Table of contents

 

Getting started

 

Identifying the parts ..............................

8

Preparing the power supply ................

10

Setting the date and time .....................

15

Inserting the “Memory Stick” .............

17

Basic operations

 

B Recording

 

Recording still images ........................

19

Recording moving images ..................

26

B Playback

 

Playing back still images ....................

28

Playing back moving images ..............

29

Viewing images using a personal

 

computer ......................................

31

Image file storage destinations and image

files ...............................................

38

Advanced operations

 

Before performing advanced operations

 

How to use the mode dial ...................

40

How to use the control button .............

41

How to use the jog dial .......................

42

Setting the image size

 

(IMAGE SIZE) ............................

48

B Various recording

 

Recording with the exposure fixed

 

(AE LOCK) ..................................

50

Recording with the manual

 

adjustments ..................................

51

Records images according to

 

shooting conditions

 

(SCENE SELECTION) ...............

52

Recording two or three images

 

continuously .................................

53

Recording three images with the exposure

shifted (DSC-S85 only)

 

(EXP BRKTG) .............................

54

Recording still images for e-mail

 

(E-MAIL) .....................................

55

Adding audio files to still images

 

(VOICE) .......................................

56

Recording text documents (TEXT) .....

57

Recording still images as uncompressed

files (TIFF) ...................................

58

Creating Clip Motion Files .................

59

Setting the distance to the subject .......

60

Recording images in macro ................

61

Adjusting the exposure

 

(EXPOSURE) ..............................

61

Adjusting the white balance

 

(WHITE BALANCE) ..................

62

Enjoying picture effects

 

(P. EFFECT) ................................

63

Recording the date and time on the still

image (DATE/TIME) ..................

64

Using the spot light-metering

 

function ........................................

65

B Various playback

 

Playing back three or nine images

 

at once ..........................................

66

Enlarging a part of the still image

 

(Zoom and trimming) ...................

67

Playing back the still images in order

 

(SLIDE) .......................................

68

Rotating a still image (ROTATE) .......

69

Viewing images on a TV screen .........

70

B Editing

 

Deleting images (DELETE) ................

71

Preventing accidental erasure

 

(PROTECT) .................................

72

Changing the recorded still image size

(RESIZE) .....................................

74

Copying images (COPY) ....................

75

Selecting still images to print

 

(PRINT) .......................................

76

Dividing a moving image file

 

(DIVIDE) .....................................

78

Changing the setup settings

 

(SETUP) .......................................

80

Additional information

 

Precautions ..........................................

83

On “Memory Sticks” ..........................

84

About “InfoLITHIUM” battery

 

pack ..............................................

85

Using your camera abroad ..................

86

Troubleshooting ..................................

87

Warning and notice messages .............

94

Self-diagnosis display .........................

96

Specifications ......................................

97

Display window indicators .................

98

LCD screen indicators ........................

99

Index .................................................

102

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