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Cyber-shot Handbook
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How to use this handbook
Marks and notations used in this handbook
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Notes on using the camera
Table of contents
Notes on using the camera
Shooting
Viewing
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Others
Index
Operation Search
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MENU/Settings Search
You can select the various shooting functions easily from the MENU button.
MENU items (Shooting)
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You can select the various viewing functions easily from the MENU button.
In the table below, indicates a user-changeable function, while indicates an unchangeable one.
MENU items (Viewing)
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You can change the settings on the (Settings) screen.
1Press the MENU button to display the Menu
Setting items
Categories Items Shooting Settings
Main Settings
Memory Card Tool
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Identifying parts
List of icons displayed on the screen
When playing back
When shooting movies
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Using the internal memory
On image data stored in the internal memory
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In-Camera Guide
1Push the / (In-Camera Guide) button.
2Select a search method.
3Select the desired mode.
4Select the desired function, then press z on the control button.
Using the mode switch
Intelligent Auto
2MENU t (REC Mode) t (Intelligent Auto) t z on the control
3Shoot with the shutter button.
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to focus on
Easy Mode
2MENU t (Easy Mode) t [OK] t z on the control button 3Shoot with the shutter button.
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Program Auto
Sweep Panorama
Allows you to create a panoramic image from composed images.
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panoramic image
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Scene Selection
2MENU t (REC Mode) t (Scene Selection) t z on the control button t desired mode
(Snow)
(Underwater)
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Functions you can use in Scene Selection
Movie Mode
Zoom
DISP (Screen Display Settings)
Flash
1Press (Flash) on the control button. 2Select the desired mode with the control button.
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photos
Smile Shutter
When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically.
1Press (Smile) on the control button. 2Wait for a smile to be detected.
3To stop shooting, press (Smile) again.
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Self-Timer
1Press (Self-Timer) on the control button. 2Select the desired mode with the control button.
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Viewing still images
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Playback Zoom
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Image Index
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Delete
2/ (Delete) button t desired mode t z on the control button
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mode when selecting images
Viewing movies
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REC Mode
Movie shooting scene
Panorama Shooting Scene
Shooting Direction
Image Size/Panorama Image Size
1MENU t (Image Size) or (Panorama Image Size) t desired size
When shooting still images
In Easy Shooting mode
When shooting Sweep Panorama images
When shooting movies
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Burst Settings
EV
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ISO
1MENU t (ISO) t desired mode
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Index)
White Balance
1MENU t (White Balance) t desired mode
To capture the basic white color in [One Push Set] mode
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Underwater White Balance
Focus
1MENU t (Focus) t desired mode
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Metering Mode
Scene Recognition
1MENU t (Scene Recognition) t desired mode
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selecting the one you like (Advanced mode)
Soft Skin Effect
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Face Detection
1MENU t (Face Detection) t desired mode
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DRO
Anti Blink
In-Camera Guide
Easy Mode
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Slideshow
2MENU t (Slideshow) t desired slideshow t z on the control
Continuous Playback
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playback
Slideshow with music
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View Mode
2MENU t (View Mode) t desired mode t z on the control button
Displaying the Calendar z
Retouch
Delete
Protect
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DPOF
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Rotate
Select Folder
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AF Illuminator
Grid Line
Disp. Resolution
Digital Zoom
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 4)
Auto Orientation
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Red Eye Reduction
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Blink Alert
Beep
Language Setting
Function Guide
Display color
Demo Mode
Initialize
COMPONENT
Video Out
USB Connect
LUN Setting
Download Music
Empty Music
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camera
Power Save
Eye-Fi
1MENU t (Settings) t (Main Settings) t [Eye-Fi] t desired mode t z on the control button
2After the settings are finished, insert the Eye-Fi card into the camera, and shoot the images.
Transferring image data using the Eye-Fi card
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Format
Create REC. Folder
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Change REC. Folder
Delete REC. Folder
Copy
File Number
Area Setting
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Date & Time Setting
Viewing images on a TV
Viewing images by connecting the camera to a TV with the supplied cable for multi-use terminal
3Turn on the TV and set the input. 4Press (Playback) button to turn on the camera.
Images shot with the camera appear on the TV. Select the desired image with the control button.
Viewing an image by connecting the camera to an HD TV
On TV color systems
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Using with your computer
Recommended computer environment (Windows)
Recommended computer environment (Macintosh)
Using the software
1Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD- ROM drive.
The installation menu screen appears.
2Click [Install].
The Choose Setup Language screen appears.
Installing Music Transfer (Macintosh)
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Connecting the camera to the computer
Importing images to a computer (Windows)
Importing images to a computer (Macintosh)
Deleting the USB connection
Uploading images to a media service
Start PMB Portable (Windows)
1Make a USB connection between the camera and a Macintosh computer.
2Click [PMBPORTABLE] folder, then click [PMBP_Mac].
3Select the appropriate [Region] and [Country/Area], and then click [OK].
Start PMB Portable (Macintosh)
Notes on PMB Portable
Printing still images
Printing at a shop
Troubleshooting
1Check the items on pages 116 to 122.
Battery pack and power
If a code such as C/E:ss:ss appears on the screen, see page 123.
The remaining charge indicator is incorrect.
Shooting still images/movies
Cannot charge the battery pack.
The CHARGE lamp flashes while charging the battery.
Cannot record images.
Smile Shutter function does not work.
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Viewing images
Deleting Computers
Memory card
Internal memory
Printing
Others
Warning indicators and messages
Self-diagnosis display
Messages
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Using the camera abroad
On TV color systems
Memory card
Note on using the memory card adaptor (sold separately)
Notes on using a Memory Stick Micro media (sold separately)
Memory Stick media
Battery pack
On charging the battery pack
Effective use of the battery pack
Checking the remaining battery charge
How to store the battery pack
Battery charger
Intelligent Pantilter
Number of still images and recordable time of movies
Still images
Movies
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Precautions
Internal memory and memory card back up
On database files
On image data compatibility
Do not use/store the camera in the following places
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Trademarks
Index
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C
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Notes on the License
On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software
Regarding the license for Music Transfer included on the CD-ROM (supplied)