Sony DSC-QX100 Help Guide

Help Guide

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Digital Still Camera

DSC-QX10/QX100

Use this Help Guide when you have any questions on how to use the camera. For more information about "PlayMemories Mobile," refer to the following website.

http://www.sony.net/pmm/

How to use

About this camera

Before Use

Shooting

Transferring images taken with the camera

Initializing/Formatting

Information that appears on the screen

Precautions/About this camera

Information

Troubleshooting

About this camera

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"PlayMemories Mobile"

List of Topics

How to use

Troubleshooting

Notes on use

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How to use

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About this camera

Names of parts

Notes on use

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How to use

Digital Still Camera

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Before Use

Charging the battery pack

Supplying power

Inserting a memory card

Installing "PlayMemories Mobile"

Connecting the camera and the smartphone via Wi-Fi

Attaching the camera to a smartphone

Notes on use

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Shooting

Basic shooting method

Shooting settings

Notes on use

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Transferring images taken with the camera

Transferring images to the smartphone

Transferring images to a computer by USB connection

Notes on use

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Initializing/Formatting

Initializing the settings

Formatting a memory card

Notes on use

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Information that appears on the screen

Display panel of the camera

Screen of the smartphone

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Precautions/About this camera

Precautions

On cleaning

Number of still images

Recordable time of movies

Battery life that can be used

Specifications

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Information

Trademarks

License

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Troubleshooting

Digital Still Camera

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About this camera

Power supply

Shooting

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Troubleshooting

Digital Still Camera

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"PlayMemories Mobile"

Wi-Fi connection

Shooting/transferring

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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List of Topics

Digital Still Camera

DSC-QX10/QX100

How to use

About this camera

Names of parts

Before Use

Charging the battery pack

Supplying power

Inserting a memory card

Installing "PlayMemories Mobile"

Installing to an Android smartphone Installing to an iPhone

Connecting the camera and the smartphone via Wi- Fi

Connecting the camera and an Android smartphone via Wi -Fi Connecting the camera and an NFC-enabled Android smartphone via Wi-Fi Connecting the camera and an iPhone via Wi-Fi

Attaching the camera to a smartphone

Attaching the camera to a smartphone Removing the smartphone attachment (supplied)

Shooting

Basic shooting method

Shooting still images Shooting movies Zooming Adjusting auto focus (AF) with a one-touch Scene Recognition

Shooting settings

Self-Timer

Selecting the still image size

Selecting the transfer size of the still image

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White Balance EV Exposure Mode Aperture Priority Shooting (DSC-QX100 only) Focus Mode (DSC- QX100 only) Review Image Save Options Beep of the camera

Transferring images taken with the camera

Transferring images to the smartphone

Copying/sharing images to an Android smartphone Copying images to an iPhone

Transferring images to a computer by USB connection

Initializing/Formatting

Initializing the settings

Formatting a memory card

Information that appears on the screen

Display panel of the camera

Screen of the smartphone

Precautions/About this camera

Precautions

Precautions Battery pack Charging the battery pack Memory card About adjusting the date and time

On cleaning

Number of still images

Recordable time of movies

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Battery life that can be used

Battery life and number of images that can be recorded

Specifications

Specifications (DSC-QX100) Specifications (DSC-QX10)

Information

Trademarks

License

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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List of Topics

Digital Still Camera

DSC-QX10/QX100

Troubleshooting

About this camera

Power supply

Why doesn’t the camera charge? Why the power lamp flashing green ?

Shooting

Why can't I record images ? Why can't I record movies? Why can't I activate Digital zoom? Why can't I use one- touch AF?

"PlayMemories Mobile"

Wi-Fi connection

Why can't I connect via Wi - Fi? Why can't I connect with NFC? I’ve forgotten the password. Where can I find out what it is ?

Shooting/transferring

Why does an image not transfer to a smartphone? Why is the live view image not displayed smoothly on my smartphone?

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Digital Still Camera

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Notes on use

Before use

To make full use of this content, please read the following notes thoroughly. Please note that they are subject to change without prior notice.

June 2013

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Notes on use

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Names of parts

Notes on use

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Charging the battery pack

Charges the battery pack when it is in the camera.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Supplying power

By supplying power from a computer or AC adaptor (sold separately), you can use the camera without worrying about the battery charge becoming low.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Inserting a memory card

You can shoot images after inserting a memory card in the camera.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Installing "PlayMemories Mobile"

Installing to an Android smartphone

Install "PlayMemories Mobile" to a smartphone in order to make a Wi -Fi connection with the camera.

Installing to an iPhone

Install "PlayMemories Mobile" to a smartphone in order to make a Wi -Fi connection with the camera.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Digital Still Camera

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Connecting the camera and the smartphone via Wi-Fi

Connecting the camera and an Android smartphone via Wi-Fi

Connects the camera and Android via Wi -Fi.

Connecting the camera and an NFC-enabled Android smartphone via Wi-Fi

Connects the camera and an Android smartphone with one-touch, using NFC functions.

Connecting the camera and an iPhone via Wi-Fi

Connects the camera and iPhone via Wi-Fi.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Attaching the camera to a smartphone

Attaches a smartphone after fixing the camera to the smartphone attachment (supplied).

Removing the smartphone attachment (supplied)

Removes the smartphone attachment after using the camera.

Notes on use

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Digital Still Camera

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Basic shooting method

Shooting still images

Shoots still images.

Shooting movies

Shoots MP4 movies.

Zooming

Shoots enlarged images with zoom.

Adjusting auto focus (AF) with a one-touch

If you touch a point on the live view image displayed on the smartphone, the camera focuses automatically on that point.

Scene Recognition

The camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene and conditions and makes the appropriate settings for shooting. Icons for recognized scenes and conditions will be displayed on the smartphone.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Digital Still Camera

DSC-QX10/QX100

Shooting settings

Self-Timer

You can shoot using the self -timer.

Selecting the still image size

Selects the still image size to be saved in a memory card that is inserted into the camera.

Selecting the transfer size of the still image

Selects the size at which the image is transferred to the smartphone when shooting.

White Balance

Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions.

EV

Adjusts the exposure manually.

Exposure Mode

You can select the Exposure Mode based on condition and objective.

Aperture Priority Shooting (DSC-QX100 only)

You can adjust the focus range or degree of background defocus by manually setting the aperture (F value).

Focus Mode (DSC-QX100 only)

Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject.

Review Image

Selects whether or not to display the review image of the smartphone after the shooting.

Save Options

Selects whether or not to save an image reviewed on the smartphone after the shooting.

Beep of the camera

You can select the operation sounds of the camera.

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Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Transferring images to the smartphone

Copying/sharing images to an Android smartphone

Transfer the images in a memory card of the camera to an Android smartphone.

Copying images to an iPhone

Transfer the images in a memory card of the camera to an iPhone.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)

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Transferring images to a computer by USB connection

Transfer the images in a memory card to a computer by USB connection.

Notes on use

4-477-311-12(1)