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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 User's Manual

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1. 24 Internal MEMOTY eet ettet 22 LES ees 55 L IB Lr A ete 29 Language Setting sees 101 LCD Brightness sresti in 100 LUN Seti Soer 109 M Macintosh computer sss 128 hiCrelo 53 Mass SOOT AC suasono eeng ao 108 Memory card sesi e aan 3 150 MENU serefe 11 13 Meterine Mode ercer 61 Movie Mode eite ni sioe RE 27 BA 511 PENNE RICH RR 38 Movie shooting scene sse 40 DEP PEEN IE E AIA TA A ede opt ep er ny 108 MUNA NH 59 Multi connector sss 125 126 131 Multi pattern metering sssssssss 61 Music l ABSIGE cee 129 N Names of parts ausoeisoindutetii indt Putas 16 Ee E AE OEE T Ta 106 Number of images in index 89 Number of still images sss 155 0 CO pi al ZOO sese iiid pedro 33 94 P H 128 Pae nodo dossier one eee MEE 80 DEF D 106 Panoramio teet E irn 25 Panorama Image Size sss 49 n Mr tite 128 uo v ines ten ase M 29 Ip MEINT 51 Playback hung T 38 DULL IMAT OS cena tette ptesdqus eib nibra itat 34 Playback LOOM sirieias pt ette 35 BNI PEE E 129 PMB Porable ecserin 133 Power Say Cesaire ea E Ei 112 Precision digital zoom sss 94 Iun 84 135 Print order Mark iore ihren den tees 135 Program AUTO aos ese
2. Indicates cautions and limitations relevant To avoid blurring of images hold the camera firmly until the shutter is released It usually takes a second until the shutter is released and also be sure not to allow the subject to move during this period Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and conditions such as distance to the subject or if the subject looked away from the pre strobe If you do not use the Face Detection function Red Eye Reduction does not work even when you select Auto Red Eye Reduction is set to Off when ido High Sensitivity mode is selected in Scene Selection or when the Smile Shutter function is activated What causes the red eye phenomenon Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon Camera Eye S Retina Other ways to reduce red eye Select 10 High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection The flash is automatically turned to Off When the eyes of the subject turn out red correct the image with Retouch Red Eye Correction on the viewing menu or with the supplied software PMB to the correct operation of the camera MV e o C Indicates information that 1s useful to know S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2GB Notes on using the camera Notes on the types
3. AND OR ii DECODING MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camera This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it http www sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Read license2 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of GPL and LGPL software To view the PDF Adobe Reader is needed If it is not installed on your computer you can download it from the Adobe Systems web page http www adobe com On the license of Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licen
4. 926GB Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure The on mark is displayed for registered images S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Om Protect desired mode uoJees uoneJedo Ot This Image Protects the currently displayed image in single image mode Cn Multiple You can select and protect multiple images Images After step 2 perform the following Select an image to be protected then touch it Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be protected Touch an image with a Y mark again to release the w mark 2TTouch OK OK o Set All on This Protects all images in the date range or folder Date Touch OK after step 2 oi Set All in This Folder o Remove All on Unlocks all images in the date range or folder This Date Touch OK after step 2 om Remove All in This Folder When using internal memory a Folder View is used with still images and movies displayed in the same folder 8368 DPOF DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a function that allows you to specify the images of the memory card that you want to print out later The DPOF Print order mark is displayed for registered images S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU DPOF desired mode uoJees uoneJedo DPOF This I
5. AMO 344 Se 1 Zoom W T lever 33 35 2 Shutter button Microphone 4 ON OFF Power button Power lamp 5 Flash 6 Self timer lamp Smile Shutter lamp AF illuminator Lens Lens cover 9 LCD screen Touch panel Speaker 11 Playback button 34 112 Hook for wrist strap Battery insertion slot Tripod receptacle 15 Battery Memory card cover Multi connector Battery eject lever Memory card slot Access lamp 7 TransferJet mark 78 113 Using the wrist strap Attach the strap and place your hand through the loop to prevent the camera from being dropped y Hook ict Using the paint pen The paint pen is used when operating the touch panel It attaches to the wrist strap Do not carry the camera by holding the paint pen The camera may fall off CR S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 1668 List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status The displayed icon positions may differ according to the shooting mode When shooting still images 125 F3 5 180400 2 0EV XA 4 c 32 00 H So C 32 00 IS0400 2 0EV 125 F3 5 0 00 12 101 0012 2010 1 1 9 30 AM 222 Scene Recognition icon 1 A Y YQ 3 eo ea Seg 2525 White balance ims AS PE iS Recording Playback Media Memory card internal memory Aor Q Eye Fi Mode
6. Battery charger Only NP BNI type battery packs and no others can be charged in the battery charger supplied Batteries other than the specified kind may leak overheat or explode if you attempt to charge them posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns The CHARGE lamp on the supplied battery charger has the following two flash patterns Fast flash The lamp repeatedly flashes on and off at approximately 0 15 second intervals Slow flash The lamp repeatedly flashes on and off at approximately 1 5 second intervals Remove the charged battery pack from the battery charger If you leave the charged battery pack in the charger battery life may be shortened When the CHARGE lamp flashes remove the battery pack being charged and then insert the same battery pack into the battery charger again until it clicks When the CHARGE lamp flashes again this may indicate a battery error or that a battery pack other than the specified type has been inserted Check that the battery pack is the specified type If the battery pack is the specified type remove the battery pack replace it with new one or another one and check if the battery charger operates correctly If the battery charger operates correctly a battery error may have occurred If the CHARGE lamp is flashing slowly the charger is in standby mode and charging has temporarily stopped Charging stops temporarily and standby mode results when the temperature is outside the range suit
7. Black is displayed to the left and right of vertical orientation images Depending on the shooting angle of the camera the orientation of the image may not be recorded correctly e You cannot use Auto Orientation when Underwater is selected in Scene Selection or when shooting movies Rotating images after recording If the orientation of an image is incorrect you can use the Rotate on the MENU screen to display the image in portrait position S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 05GB Scene Recog Guide You can select whether or not the guide is displayed next to the Scene Recognition icon when Scene Recognition is activated 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings Shooting Settings Scene Recog Guide desired mode v On Displays the Scene Recognition Guide Of Does not display the Scene Recognition Guide S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 9668 Red Eye Reduction The flash strobes two or more times before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon when using the flash 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU 83 Settings ffs Shooting Settings Red Eye Reduction desired mode YS When the Face Detection function is activated the flash strobes automatically to reduce the red eye phenomenon On The flash always strobes to reduce the red eye ph
8. When inserting a memory card into a memory card adaptor make sure the memory card is inserted facing in the correct direction then insert it all the way in Incorrect insertion may result in a malfunction Memory Stick media The types of Memory Stick Duo media that can be used with the camera are listed in the table below However proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all Memory Stick Duo media functions Memory Stick media type Recording Playback Memory Stick Duo without MagicGate Memory Stick Duo with MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick Duo a a alga l High speed data transfer using a parallel interface is not supported Memory Stick Duo media MagicGate Memory Stick Duo media Memory Stick PRO Duo media and Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media are equipped with MagicGate functions MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology Data recording playback that requires MagicGate functions cannot be performed with the camera 3 1280x720 size movies can be recorded This camera does not support 8 bit parallel data transfer It performs the same 4 bit parallel data transfer as the Memory Stick PRO Duo media Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 15065 Notes on using a Memory Stick Micro media sold separately This product is compatible with Memory Stick Micro media M2 M2
9. e While aboard an airplane set TransferJet to Off by selecting MENU Settings YT Main Settings page 113 In addition always follow all regulations governing the location in which the camera is being used The connection is cut if transfer cannot be made within about 30 seconds If this happens select Yes and realign the two Y TransferJet marks on the camera and another device Memory Stick with TransferJet and camera models with TransferJet are not sold in some countries and regions due to local laws and regulations e Set the TransferJet function to Off in countries and regions other than where you purchased your camera Depending on the country or region if you use the TransferJet function you may be liable due to local restrictions on transmission of electromagnetic waves uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 786E Receiving images using TransferJet 1 Press the Playback button to turn on the camera 2 Closely align the Y TransferJet marks on the camera and sending device to receive images A notification sound is emitted when connection is made Only images that can be played back on the camera can be sent or received f an Image Database File error occurs during saving a Recover Image Database File screen will appear Play images that cannot be registered in the Image Database File using Folder view Still Tips for sending a
10. in the air How can the White circular spots be reduced Light the room and shoot the subject without a flash e Select ido High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection Flash is set to Off S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 4308 Flash In Easy Mode select the Flash setting from MENU S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU EASY Easy Mode OK 3 MENU Flash desired mode uoJees uoneJedo v Auo Flashes when shooting in low light or backlit conditions Off Flash does not operate xepu 4465 Self Timer 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 Sor Self Timer desired mode When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU Sore Off Does not use the self timer amp y 10sec Sets the self timer to a 10 second delay When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates To cancel touch S X z 2sec Sets the self timer to a 2 second delay Sa Self portrait Sets the self timer to Self portrait timer One Person When the camera detects the specified number of faces a beep sounds and the shutter operates 2 seconds later S32 Self portrait Two People In Movie Mode Self portrait One Person or Self por
11. Adjust the White Balance page 56 White or purple streaks appear in bright areas of the subject or the whole screen of the image becomes reddish This phenomenon is called smearing This is not a malfunction Smearing is not recorded on still images but is recorded as streaks or uneven colors on Sweep Panorama images or movies Bright areas refers to the sun or electric lights which are much brighter than surroundings Noise appears in the image when you view the screen in a dark place The camera is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening the image under conditions of low illumination There is no effect on the recorded image The eyes of the subject come out red e Set Red Eye Reduction to Auto or On page 97 e Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the flash range using the flash Light the room and shoot the subject Retouch the image using Retouch Red Eye Correction on the viewing menu or correct using PMB Dots appear and remain on the screen This is not a malfunction These dots are not recorded uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 13965 Cannot shoot images in succession You cannot shoot images in succession while the Smile Shutter function is activated The internal memory or the memory card is full Delete unnecessary images page 76 The battery level is low Insert charged batt
12. DSC T99 T99D T99C T99DC 2010 Sony Corporation 4 198 779 11 1 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp O ONG D D Om 3o D Xepul How to use this handbook Click on a button at upper right to jump to the corresponding page This is convenient when searching for a function you want to view U98 U09 Oo opie 29 com 2 oO 2 Qm Search for information by function lt a Search for information by operation Search for information in a listing of lt MENU Settings items lt a Search for information by keyword Marks and notations used in this handbook Red Eye Reduction The flash strobes two or more times before hooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon when using the flash 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU g Settings ie Shooting Settings Red Eye Reduction desired mode v Auto When the Face Detection function is activated the flash strobes GUVULLIGULVGAE y UU ROU LUN LAXE Vy V pared 2n The flash always strobes to reduce the red eye phenomenon Dff Does not use Red Eye Reduction In this handbook the sequence of operations is shown by arrows gt You should touch the items on the screen in the order indicated Marks are shown as they appear in the camera s default setting The default setting is indicated by 7 IEEE
13. Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash e Particles dust pollen etc in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image This is not a malfunction S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 13865 The close up shoot function Macro Focus On does not work When Close focus mode is selected the shooting distance is approximately 1 cm to 20 cm 13 32 inches to 7 7 8 inches Macro is set to Auto in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode n Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated n Easy Mode When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People Macro shooting cannot be turned off There is no function for forcibly turning off macro shooting In Auto mode you can even shoot a distant subject The date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen While shooting the date and time are not displayed They are displayed only during playback Cannot insert dates on images e This camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images By using PMB you can print or save images with the date page 129 The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down The exposure is incorrect Correct the exposure page 54 The image colors are not correct
14. PMB function is activated f PMB has already been installed on your computer and that PMB version number is lower than 5 0 some functions may become invalid after you install PMB using the supplied CD ROM Also you can start up PMB or other various software from PMB Launcher installed at the same time To start up PMB Launcher double click amp PMB Launcher on the desktop fl S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 12965 Installing Music Transfer Macintosh 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 2 Double click i SONYPMB 3 Double click the MusicTransfer pkg file in the Mac folder The installation of the software starts PMB is not compatible with Macintosh computers e Shut down all other application software before you install Music Transfer For installation you need to log on as Administrator X Introduction to PMB e PMB allows you to import images shot with the camera to a computer for display Make a USB connection between the camera and your computer and click Import e Images on a computer can be exported to a memory card and displayed on the camera Make a USB connection between the camera and your computer click Export Easy Export PC Sync in the Manipulate menu and click Export e You can save and print images with the date
15. Adjusts the volume for slideshow and movie playback 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU d Volume Settings 3 Adjust the volume by touching or d X You can also adjust the volume by touching 6 on the volume adjustment bar and dragging to the right or left Adjusting the volume during playback of a movie or slideshow Movie playback Touch the LCD screen to display the operation buttons touch and then q or d to adjust the volume Slideshow Touch the screen to display the volume control screen then touch q or d to adjust the volume Volume Settings S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 0608 Display Settings Sets whether to display the operation buttons on the LCD screen in viewing mode 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU Display Settings desired mode Displays the operation buttons od Off Does not display the operation buttons To display the operation buttons when Display settings is set to Off Touch the left side of the LCD screen and drag right to display the operation buttons S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 8758 Exposure data This sets whether or not to display the exposure data of the currently displayed file S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Exp
16. Face Detection If you select a priority face Smile Detection is performed only for that face To perform smile detection for a different face touch that face page 66 If the camera cannot detect a smile set the Smile Detection Sensitivity to Slight Smile S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 42GB Flash 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 auto Flash desired mode When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU 4huro Auto Flashes when shooting in low light or backlit conditions 4 On Flash always operates s Slow Flash always operates Synchro The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light Off Flash does not operate The flash strobes twice The first flash adjusts the light quantity While charging the flash is displayed You cannot use the flash during burst shooting e On or Slow Synchro is not available when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode n Sweep Panorama and Underwater Sweep Panorama modes Flash is set to Off When the White circular spots appears in flash photos This is caused by particles dust pollen etc floating close to the lens When they are accentuated by the camera s flash they appear as white circular spots Camera E gt 555 4 Particles dust pollen etc
17. Housing is set to On Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen The four menu items displayed below MENU differ according to each mode S U9 U09 Jo ejger uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nN3alN xepu 1268 MENU items Viewing You can easily select the various viewing functions from MENU 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Touch MENU to display the MENU screen The four menu items displayed below MENU do not appear in the MENU screen 3 Touch the menu item desired mode In the table below y indicates settings that can be changed while indicates settings that cannot be changed View Mode Internal Cc Pp Mem ES 1 HA l Date View Folder view Folder view Folder View Menu items Still Movie eses v Y Y LL Y meu y muweme v v v v muss v v o Y Bow v dd Fswwmasm v v wem v v v Dmm v dd js VewMoi v vd ewe v v v Y mo v v emus v dd Www v v v v uos v v v v ama v v v v Bwmerrmaenmk v v v v Exe J v vd Only the items that are available for each mode are displayed on the screen The four menu items displayed below MENU differ according to each mode KISSIN ISI S SIS S S SIR AS IS KZ ISIS ISIS ISIS SIS IS S S S IS I l
18. The recording interval becomes longer depending on the setting for the image size When the battery level is low or when the internal memory or the memory card is full the Burst stops Focus White Balance and EV are adjusted for the first image and these settings are also used for the other images uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu D2GB Macro Use this setting to capture beautiful close up images of small subjects such as insects or flowers 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU un Macro desired mode Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons displayed on the left side of the screen Yuro Auto The camera adjusts the focus automatically from distant subjects to close up Use this mode to shoot at close distances Locked to the W side Approximately 1 cm to 20 cm 13 32 inches to 7 7 8 inches e Macro is set to Auto in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated In Easy Mode When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People Note the following points when using the Close focus mode You cannot use the Scene Recognition or Face Detection functions This mode is cancelled if you turn off the power or switch the shooting mode to another one Th
19. normal result of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording Black white red blue or green dots If water droplets or other liquids splash on the LCD screen and make it wet immediately wipe off the screen with a soft cloth Leaving liquids on the LCD screen surface can harm the quality and cause a malfunction Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors Do not press against the LCD screen The screen may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location This is not a malfunction Be careful not to bump the lens and be careful not to apply force to it On moisture condensation If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense inside or outside the camera This moisture condensation may cause a malfunction of the camera If moisture condensation occurs turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate Note that if you attempt to shoot with moisture remaining inside the lens you will be unable to record clear images The images used in this Handbook The images used as examples in this Handbook are reproduced images and are not actual images shot using this camera AGB uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu Table of content
20. slideshow Mute DoesnotuseBGM o e The movies are played back without their audio 7488 Continued Interval Sets the screen switching interval The setting is fixed to Auto when Simple is not selected as the Effects The interval setting is invalid for movie playback Repeat Turns slideshow repeat on or off v On Plays back images in a continuous loop Off After all the images have been played back the slideshow ends Qr Selecting background music You can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to play back during slideshow To transfer music install the Music Transfer software supplied to your computer For details see pages 129 and 130 e You can record up to four pieces of music on the camera The 4 preset pieces Musicl Music4 can be replaced with the ones you transferred The maximum length of each music file for music playback of the camera is about 5 minutes f you cannot play back a music file due to damage or other malfunctions of the file execute Format Music page 111 and transfer the music again S U9 U09 Jo ejge p uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN Xepul 758 Delete Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 im Delete desired mode iu This Image Deletes the currently disp
21. Displays the operation buttons od Off Does not display the operation buttons To display the operation buttons when Display oettings is set to Off Touch the left side of the LCD screen and drag right to display the operation buttons S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 6965 Easy Mode When viewing still images in Easy Mode the playback screen text becomes larger indicators become easier to see and fewer functions can be used 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU EASY Easy Mode OK The battery charge is used up more quickly because the screen brightness increases automatically The shooting mode also changes to Easy Mode Functions available in Easy Mode Viewing mm Delete Deletes the currently displayed image pP Ul amp Zoom Enlarges the displayed image Drag up down right or left or touch 4 4J to change the MENU Touch Delete Single Image to delete the currently displayed image Touch Delete All Images to delete all images in that date range or folder Touch Exit Easy Mode to exit Easy Mode When a memory card is inserted in the camera View Mode is set to Date View zoom position Touch Q Q to change the zoom magnification S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 708 Calendar This feature
22. Duo Mark2 media a Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media or an SD memory card Class 4 or faster uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 14665 Maximum number of images already selected Up to 10 files can be selected when using TransferJet Up to 100 files can be selected when using Multiple Images e Up to 999 files can be selected when using All Images on This Date or All in This Folder for DPOF or Protect You can add DPOF Print order marks to up to 999 files Error Playing Music Delete the Music file or replace it with a normal Music file Execute Format Music then download a new Music file Error Formatting Music Execute Format Music Operation cannot be executed in unsupported files Processing and other editing functions of the camera cannot be performed on image files that have been processed using a computer or images that were recorded with other cameras Preparing Image Database File Please wait The camera restores the date information etc in cases where images have been deleted on a PC etc The necessary Image Database File is created after the memory card is formatted 0 fi Ti The number of images exceeds that for which date management in a database file by the camera is possible To register additional images in the Image Database File delete images in Date View aU E or It is
23. Hi Speed Shutter eese 30 Burst Settings 52 High Sensitivity 29 Hi Speed Shutter eese 30 2 second delay SOIT I TIGE aceite eeccnsrneeicics 45 Mele m 55 Forced Flas eea 43 Scene Recognition e 62 DR wc 67 QGB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJeos uoneJedo xepu Shooting in dark places High Sensitivity 29 Changing focus position Changing image size Deleting images Displaying enlarged images Displaying full screen images Editing images Playing back a series of images in order Printing images with the date Changing date and time settings Initializing settings Printing images Slow SVIe EO sesto reto ardet aetates erecta eds 43 leg 55 mele C T 59 Face 8 1 9 0 6 8 EO OO 65 Image Size Panorama Image Size 49 BII II 76 FOA E o OO o D D ree 117 Playback Zoom eee 35 Trimming Resize eee 81 Wide ZOON eee er er mete re ixi tutte ead Re bere D 36 Temporarily Rotated Display 37 Image Size Panorama Image Size 49 BEI BH TIO 80 ssl eS D o e LT 81 PMB Picture Motion Browser 129 Area Setting M 123 Date amp Time Setting PH 124 Tal Ao EE UTR 104
24. One Push Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source The white color memorized in One Push Set mode becomes the basic white color Use this mode when Auto and other settings don t provide accurate colors a One Push Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in One Push et mode page 57 xepu Depending on the color of the water the Underwater White Balance may not work correctly even though you select Underwater 1 or Underwater 2 When Flash is On the underwater white balance can only be adjusted to Auto One Push or One Push Set One Push Set is unable to be selected while charging the flash The white references loaded using White Balance and Underwater White Balance are stored separately 58G8 Focus You can change the focus method Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode AF stands for Auto Focus a function that adjusts the focus automatically 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode g Multi AF fey Center AF E Spot AF When you use Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator the AF range finder frame setting is disabled and AF 2 MENU Bg Focus desired mode Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons displayed on the left side of the screen Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame automatically When you press the shutter button halfway down
25. Printing still images nes 135 QGB S U9 U09 Jo ejger uoJees uoneJedo xepu Viewing on TVs Viewing HD TV an image on a Standard Definition S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Yoleas uoneJedo xepu 1068 MENU Settings Search MENU items Shooting You can easily select the various shooting functions from MENU 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 Touch MENU to display the MENU screen The four menu items displayed below MENU do not appear in the MENU screen 3 Touch the menu item desired mode In the table below y indicates settings that can be changed while indicates settings that cannot be changed A setting may be fixed or restricted depending on the shooting mode For details see the page for each item The icons below SCN and R8 indicate the available modes REC Mode Menu items ton i Movie shooing sone 0 SmileShower fv Fh v Te v Shooting Dieeson CRANE Size Burst Settings y C Bo y woo o White Balance gt EM EL Ez EX EZ Ea FaceDewsion v mo Underwater White Balance v v v v v v v v v v v v v v EM Ez E EN EL ES E E EN EN Ed EN ERN ES EN Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nN3lN xepu 1168 REC Mode Menu items e Underwater Sweep Panorama is displayed only when
26. The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images However because the images shot with the camera include information on the recording date you can print images with the date superimposed if the printer or the software can recognize Exif information For compatibility with Exif information consult the manufacturer of the printer or the software f you use a photo printing service ask them to superimpose the dates on images uoJees S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 14298 Touch panel Cannot operate the touch panel buttons correctly or fully Perform Calibration page 116 Housing is set to On page 107 The paint pen operation reacts at inappropriate points Perform Calibration page 116 The lens gets fogged Moisture condensation has occurred Turn off the camera and leave it for about an hour before using it The camera becomes warm when you use it for a long time e This is not a malfunction The Clock Set screen appears when you turn on the camera e Set the date and time again page 124 The internal rechargeable backup battery has discharged Insert a charged battery and set aside for 24 hours or more with the power left off The date or time is incorrect e The Area Setting is set to a different location than your current location Change the setting by MENU 35 Settings Clock Settings Area Setti
27. a media service 133 Printing Printing still images 135 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting M M 136 Warning indicators and messages ee 144 6B S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Others Index Using the camera abroad MM 149 Memory Voll ELO QU TII TL 150 Battery pack MM 152 Battery charger 153 Transfer Jet StAFICare o rri rte boi tea ro eeu 154 Number of still images and recordable time of FIO WIGS iaa apa RARE CREE er ASRRART RENE Ra En VEDRDARS cane VR RUE 155 Precautions essssse qus duel re re 156 lalele ML LESS LLLI LLL UT 157 70B S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu Operation Search Leaving the settings to the camera Shooting movies Shooting portraits Shooting panoramic images Shooting close to objects Shooting moving objects Shooting without blur Shooting with backlight Intelligent Auto Adjustment 24 Scene Sele llO p sssdit roccia radi abs oa redd eui oeeass 29 Scene Recognition 62 Movie MOOG penne eer ener eee nen ee ne reer 27 mie e A ULT 29 Soft Snap T 29 Twilight mel IE em 29 Smile Shutter OTT 41 Scene Recognition 62 PACE DetectiOl isis cci EE inni nN SI EE 65 Ant BIR ecseri EE A 68 Red Eye RedQUCUO m ee o T 97 Sweep Panorama IRR 25 KOTO E DIO TQ 53 Close FOCUS senesne m 53 Movie MOO eee TT 27
28. computer AutoPlay Wizard appears Click x to close the AutoPlay Wizard for any unnecessary drives f the desired AutoPlay Wizard does not appear click Computer in Windows XP My Computer PMBPORTABLE then double click PMBP Win exe 2 Click PMB Portable In Windows XP click PMB Portable OK f PMB Portable is not displayed within the AutoPlay Wizard click Computer PMBPORTABLE then double click PMBP Win exe The Language Selection screen appears 3 Select the desired language then click OK The Region Selection screen appears 4 Select the appropriate Region and Country Area and then click OK The User Agreement screen appears 9 Head the agreement carefully If you accept the terms of the agreement click Agree PMB Portable starts up S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoyeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 133 1 Starting up PMB Portable Macintosh Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer When you connect the camera and your computer PMBPORTABLE appears on the desktop Click x for any unnecessary drives 2 Click PMBP_Mac in the PMBPORTABLE folder The Region Selection screen appears 3 Select the appropriate Region and Country Area and then click OK The User Agreement screen appears 4 Read the agreement carefully If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree PMB Portable starts up N
29. data writing speed may be too slow First back up any data on the card to a computer and then reformat the card before using it page 117 The writing speed of the memory card you are using is not sufficient for movie recordings Use a Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 media or an SD card Class 4 or faster Memory card locked You are using the memory card with the write protect switch and the switch is set to the LOCK position Set the switch to the recording position Read only memory card The camera cannot record or delete images on this memory card Writing to the memory card was not completed correctly Recover data Reinsert the memory card and follow the instructions on the screen No images No images that can be played back have been recorded in the internal memory No images that can be played back have been recorded in the memory card uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 145 No still images The selected folder or date does not contain a file that can be played back in a slideshow File found which was not recognized You tried to delete a folder containing a file that cannot be played on this camera Delete the file on a computer and then delete the folder Folder error A folder with the same first three digit number already exists on the memory card for example 123MSDCF and 123ABCDE Select anot
30. display Ait B Bn Image number Number of images recorded in date range selected folder 14M im Image size Panorama image size IE 5M EVGA 111M Ift 2M Esto woe FINE Eg STD TransferJet settings Database file full Database file error warning Recording folder eee folder Print order DPOF mark Anti Blink Continued YOIeaS S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 1 68 2 Display indication towbar warning Memory card internal memory at B Bn X1 3 sQ PQ AWB e White balance P Pd Ps ae WB WB 8 du OU aaa 3 Display m 8 ij mf hu Indication 5 Burst settings ie FULL ror Database file full Database file error warning 14M Ew Image size Panorama image size E 5M EVGA I 11M 2M Esto Ewe FINE feta STD 7 AF range finder frame ps Smesed Ba jNmuevhe Display Focus IS0400 2 0EV ISO number Exposure Value lh N 4 9 G Flash mode Flash charging ha NR Metering mode Recording a movie Standby Folder file number YQ Standby a 3 2010 1 1 9 30 AM Recorded date time of the playback image rri C uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 1865 Using the touch panel The camera allows you to perform operations and make settings by touching the buttons or dragging the LCD screen with your f
31. e You can display images stored on a computer by shooting date in a calendar display e You can correct Red Eye Reduction etc still images and change the shooting date and time e You can create discs with CD or DVD disc writing drive You can upload images to a network service An internet connection environment is required For other details see rj PMB Help Introduction to Music Transfer Music Transfer allows you to replace the Music files provided in the camera at the factory with your favorite tracks and to delete and add Music files You can also restore the tracks stored at the factory to your camera The following track types can be imported using Music Transfer MP3 files stored on the hard disk of your computer Music CD tracks Preset music saved on the camera e Before starting up Music Transfer perform MENU Settings T Main Settings gt Download Music and connect the camera to the computer For other details see the help in Music Transfer S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN Xepul 13065 Connecting the camera to the computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera or connect the camera to a wall outlet wall socket using the AC LS5K AC LS5 AC Adaptor sold separately and the USB AV DC IN Cable for multi use terminal sold separately Use a Type3 compliant USB AV DC IN Cable so
32. e You may not be able to play back some images shot using other cameras Q To display only movies on the index screen You can view only movie thumbnails on the index screen by touching MENU View Mode G Folder view Movie When a movie file is played back to the end the camera automatically starts playing back the next movie file S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 38GB Easy Mode Allows you to shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions The text size increases and indicators become easier to see 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU EASY Easy Mode OK The battery power may decrease faster because the screen brightness increases automatically The playback mode also changes to Easy Mode Functions available in Easy Mode Shooting beni Smile Shutter Touch amp Smile Image Size MENU Image Size Select Large or h Small Flash MENU Flash Select Auto or Off Self Timer MENU Self Timer Select Off or On J Exit Easy Mode MENU Exit Easy Mode OK On Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in Easy Mode This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image Scene Recognition icon The camera recognizes J Twilight amp Twilight
33. has been fully inserted Check the free capacity of the internal memory or the memory card If it is full do one of the following Delete unnecessary images page 76 Change the memory card You cannot record images while charging the flash For recording movies it is recommended that you use the following memory cards Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media SD memory card SDHC memory card or SDXC memory card Class 4 or faster e Set Demo Mode to Off page 103 Smile Shutter function does not work No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected e Set Demo Mode to Off page 103 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uo1eegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 137 Anti blur function does not work The anti blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes e Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down Recording takes a long time When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed for example when you shoot images in dark locations the camera automatically reduces the image noise This function is called NR noise reduction slow shutter and the shooting time takes longer The image is out of focus The subject is too close When shooting make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the following minimum shooting distances In Intelligent Auto Adjustment and Easy Mode Appro
34. in still image shooting mode a green frame is displayed round the area that is in focus AF range finder frame e When the Face Detection function is active AF operates with priority on faces e When Scene Selection is set to gx Underwater focus operation is adjusted to underwater shooting When focus is achieved by half pressing the shutter button a large frame is displayed in green Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically Using the AF lock function together you can compose the image the way you want Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area automatically Using the AF lock function together you can compose the image the way you want Hold the camera steady so as not to misalign the subject and the AF range finder frame AF range finder frame range finder frame is displayed as a dotted line instead In this case the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen If you set the focus mode to other than Multi AF Face Detection is fixed to When touched Focus is set to Multi AF in the following situations In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode In Movie Mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated In Easy Mode When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People When you adjust focus by touching the LCD screen Continued uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe Yeas s
35. lakeside scenes Continued S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uqoyeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 2968 Allows you to record clear images preventing sunken colors in snowy scenes or other places where the whole screen appears white is Fireworks Allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor 4 Underwater Allows you to shoot underwater in natural colors in housing such as Marine Pack i Hi Speed Shutter Allows you to capture fast moving subjects outdoors or in other bright places The shutter speed becomes faster so images shot in dark places become darker speed is slower and the images tend to blur To prevent blurring the use of a tripod is recommended uoJees S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 3068 Functions you can use in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition a combination of functions is determined by the camera y indicates settings that can be changed while indicates settings that cannot be changed For Flash and Self Timer the icons indicate modes that are available Some functions are not available depending on the Scene Selection mode a FETED enemi na S U9 U09 Jo JqeL oS D o 3 S Self Timer E Smile Shutter Burst Settings m oz EV Q C a O0 ge zy cr White Balance 5 Q 2 Metering Mode Soft Skin Effect vel vy 5 Q D X xl Flash f
36. size is selected Continued S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu P GB on image quality and image size A digital image is made up of a collection of small dots called pixels If it contains a large number of pixels the image becomes large it takes up more memory and the image is displayed in fine detail Image size is shown by the number of pixels Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera the fine detail and data processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen Description of the pixels and the image size Image size 14M 4320 pixels x 3240 pixels 13 996 800 pixels Image size VGA 640 pixels x 480 pixels 307 200 pixels Many pixels Fine image quality and large file size Few pixels Rough image quality but small file size S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu P165 Burst Settings You can select single image mode or burst mode 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Bill Burst Settings desired mode ma Single Shoots a single image Burst Shoots up to 100 images in succession when you press and hold down the shutter button The Burst mode is not available in Easy Mode Sweep Panorama Movie Mode or Smile Shutter The flash is set to Off When recording with the self timer only a single image can be shot
37. the screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit sold separately to remove fingerprints dust etc Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens with a soft cloth to remove fingerprints dust etc Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water then wipe the surface with a dry cloth To prevent damage to the finish or casing Do not expose the camera to chemical products such as thinner benzine alcohol disposable cloths insect repellent sunscreen or insecticide Do not touch the camera with any of the above on your hand Do not leave the camera in contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time On operating temperatures Your camera is designed for use under the temperatures between 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F Shooting in extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range is not recommended On the internal rechargeable backup battery This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and other settings regardless of whether the power is on or off This rechargeable battery is continually charged as long as you are using the camera However if you use the camera for only short periods it discharges gradually and if you do not use the camera at all for about one month it becomes completely discharged In this case be sure to charge this rechargeable battery before using the camera However even if this rechargeable battery is not charged yo
38. water The battery pack is not water resistant Do not leave the battery pack in extremely hot places such as in a car or under direct sunlight When the battery pack terminals become dirty the camera may not turn on the battery pack may not charge or other symptoms may occur In these cases gently wipe away any dirt with a soft cloth How to store the battery pack Fully discharge the battery pack before storing and store it in a cool dry place To maintain the battery pack s function fully charge the battery pack and then fully discharge it on the camera at least once a year while storing Touse the battery pack up leave the camera in slideshow page 73 playback mode until the power goes off To keep clean battery pack terminal and prevent short circuiting place the battery pack in a plastic bag etc when carrying and storing to isolate it from other metal objects etc On battery life The battery life is limited Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one The battery life varies according to how it 1s stored and the operating conditions and environment in which each battery pack is used Compatible battery pack The NP BNI battery pack supplied can be used only in N type compatible Cyber shot models Yeas S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 15295
39. CD ROM supplied to allow more versatile use of images shot with your Cyber shot camera S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Recommended computer environment Windows The following computer environment is recommended when using the supplied software O PMB Music Transfer and PMB Portable or importing images via a USB connection ae om OS pre installed Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP2 a Windows 7 E CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster For playing editing the High Definition movies Intel Core Duo 1 66 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo 1 20 GHz or faster lt Memory 512 MB or more For playing editing the High u Definition movies 1 GB or more m c Hard Disk Disk space required for installation D 0 approximately 500 MB e Display Screen resolution 1 024 x 768 dots or more 2 77 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Windows Image Mastering API IMAPI Ver 2 0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs 2 Starter Edition is not supported 5 Q D X Recommended computer environment Macintosh The following computer environment is recommended when using the supplied software Music Transfer and PMB Portable or importing images via a USB connection OS pre installed USB Connection Mac OS X v10 3 to v10 6 Music Transfer PMB Portable Mac OS X v10 4 to v10 6 e Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of
40. Card Tool Delete REC Folder S U9 U09 Jo JqeL O D P 2 Select the folder you want to delete using 4 v Delete REC Folder Y 5 O ot O K P3 101 50 Number of Files 3 um Created 2010 1 1 12 01 58 AM OK Cancel lt TI Gica q This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images V C5 If you delete the folder set as the recording folder using Delete REC Folder the folder that has the O D largest folder number is selected as the next recording folder You can delete only empty folders If a folder contains images or even files that cannot be played back Q by the camera first delete these images and files with a computer and then delete the folder 2 3 Q D X 12065 Copy Copies all images in the internal memory to a memory card 1 Insert a memory card with sufficient free capacity into the camera 2 MENU Settings Memory Card Tool Copy OK Use a fully charged battery pack If you attempt to copy image files using a battery pack with little remaining charge the battery pack may run out causing copying to fail or possibly corrupting the data You cannot copy images individually The original images in the internal memory are retained even after copying To delete the contents of the internal memory remove the memory card after copying then format the internal memory Format in Int
41. Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod Backlight 1 Backlight Portrait aa Landscape Macro YQ Close Focus or amp Portrait and displays an icon on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized For details see page 62 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 39GB Movie shooting scene Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene when the camera is in Movie Mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode EH Movie Mode ns D D a n 3 FA Movie shooting scene desired mode ien 9 z When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD a 5 screen touch MENU amp RH Auto Adjusts the setting automatically m9 Underwater Allows you to shoot a movie underwater in natural colors using the housing such as Marine Pack xepu 4068 Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile the shutter is released automatically 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode Touch Q Smile Shutter When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU Wait detecting a smile When the smile level exceeds the V point on the indicator the camera records images automatically If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter the camera shoots the image and then returns to Smile Shutter mode To e
42. Storage o 5 Q D X 10865 LUN Settings Sets the display method for the recording media displayed on a computer screen or other monitor when the camera is connected with a computer or AV component using a USB connection 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings LUN Settings desired mode The images both on the memory card and in the internal memory are displayed Select this setting when you connect the camera to a computer When the memory card is inserted into the camera the images on the memory card are displayed when it is not inserted the images in the internal memory are displayed Select this setting in cases where the images of both the memory card and the internal memory are not displayed when the camera is connected to a device other than a computer e Set LUN Settings to Multi when uploading images to a media service using PMB Portable S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 10965 Download Music You can use Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied to change background music tracks 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Download Music The message Change slideshow music Connect to PC is displayed Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer then start Music Transfer Follow the instructions on the screen to change music files S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11065 F
43. U EASY Easy Mode OK 3 MENU Self Timer desired mode Of Does not use the self timer Sets the self timer to a 10 second delay When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates To cancel touch SX S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 47 6B Shooting Direction Set the direction in which the camera will be panned when shooting in Sweep Panorama or Underwater Sweep Panorama modes 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 Ed Shooting Direction desired direction Eq Right Pan from left to right i EZ Left Pan from right to left iH t Up Pan from down to up i H Down Pan from up to down S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 4868 Image Size Panorama Image Size The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you take a image The larger the image size the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large format paper The smaller the image size the more images can be recorded 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 Touch Image Size desired size When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU uS ES 4320x3240 For prints up to A3 size a 3648x2736 2592x1944 For prints up to L 2L A4 size EE 640x480 For e mail at
44. Using the camera abroad You can use the battery charger supplied and the AC LS5 AC Adaptor sold separately in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Do not use an electronic transformer travel converter as this may cause a malfunction On TV color systems If you want to view images on a TV screen you need a TV with a video input jack and the cable for multi use terminal The color system of the TV must match that of the digital still camera Check the following lists for the TV color system of the country or region where the camera is used NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Indonesia Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom Viet Nam etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM system Bulgaria France Greece Guiana Iran Iraq Monaco Russia Ukraine etc S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 14965 Memory card The types of memory cards that can be used with the camera are Memory Stick PRO Du
45. able for charging Charging resumes and the CHARGE lamp lights when the temperature returns to the range suitable for charging We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 153 TransferJet standard TransferJet communications conform to the standard given below TransferJet standard Conforms to PCL Spec Rev 1 0 Protocol Class Name communication type SCSI Block Device Target OBEX Push Server OBEX Push Client Use the SCSI communication protocol above when connecting to a TransferJet compatible device sold separately Or use the OBEX communication protocol when sharing data between cameras S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 154658 Number of still images and recordable time of movies S U9 U09 Jo JqeL The number of still images and recordable time may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the memory card Still images Units Images uoJees uoneJedo Capacity Internal memory eom om oo ne ae E I 131 4 4 B of e e 2 ame ssi Uer S 35 79 Hu xs sm When the number of remaining shootable images is greater than 99 999 the gt 99999 indicator appears When an image shot with other cameras is played back on this camera the image may not appear in the actual image size Me
46. al direction Horizontal direction IN l YA Radius as short as possible e First press the shutter button halfway so that you can lock the focus exposure and white balance Then press the shutter button fully down and pan or tilt the camera e Ifa section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a screen edge the image composition may fail In such case adjust the frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image then shoot again Scrolling the panoramic images for display Scroll panoramic images by touching gt while panoramic images are being displayed Touch the LCD screen during playback to display the operation buttons Scrolling playback pauses scrolling images Touch 4 v Scrolls images or drag up down right Shows the displayed area of left the whole panoramic image Panoramic images can also be played back using the supplied software PMB page 129 Panoramic images recorded using another camera may not scroll correctly when played S U9 U09 jo ejqep uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 2668 Movie Mode Allows you to record movies 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode H1 Movie Mode 3 Press the shutter button 4 To stop shooting press the shutter button again S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2B Program Auto Allows you to shoot w
47. alibration 2 Using the paint pen touch the center of the x mark displayed on the screen in order Calibration Calibrate touch screen Touch the center of the X mark Cancel f you touch Cancel to stop calibration mid way any adjustments made up to that point are not applied f you fail to touch the right spot the calibration is not performed Touch the center of the x mark again S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11665 Format Formats the memory card or the internal memory To ensure stable operations of the memory card we recommend that you use this camera to format any memory card being used with this camera for the first time Note that formatting will erase all data recorded on the memory card This data cannot be restored Be sure to backup any important data to a PC or other storage location 1 MENU Settings 8g Memory Card Tool or m Internal Memory Tool Format OK Note that formatting permanently erases all data including even protected images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 117 Create REC Folder Creates a folder in a memory card to store recorded images Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording folder 1 MENU Settings 8g Memory Card Tool Create REC Folder OK This item is not displayed whe
48. am Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value Also you can select various settings using the menu SCN Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene ES Underwater Sweep Allows you to shoot panoramic images underwater Panorama Underwater Sweep Panorama is available when Housing is set to On uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe qo1eeg sbumes nNalN xepu 2368 Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode ig Intelligent Auto Adjustment 3 Press the shutter button to shoot an image e Flash is set to Auto or Off On Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode This function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image ax Laridscaps ocene Recognition icon and guide The camera recognizes J Twilight amp Twilight Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod Backlight 3 Backlight Portrait Landscape W Macro Q Close Focus or amp Portrait and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the screen when the scene is recognized For details see page 62 e you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on The shortest shooting distance is app
49. area frame of the desired image to retouch ve OK Depending on the image sufficient correction may not be applied and the image quality may deteriorate You cannot retouch panoramic images and movies 9165 View Mode Allows you to select the display format for viewing images S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU dx View Mode desired mode ns D D zn Date View Displays images by date O J O D Folder view Displays still images 2 Still e Folder view Displays movies Movie TI Z Note gS YW When the internal memory is used to record images View Mode is set to Folder View and still images OO and movies are displayed in the same folder Q A o C Viewing images taken with a different camera This camera creates an Image Database File on the memory card for recording and playing images If the camera detects images not registered in the Image Database File on the 5 memory card a registration screen with the message Files found which were not S gt lt recognized Import files will be displayed To view unregistered images register them by selecting OK e Use a sufficiently charged battery to register images If a battery with a low charge is used to register images it may not be possible to transfer all of the data or the data may be corrupted if the battery charge runs out
50. atio are played over the entire LCD screen In this case the top and bottom of the image will be slightly cropped 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Touch Wide Zoom 3 To cancel Wide Zoom touch Wide Zoom again Wide Zoom is not available for the following image files Movies Panoramic images 16 9 images S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 3668 Temporarily Rotated Display This is used in the single image mode to temporarily rotate an image and enlarge it on the screen 1 Press the gt Playback playback mode 2 Select a vertically oriented image touch 4 Temporarily Rotated Display 3 To cancel the display touch j Temporarily Rotated Display again Temporarily Rotated Display is not available for the following images Movies Panoramic images Horizontal orientation images e Touching 1 I 4 cancels Temporarily Rotated Display S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 9 6B Viewing movies 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select a movie with P1 I amp 3 Touch gt on the LCD screen When you touch the LCD screen during playback operation buttons are displayed lt lt oS Touch Pll or the LCD screen Normal playback Pause gt ooo Ood O Volume control Adjust the volume with or
51. attery pack and power Cannot insert the battery pack e Make sure the direction of the battery is correct and insert it until the battery eject lever is locked Cannot turn on the camera e After inserting the battery pack into the camera it may take a few moments for the camera to power up Insert the battery pack correctly The battery pack is discharged Insert a charged battery pack The battery pack terminals are dirty Gently wipe away any dirt with a soft cloth Use a recommended battery pack The power turns off suddenly Depending on the camera and battery temperature the power may turn off automatically to protect the camera In this case a message is displayed on the LCD screen before the power turns off f you do not operate the camera for a certain period of time while the power is on and Power Save is set to Standard or Stamina the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery pack Turn on the camera again 13665 The remaining charge indicator is incorrect This is caused when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location A discrepancy arose between the remaining charge indicator and the actual remaining battery charge Fully discharge the battery pack once then charge it to correct the indication Depending on conditions of use the display may remain incorrect The battery pack is dead page 152 Replace it with a new one Cannot charge the batter
52. blurring in dark locations or with moving ISO ISO ISO i i itivi A PEA Basics subjects by increasing the ISO sensitivity select a larger number e You can select only from ISO AUTO ISO 80 to ISO 800 when the shooting mode is set to burst mode or when DRO is set to DRO plus Adjusting ISO Sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index ISO sensitivity is a speed rating for recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light Even when the exposure is the same images differ depending on the ISO sensitivity High ISO sensitivity Records a bright image even in dark locations while increasing shutter speed to reduce blur However the image tends to become noisy Low ISO sensitivity Records a smoother image However when the exposure is insufficient the image may become darker X Hints for preventing blur Even though the camera is steady the subject moves during the exposure and is captured blurred when the shutter button is pressed Camera shake is reduced automatically however the function does not effectively reduce subject blur Subject blur occurs frequently under low light or slow shutter speed conditions In such a case shoot with the below tips in mind e Select a higher ISO sensitivity so that the shutter speed is faster e Select ido High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeeg sbumes nNalN Xepul 55GB White Balan
53. bumes nNalN xepu P QGB Quickly choosing the priority subject Touching the screen displays a frame and then pressing the shutter button halfway down brings the frame into focus Touch amp to release the focus S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 6065 Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU BQ Metering Mode desired mode v RH Multi Divides into multiple regions and measures each region The camera determines a well balanced exposure Multi pattern metering Center Measures the center of the image and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject there Center weighted metering e Spot Measures only a part of the subject Spot metering This function is useful when the subject is backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background Spot metering cross hairs Positions on the subject Notes In Movie Mode Spot cannot be selected If you set Metering mode to other than Multi Face Detection is fixed to When touched Metering Mode is set to Multi in the following situations In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated In Easy Mode When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrai
54. camera is not operated for a certain period of time the power turns off automatically In shooting mode the LCD screen automatically goes dark before the power turns off It takes longer before the power turns off than when set to Stamina Off Does not use the Auto power off function The camera does not turn off automatically in the following situations During slideshow When playing back movies During Eye Fi connection xepu 11295 TransferJet You can select TransferJet communication settings TransferJet is a close up wireless transfer technology that allows data to be transferred by closely aligning two products that you want to communicate with each other To find out whether your camera is equipped with the TransferJet function check for the Y TransferJet mark on the bottom of the camera Using a Memory Stick with TransferJet sold separately allows images to be transferred between TransferJet compatible devices For more details on TransferJet see the Operating Instructions supplied with Memory Stick with TransferJet 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings TransferJet desired mode Communicates using TransferJet Does not communicate using TransferJet TransferJet is always set to Off during Easy Mode While aboard an airplane set TransferJet to Off In addition always follow all regulations governing the location in which the camera is being u
55. ce Cannot import images Connect the camera and your computer correctly making a USB connection page 131 When you shoot images with a memory card formatted by a computer you may not be able to import the images to a computer Shoot using a memory card formatted by the camera page 117 After making a USB connection PMB does not start automatically Make the USB connection after the computer is turned on After making a USB connection PMB Portable does not start e Set LUN Settings to Multi e Set USB Connect to Mass Storage Connect the computer to the network Cannot play back images on your computer f you are using PMB refer to PMB Help page 129 Consult the computer or software manufacturer The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movie on a computer You are playing back the movie directly from the internal memory or the memory card Use PMB and import the movie to your computer then play back the movie page 129 Images once exported to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera Use PMB to play images stored on a PC with this camera Register the image in the Image Database File and play in Date View page 82 Event View 1s not available on this camera uoJees S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 14195 Memory card Cannot insert a memory card Insert it in the
56. ce Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions Use this function if image color appears unnatural S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Ao White Balance Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons displayed on the left side of the screen oS eo 3 Touch the desired mode OK cim 9 z 2 lt TI T v We Auto Adjusts the white balance automatically so that the colors appear ds 5 natural o D x Daylight Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day evening views night 5 scenes neon signs fireworks etc a a Cloudy Adjusts for a cloudy sky or a shady location Fluorescent Fluorescent White Balance 1 Adjusts for white fluorescent White Balance 1 lighting Fluorescent Fluorescent White Balance 2 Adjusts for natural white Q White Balance 2 fluorescent lighting a Fluorescent Fluorescent White Balance 3 Adjusts for day white fluorescent White Balance 3 lighting zs Adjusts for places under incandescent lamp or under bright Incandescent lighting such as in a photo studio B 4W8 Flash Adjusts for the flash conditions i94 One Push Adjusts the white balance depending on the light source The white color memorized in One Push Set mode becomes the basic white color Use this mode when Auto and other settings don t provide accurate col
57. ce Detection function is activated sets whether to use the Soft Skin effect and the effect level 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Soft Skin Effect desired mode Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons displayed on the left side of the screen hee Off Does not use the Soft Skin Effect t Low Adds light Soft Skin Effect a Sia Mid Adds moderate Soft Skin Effect a e High Adds strong Soft Skin Effect e Off is not available when Scene Selection is set to Soft Skin mode The Soft Skin Effect may not be visible depending on the subject S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 6468 Face Detection Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus flash exposure white balance and red eye reduction settings automatically S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Face Detection frame Orange When the camera detects more than one subject the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority The Face Detection frame for the main subject will changes to an orange colored a The frame for which the focus is set will turn green when the shutter button is pressed halfway down o9 i D Face Detection frame White a 2o 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode zx 2 MENU l Face Detection desired mode Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons Z displayed on th
58. correct direction You have formatted a memory card by mistake e All the data on the memory card is deleted by formatting You cannot restore it Data is being recorded to internal memory even though you inserted a memory card e Check that the memory card has been securely inserted as far as it will go Internal memory Cannot playback or record images using the internal memory There is a memory card inserted in the camera Remove it Cannot copy the data stored in the internal memory to a memory card The memory card is full Copy to a memory card with sufficient capacity Cannot copy the data on the memory card or the computer to the internal memory This feature is not available Cannot print an image Refer to the operation manual of the printer Images are printed with both edges cut off Depending on your printer all the edges of the image may be cut off Especially when you print an image shot with the image size set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may be cut off When printing images using your printer cancel the trimming or borderless settings Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printer provides these functions or not When having images printed at a digital print shop ask the shop whether they can print the images without cutting off both edges Cannot print images with the date e Using PMB you can print images with date page 129
59. e ISO value when DRO plus is set xepu 6 98 Anti Blink When Scene Selection is set to Soft Skin or da Soft Snap while you are shooting an image the camera automatically shoots two images consecutively The camera will select display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automatically S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode SCN Scene Selection gt LASS i eo Q t Soft Skin or e Soft Snap DS Oo SE SPRF TO 3 MENU v Anti Blink desired mode 5 Z z dem en When Face Detection is active the Anti Blink function operates so O D that images with the subject s eyes open are recorded 77 Anti Blink does not function in the following situations When using the flash a During burst shooting B When the Face Detection function does not work When the Smile Shutter function is activated e Sometimes Anti Blink function does not work depending on the situation When the Anti Blink function is set to Auto but only images with the subject s eyes closed are recorded the message Blinked eye detected is displayed on the LCD screen Shoot again as necessary 6908 Display Settings Sets whether to display the operation buttons on the LCD screen in shooting mode 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU gt E Display Settings desired mode
60. e cm S 28 gu M E 83 ISEP sione A MUERE CN RIDE UM 108 R Ido GM oi o eer nt 23 Red Eye Correction sss 81 Red Bye ReductiON ei ttti 97 BCIOUCD ento ne are 81 onc m rE 85 S Scene Recos Guide sereias enen 96 Scene Reco rnifioN iori tete et epp bndd 62 SOSIICOSE OCIO catt i in pluris 29 jb m 105 Select Foldet spere attt usus metet 90 Self diagnosis display 144 Self portrait 45 Se TE r nee 45 47 Send by TransterJet us ect nte 78 DELHI ol ee ae en A E 14 Shooting MOVIE eoe aati cartesian E 27 SU TERRA POS crin U ERO 24 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 15865 Shooting Direction seen 48 SKJE HOW seeps a e 73 Slow Syne Geese E RRS 43 Smart ZOO sensers R 94 Smile SUC oe o etie dip ES 41 ON E 30 Oe i N nett A A sans rotons Den 29 DOPL SII EISE aeneae qnie etta dan 64 BOLD SHAB astern ett eee eter 29 DOLI ODE ee A E ee PT ne 129 DDOL UE ceni mda Evan DORMI 59 Spot Metering Le edes boi ER des 61 Sweep Panorama serere 25 T Temporarily Rotated Display 37 Touch TN aote ette resta ibat 19 Barca M 113 TransferJet standard sss 154 Trimming Resize sse 81 Troubleshooting gossicccticp cacesessensiasectentesscgocessaasiesncscancated 136 jp enecen taeaentt 125 126 Twilight ERR 29 Twilight POT AN te
61. e cscs teta Te e 29 U WEE W ANGE cete nieto DEM lasers i 30 Underwater Sweep Panorama 32 Underwater White Balance 58 Unsharp masking see 81 USB COHB oc Cane nt Ce ne ete ee 108 USD JaC 131 Using the camera abroad sss 149 V iis 49 Video COU POR MRHRMHMHPN RR 106 View Mode E 82 Volume Senis runnen 86 W Warning indicators and messages 144 White Balance aaoscenasecaietei Rudd et ute erbe itn 56 Wide ZO OM m 36 Windows computer sss 128 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu loa Notes on the License C Library Expat and zlib software are provided in the camera We provide this software based on license agreements with their owners of copyright Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Read license 1 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of C Library Expat zlib dtoa pcre and libjpeg software THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR i ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO
62. e first time copy the install file of the PC application written in the Eye Fi card first then format the card Before using the Eye Fi card upgrade the firmware of the Eye Fi card to the latest version For details on version upgrades refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Eye Fi card When uploading image data Power Save is not available If the fin error icon is displayed eject and re insert the Eye Fi card or turn the power of the camera off and on again If the Ra error icon is still displayed the Eye Fi card may be corrupted For details contact Eye Fi Inc Wireless LAN communication may be interrupted by the other communication devices If data reception is insufficient move the camera closer to the access point For details on content that can be uploaded refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Eye Fi card Some Eye Fi cards have an Endless Memory Mode This product does not support Endless Memory Mode Make sure that Eye Fi cards that you insert into this product have Endless Memory Mode turned off For details on setting Endless Memory Mode refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Eye Fi card uoJees S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 115 Calibration Enables you to perform calibration when the touch panel buttons do not react at the appropriate points where you touch 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings C
63. e flash mode settings you can use in this mode are On or Off only The focus speed becomes slower S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 53GB EV You can adjust the exposure manually in 1 3 EV steps in a range of 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Orv EV Depending on the REC mode this is set using buttons displayed on the left side of the screen 3 Touch to adjust exposure OK You can also adjust the exposure by touching of the adjustment bar and dragging to the right or left If you shoot a subject in extremely bright or dark conditions or when you use the flash the exposure adjustment may not be effective Adjusting the exposure for better looking images Overexposure too much light Whitish image Lower EV setting Correct exposure Higher EV setting Underexposure too little light Darker image S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 5468 ISO Sets the luminous sensitivity when the camera is in Program Auto mode or when Scene Selection is set to g Underwater 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU 5so ISO desired number AUTO nop Auto Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically so bed pond A You can reduce image
64. e incompatible devices To check if your camera supports the TransferJet function check for the following mark on the bottom of the camera TransferJet compatible device Y TransferJet Notes on the battery pack e Charge the battery pack supplied before using the camera for the first time e You can charge the battery pack even 1f it is not completely discharged In addition even 1f the battery pack is not fully charged you can use the partially charged capacity of the battery pack as is e If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long time use up the existing charge and remove it from the camera then store it ina cool dry place This is to maintain the battery pack functions For details on the usable battery pack see page 152 Carl Zeiss lens The camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing sharp images with excellent contrast The lens for the camera has been produced under a quality assurance system certified by Carl Zeiss in accordance with the quality standards of Carl Zeiss in Germany Continued 3GB S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJeeg uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu Notes on the LCD screen and lens The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However some tiny black and or bright dots white red blue or green may appear on the LCD screen These dots are a
65. e input 4 Press gt Playback button to turn on the camera Images shot with the camera appear on the TV Touch gt lt a displayed on the LCD screen of this camera to select the desired image When you play back a single image no icons are displayed on the TV You cannot play back images in Easy Mode during TV output When you shoot movies while the camera and a TV are connected the image being shot is not displayed on the TV S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nN3alN xepu 12595 Viewing an image on a High Definition HD TV You can view images recorded on the camera in high picture quality by connecting the camera to a High Definition HD TV using the HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately Use a Type3 compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the TV 1 Turn off both the camera and the HD TV 2 Connect the camera to the TV using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately IT COMPONENT VIDEO IN ae o6 060 gt Playback button 2 To the multi connector Green Blue Red ou TE White Red z HD Output Adaptor To audio video input jacks SA Conversion Cable sold separately adaptor The conversion adaptor is supplied with a Type3 compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately 3 Turn on the TV and set the input 4 Press Playback button to turn o
66. e installation For the installation connect the camera to the computer during the procedure page 131 When the restarting confirmation message appears restart the computer following the instructions on the screen DirectX may be installed depending on the system environment of your computer 6 Remove the CD ROM after the installation is complete Start up the software To start up PMB click gt PMB on the desktop For the detailed operation method see the following PMB support page English only http www sony co jp pmb se or click rj PMB Help To start up PMB from the Start menu select Start All Programs oy PMB If PMB was installed on your computer and if you re install PMB using the supplied CD ROM you can start up all the applications from PMB Launcher To start up PMB Launcher double click amp amp PMB Launcher on the desktop Log on as Administrator When PMB is started up for the first time the confirmation message of the Information tool appears on the screen Select Start f PMB has been already installed on your computer and that PMB version number is lower than that of the supplied CD ROM re install PMB using the supplied CD ROM e f the version number is higher than that of the supplied CD ROM you do not need to re install PMB When you connect the camera and the computer via USB cable the available
67. e left side of the screen m oz p c YW S When Detects the face when an area with a face is touched on the screen 2 touched 5 Q L9 o Auto Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on o gie Child Detects and shoots with priority on child s face Priority Lee Adult Detects and shoots with priority on adult s face 5 Priority S X Face Detection 1s not available in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode In Easy Mode When touched is not available when Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People You can select Face Detection only when the Focus mode is set to Multi AF or the Metering Mode is set to Multi The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital Zoom Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected Adults and children may not be recognized correctly depending on the conditions During Smile Shutter shooting Face Detection is automatically set to Auto even if it is set to When touched 656B Continued Selecting the priority face Normally the camera automatically selects the face to focus on according to the Face Detection setting but you can also select a face to be given priority 1 Touch a face you want to set as the priority face during Face Detection The touched face is selected as the priority face and the frame changes to an orange color
68. ed m Each time you touch a different face that face is selected as the priority face 8 To cancel face registration touch ay t may not be possible to detect the selected face correctly depending on the surrounding brightness the subject s hairstyle etc e When the Smile Shutter function is used with the Face Detection frame selected Smile Detection is performed only on the selected face n Easy Mode or when Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People the priority face cannot be selected S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 6608 DRO The camera analyzes the shooting scene and automatically corrects the brightness and contrast to improve the image quality DRO stands for Dynamic Range Optimizer a function that automatically optimizes the difference between the light and dark parts of an image S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode P Program Auto uoJees uoneJedo 3 MENU 839 DRO desired mode S 05 Co 9 9 99 DRO Adjusts the brightness and contrast of the images automatically standard CW DRO plus Adjusts image brightness and contrast automatically and strongly Depending on shooting conditions it may not be possible to obtain correction effects Only ISO AUTO or values from ISO 80 to ISO 800 can be set for th
69. ely the mark on the IRF icon will turn green When two frames are shot the two images are displayed side by side immediately after shooting When Anti Blink is displayed 2 images are taken automatically and the image with the eyes open is selected automatically For details on the Anti Blink function see What is the Anti Blink function 6268 Continued The Scene Recognition function does not operate when you shoot images using Digital Zoom Scene Recognition is set to Auto in the following situations In Easy Mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People During burst shooting aa Portrait 2 Twilight Portrait or 3 Backlight Portrait are not recognized when Face Detection is set to When touched The available flash settings are Auto and Off 0 Twilight using a tripod scenes sometimes cannot 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 recognized as a Twilight using a tripod Keep the camera still during shooting The Scene Recognition icon appears regardless of the Display Settings These scenes may not be recognized depending on the situation Shooting two images with different settings and selecting the one you like Advanced mode In Advanced mode t
70. emory card nserting a memory card into the camera after copying images from the internal memory Turning off the camera 1 Double click the disconnect icon on the Windows Vista tasktray i Se 2 Click USB Mass Storage Device Stop 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window then click OK Note Disconnect icon Drag and drop the icon of the memory card or the drive icon to the Trash icon beforehand when you use a Macintosh computer and the camera is disconnected from the computer Windows XP S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 13295 Uploading images to a media service This camera has a built in application PMB Portable You can use this application to do the following e You can easily upload images to a blog or other media service e You can upload images from a computer connected to the Internet even when you are away from home or the office Youcan easily register the media services such as blogs you use frequently For details on PMB Portable see the PMB Portable help Starting up PMB Portable Windows When using PMB Portable for the first time you must select the language Follow the procedure below to make the selection Once the language selection has been made steps 3 to 5 are unnecessary the next time you use PMB Portable 1 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer When you connect the camera and your
71. enomenon To avoid blurring of images hold the camera firmly until the shutter is released It usually takes a second until the shutter is released and also be sure not to allow the subject to move during this period Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and conditions such as distance to the subject or if the subject looked away from the pre strobe f you do not use the Face Detection function Red Eye Reduction does not work even when you select Auto Red Eye Reduction is set to Off when fo High Sensitivity mode is selected in Scene Selection or when the Smile Shutter function is activated Does not use Red Eye Reduction What causes the red eye phenomenon Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon Camera Eye NA Retina Other ways to reduce red eye e Select ido High Sensitivity mode in Scene Selection The flash is automatically turned to Off When the eyes of the subject turn out red correct the image with Retouch Red Eye Correction on the viewing menu or with the supplied software PMB S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu Q7GB Blink Alert When an image with the subject s eyes closed is recorded while Face Detection is activated the message Bli
72. ernal Memory Tool A new folder is created on the memory card and all the data will be copied to it You cannot choose a specific folder and copy images to it S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 121 File Number Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images 1 MENU Settings egg Memory Card Tool or m Internal Memory Tool File Number desired mode Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the recording folder or the memory card is changed When the replaced memory card contains a file with a number higher than the last assigned number a number one higher than the largest number is assigned Starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed When the recording folder contains a file a number one higher than the largest number is assigned S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 12295 Area Setting Adjusts the time to the local time of a selected area MENU Settings Clock Settings 1 Area Setting desired mode You use the camera in your area When the currently set area differs from your home area you must make the Area Setting C Changing Area Setting Setting a frequently visited destination lets you easily adjust the time when you visit that destination 2010 1 1 12 00 AM Home E Tokyo Seoul g De
73. ery pack The same image is shot several times e Set Burst Settings to Off page 52 Scene Recognition is set to Advanced page 62 Cannot play back images Make sure that the memory card is fully inserted into the camera The folder file name has been changed on your computer No guarantees are made for playing back on this camera files containing images which were processed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras The camera is in USB mode Delete the USB connection page 132 The date and time are not displayed Display Settings is set to Off Left and right sides of the screen are shown in black Auto Orientation is set to On page 95 The buttons and icons no longer appear f you touch the top right of the screen during shooting the buttons and icons will momentarily disappear The buttons and icons will reappear when you take your finger off the screen Display Settings in shooting or viewing menu is set to Off Touch the left side of the LCD screen and drag to the right Cannot hear music during slideshow Transfer music files to the camera with Music Transfer pages 129 130 Confirm that the volume setting and slideshow setting are correct pages 74 86 e Slideshow is played back with Continuous Playback Select Slideshow with music and play back The image does not appear on the TV The camera and television must use
74. ext folders S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 90GB AF Illuminator The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked The bon indicator appears at this time 1 2 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode MENU s z Settings gf Shooting Settings AF Illuminator desired mode Uses the AF illuminator Does not use AF illuminator Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject regardless of whether light fails to reach the center of the subject You cannot use the AF illuminator in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode When A Landscape 9 Twilight gg Pet 2 Fireworks or 4 Hi Speed Shutter mode is selected in Scene Selection When Housing is set to On When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People When you use AF illuminator the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame The AF illuminator emits very bright light Although there is no health hazard do not look directly into the AF illuminat
75. g to the image size Smart zoom Precision PQ Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 8x including the optical zoom 4x However note that the image quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded Precision digital zoom Off Does not use the Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom function does not operate in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode When the Smile Shutter function is activated When Self Timer is set to Self portrait One Person or Self portrait Two People The smart zoom is not available when the image size is set to 14M or 16 9 11M The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital Zoom Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom including optical zoom 4x The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size 10M Approx 4 7x ca S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 9468 Auto Orientation When the camera is rotated to shoot a portrait vertical image the camera records its position change and displays the image in the portrait position 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings gy Shooting Settings Auto Orientation desired mode Does not use Auto Orientation v On Records the image with the correct orientation
76. ges stored in the internal memory at a print shop directly from the camera Copy the images to a memory card page 121 then take the memory card to the print shop Consult your photo printing service shop as to what types of memory card they can process A memory card adaptor sold separately may be necessary Consult your photo printing service shop Before you take image data to a shop always copy back up your data to a disk You cannot set the number of prints f you want to superimpose dates on images consult your photo printing service shop S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 135 Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the camera try the following solutions Q Check the items on pages 136 to 143 If a code such as C E LILI L IL T appears on the screen see page 144 S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp O NO Remove the battery pack wait for about one minute re insert amp the battery pack then turn on the power 36 Initialize the settings page 104 z DE D Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service a facility SE Be aware that by sending the camera for repair you give consent that the contents of the internal memory music files may be checked Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can u be found at our Customer Support Website zi http www sony net D B
77. he camera shoots two images consecutively with the settings differing as follows when it recognizes J Twilight 2 Twilight Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod E Backlight or 4 Backlight Portrait scenes which tends to blur You can select the desired image from the two images shot First Image Second Image J Shoots in Slow Synchro Shoots with sensitivity increased and shake reduced Shoots in Slow Synchro with the face Shoots with sensitivity increased with the face as which the flash strobes on as guide guide and shake reduced Shoots in Slow Synchro Shoots with even slower shutter speed without increasing sensitivity Shoots with the flash Shoots with the brightness and contrast of the background adjusted DRO plus amp 3 Shoots with the face which the flash Shoots with the brightness and contrast of the strobes on as guide face and the background adjusted DRO plus When Flash is set to Auto What is the Anti Blink function When set to Advanced the camera automatically shoots two images consecutively when it recognizes gp Portrait The camera will select display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automatically If the eyes are closed in both images the message Blinked eye detected is displayed except when the flash strobes when the shutter speed is slow YOIeaS S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN Xepul 6308 Soft Skin Effect When the Fa
78. he desired position on the left side of the LCD screen The MENU icon in the customization area is replaced 4 To cancel touch x o4 d s 4 AUTO Q Pauro ig miro miro Customization area You cannot customize the MENU icon in Easy Mode Taking advantage of customization Not only can you swap MENU icons but you can also swap MENU icons inside the customization area and reduce the number of MENU icons Customize Swapping MENU icons inside the customization area While touching a MENU icon inside the customization area move it to the desired location Reducing the number of icons in the customization area While touching a MENU icon inside the customization area move it to the area on the right Pauro S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 2168 Using the internal memory The camera has approximately 32 MB of internal memory This memory is not removable Even when there is no memory card inserted in the camera you can record images using this internal memory When a memory card is inserted Recording Images are recorded on the memory card Playback Images on the memory card are played back Menu Settings etc Various functions can be performed on images on the memory card ED CD a When there is no memory card inserted Recording Images are recorded using the internal memory You cannot record movies to the in
79. her folder or create a new folder pages 118 119 Cannot create more folders The folder with a name beginning with 999 exists on the memory card You cannot create any folders if this is the case Empty folder contents You tried to delete a folder containing one or more files Delete all of the files and then delete the folder Folder protected You tried to delete a folder that is protected as read only on a computer Cannot display file An error occurred while the image was playing back No guarantees are made for playing back on this camera files containing images which were processed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras Read only folder You have selected a folder that cannot be set as a recording folder on the camera Select another folder page 119 File protected Release the protection page 83 Image size over limit You are playing back an image with size that cannot be played back on the camera Unable to detect face for retouch You may not be able to retouch the image depending on the image Wy Vibration warning indicator Camera shake may occur due to insufficient light Use the flash or mount the camera on a tripod to secure the camera 1280x720 Fine is not supported with this memory card 1280x720 Standard is not supported with this memory card For recording movies it is recommended that you use a Memory Stick PRO
80. ide of the LCD screen 3 Draw on the image using the paint pen supplied 4 Touch the c y amp button select the saved image size utton ulii internal memory or on a memory card Frame Add a frame Select the desired frame with J Revert Undo the last action Clear all Erase all painting You cannot paint or put stamps on panoramic images and movies HE a 1 E 3 5 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 808 Retouch Retouches a recorded image and records it as a new file The original image is retained 1 Press the gt P playback mode e Trimming Resize fy Red Eye Correction I2 Unsharp masking 2 MENU Retouch desired mode 3 Perform retouching according to the operation method in each mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp layback button to switch to uoJees uoneJedo Records the zoomed playback image Touch Q Q set the point with A W 4 select an image size to save with OK The quality of trimmed images may deteriorate The image size that you can trim may vary depending on the image Corrects the red eye phenomenon caused by flash After red eye correction is completed touch OK You may not be able to correct the red eye phenomenon depending on the image Sharpens the image within a chosen frame Touch the
81. ideo output signal to PAL mode e g for Europe China S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo 2 Q D X 10665 Housing Displays the dedicated operation buttons when the camera is installed in the housing Marine Pack Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the housing 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Housing desired mode Changes the function of the buttons v Of Does not change any functions Objects cannot be brought into focus by touching the screen e Some functions are limited and the icon positions on the LCD screen change When Housing is set to On View Mode is set to Date View S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 107 USB Connect Sets the mode when the camera is connected to a computer or a USB device using the USB cable 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings USB Connect desired mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp O NO d D G2 v Mass Storage Establishes a Mass Storage connection between the camera and a Er E computer or other USB device PTP MTP When you connect the camera to a computer the AutoPlay Wizard appears and the still images in the recording folder on the camera lt are imported to the computer with Windows 7 Vista XP u Mac OS X mc V g Note 28 z You cannot import movies when PTP MTP is selected To import movies to the computer select Mass ic
82. ing will not be successful If this happens change AE AF locked angle and shoot again Underwater Sweep Panorama is not suitable for the following situations When objects are too close to the camera Images with little contrast Images with constant change You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations You pan the camera too quickly or too slowly There is too much camera shake S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbules NNAW xepu 3268 Zoom You can enlarge the image when shooting The camera s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 4x 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode T side 2 Move the zoom W T lever Move the zoom W T lever to the T side to zoom in and move to the W side to zoom out When the zoom scale exceeds 4x see page 94 The camera zooms slowly while shooting a movie Zoom is locked to the W side in Sweep Panorama and Underwater Sweep Panorama modes S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 33GB Viewing still images 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select an image with amp 1 1I Tips for dragging operations You can perform the following actions by dragging the LCD screen during playback G Viewing images taken with a different camera This camera creates an Image Database File on the memory card for recording and playi
83. inger Suro a v gt Displays the hidden items so that the items tel you want to set are shown on the screen S U9 U09 Jo JqeL x oo Returns to the previous screen oS Displays the description of functions for S each setting on the selection screens for Oo MENU shooting REC Mode or Scene gt Selection mode Touch gt the items whose description you want to view lt zZ Notes a To operate the touch panel press it lightly with your finger or the supplied paint pen Pressing hard or G m using a pointed object other than the supplied paint pen could damage the touch panel 2 zx f you touch the top right of the screen during shooting the buttons and icons will momentarily ic disappear The buttons and icons will reappear when you take your finger off the screen o Touching the screen to set the focus 5 Touching the subject on the touch panel displays a frame and then pressing the shutter button S X halfway down brings the frame into focus If there 1s a face in the frame in addition to the focus the brightness and hue are also automatically optimized Button Operation method Touch the subject Adjusts the focus Cancels the function e You cannot use this function when using the Digital Zoom shooting in close focus mode or in Easy Mode e You cannot use this function when a Landscape 9 Twilight Gourmet Fireworks or Underwate
84. is an abbreviation for Memory Stick Micro media To use a Memory Stick Micro media with the camera be sure to insert the Memory Stick Micro media into an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size If you insert a Memory Stick Micro media into the camera without an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size you might not be able to remove it from the camera Do not leave the Memory Stick Micro media within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 151 Battery pack On charging the battery pack e We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F The battery pack may not be fully charged in temperatures outside this range Effective use of the battery pack e Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings So in cold places the operational time of the battery pack is shorter We recommend the following to ensure longer battery pack use Put the battery pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up and insert it in the camera immediately before you start shooting The battery pack will run out quickly if you use the flash or zoom frequently e We recommend having spare battery packs handy for two or three times the expected shooting time and making trial shots before taking the actual shots Do not expose the battery pack to
85. ith the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value Also you can select various settings using the menu 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode P Program Auto 3 Press the shutter button S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 28GB Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode SCN Scene Selection gt desired mode e Soft Skin Allows you to shoot faces for smoothness e Soft Snap Allows you to shoot images with a softer atmosphere for portraits and flowers etc AA Landscape Allows easy shooting of distant scenes by focusing in the distance Shoots the clear sky and trees and flowers in vivid colors a Twilight Portrait Allows you to shoot sharp images of people with the night view in the background without compromising the atmosphere Twilight Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings ISO High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low light conditions reducing blur d Gourmet Selects Macro mode allowing you to shoot food arrangements in delicious and bright colors oS Pet Allows you to shoot images of your pet with the best settings TS Beach Allows you to shoot images with the proper settings for seaside or
86. layed image in single image mode Wa Multiple Images Allows you to select and delete multiple images Do as the following after step 2 uoJees uoneJedo D Touch the image you want to delete Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be deleted Touch an image with a Y mark again to release the Y mark 2 Touch OK OK Te All Images on This Deletes all images in the selected date range or folder at Date once ee All in This Folder After step 2 touch OK 5 Q Note L x lt e When the internal memory is used to record images View Mode is set to Folder View and still images and movies are displayed in the same folder In Easy Mode Delete Single Image Deletes the currently displayed image Delete All Images Deletes all images in that date range or folder 7068 Continued You can switch between index and single image mode when selecting images When you select fia Multiple Images you can switch the single image screen and the index screen by touching o m Touch z on the index screen to return to the single image screen and touch EZ on the single image screen to return to the index screen e You can also switch between index and single image modes in Protect Send by TransferJet or DPOF S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbules NNAW xepu 7108 Send by TransferJet TransferJet is a close up wireless transfer techno
87. ld separately 2 Turn on the computer then press gt Playback button 3 Connect the camera to your computer When a USB connection is established for the first time your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera Wait for a while Connecting to Mass Storage D To a USB jack of the computer connector Cable for multi use terminal supplied Importing images to a computer Windows PMB allows you to easily import images For details on PMB functions see the PMB Help Importing images to a computer without using PMB When the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between the camera and a computer click Open folder to view files OK DCIM copy the desired images to the computer S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 131 Importing images to a computer Macintosh Connect the camera to your Macintosh computer first Double click the newly recognized icon on the desktop the folder where the images you want to import are stored NO Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon The image files are copied to the hard disk Double click the hard disk icon the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files The image is displayed C2 Deleting the USB connection Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before e Disconnecting the USB cable Removing a m
88. logy that allows data to be transferred by closely aligning two products that you want to communicate with each other To find out whether your camera is equipped with the TransferJet function check for the 7 TransferJet mark on the bottom of the camera Using a Memory Stick with TransferJet sold separately allows images to be transferred between TransferJet compatible devices For more details on TransferJet see the operating instructions supplied with Memory Stick with TransferJet 1 Insert a Memory Stick with TransferJet into the camera and press the gt Playback button 2 7 Send by TransferJet desired mode When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU 3 Transfer images by closely aligning the Y TransferJet marks on the camera and other device A notification sound is emitted when connection is made This Image Sends the currently displayed image in single image mode 7 Multiple Images You can select and send multiple images v After step 2 perform the following A Select an image to be sent then touch it Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be sent Touch an image with a w mark again to release the Y mark 2ZTouch OK OK Only still images can be transferred Up to 10 images can be transferred at once First set TransferJet to On by selecting MENU Settings YT Main Settings page 113
89. mage Orders printing the currently displayed image in single image mode DPOF Multiple You can select and order printing multiple images Images After step 2 perform the following D Select an image to be printed then touch it Repeat the above steps until there are no more images to be printed Touch an image with a Y mark again to release the Y mark 2 Touch OK OK por Set All on This Sets print order for all images in the date range or folder Date Touch OK after step 2 DPOF in Thi zuoy Set All in This Folder por Remove All on Cancels print order for all images in the date range or folder This Date Touch OK after step 2 DPOF zai Remove All in This Folder e The DPOF Print order mark cannot be added to movies or to images in the internal memory You can add a DPOF Print order mark to a maximum 999 images 8468 Rotate Rotates a still image Use this function to display a horizontal orientation image in vertical orientation FEDS TI 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU ty Rotate 3 AVA OK You cannot rotate movies and protected still images You may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras When viewing images on a computer the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the software S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 95GB Volume Settings
90. mages in index In single image mode you can change the number of image thumbnails by touching MENU Number of images in index 12 up or 28 up S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 7268 Slideshow Images are automatically played back in succession S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Touch Ty Slideshow desired mode When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU IE Continuous Plays back all the images in succession from the displayed image to Playback the very last image Ty Slideshow with Plays back still images in succession along with effects and music music e Slideshow is not available when View Mode is set to Folder view Movie uoJees uoneJedo Continuous Playback 1 Select the image to start playback 2 Touch Th Slideshow Continuous Playback 3 To end continuous playback touch the LCD screen and then touch Exit Continuous Playback e Touch q or lt on the LCD screen to adjust the movie volume xepu OG Viewing panoramic images during continuous playback The whole panoramic image is displayed for 3 seconds You can scroll a panoramic image by touching gt 738 Slideshow with music 1 Touch Ty Slideshow Slideshow with music S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 2 Touch desired mode gt Start 3 To exit slideshow to
91. mera faster to record a full panoramic image e Since several images are stitched together the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly Under low light conditions panoramic images may be blurred or the shooting may not be successful Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent lights the brightness or color of the combined image will not always be the same When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the AE AF locked angle are very different in brightness color and focus the shooting will not be successful If this happens change AE AF locked angle and shoot again e Sweep Panorama is not suitable for the following situations Subjects are moving Subjects are too close to the camera Images with little contrast such as sky sandy beach or lawn Images with constant changes such as waves or waterfalls You cannot create panoramic images in the following situations You pan the camera too quickly or too slowly There is too much camera shake 25GB Continued Jo eiae Changing the shooting direction or image size of a panoramic image Shooting Direction Ea Shooting Direction Right Left Up or Down Panorama Image Il Image Size Standard or Wide Size XTips for shooting a panoramic image Pan the camera in an arc at a constant velocity in the direction indicated on the LCD screen Subjects at rest are more suited for panorama shots than moving subjects Vertic
92. mory card formatted with this camera xepu Movies The table below shows the approximate maximum recording times These are the total times for all movie files Continuous shooting is possible for approximately 29 minutes or up to approximately 2 GB of data at one time Units hour minute second Capacity Internal memory Approx Memory card formatted with this camera 1280x720 Fine 0 27 50 0 56 00 1 1 53 40 40 3 350140 40 Te 7 37 50 0 01 10 1 21 20 2 43 40 5 31 50 11 15 50 22 15 50 The recordable time of movies may vary depending on the shooting conditions temperature etc LE Precautions Do not use store the camera in the following places nan extremely hot cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malfunction Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become discolored or deformed and this may cause a malfunction nalocation subject to rocking vibration Near strong magnetic place n sandy or dusty places Be careful not to let sand or dust get into the camera This may cause the camera to malfunction and in some cases this malfunction cannot be repaired On carrying Do not sit down in a chair or other place with the camera in the back pocket of your trousers or skirt as this may cause malfunction or damage the camera On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe
93. mperature rises when shooting movies LCD Brightness is set to Normal S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 10065 Language Setting Selects the language to be used in the menu items warnings and messages 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Language Setting desired mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 101 Display color Sets the color of the screen display 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Display color desired mode uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 10295 Demo Mode You can set whether to use a demonstration of the shooting functions or Smile Shutter When there is no need to view a demonstration set to Off 1 MENU S Settings T Main Settings Demo Mode desired mode OK Demo Mode1 A demonstration of the shooting functions will be performed B Demo Mode2 Automatically starts the Smile Shutter demonstration when no operation is performed for 15 seconds v Of Does not perform a demonstration Pressing the shutter button during the Smile Shutter demonstration operates the shutter but no image is recorded During a demonstration if the number of images saved in the internal memory increases the camera may automatically delete the images S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees u
94. n mode of the Eye Fi card A Eye Fi card is in standby mode There is no image to be sent TI A Eye Fi card is in upload standby mode m ra fait Eye Fi card is in connecting mode D c5 fat Eye Fi card is uploading images O D 2 c Bua An error has occurred 5 Q Off Does not use the upload function 77 As of March 2010 Eye Fi cards are sold in the U S A Canada Japan and some countries in the European Union a For more information on the Eye Fi card contact the manufacturer or seller of Eye Fi cards directly D Eye Fi cards are permitted only in the countries and regions in which they were purchased You may be held liable due to local restrictions The Eye Fi card has a wireless LAN function Do not insert the Eye Fi card where wireless LAN is prohibited such as while aboard an airplane If the Eye Fi card is inserted set Eye Fi to Off When the uploading function of the Eye Fi card is set to Off orr is displayed on the LCD screen Transferring image data using the Eye Fi card 1 Set the wireless LAN access point settings or the transferring direction settings of the Eye Fi card For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Eye Fi card 2 After the settings are finished insert the Eye Fi card into the camera and shoot the images The recorded images are automatically transferred via the wireless LAN to the PC etc 114 Continued When you use a new Eye Fi card for th
95. n the camera Images shot with the camera appear on the TV Touch 9 4 displayed on the LCD screen of this camera to select the desired image Before you use this function select MENU Settings T Main Settings to select HD 10801 for COMPONENT When you play back a single image no icons are displayed on the TV Images shot in VGA image size cannot be played back in HD format You cannot play back images in Easy Mode during TV output When you shoot movies in the condition where the camera and a TV are connected using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately the image being shot is not displayed at the TV side When using the camera abroad it may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your TV system page 106 Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 12665 O PhotoTV HD This camera is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard By connecting a Sony TV compatible with PhotoTV HD using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately a whole new world of photos can be comfortably enjoyed in breathtaking Full HD quality e PhotoTV HD allows for a highly detailed photo like expression of subtle textures and colors For details see the operating instructions of the TV S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 127 Using with your computer PMB and other applications are contained on the
96. n the internal memory is used to record images When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into the camera and shoot images a new folder may be automatically created Up to 4 000 images can be stored in one folder When the folder capacity is exceeded a new folder is automatically created On the folders After a new folder is created you can change the storage destination folder page 119 and select the folder for viewing images page 90 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11865 Change REC Folder Changes the folder in the memory card that is currently used to store recorded images 1 MENU Settings 8g Memory Card Tool Change REC Folder 2 Select the folder in which you want to store Change REC Folder images using 4 v OK E3 101 1 2 Number of Files 3 Created 2010 1 1 12 01 58 AM This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images You cannot select the following folder as a recording folder 100 folder OK Cancel A folder with a number that has either LIT ILIMSDCF or LILIEIMNVOT only e You cannot move recorded images to another folder S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 11965 Delete REC Folder Deletes the folder in a memory card that is used to store recorded images 1 MENU Settings 8g Memory
97. nd receiving data successfully Closely align the Y TransferJet mark on the camera and other device The transfer rate and range differ depending on the angle at which the Y TransferJet marks are aligned It may be necessary to alter the position angle of the camera until communication can be obtained Sending and receiving data is easier if the Z TransferJet marks are aligned with both cameras parallel to each other as shown in the figure X Using separately sold TransferJet compatible devices Using separately sold TransferJet compatible devices allows you to transfer images to a PC and can broaden your enjoyment of transferring data For details see the operating instructions supplied with your TransferJet compatible device Note the following points when using TransferJet compatible devices Before use set the camera to playback mode If an image does not display select MENU Settings T Main Settings and then set LUN Settings to Single While connected data cannot be written to or deleted from the camera Do not disconnect while importing images to PMB S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo Xepul 7968 Paint Paints or adds stamps to a still image and saves it as a new file The original image is retained 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU 2 Paint When using the internal memory touch 2 Paint on the left s
98. nd the Smile Shutter touch Smile omie Detection Sensitivity indicator Shutter again Face Detection frame Shooting using the Smile Shutter ends automatically when either the memory card or internal memory becomes full Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions You cannot use the Digital Zoom function The Smile Shutter function is not available in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode Setting the Smile Detection Sensitivity In Smile Shutter mode a button that sets the Smile Detection Sensitivity is displayed D Detects a big smile QD Detects a normal smile QD Detects even a slight smile The Smile Detection Sensitivity is fixed to Normal Smile in Easy Mode When Display Settings is set to Off the Smile Detection Sensitivity is not displayed Continued S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 4165 Hints for better capturing of smiles CD Do not cover the eyes with the bangs Do not obscure the face by hat masks sunglasses etc Try to orient the face in front of the camera and be as level as possible Keep the eyes narrowed Give a clear smile with an open mouth The smile is easier to detect when the teeth are showing The shutter operates when any person whose face is being detected smiles Youcan select a face to be given priority for smile detection using
99. ng S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 14368 Warning indicators and messages Self diagnosis display If a code starting with a letter of the alphabet appears the self diagnosis function on the camera is working The last two digits indicated by OO will differ depending on the state of the camera If you cannot solve the problem even after trying the following corrective actions a few times the camera may need repair Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility C 32 00 There is trouble with the camera s hardware Turn the power off and on again C 13 00 e The camera cannot read or write data on the memory card Try turning off and on the camera again or taking out and inserting the memory card several times The internal memory has experienced a format error or an unformatted memory card is inserted Format the internal memory or the memory card page 117 e The inserted memory card cannot be used with the camera or the data is damaged Insert a new memory card E 61 00 E 62 00 E 91 00 e A camera malfunction has occurred Initialize the camera page 104 then turn the power on again E 94 00 There is a malfunction when writing or deleting data Repair is required Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Be prepared to give all numbers in the error code beginning from the E Messages If the foll
100. ng images If the camera detects images not registered in the Image Database File on the memory card a registration screen with the message Files found which were not recognized Import files will be displayed To view unregistered images register them by selecting OK Usea sufficiently charged battery to register images If a battery with a low charge is used to register images it may not be possible to register all of the data or the data may be corrupted if the battery charge runs out S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 3468 Playback Zoom Plays back the enlarged image S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Touch the area you want to enlarge The image is enlarged to twice the previous size with O the area you touched at the center You can also enlarge 79 the image by moving the zoom W T lever to the T Shows the displayed area of 9 5 id O side the whole image o S 3 Adjust the zoom scale and position The image is further enlarged each time you touch the screen Drag up down right left Changes the zoom position Changes the zoom scale Cancels playback zoom Q Io save enlarged images You can save an enlarged image by using the Trimming function MENU gt Retouch Trimming Resize xepu 35GB Wide Zoom In single image mode still images at a 4 3 aspect r
101. nked eye detected is displayed 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings If Shooting Settings Blink Alert desired mode v Auto Displays the Blinked eye detected message Of Doesnotdisplay the message S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 98GB Beep Changes the settings of the sound produced when you operate the camera 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Beep desired mode S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp nS E Shutter Turns on the shutter sound when you press the shutter button O 2 O High Turns on the beep shutter sound when you operate the touch panel 2 press the shutter button tow If you want to lower the beep volume select Low Off Turns off the beep shutter sound Z c YW O D z 2 Q 7 3 oO D x 99GB LCD Brightness This sets the brightness of the LCD screen 1 MENU gt Settings T Main Settings LCD Brightness desired mode v Normal X Sets the LCD screen to normal brightness Sets the LCD screen to high brightness This function is useful when viewing images in bright outside light In Bright mode the battery power may decrease faster f you do not operate the camera for a certain period of time while the power is on the LCD screen becomes dark f the camera te
102. nnot access the website because of server maintenance or for other reasons If the operation of the Sony server is to be terminated you will be notified of the termination ahead of time on Sony website etc The URLs to which you are redirected by the Sony server and other information may be recorded for the purposes of improving Sony future products and services However no personal data will be recorded on such occasions S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 13458 Printing still images You can print still images using the following methods e Printing directly using a memory card compliant printer For details see the operating instructions supplied with the printer e Printing using a computer You can import images to a computer using the supplied PMB software and print the images You can insert the date on the image and print it For details see the PMB Help e Printing at a shop When you print images shot in 16 9 mode both edges may be cut off You cannot print panoramic images depending on the printer Printing at a shop You can take a memory card containing images shot with the camera to a photo printing service shop As long as the shop supports photo printing services conforming to DPOF you can make a DPOF Print order mark on images in advance on the viewing menu so that you do not have to reselect them when you print them out at the shop e You cannot print ima
103. not possible to record to the camera s Image Database File or play back using Date View Use PMB to back up all images to a PC and use it to restore a memory card or internal memory Image Database File error Cannot recover Import all of the images to the computer with PMB and format the memory card or the internal memory page 117 To view the images again with the camera export the imported images to the camera with PMB Recording function unavailable due to high internal temperature The camera temperature has risen You cannot record images until the temperature has gone down Recording has stopped due to increased camera temperature Recording has stopped due to a rise in temperature while recording a movie Please wait until the temperature goes down S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo qoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 147 I When you record movies for a long time the camera temperature rises In this case stop recording movies Connection failed Check the TransferJet reception port and transfer data correctly page 16 Some files were not sent Some files were not received Either communication was cut off during image transfer or transfer was cut off because device memory is full Check the available memory capacity and try transferring data using TransferJet again uoJees S U9 U00 uoneJedo JO eiqe uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 14865
104. o media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media Memory Stick Duo media SD memory card SDHC memory card and SDXC memory card MultiMediaCard cannot be used A memory card formatted with a computer is not guaranteed to operate with the camera Data read write speeds differ depending on the combination of the memory card and the equipment used Data may be corrupted in the following cases When the memory card is removed or the camera is turned off during a read or write operation When the memory card is used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noise Werecommend backing up important data Do not attach a label on the memory card itself nor on a memory card adaptor Do not touch the terminal section of the memory card with your hand or a metal object Do not strike bend or drop the memory card Do not disassemble or modify the memory card Do not expose the memory card to water Do not leave the memory card within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it nsert a memory card that fits the memory card slot size Otherwise it will cause a malfunction Do not use or store the memory card under the following conditions High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight Locations exposed to direct sunlight Humid locations or locations with corrosive substances present Note on using the memory card adaptor sold separately
105. of memory cards that you can use sold separately The following memory cards are compatible with this camera Memory Stick PRO Duo media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media Memory Stick Duo media SD memory card SDHC memory card and SDXC memory card MultiMediaCard cannot be used In this manual the term Memory Stick Duo media is used to refer to Memory Stick PRO Duo media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media and Memory Stick Duo media and the term SD card is used to refer to SD memory card SDHC memory card and SDXC memory card Memory Stick Duo media with a capacity up to 32 GB and SD card up to 64 GB have been confirmed to operate properly with the camera When recording movies it is recommended that you use the following memory cards Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 media MemoryStickPRO HGDuo Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media SD memory card SDHC memory card or SDXC memory card Class 4 or faster For details on Memory Stick Duo media see page 150 When using a Memory Stick Duo media with standard sized Memory Stick media slot You can use the Memory Stick Duo media by inserting it into the Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor sold separately Memory Stick Duo media Adaptor Functions built into this camera e This manual describes each of the functions of TransferJet compatibl
106. oneJedo uqo1eeg sbumes nNalN xepu 10385 Initialize Initializes the setting to the default setting Even if you execute Initialize the images are retained 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Initialize OK Be sure not to turn off the camera while initializing S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 10458 COMPONENT Selects the video signal output type from either SD or HD 10801 in accordance with the type of TV you connect to the camera using an HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately Use a Type3 compliant HD Output Adaptor Cable sold separately 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings COMPONENT desired mode v HD 1080i Select this item to connect the camera to a 1080i capable High Definition TV Select this item to connect the camera to a TV that is not compatible with an HD 10801 signal S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 10565 Video Out Sets the video signal output according to the TV color system of the connected video equipment The TV color systems differ depending on the country and region To view images on a TV screen check the TV color system of the country or region of use page 149 1 MENU Video Out desired mode Settings T Main Settings NTSC Sets the video output signal to NTSC mode e g for the USA Japan PAL Sets the v
107. or White Balance cannot be selected 2 You can use Underwater White Balance instead of White Balance 3 Off for Soft Skin Effect is not available x4 When touched for Face Detection cannot be selected 3198 Underwater Sweep Panorama When the camera is installed in a housing such as the Marine Pack the camera takes multiple shots during a sweep and allows you to create a panoramic image from composite images Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings T Main Settings Housing On 3 Put the camera in the housing X REC Mode Underwater Sweep Panorama 9 Align the camera with the end of the subject to be shot and press the shutter button 6 Pan the camera to the end of the guide following the indication on the LCD screen Guidance bar f you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time a gray area occurs in the composite image If this happens move the camera faster to record a full panoramic image e Since several images are stitched together the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly Under low light conditions panoramic images may be blurred or the shooting may not be successful Under lights that flicker the brightness or color of the combined image will not always be the same When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the AE AF locked angle are very different in brightness color and focus the shoot
108. or emitter at close range S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 968 Grid Line With reference to the grid lines you can easily set a subject in a horizontal vertical position 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings gf Shooting Settings Grid Line desired mode Does not display the grid lines S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 9268 Disp Resolution Adjusts the level of the image resolution on the LCD screen If you select High the power runs out faster than in standard mode 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings P Shooting Settings Disp Resolution desired mode v Standard Displays an image on the LCD screen in a standard image resolution Displays an image on the LCD screen in a high quality image resolution S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 93GB Digital Zoom Selects the Digital Zoom mode The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom up to 4x When the zoom scale is exceeded the camera uses either smart or precision Digital Zoom 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU Settings P Shooting Settings Digital Zoom desired mode v Smart sQ Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted accordin
109. ormat Music You can delete all the background music files stored in the camera It can be used in cases such as 1 when the background music files are damaged and cannot be played MENU Settings T Main Settings Format Music OK Restoring the music preset at the factory to the camera You can use Music Transfer in the CD ROM supplied to reset music files to the preset ones DExecute Download Music then make a USB connection between the camera and a computer 2 Start Music Transfer then restore the default music For details on using Music Transfer see the help in Music Transfer S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 111 Power Save Sets the length of time until the LCD screen goes dark and the time until the camera turns off If you do not operate the camera for a certain period of time while the power is on using the battery pack the screen goes dark and the camera later turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery pack Auto power off function 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Power Save desired mode Proactively saves the battery power If the camera is not operated for a certain period of time the power turns off automatically In shooting mode the LCD screen automatically goes dark before the power turns off S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo v Standard If the
110. ors Push Memorizes the basic white color which will be used in One Push mode 56G8 Continued White Balance is not available in the following situations In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode In Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Easy Mode Flash in White Balance is not available in the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode When Scene Selection is set to o High Sensitivity mode Under fluorescent lights that flicker the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select Fluorescent White Balance 1 Fluorescent White Balance 2 or Fluorescent White Balance 3 When shooting with a flash in other than Flash mode White Balance is set to Auto When Flash is On or Slow Synchro the white balance can only be adjusted to Auto Flash One Push or One Push Set One Push Set cannot be selected while charging the flash To capture the basic white color in One Push Set mode 1 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject 2 MENU aye White Balance One Push Set Capture The screen momentarily turns black and when the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the recording screen is displayed again f the Q9 indicator flashes while shooting the white balance is either not set or cannot be
111. osure data O NG 1 Press the Playback button to switch to D S playback mode So 2 2 MENU Ca Exposure data desired mode Nu E On Displays the exposure data on the LCD screen ka Off Does not display the exposure data xepu 99GB Number of images in index Sets the number of images displayed in the index screen 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU A Number of images in index desired mode B a 12 up Displays 12 up images a 28 up Displays 28 up images S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 99GB Select Folder When multiple folders are created in a memory card this function selects the folder containing the image you want to play back Step 2 is unnecessary when Folder View is already set 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU d amp View Mode Folder view Still or Folder view Movie 3 MENU B Select Folder select the folder with 4 v OK This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images Q Viewing images across multiple folders When multiple folders are created and the first or last image in the folder is displayed the following indicators appear Moves to the previous folder fy Moves to the next folder My Moves to either the previous or n
112. otes on PMB Portable Set LUN Settings in Main Settings to Multi Always connect to a network when using PMB Portable When uploading images over the Internet the cache may remain in the computer being used depending on the service provider This is also true when this camera is used for this purpose When a bug occurs in PMB Portable or you delete PMB Portable by mistake you can repair PMB Portable by downloading the PMB Portable installer from the web site PMB Portable makes it possible to download the URLs of a number of websites from the server administered by Sony the Sony server In order to use PMB Portable to enjoy the benefits of the image uploading service or other services the services provided by these and other websites you must consent to the following Some websites require registration procedures and or fees to use their services In using such services you must comply with the terms and conditions established by the websites concerned Services may be terminated or changed in accordance with the convenience of the website operators Sony will not be held responsible for any trouble occurring between the users and third parties or any inconvenience caused to users relating to the utilization of the services inclusive of the termination of or changes to such services To view a website you will be redirected to it by the Sony server There may be times when you ca
113. owing messages appear follow the instructions XJ The battery level is low Charge the battery pack immediately Depending on the conditions of use or the type of battery pack the indicator may flash even though there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left For use with compatible battery only The battery inserted is not an NP BNI supplied battery pack uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 14488 System error e Turn the power off and then on again Camera overheating Allow it to cool e The camera temperature has risen The power may turn off automatically or you may be unable to record movies Leave the camera in a cool location until the temperature goes down Internal memory error e Turn the power off and then on again Reinsert the memory card The inserted memory card cannot be used in the camera page 3 The terminal section of the memory card is dirty The memory card is damaged Memory card type error The inserted memory card cannot be used in the camera page 3 This memory card may not record or play The inserted memory card cannot be used in the camera page 3 Error formatting internal memory Error formatting memory card Format the media again page 117 Buffer overflow f you use a memory card that has been recorded and erased repeatedly or that was formatted on a different camera the
114. r mode is selected in the Scene Selection 1968 Operating the camera by dragging the LCD screen Operation method Displays hides the MENU screen Displays hides the operation buttons Displays the next previous image Displays the image index screen Displays the next previous page in index mode Touch the left side of the LCD screen and drag right to display the MENU screen drag right to left to hide the MENU screen Touch the left side of the LCD screen and drag left to hide the operation buttons drag from left to right to display the operation buttons Drag the LCD screen to the right or left during playback To change the image continuously drag to the right or left and continue pressing that side Drag up on the LCD screen Drag down or up on the LCD screen S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu 2 6B Customizing MENU items During shooting playback the four MENU items appear below MENU on the LCD screen You can customize these four buttons to the desired MENU items and layout letting you conveniently locate frequently used buttons These buttons can be customized and the settings saved for each recording mode during shooting and for internal memory and the memory card during playback 1 Touch MENU to display the MENU screen 2 Customize OK 3 Select a MENU icon and drag it to t
115. roximately 8 cm 3 1 4 inches 1 cm 13 32 inches in Intelligent Auto Adjustment or Easy Mode W 50 cm 1 ft 7 3 4 inches T from the lens Shoot in the Close focus mode when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically the AE AF lock indicator changes to flash slowly and the beep does not sound Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting page 59 Focusing may be difficult in the following situations tis dark and the subject is distant The contrast between the subject and the background is poor The subject is seen through glass The subject is moving quickly There is reflective light or shiny surfaces The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo Xepul 2465 Sweep Panorama uoneJedo Yeas sbumes nNalN xepu O i u S Allows you to create a panoramic image from composite images D 2 o ep 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode D 2 REC Mode ra Sweep Panorama S 3 Align the camera with the end of the subject to be shot and press the shutter button a E 4 Pan the camera to the end of the guide following the indication on the LCD a screen LEE C Lu s Guidance Ld bar f you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time a gray area occurs in the composite image If this happens move the ca
116. s Notes on using the camera shooting Viewing How to use this NANADOOK eeeeecccccccccccccccceccccccees 2 Notes on using Ihe Camera eccirni T QUE 3 Operation Search Mee 8 MENU Settings SOI OM sae D LI T 11 Names of Oye Cee 16 List of icons displayed on the screen 17 Using the touch panel Mee 19 Customizing MENU igen ee 21 Using the internal memory Me 20 EEG MOCGsvciihund Ses qiqd pe noo evade cri VUE ERE dud UP OPM M RUPES 23 Intelligent Auto Adjustment 24 Sweep Panorama e MMMMMMMMHMMeHMMeeHSHMMj 25 Movie Moga RH rr rer rn RNV XE UN NICO pape 27 Program he oo UII 28 Scene SGIOCTION ssssest vest tenes AT 29 Underwater Sweep Panorama Ael 32 LOONT c TE 33 Viewing still images 34 Playback PAGO MRC eee ee 35 Wide ZOOITIsssiaosie s ee er ee ee ee re 36 Temporarily Rotated Display ener nne 37 Viewing WR eli I IM 38 DGB S U9 U09 Jo jqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu MENU Shooting MENU items Shooting e 11 MENU Viewing Settings TV MENU items Viewing ee ee te ee 13 Setting KONS tse sede E 14 Viewing an image on a Standard Definition SD NE T S 125 Viewing an image on a High Definition HD p E 126 Computer Using with your computer MMMMel 128 Using the software MMMMMMBBeHel 129 Connecting the camera to the computer 131 Uploading images to
117. sed The connection is cut if transfer cannot be made within about 30 seconds If this happens select Yes and again align two ZY TransferJet marks on the camera and another device Memory Stick with TransferJet and camera models with TransferJet are not sold in some countries and regions due to local laws and regulations e Set the TransferJet function to Off in countries and regions other than where you purchased your camera Depending on the country or region if you use the TransferJet function you may be liable due to local restrictions on transmission of electromagnetic waves what is TransferJet TransferJet allows you to share images by sending and receiving image data Insert a Memory Stick with TransferJet in your camera and align two Y TransferJet marks of the camera and another device that supports this function For details on image transfer see page 78 uoJeegs S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoneJedo uoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 113 Eye Fi Sets whether to use the upload function of an Eye Fi card commercially available when you use the Eye Fi card with this camera Eye Fi is displayed only when the Eye Fi card is inserted in the camera 1 MENU Settings T Main Settings Eye Fi desired mode S U9 U09 Jo JqeL O NO d D G2 2 O S A Uses the upload function The Eye Fi mode display icon on the LCD screen will change depending on the communicatio
118. sed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 16065
119. selects the date to be played back on the calendar when using Date View Step 2 is unnecessary when Date View is already set S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp 1 Press the Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 MENU da View Mode E Date View O ONG D X D 3 Touch 3 Calendar SR 2 When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU wv 4 Select the month you want to display with then touch the desired date Drag the thumbnails of images for the selected date up or down to change the page Touch an image to return to the single image screen for that image Images for the selected date This item is not displayed when the internal memory is used to record images xepu Displaying calendar by dragging the LCD screen While playing back images in Date View mode you can also display the calendar by touching the upper side of the LCD screen and dragging down 718 Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Touch ES Image Index When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU 3 Touch the screen and drag up or down to change the page Touch an image on the index screen to return to the single image screen for that image C Changing the number of i
120. set Use automatic white balance Do not shake or strike the camera while One Push Set is in progress When Flash is set to On or Slow Synchro the white balance is adjusted to the condition with the flash emitting The white references loaded using White Balance and Underwater White Balance are stored separately Q Effects of lighting conditions The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions The color tones are adjusted automatically but you can adjust color tones manually using the White Balance function Weatherlighng Dayligh Cloudy Characteristics of light S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeegs sbumes nNalN xepu ALS Underwater White Balance Adjusts the color tone when the camera is set to Underwater mode in Scene Selection H Underwater mode in Movie shooting scene or Underwater Sweep Panorama mode S U9 U09 Jo JqeL 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MENU gt qx Underwater White Balance uoJees uoneJedo 3 Desired mode OK Underwater White Balance WB WB SET SO Ma ls Automatically adjusts the color tones for underwater conditions to make the colors appear natural amp Underwater 1 Adjusts for underwater conditions where blue is strong S Underwater 2 Adjusts for underwater conditions where green is strong 3 i94
121. stination L Lisbon London D Touch the Destination area Select the area using 8 Touch Daylight Savings icon then select Daylight Savings On Off 2 Touch OK n Gcorr Lisbon London Daylight Savings icon S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 123 Date amp Time Setting Sets the date and time again 1 MENU Settings amp Clock Settings Date amp Time Setting desired mode Date amp Time Format You can select the date and time display format Daylight Savings You can select Daylight Savings On Off Date amp Time You can set the date and time The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images By using PMB in the CD ROM supplied you can print or save images with the date S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 124858 Viewing an image on a Standard Definition SD TV You can view images recorded on the camera in standard picture quality by connecting the camera to a Standard Definition SD TV Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the TV 1 Turn off both the camera and the TV 2 Connect the camera to the TV with the cable for multi use terminal Supplied gt Playback button 2 To audio video input jacks Cable for multi use terminal Supplied 3 Turn on the TV and set th
122. t S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo uo9Jees sbumes nN3alN xepu 1368 Setting items You can change the settings on the Settings screen 1 Touch MENU to display the MENU screen 2 Touch Settings desired category desired item desired setting Categories i Shooting Settings T Main Settings AF Illuminator Grid Line Disp Resolution Digital Zoom Auto Orientation Scene Recog Guide Red Eye Reduction Blink Alert Beep LCD Brightness Language Setting Display color Demo Mode Initialize COMPONENT Video Out Housing USB Connect LUN Settings Download Music Format Music Power Save TransferJet Eye Fi Calibration Puro tino Continued S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 1468 es Memory Card Tool 9 Q Create REC Folder 30 D Change REC Folder 23 E o Delete REC Folder File Number amp Internal Memory Tool O File Number oo Oo 6 Clock Settings 38 gt Date amp Time Setting z Eye Fi appears only when an Eye Fi card commercially available is inserted in the camera LJ e Shooting Settings appears only when settings have been entered from shooting mode e Memory Card Tool appears only when a memory card is inserted in the camera while Internal T C Memory Tool appears only when a memory card is not inserted DH O D 2z Q o gt oO D X 1568 Names of parts
123. t Two People S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoJees uoneJedo xepu 6158 Scene Recognition The camera automatically detects shooting conditions and then takes the shot When a motion is detected the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the movement to reduce subject blur Motion Detection S U9 U09 Jo JqeL Scene Recognition icon and guide The camera recognizes the following types of scenes When the camera determines the optimal scene it displays the corresponding O icon and the guide ae J Twilight amp Twilight Portrait om 2 Twilight using a tripod BY Backlight Go E Fxample of an image gA Backlight Portrait aa Landscape a O M lose F eo Portrai when E Backlight is W Macro YQ Close Focus amp Portrait activated E 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode Co zZ D 2 REC Mode 1g Intelligent Auto D D Adjustment S o 3 MENU i Scene Recognition desired mode 3 Q D X qd ics Auto When the camera recognizes the scene it switches to the optimal settings and shoots the image SCN Advanced When the camera recognizes the scene it switches to the optimal settings When the camera recognizes J Twilight 22 Twilight Portrait 9 Twilight using a tripod F1 Backlight or amp 1 Backlight Portrait it automatically changes the settings and shoots another image When you shoot two images consecutiv
124. tachments cdd E ME VGA aspect ratio 4320x2432 For viewing on a high definition TV and printing up to A4 size hss 1920x1080 For viewing on a high definition TV Images will fill the entire screen bed you print still images recorded at a 16 9 aspect ratio or panoramic images both sides may be cut off In Easy Mode z Small Shoots images in 5M size S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo 4968 When shooting in Sweep Panorama Underwater Sweep Panorama modes A El Standard Shoots at 4912 x 1080 Horizontal Shoots at 3424 x 1920 Vertical Ea Wide Shoots at 7152 x 1080 Horizontal Shoots at 4912 x 1920 Vertical When shooting movies The larger the size of the movie image the higher the image quality The higher the amount of data used per second average bit rate the smoother the playback image The movies shot with this camera will be recorded in MPEG 4 Approx 30 fps Progressive AAC mp4 format 1 Image Size desired mode When the buttons are not displayed on the left side of the LCD screen touch MENU Movie image size Average bit rate Usage guidelines q 1280x720 Fine 9 Mbps Shoots highest quality movies for display on High Definition TV 1280x720 Standard 6 Mbps Shoots standard quality movies for display on High Definition TV VGA 3 Mbps Shoots an image size suitable for WEB upload e A telephoto image is produced when the VGA image
125. ternal memory when the movie image size is 1280x720 Fine or 1280x720 Standard Playback Images stored in the internal memory are played Internal memory back Menu Settings etc Various functions can be performed on images in the internal memory On image data stored in the internal memory We recommend that you copy back up data using one of the following methods To copy back up data on a hard disk of your computer Perform the procedure on page 131 without a memory card inserted in the camera To copy back up data on a memory card Prepare a memory card with sufficient free capacity then perform the procedure explained in Copy page 121 You cannot import image data on a memory card to the internal memory By making a USB connection between the camera and a computer with a cable you can import data stored in the internal memory to a computer However you cannot export data on a computer to the internal memory S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoyeegs sbumes nNalN xepu 226B REC Mode You can select the shooting mode based on condition and objective 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 REC Mode desired mode 18 Intelligent Auto Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted Adjustment automatically ta Sweep Panorama Allows you to shoot a panoramic image after composing images E H Movie Mode Allows you to record movies P Progr
126. the operating systems described above or in a multi boot environment If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time some devices including the camera may not operate depending on the types of USB devices you are using Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant When your computer resumes activity from suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time 12865 Using the software Installing PMB Picture Motion Browser and Music Transfer Windows 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive The installation menu screen appears e f it does not appear double click Computer in Windows XP My Computer SONYPMB f the AutoPlay screen appears select Run Install exe and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to proceed with the installation 2 Click Install The Choose Setup Language screen appears 3 Select the desired language then proceed to the following screen The License Agreement screen appears 4 Carefully read the agreement click the radio button C to accept the terms of the agreement and then click Next 9 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete th
127. the same color television system page 149 Check whether the connection is correct pages 125 126 If the USB cable is connected to the USB terminal disconnect the cable page 132 Deleting Cannot delete an image Cancel the protection page 83 uoJeeg S U9 U09 Jo ejge rp uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nN3alN xepu 14065 A Memory Stick PRO Duo media is not recognized by a computer with a Memory Stick media slot Check that the computer and the Memory Stick media Reader Writer support a Memory Stick PRO Duo media Users of computers and the Memory Stick media Readers Writers made by manufacturers other than Sony should contact those manufacturers f a Memory Stick PRO Duo media is not supported connect the camera to the computer page 131 The computer recognizes the Memory Stick PRO Duo media Your computer does not recognize the camera When the battery level is low insert the charged battery pack or use the AC adaptor sold separately e Set USB Connect to Mass Storage page 108 Use the USB cable for connection between the computer and the camera Disconnect the USB cable from both the computer and the camera and firmly connect it again Disconnect all equipment other than the camera the keyboard and the mouse from the USB connectors of your computer Connect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other devi
128. tlip usua etr etc teen 124 I 76 Delete REBC POolde6t ee ttt tetees 120 I sued 103 Pisital AOON sooner eE E 94 Disp Resolution ss notitiae iet euet Dien 93 Display COLOR ec ei Rr erri tiep ts 102 Display Settings SHOOTS Se ee nee nee ne On dtt due 69 PVM ese eevee tergum d THER EUN AE 87 Download Music sees 110 DEPOT 9 e 9 mn 84 DEC m R 67 E Easy Mode ELECO LOL 1 AE E eRe E ed 39 bii RR RENS 70 l2 e s 54 EPOSU G sees eee tas ende oput ere ene 54 Exposure dat sensassion find 88 POT eT 114 F Face DCC COI serenan cuctsenauntenteteatat 65 File Nom De eeren A 122 Pre worka reanna T 30 AS e E EEA A P 43 44 D OCHS en era T E seme eee 59 Folder Chant E esc sacstacrconahcpituszecehfestestoetednnessialccancnntatectesedl 119 BSc 118 DELIS oio ute tette 120 STe E T ene ee AA tu tutu 90 Format MUSIC 00 ccccccssccsscsssssssssssssscscssssnscscsnsstsescencans 111 MM A seep cet A eaeeeeeenst 117 G GOUME ren pueda aet ted 29 CITECLISEHO ors seri oe ou DO HIN uU 92 H FID LO S01 E 105 Hi h SenstitViby usus pcaseco tere n ntc 29 Hi Speed SIUE auci tatto Rr DEM Rte band 30 HOUSE sachs eee cee uA pd dI 107 S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo xepu 157 Tita SGX sarees tetera 72 Iia C 1Z Gstaad crs itaquc nc e aaae hindi 49 Pitali m 104 Intelligent Auto Adjustment
129. trait Two People is not available The self timer is not available for Sweep Panorama and Underwater Sweep Panorama modes X Automatic shooting with Self portrait timer Point the lens at yourself so your face is reflected in the LCD screen The camera detects the subjects and then the shutter operates The camera determines the optimal composition and prevents faces from being cut out of the LCD screen Do not move your camera after the beep sounds e You can also shoot an image by pressing the shutter button during this operation d Y WJ Continued S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uqoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 4568 X Hints for preventing blur If your hands or body moves while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button Camera shake occurs Camera shake occurs frequently under low light or slow shutter speed conditions such as those encountered in Twilight Portrait or J Twilight mode In such a case shoot with the below tips in mind e Shoot with a 2 second delay self timer and stabilize the camera by holding your arms firmly at your side after pressing the shutter button Use a tripod or place the camera on a flat surface to hold the camera steady S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 4668 Self Timer In Easy Mode select the Self Timer setting from MENU 1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode 2 MEN
130. u can still use the camera but the date and time will not be indicated Charging method of the internal rechargeable backup battery Insert charged battery pack in the camera and then leave the camera for 24 hours or more with the power off S U9 U09 Jo JqeL uoJees uoneJedo uoJeeg sbumes nNalN xepu 15665 Index A AF Mluminator euet pete ota Tet 91 AF range finder frame sss 59 AnG BINE VENERE RC 68 PEC SONE cisco dept Deed t os endota iiM dee 123 Auto OrIentallODlss eod beetle aee tete 95 B Battery CDatget 2e tice ob ct teta 153 Battery Dat Kassette e 152 Bedelloss cotes tot EHESRIDE TRIN ODN RU SOEUU 29 jr o MOMENTE 99 DISEASE onset todm ead nc 98 Durst SEHE S eeu eee ne meruit eae 52 C COT BODIE eee conti E 71 C AIM ORO so one opu iE DDN UN EI 116 COBIC EUNT oet ee vO OST eevee eee 59 Center weighted metering sss 61 Change REC Folder 119 Clock ELLE S seen 124 Close FOCUS uu ecusutbeunodaieseteten queat tese hU corpse 53 COMPONENT ende m pn enn 105 Computer Importing images sss 131 132 Macintosh computer sss 128 Recommended environment 128 Windows computer ses 128 Connecting COMPUTE accesorio itii eb ee er 131 dn m eT AE 125 o Sear ee 121 Create REC Foldef sin te steer tumet 118 CUSTODI Z oero eee ctn es 21 D Date amp Time Set
131. uch the screen then select Exit Slideshow e Slideshow with music is not available for panoramic images Image Selects the group of images to be shown This setting is fixed to Folder when the internal memory is used to record images AM Plays a slideshow of all the images in order This Date Plays a slideshow of images with the currently selected date range when View Mode is Et Date View uoJees uoneJedo Plays a slideshow of images in the currently selected folder in Folder View Effects Selects the playback speed and mood for slideshows If the playback time of a movie is long an image is taken from it and displayed A simple slideshow switching images at a preset interval The playback interval is adjustable in Interval and you can thoroughly enjoy your images Nostalgc A moody slideshow reproducing the atmosphere of a movie scene am Stylish A stylish slideshow proceeding at a middle tempo Acive A high tempo slideshow suitable for active scenes Music Specifies the music to be played during slideshows You can select more than one background music track Touch Q to listen to each BGM Touch or to adjust the BGM volume v Music The default setting for a Simple slideshow Music2 V The default setting for a Nostalgic slideshow Muses Thedebulws ngforaiSnyb dsldubew Musica The default setting for an Active
132. ximately 1 cm 13 32 inches W 50 cm 1 ft 7 3 4 inches T from the lens n other recording modes Approximately 8 cm 3 1 4 inches W 50 cm 1 ft 7 3 4 inches T from the lens Or set to Close focus mode and shoot about 1 cm to 20 cm 13 32 inches to 7 7 8 inches from the W side distance ai Landscape mode or Twilight mode or Fireworks mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images Zoom does not work You cannot use the zoom during Sweep Panorama or Underwater Sweep Panorama mode You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size page 94 You cannot use the Digital Zoom in Movie Mode or when the Smile Shutter function is activated Cannot select the Face Detection function You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to Multi AF and the Metering Mode is set to Multi You cannot select Face Detection when the Close focus mode is activated The flash does not work You cannot use the flash in the following situations When shooting burst images When J Twilight mode ido High Sensitivity mode or Fireworks mode is selected in Scene Selection In Sweep Panorama mode n Underwater Sweep Panorama mode In Movie Mode e Set the flash to On page 43 in Close focus mode or when the Scene Selection mode is set to a Landscape M Gourmet yg Pet 7 Beach g Snow ge Underwater or 4 Hi Speed Shutter
133. y pack You cannot charge the battery pack using the AC Adaptor sold separately Use the battery charger to charge the battery The CHARGE lamp flashes while charging the battery Check that the battery pack type is NP BNI The CHARGE lamp flashes infrequently when you use a battery pack that has not been used for a long time The CHARGE lamp on the supplied battery charger has two flash patterns fast flash approx 0 15 second intervals and slow flash approx 1 5 second intervals If the lamp flashes quickly remove the battery pack being charged and then insert the same battery pack into the battery charger again until it clicks If the lamp flashes quickly again this may indicate a battery pack problem If the lamp flashes slowly the charger is in standby mode and charging has temporarily stopped Charging stops temporarily and standby mode results when the temperature is outside the range suitable for charging Charging resumes and the CHARGE lamp lights when the temperature returns to the range suitable for charging It is recommended to charge the battery pack within the proper charging temperature range between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F For details see page 153 Shooting still images movies Cannot record images When images cannot be recorded into a memory card but are recorded into the internal memory even though a memory card has been inserted into the camera make sure that the memory card

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