Sony DSC-W530 User Manual

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

DSC-W530/W550

User Guide

Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions about the camera.

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Operation Search

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Before Use

How to use this User Guide

How to use this User Guide The images used in this User Guide

Names of parts and list of icons displayed on the screen

Names of parts List of icons displayed on the screen

Using the wrist strap

Using the internal memory

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Shooting

Shooting still images

Shooting still images Zoom

Shooting movies

Setting REC mode

List of mode switch functions Intelligent Auto Program Auto Scene Selection SteadyShot Sweep Panorama Movie Mode Functions not available in some REC modes

Using shooting functions

DISP (Screen Display Settings) Flash Smile Shutter Self-Timer

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Viewing

Viewing still images

Viewing still images Playback zoom Image Index

Deleting images

Delete button

Viewing movies

Viewing panorama images

Scrolling the panorama images for display

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Using MENU items (Shooting)

MENU items (Shooting)

REC Mode Scene Selection Easy Mode Shooting Direction Image Size Burst Settings EV ISO White Balance Focus Metering Mode Scene Recognition Smile Detection Sensitivity Face Detection DRO

Shooting MENU list

MENU items not available in some REC modes

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Using MENU items (Viewing)

MENU items (Viewing)

Easy Mode Slideshow Retouch Delete Protect DPOF Rotate Select Folder

Playback MENU list

MENU items that cannot be set according to recording media

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Changing settings

Changing camera settings

Shooting Settings

Grid Line Disp. Resolution Digital Zoom Red Eye Reduction

Main Settings

Beep Language Setting Function Guide Display color Power Save Initialize Video Out USB Connect LUN Setting

Memory Card Tool/Internal Memory Tool

Format Create REC. Folder Change REC. Folder Delete REC. Folder Copy File Number

Clock Settings

Date & Time Setting

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Top page > Viewing images on a TV

Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Viewing images on a TV

Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV

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Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Using with your computer

Recommended computer environment

Recommended computer environment (Windows) Recommended computer environment (Macintosh)

Using the software

“PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” Installing “PMB” (Windows)

Connecting the camera to the computer

Connecting the camera to the computer Importing images to a computer (Windows) Importing images to a computer (Macintosh) Deleting the USB connection

Uploading images to a media service

“PMB Portable” Starting up “PMB Portable” (Windows) Starting up “PMB Portable” (Macintosh)

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Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Printing

Printing still images

Printing still images Printing at a shop

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Troubleshooting

If you have problems

Troubleshooting

Battery pack and power Shooting still images/movies Viewing images Deleting Computers Memory card Internal memory Printing Others

Warning indicators and messages

Self-diagnosis display Messages

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Top page > Precautions/About this camera

Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Precautions/About this camera

Precautions

Precautions On the internal rechargeable backup battery Battery pack Battery charger Memory card

On cleaning

Number of still images and recordable time of movies

Number of still images Recordable time of movies

Using the camera abroad

Using the camera abroad On TV color systems

About this camera

Carl Zeiss lens License

Trademarks

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Top page > Contents list

Operation Search

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Operation Search

Search by Operation

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Before Use

How to use this User Guide

How to use this User Guide The images used in this User Guide

Names of parts and list of icons displayed on the screen

Names of parts List of icons displayed on the screen

Using the wrist strap

Using the internal memory

Shooting

Shooting still images

Shooting still images Zoom

Shooting movies

Setting REC mode

List of mode switch functions Intelligent Auto Program Auto Scene Selection SteadyShot Sweep Panorama Movie Mode Functions not available in some REC modes

Using shooting functions

DISP (Screen Display Settings) Flash

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Smile Shutter

Self-Timer

Easy Mode

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Viewing

Viewing still images

Viewing still images Playback zoom Image Index

Deleting images

Delete button

Viewing movies

Viewing panorama images

Scrolling the panorama images for display

Using MENU items (Shooting)

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MENU items (Shooting)

REC Mode Scene Selection Easy Mode Shooting Direction Image Size Burst Settings EV ISO White Balance Focus Metering Mode Scene Recognition Smile Detection Sensitivity Face Detection DRO

Shooting MENU list

MENU items not available in some REC modes

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Using MENU items (Viewing)

MENU items (Viewing)

Slideshow

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Retouch Delete Protect DPOF Rotate Select Folder

Playback MENU list

MENU items that cannot be set according to recording media

Changing settings

Changing camera settings

Shooting Settings

Grid Line Disp. Resolution Digital Zoom Red Eye Reduction

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Main Settings

Beep Language Setting Function Guide Display color Power Save Initialize Video Out USB Connect LUN Setting

Memory Card Tool/Internal Memory Tool

Format Create REC. Folder Change REC. Folder Delete REC. Folder Copy File Number

Clock Settings

Date & Time Setting

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Viewing images on a TV

Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV

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Using with your computer

Recommended computer environment

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Recommended computer environment (Windows) Recommended computer environment (Macintosh)

Using the software

“PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” Installing “PMB” (Windows)

Connecting the camera to the computer

Connecting the camera to the computer Importing images to a computer (Windows) Importing images to a computer (Macintosh) Deleting the USB connection

Uploading images to a media service

“PMB Portable” Starting up “PMB Portable” (Windows) Starting up “PMB Portable” (Macintosh)

Printing

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Printing still images

Printing still images Printing at a shop

Troubleshooting

If you have problems

Troubleshooting

Battery pack and power Shooting still images/movies Viewing images Deleting Computers Memory card Internal memory Printing Others

Warning indicators and messages

Self-diagnosis display Messages

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Precautions/About this camera

Precautions

On the internal rechargeable backup battery

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Battery pack Battery charger Memory card

On cleaning

Number of still images and recordable time of movies

Number of still images Recordable time of movies

Using the camera abroad

Using the camera abroad On TV color systems

About this camera

Carl Zeiss lens License

Trademarks

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Top page > Operation Search > Operation Search > Search by Operation

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Search by Operation

Leaving the settings to the camera

Intelligent Auto Scene Selection Scene Recognition

Shooting portraits

Scene Selection(Soft Snap) Scene Selection(Twilight Portrait)

Smile Shutter Scene Recognition Face Detection Red Eye Reduction

Shooting panoramic images

Sweep Panorama

Shooting moving objects

Movie Mode Burst Settings

Shooting without blur

SteadyShot

Scene Selection(High Sensitivity) Self-Timer(2sec)

ISO

Shooting with backlight

Flash Scene Recognition DRO

Shooting in dark places

Scene Selection(High Sensitivity) Flash(Slow Synchro)

ISO

Changing focus position

Focus Face Detection

Changing image size

Image Size

Changing screen display

DISP (Screen Display Settings) Function Guide Display color

Deleting images

Delete button

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Format

Displaying enlarged images

Playback zoom

Retouch (Trimming (Resize))

Editing images

Retouch

Playing back a series of images in order

Slideshow

Printing images with the date

“PMB (Picture Motion Browser)”

Changing clock settings

Date & Time Setting

Initializing settings

Initialize

Printing images

Printing still images

Viewing on TVs

Viewing an image on a Standard Definition (SD) TV

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

How to use this User Guide

Selecting a topic to display Returning to a previous page Printing out a page Marks and notations used in this User Guide

This User Guide explains how to use each function of the camera, how to change settings, and how to troubleshoot a problem.

Selecting a topic to display

The following illustrations take Internet Explorer 7 as an example.

1. Click a title in the side bar on the left of the browser window.

The title’s topic list appears in the right pane.

2. Click a topic title in the list.

Descriptions appear in the right pane.

Changing the font size

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Change the font size by changing the setting of your web browser. For how to change the font size setting, refer to the Help of your web browser.

Returning to a previous page

Use the back button of your web browser or the breadcrumb trail navigation to return to a page you previously viewed.

Printing out a page

Click the [Print] button to print out a page you are viewing.

Marks and notations used in this User Guide

In this User Guide, the sequence of operations is shown by arrows ( ) (A). Operate the camera in the order indicated.

Icons in the operating procedure sentences appear when the camera is in its default settings.

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The default setting is indicated by .

indicates information that is useful to know.

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

The images used in this User Guide

Images used in this User Guide

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

Illustrations used in this User Guide

Illustrations used in this User Guide are of the DSC-W530 unless noted otherwise.

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Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

Names of parts

ON/OFF (Power) button Shutter button Flash Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp Microphone Lens

LCD screen

(Playback) button

For shooting: W/T (zoom) button For viewing:

(Playback zoom) button/ (Index) button

Mode switch

Hook for wrist strap

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(Delete) button MENU button Control button

Menu on:

/ / / /

Menu off: / / /

(USB) / A/V OUT jack Battery eject lever Battery insertion slot Tripod receptacle Speaker Terminal cover Memory card slot Access lamp Battery/Memory card cover

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icons displayed on the screen

Before Use

Shooting

Viewing

Using MENU items (Shooting)

Using MENU items (Viewing)

Changing settings

Viewing images on a TV

Using with your computer

Printing

Troubleshooting

Precautions/About this camera

Contents list

List of icons displayed on the screen

List of shooting mode icons List of viewing mode icons

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.

List of shooting mode icons

Display Indication

Battery remaining

Low battery warning

Image size

Scene Selection Shooting mode (Intelligent Auto, Program Auto,

SteadyShot, Sweep Panorama, Movie Mode) Scene Recognition icon

White balance

Metering Mode

Vibration warning

Scene Recognition

DRO

Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator

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1.4

Display Indication

AE/AF lock

ISO400 ISO number

NR slow shutter

125 Shutter speed F2.7 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure value

REC Standby

AF range finder frame indicator

Recording a movie/Movie standby

0:12 Recording time (m:s)

Zoom scaling

Display Indication

Recording folder

96 Number of recordable images 100Min Recordable time

Recording Media (Memory card, internal memory)

Flash mode

Red-eye reduction

Flash charging

Display Indication

Self-timer

C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display

Face detection

Burst Settings

Overheating warning

AF range finder frame

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Spot metering cross-hairs

List of viewing mode icons

Display Indication

101-0012 Folder-file number 2010 1 1

12:00 AM

Recorded date/time of the playback image

Battery remaining Low battery

warning

Image size

Protect Print order (DPOF)

Playback zoom

Display Indication

Playback folder

12/12

Image number/Number of images recorded in selected folder

Playback Media (Memory card, internal memory)

Changing folder

Metering Mode

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Flash mode

White balance

ISO400 ISO number

Display Indication

C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display +2.0EV Exposure value 500 Shutter speed F2.7 Aperture value

Playback

Playback bar

00:00:12 Counter

Volume

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