Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-H1 Fall 2005 Sony
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3 CAUTION Y ou ar e cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approv ed in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B digita l device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules.
4 Notes on using your cam era T ype s of “Memo ry St ick” t hat can be used (not su pplie d) The IC recor ding med ium used by this camera is a “Memor y Stick”. There are two types of “M emory Stick”. • “Memory Stick”: you can use a “Memory Stick” with your camera.
5 Notes on the LCD sc reen, LCD fi nder (for mo dels with an LC D finder ) and lens • The LCD screen and the LCD finder are manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over 99.
6 For ful l use of th e digital sti ll camera Prepare the camera and s hoot in auto adj ustment mode “Read Thi s First” (sepa rate volume) 1 Prepare the battery 2 T urn the camer a o n/set the clo.
7 T able o f content s Notes on usi n g yo u r camer a ........ ............. ............ ............. ............. .......... 4 Basic techniqu e s f or better images ....... ............. ............. ............. ........... 10 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully .
8 Viewing men u ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 4 3 (Folder) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Slide) (Resiz e) (Rotate) (Divi d e) (Setup) Trimming Usin g Setup it ems ............. ............
9 Setup 2 ....... ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ................ ........ 60 File N umber USB Connect V ideo Ou t Clock Set Enjo y ing your Windows computer ... ...... ....... ............. ............. ........
10 Enjoying the camera Basi c techni ques for be tter imag es When you pres s the shutter b utton hal f way do wn, the camer a adjusts the foc us automatical ly (Auto Focu s).
11 Enjoyin g the came ra Y ou can create various images by adjusting the exposu re and the ISO se nsitivity . Exposure is the am ount of l ight that the camera will recei ve wh en you relea se the shu tter .
12 Adjusti ng the ISO se nsitivity ISO is unit of m easurem ent (sensitivity), est imating how muc h light an image pickup device (equ i vale nt to pho to films) rece ives. Even when the exp osure is the sam e, i mage s differ depe nd ing on the IS O sen sit ivity .
13 Enjoyin g the came ra A digital ima ge is made up of a coll ection of smal l dots called pixels. If it contains a l arge nu mber of pix els, the pi cture become s large, it takes u p more memor y , and the ima ge is displaye d in fine detail. “Ima ge size” is shown by the numbe r of pixels.
14 Identi fying parts See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A PO WER lamp ( t st ep 2 in “Read T his Fi r s t ” ) B Mode dial (27) C /BRK button (34) D Shutter button ( t step.
15 Enjoyin g the came ra L PO WER b utt on ( t step 2 in “R ead Thi s F ir st” ) M For shooti ng: Zoom (W/T ) button ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst” ) For viewing: / (Playbac k zoom) button/ .
16 Attachi ng the shou lder strap and the lens cap Attach ing the lens hood When you shoot in bright lightin g condition s, such as outdoors, we recomm end tha t you use th e lens hood to reduce the image q uality de terioration caused by un nece ssary li ght.
17 Enjoyin g the came ra Storin g the lens hood The lens hoo d can be attache d in the reverse direct ion to s tore i t with the ca mer a when it is no t in us e. Position the l ens hood as shown below and turn t he lens hood clockwise until i t clic ks.
18 Indica tors on th e screen See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When s hooting sti ll images When s hooting m ovies A +2.0 EV C:32:00 F3.5 125 101 S AF + VGA 2 5 10 90cm Set C:32:00 101 + [ 00:28:25 ] 00:00:00 STBY STD 6 40 +2.
19 Enjoyin g the came ra B C D E Displ ay Indication Manual foc us bar (33) Macro ( t step 5 in “R ead This First” ) AF mode (51) AF range finder frame indicator ( 32) z Set Flexibl e spot AF (32).
20 When p laying bac k still imag e s When pl ayin g back movies A B C C:32:00 101 VGA 1.3 M 101 12/12 +2.0EV F3.5 500 VOLUME BA CK/NEXT Displ ay Indication Batter y remain ing ( t step 1 in “R ead .
21 Enjoyin g the came ra D E 8/8 12/1 2 Ima ge numbe r/N umber of imag es r ecor ded in s elect ed fold er (43 ) C:32:00 Self-diagnosi s display (9 3) 00:0 0:12 Counte r ( t step 6 in “Read T his First” ) Displ ay Indication Do not dis connect t he USB cable (78) +2.
22 Changi ng the sc reen di splay Each ti me you pres s the (Scree n status ) button, the displa y changes a s follows. • When you set the histogram display to on, image information is di splayed during playback. • The histogram does not appear: When shooting in the following situations – The menu is displayed.
23 Enjoyin g the came ra Numbe r of sti ll image s and reco rding time of movies The tabl es show the approx imate nu mber of still image s and the le ngth of t ime for movies that can b e recorde d on a “Me mory Stic k” form atted with this came ra.
24 When you do no t have a “Memory Stick ” (Rec ording with th e interna l memory) The came ra has 32 M B of i nternal me mory . This memory is not remov able. Ev en whe n ther e is no “ Memory Stick” i nserted in t he camera, y ou ca n reco rd images usi ng this inte rnal memory .
25 Enjoyin g the came ra Batte r y life an d number of images tha t can be record ed/vi ewed The tab les sho w the appr oximate nu mber of images that can be recorded /viewe d and the battery li fe when yo u shoot image s in norm al mo de w ith bat teries at f ull capa city and at an ambient temper ature of 25°C (77° F).
26 Using th e jog dial The jo g dial is used to change the sett ing va lues when shooti n g with the manual adj ustment modes (shu tter speed pri ority mode, ap erture priori ty mode, manua l exposure mo de) or the EV adjust ment. By turni ng the jog di al, you ca n also easily vi ew the next/previous image.
27 Enjoyin g the came ra Using the mode di al Set the mode dial to the desire d function. : Auto ad justme nt mode Allo ws easy shooting with the s ettings adjusted automatically . t step 5 in “Rea d This Fir st” : Scene S e lection mode Allows you to shoot wit h preset settin gs accordi ng to the sce ne.
28 Scene Selection For deta ils t step 5 in “Read This F irst” For shooting an image ap propriat ely acco rding t o the scene condition, a combina tion of functi ons is determ ined by the ca mera.
29 Enjoyin g the came ra Shoot ing with ma nual adjus tment The camera au tomatically adjusts th e focus and the e xposure, ho wever , you can manua lly adju st th ese se ttin gs. T o change the aper ture value and shut ter spe ed comb inati on whi le keep ing the brightn e ss fixe d (Program Shift) 1 Set the mode dial to P.
30 • If you select certain s hutter speeds*, the NR slow s hutter function activ ates automatically to reduce the picture noise and “NR” appears. * When [ISO] is [400]: 1 /25 second or slower When [ISO] is not [400] : 1/6 second or slower • If you select s low shutter speeds, it takes t ime to process the data.
31 Enjoyin g the came ra T o adjust th e exposure manually — EV adjustmen t 1 Set the m ode dial to P, S, A, , , , , , , or . 2 Select t he EV item u s ing t he jog dial ( page 26). 3 Select an ex posure valu e using the jo g dial (page 26). T o ward +: Brig htens an imag e.
32 T o choose a focus m ethod Y ou ca n change t he focus me thod. Pr ess the FOC US butt on repeat edly when it is di ffi cult to get th e proper focus in auto focu s mode. • AF stands for Au to Focus. • When you are shooting movies, Multi point AF is rec ommended as the AF works even wit h a certain amount of vibration.
33 Enjoyin g the came ra T o set the Flexible Spot AF 1 Set the m ode dial to P, S, A, M , , , , , , , or . 2 Press the F OCUS button repea tedly to sele ct (Flexibl e Spot AF).
34 Shooti ng conti nuously Select a conti nuous shoo ting mode by pre ssing th e /BR K butt on repeat edly . Wh en the mode di al is set to or , continuous sho oting mod es are deact iv ate d. On the Bu rst • The flash is set to (No flash). • When reco rding wit h the sel f timer, a series of a m aximum of fi ve images i s recorded .
35 Enjoyin g the came ra The m aximu m nu mber o f con tinuo us sh ots (Units : images) On the Exposure Bracket • The flash is set to (No flash). • The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image, and these sett ings ar e also used for the other images.
36 Using t he men u Using menu it ems 1 T urn on the power and set th e mode d ial. Items available va ry d epending on t he mode dial position. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he c on trol butt on. • If the desir e d item is in visi ble, keep pr es sing b / B until it appears on the screen.
37 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 Using the menu Menu ite ms The menu it ems available vary depending on the mode di al position. Only the available item s are displaye d on the screen . * The operation is limited accordi ng to the position of the /BRK button.
38 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Shooti ng menu The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Selects t he meterin g mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to de termine the exposure.
39 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 Adju sts the col or tone s a ccor din g to the lig hti ng c ond itio n in a s itu atio n, fo r exampl e, whe n the co lors of a image look strange.
40 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Selects a lu minous sensitivity w ith units of ISO . The larger the nu mber, the higher the sensitiv ity . • For details on the [ ISO] sensitivity t page 12 • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases.
41 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 Adjusts the amo unt of flash light. • T o change flash mode t step 5 in “Read This F irst” Allows you to shoot an image w ith special effect s. • This setting is not maintained when the power is turned of f .
42 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 50. (Sharp ness ) P S A M + ( ) T ow ard +: Shar p ens th e image.
43 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 Using the menu Viewin g m enu The defau lt sett ings are ma rked wit h . Selects t he folde r conta ining t he image you wan t to pl ay back (when using a “Mem ory Stic k” only). 1 Select t he desired fold er with b / B on the cont rol button.
44 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Prot ects image s against accide ntal era sure. T o protect images in s ingle-ima ge mode 1 Display the image you want to prote ct. 2 Press MENU to disp lay the menu. 3 Sel ect [ - ] (Protect) with b / B on the control button, then pr ess z .
45 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 T o cancel the pr otect ion In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o protect images in singl e-image m ode. ” In inde x mode 1 Selec t the image for which you want to remove protect ion in step 5 of “T o protect im ages in index mode.
46 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Image Repeat 1 Select [In terval], [Image] and [Re peat] with v / V / b / B on the c ontrol button. 2 Sele ct [Start] with V / B , then press z . The slid e show starts . T o end the slide sh ow , press z , sele ct [Exit] wit h B , th en press z .
47 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 Rotates a stil l image. 1 Displ ay th e im age t o be rotate d. 2 Press MENU to displ ay t he men u. 3 Select [ ] (Rotate) with b / B on the control button, the n press z . 4 Select [ ] wit h v , then rot ate th e imag e wi th b / B .
48 For details on the operat ion t page 36 Exam ple: Cut ting a movie numb ered 10 1_00 02 This sect ion descri bes an examp le of dividing a movie nu mbered 101_0002 and deletin g it in the foll owing file configu ra tion. 1 Cutti ng sc ene A. Divide 101_0002 is divided into 101_0004 and 101_0005.
49 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 36 5 Press z at th e des ired cu tting point. • When you want to a djust the cutting poi nt, select [ c / C ] (frame rewind/fo rward) an d adjust the cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel].
50 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup it ems Y ou can ch ange the def ault se ttings us ing the Set up screen. 1 T urn on the power . 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Press B on the control button to select (Setup). 4 Press v / V / b / B on the control bu t ton to select the item you want to set.
51 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 Came ra 1 1 The defau lt sett ings are ma rked wit h . Selec ts the auto focu s operat ion mode. Selec ts the digit al zoom mode. The camer a enlarg es the image usi ng optica l zoom (up to 12 ×).
52 For details on the operat ion t page 50 Image size a nd maximu m zoom sca le using Smar t zoo m • When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows. • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precisi on zoom includes the scale of the o ptical zoom.
53 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camer a f i rmly to prev ent the effects of vibration.
54 For details on the operat ion t page 50 Camera 2 2 The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Expand s the center of t he screen do uble in manu al focu s mode. Enlarges the set ting indic ator tempor arily when you press (Forced flash), (Self-t imer), or (Mac ro).
55 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 Sets for ach ieving appropriate focus when attaching an opt ional co n version l ens. Atta ch the suppl ied adapto r ring, t hen attach a con versi on lens. • When using the built-in flas h or AF illuminator, the light may be blocked, causing the lens shadow to app ear.
56 For details on the operat ion t page 50 Intern al Me mor y T oo l Thi s ite m d oes n ot a ppear wh en a “Me mory St ick” is insert ed i n th e ca mer a. The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Forma ts the internal memor y . • Note that forma tting irrevocably erases all data in the internal me mory , including even protected images .
57 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 Memory Stic k T ool This it em appears only when a “Me mory Stick” i s inserted in the camera .
58 For details on the operat ion t page 50 Change s the f older current ly u sed fo r record ing images. 1 Select [OK] with v on the contr ol button, then press z . The folder s election screen appears . 2 Select the desired f older with b / B , and [OK] with v , then z .
59 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 Setup 1 1 The defau lt sett ings are ma rked wit h . Selects the bri ghtness of the LCD backligh t when using the c amera wi th batteries. • Selecting [Bright] uses up t he battery charge f aster .
60 For details on the operat ion t page 50 Setup 2 2 The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Selects t he method u sed to assign fi le numbers to images. Select s the USB mode to be used when c onnecti ng the came ra to a co mputer or a PictBr idge com plia nt prin ter u sing the US B cab le.
61 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 50 Sets the da te an d tim e. Cloc k Set OK Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z . Then, perform the pr ocedure explained in “Se t the clock” ( t step 2 in “Re ad This First” ).
62 Using your compu ter Enjoying your Windows computer For details on using a Macintosh c omputer, refer to “Using your M acintosh comput er” (pag e 73). Copying images to y o ur computer (page 64) Prepar ation Viewing images on your computer Insta lling th e USB dr iver .
63 Using y our com puter The fol lowin g envi ronment is recomm ended fo r a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recomme nded enviro nment for copyin g images OS (pre-installed ): Microsoft Windows 9.
64 Copyin g images to your co mputer This sect ion de scribes the process using a W indo ws compu ter as an exampl e. Y ou can copy image s from the ca mera to your com puter as follows.
65 Using y our com puter • When copying images in the internal memory , this step is unnecessary . 2 Inser t the sufficiently charged Nickel-Metal Hydride batteri es in the camera, or c onnect the camera to a wall outlet ( wall socket) with the AC Adaptor (not supplied ).
66 • For W indows 98 /98SE/2000/Me, follow the procedure explained in “St age 4-B: Copying images to a Computer” on page 67. This se ction describe s an exam ple o f copying ima ges to a “My D ocuments” fold er .
67 Using y our com puter 5 Clic k the radio button next to [Nothing . I'm fini shed work ing with these pictures] to select it, then click [Ne xt]. The “C ompl eting th e Scann er and Came ra Wizard” screen appe ars. 6 Clic k [Finish]. The wi zard screen closes.
68 3 Double-clic k the [My Docum ents] folder . Then, right-cl i ck on the “My Documents” window to display the men u and click [P ast e]. The im age f iles are c opied t o the “My Document s” folder . • When an image with th e same file name exists in the copy destination folder, the overwrite confirmation message appears.
69 Using y our com puter x For W indows 20 00/Me/XP 1 Doubl e-click on the tasktr ay . 2 Click (Sony DSC) t [Stop]. 3 Conf irm the de vice on th e confir mation window , then clic k [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. • Step 4 is unnecessary for W indows XP . 5 Disc onnect th e US B cable , remove the “Memor y Stick”, or turn off the camera.
70 Viewi ng im age fil es sto red on a compu ter wi th your camera (usin g a “Mem or y S tick” ) This sect ion de scribes the process using a W indo ws compu ter as an exampl e.
71 Using y our com puter Using th e sup plied so ftwar e This sectio n describe s the process using a W i ndows comp uter as an example . The supp lied CD-R OM contain s two softw are applicat ions: “Pictur ePackage” and “Image Mixer . ” Pictur ePac kage What you can do: A Burn ing V i deo CD The “ImageMix er VCD2” screen appe ars.
72 5 Remove the CD-ROM as th e shor t cut icon s of “PicturePackage Menu” and “PicturePackage d est ination Folder” are display ed after the installation. T o st art up the softwar e • Doubl e-click the “P icturePa ckage Menu” icon on the desk top.
73 Using y our com puter Using y our Maci ntos h compu ter Y ou can copy i mages to your c omputer and create a vi deo CD usi ng “Image Mixer VCD2” (supplied).
74 T o disconne ct the US B cabl e/ remove the “M emory Stick”/turn off the camera Drag a nd drop the drive icon or the icon of the “M emory Stick ” to the “ Trash ” icon, then remo ve the USB cabl e, remove the “Memo ry Stick” , or turn off the camera.
75 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g st ill imag es How to print sti ll images Printing directly using a PictBridg e compliant p rinter (pag e 76) Y ou can print image s by conne cting the ca mera direc tly to a Pict Bridge compli ant printer .
76 Printing images directly using a PictBridge complia nt printer Even if you do no t have a computer, you can print i mages shot usin g your cam era by conne cting the camera di rectly to a Pict Bridg e com plia nt pr inte r . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A s tandard.
77 Printi ng still ima ges 1 Connect t he (USB) jack on y our camera and the USB jac k on the printer wi th the supplie d USB cab le. 2 T urn on your camera and the printer . After the connect ion is made, the indica tor appears Th e camer a is set to play back mode, then an image an d the pri nt menu ap pear on t he scre en.
78 [Size] Sele ct the size o f the printi ng sheet. [Date] Sele ct [Day&Ti me] or [Date] to inser t the date and tim e o n ima ges. • When you choose [Date], the da t e will be inserted in the order you select ( t step 2 in “Read This First” ).
79 Printi ng still ima ges Printi ng at a sho p Y ou can ta ke a “Memory Sti ck” contai ning images shot with your cam era to a pho to printing serv ice shop.
80 1 Display the inde x screen. ( t step 6 in “Read This First” ) 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [Select] with v / V , the n press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder]. 5 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z .
81 Connecting yo ur camera to your TV Connecting yo ur camera to your TV Viewin g ima ges on a TV scree n Y ou can view images o n a TV scre en by connec ting th e came ra to a TV . T urn off both your cam era and th e TV before co nnec ting the c amera and th e TV with the A/V cable.
82 On TV color syste ms If you want to view image s on a TV scree n, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and the A/V cable (sup plied). Th e color system of the TV must match tha t o f your dig ital stil l cam era.
83 T roubleshoot ing T roubleshoo ting T ro ubles hoot ing If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the following soluti ons. Please u nderstan d that y ou give your consent that t he cont ents o f the in ternal me mory m ay be check ed when you se nd your camera to be repa ired.
84 The battery remaining indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery remaining indicat or is displa yed but the po wer runs out too qui ckly . • This p henome n on occurs when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold l ocation (pa g e 98). • The ba tteries are dischar g ed.
85 T roubleshoot ing – Delete unnecessa ry images ( t st ep 6 i n “Read Th is F irst” ) – Change the “Memory Stic k”. • Set the write-pro tect switch on the “Memory Stick” to the reco rding position (pag e 9 6). • Y ou canno t rec ord im ages wh ile ch arging the fl ash.
86 • Y ou can not use the flash when: – Mul ti Burst, Burst o r Exposur e Bracke t mode is sele cted ( page 34 ). – (T wilight mode) or (Candle mode) of the Sce ne mode, or (movie) is selected ( t step 5 in “ R ead T his First” ).
87 T roubleshoot ing The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Reduction] in the (Setu p) menu to [On] (page 52). • Shoot the subject at a di stance closer t han the recommend ed shooting dis tance using th e flash ( t step 5 in “Read Thi s First” ).
88 Y ou have deleted an imag e by mistake. • Once you have deleted a n image, you cannot r estore it . W e recommen d that yo u set protec tion on an image (page 4 4), or set t he write-pro tect switch on the “Memor y Stick” to the LOCK posit ion (page 96) to prev ent accid ental erasur e.
89 T roubleshoot ing The Removable disk icon does not appear o n the com puter screen when you connect your computer to the camera. • Foll ow the p roced ure belo w to insta ll the USB dri ve r again. The f ollowi n g proc edure is for a Windo ws comput er .
90 Cannot insert a “Mem or y Stic k”. • Inser t it in th e correct direct ion ( t step 3 in “R ead T his First” ). Cannot rec ord on a “Memory St ick”. • Set the write- protect swi tch on the “Memor y Stick” to the recording posi tion (page 96).
91 T roubleshoot ing A connection cannot be established. • The came ra canno t be conne cted direc tly t o a pri nter th at is not c ompli ant w ith the Pi ctBrid ge stand ard. Cons ult the p rinter ma nufactu rer as to whether the print er is c ompliant w ith PictBrid ge or not.
92 • The print setti ng of t he camer a differs from that of the printe r . Cha nge the settin g of eithe r the camera (page 78) or the printe r . Cannot ope rate the ca mera after ca nceling pr inting. • W ait fo r a wh ile as t he pri nter i s ca rrying out the ca ncella tion.
93 T roubleshoot ing W arning indicators a nd messages If a code st arting with a let ter of the alpha bet appear s, your camera has a self- diagnos is d isplay . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) will dif fer de pendi ng on the st ate of th e came ra.
94 Memory Stick locked • Set the w rite-p rotec t switc h on the “Memory Stic k” to the recor ding position ( page 96). No memory space in internal memory No memory space in Memory Stick • Delete unnecess ary images or files ( t step 6 in “Read This F irs t” ).
95 T roubleshoot ing Enable printer to connect • [USB Connect] is se t to [PictB ridge], howe ver th e camera is co nnected to a non-Pic tBridge com pliant device. Check th e devi ce. • The connec tion is not establis hed. Disconnec t and connect the USB cable again.
96 Others On the “M emor y Stick” A “Memor y Stick” is a comp act, por table IC record ing medium . The types of “Memo ry Stick” tha t can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , proper operat ion ca nnot be guar ante ed for al l “Mem ory S tick” functions.
97 Others Notes on usin g a “Memo ry S tick Duo ” (not su pplied) • T o use a “Memory Stick Duo” with the c am era, be sure to insert the “Memor y Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor .
98 On the battery charge r and th e batter ies On the batte ry ch arge r • Do not charge any other batteries except Sony Nickel-Metal Hydride batteri es in the battery charger supplied with your camera. If you try to charge any other type of battery (e.
99 Others battery in its case in a pocket close to your body to warm it, and ins ert it in your camera jus t before you start shooting. • If the poles of the batteries and t he terminals on the battery c over of the cam era are dirty , the battery life may be e xt remely shortened.
100 Precau tions x Do not leave the camera in the following places • In an e xt remely hot place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and this may cause a malfu nction. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolor ed or deformed, and this may cause a m alfunction.
101 Others Speci ficatio ns Camera [Syste m] Image device 7.19 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens 12× zoom lens f = 6.
102 BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH battery charg er Po wer requi remen ts AC 100 to 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 3 W Output voltage AA : DC 1.4 V 400 mA × 2 AAA: DC 1.4 V 160 mA × 2 Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C (+32° F to +104°F) Storage temperature –20°C to +60°C ( –4°F to +140°F) Dimensions Approx.
103 Index Index Inde x A A/V cabl e ....... ......... ........... ...81 A C Adaptor ........ ......... ......... . 15 Accessories s up plied t in “Read T his F ir st” Adapto r ring .......... ......... .......16 AE/AF indicator t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” AF Illu minator .
104 Flex ible Spo t AF ......... ......... . 32 Fluor escent ........ ......... ......... . 39 Focus ........ .......... ......... .......... 10 Fold er ..... ............ ......... ......... . 43 Chan g ing .... ......... ......... . 58 Crea t ing ..
105 Index Pressin g halfway down .... .....10 t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” Print . ......... ......... ......... ......... . 75 Inde x mode ........ ......... ...76 Single-image mode ........76 Print order ma rk ...... ......... .....79 Printi ng at a shop .
106 Z Zoom t step 5 in “Read This F i rst”.
107 T rademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory S tick PRO Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are tradem ar ks of Sony Corporation. • PicturePackage is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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