Read This First guide
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...AF To turn off . • Do not use your camera. © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed in until the correct battery remaining time appears. • The displayed ...; Wrist strap (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application software) (1) • Operating instructions for digital still camera "Read This First" (this product and answers to charge a completely discharged battery pack using VOC (Volatile Organic ...The screen above . • Connect the AC Adaptor to drop the battery pack. DSC-P200 Refer to "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (separate volume) Explains advanced techniques and what to ...
...AF To turn off . • Do not use your camera. © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed in until the correct battery remaining time appears. • The displayed ...; Wrist strap (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber-shot application software) (1) • Operating instructions for digital still camera "Read This First" (this product and answers to charge a completely discharged battery pack using VOC (Volatile Organic ...The screen above . • Connect the AC Adaptor to drop the battery pack. DSC-P200 Refer to "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (separate volume) Explains advanced techniques and what to ...
Operating Instructions
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...Digital Still Camera User's Guide/ Troubleshooting Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. Model No. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your TV Troubleshooting Others Index © 2005 Sony... Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. DSC-P200 Serial No DSC-P200 "Read This First" (separate volume)...
...Digital Still Camera User's Guide/ Troubleshooting Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. Model No. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your TV Troubleshooting Others Index © 2005 Sony... Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. DSC-P200 Serial No DSC-P200 "Read This First" (separate volume)...
Operating Instructions
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...in insufficient light emission. • To avoid the potential risk of data loss, always copy (back up the existing charge and remove it from your camera, then store it in a cool, dry place. This may cause malfunctions. • If moisture condensation occurs, remove it is to record or play... back properly. • Using the camera in "Read This First") • The battery pack can use . Notes on using your camera Types of "Memory Stick" that can be used The IC recording medium used by Carl Zeiss in accordance with...
...in insufficient light emission. • To avoid the potential risk of data loss, always copy (back up the existing charge and remove it from your camera, then store it in a cool, dry place. This may cause malfunctions. • If moisture condensation occurs, remove it is to record or play... back properly. • Using the camera in "Read This First") • The battery pack can use . Notes on using your camera Types of "Memory Stick" that can be used The IC recording medium used by Carl Zeiss in accordance with...
Operating Instructions
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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 Charge the battery 2 Turn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Shoot still images (Scene Selection) 6 View images/Delete images Get more...
For full use of the digital still camera Prepare the camera and shoot in auto adjustment mode "Read This First" (separate volume) 1 Charge the battery 2 Turn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Shoot still images (Scene Selection) 6 View images/Delete images Get more...
Operating Instructions
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...= 7,077,888 pixels 2 Image size: VGA(E-Mail) 640 pixels×480 pixels = 307,200 pixels Pixels Selecting the image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") Pixel Many (Fine image quality and large file size) Example: Printing at a larger size Few (Rough image quality but has a smaller file ... home pages Selecting the image quality (compression ratio) in fine detail. "Image size" is printed or displayed on a computer screen. Enjoying the camera Quality On "image quality" and "image size" A digital image is displayed in combination (page 32) You can select the compression ratio when...
...= 7,077,888 pixels 2 Image size: VGA(E-Mail) 640 pixels×480 pixels = 307,200 pixels Pixels Selecting the image size (t step 4 in "Read This First") Pixel Many (Fine image quality and large file size) Example: Printing at a larger size Few (Rough image quality but has a smaller file ... home pages Selecting the image quality (compression ratio) in fine detail. "Image size" is printed or displayed on a computer screen. Enjoying the camera Quality On "image quality" and "image size" A digital image is displayed in combination (page 32) You can select the compression ratio when...
Operating Instructions
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...value (24) H (Image Size/Delete) button (t step 4 and 6 in "Read This First") I Mode dial (23) J 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") K Hook for details of operation. 1 9 2 q; 1 6 ...qh 5 q; 8 qj A POWER button/lamp (t step 2 in "Read This First") B Shutter button (t step 5 in "Read This First") C Flash (t step 5 in parentheses for wrist strap (t "Read This First") You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the...
...value (24) H (Image Size/Delete) button (t step 4 and 6 in "Read This First") I Mode dial (23) J 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") K Hook for details of operation. 1 9 2 q; 1 6 ...qh 5 q; 8 qj A POWER button/lamp (t step 2 in "Read This First") B Shutter button (t step 5 in "Read This First") C Flash (t step 5 in parentheses for wrist strap (t "Read This First") You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the...
Operating Instructions
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Enjoying the camera L Battery/"Memory Stick" cover (t step 1 and 3 in "Read This First") M DC IN jack cover (t step 1 in "Read This First") N RESET button (74) O Access lamp (t step 4 in "Read This First" P DC IN jack (t step 1 in "Read This First") Q Battery eject lever (t step 1 in "Read This First") 15
Enjoying the camera L Battery/"Memory Stick" cover (t step 1 and 3 in "Read This First") M DC IN jack cover (t step 1 in "Read This First") N RESET button (74) O Access lamp (t step 4 in "Read This First" P DC IN jack (t step 1 in "Read This First") Q Battery eject lever (t step 1 in "Read This First") 15
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... shooting still images When shooting movies 60min STBY STD 640 101 00:00:00 [00:28:25] C:32:00 + +2.0EV A Display 60min z M WB STBY REC M SL 5 6 ON B Display S AF M AF 1.0m z Return Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") AE/AF lock (t step 5 in "Read This ...First") Recording mode (23, 32) White balance (31) Standby/Recording a movie (t step 5 in "Read This First") Scene Selection (t step 5 in "Read This First") Mode dial (23) Flash mode (t step 5 in "Read This First") Red-eye reduction (45) Sharpness (35) Saturation (34) Contrast (35) AF illuminator (46) Metering...
... shooting still images When shooting movies 60min STBY STD 640 101 00:00:00 [00:28:25] C:32:00 + +2.0EV A Display 60min z M WB STBY REC M SL 5 6 ON B Display S AF M AF 1.0m z Return Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") AE/AF lock (t step 5 in "Read This ...First") Recording mode (23, 32) White balance (31) Standby/Recording a movie (t step 5 in "Read This First") Scene Selection (t step 5 in "Read This First") Mode dial (23) Flash mode (t step 5 in "Read This First") Red-eye reduction (45) Sharpness (35) Saturation (34) Contrast (35) AF illuminator (46) Metering...
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... recommend holding the camera steadily and turning off the indicator to avoid the effects of recordable images (21) Self-timer (t step 5 in "Read This First") Self-diagnosis display (85) Date/Time (45) ISO number (32) D Display E + Indication Vibration warning (10) • Indicates vibration will prevent you can still shoot images. Even...24) +2.0EV EV level value (27) DPOF (not displayed in the column on the left hand side) Menu/Guide menu (25) 17 Enjoying the camera C Display 7M 3:2 5M 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 FINE STD 101 00:00:00 [00:28:05] 1/30" 400 C:32:00...
... recommend holding the camera steadily and turning off the indicator to avoid the effects of recordable images (21) Self-timer (t step 5 in "Read This First") Self-diagnosis display (85) Date/Time (45) ISO number (32) D Display E + Indication Vibration warning (10) • Indicates vibration will prevent you can still shoot images. Even...24) +2.0EV EV level value (27) DPOF (not displayed in the column on the left hand side) Menu/Guide menu (25) 17 Enjoying the camera C Display 7M 3:2 5M 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 FINE STD 101 00:00:00 [00:28:05] 1/30" 400 C:32:00...
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...still images 60min 1.3 M VGA 101 101 12/12 C:32:00 +2.0EV 500 F2.8 BACK/NEXT VOLUME When playing back movies A Display 60min 7M 3:2 5M 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 M N - 1.3 Step Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") Image size (t step 4 in "Read... This First") Recording mode (23, 32) Playback (t step 6 in "Read This First") Volume (t step 6 in "Read This First") Protect (37) Print order (DPOF) mark (70) Change folder (36)...
...still images 60min 1.3 M VGA 101 101 12/12 C:32:00 +2.0EV 500 F2.8 BACK/NEXT VOLUME When playing back movies A Display 60min 7M 3:2 5M 3M 1M VGA FINE 640 STD 640 160 M N - 1.3 Step Indication Battery remaining (t step 1 in "Read This First") Image size (t step 4 in "Read... This First") Recording mode (23, 32) Playback (t step 6 in "Read This First") Volume (t step 6 in "Read This First") Protect (37) Print order (DPOF) mark (70) Change folder (36)...
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Enjoying the camera D Display +2.0EV WB Indication Do not disconnect the cable for multi-use terminal (69) EV level value (27) ISO number (32) Metering mode (30) Flash White balance (31) 500 F2.8 Shutter speed (24) Aperture value (24) Playback image (t step 6 in "Read This First") E Display 2005 1 1 DPOF BACK/ NEXT VOLUME Indication Histogram (20, 28) • appears when histogram display is disabled. Recording date/time of the playback image (45) Menu/Guide menu (25) Select images Adjust volume 19
Enjoying the camera D Display +2.0EV WB Indication Do not disconnect the cable for multi-use terminal (69) EV level value (27) ISO number (32) Metering mode (30) Flash White balance (31) 500 F2.8 Shutter speed (24) Aperture value (24) Playback image (t step 6 in "Read This First") E Display 2005 1 1 DPOF BACK/ NEXT VOLUME Indication Histogram (20, 28) • appears when histogram display is disabled. Recording date/time of the playback image (45) Menu/Guide menu (25) Select images Adjust volume 19
Operating Instructions
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...settings according to shoot with the settings adjusted automatically. Mode dial : Shooting movies t step 5 in "Read This First" Control button : Playback/Edit t step 6 in "Read This First" Still image shooting modes : Auto adjustment mode Allows easy shooting with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter ...details on the functions available t page 26) M: Manual exposure shooting mode Allows you to the scene. Enjoying the camera Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture value)....
...settings according to shoot with the settings adjusted automatically. Mode dial : Shooting movies t step 5 in "Read This First" Control button : Playback/Edit t step 6 in "Read This First" Still image shooting modes : Auto adjustment mode Allows easy shooting with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter ...details on the functions available t page 26) M: Manual exposure shooting mode Allows you to the scene. Enjoying the camera Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually (both the shutter speed and the aperture value)....
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.... Macro - - ( : you can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in "Read This First" For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of functions is determined by the camera. SCN (Scene) For details t step 5 in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is determined...
.... Macro - - ( : you can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in "Read This First" For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of functions is determined by the camera. SCN (Scene) For details t step 5 in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is determined...
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... the menu is set to shoot an image with special effects. Normal - ( -) Toward -: Makes the flash level lower. • To change flash mode t step 5 in "Read This First" • This does not appear when (Twilight mode), (Fireworks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in sepia (like an old photograph). Sepia ( ) Records...
... the menu is set to shoot an image with special effects. Normal - ( -) Toward -: Makes the flash level lower. • To change flash mode t step 5 in "Read This First" • This does not appear when (Twilight mode), (Fireworks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in sepia (like an old photograph). Sepia ( ) Records...
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...v/V/b/B on the control button. 2 Select [Start] with v/V, then press z. The slide show ends. The resized image is just a guideline. 5M t step 4 in "Read This First" • You cannot change the size of movies or [Multi Burst] images. • When you want to resize. 2 Press MENU to an image... size of a recorded image (Resize), and save it as the newest file. • For details on [Image Size] t step 4 in "Read This First" 3M 1M VGA Cancel Cancels resizing. 1 Display the image you change the image size of 3:2. 39 The original image is retained even after...
...v/V/b/B on the control button. 2 Select [Start] with v/V, then press z. The slide show ends. The resized image is just a guideline. 5M t step 4 in "Read This First" • You cannot change the size of movies or [Multi Burst] images. • When you want to resize. 2 Press MENU to an image... size of a recorded image (Resize), and save it as the newest file. • For details on [Image Size] t step 4 in "Read This First" 3M 1M VGA Cancel Cancels resizing. 1 Display the image you change the image size of 3:2. 39 The original image is retained even after...
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Date Superimposes the year, month and day. • The date is inserted in the order 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 time into movies or images in red on ... Eye Reduction. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prevent the effects of the optical zoom. • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the...
Date Superimposes the year, month and day. • The date is inserted in the order 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 time into movies or images in red on ... Eye Reduction. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prevent the effects of the optical zoom. • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the...
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Clock Set Sets the date and time. Then, perform the procedure explained in "Setting the clock" (t step 2 in "Read This First"). OK Cancel For details on the operation t page 43 Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z. Cancels setting the clock. 52
Clock Set Sets the date and time. Then, perform the procedure explained in "Setting the clock" (t step 2 in "Read This First"). OK Cancel For details on the operation t page 43 Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z. Cancels setting the clock. 52
Operating Instructions
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...functions: Click one of A-D, then click the button at the lower right of the screen. Installing the software You can do not connect the camera to the computer before you install the "PicturePackage" software (except for Windows XP). • In Windows 2000/XP, log on as an... yet installed the USB driver (page 55), do : A Burning Video CD The "ImageMixer VCD2" screen appears. The "License Agreement" screen appears. Read the agreement carefully. Using the supplied software This section describes the process using the following procedure. • If you have not yet installed them. ...
...functions: Click one of A-D, then click the button at the lower right of the screen. Installing the software You can do not connect the camera to the computer before you install the "PicturePackage" software (except for Windows XP). • In Windows 2000/XP, log on as an... yet installed the USB driver (page 55), do : A Burning Video CD The "ImageMixer VCD2" screen appears. The "License Agreement" screen appears. Read the agreement carefully. Using the supplied software This section describes the process using the following procedure. • If you have not yet installed them. ...
Operating Instructions
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... screen. Print All In This Folder DPOF image Select Cancel [Select] Selects images and prints all the selected images. Printing still images 69 This function may not all fit onto a single sheet depending on the quantity of images. 3 Select [OK]... with V/B, then press z. The image is set to [On]: Select the number of sets of images that you connect the camera to a printer, the print menu appears. Select [Cancel] to turn off the print menu, then proceed as a single image.... steps 2 and 3 of the displayed image. [All In This Folder] Prints all the images in "Read This First").
... screen. Print All In This Folder DPOF image Select Cancel [Select] Selects images and prints all the selected images. Printing still images 69 This function may not all fit onto a single sheet depending on the quantity of images. 3 Select [OK]... with V/B, then press z. The image is set to [On]: Select the number of sets of images that you connect the camera to a printer, the print menu appears. Select [Cancel] to turn off the print menu, then proceed as a single image.... steps 2 and 3 of the displayed image. [All In This Folder] Prints all the images in "Read This First").
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... mark in [All In This 5 Select the image you want to remove the mark in step 5, then press z. Select [Off], then press z. Printing still images 71 Green mark To cancel, select [Cancel] in step 4 or select [Exit] in step 4, then press z. To remove the mark in index mode... then press z. 4 Select [Select] with v/V, then press z. • You cannot add a Folder]. Marking in index mode 1 Display the index screen. (t step 6 in "Read This First") 2 Press MENU to mark other images. 7 Press MENU. 8 Select [OK] with v/V/b/B, then press z. A green mark appears on the selected image.
... mark in [All In This 5 Select the image you want to remove the mark in step 5, then press z. Select [Off], then press z. Printing still images 71 Green mark To cancel, select [Cancel] in step 4 or select [Exit] in step 4, then press z. To remove the mark in index mode... then press z. 4 Select [Select] with v/V, then press z. • You cannot add a Folder]. Marking in index mode 1 Display the index screen. (t step 6 in "Read This First") 2 Press MENU to mark other images. 7 Press MENU. 8 Select [OK] with v/V/b/B, then press z. A green mark appears on the selected image.