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... wall outlets, extension cords or convenience receptacles beyond their capacity, since this manual for future reference. DSC-W150/W170 Serial No WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose... or electric shock. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the set should still fail to fit, contact your dealer or local power company. Use [ Power Sources This... by forcing it in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your Sony dealer regarding this product. Never spill liquid of the polarized plug by the manufacturer,...
... wall outlets, extension cords or convenience receptacles beyond their capacity, since this manual for future reference. DSC-W150/W170 Serial No WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose... or electric shock. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the set should still fail to fit, contact your dealer or local power company. Use [ Power Sources This... by forcing it in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your Sony dealer regarding this product. Never spill liquid of the polarized plug by the manufacturer,...
Instruction Manual
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.... Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could otherwise be caused by one or more detailed information about recycling of this equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been... provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to conserve natural resources. The supplied interface cable must be treated as household waste. For Customers in Europe This product has...
.... Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could otherwise be caused by one or more detailed information about recycling of this equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been... provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to conserve natural resources. The supplied interface cable must be treated as household waste. For Customers in Europe This product has...
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"Cyber-shot Handbook" • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ - "Cyber-shot Step-up Guide" Battery case (1) • Instruction Manual (this manual) (1) GB Attach the strap and place your hand through the loop to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped. Cyber-shot application software - Hook 9 Getting started Checking the accessories supplied • Battery charger BC-CSGB/BC-CSGC (1) • USB, A/V cable for multi-use terminal (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Wrist strap (1) • CD-ROM (1) -
"Cyber-shot Handbook" • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 (1)/ - "Cyber-shot Step-up Guide" Battery case (1) • Instruction Manual (this manual) (1) GB Attach the strap and place your hand through the loop to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped. Cyber-shot application software - Hook 9 Getting started Checking the accessories supplied • Battery charger BC-CSGB/BC-CSGC (1) • USB, A/V cable for multi-use terminal (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Wrist strap (1) • CD-ROM (1) -
Instruction Manual
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... B z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Semi manual value Macro REC Standby Recording/Standby a movie 0:12 Recording time (minutes : seconds) 101-0012 Folder-file number 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/time of the...
... B z AE/AF lock ISO400 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0m Semi manual value Macro REC Standby Recording/Standby a movie 0:12 Recording time (minutes : seconds) 101-0012 Folder-file number 2008 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/time of the...
Instruction Manual
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... ® marks are , in this manual. 38 Trademarks • , "Cyber-shot" are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "Memory Stick", , "Memory Stick PRO", , "Memory Stick Duo", , "Memory Stick PRO Duo", , "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo", , "Memory Stick Micro", "MagicGate", and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "PhotoTV HD" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is a trademark...
... ® marks are , in this manual. 38 Trademarks • , "Cyber-shot" are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "Memory Stick", , "Memory Stick PRO", , "Memory Stick Duo", , "Memory Stick PRO Duo", , "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo", , "Memory Stick Micro", "MagicGate", and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "PhotoTV HD" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is a trademark...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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Table of contents Basic Operations Using the shooting functions Using the viewing functions Customizing the settings Viewing images on a TV Using your computer Printing still images Troubleshooting Others Index 3-294-896-12(1) GB Digital Still Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W150/W170 Before operating the unit, please read this Handbook thoroughly together with the "Instruction Manual" and the "Cyber-shot Step-up Guide", and retain them for future reference. © 2008 Sony Corporation VCLICK!
Table of contents Basic Operations Using the shooting functions Using the viewing functions Customizing the settings Viewing images on a TV Using your computer Printing still images Troubleshooting Others Index 3-294-896-12(1) GB Digital Still Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W150/W170 Before operating the unit, please read this Handbook thoroughly together with the "Instruction Manual" and the "Cyber-shot Step-up Guide", and retain them for future reference. © 2008 Sony Corporation VCLICK!
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... Overexposure = too much light Whitish image Correct exposure Underexposure = too little light Darker image The exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you to change the part of the subject to be measured to determine the exposure (page 54). 9 However, you to... the proper value in the Auto Adjustment mode. Adjusting EV: Allows you can create various images by the camera (page 52). Metering Mode: Allows you release the shutter. Exposure is automatically set to adjust the exposure determined by adjusting the exposure and ...
... Overexposure = too much light Whitish image Correct exposure Underexposure = too little light Darker image The exposure is the amount of light that the camera will receive when you to change the part of the subject to be measured to determine the exposure (page 54). 9 However, you to... the proper value in the Auto Adjustment mode. Adjusting EV: Allows you can create various images by the camera (page 52). Metering Mode: Allows you release the shutter. Exposure is automatically set to adjust the exposure determined by adjusting the exposure and ...
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...-tinged Incandescent Reddish The color tones are adjusted automatically in dark locations while increasing shutter speed to become darker. However, you can adjust color tones manually with [White Balance] (page 57). 10 Basic techniques for recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light. Even when the exposure is a speed...
...-tinged Incandescent Reddish The color tones are adjusted automatically in dark locations while increasing shutter speed to become darker. However, you can adjust color tones manually with [White Balance] (page 57). 10 Basic techniques for recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light. Even when the exposure is a speed...
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Shutter speed Aperture value Exposure Value (52) Recording time (minutes : seconds) AF range finder frame indicator (55) Semi manual value (56) Macro (27) 96 00:25:05 D Display C:32:00 Indication Recording folder (76) • This does not appear when using internal memory. Number ...
Shutter speed Aperture value Exposure Value (52) Recording time (minutes : seconds) AF range finder frame indicator (55) Semi manual value (56) Macro (27) 96 00:25:05 D Display C:32:00 Indication Recording folder (76) • This does not appear when using internal memory. Number ...
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...these settings are also used for the other images. • When you adjust the exposure manually (page 52), the exposure is shifted based on the scene conditions. • If the...low, or when the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo" is approximately 0.62 seconds (DSC-W170) or 0.51 seconds (DSC-W150). On the Burst • When recording with the best exposure afterward. • When... on the operation 1 page 43 REC Mode: Selecting the continuous shooting method Selects whether the camera performs continuous shooting or not when you press the shutter button. (Normal) Does not shoot...
...these settings are also used for the other images. • When you adjust the exposure manually (page 52), the exposure is shifted based on the scene conditions. • If the...low, or when the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo" is approximately 0.62 seconds (DSC-W170) or 0.51 seconds (DSC-W150). On the Burst • When recording with the best exposure afterward. • When... on the operation 1 page 43 REC Mode: Selecting the continuous shooting method Selects whether the camera performs continuous shooting or not when you press the shutter button. (Normal) Does not shoot...
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EV: Adjusting the light intensity Manually adjusts the exposure. Toward + -2.0EV Toward -: Darkens an image. 0EV The exposure is recognized as a (Twilight using a tripod) scenes sometimes cannot be effective. 52 Make sure to keep the camera still during shooting. • The current setting mark and scene recognition mark are... you use the flash, the exposure adjustment may not be recognized in an environment where vibrations are transferred to the camera even though it is fixed on a tripod. • Sometimes a slow shutter results when a scene is determined automatically by the...
EV: Adjusting the light intensity Manually adjusts the exposure. Toward + -2.0EV Toward -: Darkens an image. 0EV The exposure is recognized as a (Twilight using a tripod) scenes sometimes cannot be effective. 52 Make sure to keep the camera still during shooting. • The current setting mark and scene recognition mark are... you use the flash, the exposure adjustment may not be recognized in an environment where vibrations are transferred to the camera even though it is fixed on a tripod. • Sometimes a slow shutter results when a scene is determined automatically by the...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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... increases when the zoom is tilted upward or downward. AF range finder frame AE/AF lock indicator As long as you do as you use Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in the AF range finder, and press the shutter button halfway down... as follows: 1 Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in a dotted line. In such cases, do not press the shutter button fully down, you can select only [Multi AF] or [ ] when shooting movies. • The semi manual distance setting contains some errors, and this case, the camera works to focus on...
... increases when the zoom is tilted upward or downward. AF range finder frame AE/AF lock indicator As long as you do as you use Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in the AF range finder, and press the shutter button halfway down... as follows: 1 Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in a dotted line. In such cases, do not press the shutter button fully down, you can select only [Multi AF] or [ ] when shooting movies. • The semi manual distance setting contains some errors, and this case, the camera works to focus on...
Cyber-shot® Handbook
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...to reach the center of the frame. • The AF illuminator emits very bright light. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. Does not display the grid lines. 83 Although there is no contrast, focus ...normal AF range finder frame is disabled and new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. The indicator appears at close range. Semi manual is set a subject in the Scene Selection mode. • When you use the AF illuminator when: - AF operates with . Customizing the settings...
...to reach the center of the frame. • The AF illuminator emits very bright light. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. Does not display the grid lines. 83 Although there is no contrast, focus ...normal AF range finder frame is disabled and new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. The indicator appears at close range. Semi manual is set a subject in the Scene Selection mode. • When you use the AF illuminator when: - AF operates with . Customizing the settings...
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...DSC-W170 only). - Monitor Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the shutter button halfway down . Smart (Smart zoom) () Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, according to 5×). This mode is exceeded. The camera enlarges the image using semi manual..., [Single] is faster than in the following table. Precision (Precision digital zoom) () Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom...
...DSC-W170 only). - Monitor Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the shutter button halfway down . Smart (Smart zoom) () Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, according to 5×). This mode is exceeded. The camera enlarges the image using semi manual..., [Single] is faster than in the following table. Precision (Precision digital zoom) () Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom...
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...;) Size 5M 3M VGA 16:9 (2M) Total zoom scale DSC-W170 DSC-W150 Approx. 7.0 × Approx. 6.3 × Approx. 8.9 × Approx. 8.0 × Approx. 28 × Approx. 25 × Approx. 9.5 × Approx. 8.5 × • You cannot use the Digital zoom when: - (Smile Shutter) mode is selected in (...focusing area is limited. • AF illuminator does not emit light. • You cannot select semi manual. • If you shoot images with a Tele conversion lens (not supplied), the camera may be able to record images in the Scene Selection mode. - Attach a lens adaptor (not ...
...;) Size 5M 3M VGA 16:9 (2M) Total zoom scale DSC-W170 DSC-W150 Approx. 7.0 × Approx. 6.3 × Approx. 8.9 × Approx. 8.0 × Approx. 28 × Approx. 25 × Approx. 9.5 × Approx. 8.5 × • You cannot use the Digital zoom when: - (Smile Shutter) mode is selected in (...focusing area is limited. • AF illuminator does not emit light. • You cannot select semi manual. • If you shoot images with a Tele conversion lens (not supplied), the camera may be able to record images in the Scene Selection mode. - Attach a lens adaptor (not ...
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...) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode when shooting still images. • The Semi manual function is selected. This is not a malfunction. •... [DRO] is too close. The Smile Shutter is in Smile Shutter mode. • Press the shutter button all the way down. • No image is shot...image size (page 84). • You cannot use the Digital Zoom when shooting movies. • You cannot change to ... not work when appears on the screen. • The camera is correct (page 85). 116 Select the auto focus mode...
...) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode when shooting still images. • The Semi manual function is selected. This is not a malfunction. •... [DRO] is too close. The Smile Shutter is in Smile Shutter mode. • Press the shutter button all the way down. • No image is shot...image size (page 84). • You cannot use the Digital Zoom when shooting movies. • You cannot change to ... not work when appears on the screen. • The camera is correct (page 85). 116 Select the auto focus mode...
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...is full. Images once copied to the internal memory. • This feature is a "Memory Stick Duo" inserted in the camera. You have formatted a "Memory Stick Duo" by mistake. • All the data on the "Memory Stick Duo" or... a "Memory Stick Duo". • The "Memory Stick Duo" is deleted by the camera, such as "101MSDCF" (page 99). • Follow the correct procedures (page 103). • When you view a ... Stick Duo" with sufficient free capacity. Copy the movie to the operation manual of your computer, then play back the movie from the internal memory or the "Memory Stick Duo".
...is full. Images once copied to the internal memory. • This feature is a "Memory Stick Duo" inserted in the camera. You have formatted a "Memory Stick Duo" by mistake. • All the data on the "Memory Stick Duo" or... a "Memory Stick Duo". • The "Memory Stick Duo" is deleted by the camera, such as "101MSDCF" (page 99). • Follow the correct procedures (page 103). • When you view a ... Stick Duo" with sufficient free capacity. Copy the movie to the operation manual of your computer, then play back the movie from the internal memory or the "Memory Stick Duo".
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...1080i 81 High Sensitivity mode ..........29 Histogram 21, 22 Holding the camera 25 HOME 41 I Identifying parts 15 Image file storage destinations and ...Partial Color 67 PC 92 PictBridge 81, 109 Picture Motion Browser ....... 96 Pixel 11 Playback zoom 33 Precision digital zoom.......... 84 Pressing halfway down .......... 7 Print 72, 108 Print order mark 72, 112 Printing at a...SD 81 Select Folder 73 Self-diagnosis display.........125 Self-timer 27 Semi manual 56 Sepia 60 Settings 79 Shooting Movie 25 Still image 25 Shooting Settings 1 83 Shooting Settings 2 86 Shutter speed 9...
...1080i 81 High Sensitivity mode ..........29 Histogram 21, 22 Holding the camera 25 HOME 41 I Identifying parts 15 Image file storage destinations and ...Partial Color 67 PC 92 PictBridge 81, 109 Picture Motion Browser ....... 96 Pixel 11 Playback zoom 33 Precision digital zoom.......... 84 Pressing halfway down .......... 7 Print 72, 108 Print order mark 72, 112 Printing at a...SD 81 Select Folder 73 Self-diagnosis display.........125 Self-timer 27 Semi manual 56 Sepia 60 Settings 79 Shooting Movie 25 Still image 25 Shooting Settings 1 83 Shooting Settings 2 86 Shutter speed 9...