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Table of contents
Before using your camera ......................... 4
Identifying the parts .................................. 8
Camera.................................................. 8
USB cradle.......................................... 10
How to install/remove your camera.... 10
Getting started
Charging the battery pack ....................... 11
Using an external power source .............. 15
Using your camera abroad ...................... 15
Turning on/off your camera .................... 16
How to use the control button ................. 17
Setting the date and time......................... 18
Shooting still images
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Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick”
........................................................ 20
Setting the still image size ...................... 21
– using auto mode........................... 22
– Quick Review .............................. 23
Using the smart zoom ......................... 24
Shooting close-ups – Macro ............... 25
Using the self-timer ............................ 26
– Mirror mode ................................ 26
Selecting a flash mode ........................ 27
Shooting with the finder ..................... 29
Inserting the date and time on a still image.............................................. 30
Shooting according to scene conditions
(scene selection)............................. 31
Deciding the still image quality.............. 33
Image size and quality ............................ 34
Viewing still images
Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera ............................................ 35
Viewing on the single-image screen .. 35
(nine- or triple-image) screen......... 36
Viewing images on a TV screen............. 37
Deleting still images
Deleting images ...................................... 39
Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen ............................................. 40
Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen ............................................. 41
Formatting a “Memory Stick” ................ 43
Before advanced operations
How to setup and operate your camera .. 44
Changing menu settings ..................... 44
Changing items in the SET UP screen
........................................................ 44
Advanced still image shooting
Choosing a focus method ........................45
AF lock shooting using Center AF .....46
Setting the distance to the subject
(Focus preset) .................................47
Adjusting the exposure (EV adjustment)
........................................................47
Spot light-metering .................................48
Adjusting color tones (White Balance) ...49
Adjusting the flash level .........................50
Shooting multiple frames (Clip Motion)
........................................................51
(Multi Burst) ...................................52
Shooting still images for e-mail
(E-MAIL) .......................................53
Shooting still images with audio files
(VOICE) .........................................54
Adding special effects (Picture Effect) ...55
Selecting a Folder....................................55
Creating a new folder..........................56
Changing the recording folder ............56
Advanced still image viewing
Selecting the folder and playing back images (Folder)...............................57
Enlarging a portion of a still image.........58
– Playback zoom.............................58
– Trimming .....................................59
Playing back successive images
(Slide show) ....................................59
Rotating still images................................60
Still image editing
Protecting images (Protect) .....................61
On the single screen ............................61
On the Index (nine-image) screen.......61
On the Index (triple-image) screen .....62
Changing image size (Resize) .................63
(Print (DPOF) mark).......................64
On the single screen ............................64
On the Index (nine-image) screen.......64
On the Index (triple-image) screen .....65
Enjoying movies
Shooting movies......................................66
Viewing movies on the LCD screen .......67
Deleting movies ......................................68
On the single screen ............................68
On the Index (nine-image) screen.......68
On the Index (triple-image) screen .....69
Editing movies ........................................70
Cutting movies ....................................70
Deleting unnecessary portions of movies ............................................ 71
Enjoying images on your computer
Copying images to your computer
– For Windows users...................... 72
Installing the USB driver.................... 73
Installing “Image Transfer” ................ 73
Installing “ImageMixer”..................... 75
Connecting your camera to your computer......................................... 75
Copying images using “Image Transfer”
........................................................ 77
Changing “Image Transfer” settings .. 78
“Image Transfer”............................ 78
Viewing the images on your computer
........................................................ 79
Image file storage destinations and file names.............................................. 80
Copying images to your computer
– For Macintosh users .................... 82
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ...................................... 84
Warnings and messages .......................... 92
Self-diagnosis display ............................. 94
Additional information
The number of images that can be saved/ shooting time...................................95
Menu items ..............................................96
SET UP items ........................................101
Precautions ............................................103
The “Memory Stick” .............................104
The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ........105
Specifications ........................................106
The LCD screen ....................................108
Index......................................................111
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