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Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your computer _______ Troubleshooting Additional information Index Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. DSC-P73/P93 © 2004...
Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your computer _______ Troubleshooting Additional information Index Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. DSC-P73/P93 © 2004...
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... meters (9.8 feet). Attention The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this equipment for a Class B digital device, pursuant to power this product. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used ...receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is fitted to this digital camera. Please consult with the limits for the customers in order to comply with your nearest Sony service station. These limits are recyclable. The supplied interface cable must be used. Note:...
... meters (9.8 feet). Attention The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this equipment for a Class B digital device, pursuant to power this product. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used ...receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is fitted to this digital camera. Please consult with the limits for the customers in order to comply with your nearest Sony service station. These limits are recyclable. The supplied interface cable must be used. Note:...
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...Customers in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the LCD finder. These points are not guaranteed. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES-003 OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS ... UNDESIRED OPERATION. 4 Read this may render the "Memory Stick" unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may be uneven and that the camera is working correctly. Precaution on copyright Television programs, films, video tapes, and other equipment on the LCD screen in any way. • Be...
...Customers in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the LCD finder. These points are not guaranteed. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES-003 OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS ... UNDESIRED OPERATION. 4 Read this may render the "Memory Stick" unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may be uneven and that the camera is working correctly. Precaution on copyright Television programs, films, video tapes, and other equipment on the LCD screen in any way. • Be...
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... and Flash are , in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developers or manufacturers. The camera may cause irrecoverable damage to malfunction, sometimes beyond repair. Trademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "Memory Stick," , "Memory Stick PRO," , "Memory Stick Duo," , "...system and product names used in all cases in this camera. Do not aim the camera at the sun or other countries. • Intel, MMX, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is equipped with power ...
... and Flash are , in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developers or manufacturers. The camera may cause irrecoverable damage to malfunction, sometimes beyond repair. Trademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "Memory Stick," , "Memory Stick PRO," , "Memory Stick Duo," , "...system and product names used in all cases in this camera. Do not aim the camera at the sun or other countries. • Intel, MMX, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is equipped with power ...
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...dial 10 Getting started Preparing batteries 11 Charging the batteries 11 Inserting the batteries 13 Using the AC Adaptor 16 Using your camera abroad 17 Turning your camera on a TV screen 40 Deleting still images Deleting images 42 Formatting a "Memory Stick 44 Before advanced operations How to ... image shooting - Multi Burst 61 Shooting with special effects - AF Mode 50 Setting the distance to the subject - Table of your camera 46 Changing menu settings 46 Changing items in Multi Burst mode - EV adjustment 55 Displaying a histogram 56 Selecting the metering mode 57 ...
...dial 10 Getting started Preparing batteries 11 Charging the batteries 11 Inserting the batteries 13 Using the AC Adaptor 16 Using your camera abroad 17 Turning your camera on a TV screen 40 Deleting still images Deleting images 42 Formatting a "Memory Stick 44 Before advanced operations How to ... image shooting - Multi Burst 61 Shooting with special effects - AF Mode 50 Setting the distance to the subject - Table of your camera 46 Changing menu settings 46 Changing items in Multi Burst mode - EV adjustment 55 Displaying a histogram 56 Selecting the metering mode 57 ...
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... to your computer - Resize 69 Choosing images to your computer Copying images to print - For Windows users 84 Installing the USB driver 85 Connecting the camera to your computer 86 Copying images 87 Viewing the images on your computer - If a code starting with an alphabet letter appears ..... 110 Additional information The...
... to your computer - Resize 69 Choosing images to your computer Copying images to print - For Windows users 84 Installing the USB driver 85 Connecting the camera to your computer 86 Copying images 87 Viewing the images on your computer - If a code starting with an alphabet letter appears ..... 110 Additional information The...
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You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Removing Attaching A POWER button (17) B POWER lamp (17) C Shutter ...
You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Removing Attaching A POWER button (17) B POWER lamp (17) C Shutter ...
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... adjustment mode) The focus, exposure and white balance are automatically adjusted to allow easy shooting. M (Manual exposure shooting) You can change the settings of the camera (pages 47 and 116). P (Program auto shooting) Shooting adjustment is set to [Fine] (page 47). Mode dial Before using your... camera, set the mark on the mode dial to the POWER button side. (Movie shooting) You can shoot movies (page 79). (Playback/Editing) You can easily ...
... adjustment mode) The focus, exposure and white balance are automatically adjusted to allow easy shooting. M (Manual exposure shooting) You can change the settings of the camera (pages 47 and 116). P (Program auto shooting) Shooting adjustment is set to [Fine] (page 47). Mode dial Before using your... camera, set the mark on the mode dial to the POWER button side. (Movie shooting) You can shoot movies (page 79). (Playback/Editing) You can easily ...
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..., etc. (not supplied) R6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (2) Batteries that you change the position of the mode dial. In this camera. It is recommend that cannot be able to the supplied Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries. Notes on alkaline batteries • Alkaline batteries have a... of the batteries. If some batteries are noticeably weaker. Getting started Due to charge the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries supplied with your camera before using the battery charger, immediately shut off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • There...
..., etc. (not supplied) R6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (2) Batteries that you change the position of the mode dial. In this camera. It is recommend that cannot be able to the supplied Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries. Notes on alkaline batteries • Alkaline batteries have a... of the batteries. If some batteries are noticeably weaker. Getting started Due to charge the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries supplied with your camera before using the battery charger, immediately shut off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • There...
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.../"Memory Stick" cover, and slide the cover in any way. Turn up of the battery, and personal scald or injury may cause a malfunction of the camera can be caused. marks inside the battery case. • Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the batteries to the +/ -... from the skin, the operating time of the battery charger. 1 , Open the battery/"Memory Stick" cover. Never use up the batteries completely, put the camera in the slide show mode (page 65) and leave it that have been partially or completely removed, or batteries that way until the batteries are...
.../"Memory Stick" cover, and slide the cover in any way. Turn up of the battery, and personal scald or injury may cause a malfunction of the camera can be caused. marks inside the battery case. • Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the batteries to the +/ -... from the skin, the operating time of the battery charger. 1 , Open the battery/"Memory Stick" cover. Never use up the batteries completely, put the camera in the slide show mode (page 65) and leave it that have been partially or completely removed, or batteries that way until the batteries are...
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... opening or closing the battery/"Memory Stick" cover. There is being used and the state of the charge, or on the conditions under which the camera is a big difference in . The cover is closed when it on. • Based on the environment, this case, replace the batteries with use, the battery...
... opening or closing the battery/"Memory Stick" cover. There is being used and the state of the charge, or on the conditions under which the camera is a big difference in . The cover is closed when it on. • Based on the environment, this case, replace the batteries with use, the battery...
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The numbers of images that the actual numbers may be less than indicated depending on CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) Viewing still images2) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied) No. Shooting still images Under the average conditions1) NH-AA-DA (2) (...110 Approx. 55 (E-Mail) Off Approx. 240 Approx. 120 When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting in the following situations: - of Image size images Battery life (min.) DSC-P93 5M Approx. 9200 Approx. 460 VGA (E-Mail) Approx. 9200 Approx. 460 DSC-P73 4M Approx. 9800 Approx. 490 VGA (E-Mail) Approx. 9800 Approx. ...
The numbers of images that the actual numbers may be less than indicated depending on CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) Viewing still images2) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied) No. Shooting still images Under the average conditions1) NH-AA-DA (2) (...110 Approx. 55 (E-Mail) Off Approx. 240 Approx. 120 When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting in the following situations: - of Image size images Battery life (min.) DSC-P93 5M Approx. 9200 Approx. 460 VGA (E-Mail) Approx. 9200 Approx. 460 DSC-P73 4M Approx. 9800 Approx. 490 VGA (E-Mail) Approx. 9800 Approx. ...
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... frequently - [LCD Backlight] is set is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it from the DC IN jack of the camera and the wall outlet (wall socket). • The set to [Bright] in the SET UP settings - [AF Mode] is low - The... camera has been turned on and off the power by . Connect the plug with this camera. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by disconnecting the plug...
... frequently - [LCD Backlight] is set is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it from the DC IN jack of the camera and the wall outlet (wall socket). • The set to [Bright] in the SET UP settings - [AF Mode] is low - The... camera has been turned on and off the power by . Connect the plug with this camera. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by disconnecting the plug...
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... V to turn on the design of the wall outlet (wall socket) [b]. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the power. Turning your camera on/off POWER POWER lamp , Press POWER to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. To turn off the power Press POWER again, the POWER lamp goes... is connected to move. The Auto Power Off function If no tasks are being played back • A slide show is being used to power the camera, the Auto Power Off function will not work. • Movies are performed for a long time. Please be careful not to preserve battery power. This ...
... V to turn on the design of the wall outlet (wall socket) [b]. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the power. Turning your camera on/off POWER POWER lamp , Press POWER to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. To turn off the power Press POWER again, the POWER lamp goes... is connected to move. The Auto Power Off function If no tasks are being played back • A slide show is being used to power the camera, the Auto Power Off function will not work. • Movies are performed for a long time. Please be careful not to preserve battery power. This ...
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... the SET UP, press v/V/b/ B to select the item or the setting and press z to make the changes. How to use the control button Camera AF Mode: Digital Zoom: Date/Time: Red Eye Reduction: AF Illuminator: Auto Review: Single Smart Off Off Auto Off SELECT Setup 2 File Number: USB Connect: Video... Out: OK Clock Set: Cancel To change the current settings of the camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP screen (pages 46, 47),...
... the SET UP, press v/V/b/ B to select the item or the setting and press z to make the changes. How to use the control button Camera AF Mode: Digital Zoom: Date/Time: Red Eye Reduction: AF Illuminator: Auto Review: Single Smart Off Off Auto Off SELECT Setup 2 File Number: USB Connect: Video... Out: OK Clock Set: Cancel To change the current settings of the camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP screen (pages 46, 47),...
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... may not be corrupted. 21 If you insert a "Memory Stick," push it as far as it out. • Whenever the access lamp is lit, the camera is recording or reading out an image. Turn up the battery/"Memory Stick" cover, and slide the cover in the illustration. • Whenever you do...
... may not be corrupted. 21 If you insert a "Memory Stick," push it as far as it out. • Whenever the access lamp is lit, the camera is recording or reading out an image. Turn up the battery/"Memory Stick" cover, and slide the cover in the illustration. • Whenever you do...
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...(compression ratio) based on the image size and image quality Image size 5M 1) (2592×1944) Larger (DSC-P93) 3:2 2) (2592×1728) (DSC-P93) 4M 1) (2304×1728) (DSC-P73) 3:2 2) (2304×1536) (DSC-P73) 3M (2048×1536) 1M (1280×960) VGA (E-Mail) (640×480) Smaller Examples &#...paper used. Short description of the image size The following illustration shows a brief image using each camera. 2) This option records images in the "Memory Stick" is [5M] (DSC-P93) or [4M] (DSC-P73). However, the amount of data needed to match the size of pixels, the larger the image...
...(compression ratio) based on the image size and image quality Image size 5M 1) (2592×1944) Larger (DSC-P93) 3:2 2) (2592×1728) (DSC-P93) 4M 1) (2304×1728) (DSC-P73) 3:2 2) (2304×1536) (DSC-P73) 3M (2048×1536) 1M (1280×960) VGA (E-Mail) (640×480) Smaller Examples &#...paper used. Short description of the image size The following illustration shows a brief image using each camera. 2) This option records images in the "Memory Stick" is [5M] (DSC-P93) or [4M] (DSC-P73). However, the amount of data needed to match the size of pixels, the larger the image...
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..., see page 111. 4) For more information about the image quality (compression ratio) setup, see page 47. 24 • When the images recorded using other Sony devices are played back, the image size indication may be different from the actual image size. • When the images are viewed on the LCD... screen of the camera, they all look the same size. • Number of shooting images can differ from these values according to shooting conditions. • When the remaining ...
..., see page 111. 4) For more information about the image quality (compression ratio) setup, see page 47. 24 • When the images recorded using other Sony devices are played back, the image size indication may be different from the actual image size. • When the images are viewed on the LCD... screen of the camera, they all look the same size. • Number of shooting images can differ from these values according to shooting conditions. • When the remaining ...
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...the camera correctly Mode dial Shooting still images When shooting pictures with both hands and position a subject in the center of the focus frame. • The minimum focal distance to turn on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range. (AF range finder, see page 49.) 25 DSC-P73: ...27). • You can create a new folder in the "Memory Stick" and select the folder for storing images (page 48). 2 , Hold the camera steadily with the camera, be careful so that your fingers do not block the lens portion, finder window, flash emitter, or AF illuminator (pages 8, 9). 1 , Set the...
...the camera correctly Mode dial Shooting still images When shooting pictures with both hands and position a subject in the center of the focus frame. • The minimum focal distance to turn on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range. (AF range finder, see page 49.) 25 DSC-P73: ...27). • You can create a new folder in the "Memory Stick" and select the folder for storing images (page 48). 2 , Hold the camera steadily with the camera, be careful so that your fingers do not block the lens portion, finder window, flash emitter, or AF illuminator (pages 8, 9). 1 , Set the...
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... Auto Focus When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are two Auto Focus functions: "AF range finder frame" which sets when the camera starts and stops focusing on , power is a luminous body and a lustrous subject • A flashing subject • A backlit subject. The shutter clicks, the ...through glass, such as a window • A fast-moving subject • The subject has a reflection, such as that is hard to focus on , the camera is ready for details. See page 49 for shooting. (The LCD screen may be difficult to recompose the shot and focus again. • The subject...
... Auto Focus When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are two Auto Focus functions: "AF range finder frame" which sets when the camera starts and stops focusing on , power is a luminous body and a lustrous subject • A flashing subject • A backlit subject. The shutter clicks, the ...through glass, such as a window • A fast-moving subject • The subject has a reflection, such as that is hard to focus on , the camera is ready for details. See page 49 for shooting. (The LCD screen may be difficult to recompose the shot and focus again. • The subject...
