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... record or play back properly. Remove dirt from the surface of the flash If the dirt changes color or sticks to the surface of your camera are not actual images shot using the camera. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws. 4 Do not ...shake or strike the camera In addition to malfunctions and inability to the heat of...
... record or play back properly. Remove dirt from the surface of the flash If the dirt changes color or sticks to the surface of your camera are not actual images shot using the camera. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws. 4 Do not ...shake or strike the camera In addition to malfunctions and inability to the heat of...
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...iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac and eMac, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. • Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illustrations and screen... Stick PRO Duo," , "MagicGate," are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this manual are of the DSC-P43 unless noted otherwise.
...iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac and eMac, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. • Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illustrations and screen... Stick PRO Duo," , "MagicGate," are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this manual are of the DSC-P43 unless noted otherwise.
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Using auto mode 24 Checking the last image shot - AF range finder 49 Choosing a focus operation - White Balance...55 Adjusting the flash level - Picture Effect 58 Advanced still image viewing Selecting the folder and playing back images - Playback zoom 60 Playing back successive images - Table ...31 6 Inserting the date and time on a still image 32 Shooting according to scene conditions 34 Viewing still images Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera 37 Viewing images on a TV screen (DSC-P43 only 39 Deleting still images Deleting images 41 Formatting a "Memory Stick...
Using auto mode 24 Checking the last image shot - AF range finder 49 Choosing a focus operation - White Balance...55 Adjusting the flash level - Picture Effect 58 Advanced still image viewing Selecting the folder and playing back images - Playback zoom 60 Playing back successive images - Table ...31 6 Inserting the date and time on a still image 32 Shooting according to scene conditions 34 Viewing still images Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera 37 Viewing images on a TV screen (DSC-P43 only 39 Deleting still images Deleting images 41 Formatting a "Memory Stick...
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A POWER lamp (16) B POWER button (16) C Shutter button (24) D Flash (29) E Speaker (bottom surface) F Finder window G Self-timer lamp (28)/ AF illuminator (31, 109) H Lens I Microphone 8 J Tripod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of operation. You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch).
A POWER lamp (16) B POWER button (16) C Shutter button (24) D Flash (29) E Speaker (bottom surface) F Finder window G Self-timer lamp (28)/ AF illuminator (31, 109) H Lens I Microphone 8 J Tripod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of operation. You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch).
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.../28/26/ 54) C Finder (31) Self-timer/recording lamp (red) (28/25) AE/AF lock lamp (green) (25) (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (29) D LCD screen For details on the items on : v/V/b/B/z (17) Menu off ) button (31) ...F MENU button (45, 106) G RESET button (93) H DC IN jack (15) I (USB) jack (81) J A/V OUT (MONO) jack (DSC-P43 only) (39) K (Image Size/Delete) button (21, 41) L D-Zoom (W/T) buttons (27)/ (Index) button (38)/ / (Playback zoom) buttons...Mode switch : To view or edit images : To shoot still images : To shoot movies B Control button Menu on the LCD screen, see pages 116 to 119.
.../28/26/ 54) C Finder (31) Self-timer/recording lamp (red) (28/25) AE/AF lock lamp (green) (25) (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (29) D LCD screen For details on the items on : v/V/b/B/z (17) Menu off ) button (31) ...F MENU button (45, 106) G RESET button (93) H DC IN jack (15) I (USB) jack (81) J A/V OUT (MONO) jack (DSC-P43 only) (39) K (Image Size/Delete) button (21, 41) L D-Zoom (W/T) buttons (27)/ (Index) button (38)/ / (Playback zoom) buttons...Mode switch : To view or edit images : To shoot still images : To shoot movies B Control button Menu on the LCD screen, see pages 116 to 119.
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...batteries for fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries, or charge these nickel-metal hydride batteries. (The warning indicator flashes.) • If the LCD screen is off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. The cover is...case, replace the batteries with use, the battery remaining indicator displays the amount of the charge, or on the conditions under which the camera is a big difference in . Battery Battery remaining remaining guidelines indicator (A full charge is not displayed. 13 In this information may ...
...batteries for fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries, or charge these nickel-metal hydride batteries. (The warning indicator flashes.) • If the LCD screen is off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. The cover is...case, replace the batteries with use, the battery remaining indicator displays the amount of the charge, or on the conditions under which the camera is a big difference in . Battery Battery remaining remaining guidelines indicator (A full charge is not displayed. 13 In this information may ...
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...of images and the battery life that can be less than indicated depending on CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) Viewing still images2) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DSC-P43) No. of 25°C (77°F). of nickel-metal hydride batteries decreases little by little... may be recorded or viewed take into account changing the "Memory Stick" as time passes (page 113). Shooting still images Under the average conditions1) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DSC-P41) Image LCD No. The flash strobes once every two times - Shooting one time every 30 seconds -
...of images and the battery life that can be less than indicated depending on CIPA standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association) Viewing still images2) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DSC-P43) No. of 25°C (77°F). of nickel-metal hydride batteries decreases little by little... may be recorded or viewed take into account changing the "Memory Stick" as time passes (page 113). Shooting still images Under the average conditions1) NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DSC-P41) Image LCD No. The flash strobes once every two times - Shooting one time every 30 seconds -
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The flash is low - Other AC adaptors cannot be recorded/viewed are decreased under the following conditions: - The surrounding temperature is used with the v mark facing up. • Be sure to the DC IN jack of the camera. The camera has been turned on and off many times - [LCD Backlight] is set...Setup screen - [AF Mode] is set is not disconnected from the DC IN jack of the camera and the wall outlet (wall socket). • The set to [Monitor] - Connect the plug with this camera. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by ...
The flash is low - Other AC adaptors cannot be recorded/viewed are decreased under the following conditions: - The surrounding temperature is used with the v mark facing up. • Be sure to the DC IN jack of the camera. The camera has been turned on and off many times - [LCD Backlight] is set...Setup screen - [AF Mode] is set is not disconnected from the DC IN jack of the camera and the wall outlet (wall socket). • The set to [Monitor] - Connect the plug with this camera. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by ...
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... center of the focus frame. • The camera is equipped with the camera, be careful so that your fingers do not block the lens portion, finder window, flash emitter, or AF illuminator (page 8). 1 , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the camera. • The lens cover opens when the ...power is turned on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range. (AF range finder, see page 49.) 24 Using auto mode Holding the camera correctly Mode switch When shooting pictures with the auto macro AF function. Basic still image shooting ...
... center of the focus frame. • The camera is equipped with the camera, be careful so that your fingers do not block the lens portion, finder window, flash emitter, or AF illuminator (page 8). 1 , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the camera. • The lens cover opens when the ...power is turned on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range. (AF range finder, see page 49.) 24 Using auto mode Holding the camera correctly Mode switch When shooting pictures with the auto macro AF function. Basic still image shooting ...
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... Program Auto Camera Mode Still image auto shooting [Auto] The focus, exposure and white balance are performed for a split second depending on the subject.) • If you can be canceled. • When the camera does not beep, the AF adjustment is achieved, the camera beeps. When the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains...
... Program Auto Camera Mode Still image auto shooting [Auto] The focus, exposure and white balance are performed for a split second depending on the subject.) • If you can be canceled. • When the camera does not beep, the AF adjustment is achieved, the camera beeps. When the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains...
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...Focus functions: "AF range finder frame" which sets the focus position according to the subject position and size, and "AF mode" which sets when the camera starts and stops focusing on the control button again. Quick Review Review VGA 101 8/8 101-0008 2005 1 1 10:30PM RETURN , Press b (7) ... with v/V on the control button. 26 About Auto Focus When you try to recompose the shot and focus again. • The subject is distant from a mirror, or there is a luminous body and a lustrous subject • A flashing subject • A backlit subject. See page 49 for details. The image is deleted....
...Focus functions: "AF range finder frame" which sets the focus position according to the subject position and size, and "AF mode" which sets when the camera starts and stops focusing on the control button again. Quick Review Review VGA 101 8/8 101-0008 2005 1 1 10:30PM RETURN , Press b (7) ... with v/V on the control button. 26 About Auto Focus When you try to recompose the shot and focus again. • The subject is distant from a mirror, or there is a luminous body and a lustrous subject • A flashing subject • A backlit subject. See page 49 for details. The image is deleted....
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... 98 , Press D-Zoom to match the shooting purpose. These zoom functions can be selected on subjects located near the center. 27 Shooting still images The enlargement method and the zoom scale differ according to the image size and the zoom type, so select the zoom to choose the.... To set precision digital zoom, set [Digital Zoom] in (Camera) to the subject Approx 10 cm (4 inches) from the lens surface • You cannot use the zoom when you press D-Zoom, the zoom scaling indicator appears on the Setup screen (page 109). The or indicator flashes, and AF operates ...
... 98 , Press D-Zoom to match the shooting purpose. These zoom functions can be selected on subjects located near the center. 27 Shooting still images The enlargement method and the zoom scale differ according to the image size and the zoom type, so select the zoom to choose the.... To set precision digital zoom, set [Digital Zoom] in (Camera) to the subject Approx 10 cm (4 inches) from the lens surface • You cannot use the zoom when you press D-Zoom, the zoom scaling indicator appears on the Setup screen (page 109). The or indicator flashes, and AF operates ...
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... being charged, the (flash charge) lamp flashes. The flash mode has the following features. Selecting a flash mode Shooting still images VGAFINE 101 98 SAF 250 F2.0 2 , Center the subject in the menu settings (page 56). (When (Camera) is set to [Auto]): Approx. 0.2 m (7 7/8 inches) to shoot the image. • You ...can clearly shoot a background that you will be used regardless of the amount of the camera and press the shutter button, the focus and the exposure may not be shot after approximately 10 seconds. After charging is completed, the lamp goes out. • This setting...
... being charged, the (flash charge) lamp flashes. The flash mode has the following features. Selecting a flash mode Shooting still images VGAFINE 101 98 SAF 250 F2.0 2 , Center the subject in the menu settings (page 56). (When (Camera) is set to [Auto]): Approx. 0.2 m (7 7/8 inches) to shoot the image. • You ...can clearly shoot a background that you will be used regardless of the amount of the camera and press the shutter button, the focus and the exposure may not be shot after approximately 10 seconds. After charging is completed, the lamp goes out. • This setting...
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... possible varies according to the individual. Set [Red Eye Reduction] in (Camera) to [On] on the LCD screen. When shooting against a light source In Auto mode, shooting against a light source automatically flashes even when there is set the flash mode to (No flash). • The amount of the red-eye reduction process. • When...
... possible varies according to the individual. Set [Red Eye Reduction] in (Camera) to [On] on the LCD screen. When shooting against a light source In Auto mode, shooting against a light source automatically flashes even when there is set the flash mode to (No flash). • The amount of the red-eye reduction process. • When...
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...finder is convenient when you press , the display changes in dark surroundings. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center. • The AF illuminator does not operate when (Camera) is set (page 51), the AF illuminator does not function. • The AF...light when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked. The ON appears on a subject in the following order. 31 Shooting still images Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminator is fill light to (Twilight mode) or (Landscape mode). • The AF ...
...finder is convenient when you press , the display changes in dark surroundings. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center. • The AF illuminator does not operate when (Camera) is set (page 51), the AF illuminator does not function. • The AF...light when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked. The ON appears on a subject in the following order. 31 Shooting still images Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminator is fill light to (Twilight mode) or (Landscape mode). • The AF ...
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... is maintained even when the power is due to the parallax effect. If you press (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/ (Spot meter) with the LCD screen turned off, the image will be displayed on a still image Program Auto Camera Mode 1 MENU , Set the mode switch to [Single] (page 50) - Inserting the date and time... off r Indicators on the LCD screen, and is played back. The actual date and time are indicated in Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be inserted in red on the lower-right corner when the image is displayed...
... is maintained even when the power is due to the parallax effect. If you press (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/ (Spot meter) with the LCD screen turned off, the image will be displayed on a still image Program Auto Camera Mode 1 MENU , Set the mode switch to [Single] (page 50) - Inserting the date and time... off r Indicators on the LCD screen, and is played back. The actual date and time are indicated in Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be inserted in red on the lower-right corner when the image is displayed...
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Function Mode Flash mode AF range finder frame Focus preset White Burst/Multi balance Burst a ∞ a - Press the shutter button fully down. Functions available based on the mode ... 0.5m/1.0m/ - 3.0m/7.0m • a indicates that you use a tripod. • When a slow shutter speed is set, processing may take some functions, such as the flash mode, are fixed to suit shooting conditions. r Capturing Then the screen turns black. When the shutter speed is indicated next to your preference.
Function Mode Flash mode AF range finder frame Focus preset White Burst/Multi balance Burst a ∞ a - Press the shutter button fully down. Functions available based on the mode ... 0.5m/1.0m/ - 3.0m/7.0m • a indicates that you use a tripod. • When a slow shutter speed is set, processing may take some functions, such as the flash mode, are fixed to suit shooting conditions. r Capturing Then the screen turns black. When the shutter speed is indicated next to your preference.
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...lock is complete, the focus is locked. The focus is convenient when you want to focus only on selected frame, so this case, or flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed. • Some of the AF range finder settings are shooting movies and you press and ...screen is useful for shooting stationary subjects. c Select the desired mode with B/v/V, then press z. • When shooting using the finder with a certain amount of (Camera) in Single AF mode. 50 Center AF automatically focus only on what you aim at. • When you compose images with B/ v. a Display the Setup ...
...lock is complete, the focus is locked. The focus is convenient when you want to focus only on selected frame, so this case, or flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed. • Some of the AF range finder settings are shooting movies and you press and ...screen is useful for shooting stationary subjects. c Select the desired mode with B/v/V, then press z. • When shooting using the finder with a certain amount of (Camera) in Single AF mode. 50 Center AF automatically focus only on what you aim at. • When you compose images with B/ v. a Display the Setup ...
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...Before operation Set (Camera) in the menu to or . 51 Focus preset When shooting an image using a previously set distance to the subject, or when shooting a subject through a net or through window glass, it is at the edge of the frame. MENU Control button Mode switch Advanced still image shooting SAF ...instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. Setting the distance to the fully composed shot, and press the shutter button fully down . When the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot. In these cases, use ...
...Before operation Set (Camera) in the menu to or . 51 Focus preset When shooting an image using a previously set distance to the subject, or when shooting a subject through a net or through window glass, it is at the edge of the frame. MENU Control button Mode switch Advanced still image shooting SAF ...instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. Setting the distance to the fully composed shot, and press the shutter button fully down . When the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot. In these cases, use ...
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... image, the camera judges that the subject is bright and may set a brighter exposure for the image. m Adjust in the + direction m Adjust in the + plus direction is extremely bright or extremely dark, or when you are using the flash, the adjustment may set a darker exposure for the image. Advanced still image shooting 53... the brightness of the background of the subject on the LCD screen. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camera judges that the subject is effective. d Select the desired exposure adjustment value with v/V.
... image, the camera judges that the subject is bright and may set a brighter exposure for the image. m Adjust in the + direction m Adjust in the + plus direction is extremely bright or extremely dark, or when you are using the flash, the adjustment may set a darker exposure for the image. Advanced still image shooting 53... the brightness of the background of the subject on the LCD screen. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camera judges that the subject is effective. d Select the desired exposure adjustment value with v/V.