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... contact your safety and convenience. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. Notice for your nearest Sony service station. 6 Attention The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this equipment for customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug...recycling of materials will help to this unit. If you purchased the product. Disposal of FCC Rules. Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVICE COMPLIES ...
... contact your safety and convenience. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. Notice for your nearest Sony service station. 6 Attention The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this equipment for customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug...recycling of materials will help to this unit. If you purchased the product. Disposal of FCC Rules. Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVICE COMPLIES ...
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Printing images How to print images 122 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer 123 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 127 Warning messages 137 Others On the "Memory Stick 139 On the CF card/Microdrive 141 On the battery pack 142 On the battery charger 143 Optional accessories 144 Precautions 147 Specifications 149 Reset default 151 Index 155 12
Printing images How to print images 122 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer 123 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 127 Warning messages 137 Others On the "Memory Stick 139 On the CF card/Microdrive 141 On the battery pack 142 On the battery charger 143 Optional accessories 144 Precautions 147 Specifications 149 Reset default 151 Index 155 12
User Guide
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...distant subject. Adjust the aperture to suit your purpose, either to sharpen the specific area of image, or to A. 2 Select an aperture value using the control dial. • The aperture range depends on the lens. • The aperture value is adjusted in -focus range becomes wider). Opening... aperture Over a wide range, both nearby and faraway subjects are brought into focus. z Shooting techniques The depth of light passing through the lens is recommended. • If you close the aperture (a larger F-number), the amount of field is pressed halfway down. Using the shooting ...
...distant subject. Adjust the aperture to suit your purpose, either to sharpen the specific area of image, or to A. 2 Select an aperture value using the control dial. • The aperture range depends on the lens. • The aperture value is adjusted in -focus range becomes wider). Opening... aperture Over a wide range, both nearby and faraway subjects are brought into focus. z Shooting techniques The depth of light passing through the lens is recommended. • If you close the aperture (a larger F-number), the amount of field is pressed halfway down. Using the shooting ...
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...with v/V on the controller. 3 To select [AWB], press the center of color temperature) Preset white balance Select an option to suit a specific light source. AWB (Auto white balance) Adjusts the white balance automatically. (Preset white balance) K* (Color temperature) Adjusts the white balance to...page 48). * K: stands for "Kelvin" (unit of the controller. Adjusting the white balance ISO WB D-R DEC Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the color tones. Adjusting toward + increases the color temperature and the image turns reddish. To select anything other than [AWB], go...
...with v/V on the controller. 3 To select [AWB], press the center of color temperature) Preset white balance Select an option to suit a specific light source. AWB (Auto white balance) Adjusts the white balance automatically. (Preset white balance) K* (Color temperature) Adjusts the white balance to...page 48). * K: stands for "Kelvin" (unit of the controller. Adjusting the white balance ISO WB D-R DEC Normally, the camera automatically adjusts the color tones. Adjusting toward + increases the color temperature and the image turns reddish. To select anything other than [AWB], go...
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...amount of flash light alone, without changing the exposure compensation. Using the shooting functions Specifications with wireless flashes at ISO 100 Camera-tosubject distance A Flash-to-subject distance B HVL-F56AM Flash-to-subject distance B...1 - 5 m 1-2m - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - 196 7/8 inches) 196 7/8 inches) 98 1/2 inches) 47 1/4 inches) 196 7/8 inches) 78 3/4 inches) • The camera's flash sync speed is . 1 Display the Flash mode screen with the function dial and the Fn button (page 43). 2 Select the Flash compensation with V. 3 Select...
...amount of flash light alone, without changing the exposure compensation. Using the shooting functions Specifications with wireless flashes at ISO 100 Camera-tosubject distance A Flash-to-subject distance B HVL-F56AM Flash-to-subject distance B...1 - 5 m 1-2m - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - (39 3/8 - 196 7/8 inches) 196 7/8 inches) 98 1/2 inches) 47 1/4 inches) 196 7/8 inches) 78 3/4 inches) • The camera's flash sync speed is . 1 Display the Flash mode screen with the function dial and the Fn button (page 43). 2 Select the Flash compensation with V. 3 Select...
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...and the AF mode is on the screen in the center of the subject. This metering method enables the camera to measure light in sync with strong contrast or measuring the light of a specific area of the subject no matter where it is set to take the picture (page 67). z Multi...-segment metering (40-segment honeycomb pattern metering) This camera divides the screen into 40 segments to measure light; 39 honeycomb shaped...
...and the AF mode is on the screen in the center of the subject. This metering method enables the camera to measure light in sync with strong contrast or measuring the light of a specific area of the subject no matter where it is set to take the picture (page 67). z Multi...-segment metering (40-segment honeycomb pattern metering) This camera divides the screen into 40 segments to measure light; 39 honeycomb shaped...
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... [Yes] with V). The position of the controller. It is also canceled. When you do not print in the folder (Index print). This camera can impose the date onto images when printing images. For details on the operation 1 page 80 To mark all the images 1 Select [All ...images do so, the index print is recommended that contains DPOF-marked images specified with other cameras into this camera, then specify images to which to attach a DPOF-mark, the DPOF specifications made with other cameras are inserted onto the image. • If you insert a recording medium that you ...
... [Yes] with V). The position of the controller. It is also canceled. When you do not print in the folder (Index print). This camera can impose the date onto images when printing images. For details on the operation 1 page 80 To mark all the images 1 Select [All ...images do so, the index print is recommended that contains DPOF-marked images specified with other cameras into this camera, then specify images to which to attach a DPOF-mark, the DPOF specifications made with other cameras are inserted onto the image. • If you insert a recording medium that you ...
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....545 g (1 lb 3.2 oz) (without batteries, recording medium and body accessories) Others 149 Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type Lens [CCD] Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses All of Sony Lens Total pixel number of camera Approx. 10 800 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera Approx. 10 200 000 pixels Image sensor 23.6×15.8 mm (APS-C format...
....545 g (1 lb 3.2 oz) (without batteries, recording medium and body accessories) Others 149 Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type Lens [CCD] Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses All of Sony Lens Total pixel number of camera Approx. 10 800 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera Approx. 10 200 000 pixels Image sensor 23.6×15.8 mm (APS-C format...
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... 11.5 Wh (1 600 mAh) Maximum dimensions Approx. 38.2 × 20.5 × 55.6 mm (1 9/16 × 13/16 × 2 1/4 inches) (W/H/D) Mass Approx. 78 g (2.8 oz) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 150
... 11.5 Wh (1 600 mAh) Maximum dimensions Approx. 38.2 × 20.5 × 55.6 mm (1 9/16 × 13/16 × 2 1/4 inches) (W/H/D) Mass Approx. 78 g (2.8 oz) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 150
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... First" Shoulder strap 21 Shutter lock 96 Shutter speed 16 Shutter speed priority 36 Single bracket 63 Single-image mode printing 123 Single-shot AF 53 Slide show 91 Slow Sync 69 Software 114, 115 Specifications 149 Sports action 32 Spot 59 Spot focus frame 52 sRGB 50 Standard (Color...SteadyShot scale t step 5 in "Read This First" T Transfer mode 98 Troubleshooting 127 Tungsten 47 TV 78 U Underexposure 16 USB cable 108, 124 Using your camera abroad t step 1 in "Read This First" V Video output 98 Viewing image 72 t step 6 in "Read This First" Vivid 50 W Warning messages ...
... First" Shoulder strap 21 Shutter lock 96 Shutter speed 16 Shutter speed priority 36 Single bracket 63 Single-image mode printing 123 Single-shot AF 53 Slide show 91 Slow Sync 69 Software 114, 115 Specifications 149 Sports action 32 Spot 59 Spot focus frame 52 sRGB 50 Standard (Color...SteadyShot scale t step 5 in "Read This First" T Transfer mode 98 Troubleshooting 127 Tungsten 47 TV 78 U Underexposure 16 USB cable 108, 124 Using your camera abroad t step 1 in "Read This First" V Video output 98 Viewing image 72 t step 6 in "Read This First" Vivid 50 W Warning messages ...
Sony® Guide to Digital Photography (Spring 2007)
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... pictures simulated. Or moving quickly. Along the way we 're free to help you see the world. Sony uses the latest digital technology to create digital cameras that capture your pictures 44 Sony product guide 50 Digital still camera specifications 54 Index 56 This guide tells you what you need to help you get the results you really...
... pictures simulated. Or moving quickly. Along the way we 're free to help you see the world. Sony uses the latest digital technology to create digital cameras that capture your pictures 44 Sony product guide 50 Digital still camera specifications 54 Index 56 This guide tells you what you need to help you get the results you really...
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...camera bodies. "35mm equivalence" Unfortunately, lens focal lengths are often brighter at the wide end than at high resolution. In a fixed-lens camera, the lens is most often described by a single...lens approximates the angle of view of what the camera sees on a compact digital camera. To compare "apples to apples," the industry uses a "35mm equivalent" specification.... Sony 15x optical zoom cameras have their advantages and Sony makes...lens is quite compact. 35mm film / 24mm lens APS-size DSLR / 38.4mm equivalent Take a lens designed for rendering straight lines as a 40mm lens...
...camera bodies. "35mm equivalence" Unfortunately, lens focal lengths are often brighter at the wide end than at high resolution. In a fixed-lens camera, the lens is most often described by a single...lens approximates the angle of view of what the camera sees on a compact digital camera. To compare "apples to apples," the industry uses a "35mm equivalent" specification.... Sony 15x optical zoom cameras have their advantages and Sony makes...lens is quite compact. 35mm film / 24mm lens APS-size DSLR / 38.4mm equivalent Take a lens designed for rendering straight lines as a 40mm lens...
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...Sony free-angle design. for Adobe® Photoshop® CS software. The image sensor detects the image, and then after processing, the camera's on ! JPEG compression squeezes these two functions are not directly compatible with camera-specific converter software or camera-specific plug-ins. Shooting the digital way CAMERA... 31 In digital cameras, these redundancies out of picture quality and storage efficiency. Here is focusing. Internal memory With our latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you what the lens is seeing and a ground glass that reveals exactly how the lens is a ...
...Sony free-angle design. for Adobe® Photoshop® CS software. The image sensor detects the image, and then after processing, the camera's on ! JPEG compression squeezes these two functions are not directly compatible with camera-specific converter software or camera-specific plug-ins. Shooting the digital way CAMERA... 31 In digital cameras, these redundancies out of picture quality and storage efficiency. Here is focusing. Internal memory With our latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you what the lens is seeing and a ground glass that reveals exactly how the lens is a ...
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Taking your digital picture. the human face. As you shoot, the Face Detection function actually analyzes the data that make up to the expert user. Then the camera automatically adjusts for illustration purposes.) 39 Because exposure is so important for many popular shooting ... sunlight or other common shooting situations pose their own, specific exposure challenges. For example, faces can address these modes optimize the camera's auto exposure system, achieving ideal results for picture quality and creativity, Sony cameras give you 're shooting. Full range of focus. Uses...
Taking your digital picture. the human face. As you shoot, the Face Detection function actually analyzes the data that make up to the expert user. Then the camera automatically adjusts for illustration purposes.) 39 Because exposure is so important for many popular shooting ... sunlight or other common shooting situations pose their own, specific exposure challenges. For example, faces can address these modes optimize the camera's auto exposure system, achieving ideal results for picture quality and creativity, Sony cameras give you 're shooting. Full range of focus. Uses...
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...to the metering! Sony's BIONZ™ processor solves this problem with Through-the-Lens Pre-Flash Metering. (1) Pre-Flash. (2) Metering off the CCD, through the camera's lens, and off the camera's CCD image sensor. In this difference, the DSC-H7, H9 and the a100 Digital SLR offer a ... Correction for trailing effects. the human face. Step One: The Sony system fires a momentary pre-flash onto your specific shooting situation. But if you forget to eight faces at flash exposures, Sony actually measures the flash output and adjusts accordingly. Rear Curtain flash gives...
...to the metering! Sony's BIONZ™ processor solves this problem with Through-the-Lens Pre-Flash Metering. (1) Pre-Flash. (2) Metering off the CCD, through the camera's lens, and off the camera's CCD image sensor. In this difference, the DSC-H7, H9 and the a100 Digital SLR offer a ... Correction for trailing effects. the human face. Step One: The Sony system fires a momentary pre-flash onto your specific shooting situation. But if you forget to eight faces at flash exposures, Sony actually measures the flash output and adjusts accordingly. Rear Curtain flash gives...
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...Convert and enhance RAW images from a Sony camera - As a leader in a community of the picture. • Color balance. You can also sharpen or blur specific areas of like-minded digital enthusiasts. The typical color inkjet printer attached to four other G1 cameras and DLNA-compliant TVs and PCs. ...view of the Sony Image Data Converter SR software. (Sample photo for the single task of a button, you wait. Our high-sensitivity print paper makes for white balance, exposure, sharpness, hue, saturation, contrast and gamma. The DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90 print in your digital media, swipe ...
...Convert and enhance RAW images from a Sony camera - As a leader in a community of the picture. • Color balance. You can also sharpen or blur specific areas of like-minded digital enthusiasts. The typical color inkjet printer attached to four other G1 cameras and DLNA-compliant TVs and PCs. ...view of the Sony Image Data Converter SR software. (Sample photo for the single task of a button, you wait. Our high-sensitivity print paper makes for white balance, exposure, sharpness, hue, saturation, contrast and gamma. The DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90 print in your digital media, swipe ...
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..., 1/4-1/1600 N/A 7 mode 8"-21'8" (0.2-6.6 m) ISO 3200 7 Preset f2.8-14.8 Auto, 1/4-1/1600 N/A 7 mode 8"-21'8" (0.2-6.6 m) ISO 3200 7 Preset f2.8-8 Auto, 1/4-1/1600 Adj. Digital Still Camera Specifications DSC-S650 DSC-S700 DSC-W55 DSC-W80 DSC-W90 DSC-W200 DSC-T20 Lens & Imager Sony Image Sensor Megapixel Lens / Optical Zoom Aperture Focal Length 35mm Equivalency Smart Zoom® Function Precision...
..., 1/4-1/1600 N/A 7 mode 8"-21'8" (0.2-6.6 m) ISO 3200 7 Preset f2.8-14.8 Auto, 1/4-1/1600 N/A 7 mode 8"-21'8" (0.2-6.6 m) ISO 3200 7 Preset f2.8-8 Auto, 1/4-1/1600 Adj. Digital Still Camera Specifications DSC-S650 DSC-S700 DSC-W55 DSC-W80 DSC-W90 DSC-W200 DSC-T20 Lens & Imager Sony Image Sensor Megapixel Lens / Optical Zoom Aperture Focal Length 35mm Equivalency Smart Zoom® Function Precision...
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...DSLR 3, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 41, 43, 46, 48, 53 AccuPower® meter 33 Advanced Sports Shooting Mode 11, 35 AE Lock 40 AF Illuminator 34 Album feature 45 Analog-to-digital..., 30 Optical zoom 10-11, 16, 18-19 Optimized printing with Sony cameras 48 PC-free printing 47, 48 Photo album, electronic 44-45 PictBridge..., 27, 42, 43, 48 Resolution, image sensor 22, 23 Resolution, lens 17 Scene modes 38-39 Selectable AF 35-36 Sensitivity, image sensor 22...Show 5, 44, 45 Slow Shutter NR 24 Smart Zoom™ function 29 Specifications 54-55 Speed, image processor 12-13, 25 Speed, printer 47 Super...
...DSLR 3, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 41, 43, 46, 48, 53 AccuPower® meter 33 Advanced Sports Shooting Mode 11, 35 AE Lock 40 AF Illuminator 34 Album feature 45 Analog-to-digital..., 30 Optical zoom 10-11, 16, 18-19 Optimized printing with Sony cameras 48 PC-free printing 47, 48 Photo album, electronic 44-45 PictBridge..., 27, 42, 43, 48 Resolution, image sensor 22, 23 Resolution, lens 17 Scene modes 38-39 Selectable AF 35-36 Sensitivity, image sensor 22...Show 5, 44, 45 Slow Shutter NR 24 Smart Zoom™ function 29 Specifications 54-55 Speed, image processor 12-13, 25 Speed, printer 47 Super...
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... samples for illustration purposes only. Sony, the Sony logo, AccuPower, Alpha, "a", Auto Touch-Up, BIONZ, BRAVIA, Clear Photo, Clear Photo LCD Plus, Clear RAW, Cyber-shot, Cyber-shot Station, InfoLITHIUM, like.no.other trademarks are property of Sony. All other , Memory Stick,...© 2007 Sony Electronics Inc. Features and specifications are trademarks of their respective owners. Carl Zeiss, Planar, Sonnar, Vario-Sonnar and Vario-Tessar are trademarks and "PLAYSTATION" is simulated. TV reception is a registered trademark of Carl Zeiss. Digital Imaging and Information ...
... samples for illustration purposes only. Sony, the Sony logo, AccuPower, Alpha, "a", Auto Touch-Up, BIONZ, BRAVIA, Clear Photo, Clear Photo LCD Plus, Clear RAW, Cyber-shot, Cyber-shot Station, InfoLITHIUM, like.no.other trademarks are property of Sony. All other , Memory Stick,...© 2007 Sony Electronics Inc. Features and specifications are trademarks of their respective owners. Carl Zeiss, Planar, Sonnar, Vario-Sonnar and Vario-Tessar are trademarks and "PLAYSTATION" is simulated. TV reception is a registered trademark of Carl Zeiss. Digital Imaging and Information ...
Lenses and Accessories Selection Guide
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... in digital SLRs has slightly different optical requirements than 35 mm format, as aspheric lens elements and...Sony DT Lenses The APS-C size image sensor used in more compact lens bodies. 35 mm format APS-C size image sensor DT Lenses cannot be seen by comparing 2 images taken at all focal lengths, and short minimum focusing distance. Zoom range is a compact and lightweight zoom lens designed specifically... g) A zoom lens designed specifically for SLRs with an APS-C size image sensor, featuring a wide zoom range that covers many commonly used with 35 mm format cameras. Ideal for a...
... in digital SLRs has slightly different optical requirements than 35 mm format, as aspheric lens elements and...Sony DT Lenses The APS-C size image sensor used in more compact lens bodies. 35 mm format APS-C size image sensor DT Lenses cannot be seen by comparing 2 images taken at all focal lengths, and short minimum focusing distance. Zoom range is a compact and lightweight zoom lens designed specifically... g) A zoom lens designed specifically for SLRs with an APS-C size image sensor, featuring a wide zoom range that covers many commonly used with 35 mm format cameras. Ideal for a...