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... Others Index © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed on the bottom. Printed in the space provided below. Record the serial number in China 2-586-568-12(1) Digital Still Camera User's Guide/ Troubleshooting Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product and answers to ...Using the Setup screen Using your computer Printing still images Connecting your camera to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DSC-W5/W7/W15/W17 Serial No DSC-W5/W7/ W15/W17 "Read This First" (separate volume) Explains the set-up and basic...
... Others Index © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed on the bottom. Printed in the space provided below. Record the serial number in China 2-586-568-12(1) Digital Still Camera User's Guide/ Troubleshooting Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product and answers to ...Using the Setup screen Using your computer Printing still images Connecting your camera to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DSC-W5/W7/W15/W17 Serial No DSC-W5/W7/ W15/W17 "Read This First" (separate volume) Explains the set-up and basic...
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... the batteries for if recording or playback is not possible due to record images, this camera is working correctly. • Be careful not to record or play back properly. • Using the camera in "Read This First") • The batteries can use a "Memory Stick" with excellent contrast....Stick Duo": you record one-time events, make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is a "Memory Stick". See page 23 on how to other bright light. Read "Precautions" (page 93) before operating the camera. • Before you can use a "Memory Stick Duo" by inserting it into a ...
... the batteries for if recording or playback is not possible due to record images, this camera is working correctly. • Be careful not to record or play back properly. • Using the camera in "Read This First") • The batteries can use a "Memory Stick" with excellent contrast....Stick Duo": you record one-time events, make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is a "Memory Stick". See page 23 on how to other bright light. Read "Precautions" (page 93) before operating the camera. • Before you can use a "Memory Stick Duo" by inserting it into a ...
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For full use of the digital still camera Prepare the camera and shoot in auto adjustment mode "Read This First" (separate volume) 1 Prepare the battery 2 Turn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" (not supplied) 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Shoot still images (Scene ...
For full use of the digital still camera Prepare the camera and shoot in auto adjustment mode "Read This First" (separate volume) 1 Prepare the battery 2 Turn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" (not supplied) 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Shoot still images (Scene ...
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Selecting the image quality (compression ratio) in combination (page 33) You can select the compression ratio when digital images are recorded in postcard size For recording a large number of detail, but small file size) Example: An attached image to be sent by e-mail ... lacks the fineness of images For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages * Images are saved. Selecting the image size for use (t step 4 in "Read This First") Pixel Many (Fine image quality and large file size) Example: Printing in up to A3 size Few (Rough image quality but has a smaller...
Selecting the image quality (compression ratio) in combination (page 33) You can select the compression ratio when digital images are recorded in postcard size For recording a large number of detail, but small file size) Example: An attached image to be sent by e-mail ... lacks the fineness of images For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages * Images are saved. Selecting the image size for use (t step 4 in "Read This First") Pixel Many (Fine image quality and large file size) Example: Printing in up to A3 size Few (Rough image quality but has a smaller...
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...camera Identifying parts See the pages in "Read This First") Mode dial "M": Shutter speed/aperture value (26) 15 A Shutter button (t step 5 in "Read This First") B Mode dial (25) C Microphone D Self-timer lamp (t step 5 in "Read This First")/AF illuminator (47) E Flash (t step 5 in "Read This First") F Lens G POWER lamp (t step 2 in "Read...qd qf qg qh A AE/AF lock lamp/self-timer lamp (green) (t step 5 in "Read This First") B /Record lamp (orange) (t step 5 in "Read This First") C Finder (t step 5 in "Read This First") D LCD screen E (Display/LCD on/off) button (21) F MENU button (...
...camera Identifying parts See the pages in "Read This First") Mode dial "M": Shutter speed/aperture value (26) 15 A Shutter button (t step 5 in "Read This First") B Mode dial (25) C Microphone D Self-timer lamp (t step 5 in "Read This First")/AF illuminator (47) E Flash (t step 5 in "Read This First") F Lens G POWER lamp (t step 2 in "Read...qd qf qg qh A AE/AF lock lamp/self-timer lamp (green) (t step 5 in "Read This First") B /Record lamp (orange) (t step 5 in "Read This First") C Finder (t step 5 in "Read This First") D LCD screen E (Display/LCD on/off) button (21) F MENU button (...
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... be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. I For shooting: Zoom (W/T) button (t step 5 in "Read This First") For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button/ (Index) button (t step 6 in "Read This First") J Hook for wrist strap (t "Read This First") K Access lamp (t step 4 in "Read This First") Do not pinch the...
... be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. I For shooting: Zoom (W/T) button (t step 5 in "Read This First") For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button/ (Index) button (t step 6 in "Read This First") J Hook for wrist strap (t "Read This First") K Access lamp (t step 4 in "Read This First") Do not pinch the...
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... (47) Metering mode (32) Picture effect (36) Indication Manual exposure setup mode (26) Macro (t step 5 in parentheses for details of operation. Enjoying the camera Indicators on the screen See the pages in "Read This First") AF mode (45) AF range finder frame indicator (31) Focus preset distance (31) Manual exposure (26) 17
... (47) Metering mode (32) Picture effect (36) Indication Manual exposure setup mode (26) Macro (t step 5 in parentheses for details of operation. Enjoying the camera Indicators on the screen See the pages in "Read This First") AF mode (45) AF range finder frame indicator (31) Focus preset distance (31) Manual exposure (26) 17
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... appears, you from shooting clear images. However, we recommend holding the camera steadily and turning off the indicator to avoid the effects of recordable images (22) Self-timer (t step 5 in W17 only) "Read This First") 5M 3:2 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 FINE... STD Image quality (33) 101 Recording folder (50) • This does not appear when using the internal memory. C Display Indication 7M (DSC-W7/ Image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display (86) Date/Time (46) ISO number (33) D Display E + Indication Vibration warning (10...
... appears, you from shooting clear images. However, we recommend holding the camera steadily and turning off the indicator to avoid the effects of recordable images (22) Self-timer (t step 5 in W17 only) "Read This First") 5M 3:2 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 FINE... STD Image quality (33) 101 Recording folder (50) • This does not appear when using the internal memory. C Display Indication 7M (DSC-W7/ Image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display (86) Date/Time (46) ISO number (33) D Display E + Indication Vibration warning (10...
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... (22) Remaining "Memory Stick" capacity (22) 19 Enjoying the camera Zoom scaling (t step 6 in "Read This First") Frame by frame playback (34) B Display 101-0012 Indication Folder-file number (37) Playback bar (t step 6 in "Read This First") Protect (38) Print order (DPOF) mark (72)...M N - 1.3 Step 12/16 Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") Image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") Recording mode (25, 34) Playback (t step 6 in "Read This First") Volume (t step 6 in "Read This First") C Display 101 101 Indication PictBridge connecting (70) Recording folder (50...
... (22) Remaining "Memory Stick" capacity (22) 19 Enjoying the camera Zoom scaling (t step 6 in "Read This First") Frame by frame playback (34) B Display 101-0012 Indication Folder-file number (37) Playback bar (t step 6 in "Read This First") Protect (38) Print order (DPOF) mark (72)...M N - 1.3 Step 12/16 Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") Image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") Recording mode (25, 34) Playback (t step 6 in "Read This First") Volume (t step 6 in "Read This First") C Display 101 101 Indication PictBridge connecting (70) Recording folder (50...
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... level value (30) ISO number (33) Metering mode (32) Flash White balance (33) 500 F3.5 Shutter speed (26) Aperture value (26) Playback image (t step 6 in "Read This First") E Display 2005 1 1 DPOF BACK/ NEXT VOLUME Indication Histogram (21, 30) • appears when histogram display is disabled.
... level value (30) ISO number (33) Metering mode (32) Flash White balance (33) 500 F3.5 Shutter speed (26) Aperture value (26) Playback image (t step 6 in "Read This First") E Display 2005 1 1 DPOF BACK/ NEXT VOLUME Indication Histogram (21, 30) • appears when histogram display is disabled.
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...using the menu. (For details on the functions available t page 29) 25 t step 5 in "Read This First" : Scene Selection mode Allows you to the desired function. Enjoying the camera Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter... speed and the aperture value) (page 26). Mode dial Control button : Shooting movies t step 5 in "Read This First" : Playback/Edit t step 6 in "Read This First" ...
...using the menu. (For details on the functions available t page 29) 25 t step 5 in "Read This First" : Scene Selection mode Allows you to the desired function. Enjoying the camera Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter... speed and the aperture value) (page 26). Mode dial Control button : Shooting movies t step 5 in "Read This First" : Playback/Edit t step 6 in "Read This First" ...
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Scene Selection For details t step 5 in "Read This First" For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of the screen changes to "Return," and the camera enters the manual exposure setup mode. 2 Adjust the settings using the control button. When the zoom is ...speed "Return" Aperture value When the zoom is set fully to 30 seconds. The difference between the settings and proper exposure judged by the camera. ( : you can select the desired setting) Macro Flash AF range finder Focus preset White Balance Burst/Multi Burst - - You can...
Scene Selection For details t step 5 in "Read This First" For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of the screen changes to "Return," and the camera enters the manual exposure setup mode. 2 Adjust the settings using the control button. When the zoom is ...speed "Return" Aperture value When the zoom is set fully to 30 seconds. The difference between the settings and proper exposure judged by the camera. ( : you can select the desired setting) Macro Flash AF range finder Focus preset White Balance Burst/Multi Burst - - You can...
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... [Multi Burst] (page 34). (Flash Level) Adjusts the amount of continuous shots Quality Size 7M 3:2 5M 3:2 3M 1M VGA(E-Mail) DSC-W5/W15 Fine Standard - - - - 9 15 9 15 13 24 32 59 100 100 (Units: images) DSC-W7/W17 Fine Standard 5 8 5 8 6 11 - - 9 17 22 ...41 85 100 M (Interval) Selects the frame interval in the [Multi Burst] mode (page 34). 1/7.5 (1/7.5") 1/15 (1/15") 1/30 (1/30") • This setting cannot be made when [Mode] (REC Mode) in "Read This First" 35
... [Multi Burst] (page 34). (Flash Level) Adjusts the amount of continuous shots Quality Size 7M 3:2 5M 3:2 3M 1M VGA(E-Mail) DSC-W5/W15 Fine Standard - - - - 9 15 9 15 13 24 32 59 100 100 (Units: images) DSC-W7/W17 Fine Standard 5 8 5 8 6 11 - - 9 17 22 ...41 85 100 M (Interval) Selects the frame interval in the [Multi Burst] mode (page 34). 1/7.5 (1/7.5") 1/15 (1/15") 1/30 (1/30") • This setting cannot be made when [Mode] (REC Mode) in "Read This First" 35
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... [Interval], [Image] and [Repeat] with v/V/b/B on the control button. 2 Select [Start] with V/B, then press z. Repeat On Off Plays back images in "Read This First" 3M 1M VGA Cancel Cancels resizing. 1 Display the image you want to resize. 2 Press MENU to a large size, the image quality deteriorates. 40...Image Size] t step 4 in the selected folder. Start Cancel See the following procedure. The original image is retained even after resizing. 7M (DSC-W7/W17 only) 5M The setting size is recorded in the recording folder as a new file. The slide show starts. For details on the ...
... [Interval], [Image] and [Repeat] with v/V/b/B on the control button. 2 Select [Start] with V/B, then press z. Repeat On Off Plays back images in "Read This First" 3M 1M VGA Cancel Cancels resizing. 1 Display the image you want to resize. 2 Press MENU to a large size, the image quality deteriorates. 40...Image Size] t step 4 in the selected folder. Start Cancel See the following procedure. The original image is retained even after resizing. 7M (DSC-W7/W17 only) 5M The setting size is recorded in the recording folder as a new file. The slide show starts. For details on the ...
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... change the cutting point, select [Cancel]. Movies not long enough to cut movies are assigned new numbers, and then recorded as the newest files in "Read This First") as the newest file in the selected recording folder, and the original image is recorded as a new file. For details on the control...
... change the cutting point, select [Cancel]. Movies not long enough to cut movies are assigned new numbers, and then recorded as the newest files in "Read This First") as the newest file in the selected recording folder, and the original image is recorded as a new file. For details on the control...
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... the operation t page 44 • When you select. (t step 2 "Set the clock" in "Read This First") Off Does not superimpose the date and time. • You cannot insert the date and ...use Red Eye Reduction. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prevent the effects of the screen during shooting, instead, the indicator appears. However, this ... side of the optical zoom. • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. Also, do not appear during playback only. On ( ) Off Reduces the red-eye phenomenon....
... the operation t page 44 • When you select. (t step 2 "Set the clock" in "Read This First") Off Does not superimpose the date and time. • You cannot insert the date and ...use Red Eye Reduction. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prevent the effects of the screen during shooting, instead, the indicator appears. However, this ... side of the optical zoom. • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. Also, do not appear during playback only. On ( ) Off Reduces the red-eye phenomenon....
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Cancels setting the clock. 54 OK Cancel For details on the operation t page 44 Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z. Then, perform the procedure explained in "Setting the clock" (t step 2 in "Read This First"). Clock Set Sets the date and time.
Cancels setting the clock. 54 OK Cancel For details on the operation t page 44 Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z. Then, perform the procedure explained in "Setting the clock" (t step 2 in "Read This First"). Clock Set Sets the date and time.
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The installation menu screen appears. • If it does not appear, double-click (My Computer) t (PICTUREPACKAGE) 2 Click [PicturePackage]. Read the agreement carefully. B Music Video/Slideshow Producer C Save the images on CD-R D Viewing video and pictures on PC How to the computer ...appears. 3 Select the desired language, then click [Next] twice. This section describes the English screen. Installing the software You can do not connect the camera to start up the functions: Click one of A-D, then click the button at the lower right of the screen. The "License Agreement" screen appears. ...
The installation menu screen appears. • If it does not appear, double-click (My Computer) t (PICTUREPACKAGE) 2 Click [PicturePackage]. Read the agreement carefully. B Music Video/Slideshow Producer C Save the images on CD-R D Viewing video and pictures on PC How to the computer ...appears. 3 Select the desired language, then click [Next] twice. This section describes the English screen. Installing the software You can do not connect the camera to start up the functions: Click one of A-D, then click the button at the lower right of the screen. The "License Agreement" screen appears. ...
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... disconnect the USB cable while the (Do not disconnect the USB cable) indicator appears on the index screen Perform "Stage 1: Preparing the camera" (page 69) and "Stage 2: Connecting the camera to the printer" (page 70), then proceed with a (Print order) mark regardless of the displayed image. [All In This Folder] Prints all...] to insert the date and time on images. • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (t step 2 in "Read This First"). Select the image you connect the camera to turn off the print menu, then proceed as follows. 1 Press (Index).
... disconnect the USB cable while the (Do not disconnect the USB cable) indicator appears on the index screen Perform "Stage 1: Preparing the camera" (page 69) and "Stage 2: Connecting the camera to the printer" (page 70), then proceed with a (Print order) mark regardless of the displayed image. [All In This Folder] Prints all...] to insert the date and time on images. • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you select (t step 2 in "Read This First"). Select the image you connect the camera to turn off the print menu, then proceed as follows. 1 Press (Index).
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... Select the images from which you want to remove the mark in step 5, then press z. Marking in index mode 1 Display the index screen. (t step 6 in "Read This First") 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DPOF with b/B, then press z. 4 Select [Select] with B, then press z. mark in [All In This 5 Select the...
... Select the images from which you want to remove the mark in step 5, then press z. Marking in index mode 1 Display the index screen. (t step 6 in "Read This First") 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DPOF with b/B, then press z. 4 Select [Select] with B, then press z. mark in [All In This 5 Select the...