Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-WX5 Sony
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© 2010 Sony Corporation 4-194-687- 12 (1) GB Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-WX5/WX5C 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 Viewing Viewing st ill images ·············· ·············· ·············· ··· 42 Playb.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 7 GB TV View ing an imag e on a Standa rd Defi nition (SD) TV ············· ·············· ·········.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 8 GB Oth ers Using the ca mera abroa d ··················· ········· ······ 157 Memory card ·····.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 9 GB Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent A uto Adjustment ······· ············· ····.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 10 GB Shooting without blur Anti Motion Blur ·· ············· ··················· ··········.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 11 GB Viewing 3D images Viewin g imag es shot in Sweep Multi An gle mode stereosco pically ··············· ·······.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 12 GB MENU/Setti ngs Search You can sel ect the various shooting f unctions easily from t he MENU button. 1 Press the ON/OF F (Power) b utton and set the camera to shooting mod e. 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 13 GB • [Quality] is displ ayed only when [Movie format] is set t o [AVCHD]. • Only th e items that are av ailable for ea ch mode are displayed o n the screen. You can select the va rious viewing functions easily from the MENU button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 14 GB You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen. 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 2 Select (Settings) with V on the control button, then press z on the center o f the control button to display the setup screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 15 GB * [Eye-Fi] appe ars only when an E ye-Fi card (comme rcially avai lable) is inserted in the camera. • [Sho oting Se ttings ] appear s only when setting s have been en tered from sh ooting m ode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 16 GB Identifying parts Camera A Shutter button B (Bur st) button C For shoot ing : W/T ( zoom ) leve r (32 ) For viewing: (Playback zoom.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 17 GB List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are displayed o n the screen to indicate the camera s tatus. You can change the screen di splay usi ng DISP (Screen Di splay Sett ings) on the control butt on.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 18 GB B C D Smil e De tect ion S ensit iv ity indic at or Zoom scaling Protect Prin t ord er ( DPO F) Playba ck zoom View mode TransferJet settings Display Indicat ion z AE/ AF l ock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutte r 125 Shutter speed F2.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 19 GB Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 32 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 20 GB Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired functio n. (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 21 GB Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot s till images with the se tting adjusted automatically . 1 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment). 2 Shoot with the shutter button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 22 GB Superior Auto Adjustment The camera combines Scene Recognition and high-quality im age technology to automatically shoot the images with the opt imal settings. 1 Set the mode dial to (Superior Auto Adjustment).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 23 GB z What is the differenc e between Superio r Auto Adjustme nt mode and Int elligent Auto Adjus tment mode? In [Superior Auto Adjustment] mode, the camera shoots burst imag es based on the recognized s cene.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 24 GB Background Defocus The camera fo cuses only on the subject, leaving the backgrou nd out of focus, so that the subj ect stands out. 1 Set the mode dial to (Background Defocus). 2 Press the shutter button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 25 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 Set the mode dial to (Program Auto).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 26 GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with pr eset settings according to the scene. 1 Set the mode dial to (Scene Selection). 2 Select the desire d mode t z on the control button. If you want to s witch to another scene, pr ess the MENU button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 27 GB • When yo u shoot images using (Twilight Portra it) , (T wilight) or (Fireworks) m ode, the shutte r 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 28 GB For shooting an imag e appropri ately accor ding to the scene condition, a combination of functions is determined by the camera. indicates settings that can be changed, while – indicates settings that cannot be changed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 29 GB Intelligent Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a pano ramic image from co m posite images. The camera also automatically detects people’s faces or moving sub jects. 1 Set the mode dial to (iSweep Panorama).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 30 GB z Chan ging th e shoo ting di rec tion or imag e size of a panora mic image Shooting Direction: MENU t [Shooting Direction] t selec.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 31 GB Movie Mode Allows you to record movi es. 1 Set the mode dial to (Movie Mod e). 2 Press the shutter button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 32 GB Zoom You can enlarge th e image when shooting. Th e camera’s optical zoom f unction can enlarge images up to 5×. 1 Turn the W/T (zoom) lever. Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to (T) to zoom in, and to (W) to zoom out.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 33 GB Tracking focus The camera tracks the subject and adjusts f ocus automatically until y ou press the shutter butt on halfway down, even if th e subject is moving. 1 Press z on the control button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 34 GB DISP (Screen Display Settings) 1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on t he control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • If you v iew images in bright outside ligh t, adjust th e screen bri ghtness up.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 35 GB A histogram i s a graph showing t he brightness of an image. The graph displ ay indicates a brig ht image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when s kewed to the left side.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 36 GB Flash 1 Press (Flash) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • The flash strobes twice. The first flash adjust s the light quan tity. • Whil e char ging th e flash, is displ ayed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 37 GB Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. 1 Press (Smile) on the control button. 2 Wa it for a smi le to be de tec ted . When the smile level exceeds th e b point on the indicator, the camera records imag es automatically.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 38 GB Self-Timer 1 Press (Self-Tim er) on the control button. 2 Select the desire d mode with the control bu tton. • 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 39 GB z Hints for prev ent ing blu r If your hands or b ody moves while hol ding the camera an d pressi ng the shu tter butto n, “Camera shake” occ urs.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 40 GB Burst button You can select Single (single-imag e) or Burst as t he shooting mode. You can also select Single (single- image) or Burst in [Burst Settings ] (page 65) . 1 Select a desired mode with the (Burst) button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 41 GB MOVIE (Movie) button You can qui ckly start shooting movies fr om all REC modes. 1 Press the MOVIE (M ovie) button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 42 GB Viewing still images 1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 Select an i mage with the control button. z View ing imag es ta ken wi th a d iffer ent ca mera This camera creates an Image Database File on the memor y card for recording and playing images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 43 GB Playback zoom Plays back the enlar ged image. 1 Turn t he (Playb ack zoo m) lever t o (T) during still image pla yback. The image is enlarged to twice the previous size, at the center of the image.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 44 GB Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode . 2 Turn the (Index) lever to (W) to display the image index screen. Turn the lever ag ain to display an ind ex screen with more imag es.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 45 GB Delete Allows you to select unwant ed images for deleti on. You can also delete images from the MENU button ( page 90).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 46 GB z You c an switch betwee n inde x and sing le-image mode when selecting ima ges Turn the lever to (T) of the W/T (zoom) lever in index mode to return to s ingle-image mode, and turn the (Index) lever to (W) in si ngle-image m ode to retur n to index mod e.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 47 GB Viewing burst images Plays back bur st images. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode . 2 Select burst images using b / B on the control button. 3 Press the desired button according to the playback mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 48 GB z Viewing the burst images as a movi e by tilting t he camera t o the right o r left To view the bur st images smoothly as a mov ie, press z on the control button, then tilt the camera to the righ t or left, as illustrated.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 49 GB Viewing movies 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode . 2 Select a movie with the control button. 3 Press z . Movie playback starts. • You may not be abl e to play back some images shot using oth er camera s.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 50 GB z On the movie v iewing sc reen Select the i mage you wan t to display u sing b / B on the contro l button, an d press z . The Playback bar appears, you can check a playback position of a movie.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 51 GB 3D Functions This camera is compatible with 3D functions. Th e 3D functions installed on this camera are [3D Sweep Panorama] and [ Sweep Multi Angle].
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 52 GB z File name of the 3D image A 3D image co nsists of both JPEG and MPO file s. If you import images shot in [3D Sweep Panorama] and [Sweep Multi Angle] modes into a computer, the image data is st or ed on the computer as follows.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 53 GB 3D Shooting Multiple images are shot while the camera is moving, and these images are compiled into a 3D image. 1 Set the mode dial to (3D Shooting). 2 Select (3D Sweep Pano rama) or (Sweep Multi Ang le) t z on the control button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 54 GB z Tips f or shoo ting a 3 D image • Det ermine the scen e and press the shutter but ton half way, so that you can lock the foc us, exposu re and whi te balan ce. Then , pre ss the shut ter but ton ful ly down an d pan the ca mera.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 55 GB Viewing images shot in Sweep Multi Ang le mode stereoscopically You can view the stereoscopic images shot in [Sweep Multi Angle] mode by tiltin g the camera to the right or left. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 56 GB Viewing an image on a 3D TV You can view 3 D images recorded o n the camera in 3D fo rmat by connecting the camera to a 3D TV us ing a n HD MI Ca ble (sol d sep ara tely ). Refer also to the op erating instructions s upplied with the TV.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 57 GB • When yo u selec t ( 3D Viewing) mode, only 3D image s are displa yed. • If you play back an image sho t in [3D Swee p Pano rama] mo de with [S hooting Di rectio n] set to [Up] or [Down], the im age is played back horizo ntally on t he TV.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 58 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 Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 59 GB z Viewing in Ea sy Mode When you pr ess the (Playback) button in Easy Mode, the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see. In addition, only the deletion fu nction becomes availab le.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 60 GB Shooting Direction Set the direction in which the camera will be panned when shooting in Intelligen t Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Pan orama modes.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 61 GB Defocus Effect Sets the l evel of back ground defocus effect when sho oting in Back ground Defocu s mode. 1 Set the mode dial to (Background Defocus). 2 MENU t (Def oc us Eff ec t) t desired mode (Low) Adds a slight Background Defocus effect.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 62 GB Image Size/Panorama Image Size/ Quality The image size determ ines the size of the image file that is reco rded when yo u take an 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 63 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 64 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 65 GB Burst Settings You can select Single (single-imag e) or Burst as t he shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 66 GB Burst Shooting Interval Selects the number of imag es taken p er second for Burst sh ooting. 1 MENU t (Burst Shooting Interval) t desired mode (H igh) Shoots up to 10 images per second in succession.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 67 GB EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1/3 EV steps in a range o f –2.0 EV to +2.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 68 GB ISO Sets the luminous sensitiv ity when the camera is in Progr am Auto mode. 1 MENU t (ISO) t desired mode • You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 125] to [IS O 80 0] when th e shooting m ode is set to b urst mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 69 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones accord ing to the surrounding light condit ions.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 70 GB 1 Frame a white object such as a p iec e of paper filling the screen under the same lighting con ditions as you will s hoot the s ubject.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 71 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 72 GB z Focu sing on s ubj ects near th e ed ge of th e sc reen If the subject is o ut of focus, do as follows: 1 Recom pose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder, and press the s hutter button halfway to focus on the su bject (AF lock).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 73 GB Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets whi ch part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. 1 MENU 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 74 GB Scene Recognition The camera automat ically detects s hooting conditions, an d then takes the shot. When a motion is detected, the ISO sensitivity is increased accord ing to the mov ement to reduce subject blu r (Motion Detection).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 75 GB z Shooting two images with differe nt setti ngs and selecti ng the o ne you lik e (Adv anced mode) In [Advanced] mo de, the camera .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 76 GB Soft Skin Effect When the Face Detection function is activated, sets whether to u se the Soft Skin effect, an d the effect level. 1 MENU t (Soft Skin Eff ect) t desi red mode • [Off] is not available when Scene Selection is set to (Soft Skin) mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 77 GB Smile Detection Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles. 1 MENU t (Smile Detecti on Sensitiv ity) t d esired m ode • Smi les may n ot be det ected cor rectly depe nding on the co nditi ons.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 78 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.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 79 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 80 GB Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to (Soft Skin) or (Soft Snap) wh ile you are shooting an image, the camera automatically shoots two images consecutiv ely. The camera will select, display and r ecord the image which th e eyes are not bl inked automatically.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 81 GB Slideshow Images are automatically played back in succession. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 82 GB 1 MENU t (Slideshow) t [Slideshow with music] t z on the control butt on Displays the settin g screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 83 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 84 GB 3D Viewing Select [3D Vi ewing] when you want to play back images s hot in 3D mode on the 3D TV . Connect the camer a and the 3D TV us ing an HDMI Cable (sold s eparately) (p age 56).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 85 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 86 GB 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode . 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 87 GB View Mode Allows you to select the d isplay format for images. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 88 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 89 GB Retouch Retouches a record ed image and recor ds it as a new file. The original image is retained.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 90 GB Delete Allows you to select unwanted imag es for deletion. You can also delete images using the (Delete) button (page 45). 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 91 GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is dis played for registered images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 92 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 o rder) mark is displayed f or registe red images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 93 GB Rotate Rotates a still image. Use this f unction to display a hori zontal orientation image in vertical orient ation. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode . 2 MENU t (Rotate) t z on the control button 3 Ro tate th e im age wi th [ / ] t b / B .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 94 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. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to playback mode .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 95 GB Movie format You can set the r ecording method used to record mo vies. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 96 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 97 GB Grid Line With reference to the grid lines, you can easily set a subject in a horizontal/vertical position. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [Grid Line] t desired mode t z on the control button On Displays the grid lines.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 98 GB Digital Zoom Selects the Digital Zoom mode. The camera enlarg es the imag e using optical zoom (u p to 5×). 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 99 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. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 100 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 101 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. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 102 GB Beep Changes the settings of the sound produced when you operate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Beep] t desired mode t z on the control button Shutter Turns on the shut ter so und when you press the shu tter butt on.
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 Function Guide You can select whether or not the function gu ide is dis played when you op erate the camera. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Fun ction Guide] t desired mode t z on the control button On Di splays t he function guide.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 105 GB Display color Sets the color of the s creen display. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Display color] t desired mode t z on the control button Black Sets the background color of the LCD screen.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 106 GB Demo Mode You can set whether to us e a demonstration of Smile Shutter or AVCHD movie playb ack.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 107 GB Initialize Initializes the sett ing to the default setting. Even if you execute [Initialize], the images are retained. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Initialize] t [O K] t z on the control button • Be sure no t to turn of f the camera while initial izing.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 108 GB HDMI Resolution When you connect the camera to a High Definition (HD) TV with HDMI terminals using an HDMI Cable (sold separately), you can select HDMI R esolution to output images to the TV.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 109 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 131.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 110 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 111 GB USB Connect Sets the mode when the camer a is connected to a computer or a USB device using the USB cable. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [USB Connect] t desired mode t z on the control button • You c annot impo rt m ovie s when [ PTP/M TP] is se lect ed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 112 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 113 GB Download Music You can use “Music T ransfer” in the CD-ROM (suppli ed) to change b ackground m usic tracks. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Download M usic] t z on t he control button The message “Conn ect to PC” is di splayed.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 114 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 115 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 116 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 117 GB Eye-Fi Sets whet her t o use t he up lo ad fu nct ion of an Eye-Fi card (commercially availabl e), when you use the Eye-Fi card with this camer a. [E ye-Fi] is displayed only when the Eye-Fi card is inserted in the camera.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 118 GB • When you use a n ew Eye-Fi c ard for the first time, copy the install file of the PC applicatio n written in the Eye-Fi card first, then fo rmat the card. • Before using the E ye-Fi card, upgrade the firmware o f the Eye- Fi card to the latest versio n.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 119 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 120 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 121 GB Change REC.Folder Changes the folder in th e memory card that is cur rently used to st or e recorded images . 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Change REC. Fol der] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 122 GB Delete REC.Folder Deletes the folder in a memory card that is used to store reco rded images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Delete REC. Fol der] 2 Selec t a f older with b / B on the control button.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 123 GB Copy Copies all images in the inte rnal memory to a memory card . 1 Insert a memory card with s ufficie nt free capacity into the camera. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Memory Ca rd Tool) t [Copy] t [O K] t z on the control button • Use a fully charged b attery pack.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 124 GB File Number Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (M emory Card Tool) or (Internal Memor.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 125 GB Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Area Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button Home You us e the camera in your area.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 126 GB Date & Time Setting Sets the date and time again. 1 MENU t (Settings) t (Clock Settings) t [Date & Time Setting] t desired setting t z on the control button 2 Set the numeric value and desired settings with v / V / b / B .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 127 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 128 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 (sold separ ately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 129 GB Connect the camer a to the HDMI terminal of an HD TV using the HDMI Cab le (sold separately). 1 Connect the camera to the TV w ith the HDMI Ca ble (sold separately). 2 Turn on the TV and set the input.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 130 GB Connect the camer a to an HD (High Definitio n) TV using the HD Output Adaptor Cable (sol d separately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 131 GB Viewing an image on a “BRAVIA” Sync- compat ible TV When you use a TV t hat has “BR AVIA” Sync (compatibl e with SY NC MEN.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 132 GB • When th e camera is conn ected to a TV set using an HDMI Cable, the func tions that yo u can op erate are limited.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 133 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 134 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 135 GB 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM d rive. 2 Double-click (SONYPM B). 3 Double-click the [MusicTransfer.pkg] file in the [Mac] folder.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 136 GB Connecting the camera to a computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (sold separately) and the USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal (sold separately).
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 137 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 138 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 ea sily uplo ad images to a blo g or other medi a service.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 139 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 [×] for any unnecessary dr ives.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 140 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 141 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” s oftware. 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 142 GB DVD discs with standard definition imag e quality (STD) 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 143 GB Printing still images You can print still im ages using the following meth ods. • Printing directly us ing a memory card -compliant pr inter For details, see the operating instruct ions supplied with the printer .
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 144 GB 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 145 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 146 GB Recordin g takes a long tim e. • When t he shutte r speed b ecomes slo wer than a ce rtain speed , for example, when you sho ot ima ges in dark loc ations, the c amera automat ically reduce s the image n oise.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 147 GB The date and time a re not disp layed on the LCD screen. • Whil e shooti ng, th e date and t ime are n ot display ed. The y are disp laye d only dur ing pl ayba ck. Cannot insert dates on images.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 148 GB Cannot play back images. • Make sure that the memory card is fully inserted into the camera.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 149 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 150 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 151 GB The lens gets fogged. • M oisture condensati on has occurred . Turn off the camera an d leave it for abou t an hour befo re using it. The camera turns off with the lens portion extended.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 152 GB 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 state 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 No still images • T here are no 3D images that can be played b ack in [3D Vie wing] mode. • T he select ed folder or da te does not co ntain a fil e that can be pl ayed back in a slidesho w.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 155 GB MP4 12M is not supported with this memory card MP4 6M is not supported with this memory card • For recording m ovies, it is reco.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 156 GB Image Datab ase File error Cannot recover • I mport all of th e images to the co mputer with “PMB”, and format the me mory card or the in ternal memory (pag e 119). To view the image s again with the camera, export the i mported images t o the camera with “P MB”.
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 card The types of memory cards that can be used with the camera are “Mem ory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media, “Memory Stick Duo ” media, SD memory card , SDHC memory card an d SDXC memory card.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 159 GB Notes on using a “Mem ory Stick Micro” media (sold separately) • This prod uct is compat ible with “Memory Stick Micro” m edia (“M2”) . “M2” is an a bbreviation for “Memory Sti ck Micro ” media.
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-BN1 type ba tte ry packs ( and no ot hers) ca n be charg ed in the ba ttery ch arger (su pplie d).
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 Number of st ill images and recordable time of movies The number o f still imag es and record able time may var y depending o n the shoot ing conditi ons and the memory card.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 166 GB The table belo w shows the ap proximate maximum recording times. These are the total times for all movie files. Continuo us shooting is pos sible for app roximately 29 minutes at o ne time.
Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 167 GB Precautions Do not use/s tore the c amera in th e following places • In an extreme ly hot, cold or humid pl ace In place s such as i n a car parked in the su n, th e camera body may become deformed and th is may c ause a malfun ction.
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Table of contents Operat ion Search MENU/Settings Search Index 171 GB Notes on the License “C Library”, “Ex pat”, “zlib”, “dtoa”, “pcre” and “libjpeg” software are prov ided in the camera. We provide t his software based on li cense agreements with their o wners of copy right.
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