Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-W5 Sony
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2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the unit to ra in or moisture. If you hav e any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is f or the FCC related matters only .
3 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B d igital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to provide reasona ble protection against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation.
4 Notes on using your cam era T ypes of “Memo ry St ick” t hat can be used (not su pplie d) The IC recor ding m edium 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 f inder (for mo dels with an LC D find er) 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 still ca mera Prepare the camera and s hoot in auto ad justment 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 ng your camera ........ ............. ............ .......... ............. .............4 Basic techniqu es for b e tter images ....... ............. ............. ............. ...........1 0 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully .
8 Viewing men u ........... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 37 (Folder) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Slide) (Resiz e) (Rotate) (Divi d e) (Setup) Trimming Usin g Setup items ............. ............. .
9 Enjo y ing your Windows computer ...... ... .......... ............. ............. ............. . 5 5 Copy ing images to y our computer ... ............. ............. ............. ............. .... 57 Viewing imag e files stored on a compu ter with your cam era (using a “Memory Stick”) .
10 Enjoying the camera Basi c techni ques for be tter im ages When you pres s the shutter b utton hal fway down , the camera adju sts the focus auto matically (Auto Focu s).
11 Enjoyin g the came ra Y ou can create various images by adjusting the exposu re and the ISO sensitivity . Exposure is the am ount of l ight that the camera will recei ve when you re lease the shutter .
12 Adjusti ng the ISO se nsitivity ISO is unit of m easurem ent (sensit ivity), estimating how muc h light an image pickup device (equ i vale nt to pho to films) rece ives. Even wh en the exposure is the s ame, i mage s differ depe nd ing o n the IS O sen sit ivity .
13 Enjoyin g the came ra A digital ima ge is made up of a c ollection of smal l dots called pixels. If it contains a l arge n umber o f pixels, the pict u re beco mes larg e, it tak es up more me mory , and the ima ge is displaye d in fine detail. “Ima ge size” is shown by the numbe r of pixels.
14 Sele cting t he im age si ze for us e ( t step 4 in “Rea d This Firs t” ) * I mages are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. Selecti ng the image quality (co mpression rat io) in com bination (pag e 33) Y ou can select the co mpression rat io when digital images are saved.
15 Enjoyin g the came ra Ide ntifying pa rts See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. A Shutte r button ( t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) B Mode dia l (25) C Microp hone D Sel.
16 I For shooting: Zo om (W/T) button ( t s tep 5 i n “R ead T his First” ) For viewing: / (Playbac k zoom) button/ (Index) button ( t step 6 in “Read This Fi rst” ) J Hook for wris t strap ( .
17 Enjoyin g the came ra Indica tors on the sc reen See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. When shoo ting still images When sh ooting mov ies A B C:32:00 101 + [ 00:28:25 ] 00:00:00 STBY STD 6 40 +2.
18 C D E Displ ay Indication (DSC-W7/ W17 only) Image si ze ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ) FINE STD Image qualit y (33) Recordin g folder (5 0 ) • This does not appear when using th e inter nal memory.
19 Enjoyin g the came ra When playing back still images When pl aying ba ck 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 Batte ry remaini ng ( t s.
20 D E 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec o rded in selected folder C:32:00 Self-diagnos is display ( 86) 00: 00: 12 Counter (22) Displ ay Indication Do not disconnec t the USB cable (71) +2.0 EV EV level v a lue (30) ISO number (33) Metering m ode (32) Flash White balan ce (33) 500 Shutter speed (26) F3.
21 Enjoyin g the came ra Changi ng the s creen disp lay Each time you pre ss the (Display/LCD on/of f) bu tton, the di splay change s as follo ws. • When you set the histogram display to on, image information is displayed du ring playback. • The histogram does not appear: When shooting i n the fol lowing situations – The menu is displayed.
22 Numb er of sti ll image s and r ecordin g time of movies The tab les show th e approximate number of sti ll images and th e length of ti me for movie s that can be recorded on a “Mem ory Stick ” formatt ed with thi s camera . The va lues may v ary depend ing on the shoo ting cond itions.
23 Enjoyin g the came ra When yo u do not have a “Me mor y Stick ” (Recor ding with th e intern al memo r y) The ca mera has 32 MB of internal memory . Thi s memory is not remov able. E ven when th ere is no “Memory Stick” inserted i n the camer a, you can r ecord images u sing this inter nal memory .
24 Batte r y life and number of images that ca n be recorded /viewe d The tabl es show the approx imate num ber of images t hat c an be rec orded /viewed and t he batt ery life when you shoot im ages in [Normal] mode with bat teries at full capaci ty and a t an ambien t temperatu re of 25°C (77° F).
25 Enjoyin g the came ra Using the mode di al Set the mode dial to the desire d functio n. Still i mage shooting m odes : Auto a djustment m ode All ows e asy sho oting wi th the sett in gs ad jus ted aut oma tica lly.
26 Scene Selection For deta ils t step 5 in “Read This F irst” For shooting an image ap propria tely ac cording t o the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determ ined by the ca mera. ( : you can sel ect the desired setting) T o adjus t th e exp osur e ma nuall y 1 Pres s z on the contr ol button when th e mode dia l is set to M .
27 Enjoyin g the came ra • Shutter speeds of one second or longer are indicated by [”], fo r example, 1”. • When you set the shutter speed slower , using a tripod is recommended to pre vent the effects of vibration.
28 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 ed item is in visible, keep pressing b / B until it appears on the screen.
29 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 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 scre en. * The operation is limited according to th e Scene mode (page 26).
30 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Shooti ng men u The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Manually adjusts the exposure. T ow ar d – T oward + • For details on the exposure t page 11 • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.
31 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 Y ou can change the foc us method . Use the menu when it is di ff icul t to get the pro per focu s in auto f ocus m ode. • AF st ands for Auto Focus. • Distance setting info rmation in [Focus] is approx imate.
32 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the fr ame (or the scre en) , or when using [ Center AF]. the camera may not f ocus on a subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like this, do as follo ws.
33 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 Adju sts the col or ton es a ccor din g to t he l ighti ng con dit ion in a si tuat ion , fo r ex ampl e, whe n the co lors of a image look strange.
34 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Selects wheth er the came ra perform s continuous shoot ing or not whe n you press the shutte r button. On the [M ulti Bu rst] • Y o u can play back images shot with [Multi B urst] using the following procedu re.
35 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 The m aximu m nu mber o f con tinuo us shots (Units : images) Selec ts the fr ame inte rval in the [M ulti Burst ] mode ( page 34).
36 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Allows you to shoo t an imag e wi th spe cia l effects . • This setting is not maintaine d when the power is turned of f . Adjusts th e saturation o f the image. Adjusts the contrast of the image. Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
37 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 Using the menu Viewin g m enu The defau lt sett ing s ar e ma rked w ith . Selects t he folde r conta ining t he ima ge you w ant to play ba ck (wh en using a “Me mory St ick” only). 1 Select t he desired fold er with b / B on the contro l button.
38 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Prot ects image s agains t 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 dis play the menu. 3 Sel ect [ - ] (Protect) with b / B on the control button, then press z .
39 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 T o cancel the pr otect ion In single -image mode Press z in st ep 3 or 4 of “T o protec t images in sing le-ima ge mode. ” In in dex mo de 1 Selec t the image for which you want to remove protection in step 5 of “ T o protect i mages in index mode .
40 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Image Repeat 1 Select [In terval ], [Image] and [Re peat] with v / V / b / B on the cont rol button. 2 Sele ct [Start] with V / B , then press z . The slid e show starts . T o end the slide show , press z , select [Ex it] with B , th en press z .
41 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 • Y ou cannot resize to an image size of 3:2. • When you resize a 3:2 image, the upper and lower black portions will be displa yed on the image. Rotate s a still i mage. 1 Displa y the image to be rota ted.
42 For details on th e operat ion t page 28 Exam ple: Cut ting a movie numbere d 101_00 02 This sect ion descri bes an examp le of dividing a movie nu mbered 101_0002 and delet ing it in the foll owing file con figura tion. 1 Cutti ng sc ene A . Divide 101_0002 is divided into 101_0004 and 101_0005.
43 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion t page 28 5 Press z at th e des ired c utting point . • When you want to a djust the cutting poi nt, sele ct [ c / C ] (fra me rewind/f orward) a nd adjust the cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel].
44 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup it ems Y ou can ch ange the def ault sett ings usin g the Setup scr een. 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.
45 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 44 Came ra 1 1 The defau lt sett ing s ar e ma rked w ith . Selec ts the auto focu s oper ation mode. • When shooti ng using the finder with the LCD s creen off, the camera operates in the [Single] mode.
46 For details on th e operat ion t page 44 • 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. • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when u sin g the digital zoom.
47 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 44 The AF il luminator su pplies fi ll light t o focus more ea sily on a su bject in da r k surr o undin g s. The AF illumi n ator emit s red light all owing the came r a to focus easil y wh en the shutter button is pre ssed halfway , until th e focus is l ocked.
48 For details on th e operat ion t page 44 Camera 2 2 The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Enlarges the setting indica tor tempo raril y when you pr ess (Fl ash mode) , (Self-time r), or (Mac ro). Enlarg ed Icon On Enla rges t he indi cato rs. Off Does not enlarg e the indicato rs.
49 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 44 Internal Memo r y T oo l This it em does n ot appear when a “Memor y Stick” is insert ed in the c amera. The defau lt sett ing s ar e ma rked w ith . Form ats the inte rnal memory .
50 For details on th e operat ion t page 44 Memor y Stick T o ol This item appear s only wh en a “Memor y Stick” is inse rted in th e camera. The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Forma ts the “M emory Stick ”. A comm ercially a va ilable “Me mory Stic k” are al ready format ted, an d can be used imme diatel y .
51 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 44 Change s the folder current ly u sed for record ing im ages. 1 Select [ O K] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . The folder sel ection screen appears . 2 Select th e desired fold er with b / Bv z • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” fold er as a r ecor ding folder .
52 For details on th e operat ion t page 44 Setup 1 1 The de fault sett ings are ma rked with . Selects th e brigh tness of the LCD backlight when usin g the camera with batter ies. • Selecting [ Bright] uses up the battery char ge faster . Selects the soun d produc ed when you operate the camera .
53 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion t page 44 Setup 2 2 The defau lt sett ing s ar e ma rked w ith . Sele cts the me tho d use d to a ssig n file num b ers to imag es. Selec ts the USB mode to be used whe n connectin g the camer a to a computer or a PictB ridge com plia nt prin ter usin g the U SB cabl e.
54 For details on th e operat ion t page 44 Sets the da te an d ti me. Clock Se t OK Sele ct [ OK] with v on the contr ol button, and press z . Then, perform th e procedure explaine d in “Setting th e clock” ( t step 2 in “Rea d This F irst ” ).
55 Using y our com puter Using your comput er Enj oy ing yo ur Win do ws co m put e r For detail s on using a Mac intos h comput er, refer to “ Using your Ma cintosh comput er” (page 6 6). Copying images to y our computer (page 57) Prepar ation Viewing images on your computer Instal ling the U SB dri ver .
56 The follo wing en vironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Recomm ended envi ronmen t for copy ing ima ges OS (p re -i nst al led ): Micr osoft Windows 98, W i ndows.
57 Using y our com puter Copyi ng images to your co mputer This sectio n describe s the process using a W i ndows comp uter as an example . Y ou can copy image s from the c amera t o your com puter as follows.
58 • When cop yi ng images in the internal memory , thi s step is unnecessary . 2 Insert the suff iciently charged Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries in the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) with the AC Adaptor (not suppl ied).
59 Using yo ur com puter • For Windo ws 98/ 98SE/2000/Me, f ollow the procedure explained in “Stage 4-B: Cop yi ng images to a Computer” on page 60.
60 5 Click the radio button next to [Nothi ng. I'm fi nished w orking with these pictures] to select it, then clic k [Next]. The “Com ple ting the Sc anner and Camer a Wi zard” scree n appears. 6 Clic k [Finish]. The wi zard scr een cl oses .
61 Using y our com puter 3 Double-clic k th e [My Documents] fold er . Then, r ight-c lick on the “My Documents” window to display the menu and click [Paste].
62 x For W indo ws 20 00/M e/XP 1 Double-click on t he tas ktray . 2 Click (Sony DSC) t [Stop]. 3 Confirm the device on the confirmatio n window , then click [OK ]. 4 Click [OK ]. • Step 4 is unnecessary f or Windo ws XP . 5 Discon nect t he U SB c able , remove th e “Memory Sti ck”, or turn off the camera.
63 Using y our com puter Viewin g ima ge fil es stor ed on a comp uter with your camera (usi ng a “Me mor y Stick”) This sectio n describe s the process using a W i ndows comp uter as an example .
64 Using th e supplied software This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indo ws computer as an exa mple. The supp lied CD-R OM cont ains two softw are ap plicat ions : “Pic turePa ckag e” and “ImageMixer . ” Picture Pac kage What you can do: A Burning V i deo CD The “Imag eM ixer VCD2 ” screen appea rs.
65 Using y our com puter 5 Remove the CD -ROM as the shortcut i cons of “P ic tu re Packag e M e nu ” an d “PicturePacka g e destina tion Folder” are d isplayed after the installatio n. T o start up th e software • Doubl e-click th e “Picture Package Menu” icon on the d esktop.
66 Using your Maci ntosh comp uter Y ou can copy images to your comp uter and create a video CD using “Imag eMixer VCD2” (supplied). OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v10. 0-v10.3) USB connector: Pro vided as stand ard Recomm ended compu ter envi ronmen t for usin g “Image Mixer VCD2 ” OS (pre-installed): Mac OS X (v10.
67 Using y our com puter T o disconne ct the U SB cabl e/ remove the “M emory Stick”/turn off the camera Drag an d drop the drive icon or the ico n of the “M emo ry Stick ” to the “Trash” ic on, then remov e the USB cable, remov e the “Memo ry Stick”, or tu rn off the camera.
68 Printi ng still ima ges How to print st ill images Printing directly usi ng a PictBrid ge compliant printer (page 69) Y ou can print imag es by connectin g the came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter.
69 Printi ng still ima ges Printing images direc tl y using a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using you r camera by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard.
70 1 Connect the (USB) jack on y ou r camera and the USB jack on the printer wit h the supplied USB cable. 2 T urn o n your camera and the prin ter. After t he connect ion is made , the i ndicator appears The ca mera is s et to play back mode, then an im age an d the print menu appe ar on the scree n.
71 Printi ng still ima ges [Size ] Select th e size of the printin g sheet. [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [Date ] to insert the da te and time on images. • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select ( t step 2 in “Read This First” ).
72 Printi ng at a s hop Y ou can t ake a “M emory St ick” conta ining images shot with your came ra to a photo printing service shop. A s long as the shop supports pho to printi ng services confor.
73 Printi ng still ima ges 1 Display the index screen . ( t step 6 in “Read This First” ) 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [S elect] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder].
74 Connecting your camera to your TV Viewin g ima ges on a T V scre en Y ou can vi ew imag es on a TV scree n by connect ing the camera to a TV . T urn off both your came ra and the T V before c onnec ting the cam era and the TV with the A/V cable.
75 Connecting yo ur camera to your TV On TV colo r systems If you w ant to vie w images o n a TV scre en, you need a TV with a vi deo input jack and the A/ V cable (suppli ed). The col or syst em of the TV must mat ch that of your digi tal still came ra.
76 T roublesho oting T roubl eshooting If you experienc e trouble w ith your camera , try the following solut ions. Please understan d tha t you give your con sent t hat the c ontents of the internal memor y may be checked w hen you send yo ur camera to be repaire d.
77 T roubleshoot ing The batte r y remaini ng indicator is inc orrect, or suff icient batt e ry remainin g indicat or is di splayed but the power r uns out too quickl y . • This ph enomeno n occurs wh en you use the camera in a n extremely hot or cold location (page 91).
78 • The image si ze is set to [640(Fin e)] when recording movi es. Do one of the follo wing: – Set the im age size to oth er than [640( Fine)] . – Insert a “ Memory Stick PR O” (p age 89). The subject is n ot visible on the screen. • Set the mode dial to a other positi on than (page 25).
79 T roubleshoot ing The cl ose-up (Macr o) function doe s not work. • (T wili ght mode), (Landscap e mode), or (Candle m ode) is select ed for the Sc ene mode (page 26) . The date and time are recor ded incorrectly . • Set the co rrec t date and ti me ( t step 2 in “R ead This First” ).
80 The image seen through the finder does not indicate the actual recordabl e range. • The para llax phe nomenon is o ccurring when th e su bject is close. T o confirm t he reco rdable range , use the screen. Cannot shoot images in succession. • The int ernal memory or the “Memor y Stick” is full.
81 T roubleshoot ing Y ou have deleted an image by mistake . • Once you have deleted an image, you cannot r estore it. W e rec ommend t hat you set pr otection on an image (page 38), or set the writ e-protect swi tch on the “Memory St ick” to the LOCK positi on (page 89) to prev ent accidental erasure.
82 The Removabl e disk icon do es not appear on t he computer screen w hen you connect y our compute r to the camer a. • Follow the procedure below to install the US B driver again. The following procedure is for a W in dows computer. 1 Right-cli ck [My Comput er] to displa y the menu, the n click [Prope rties].
83 T roubleshoot ing Cannot inser t a “Memory Stick”. • Insert it in the correc t direction ( t st ep 3 in “Read Thi s Fi rst” ). Cannot record on a “Memory Stick”. • Set the write-pro tect switch on the “Memory Stick” to the reco rding positio n (page 89).
84 A connection cannot be established. • The camera cannot be connect ed directly to a print er that is not comp liant with the PictBr idge standard. Consult the pri nter manufactur er as to whether the printer is c ompliant with PictBridge o r not.
85 T roubleshoot ing • The pr int set ting of th e camer a differs from that of th e printer. Change the se tting of ei ther th e camera (page 71) or the printer . Cannot operate the camera after canceling printing. • W ait for a w hile as th e prin ter is ca rrying out the canc ellatio n.
86 W arning indicators an d messages If a c ode star ting with a letter of the alphab et appear s, your camera ha s a self- diagnosis display . The last two digits (indic ated by ss ) will differ depen ding on the state of the camera.
87 T roubleshoot ing Memory Stic k lock ed • Set the write- protec t switc h on the “Memor y Stick” to the recordin g positio n (page 89). No memory space in internal memo ry No memory space in Memory Stic k • Delet e unnec essar y imag es or files ( t step 6 “Read Th is Fi rst” ).
88 Enable printer to connect • [USB Co nnect] is s et to [Pict Bridge], howev e r the cam era is conn ected to a non-PictBr idge compl iant device. Check th e de vice. • The conn ection is not establi shed. Disconnect and c onnect the USB cabl e again.
89 Others Others On th e “Memory St ick” A “Memor y Stic k” is a comp act, portab le IC rec ording m edium. The type s of “Memo ry Stick ” that ca n be used wi th this camera are listed in the tab le belo w . Howev e r , prop er opera tion ca nnot be guar anteed fo r all “Memo ry Stic k” func tions .
90 Note s on usi ng a “M emor y St ick Du o” (not su pplied) • T o use a “Memory Stick Duo” with the cam era, be sure to insert the “Memory Stick Duo” int o a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor .
91 Others On the ba tter y charger an d the bat terie s x On th e batte ry ch arger • Do not charge an y other batteries except Sony Nickel-M etal Hydr ide batteries in the battery charger supplied with your camera. If you try to charge an y other ty pe of battery (e.
92 • If the poles of the batteries and the terminals on the battery co ver of the ca m era are di r ty , the battery life may be extremely shortened. Occasionally wipe them with a dry cloth, etc. to keep them clean. • If you shoot a lot using the flash and the zoom, the battery power will be us ed up faster .
93 Others Precau tion s x Do not le ave the ca mera in the follow ing pl aces • In an extremely hot place In places such as in a car park ed in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a ma lfun ction.
94 Specif icatio ns Camera [Syst em] Image device DSC-W7/W17: 9.11 mm (1/1.8 type) col or CC D, P rim ar y col or filt er DSC-W5/W15: 9.04 mm (1/1.8 type) col or CC D, P rim ar y col or filt er T otal pixel number of camera DSC-W7/W17: Approx. 7 410 000 pixels DSC-W5/W15: Approx.
95 Others BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH batter y charge r Power requi rements AC 100 to 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 3 W Output voltage AA: DC 1.4V 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.
96 Index Inde x A A/V cable...... ......... ......... ...... 74 Accessories supplied t in “Read T his First” AE/AF indicator t step 5 in “Read This F i rst” AF Illum inator ... ......... ......... . 47 AF lock .... .......... ......... .......
97 Index Holding the camera t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” I Identif ying parts........ ......... ...15 Image file storage destinati ons and f ile names...... ......... . 62 Image qual ity .......... ........13, 33 Image size ...... ......... .
98 R REC Mode ......... ......... ......... . 34 Red Eye Re duction ..... ......... . 46 Resize .... ......... ......... ......... .... 40 Rewind/Fast forw ar d t step 6 in “Read This F i rst” Rotate. ......... ......... ........... ...... 41 S S AF.
99 T rademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “M emory Stick P R O”, , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory S tick PRO Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • PicturePackage is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony DSC-W5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony DSC-W5 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
