Sony DSC-W300 Handbook

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Table of contents

Basic Operations

Using the shooting functions

Digital Still Camera

Cyber-shot Handbook

DSC-W300

Before operating the unit, please read this Handbook thoroughly together with the

“Instruction Manual” and the “Cyber-shot Step-up Guide”, and retain them for future

reference.

Using the viewing functions

Customizing the settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using your computer

Printing still images

Troubleshooting

Others

Index

Notes on using the camera

Notes on the types of “Memory Stick” that you can use (not supplied)

“Memory Stick Duo”

You can use a “Memory Stick Duo” with the camera.

“Memory Stick”

You cannot use a “Memory Stick” with the camera.

Other memory cards cannot be used.

• For details on “Memory Stick Duo”, see page 136.

When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment

You can use the “Memory Stick Duo” by inserting it into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor (not supplied).

Memory Stick Duo Adaptor

Notes on the battery pack

• Charge the battery pack (supplied) before using the camera for the first time.

• You can charge the battery pack even if it is not completely discharged. In addition, even if the battery pack is not fully charged, you can use the partially charged capaci ty of the battery pack as is.

• If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long time, use up the existing charge and remove it from the camera, then store it in a cool, dry place. This is to maintain the battery pack functions.

• For details on the usable battery pack, see page 138.

Carl Zeiss lens

The camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing sharp images with excellent contrast. The lens for the camera has been produced under a quality assurance system certified by Carl Zeiss in accordance with the quality standards of Carl Zeiss in Germany.

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.

The images used in this Handbook

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

Notes on using the camera .......................................................................2

Basic techniques for better images ...........................................................7

Focus – Focusing on a subject successfully..................................................... 7

Exposure – Adjusting the light intensity ............................................................ 9

Color – On the effects of lighting ..................................................................... 10

Quality – On “image quality” and “image size” ............................................... 11

Flash – On using the flash ............................................................................... 13

Identifying parts.......................................................................................14

Indicators on the screen..........................................................................16

Changing the screen display...................................................................20

Using the internal memory ......................................................................22

Basic Operations

Using the mode dial.................................................................................23

Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)..............................................24

Shooting still images (Scene Selection)..................................................28

Shooting with the manual exposure........................................................34

Viewing images .......................................................................................36

Viewing still images as a slideshow ........................................................38

Deleting images.......................................................................................42

Learning the various functions – HOME/Menu........................................44

Menu items..............................................................................................47

Using the shooting functions

Shooting menu ........................................................................................49

Scene Selection: Selecting the Scene Selection Image Size: Selecting the image size Flash: Flash setting Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject Smile Detection: Setting the Smile Detection function Smile Detection Sensitivity: Setting the Smile Detection Sensitivity REC Mode: Selecting the continuous shooting method Scene Recognition: Determining the scene to be shot and taking the shot EV: Adjusting the light intensity ISO: Selecting a luminous sensitivity Metering Mode: Selecting the metering mode Focus: Changing the focus method White Balance: Adjusting the color tones

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Underwater White Balance: Adjusting color tones during Underwater mode Flash Level: Adjusting the amount of flash light Red Eye Reduction: Setting the Red Eye Reduction function DRO: Optimizing the brightness and contrast Noise Reduction: Adjusting the Noise Reduction Color Mode: Changing the vividness of the image or adding special effects Color Filter: Setting the Color Filter function Color Saturation: Adjusting the Color Saturation Contrast: Adjusting the Contrast Sharpness: Adjusting the Sharpness SteadyShot: Selecting the anti-blur mode

(Shooting Settings): Selecting the Shooting Settings

Using the viewing functions

Selecting the View Mode ........................................................................68

(Date View): Display by date

(Folder View): Display by folder

(Favorites): Displaying images registered as Favorites

Viewing menu ......................................................................................... 69

(Delete): Deleting images

(View Mode): Switching the View Modes (Date List): Selecting the playback date when using Date View

(Filter by Faces): Playing back images filtered to meet certain conditions

(Add / Remove Favorites): Adding/Removing Favorites (Slideshow): Playing back a series of images (Retouch): Retouching still images

(Multi-Purpose Resize): Changing the image size according to usage

(Protect): Preventing accidental erasure

: Adding a Print order mark (Print): Printing images using a printer (Rotate): Rotating a still image (Select Folder): Selecting the folder for viewing images

Customizing the settings

Customizing the Manage Memory feature and the Settings...................80

Manage Memory .............................................................................. 82

Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool................................................. 82

Format Create REC.Folder

Change REC.Folder Copy

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Memory Tool — Internal Memory Tool .............................................84

Format

Settings.............................................................................................85

Main Settings — Main Settings 1......................................................85

Beep Function Guide

Initialize Smile demo mode

Main Settings — Main Settings 2......................................................87

USB Connect COMPONENT

Video Out Wide Zoom Display

Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 1.........................................89

AF Illuminator Grid Line AF Mode

Digital Zoom Conversion Lens

Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 2.........................................92

Auto Orientation Auto Review

Clock Settings...................................................................................93

Language Setting..............................................................................94

Viewing images on a TV

Viewing images on a TV..........................................................................95

Using your computer

Enjoying your Windows computer...........................................................98

Installing the software (supplied)...........................................................100

On the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied) ..........................................102

Copying images to your computer using the “Picture Motion Browser”

..............................................................................................................103

Copying images to a computer without “Picture Motion Browser”.........107

Viewing image files stored on a computer with the camera copying to the

“Memory Stick Duo”...............................................................................109

Using the “Music Transfer” (supplied) ...................................................110

Using your Macintosh computer............................................................111

Viewing “Cyber-shot Step-up Guide”.....................................................113

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Printing still images

How to print still images........................................................................114

Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer ............... 115

Printing at a shop.................................................................................. 118

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................120

Warning indicators and messages........................................................131

Others

Using the camera abroad — Power sources ........................................135

On the “Memory Stick Duo” ..................................................................136

On the battery pack...............................................................................138

On the battery charger..........................................................................139

On Cyber-shot Station .......................................................................... 140

Index

Index ..................................................................................................... 141

Basic techniques for better images

Focus

When you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera adjusts the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Remember to press the shutter button only halfway down.

Do not fully press the shutter button straight away.

When focusing is difficult If the image looks blurred even after focusing, it may be because of camera shake. “Hints for preventing blur” below.

Exposure

Color Quality

This section describes the basics so you can enjoy the camera. It tells you how to use various camera functions such as the mode dial (page 23), the HOME screen (page 44) and the menus (page 46).

Focusing on a subject successfully

Press the shutter button halfway down.

t [Focus] (page 58)

AE/AF lock indicator flashing , lit/beeps

Flash

Then press the shutter button fully down.

t See

Basic techniques for better images

Hints for preventing blur

The camera moved accidentally when you took the image. This is called “Camera shake”. On the other hand, if the subject moved when you took the image, it is called “subject blur”.

Camera shake

Cause

Your hands or body shake while you hold the camera and press the shutter button, and the entire screen is blurred.

What you can do to reduce the blurring

• Use a tripod or place the camera on a flat surface to hold the camera steady.

• Shoot with a 2-second delay self-timer and stabilize the camera by holding your arms firmly at your side after pressing the shutter button.

Subject blur

Cause

Even though the camera is steady, the subject moves during the exposure so the subject looks blurred when the shutter button is pressed.

Notes

• The anti-blur function is enabled in the factory default settings so that the camera shake is reduced automatically. However, this is not effective for subject blur.

• Besides, camera shake and subject blur occur frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those encountered in (Twilight) mode or (Twilight Portrait) mode. In that case, shoot with the above tips in mind.

What you can do to reduce the blurring

• Select (High Sensitivity) mode or (Extra High Sensitivity) mode in Scene Selection.

• Select a higher ISO sensitivity to make the shutter speed faster, and press the shutter button before the subject moves.

Basic techniques for better images

Exposure

You can create various images by adjusting the exposure and the ISO sensitivity. Exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter.

Adjusting the light intensity

Shutter speed = Length of time the camera receives

Exposure:

Aperture = Size of the opening allowing light to pass

Overexposure

= too much light Whitish image

Correct exposure

Underexposure

= too little light Darker image

light

through

ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

Recording sensitivity

The exposure is automatically set to the proper value in the Auto Adjustment mode. However, you can adjust it manually using the functions below.

Manual exposure:

Allows you to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value manually (page 34).

Adjusting EV:

Allows you to adjust the exposure determined by the camera (page 55).

Metering Mode:

Allows you to change the part of the subject to be measured to determine the exposure (page 57).

Basic techniques for better images

Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

ISO sensitivity is a speed rating for recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light. Even when the exposure is the same, images differ depending on the ISO sensitivity. To adjust the ISO sensitivity, see page 56.

High ISO sensitivity

Records a bright image even in dark locations while increasing shutter speed to reduce blur. However, the image tends to become noisy.

Low ISO sensitivity

Records a smoother image. However, when the exposure is insufficient, the image may become darker.

Color

The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.

On the effects of lighting

Example: The color of an image affected by light sources

Weather/lighting

Characteristics of light

The color tones are adjusted automatically in the Auto Adjustment mode. However, you can adjust color tones manually with [White Balance] (page 60).

Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent

White (standard) Bluish Green-tinged Reddish

Basic techniques for better images

Quality

On “image quality” and “image size”

A digital image is made up of a collection of small dots called pixels. If it contains a large number of pixels, the image becomes large, it takes up more memory, and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Image size” is shown by the number of pixels. Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera, the fine detail and data processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen.

Description of the pixels and the image size

1 Image size: 13M

4224 pixels × 3168 pixels = 13,381,632 pixels

2 Image size: VGA

640 pixels × 480 pixels = 307,200 pixels

Pixels

Selecting the image size for use (page 12)

Pixel

Many pixels (Fine image quality and large file size)

Few pixels (Rough image quality but small file size)

Example: Printing in up to A3+ size

Example: An attached image to be sent by email

Basic techniques for better images

The default settings are marked with .

Image size Usage guidelines No. of images Printing

13M

For prints up to A3+(13×19") Less

(4224×3168)

Fine

3:2 (12M)

Shoot in 3:2 aspect ratio

(4224×2816)

For prints up to A3(11×17")

(3264×2448)

For prints up to A4(8×10")

(2592×1944)

3M (2048×1536)

VGA (640×480)

16:9 (10M) (4224×2376)

16:9 (2M)

For prints up to 10×15 cm (4×6") or 13×18 cm (5×7")

Shoot at small image size for e-mail attachments

For viewing on HDTVs and printing up to A3(11×17")

For viewing on HDTVs

Less

(1920×1080)

*1)Images are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc.

Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 128).

Movie image size Frame/Second Usage guidelines

640(Fine) (640×480) Approx. 30 Shoot high quality movie for display on TV

640(Standard) (640×480) Approx. 17 Shoot standard quality movie for display on

320 (320×240) Approx. 8 Shoot at small image size for e-mail

attachment

• The larger the image size, the higher the image quality.

• The higher the number of frames per second, the smoother the playback image.

Rough

Fine

Rough

Basic techniques for better images

Flash

On using the flash

The eyes of the subject may come out red, or fuzzy white circular spots may appear when using the flash. These phenomena can be reduced by taking the following steps.

The “Red-eye phenomenon”

Pupils become dilated in dark environments. Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye (retina), causing the “red-eye” phenomenon.

Camera Eye

Retina

How can the “Red-eye phenomenon” be reduced?

• Set [Red Eye Reduction] to [On] (page 63).

• Select (High Sensitivity) mode* or (Extra High Sensitivity) mode* in Scene Selection (page 29).

(The flash is turned off automatically.)

• When the eyes of the subject turn out red, correct the image with [Retouch] on the viewing menu (page 72) or with the supplied software “Picture Motion Browser”.

The “White circular spots”

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.

Camera

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* or (Extra High Sensitivity) mode* in Scene Selection. (The flash is turned off automatically.)

Subject

* Even though you selected (High Sensitivity) mode or (Extra High Sensitivity) mode in Scene

Selection, the shutter speed might be slower under low-light conditions, or in a dark place. In that case, use a tripod or hold your arms firmly at your side after pressing the shutter button.

Identifying parts

See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

A POWER button B Shutter button (24) C POWER lamp D Flash (26) E Microphone F Lens G Speaker H Finder window I Self-timer lamp (27)/

Smile Shutter lamp (32)/ AF illuminator (89)

Bottom

A AE/AF lock lamp (green) B Flash charge lamp/

Record lamp (orange)

C Finder D LCD screen (20) E MENU button (46) F (Playback) button (36) G For shooting: W/T (Zoom) button (25)

For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button (36)/ (Index) button (37)

H Hook for wrist strap I Mode dial (23) J HOME button (44)

Identifying parts

K Control button

Menu on: v/V/b/B/z (46) Menu off: DISP/ / / (20, 26, 27) When the mode dial is set to : Shutter Speed/Aperture (34)

L (Slideshow) button (38) M Tripod receptacle

• Use a tripod with a screw less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch) long. Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may occur.

N Multi connector

Used in the following situations:

• Making a USB connection between the camera and the computer.

• Making a connection to audio/video input jacks on a TV.

• Making a connection to a PictBridge compliant printer.

O Battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover P Battery insertion slot Q “Memory Stick Duo” slot R Access lamp S Battery eject lever

Indicators on the screen

Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button, the display changes (page 20). See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

When shooting still images

• The indicators are limited in Easy Shooting mode.

When shooting movies

Display Indication

Battery remaining

Low battery warning (131)

Image size

Mode dial/Menu (Scene Selection)

(49)

(28)

Display Indication

Mode dial (23)

Burst mode/Bracket mode

White balance (60, 62)

(53)

Metering mode (57)

SteadyShot

Noise Reduction (64)

Face Detection (51)/Smile Detection (52)

(67)

• In the default setting, when the shutter button is pressed halfway down, one of these indicators appears, depending on the SteadyShot setting.

DRO (63)

Vibration warning

• Indicates vibration may prevent you from shooting clear images due to insufficient lighting. Even if the vibration warning appears, you can still shoot images. However, we recommend that you turn on the anti-blur function, using the flash for better lighting or using a tripod or other means to stabilize the camera (page 8).

Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator/Number of images (32)

Zoom scaling (

25, 90)

Indicators on the screen

Display Indication

Color mode (64)

Color Filter (65)

Contrast (66)

Sharpness (66)

Color Saturation (66)

Display Indication

Manual exposure setting

z RETURN z SET

z AE/AF lock

REC Standby

ISO400 ISO number (56)

125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value

+2.0EV Exposure Value

0:12 Recording time

AF range finder frame

1.0m Semi manual value (59)

mode (34)

Function guide for Manual exposure (34)

(24)

Recording a movie/Standby a movie

NR slow shutter

• When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter function is activated automatically to reduce the image noise.

(55)

(minutes : seconds)

(58)

indicator

Macro (26)

Display Indication

Recording folder (82)

• This does not appear when using internal memory.

96 Number of recordable

Recording Media

00:25:05 Recordable time

Flash mode (26)

Conversion lens (91)

images

(“Memory Stick Duo”, Internal memory)

(hours : minutes : seconds)

Scene Recognition (54)

AF illuminator

Red-eye reduction (63)

Flash charging

(89)

Display Indication

Self-timer (27)

C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display

(131)

Database full (134)

Spot metering cross hair

(57)

AF range finder frame (58)

Histogram (20)

Indicators on the screen

When playing back still images

When playing back movies

Display Indication

Battery remaining

Low battery warning (131)

Image size

PictBridge connecting

(49)

(116)

Filter by Faces (70)

View Mode (68)

Favorites (68)

(77)

Protect

Print order (DPOF) mark

(118)

Zoom scaling (36)

VOL. Volume (36)

PictBridge connecting

(117)

• Do not disconnect the cable

for multi-use terminal while the mark is displayed.

Display Indication

N Playback (36)

Playback bar

0:00:12 Counter

101-0012 Folder-file number

2008 1 1 9:30 AM

z STOP z PLAY

BACK/

V VOLUME Adjusting volume

Recorded date/time of the playback image

Function guide for playing image

Selecting images

(79)

Indicators on the screen

Display Indication

Histogram (20)

• appears when histogram display is disabled.

Display Indication

Playback folder (79)

• This does not appear when using internal memory.

8/8 12/12 Image number/Number of

Playback Media

Changing folder

Metering mode (57)

Flash

ISO400 ISO number (56)

C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display

images recorded in selected folder

(“Memory Stick Duo”, Internal memory)

(79)

• This does not appear when using internal memory.

White balance (

60)

(131)

+2.0EV Exposure Value (55)

500 Shutter speed

F3.5 Aperture value

Changing the screen display

• If you view images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. However, the battery power may decrease faster

v (DISP) (Screen display) button

Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button, the display changes as follows:

Indicators on

Indicators on*

Histogram on* During

playback, the image information is displayed.

under such condition.

• The histogram does not appear in the following situations: While shooting

– When the menu is displayed. – When recording movies. During playback – When the menu is displayed. – In index mode. – When you are using playback zoom. – When you are rotating still images. – During playback of movies. – When the Favorites List is displayed. – When the Date List is displayed.

• During image playback, you cannot turn the LCD screen off.

• A large difference in the histogram displayed during shooting and playback may occur when:

– The flash strobes. – The shutter speed is slow or fast.

• The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras.

• When you set the LCD screen to off, the digital zoom does not function. When you select (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/ (Macro), the image is displayed for about two seconds.

• If you turn the power off and on again while the LCD screen is off, the indicators will be on.

Histogram

Indicators off*

display

LCD screen off

* The brightness of the LCD Backlight is set to

up.

Changing the screen display

z Adjusting EV (Exposure Value) by

displaying a histogram

BrightDark

A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. Press v (DISP) on the control button repeatedly to display the histogram on the screen. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side.

A Number of pixels B Brightness

• The histogram also appears when playing back a single-image, but you cannot adjust the exposure.

Using the internal memory

The camera has approximately 15 MB of internal memory. This memory is not removable. Even when there is no “Memory Stick Duo” inserted in the camera, you can record images using this internal memory.

• Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded using the internal memory.

When a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted

[Recording]: Images are recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo”.

[Playback]: Images on the “Memory Stick Duo” are

Internal

memory

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 “Memory Stick Duo”

Prepare a “Memory Stick Duo” with sufficient free capacity, then perform the procedure explained in [Copy] (page 83).

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

Perform the procedure on pages 103, 104 or 107, 108 without a “Memory Stick Duo” inserted in the camera.

played back. [Menu, Settings, etc.]: Various functions can be

performed on images on the “Memory Stick Duo”.

When there is no “Memory Stick Duo” 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.

• You cannot copy image data on a “Memory Stick Duo” to the internal memory.

• By connecting the camera to a computer with a cable for multi-use terminal, you can copy data stored in

the internal memory to a computer. However you cannot copy data on a computer to the internal memory.

Basic Operations

Using the mode dial

Set the mode dial to the desired function.

: Auto Adjustment mode

Allows shooting with the settings adjusted automatically. t page 24

: Easy Shooting mode

Allows you to shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions with easy-to-see indicators.

: Program Auto mode*

Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value).

Mode dial

Basic Operations

t page 25

: Manual Exposure Shooting mode*

Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). t page 34

: Movie Mode

Allows you to record movies with audio. t page 24

/ / / /SCN: Scene Selection mode

Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene. You can select , , , , , , , in the menu when the mode dial is set to SCN.

* You can select various settings using the menu. (For details on the functions available t page 47)

t page 28

Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)

Shutter button

Zoom button

Mode dial

MENU button

Macro button

DISP button

Flash button

Self-timer button

z button

v/V/b/B button

Control button

1 Select the desired function from the mode dial.

When shooting still images (Auto Adjustment mode): Select . When shooting movies: Select .

2 Hold the camera, with your elbows pressed against your body to steady it.

Position the subject in the center of the focus frame.

3 Shoot with the shutter button.

When shooting still images:

1 Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus.

The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains lit.

AE/AF lock indicator

2 Press the shutter button fully down.

Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)

When shooting movies:

Press the shutter button fully down. To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.

If 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)/34 cm (1 foot 1 1/2 inches) (T) (from the front of 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. In addition, the AF range finder frame disappears. Recompose the shot and focus again.

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.

Shooting in Easy Shooting mode

Set the mode dial to . The text size increases and indicators become easier to see. The camera shoots images with the optimum settings, so the only settings that you can change are Image Size (Large/Small) (page 50), Flash (Auto/Off) (page 50) and Self-Timer (10 sec/ Off) (page 27).

• Backlight becomes bright automatically, and battery consumption is faster.

W/T Using the zoom

Press T to zoom, press W to undo the zoom.

• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.

For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, see page 90.

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

Basic Operations

Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)

Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images)

Press B ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

(No indicator): Flash Auto

Flashes when there is insufficient light or backlight (default setting).

: Flash forced on

: Slow synchro (Flash forced on)

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

: Flash forced off

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

• While charging the flash, is displayed.

Macro (Shooting close-up)

Press b ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

(No indicator): Auto

The camera adjusts the focus automatically from distant subjects to close-up. Normally, put the camera in this mode.

: Macro

The camera adjusts the focus with priority on close-up subjects. Set Macro On when shooting close subjects.

The Auto Focus speed drops during shooting distant subjects when the Macro is set to on.

•

• Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recommended.

Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)

Using the self-timer

Press V ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

(No indicator): Not using the self-timer

: Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer

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

Self-timer lamp

Basic Operations

To cancel, press

• Use the 2-second delay self-timer to prevent blur of an image. The shutter is released

V () again.

2 seconds after you press the shutter button, which reduces camera shake when the shutter button is pressed.

• In Easy Shooting mode, you can select only (10 sec) or (Off).

Shooting still images (Scene Selection)

MENU button Shutter button

z button

v/V/b/B button

Control button

Mode dial

Select the mode ( / / / /SCN) in the mode dial

1 Select the desired mode of Scene Selection ( / / / /SCN) with the

mode dial.

2 Shoot with the shutter button.

Select the mode ( / / / / / / / ) in SCN

1 Select SCN with the mode dial.

2 Press the MENU button, and select from / / / / / / / with v/V/

b/B on the control button (page 49).

3 Shoot with the shutter button.

• For details on the mode, see next page.

To cancel the Scene selection

Set the mode dial to anything other than the Scene Selection mode.

Shooting still images (Scene Selection)

Scene Selection modes

The following modes are preset to match the scene conditions.

Modes selected from the mode dial

High Sensitivity

Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low light conditions, reducing blur.

Extra High Sensitivity

Allows you to shoot bright images without a flash in dark places where hand shake tends to occur even when the (High Sensitivity) mode is activated. The image size is set to [3M].

Extra High-speed Burst

Allows you to shoot maximum 5 frames per second in extra high-speed burst. The recording interval is approximately 0.2 seconds. The image size is set to [3M].

Basic Operations

Smile Shutter

When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. For details, see page 32.

Modes selected from the menu screen

Soft Snap

Allows you to shoot images with a softer atmosphere for portraits and flowers, etc.

Shooting still images (Scene Selection)

Landscape

Focuses only on a distant subject to shoot landscapes, etc.

Twilight Portrait*

Allows you to shoot sharp images of people with the night view in the background without compromising the atmosphere.

Twilight*

Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings.

Beach

Allows you to record the blue of the water clearly when shooting seaside or lakeside scenes.

Snow

Allows you to record clear images preventing sunken colors in snowy scenes or other places where the whole screen appears white.

Fireworks*

Allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor.

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