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... points or short out parts that could result in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the operating instructions. [ Polarization This set through openings as they may be operated only from battery power, or other ). Carefully observe...
... points or short out parts that could result in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the operating instructions. [ Polarization This set through openings as they may be operated only from battery power, or other ). Carefully observe...
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... them, paying particular attention to direct sunlight. [ Lightning For added protection for this indicates a need for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. [ Power-Cord Protection Route the power cord so that it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by a qualified technician...
... them, paying particular attention to direct sunlight. [ Lightning For added protection for this indicates a need for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. [ Power-Cord Protection Route the power cord so that it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by a qualified technician...
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... countries with the instructions, may influence the picture and sound of the following measures: - However, there is no guarantee that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could otherwise be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters...
... countries with the instructions, may influence the picture and sound of the following measures: - However, there is no guarantee that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could otherwise be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters...
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... 26 Supported Operating Systems for USB connection and application software (supplied 26 Viewing "Cyber-shot Handbook 27 Indicators on /setting the clock 13 Shooting images easily 14 Mode dial/Zoom/Flash/Macro/Self-timer/Display 15 Shooting in Smile Shutter mode 17 Viewing/deleting images 18 Learning the various functions - Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2 Read this first 4 Notes on using the camera 8 Getting started 9 Checking the accessories supplied 9 1 Preparing the battery pack 10 2 Inserting the battery pack/a "Memory Stick Duo" (not supplied) ........ 11 3 Turning...
... 26 Supported Operating Systems for USB connection and application software (supplied 26 Viewing "Cyber-shot Handbook 27 Indicators on /setting the clock 13 Shooting images easily 14 Mode dial/Zoom/Flash/Macro/Self-timer/Display 15 Shooting in Smile Shutter mode 17 Viewing/deleting images 18 Learning the various functions - Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2 Read this first 4 Notes on using the camera 8 Getting started 9 Checking the accessories supplied 9 1 Preparing the battery pack 10 2 Inserting the battery pack/a "Memory Stick Duo" (not supplied) ........ 11 3 Turning...
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... recording. • When the battery level becomes low, the lens might stop moving. However, some cases, the camera cannot be damaged. • Clean the flash surface before operating the camera. • Avoid exposing the camera to the flash surface, resulting in insufficient light emission. [ Notes on using the camera [ Internal memory and "Memory Stick Duo" back up Do not turn on the camera again. [ On image data compatibility • The camera...
... recording. • When the battery level becomes low, the lens might stop moving. However, some cases, the camera cannot be damaged. • Clean the flash surface before operating the camera. • Avoid exposing the camera to the flash surface, resulting in insufficient light emission. [ Notes on using the camera [ Internal memory and "Memory Stick Duo" back up Do not turn on the camera again. [ On image data compatibility • The camera...
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Change the battery with the tip of use the NP-FG1 battery pack (not supplied), the minutes also appear after the battery remaining indicator ( 60 Min). • It takes about one , or charge the battery. (The warning indicator flashes.) • If you use and circumstances. • The Clock Set screen appears when you turn on and check the remaining battery charge on the LCD screen. Remaining charge indicator Status Sufficient power remaining Battery almost...
Change the battery with the tip of use the NP-FG1 battery pack (not supplied), the minutes also appear after the battery remaining indicator ( 60 Min). • It takes about one , or charge the battery. (The warning indicator flashes.) • If you use and circumstances. • The Clock Set screen appears when you turn on and check the remaining battery charge on the LCD screen. Remaining charge indicator Status Sufficient power remaining Battery almost...
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3 Turning the camera on images. GB 1 Select the date display format with v/V, then press z. 2 Select each item with b/B and set the numeric value with the control button. By using "Picture Motion Browser" in the CD-ROM (supplied), you can print or save images with the date. • Midnight is indicated as 12:00 AM, and noon as 12:00 PM. [ To change the date and time Press HOME, and select...
3 Turning the camera on images. GB 1 Select the date display format with v/V, then press z. 2 Select each item with b/B and set the numeric value with the control button. By using "Picture Motion Browser" in the CD-ROM (supplied), you can print or save images with the date. • Midnight is indicated as 12:00 AM, and noon as 12:00 PM. [ To change the date and time Press HOME, and select...
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Easy Shooting Allows easy shooting with easy-to the desired function. Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. Landscape Shoots with a softer atmosphere for portraits of people, flowers, etc. Snow Shoots snow scenes in natural colors using the menu. Auto Adjustment Allows you to record movies with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Movie Mode Allows you to shoot with audio. SCN* Scene Selection Selects a setting from...
Easy Shooting Allows easy shooting with easy-to the desired function. Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. Landscape Shoots with a softer atmosphere for portraits of people, flowers, etc. Snow Shoots snow scenes in natural colors using the menu. Auto Adjustment Allows you to record movies with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Movie Mode Allows you to shoot with audio. SCN* Scene Selection Selects a setting from...
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... time you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. [ DISP Changing the screen display Press v (DISP) on the control button. [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, press W to undo zoom. [ Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images) Press B ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected. : 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 this mode. : Macro...
... time you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. [ DISP Changing the screen display Press v (DISP) on the control button. [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, press W to undo zoom. [ Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images) Press B ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected. : 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 this mode. : Macro...
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...; You cannot use the Digital Zoom function. • You cannot change the zoom ratio when the Smile Shutter is too dark or too bright. - Each time the smile level reaches the set Smile Detection mode. After recording the GB image, the Smile Shutter lamp lights. 3 Press the shutter button all the way down again to six images. The Smile Shutter enters standby. Smile Detection mark/Number of images Smile Detection...
...; You cannot use the Digital Zoom function. • You cannot change the zoom ratio when the Smile Shutter is too dark or too bright. - Each time the smile level reaches the set Smile Detection mode. After recording the GB image, the Smile Shutter lamp lights. 3 Press the shutter button all the way down again to six images. The Smile Shutter enters standby. Smile Detection mark/Number of images Smile Detection...
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... [ Folder View] from (View Images), then play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast forward, b to rewind. (Press z to return to normal playback.) Press V to display the volume control screen, then press b/B to adjust the volume. • Sometimes images shot using earlier Sony models cannot be played back. To switch to play back the images. [ To delete images 1 Display the image you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on the control button. Movie: Press z to the shooting mode...
... [ Folder View] from (View Images), then play back a movie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press B to fast forward, b to rewind. (Press z to return to normal playback.) Press V to display the volume control screen, then press b/B to adjust the volume. • Sometimes images shot using earlier Sony models cannot be played back. To switch to play back the images. [ To delete images 1 Display the image you press when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on the control button. Movie: Press z to the shooting mode...
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...] with USB cable. 4 Start up "Music Transfer" installed to your computer and change the music. GB [ To play back a series of images with v/V/b/B. You can change together with v/V/b/B, then press z. The mark is checked in step 2, then press z. The setup screen appears. 2 Press (Slideshow) button again. To transfer and change the music to the single image screen, press z. • In the default setting, images are displayed in Date View (when using the internal memory). To...
...] with USB cable. 4 Start up "Music Transfer" installed to your computer and change the music. GB [ To play back a series of images with v/V/b/B. You can change together with v/V/b/B, then press z. The mark is checked in step 2, then press z. The setup screen appears. 2 Press (Slideshow) button again. To transfer and change the music to the single image screen, press z. • In the default setting, images are displayed in Date View (when using the internal memory). To...
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... Shooting View Images Slideshow Print Manage Memory Settings 22 Items Shooting Date View Folder View Favorites Slideshow Music Tool Download Music Print Memory Tool Memory Stick Tool Format Change REC.Folder Internal Memory Tool Format Main Settings Main Settings 1 Beep Initialize Main Settings 2 USB Connect Video Out Shooting Settings Shooting Settings 1 AF Illuminator AF Mode Conversion Lens Shooting Settings 2 Auto Orientation Clock Settings Language Setting Format Music Create REC.Folder Copy Function Guide Smile demo mode COMPONENT Wide Zoom Display Grid Line Digital Zoom Auto Review...
... Shooting View Images Slideshow Print Manage Memory Settings 22 Items Shooting Date View Folder View Favorites Slideshow Music Tool Download Music Print Memory Tool Memory Stick Tool Format Change REC.Folder Internal Memory Tool Format Main Settings Main Settings 1 Beep Initialize Main Settings 2 USB Connect Video Out Shooting Settings Shooting Settings 1 AF Illuminator AF Mode Conversion Lens Shooting Settings 2 Auto Orientation Clock Settings Language Setting Format Music Create REC.Folder Copy Function Guide Smile demo mode COMPONENT Wide Zoom Display Grid Line Digital Zoom Auto Review...
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... not support USB connections, copy images by inserting the "Memory Stick Duo" into the Memory Stick slot on your computer You can enjoy still images and movies from the camera more than ever. Enjoying your computer, or use a commercially available Memory Stick Reader/Writer. • For further details on the operating environment of "Picture Motion Browser" Cyber-shot application software, refer to "Cyber-shot Handbook". 26 OS upgrades are not supported. •...
... not support USB connections, copy images by inserting the "Memory Stick Duo" into the Memory Stick slot on your computer You can enjoy still images and movies from the camera more than ever. Enjoying your computer, or use a commercially available Memory Stick Reader/Writer. • For further details on the operating environment of "Picture Motion Browser" Cyber-shot application software, refer to "Cyber-shot Handbook". 26 OS upgrades are not supported. •...
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... A control button, the display changes (page 16). [ When shooting still images • The indicators are limited in Easy Shooting mode. [ When shooting movies +2.0EV [ When playing back 28 Battery remaining Low battery warning Image size • is for DSC-W150 only. • is for DSC-W170 only. Mode dial/Menu (Scene Selection) Mode dial (Program Auto) White balance Burst mode/Bracket mode Metering mode Face Detection/Smile Detection SteadyShot DRO Vibration warning Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator/Number of images Zoom scaling Color mode PictBridge connecting View Mode Filter...
... A control button, the display changes (page 16). [ When shooting still images • The indicators are limited in Easy Shooting mode. [ When shooting movies +2.0EV [ When playing back 28 Battery remaining Low battery warning Image size • is for DSC-W150 only. • is for DSC-W170 only. Mode dial/Menu (Scene Selection) Mode dial (Program Auto) White balance Burst mode/Bracket mode Metering mode Face Detection/Smile Detection SteadyShot DRO Vibration warning Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator/Number of images Zoom scaling Color mode PictBridge connecting View Mode Filter...
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... Protect Print order (DPOF) mark Zoom scaling Volume PictBridge connecting B z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Semi manual value Macro REC Standby Recording/Standby a movie 0:12 Recording time (minutes : seconds) 101-0012 Folder-file number 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/time of the playback image z STOP z PLAY Function guide for playing image BACK/NEXT Selecting images V VOLUME Adjusting volume C 96 8/8 12/12 00:25:05 Recording folder Playback folder...
... Protect Print order (DPOF) mark Zoom scaling Volume PictBridge connecting B z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Semi manual value Macro REC Standby Recording/Standby a movie 0:12 Recording time (minutes : seconds) 101-0012 Folder-file number 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/time of the playback image z STOP z PLAY Function guide for playing image BACK/NEXT Selecting images V VOLUME Adjusting volume C 96 8/8 12/12 00:25:05 Recording folder Playback folder...
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... flash strobes once every two times. - The Face Detection function is set to [Shooting]. - of Images Approx. 8200 • Viewing single images in order at an ambient temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). The brightness of LCD Backlight is set to up. - [AF Mode] is set to [Continuous]. - The camera has been turned on the conditions of use . • The battery life and the number of images you can record/view...
... flash strobes once every two times. - The Face Detection function is set to [Shooting]. - of Images Approx. 8200 • Viewing single images in order at an ambient temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). The brightness of LCD Backlight is set to up. - [AF Mode] is set to [Continuous]. - The camera has been turned on the conditions of use . • The battery life and the number of images you can record/view...
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... the same as the one in the table below, the number of still images and the length of time for movies may be different. • You can select the image size from the menu (pages 23, 24). [ The approximate recordable number of still images DSC-W170 (Units: Images) Internal Capacity memory "Memory Stick Duo" formatted with the camera Size Approx. 15 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB...
... the same as the one in the table below, the number of still images and the length of time for movies may be different. • You can select the image size from the menu (pages 23, 24). [ The approximate recordable number of still images DSC-W170 (Units: Images) Internal Capacity memory "Memory Stick Duo" formatted with the camera Size Approx. 15 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB...
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... one. 33 Insert charged battery pack (page 10). • The battery pack is dead. Replace it with a new one. • Use a recommended battery pack. Troubleshooting If you do not operate the camera for about one minute, re-insert the battery pack, then turn on the screen, refer to "Cyber-shot Handbook". 2 Remove the battery pack, wait for the camera to power up. • Insert the battery pack correctly (page 11...
... one. 33 Insert charged battery pack (page 10). • The battery pack is dead. Replace it with a new one. • Use a recommended battery pack. Troubleshooting If you do not operate the camera for about one minute, re-insert the battery pack, then turn on the screen, refer to "Cyber-shot Handbook". 2 Remove the battery pack, wait for the camera to power up. • Insert the battery pack correctly (page 11...
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... 5.2(T) DSC-W150: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5× zoom lens f = 5 - 25 mm (30 - 150 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F3.3(W) - 5.2(T) Exposure control: Automatic exposure, Scene Selection (10 modes) White balance: Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1,2,3, Incandescent, Flash Underwater White Balance: Auto, Underwater 1,2, Flash File format (DCF compliant): Still images: Exif Ver. 2.21 JPEG compliant, DPOF compatible Movies: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Recording media: Internal Memory (approx. 15 MB), "Memory Stick Duo" Flash:Flash range (ISO sensitivity (Recommended exposure Index) set to Auto...
... 5.2(T) DSC-W150: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5× zoom lens f = 5 - 25 mm (30 - 150 mm (35 mm film equivalent)) F3.3(W) - 5.2(T) Exposure control: Automatic exposure, Scene Selection (10 modes) White balance: Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1,2,3, Incandescent, Flash Underwater White Balance: Auto, Underwater 1,2, Flash File format (DCF compliant): Still images: Exif Ver. 2.21 JPEG compliant, DPOF compatible Movies: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Recording media: Internal Memory (approx. 15 MB), "Memory Stick Duo" Flash:Flash range (ISO sensitivity (Recommended exposure Index) set to Auto...
