Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 100 Sony
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2 Checking the accessories supplied The numb er in parenth eses indi cates the numb er of pieces . Note • Use only an NP-FM55H battery pack. Note th at the NP-FM50 and NP-FM30 cannot be used.
3 Composition of the operating instru ctions This m anu al Explain s the set -up and bas ic operat ions for sh ooting/p laybac k with your ca mera. Prepar e the came ra and sho ot ima ges eas ily. Checking the acces sories supplied ......... .........
4 Prepare the ba ttery pack • Connect the battery charger to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. • Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit, the battery charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected t o the wall outlet (wall socket).
5 Not e on the batt ery pack Use only an NP -FM55H batt ery pack. Not e that the NP-FM5 0 and NP-FM30 cannot be used. Usi ng the AC Adapt or/ch arger You can connec t the camera to a wall ou tlet ( wall socke t) usin g the AC -VQ900AM AC Ad aptor/cha rger (not supplied) .
6 Attaching a lens 1 Remove the bod y cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. • Do not leave the interior of the camera exposed to dust or water droplet, and do not touch or damage the interior. 2 Attach the lens. • When attaching a lens, do not press the lens release button.
7 To re move the l ens Press the le ns release button all the way in and tur n the lens countercl ockwise until it stops. • Replace th e cap on the lens and attach the b ody cap (or another lens) to the camera after removing th e lens.
8 Turn the camera on/set the clock 1 Set th e POWE R switch to ON by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 Set the clock with the cont roller. 1 Select [Yes], th en press the cent er of t he contro ller. • If you set the clock later, select [No] with B , then pr ess the center of the controller.
9 To chang e the date and time Sele ct [Dat e/Tim e set] in the Set up men u and per form th e proce dure in step 2 -2 to -4. t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooting ” (page 99) When t urning on the p ower • Unless you set the clock, “Set date and time?” a p pears each time the camera is turned on.
10 Insert a recording medium (not supplied) Available recording medium for the camera You can use a “Memory S tick Duo” , Compact Flash ca rd (CF card), or Microd rive as a record ing medium. • Before using a recording medium, be sure to fo rmat it using this camer a.
11 Note on the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for CompactFlash slot To remove the recording medium CompactFlash/Microdrive We have checked the operations, however , we cannot guarantee proper operation of all CF cards/Microdrives. • The Microdrive is a compact and lightweight hard disk driv e that comp lies with Compa ctFlash Type II standards.
12 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) The main functions of the camera are adjuste d automatically in auto adjustment mode. Using this mode, you can shoot easily, depending entirely on the cam era. However, you can change any of the settings except [Color/DEC].
13 Onc e you ins ert a recor din g medi um in to the c ame ra and s et th e POWER swi tch to O N, the nu mber of i mages that can be r ecorded (should you c ontinue to sho ot using the cu rrent settings) i s displayed on the L CD mo nito r.
14 1 Make sure that the (Super SteadyShot) swi tch is set to ON to acti vate the func tion. 2 Press the shutter but ton halfway do wn, and then press it fully down . Super S teadyShot scale This sc ale i s displa yed when ever the Sup er Stea dyShot f unction is acti vated.
15 Within the wide focus f rames, there are nine s ensors ( local f ocus frames ) to l ock the focus on the subj ect. Press the shut ter button halfway down, and the sensor in the focu sed area illumi nated briefly in re d to i ndicate where the focus i s.
16 • If you want to make sure the fl ash fires without fail, set the flash mode to (Fill-flash) using the fun ction dial and Fn bu tton. t “ User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” ( page 54) Flas h indica tors in the vi ewfind er flas hing: The fl ash is bein g charged .
17 AF illuminator Whe n you press th e shu tter b utto n half way down w ith the buil t-in f lash pulle d up in dark surroundi ngs, the fl ash may be tr iggered. Th is is an AF i lluminator a llowing the c amera to focus more easily on a subject. • T he range of the AF illumin ator is approx imately 1 to 5 m (39 3/8 t o 196 7/8 inches).
18 View/dele te images To re turn to the recor din g mod e • Pre ss (Pla yback) again. • Press the shutter bu tton halfway down. To dele te images 1 Display the image you want to delet e and press ( Delete) . 2 Select [Yes] with b , then press th e cent er of con troll er.
19 You can vi ew playba ck images on th e index scr een with the ( Display) bu tton or enl arge the ima ge with th e (Enlarge) but ton. t “User’s Gui de/Troublesh ooting” (pages 72 , 77).
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