Shooting with the finder

Finder

DISPLAY/ LCD ON/OFF button

The finder is convenient when you want to save battery power, or when it is difficult to confirm the image using the LCD screen.

Each time you press the DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button, the display changes in the following order.

When the LCD screen display is off (only warning messages are displayed)

F2.8

30

r

LCD screen display is OFF

r

Screen display is set to ON.

2048

4

F2.8

30

For further details on the items displayed, see page 103.

Just as with the AE/AF lock indicator on the LCD screen display, when the AE/AF lock lamp of the Finder section stops flashing and remains lit, you can start shooting again (page 26).

When the LCD screen display is turned off, the digital zoom does not function (page 28).

When the LCD screen display is turned off, if

you press the (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/ (Macro, DSC-P71) or (SPOT METER, DSC-P51/P31), the image will be

displayed on the screen for approximately 2 seconds so you can check or change the setting.

Shooting with the date and time inserted

CAMERA

 

MOVING IMAGE :

MPEG MOVIE

DATE/TIME :

OFF

DIGITAL ZOOM :

ON

RED EYE REDUCTION :

OFF

AF ILLUMINATOR :

AUTO

SELECT

 

1

 

,Set the mode dial to SET UP.

The SET UP menu is displayed.

When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later.

When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not

displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is displayed in the upper left portion of the LCD screen. The actual date and time are displayed when the image is played back.

When you have chosen a date format, you can choose [Insert the correct date and time] (page 21), and the information will be inserted in the format you chose.

The “DIGITAL ZOOM” item is not displayed on the SET UP screen of the DSC-P31 (page 28).

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Sony DSC-P71, DSC-P31 Shooting with the finder, Shooting with the date and time inserted, Set the mode dial to SET UP