Instruction Manual
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...be damaged. Unauthorized recording of the manufacturing process, and do not affect the recording. • When the battery level becomes low, the lens might stop moving. In some tiny black and/ or bright dots (white, red, blue or green) may appear on copyright Television programs...standard established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • Sony does not guarantee that the camera will be damaged. • Clean the flash surface before the power turns off the camera, remove the battery pack, or remove the "Memory Stick Duo" media while...
...be damaged. Unauthorized recording of the manufacturing process, and do not affect the recording. • When the battery level becomes low, the lens might stop moving. In some tiny black and/ or bright dots (white, red, blue or green) may appear on copyright Television programs...standard established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). • Sony does not guarantee that the camera will be damaged. • Clean the flash surface before the power turns off the camera, remove the battery pack, or remove the "Memory Stick Duo" media while...
Instruction Manual
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...Memory Stick Duo" media slot U Access lamp V Battery eject lever W Battery insertion slot 11GB Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may occur. Getting started Identifying parts Bottom A Shutter button B (Smile) button C Flash D ON/OFF (Power) button E... Speaker F Microphone G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp/ AF illuminator H Lens I LCD screen J For shooting: W/T (Zoom) button For viewing: (Playback zoom) button/ (...
...Memory Stick Duo" media slot U Access lamp V Battery eject lever W Battery insertion slot 11GB Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may occur. Getting started Identifying parts Bottom A Shutter button B (Smile) button C Flash D ON/OFF (Power) button E... Speaker F Microphone G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp/ AF illuminator H Lens I LCD screen J For shooting: W/T (Zoom) button For viewing: (Playback zoom) button/ (...
Instruction Manual
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Getting started Inserting the battery pack/a "Memory Stick Duo" media (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the "Memory Stick Duo" media (sold separately). With the terminal side facing the lens, insert the "Memory Stick Duo" media until it clicks into place. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the battery while pressing the lever in the direction of the arrow. 4 Close the cover. 14GB
Getting started Inserting the battery pack/a "Memory Stick Duo" media (sold separately) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the "Memory Stick Duo" media (sold separately). With the terminal side facing the lens, insert the "Memory Stick Duo" media until it clicks into place. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the battery while pressing the lever in the direction of the arrow. 4 Close the cover. 14GB
Instruction Manual
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...shutter button halfway down . The shortest shooting distance is shot. 18GB Shutter button SteadyShot mark AE/AF lock is in , W button to zoom out. The image is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W)/50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). 4 Press the shutter button fully down to indicate...the mode dial to (Movie Mode) (page 30). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Press the T button to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. Shooting/viewing images Shooting images 1 Set the camera to zoom in focus, a beep sounds and the z indicator lights.
...shutter button halfway down . The shortest shooting distance is shot. 18GB Shutter button SteadyShot mark AE/AF lock is in , W button to zoom out. The image is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W)/50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). 4 Press the shutter button fully down to indicate...the mode dial to (Movie Mode) (page 30). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated. • Press the T button to (Intelligent Auto Adjustment), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. Shooting/viewing images Shooting images 1 Set the camera to zoom in focus, a beep sounds and the z indicator lights.
Instruction Manual
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Selects the folder for viewing images. Retouches still images. ( Trimming/ Red Eye Correction/ Unsharp masking/ Soft Focus/ Partial Color/ Fisheye Lens/ Cross Filter/ Radial Blur/ Retro/ Happy Faces) Changes the image size according to usage. ( HDTV/ Blog/E-mail) Deletes images...a "Memory Stick Duo" media. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Prints images using a PictBridge compliant printer. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Rotates a still image. Prevents accidental erasure. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Adds a Print order mark to the image you want to each View Mode. Selects the ...
Selects the folder for viewing images. Retouches still images. ( Trimming/ Red Eye Correction/ Unsharp masking/ Soft Focus/ Partial Color/ Fisheye Lens/ Cross Filter/ Radial Blur/ Retro/ Happy Faces) Changes the image size according to usage. ( HDTV/ Blog/E-mail) Deletes images...a "Memory Stick Duo" media. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Prints images using a PictBridge compliant printer. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Rotates a still image. Prevents accidental erasure. ( This Image/ Multiple Images) Adds a Print order mark to the image you want to each View Mode. Selects the ...
Instruction Manual
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... item with V on the control button, then press z. Selects the digital zoom mode. Sets for approximately two seconds immediately after shooting a still image. Using the (Settings) items You can change and displays the ...camera records its position change the default settings. (Shooting Settings) are displayed only when settings have been entered from shooting mode. 1 Press the MENU button to focus more easily on the screen for achieving appropriate focus when attaching a conversion lens. Category (Shooting Settings) Item AF Illuminator Grid Line Digital Zoom Conversion Lens...
... item with V on the control button, then press z. Selects the digital zoom mode. Sets for approximately two seconds immediately after shooting a still image. Using the (Settings) items You can change and displays the ...camera records its position change the default settings. (Shooting Settings) are displayed only when settings have been entered from shooting mode. 1 Press the MENU button to focus more easily on the screen for achieving appropriate focus when attaching a conversion lens. Category (Shooting Settings) Item AF Illuminator Grid Line Digital Zoom Conversion Lens...
Instruction Manual
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Volume Others 51GB D Display C:32:00 Indication Self-timer Self-diagnosis display Destination Overheating warning Conversion Lens Face Detection Burst/Bracket Management file full AF range finder frame +2.0EV 500 F3.5 N 35° 37' 32" N 139° 44' 31" E Spot metering cross hair Exposure value Shutter speed Aperture value PictBridge connecting Playback Playback bar Latitude and Longitude display Histogram • appears when histogram display is disabled.
Volume Others 51GB D Display C:32:00 Indication Self-timer Self-diagnosis display Destination Overheating warning Conversion Lens Face Detection Burst/Bracket Management file full AF range finder frame +2.0EV 500 F3.5 N 35° 37' 32" N 139° 44' 31" E Spot metering cross hair Exposure value Shutter speed Aperture value PictBridge connecting Playback Playback bar Latitude and Longitude display Histogram • appears when histogram display is disabled.
Instruction Manual
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...cold or hot places that if you attempt to evaporate. Note that exceed this rechargeable battery is continually charged as long as you can still use the camera, but the date and time will be unable to record clear images. In this case, be sure to malfunction, and in some... discharged. On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the screen surface with the power off . Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens with the camera in the back pocket of the camera. On moisture condensation If the camera is on your trousers or skirt, as this may cause a malfunction. • In a location subject...
...cold or hot places that if you attempt to evaporate. Note that exceed this rechargeable battery is continually charged as long as you can still use the camera, but the date and time will be unable to record clear images. In this case, be sure to malfunction, and in some... discharged. On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the screen surface with the power off . Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens with the camera in the back pocket of the camera. On moisture condensation If the camera is on your trousers or skirt, as this may cause a malfunction. • In a location subject...
Instruction Manual
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...Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1,2,3, Incandescent, Flash Underwater White Balance: Auto, Underwater 1,2 Recording interval for Burst mode: Approx. 1.8 seconds File format: Still images: JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.21, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible Movies: MPEG-4 Visual Recording media: Internal Memory (...: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) [LCD screen] LCD panel: DSC-W290: 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive DSC-W270/W275: 6.7 cm (2.7 type) TFT drive Total number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5× zoom lens f = 5 mm - 25 mm (28 mm - 140 mm (35...
...Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1,2,3, Incandescent, Flash Underwater White Balance: Auto, Underwater 1,2 Recording interval for Burst mode: Approx. 1.8 seconds File format: Still images: JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.21, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible Movies: MPEG-4 Visual Recording media: Internal Memory (...: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) [LCD screen] LCD panel: DSC-W290: 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive DSC-W270/W275: 6.7 cm (2.7 type) TFT drive Total number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5× zoom lens f = 5 mm - 25 mm (28 mm - 140 mm (35...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... used . • For details on "Memory Stick Duo" media, see page 140. Carl Zeiss lens The camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is . • If you do not affect the recording. However, some tiny black and/... the existing charge and remove it from the camera, then store it . The images used in this Handbook are not actual images shot using the camera Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search ....99% of the pixels are a normal result of the DSC-W290 unless noted otherwise. 3GB These dots are operational for a long time, use . Notes on using this...
... used . • For details on "Memory Stick Duo" media, see page 140. Carl Zeiss lens The camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is . • If you do not affect the recording. However, some tiny black and/... the existing charge and remove it from the camera, then store it . The images used in this Handbook are not actual images shot using the camera Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search ....99% of the pixels are a normal result of the DSC-W290 unless noted otherwise. 3GB These dots are operational for a long time, use . Notes on using this...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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Categories Shooting Settings Main Settings "Memory Stick" Tool Internal Memory Tool Clock Settings Items AF Illuminator Grid Line Digital Zoom Conversion Lens Auto Orientation Auto Review Beep Language Setting Function Guide Initialize Demo Mode COMPONENT Video Out Wide Zoom Display USB Connect Download Music Format Music Format ...
Categories Shooting Settings Main Settings "Memory Stick" Tool Internal Memory Tool Clock Settings Items AF Illuminator Grid Line Digital Zoom Conversion Lens Auto Orientation Auto Review Beep Language Setting Function Guide Initialize Demo Mode COMPONENT Video Out Wide Zoom Display USB Connect Download Music Format Music Format ...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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.../Settings Search Index Identifying parts A Shutter button B (Smile) button (26) C Flash D ON/OFF (Power) button E Speaker F Microphone G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp/AF illuminator H Lens I LCD screen J For shooting: W/T (zoom) button (27) For viewing: (Playback zoom) button/ (Index) button (32, 33) K Mode dial (15) L Hook for wrist strap M (Playback) button...
.../Settings Search Index Identifying parts A Shutter button B (Smile) button (26) C Flash D ON/OFF (Power) button E Speaker F Microphone G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp/AF illuminator H Lens I LCD screen J For shooting: W/T (zoom) button (27) For viewing: (Playback zoom) button/ (Index) button (32, 33) K Mode dial (15) L Hook for wrist strap M (Playback) button...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... mode dial to flash slowly and the beep does not sound. The subject is backlit or there is seen through glass. - Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 46). The subject is a flashing light. 19GB There is set to [Flash Auto] or [Flash Off]....Settings Search Index Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W), 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). • When the camera cannot focus on the LCD screen when the scene is...
... mode dial to flash slowly and the beep does not sound. The subject is backlit or there is seen through glass. - Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting (page 46). The subject is a flashing light. 19GB There is set to [Flash Auto] or [Flash Off]....Settings Search Index Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) (W), 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). • When the camera cannot focus on the LCD screen when the scene is...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... the flash, is automatically selected.) • Even though you can select only [Flash Auto] or [Flash Off]. Notes • The flash strobes twice. Camera Subject Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air How can the "White circular spots" be slower under low-light conditions, or in a dark place.... The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to the lens. Index 30GB When they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to clearly shoot the background that case, use the flash during...
... the flash, is automatically selected.) • Even though you can select only [Flash Auto] or [Flash Off]. Notes • The flash strobes twice. Camera Subject Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air How can the "White circular spots" be slower under low-light conditions, or in a dark place.... The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to the lens. Index 30GB When they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to clearly shoot the background that case, use the flash during...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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...AF range finder frame Automatically focuses quickly on a subject in still image shooting mode, a green frame is available for movies. Focuses...) is displayed around a previously set to the T side or the lens is difficult to get sharp focus with priority on the subjects at the...activated. • The Semi-manual distance setting contains some errors, and this case, the camera works to focus on faces. • When Scene Selection is set to other than [Multi... Index You can compose the image the way you cannot use [Digital Zoom] or [AF Illuminator], the AF range finder frame is...
...AF range finder frame Automatically focuses quickly on a subject in still image shooting mode, a green frame is available for movies. Focuses...) is displayed around a previously set to the T side or the lens is difficult to get sharp focus with priority on the subjects at the...activated. • The Semi-manual distance setting contains some errors, and this case, the camera works to focus on faces. • When Scene Selection is set to other than [Multi... Index You can compose the image the way you cannot use [Digital Zoom] or [AF Illuminator], the AF range finder frame is...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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...2 Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W/T (zoom) button t [OK] t z. (Fisheye Lens) Applies a fisheye effect around a chosen point. 1 Select the center point of the desired image to retouch...zoom) button t [OK] t z. (Radial Blur) Decides the center point for expressing movement in the still image. 1 Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button t MENU. 2... the focus and lowering the surrounding light so that it appears as if it was taken by an old camera. 1 Select the level of retouch with the control button t z. 2 Adjust the desired range to retouch...
...2 Adjust the desired range to retouch with the W/T (zoom) button t [OK] t z. (Fisheye Lens) Applies a fisheye effect around a chosen point. 1 Select the center point of the desired image to retouch...zoom) button t [OK] t z. (Radial Blur) Decides the center point for expressing movement in the still image. 1 Select the center point of the desired image to retouch with the control button t MENU. 2... the focus and lowering the surrounding light so that it appears as if it was taken by an old camera. 1 Select the level of retouch with the control button t z. 2 Adjust the desired range to retouch...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... button is pressed halfway, until the focus is no health hazard, do not look directly into the AF illuminator emitter at this time. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [AF Illuminator] t desired mode t z on the control button Auto Off Uses the AF ... located near the center of the subject. • You cannot use the AF illuminator when: - [Focus] is set to Semi-manual mode. - [Conversion Lens] is set to a mode other than [Off]. - (Landscape) mode, (Twilight) mode or (Fireworks) mode is selected in dark surroundings. The indicator appears...
... button is pressed halfway, until the focus is no health hazard, do not look directly into the AF illuminator emitter at this time. 1 Set the camera to shooting mode. 2 MENU t (Settings) t (Shooting Settings) t [AF Illuminator] t desired mode t z on the control button Auto Off Uses the AF ... located near the center of the subject. • You cannot use the AF illuminator when: - [Focus] is set to Semi-manual mode. - [Conversion Lens] is set to a mode other than [Off]. - (Landscape) mode, (Twilight) mode or (Fireworks) mode is selected in dark surroundings. The indicator appears...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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..., causing the shadow to appear. • A reflected image of contents Operation Search Conversion Lens Sets for achieving appropriate focus when attaching a conversion lens (sold separately), then attach a conversion lens. 1 Set the camera to the operating instructions supplied with a tele conversion lens, the camera may be able to record images in (Fireworks) mode with its optimal effect...
..., causing the shadow to appear. • A reflected image of contents Operation Search Conversion Lens Sets for achieving appropriate focus when attaching a conversion lens (sold separately), then attach a conversion lens. 1 Set the camera to the operating instructions supplied with a tele conversion lens, the camera may be able to record images in (Fireworks) mode with its optimal effect...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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...the image size (page 78). • You cannot use the digital zoom when: - Anti-blur function does not work. •... Stick PRO Duo" media, set to [VGA]. • The camera is in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter...lens). • (Twilight), (Landscape) or (Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images. • The Semi-manual function is activated automatically to position the lens... the shooting mode. Smile Shutter function does not work. • No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected. • [Demo Mode] is working ...
...the image size (page 78). • You cannot use the digital zoom when: - Anti-blur function does not work. •... Stick PRO Duo" media, set to [VGA]. • The camera is in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter...lens). • (Twilight), (Landscape) or (Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images. • The Semi-manual function is activated automatically to position the lens... the shooting mode. Smile Shutter function does not work. • No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected. • [Demo Mode] is working ...
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...of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Others The lens gets fogged. • Moisture condensation has occurred. Change the setting by MENU t [Settings] t [Clock Settings] t [Date & Time Setting]. The camera becomes warm when you turn the camera on the camera. • Set the date and time again (page... 100). • The internal rechargeable backup battery has discharged. The camera turns off with the power left off the camera and leave it for about an hour before using it with a charged battery pack, then turn on again. ...
...of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Others The lens gets fogged. • Moisture condensation has occurred. Change the setting by MENU t [Settings] t [Clock Settings] t [Date & Time Setting]. The camera becomes warm when you turn the camera on the camera. • Set the date and time again (page... 100). • The internal rechargeable backup battery has discharged. The camera turns off with the power left off the camera and leave it for about an hour before using it with a charged battery pack, then turn on again. ...