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Notes on the types of the memory card that you can use (sold separately)

The following memory cards are compatible with this camera: “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media, “Memory Stick Duo” media, SD memory card and SDHC memory card. MultiMediaCard cannot be used. A memory card with a capacity up to 32 GB have been confirmed to operate properly with the camera.

In this manual, the term “Memory Stick Duo” media is used to refer to “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media and “Memory Stick Duo” media.

• When recording movies, it is recommended that you use the following memory cards: – (“Memory Stick PRO

Duo” media)

– (“Memory Stick PRO-

HG Duo” media)

– SD memory card or SDHC memory card

(Class 2 or faster)

• For details on “Memory Stick Duo” media, see page 88.

When using a “Memory Stick Duo” media with standard-sized “Memory Stick” media slot

You can use the “Memory Stick Duo” media by inserting it into the “Memory Stick Duo” media Adaptor (sold separately).

Notes on the LCD screen and lens

• The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over

99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, some tiny black and/or bright dots (white, red, blue or green) may appear on the LCD screen. These dots are a normal result of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording.

Black, white, red, blue or green dots

• Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions. Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors.

• Do not press against the LCD screen. The screen may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction.

• Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfunction.

• Be careful not to bump the movable lens, and be careful not to apply force to it.

On moisture condensation

• If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside or outside the camera. This moisture condensation may cause a malfunction of the camera.

• If moisture condensation occurs, turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate. Note that if you attempt to shoot with moisture remaining inside the lens, you will be unable to record clear images.

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“Memory Stick Duo” media Adaptor

The images used in this Handbook

The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera.

On Illustrations

Illustrations used in this Handbook are of the DSC-S2100 unless noted otherwise.

Notes on using the camera

How to use this handbook····································· 2 Notes on using the camera ··································· 3 Operation Search·················································· 6 MENU/Settings Search ········································· 8 Identifying parts··················································· 11 List of icons displayed on the screen ·················· 12 Using the mode switch ········································ 14 Using the internal memory ·································· 15

Shooting

Zoom ··································································· 16 DISP (Screen Display Settings) ····························17 Flash ··································································· 18 Smile Shutter······················································· 19 Self-Timer···························································· 20

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Viewing still images············································· 21 Playback zoom···················································· 22 Image Index ························································ 23 Delete·································································· 24 Viewing movies ··················································· 25

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Using with your computer···································· 68 Using the software ·············································· 69 Connecting the camera to a computer····················71 Uploading images to a media service ·····················73

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Printing

Printing still images ············································· 75

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ·················································· 77 Warning messages ············································· 85

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“Memory Stick Duo” media·································· 88 Batteries······························································ 90

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Leaving the settings to the camera

Shooting portraits

Shooting moving objects

Shooting without blur

Intelligent Auto Adjustment······························· 27 Scene Selection··················································· 29

Soft Snap ······························································· 29 Twilight Portrait ···················································· 29 Smile Shutter ························································ 19 Face Detection····················································· 42 Red Eye Reduction ············································· 53

Movie Mode··························································· 14 Burst Settings ······················································· 35

High Sensitivity····················································· 29 2-second delay self-timer·································· 20 ISO··········································································· 37 SteadyShot ···························································· 34

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Shooting with backlight

Shooting in dark places

Adjusting exposure

Changing focus position

Changing image size

Forced Flash························································· 18 Scene Recognition ········································ 27, 31

High Sensitivity····················································· 29 Slow Synchro························································ 18 ISO··········································································· 37

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Focus ······································································ 39

Image Size····························································· 32

Deleting images

Delete································································ 24, 46 Format ···································································· 61

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Displaying enlarged images

Editing images

Playing back a series of images in order

Shooting/Viewing with easy-to-see indicators

Printing images with the date

Changing date and time settings

Playback zoom····················································· 22 Trimming (Resize)··············································· 45

Retouch ·································································· 45

Slideshow ······························································ 44

Easy Mode······················································· 31, 43

Using the “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)”

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Date & Time Setting············································ 67

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Initializing settings

Printing images

Initialize··································································· 58

Print ········································································· 75

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MENU items (Shooting)

You can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button.

1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button to set to shooting mode.

2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU

screen.

3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on the

control button.

ON/OFF (Power) button

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4 Press the MENU button to turn off the MENU

screen.

MENU button

In the table below, indicates settings that can be changed, while – indicates settings that cannot be changed. A setting may be fixed or restricted depending on the shooting mode. For details, see the page for each item. The icons below [ ] indicate the available modes.

Mode switch

REC Mode

Menu items

REC Mode

Scene Selection

(Easy Mode)

Image Size

SteadyShot

Burst Settings

ISO

White Balance

Focus

Metering Mode

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Face Detection

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• Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen.

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You can select the various viewing functions easily from the MENU button.

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1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to

playback mode.

2 Press the MENU button to display the MENU

screen.

3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on

the control button.

4 Press z on the center of the control button.

In the table below, indicates an available function.

Menu items Memory card Internal Memory

(Easy Mode)

(Slideshow)

(Retouch)

(Delete)

(Protect)

DPOF

(Print)

(Rotate)

(Select Folder)

(Settings)

(Playback)

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• Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen.

Setting items

You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen.

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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 of the control button to display the setup screen.

3 Select the desired category with v/V, then press

B to select each item, then press z.

4 Select the desired setting, then press z.

Categories Items

Shooting Settings

Main Settings

Memory Card Tool

Internal Memory Tool

Clock Settings

Grid Line

Digital Zoom

Red Eye Reduction

Beep

Language Setting

Function Guide

Power Save

Initialize

USB Connect

LUN Settings

Format

Create REC.Folder

Change REC.Folder

Delete REC.Folder

Copy

File Number

Format

File Number

Date & Time Setting

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Notes

• [Shooting Settings] appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode.

• [Memory Card Tool] appears only when a memory card is inserted in the camera, while [Internal Memory Tool] appears only when a memory card is not inserted.

Identifying parts

q; qa

qk ql

qs qd

qf qg qh

A ON/OFF (Power) button B Shutter button C Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp D Microphone E ON/OFF (Power) lamp F Flash G Lens H (USB) jack I LCD screen J (Playback) button (21) K For shooting: W/T (zoom) button (16)

For viewing: (Playback zoom) button/

(Index) button (22, 23)

L Hook for wrist strap* M Mode switch (14) N (Delete) button (24) O Access lamp P MENU button (8) Q Control button

MENU on: v/V/b/B/z MENU off: DISP/ / /

R Buzzer S Tripod receptacle T Memory card slot U Battery/Memory card cover V Batteries insertion slot

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* Using the wrist strap

The wrist strap is already attached to the camera at the factory. Place your hand through the loop to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped.

Hook

List of icons displayed on the screen

Icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status. You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control button.

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When shooting still images

• The icons are limited in (Easy Mode).

When shooting movies

When playing back

Display Indication

Battery remaining

Low battery warning

Camera mode (Intelligent Auto

Metering Mode

SteadyShot

Image size

• / / are displayed only for the DSC-S2100.

• / are displayed only for the DSC-S1900/S2000.

Scene Selection

Adjustment, Program Auto, Movie Mode)

Scene Recognition icon

White balance

Vibration warning

Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator

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Zoom scaling

PictBridge connecting

Protect

Print order (DPOF)

Playback zoom

Continued r

Display Indication

ISO400

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F3.5

+2.0EV

REC Standby

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101-0012

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bB BACK/

AE/AF lock

ISO number

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Exposure Value

AF range finder frame indicator

Recording a movie/Standby a movie

Recording time (m:s)

Folder-file number

Recorded date/time of the playback image

Function guide for playing image

Selecting images

Display Indication

Recording folder

Playback folder

12/12

100Min

Recording/Playback Media

Changing folder

Metering mode

Flash mode

ISO400

Number of recordable images

Image number/Number of images recorded in selected folder

Recordable time

(Memory card, internal memory)

Red-eye reduction

Flash charging

White balance

ISO number

Display Indication

Self-timer

Face Detection

Burst

AF range finder frame

Spot metering cross-hairs

+2.0EV

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F3.5

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Exposure value

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Playback

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Set the mode switch to the desired function.

Shutter button

Mode switch

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(Still Image)

(Movie)

Allows you to shoot still images (pages 27, 28, 29). You can set the desired still image shooting mode with MENU t [REC Mode].

Allows you to record movies. Press the shutter button fully down to start recording, and then press the shutter button again to end the recording.

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Using the internal memory

The camera has approximately 6 MB of internal memory. This memory is not removable. Even when there is no memory card inserted in the camera, you can record images using this internal memory.

When a memory card is inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded on the memory card.

On image data stored in the internal memory

We recommend that you copy (back up) data without error using one of the following methods.

To copy (back up) data on a hard disk of your computer

Perform the procedure on page 71 without a memory card inserted in the camera.

Internal memory

[Playback]: Images on the memory card are played back. [Menu, Settings, etc.]: Various functions can be

performed on images on the memory card.

When there is no memory card inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded using the internal

memory. [Playback]: Images stored in the internal memory are played back. [Menu, Settings, etc.]: Various functions can be performed on images in the internal memory.

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To copy (back up) data on a memory card

Prepare a memory card with sufficient free capacity, then perform the procedure explained in [Copy] (page 65).

Notes

• You cannot transfer image data on a memory card to the internal memory.

• By making a USB connection between the camera and a computer with the dedicated USB cable, you can transfer data stored in the internal memory to a computer. However you cannot transfer data on a computer to the internal memory.

Zoom

You can enlarge the image when shooting. The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 3×.

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1 Press the W/T (zoom) button.

Press the T button to zoom in, and the W button to zoom out.

• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, see page 52.

Note

• You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie.

T button

W button

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DISP (Screen Display Settings)

1 Press DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control button.

2 Select the desired mode with the control button.

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(Bright +

Image Only)

(Bright + Exposure Data) (Playback mode

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(Bright) Sets screen brighter and displays the

(Normal) Sets screen to standard brightness and displays

Note

• If you view images in bright outside light, adjust the screen brightness up. However, the battery power may decrease faster under such condition.

Sets screen brighter and displays only images.

Sets screen brighter and displays the information. Exif data for the recorded image is also displayed.

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Flash

1 Press (Flash) on the control button.

2 Select the desired mode with the control button.

(Auto) Flash automatically operates in dark locations or when there is

backlight.

(On) Flash always operates.

(Slow

Synchro)

(Off) Flash does not operate.

Notes

• The flash strobes twice. The first flash adjusts the light quantity.

• While charging the flash, is displayed.

• You cannot use the flash during burst shooting.

• You can select only [Auto] or [Off] when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode or Easy Mode.

zWhen the “White circular spots” appears in flash

photos

This is caused by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to the lens. When they are accentuated by the camera’s flash, they appear as white circular spots.

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Flash always operates. The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light.

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Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air

How can the “White circular spots” be reduced?

• Light the room and shoot the subject without a flash.

• Select (High Sensitivity) mode in Scene Selection. ([Off] is automatically selected.)

Smile Shutter

When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically.

1 Press (Smile) on the control button.

2 Wait detecting a smile.

When the smile level exceeds the b point on the indicator, the camera records images automatically. If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter, the camera shoots the image, then returns to Smile Shutter mode.

3 To stop shooting, press (Smile) again.

Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator

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• Shooting using the Smile Shutter ends automatically when either the memory card or internal memory becomes full.

• Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions.

• You cannot use the digital zoom function.

• When shooting movies, Smile Shutter cannot be used.

zHints for better capturing of smiles

1 Do not cover the eyes with the bangs.

Do not obscure the face by hat, masks, sunglasses, etc.

2 Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as

level as possible. Keep the eyes narrowed.

3 Give a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is

easier to detect when the teeth are shown.

• The shutter operates when any person whose face is being detected smiles.

• If a smile is not detected, set the [Smile Detection Sensitivity] in setting menu.

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1 Press (Self-Timer) on the control button.

2 Select the desired mode with the control button.

(Off) Does not use the self-timer.

(10sec) Sets the self-timer to a 10-second delay.

When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. To cancel, press again.

(2sec) Sets the self-timer to a 2-second delay.

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zReducing blurring with the two-second self-timer

Use the 2-second delay self-timer to prevent blur of an image. The shutter is released 2 seconds after you press the shutter button, which reduces camera shake when the shutter button is pressed.

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1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.

2 Select an image with the control button.

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Playback zoom

Plays back the enlarged image.

1 Press (Playback zoom) button during still image

playback.

The image is enlarged to twice the previous size, at the center of the image.

2 Adjust the position with the control button.

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3 Change the zoom scale with W/T (zoom) button.

Press button (T) to zoom in, W side to zoom out. Press z to cancel playback zoom.

zTo save enlarged images

You can save an enlarged image by using the trimming function. Press MENU t [Retouch] t [Trimming (Resize)].

Shows the displayed area of the whole image

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Image Index

Displays multiple images at the same time.

1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.

2 Press the (Index) button to display the image index screen.

Press the button again to display an index screen with even more images.

3 To return to the single-image screen, select an image with the control

button, then press z.

Note

• When the camera is set to Easy Mode during image index display, the LCD screen changes to the singleimage screen. You cannot view images in index mode during Easy Mode.

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zDisplaying images of the desired folder

Select the left side bar with the control button, then select the desired folder with v/V.

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Delete

Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion. You can also delete images from the MENU button (page 46).

1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode. 2 (Delete) button t desired mode t z on the control button

All in This Folder Deletes all images in the selected folder at once.

Press [OK] t z after step 2.

Multiple Images Allows you to select and delete multiple images.

Do as the following after step 2. 1Select an image then press z.

Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be deleted. Select an image with a mark again to release the mark.

2MENU t [OK] t z

This Image Deletes the currently displayed image in single-image

mode.

Exit Cancels the deletion.

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• In Easy Mode, you can delete only the currently displayed image.

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zYou can switch between index and single-image

mode when selecting images

Press the button (T) of the W/T (zoom) button in index mode to return to single-image mode, and press the (Index) button (W) in single-image mode to return to index mode.

• You can also switch between index and single-image mode in [Protect], [DPOF] or [Print].

Viewing movies

1 Press the (Playback) button to switch to playback mode.

2 Select a movie with the control button.

3 Press z.

Movie playback starts.

Control button Playback feature

z Normal playback/Pause

B Fast forward

b Fast rewind

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• You cannot listen to the audio with this camera when a movie is played back.

• You may not be able to play back some images shot using other cameras.

zOn the movie viewing screen

Select the image you want to display using b/B on the control button, and press z. The Playback bar appears, you can check a playback position of a movie.

or appears on the movie viewing screen.

The icon displayed may vary depending on image size.

Playback bar

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REC Mode

Allows you to set the shooting Still Image mode.

1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t desired mode

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(Intelligent Auto

Adjustment)

(Program Auto) Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically

(Scene

Selection)

Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically (page 27).

(both the shutter speed and the aperture value) (page 28). Also you can select various settings using the menu.

Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene (page 29).

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Intelligent Auto Adjustment

Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.

1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) t z on

the control button

3 Shoot with the shutter button.

Note

• Flash mode is set to [Auto] or [Off].

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zOn Scene Recognition

Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode. This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.

Scene Recognition icon and guide

The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), (Landscape), (Macro) or (Portrait), and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized.

zIf you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult

to focus on

• The shortest shooting distance is approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W), 40 cm (15 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens).

• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flash slowly and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 39).

Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:

– It is dark and the subject is distant. – The contrast between the subject and the background is poor. – The subject is seen through glass. – The subject is moving quickly. – There is reflective light or shiny surfaces. – The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light.

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Program Auto

Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Also you can select various settings using the menu.

1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image). 2 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Program Auto) t z on the control

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3 Shoot with the shutter button.

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Smile Shutter

Self-Timer

Viewing still images

Playback zoom

Image Index

Delete

Viewing movies

REC Mode

Intelligent Auto Adjustment

Program Auto