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Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Model No. DSC-P8/P10/P12 © 2003 Sony Corporation 3-080-892-12(1) Getting started Shooting still images Viewing still images Deleting still images Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting Advanced still image viewing Still image editing Enjoying movies Enjoying images on the bottom. DSC-P8/P10/P12 Serial No. Refer...
Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Model No. DSC-P8/P10/P12 © 2003 Sony Corporation 3-080-892-12(1) Getting started Shooting still images Viewing still images Deleting still images Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting Advanced still image viewing Still image editing Enjoying movies Enjoying images on the bottom. DSC-P8/P10/P12 Serial No. Refer...
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...tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to persons. This equipment generates, uses, and can be used in accordance with Part 15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DSC-P8 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Increase the separation between the equipment and ... - Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with Part 15 of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in this manual could void your authority to operate this device must be determined by one or more of the following two conditions: (1) This device...
...tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to persons. This equipment generates, uses, and can be used in accordance with Part 15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DSC-P8 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Increase the separation between the equipment and ... - Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with Part 15 of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in this manual could void your authority to operate this device must be determined by one or more of the following two conditions: (1) This device...
Operating Instructions
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...and Power Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. • Pentium is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows are of DSC-P8 unless noted otherwise. However, the ™ or ® marks are , in general, trademarks or registered ...manual are not used in all cases in this manual. 5 On illustration Illustrations used in this manual are registered trademarks of the U.S. The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera...
...and Power Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. • Pentium is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows are of DSC-P8 unless noted otherwise. However, the ™ or ® marks are , in general, trademarks or registered ...manual are not used in all cases in this manual. 5 On illustration Illustrations used in this manual are registered trademarks of the U.S. The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera...
Operating Instructions
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...the exposure to display the histogram. When using playback zoom - When shooting a black subject that you adjust the exposure manually. b Press to the - When playing back an image recorded with the mode dial set to SET UP or - ... also display a histogram during Quick Review (page 23). • The histogram does not appear in Exposure Bracket mode (DSC-P10/P12 only) - side. If the image is set to side shifts the histogram to the left side, and ...record images while checking the brightness level. Shooting techniques Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure.
...the exposure to display the histogram. When using playback zoom - When shooting a black subject that you adjust the exposure manually. b Press to the - When playing back an image recorded with the mode dial set to SET UP or - ... also display a histogram during Quick Review (page 23). • The histogram does not appear in Exposure Bracket mode (DSC-P10/P12 only) - side. If the image is set to side shifts the histogram to the left side, and ...record images while checking the brightness level. Shooting techniques Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure.
Operating Instructions
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...with automatic adjustments, the white balance is automatically set to Auto and the overall color balance is too bright or too dark, you can manually adjust the white balance. WB (Flash) Adjusts the white balance only to the flash conditions (Incandescent) • Places where the lighting conditions...may be unable to the shooting conditions. To reactivate auto adjustment Select [Auto] in this mode. • During shooting in step 3. 49 Advanced still image shooting Adjusting color tones - • You cannot use the flash in this mode, the images are also used for the other images. ...
...with automatic adjustments, the white balance is automatically set to Auto and the overall color balance is too bright or too dark, you can manually adjust the white balance. WB (Flash) Adjusts the white balance only to the flash conditions (Incandescent) • Places where the lighting conditions...may be unable to the shooting conditions. To reactivate auto adjustment Select [Auto] in this mode. • During shooting in step 3. 49 Advanced still image shooting Adjusting color tones - • You cannot use the flash in this mode, the images are also used for the other images. ...
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...light bulbs, etc. Adjusting the flash level - The menu appears. Flash Level Mode dial: /SCN You can resolve these adjustments automatically, but digital still cameras cannot recognize the correct colors without adjustments. The human eye can adjust the amout of flash light. Normal: Normal setting. For example, the ...the mode dial to (Clip Motion). 50 • Under fluorescent lights that you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is affected by the lighting conditions. Low: Makes the flash level lower than normal.
...light bulbs, etc. Adjusting the flash level - The menu appears. Flash Level Mode dial: /SCN You can resolve these adjustments automatically, but digital still cameras cannot recognize the correct colors without adjustments. The human eye can adjust the amout of flash light. Normal: Normal setting. For example, the ...the mode dial to (Clip Motion). 50 • Under fluorescent lights that you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is affected by the lighting conditions. Low: Makes the flash level lower than normal.
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... recorded for your e-mail software. • For the number of images you release the shutter button for up to an e-mail message, consult the User's Manual for five seconds. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b/B, then select [E-Mail] with v/V. Voice Mode dial: / /SCN In Voice mode, an audio... track is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image. MENU Control button Mode dial Shutter d Shoot the image. To return to , or SCN. When the "Recording" indication disappears, you can shoot the...
... recorded for your e-mail software. • For the number of images you release the shutter button for up to an e-mail message, consult the User's Manual for five seconds. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b/B, then select [E-Mail] with v/V. Voice Mode dial: / /SCN In Voice mode, an audio... track is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image. MENU Control button Mode dial Shutter d Shoot the image. To return to , or SCN. When the "Recording" indication disappears, you can shoot the...
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... all applications running on the computer before installing the USB driver and application. • You can use the "ImageMixer Ver. 1.5 for Sony" software to copy images to your computer and to the "Trash" icon, then remove the USB cable or "Memory Stick" or turn... screen. 2 Change "Show" from [Recommended Applications] to [All Applications]. 3 Select [QuickTime Player] from your camera or turning off . a Start "ImageMixer" b Click . See the operation manual supplied with Macintosh. Removing the USB cable from your computer, the "Memory Stick" from the displayed list of the ...
... all applications running on the computer before installing the USB driver and application. • You can use the "ImageMixer Ver. 1.5 for Sony" software to copy images to your computer and to the "Trash" icon, then remove the USB cable or "Memory Stick" or turn... screen. 2 Change "Show" from [Recommended Applications] to [All Applications]. 3 Select [QuickTime Player] from your camera or turning off . a Start "ImageMixer" b Click . See the operation manual supplied with Macintosh. Removing the USB cable from your computer, the "Memory Stick" from the displayed list of the ...
Marketing Specifications
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...Sony, Cyber-shot, Digital. Transportable, InfoLithium, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, the Memory Stick logo, and Super HAD are approximate. 1 Available storage capacity of Sony... DSC-P8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 2 Shot Burst Mode Adjustable Color Saturation/Contrast Clear Color/Clear Luminance NR MPEG1 Cue, Review and Divide 3:2 Aspect Ratio Mode Video Output (PAL/NTSC Selectable) 4 Mode In-Camera Picture Effects 5 Step Manual ...Shutter Self Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds Video Output: Yes, NTSC/PAL Selectable Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), Burst, Email, Voice Memo Maximum File ...
...Sony, Cyber-shot, Digital. Transportable, InfoLithium, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, the Memory Stick logo, and Super HAD are approximate. 1 Available storage capacity of Sony... DSC-P8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 2 Shot Burst Mode Adjustable Color Saturation/Contrast Clear Color/Clear Luminance NR MPEG1 Cue, Review and Divide 3:2 Aspect Ratio Mode Video Output (PAL/NTSC Selectable) 4 Mode In-Camera Picture Effects 5 Step Manual ...Shutter Self Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds Video Output: Yes, NTSC/PAL Selectable Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), Burst, Email, Voice Memo Maximum File ...