on the powe r. The last image yo u shot appears on th e LCD scree n. Shooting time The shooti ng time is differ ent, depe nding on th e capaci ty of the “Mem ory S tick.
51 Enjoying m ovies , Select t he de sired mo vies w ith v / V on the contro l button. v : To display th e precedi ng image V : To display the next imag e , Press EXEC. The m ovie i s played back. To stop playback Press EXEC. Indicators du ring v iewing movies Indic ators on th e LCD scree n are not r ecorded.
52 Deleting images , Set the m ode swit ch to PLAY , and press the POWE R button to tur n on the pow er. Press v / V on the c ontrol but ton to select the image yo u want to delete. , Pr ess MENU and select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then pre ss EXEC.
53 Deleting images , Se lect [DELETE ] with v / V on the cont rol button, then pr ess EXEC . The imag e has not yet been de leted at thi s point. To del ete all the images Select [ DELETE ALL] i n step 3 . , Select [OK] with v / V on the con trol button, then press EXEC.
54 Formatting a “Memory Stick” , In sert the “Mem ory St ick” y ou wan t to form at in to t he ca mer a. Do not open th e battery /“Mem ory Stick” cov er while for matting t he “Memo ry Sti ck.” Do ing so could damage t he “Me mory St ick.
55 Deleting images , Se lect [ ] wit h v / V on t he cont rol button, then pr ess EXEC . Select [FORMAT] with v / V on the control button, then press EXEC. , Select [OK] with v / V on the con trol button, then press EXEC. Th e “FOR MAT TIN G” me ssag e appe ars.
56 Copying images to your computer Follow the step s below to copy the im ages you have shot to your co mputer. Steps required b y your OS (Op erating System) • Some s tep may be unnecessary depending on your OS. • After th e USB driver or applications ar e installed, step 1 is unnecessary .
57 Copying image s Recommende d Macintosh environ ment OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, or M ac OS X (v10.0/ v10.1) The ab ove OS mu st be i nstalle d at the facto ry. For the followi ng models, update yo ur OS to Mac OS 9.0 or 9.1. – iM ac wi th M ac O S 8.
58 1 Installing t he USB driver and application Contents of th e CD-ROM x USB driver This dr iver is need ed in order to c onnec t the ca mer a to a PC. x Image T ran sfer (for Windows user s onl y) This ap plic atio n is used to eas ily tr ansfer image s from the c amera t o a comput er.
59 Copying image s • This section describes how to establish a USB connection using Windows Me as an example. The requir ed operations may differ depending on your OS. • Clos e down all a pplicat ions runn ing on the comp uter before installin g the d river.
60 , Cl ick [Next]. W hen the “ Informati on” screen app ears, cl ick [Next] . The US B driver instal lation st arts. Wh en the insta llation is complet ed, the scree n informs you of comp leti on. , Cl ick [Y es, I wa nt to r estart my com puter now], then click [Finis h].
61 Copying image s , Cl ick [Image Tr ansf er] on the title screen . Sele ct [Eng lish ] then cl ick [ OK]. The “We lcome to the Inst allShiel d Wizard ” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “Image Transfer” softwar e to copy images t o your computer automatically when you connect the camera to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
62 , Click [Next]. The i nstallation starts. , S ele ct th e f ol de r to b e in st al led , t he n click [Next]. Select the program fold er, then click [Next].
63 Copying image s , Confirm if the check box is ch ecked on the “Ima ge Transfe r Settings” scr een, then c lick [Next ]. The USB driver installat ion starts . When the insta lla tio n is c ompl eted , th e scre en in form s you of comple tion. , Click [Finish].
64 , Cl ick [PIXE LA ImageM ixer for Sony] at the title scr een. The “Cho ose S etup Langu age” sc reen a ppea rs. • Y ou can use the “ PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” softwar e to copy , view and edit imag es. For details, see the software’s help files.
65 Copying image s , F ollow instruc tions on each s ucceedin g screen . When i nstallati on is compl ete, the “ Read Me” tex t appear s. Read the text, then close th e windo w by clicking at the upper ri ght corn er of th e screen. After that, cl ick [Finish ] in the install scree n to close the install screen .
66 , C lic k [In sta ll] at th e “Di rect X( R) Se tu p” screen, t hen when t he “D irectX S etup” screen app ears, cli ck [OK]. Direct X installa tion start s. When insta llation is comple te, y our com puter restart s. , Re move the CD-ROM. Then, you can esta blish th e USB connecti on.
67 Copying image s 2 Preparing your camera , Ins ert the “ Memory Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into the camera . • For further details on the “Memory Stick”, see page 22. • When your camer a is connected to a computer, it draws power from the computer side.
68 3 Connecting your camera to your computer , Op en the jack cover , and connec t the supplied USB cabl e to your came ra. • Op erat ions ar e not guaran teed wh en u sing a U SB hub. , Co nnec t the other en d of the U SB cable to your comp uter. The camer a is on.
69 Copying image s “USB MODE: NORMAL ” appea rs on the LCD sc reen. When a USB connec tion is es tablishe d for the first time, yo ur comput er auto matically runs the use d progr am to rec ognize yo ur camera. Wait fo r a whil e. • If “USB MODE: NORMAL” is not shown in s tep 3 , confirm that [USB ] is s et to [ NORMAL] in [ ] (pa ge 89).
70 4 Copying images “Imag e Transf er” laun ches and the im ages are auto maticall y copied to the co mputer. Wh en copyin g is compl ete, “ImageMix er” automati cally launch es and a list of imag es appe ars.
71 Copying image s c Dr ag and drop the image f iles into the “My Doc uments” folder . The ima ge fi les are cop ied to t he “My Docu ments” fol der . • When you try to copy an image to a folder in which an image wit h the s ame file name is stored, the overwr ite confirmation message appears.
72 4 Copying images Copying i mages us ing “Ima ge Trans fer” Windows XP is set so th at the OS Auto Playback Wizard ac tivate s. Follo w the p rocedure belo w to canc el the se tting. * This procedure does not need to be performed for subsequent image downloads.
73 Copying image s Copying images using the Wi ndows XP copy wizard a Cli ck [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Sc anner a nd Camera Wiza rd], then cl ick [OK] . The “Sca nner and Ca mera W izard” screen appears . • When p erformin g the steps on page 68, the copy wizard appear s on the desktop of you r compu ter.
74 Image file storage destinations and image file names Image fil es rec orded wi th your ca mer a are groupe d as folders in the “M emor y Stick” by re cording m ode. Example: For Wi ndows Me use rs Notes The meani ngs of the file name s in the followin g table are as follows : ssss sta nds for any numb er within th e range from 0001 to 9999 .
75 Copying image s 5 Viewing the images on your computer , Do uble-cl ick [My Doc uments] on the deskto p. The “My Doc uments” fo lder conten ts are displ ayed. • This section describes the pr ocedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder on pages 70 and 72.
76 For Macintosh users Follow the step s below, accor ding to your O S. 1 Installing the USB d river and ImageMixer * For Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6, or 9.0 users only 1 Turn on your compu ter, a nd set the s upplied CD- ROM into the C D-RO M drive. The “PI XELA Image Mixer” scr een app ears.
77 Copying image s 4 Copying images 1 Dou ble-cli ck th e new ly re cogni zed ic on o n the desktop. The con tents of the “M emory Stick” inserted in your camer a appe ar. 2 Dou ble -cli ck “ DCI M.” 3 Dou ble -cli ck “10 0MS DC F.” 4 Dra g and drop the image files to th e hard disk icon.
78 Troublesh ooting Troubleshooting If you experi ence trouble wi th your ca mera, try the following so lutions. 1 First check the items on th e tables below. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” ap pear on the LCD screen, the self-diagnostics display functio n is w orking (page 86).
Troublesh ooting 79 Shooting images The battery life is short. • You are shooting/ viewing images in an extremely cold location. • The batteries are not charged enough. • The batteries are dead (page 93 ). — p Charge the batteri es (page 16). p Replace the batteries with a new one.
80 Your camera cannot record images. • No “Memor y Stick” is inserted. • The capacity of the “Memory S tick” is insufficie nt. • The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to t he LOC K position. • You cannot shoot whil e the flash is charging.
Troublesh ooting 81 Viewin g images Dele ting im ag es Symptom Cause Solution Your camera cannot play back images. • The mode switc h is no t set to PLAY. • Your camera may not play back image files copied from the hard disk of your computer if the file name or file size has been changed or t he image has been modified.
82 Computer s Sym pto m Cause Solution You do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible. — p Check “Recommended computer environment” (page 56). You cannot install the USB driver. — • You are attem pting to install the USB driver on a machine that is not running a supported OS.
Troublesh ooting 83 “Memory Sti ck” You cannot turn on the camera during USB connection. • The camera and your computer are connected through a hub. p Connect the camera di rectly to your computer, or use a hub with output of 500 mA. The image cannot be played back on a computer.
84 Other Sym pto m Cause Solution Y our camera does not work. • The batte ry level is low. (The E indicator appears.) • The USB cable is connected. • The built-in microcomputer is not working properly. p Charge the batteries (p age 12). p Disconnect the USB cable, or operate on y our computer.
Troublesh ooting 85 Warnings and messages The fo llowing messag es appe ar on the LCD scre en. Messag e Meanin g/Cor rective A ction NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 22). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on again (page 19).
86 Self-diagnosti cs display – If a code star ting with an alpha bet letter appears Your camera has a self-diagno stics display. Th is functi on displays th e camera condit ion on the LCD screen w ith a com binati on of a letter and four nu merica l digi ts.
87 Additional information Menu items Menu item s that can be modi fied differ dep endin g on the posi tion of t he mode switc h. The LC D screen shows only the items you can opera te at the moment.
88 When the mode switch is set to PLAY (when [ ] is selected) * The fol lowing menus are av ailable no matter what position the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selec ted Item Setting Descrip tion DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes the displayed image (page 52).
89 Additional information When [ ] is selected When [ ] is selected Item Setting Desc ript ion CLOCK SET DATE NOTATION DATE& TIME SET – Set the date notation (page 20).
90 Precautions On cleaning Cleaning t he LCD scree n Wipe t he scre en surface with an LCD cleani ng kit ( not supplied) t o re move fing erprin ts, dust , etc.
91 Additional information On moisture condensat ion If the cam era is broug ht directly from a cold to a warm locati on, or is placed in a very damp room, moistur e may conde nse inside or outsi de the came ra. Should this occur, the camera will not ope rate prop erly.
92 On “Memory Stick” “Memory Stick” is a ne w comp act, porta ble and versatile I C reco rding me dium w ith a da ta capac ity tha t exceed s the cap acity of a floppy disk.
93 Additional information On Nickel Metal Hydri de batteries Effective use of the b attery • We re commend t hat you use ba tteries until t hey are comple tely draine d before charg ing them. • Batt ery performa nce decrea ses in low-t emperatu re surroundi ngs, and the b attery l ife is shortened unde r such ci rcumst ances.
94 Specifications System Image dev ice 6.65 mm (1/ 2.7 type) co lor CCD Primary colo r filter T otal pi xel s number of ca mera Approx. 1 34 0 000 p ixels Effecti ve pixel s numb er of ca mer a Approx. 1 26 0 000 p ixels Lens Sing le foc al len s f = 5.
95 Additional information BC-CS1 Ni-MH battery charger Po wer requirements AC 100 to 240V 50/60Hz 2.2 W Ou tpu t vo ltag e Size AA: D C 1.8V , 165 mA × 2 Size AAA: DC 1.8 V, 70 m A × 2 Dimensi ons 70 × 29 × 74 mm (2 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 3 i nches) (W/H/D) Mass Approx.
96 LCD screen displays When shooting still imag es A AE /AF indicator (27) B Batt ery remaining indicator (15) C F lash mode indicator (32) Red-e ye reducti on indicator (3 2) D P icture effect indica.
97 Additional information When shootin g movies A Reco rding mode indicator (48) B Batter y rema ining indicator (15) C Pi cture effect indicator (40) D Focu s preset indicator (36) E Low battery warn.
98 When playing back still images A Image size ind icator (25) B Pri nt mark indicator (46) C Fi le nam e ( 42) D Image number E Nu mber of images recorded i n “Memor y Stick” F Recording date of .
99 Index A Access lam p .... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ........ 23 AE/AF l ock ..... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... . 26 Auto Fo cus ...... ....... ......... ..
100 F File file names ...... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... 74 image fil e storage desti nations ... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...... 74 Flash Red-eye reducti on ...... ....... ......... ....... .
101 P Pictur e effect ...... ....... ......... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... 40 PO WER ...... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ...... 19 Power batte ries .... ....... ......... ..
102 U USB . ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... .. 56, 69 USB Bus Po wered ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... 57 Using y our camera abro ad ..... ......... ....
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If you already are a holder of Sony Cybershot DSC-U10, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony Cybershot DSC-U10.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony Cybershot DSC-U10. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony Cybershot DSC-U10 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
