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.../Settings Search Table of contents Notes on using the camera How to use this handbook 2 Notes on using the camera 3 Operation Search 8 MENU/Settings Search 11 Identifying parts 15 List of icons displayed on the screen 16 Using the mode dial 18 Using the internal memory 19 Shooting Intelligent...Blur 23 Hand-held Twilight 24 Backlight Correction HDR 25 Scene Selection 26 Movie Mode 28 Intelligent Sweep Panorama 29 Manual Exposure Shooting 31 Program Auto 32 Zoom 33 DISP (Screen Display Settings 34 Flash 36 Smile Shutter 37 Self-Timer 38 Burst/Bracket button 39 Index 5GB
.../Settings Search Table of contents Notes on using the camera How to use this handbook 2 Notes on using the camera 3 Operation Search 8 MENU/Settings Search 11 Identifying parts 15 List of icons displayed on the screen 16 Using the mode dial 18 Using the internal memory 19 Shooting Intelligent...Blur 23 Hand-held Twilight 24 Backlight Correction HDR 25 Scene Selection 26 Movie Mode 28 Intelligent Sweep Panorama 29 Manual Exposure Shooting 31 Program Auto 32 Zoom 33 DISP (Screen Display Settings 34 Flash 36 Smile Shutter 37 Self-Timer 38 Burst/Bracket button 39 Index 5GB
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... of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent Auto Adjustment 20 Scene Selection 26 Scene Recognition 63 Shooting movies Movie Mode 28 Movie format 83 Shooting portraits Soft Snap 26 Twilight Portrait 26 Smile Shutter 37...Scene Recognition 63 Face Detection 66 Anti Blink 68 Red Eye Reduction 88 Shooting in manual mode Manual Exposure Shooting 31 Shooting panoramic images Intelligent Sweep Panorama 29 Shooting best shots of Pet 26 your pet Shooting moving objects Advanced Sports Shooting 26 Movie...
... of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Intelligent Auto Adjustment 20 Scene Selection 26 Scene Recognition 63 Shooting movies Movie Mode 28 Movie format 83 Shooting portraits Soft Snap 26 Twilight Portrait 26 Smile Shutter 37...Scene Recognition 63 Face Detection 66 Anti Blink 68 Red Eye Reduction 88 Shooting in manual mode Manual Exposure Shooting 31 Shooting panoramic images Intelligent Sweep Panorama 29 Shooting best shots of Pet 26 your pet Shooting moving objects Advanced Sports Shooting 26 Movie...
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...be changed , while - HX5V only) --- - - - -- The icons below , indicates settings that cannot be fixed or restricted depending on the control button. 4 Press the MENU button to turn off the Menu screen. Burst Shooting Interval Bracket Settings -- -- Metering Mode -- - - MENU/Settings...button and set the camera to shooting mode. 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on the shooting mode. Image Size/Quality GPS setting (DSC- - EV - - - Face Detection - -- Mode dial Menu items Scene ...
...be changed , while - HX5V only) --- - - - -- The icons below , indicates settings that cannot be fixed or restricted depending on the control button. 4 Press the MENU button to turn off the Menu screen. Burst Shooting Interval Bracket Settings -- -- Metering Mode -- - - MENU/Settings...button and set the camera to shooting mode. 2 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 3 Select the desired menu item with v/V/b/B on the shooting mode. Image Size/Quality GPS setting (DSC- - EV - - - Face Detection - -- Mode dial Menu items Scene ...
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... card Internal Memory Menu items (Slideshow) (Send by TransferJet) (View Mode) (Display Burst Group) (Retouch) (Delete) (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Rotate) (Select Folder) (Settings) Date View Folder view Folder view AVCHD (Still) (MP4) view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note • Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the center of contents Operation Search MENU...
... card Internal Memory Menu items (Slideshow) (Send by TransferJet) (View Mode) (Display Burst Group) (Retouch) (Delete) (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Rotate) (Select Folder) (Settings) Date View Folder view Folder view AVCHD (Still) (MP4) view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note • Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the center of contents Operation Search MENU...
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... your hand through the loop to the camera at the factory. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Identifying parts A Shutter button B Mode dial (18) C For shooting: W/T (zoom) lever (33) For viewing: (Playback zoom) lever/ (Index) lever (41, 42) D Flash E ON/OFF (Power) button F (Burst/Bracket) button G Microphone H Self-timer lamp... slot W Battery eject lever X Memory card slot Y (TransferJet™) mark (73, 107) * Using the wrist strap The wrist strap is already attached to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped.
... your hand through the loop to the camera at the factory. Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Identifying parts A Shutter button B Mode dial (18) C For shooting: W/T (zoom) lever (33) For viewing: (Playback zoom) lever/ (Index) lever (41, 42) D Flash E ON/OFF (Power) button F (Burst/Bracket) button G Microphone H Self-timer lamp... slot W Battery eject lever X Memory card slot Y (TransferJet™) mark (73, 107) * Using the wrist strap The wrist strap is already attached to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped.
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... Shooting Bracket Settings Burst Images Main image in Easy Shooting mode. You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control button. When shooting still images A Display Indication Battery remaining Low battery warning Image Size/Quality • The icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status. Table...
... Shooting Bracket Settings Burst Images Main image in Easy Shooting mode. You can change the screen display using DISP (Screen Display Settings) on the control button. When shooting still images A Display Indication Battery remaining Low battery warning Image Size/Quality • The icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status. Table...
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...indicators (page 21). You can set various functions using the flash when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 24). Table of gradation by superimposing two images having different exposures (page 25). Mode dial (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) (Easy Shooting) (Anti Motion Blur) (Hand-...mode dial to shoot a panoramic image after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture (F value)) (page 32). Allows you to shoot with reduced blur without tripod when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 23). Allows you to shoot/view still...
...indicators (page 21). You can set various functions using the flash when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 24). Table of gradation by superimposing two images having different exposures (page 25). Mode dial (Intelligent Auto Adjustment) (Easy Shooting) (Anti Motion Blur) (Hand-...mode dial to shoot a panoramic image after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture (F value)) (page 32). Allows you to shoot with reduced blur without tripod when composing burst shots taken in high-speed (page 23). Allows you to shoot/view still...
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Table of shots are too close to the camera - Image with erratic movement - Image with constant change such as waves or water falls • Smile Shutter cannot be used in the following situations: - In such cases, set Scene Selection to reduce subject blur and noise. A burst of contents ...Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Anti Motion Blur This is less effective in Anti Motion Blur. • When using the flash to reduce the subject blur. 1 Set the mode dial to (Anti Motion Blur). 2 Shoot with...
Table of shots are too close to the camera - Image with erratic movement - Image with constant change such as waves or water falls • Smile Shutter cannot be used in the following situations: - In such cases, set Scene Selection to reduce subject blur and noise. A burst of contents ...Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Anti Motion Blur This is less effective in Anti Motion Blur. • When using the flash to reduce the subject blur. 1 Set the mode dial to (Anti Motion Blur). 2 Shoot with...
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... and an image is recorded. • Reducing blur is applied to (Hand-held Twilight Although night scenes tend to blur by camera shake, this mode allows you to shoot night scenes with less noise and blur without using a light source that flickers, such as sky, sandy beach...in the following situations: - Table of shots are too close to (High Sensitivity). 24GB Image with erratic movement - Image with a repeating pattern such as tiles and image with little contrast such as fluorescent lighting, block noise may occur. A burst of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search...
... and an image is recorded. • Reducing blur is applied to (Hand-held Twilight Although night scenes tend to blur by camera shake, this mode allows you to shoot night scenes with less noise and blur without using a light source that flickers, such as sky, sandy beach...in the following situations: - Table of shots are too close to (High Sensitivity). 24GB Image with erratic movement - Image with a repeating pattern such as tiles and image with little contrast such as fluorescent lighting, block noise may occur. A burst of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search...
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...camera. Functions you can use of a tripod is slower and the images tend to record fireworks in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search (Fireworks) Allows you shoot images using (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode...Timer] indicate the available modes. Index 27GB indicates an available function, - To prevent blurring, the use in all their splendor. Burst Settings/ Flash Face Detection/ Smile Shutter Self-Timer Burst Shooting Interval/Bracket ISO...
...camera. Functions you can use of a tripod is slower and the images tend to record fireworks in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search (Fireworks) Allows you shoot images using (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks) mode...Timer] indicate the available modes. Index 27GB indicates an available function, - To prevent blurring, the use in all their splendor. Burst Settings/ Flash Face Detection/ Smile Shutter Self-Timer Burst Shooting Interval/Bracket ISO...
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... can be reduced? • Light the room and shoot the subject without a flash. • Select (High Sensitivity) mode in Scene Selection. ([Off] is caused by the camera's flash, they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to [Off] in a dark place to clearly...flash, is displayed. • You cannot use the flash during burst or bracket. • In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, Easy Shooting mode, you can select only [Auto] or [Off]. • In Backlight Correction HDR mode or Manual Exposure Shooting mode, only [On] or [Slow Synchro] can the "White circular...
... can be reduced? • Light the room and shoot the subject without a flash. • Select (High Sensitivity) mode in Scene Selection. ([Off] is caused by the camera's flash, they are accentuated by particles (dust, pollen, etc.) floating close to [Off] in a dark place to clearly...flash, is displayed. • You cannot use the flash during burst or bracket. • In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, Easy Shooting mode, you can select only [Auto] or [Off]. • In Backlight Correction HDR mode or Manual Exposure Shooting mode, only [On] or [Slow Synchro] can the "White circular...
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... select the exposure values in the following situations: - In Easy Shooting mode - In Movie Mode - You can select burst shooting, normal (single-image) or bracket shooting mode. When the Smile Shutter function is set the burst shooting speed in succession when you press the (Burst/Bracket) button, the setting switches. Shoots a single image, or images in...
... select the exposure values in the following situations: - In Easy Shooting mode - In Movie Mode - You can select burst shooting, normal (single-image) or bracket shooting mode. When the Smile Shutter function is set the burst shooting speed in succession when you press the (Burst/Bracket) button, the setting switches. Shoots a single image, or images in...
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... z Deletes the currently displayed image in single-image mode. Cancels the deletion. Deletes all images in the selected date range or folder, or all images in the selected burst group at once. Select an image with a mark again to Folder View and still images and movies are no more images to playback... mode. 2 (Delete) button t desired mode t z on the control button All in Date Range All in...
... z Deletes the currently displayed image in single-image mode. Cancels the deletion. Deletes all images in the selected date range or folder, or all images in the selected burst group at once. Select an image with a mark again to Folder View and still images and movies are no more images to playback... mode. 2 (Delete) button t desired mode t z on the control button All in Date Range All in...
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... is not available during Easy Shooting, Anti Motion Blur, Hand-held Twilight, Backlight Correction HDR, Movie Mode, iSweep Panorama or Smile Shutter. • The flash is full, the Burst stops. • [Focus], [White Balance] and [EV] are adjusted for the first image, and these settings are ... images. Records up to [Off]. • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of contents Operation Search Burst Settings You can select the Single (single-image) or Burst as the shooting mode. 1 MENU t (Burst Settings) t desired mode (Single) (Burst) Records a single image.
... is not available during Easy Shooting, Anti Motion Blur, Hand-held Twilight, Backlight Correction HDR, Movie Mode, iSweep Panorama or Smile Shutter. • The flash is full, the Burst stops. • [Focus], [White Balance] and [EV] are adjusted for the first image, and these settings are ... images. Records up to [Off]. • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of contents Operation Search Burst Settings You can select the Single (single-image) or Burst as the shooting mode. 1 MENU t (Burst Settings) t desired mode (Single) (Burst) Records a single image.
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Table of contents Burst Shooting Interval Selects the number of images per second taken for Burst shooting. 1 MENU t (Burst Shooting Interval) t desired mode (High) (Mid) (Low) Shoots up to 10 images per second in succession. Shoots up to 5 images per second in succession. Shoots up to 2 images per second in succession. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index 53GB
Table of contents Burst Shooting Interval Selects the number of images per second taken for Burst shooting. 1 MENU t (Burst Shooting Interval) t desired mode (High) (Mid) (Low) Shoots up to 10 images per second in succession. Shoots up to 5 images per second in succession. Shoots up to 2 images per second in succession. Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index 53GB
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...order: current color tone, toward blue, and toward red. • When you can record a series of the bracket shooting. In Anti Motion Blur mode - Records a series of the exposure value. The larger the bracket step value, the larger the shift of 3 images with the exposure shifted in the... following order: bright, standard, and dark. When [Burst Settings] is set to other than [Auto], the color tone is shifted based on the selected white balance. Notes • You cannot select [White...
...order: current color tone, toward blue, and toward red. • When you can record a series of the bracket shooting. In Anti Motion Blur mode - Records a series of the exposure value. The larger the bracket step value, the larger the shift of 3 images with the exposure shifted in the... following order: bright, standard, and dark. When [Burst Settings] is set to other than [Auto], the color tone is shifted based on the selected white balance. Notes • You cannot select [White...
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You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 125] to [ISO 800] in Burst/Bracket mode or Sports Shooting) in Scene Selection. 1 MENU t (ISO) t desired mode (Auto) /// // Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically. However, the image tends to become darker. However, when the ...increasing ISO sensitivity (select a larger number). Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search ISO Adjusts the luminous sensitivity when the camera is set to Program Auto, Manual Exposure Shooting or (Advanced Sports Shooting) in Scene Selection. (Advanced zAdjusting ISO Sensitivity (Recommended ...
You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 125] to [ISO 800] in Burst/Bracket mode or Sports Shooting) in Scene Selection. 1 MENU t (ISO) t desired mode (Auto) /// // Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically. However, the image tends to become darker. However, when the ...increasing ISO sensitivity (select a larger number). Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search ISO Adjusts the luminous sensitivity when the camera is set to Program Auto, Manual Exposure Shooting or (Advanced Sports Shooting) in Scene Selection. (Advanced zAdjusting ISO Sensitivity (Recommended ...
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...Continued r When the camera determines the optimal scene, it displays the corresponding icon and guide. (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod). During burst shooting - When motion...is selected automatically. If the camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using digital zoom. • Scene Recognition is activated - Keep the camera still during shooting. • ... Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, the camera automatically detects shooting conditions, and then takes the shot. Scene Recognition icon and guide The camera recognizes the following ...
...Continued r When the camera determines the optimal scene, it displays the corresponding icon and guide. (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod). During burst shooting - When motion...is selected automatically. If the camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using digital zoom. • Scene Recognition is activated - Keep the camera still during shooting. • ... Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, the camera automatically detects shooting conditions, and then takes the shot. Scene Recognition icon and guide The camera recognizes the following ...
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...(Playback) button to switch to playback mode. (View Mode) t [Date View] t z on the control button. The images in the burst group are displayed if [Display Main Image Only] has been set. Index 76GB When Face Detection is performed in burst mode, the camera determines and displays the optimum image as... the main image. zDisplaying grouped burst images side by following the procedure below. You can select to display burst images in groups or display all burst images one at a time....
...(Playback) button to switch to playback mode. (View Mode) t [Date View] t z on the control button. The images in the burst group are displayed if [Display Main Image Only] has been set. Index 76GB When Face Detection is performed in burst mode, the camera determines and displays the optimum image as... the main image. zDisplaying grouped burst images side by following the procedure below. You can select to display burst images in groups or display all burst images one at a time....
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...All rights reserved. Sony, Cyber-shot, Optical SteadyShot, BIONZ, Xtra Fine LCD, Clear Photo, ...) Weights (Approx.) Approx. 6.0oz. (170g) body only; DSC-HX5V H-SERIES Digital Still Camera Specifications General Camera Type Image Device Effective Pixels Resolution Processor Optics & Lens Lens Type...Still Images Video Microphone / Speaker Focus Focus Intelligent Auto Focus Macro Mode Exposure Exposure Metering Exposure Compensation ISO Backlight Correction HDR Dynamic Range Optimizer White Balance Shutter Shutter Speed Burst Mode Flash Flash Type Flash Effective Range Flash Mode...
...All rights reserved. Sony, Cyber-shot, Optical SteadyShot, BIONZ, Xtra Fine LCD, Clear Photo, ...) Weights (Approx.) Approx. 6.0oz. (170g) body only; DSC-HX5V H-SERIES Digital Still Camera Specifications General Camera Type Image Device Effective Pixels Resolution Processor Optics & Lens Lens Type...Still Images Video Microphone / Speaker Focus Focus Intelligent Auto Focus Macro Mode Exposure Exposure Metering Exposure Compensation ISO Backlight Correction HDR Dynamic Range Optimizer White Balance Shutter Shutter Speed Burst Mode Flash Flash Type Flash Effective Range Flash Mode...