Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Cybershot DSC-W150 del fabbricante Sony
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© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-294-896- 12 (1) GB Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-W150/W170 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference.
2 Notes on using th e camera Notes o n the type s of “Me mory St ick” that you c an use ( not supp lied) “Memor y Sti ck Duo” You can use a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th the camera. “Mem ory Stick ” You cann ot use a “Memor y St ick” with th e camer a.
3 Tabl e of cont ents Notes on usi ng the camera .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... ..........2 Basic techniqu es for bett er images ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......7 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully .
4 Table of conten ts Flash Level: Adjusting th e amount of flas h light Red E ye Redu cti on: Setti ng the Red E ye Redu cti on fu ncti on DRO: Optimi zing the brigh tness and contra st Color Mo de: C.
5 Table of content s Main Setting s — Main Settings 1 ........... ......... ....... .......... ......... ........ 79 Main Setting s — Main Settings 2 ........... ......... ....... .......... ......... ........ 81 Shooting Settings — Shooting Settings 1 .
6 Table of conten ts How to print s till images ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... ........ 108 Printing imag es directly usi ng a PictBridge complia nt printer .... .......... . 10 9 Printing at a shop ............
7 Basi c tech niques for b ette r imag es Whe n you press the s hutt er bu tto n half way dow n, th e cam era ad ju sts th e foc us au tom ati cal ly (Auto Focus).
8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Hints for p reven ting blur The cam era m oved acc idental ly whe n you took the imag e. This is calle d “Cam era shake ”. On the o ther h and, if the subj ect move d when yo u took the imag e, it i s calle d “subje ct blur ”.
9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges You can create vario us images by adjusting th e e xposure a nd the ISO se nsiti vity. Exposu re is the am ount of ligh t that the cam era will recei ve when you re lease t he shut ter.
10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Reco mmended Exposure Index) ISO sen sitivi ty is a speed rati ng for record ing medi a that incor porates an i mage sen sor that receiv es li ght. E ven whe n the ex posur e is th e same, images diffe r depen ding on the I SO sensitivity.
11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges A digital ima ge is made up of a c ollection of smal l dots called pixe ls. If i t contai ns a lar ge number of pi xels, the image b ecomes large, i t take s up more me mory, an d the imag e is di splayed in fine d etail.
12 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages DSC-W170 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Image size Usage guidelines No. of images Printing 10M (3648×27 36) For pri nts up t o A3+(13×1 9".
13 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges DSC-W 150 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . DSC-W 170/W 150 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . • The larger the ima ge size, the higher the image quali ty. • The higher the number of frames per s econd, the smoother the playback image.
14 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The eyes of the subjec t may co me out red , or fuzzy whi te circu lar spots ma y appear wh en using the flash. These phen omen a can be red uced by taking the followin g steps. The “R ed- eye ph enom enon” Pupils be come d ilated in dark env ironm ents.
15 Iden tify ing pa rts See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. A POWER butt on B S hutte r button (25) C P OWER la mp D F lash (26) E M icrop hone F Lens G S pea ker H F inder w ind.
16 Ident ifyin g part s K Con trol bu tto n Menu on: v / V / b / B / z ( 43) Menu off: DISP/ / / (21, 26, 27) L (Slideshow) bu tton (35) M Multi conn ector Used in t he foll owing situat ions: • Making a USB connection between the camera and the computer.
17 Indi cators o n the scre en Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes (page 21). See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. When sh ooting still ima ges • The indicator s are limited in Easy Shooting mode.
18 Indic ator s on th e scre en B C D Color mo de (60) Displ ay Indication z AE/AF lock (25) REC Standby Recording a movie/Standby a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (53) NR s low shu tter • Whe n th e s hu.
19 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying b ack stil l image s When pl aying b ack mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry rema ining Low batter y warning (125) Im age si ze (46) • is di splayed onl y for the DSC-W170. • is di splayed onl y for the DSC-W150.
20 Indic ator s on th e scre en C Histogram (21) • appears when histogram display is disabled. Displ ay Indication Playback folder (73) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory.
21 Changi ng t he scr een disp lay Each time you pre ss v (DISP) on the control but ton, the displ ay changes as follows: • If you view images in bright outside light , adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. However, the battery power may decrea se faster under such condition.
22 Chan ging the screen di splay z Adjusti ng EV (Exposur e Value) by displaying a histo gram A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image.
23 Using th e internal memo ry The ca mera has a pproximat ely 15 MB of inte rnal memor y. This me mory is not remo vable. Even wh en ther e is no “Memory Stick Duo” in serted in the camera, you c an reco rd imag es usi ng this inte rna l me mor y.
24 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to the de sired func tion. : Auto Adjustm ent mo de Allo ws shoot ing with the se ttin gs a djus ted au to matic ally . t page 25 : Easy Shooti ng mode Allows you to shoot still images usin g the minimum necessary functions with ea sy-to- see indi cators .
25 Basic Operat ions Shooti ng ima ges (Aut o Adjust ment mode) 1 Select the desired function from the mode dial. When shooti ng still images (Auto Ad justment mode) : Select . When sh ooting movies : Select . 2 Hold the camera, with your elbows pressed against your body to steady it.
26 Shooti ng im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) When shooting m ovies: Press the shutter button fully down. To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.
27 Basic Operat ions Shooti ng ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Macr o (Shoot ing clo se- up) Press b ( ) on the control but ton repea tedly un til the desire d mode is selec ted. (No indicator): Auto The camera adjusts the focus automatically from distant subject s to close-up.
28 Shootin g still im ages (Sc ene Sele ction) Select the mode ( / / / / ) in th e mode dial 1 S e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d m o d e o f S c e n e S e l e c t i o n (/ ///) w i t h t h e mode dial. 2 Shoot with the shutter button. Select the mode ( / / / / ) in SC N 1 Sele ct SCN wit h the mode dial.
29 Basic Operat ions Shooting still images (Sce ne Selection) Scene Se lectio n modes The followi ng modes are preset to m atch the scene conditio ns. * Wh en you shoot images using (Twili ght Portrait), (Twilight) or (Fireworks ) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower, and blurring occurs frequently, so use of a tripod is recommended.
30 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scen e Sele ctio n) Funct ions yo u can us e in Scene Selec tion For shootin g an image approp riately ac cordi ng to the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determi ned by th e camer a. Some fun ctions are not availa ble, dep ending on th e Scen e Sele ctio n mode .
31 Basic Operat ions Shooting still image s (Scene Selection) Shooting i n Smile Shutter mo de Whe n the ca mer a dete cts a smil e, the shu tter is rele ase d auto ma tical ly.
32 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scen e Sele ctio n) z Hints fo r better ca pturing of smiles 1 Do not cover the eyes with the bangs. 2 Try to orient the f ace in front of the camera and be as level as possible. The detection rate is higher when the eyes ar e narrowed.
33 Basic Operat ions Viewin g images 1 Press the (Playback) button. • If you press the (Playback) button when the camer a is powered off, the ca mera is turned on automatical ly and s et to pl ayback mod e. To sw itch to t he shootin g mode, press the (Playba ck) button again.
34 Viewi ng imag es To view an index sc reen Pre ss ( Ind ex) to disp la y the in dex sc reen wh ile a s till ima ge is d isp lay ed. Select a n image with v / V / b / B .
35 Basic Operat ions Viewin g still images as a s lidesho w Still images are pl ayed b ack se quenti ally wi th musi c and e ffects added. 1 Press the (Slideshow) button. The setup screen appears. 2 Press the (Slideshow) button again. The slideshow star ts.
36 Viewi ng still i mages as a slide show To chang e the setup On the setup sc reen in Step 1 , select each i tem wit h v / V , then press z . The ite ms that can be se t are as f ollows. The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Image This set ting is fixed t o [F older] if a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” (not s upplied) is not inse rted.
37 Basic Operat ions Viewin g still im ages as a slides how Effects Simple A simple s lideshow swit ching stil l images at a pr eset inte rval • The playback interval is adjustable.
38 Viewi ng still i mages as a slide show z To add / change Music fi les You can transfer a des ired music fil e from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to playb ack during slideshow. You can transfer music using [ Music Tool] in (Slideshow) on the HOME screen and the “Music Transfer” software (supplied) installed on a computer.
39 Basic Operat ions Delet ing i mages 1 Press the (Playback) bu tton. 2 Press the MENU button while displaying in single-image or index mode. 3 Select [D elete] with v / V on the contr ol button.
40 Deleting ima ges When y ou selec t [This Image] You can delete t he se lected i mage. Select [OK] with v , th en p ress z . When y ou selec t [Multip le Ima ges] You can se lect and delete mu ltiple i mages si multaneousl y. 1 Selec t the imag es you want to de lete, th en press z .
41 Basic Operat ions Learn ing th e vari ous func tio ns – HOME/ Menu The H OME scre en is the ga teway sc reen fo r all the func tions of the came ra, and ca n be calle d up rega rdless of the m ode setting ( shooting/ viewing) . 1 Press the HOME button to display the HOME screen.
42 Lea rning th e vari ous func tion s – HOM E/Me nu Pressi ng HOME d ispl ays th e follow ing ite ms. Onl y the availa ble it ems are displ ayed on the scree n.
43 Basic Operat ions Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during s hooting and playback mode. • Diff erent ite ms will become v isible depend ing on t he select ed mode.
44 Menu i tems The avai lable menu items vary dep ending on t he mod e setting (shoot ing/view ing), an d the mode d ial positi on in the shooting mode.
45 Basic Operat ions Menu items Viewin g menu (page 63) (Delet e) (View Mode) (Date List ) (Filter by F aces) (Add / Remo ve Favo rites) (Slideshow) (Retouc h) (Mul ti-Pur pose Re size) (Protec t) (Pr.
46 Using the shooti ng function s Shooti ng m enu The func tions i n shooting mode using MENU are described below. For det ails on how to o perate the menu, see p age 43. The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . Select s the s cene s electio n in th e menu.
47 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 For E asy Shoot ing mo de Selects the still im age size for Ea sy Shooti ng mode . For mo vie Selects the fla sh setting in Ea sy Shooting mod e. Large Shoots im ages in [10M] (DSC-W1 70 only) or [8M] (DS C- W150 on ly) siz e.
48 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Selects w hether t o use t he Face Detec tion funct ion or no t, and also sel ects the priority subject for ad jus tin g the f ocus whe n usin g th e fun ctio n.
49 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Selects the prio rity su bject fo r the Smi le Shut ter funct ion. For detail s on the Smile Shu tter, see page 3 1. • Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the condit ions.
50 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Selects whether the camera performs continuous shooting or not when you press the shutter button. On the Burst • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of five images is recorded.
51 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 43 The camer a automati cally det ects sho oting co nditio ns, such as ba cklight or an night s cene, and then takes the shot. About Sc enes that Are Reco gnized The follow ing scene s can be r ecognized .
52 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 • When the Face Detec tion function is [Off], (Twilight Portrait) and (Backlight Portrait) scenes cannot be detected.
53 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Selects th e ISO sensitivit y. • For de tails on t he ISO sens itivity, s ee page 9. • You can select only from [ISO AUTO], [ISO 80] to [ISO 400] when set to Burst or Exposure Bracket.
54 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Selects t he mete ring mode that sets which par t of th e subjec t to meas ure to de termine the exposure .
55 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 You ca n chang e the fo cus met hod. Use the m enu when it is d ifficult t o get th e prop er focus i n auto f ocus m ode. Focus : Ch anging the F ocus met hod (Mult i AF) Focuses on a subj ect in al l ranges of the fi nder frame auto matica lly.
56 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 •A F s t a n d s f o r A u t o F o c u s . • When you us e Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF r ange finder frame is disab led and a ppears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen.
57 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Adjusts color to nes accordin g to the surroun ding ligh t conditions. U se this funct ion if image color appe ars un natur al. White Balance: Adjusting the color t ones (Auto) Adjusts the White Bal ance autom aticall y.
58 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 • For details on the white balance, see page 10. • Under fluorescent li ghts th at flicker, th e white ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2] or [Fluorescent Light 3].
59 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 The flash s trobes two or more times b efore shooting to r educe the red-eye phenome non when using the fla sh. • To avo id blurri ng of images, hold the ca mera firm ly until t he shutter is releas ed.
60 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 You can chang e the bright ness of the image, accomp anied by ef fects. • You can select only [Normal], [Sepia] or [B & W] when shooting movies. Col or Mo de: Ch angi ng the vivi dnes s of t he im age o r addi ng sp ecia l eff ects (Norma l) Sets the imag e to sta ndard col or.
61 Using the shooti ng functions Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Sele cts the ant i-blu r mode . • In Auto Adjustment mod e or Easy Shooting mode, [SteadyShot] is set to [Shooting] . • For movies, you can set [Continuous] or [Off] only.
62 Using the view ing functio ns Select ing the Vie w Mode When u sing the camera with a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” , you can sel ect ho w images are pl ayed back (View Mod e) from the H OME screen. When us ing int ernal memor y, images are d isplayed only in Folder View mode .
63 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 43 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu This sect ion expl ains the me nu item s availa ble wh en you p ress the MEN U butto n in playb ack mode. Fo r det ails o n how to us e the menu, see pa ge 43. Selects and deletes images on the single-i mage scree n or the index screen, see pa ge 39.
64 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 This fe ature fil ters im ages and displays them. • Sometimes images are m istakenly displayed or hidden. • Sometimes filteri ng cannot be performe d with images shot using earlier Sony models.
65 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 To select and add multiple images to a Favorites group 1 Pre ss the MENU butto n while dis playing ima ges in singl e-image mode or in index mo de.
66 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 Adds e ffect s or ma kes cor recti ons to a recor ded im age an d reco rds it as a ne w fil e. The orig ina l im age is reta ined. To re touch t he still i mages 1 Select the im ages you want to ret ouch while displa ying in single -image.
67 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 (Unsh arp maski ng) Sharpens the image within a chosen f rame. 1 Set the area (frame) of the de sired image to retouch with v / V / b / B , then pre ss the M ENU butt on.
68 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 (Fisheye Lens) Applies a fishey e effect around a c hosen point. 1 S et the cent er point of the des ired image to ret ouch with v / V / b / B , t hen pres s the ME NU button. 2 S ele ct [L ev el] w it h v / V , then press z .
69 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 (Ret ro) This softens the ima ge by blurrin g the focus and lo wering the surroundi ng light so th at it appears as if it was taken by an old camera. 1 Select [Level] with v / V , then press z .
70 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 You can chang e the aspect ratio and siz e of the s hooting images, the n recor d them as the new files. You ca n convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for hi gh definitio n viewing a nd to the V GA size for blog or e -mail attachm ents.
71 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 43 Prot ects ima ges a gains t acci dental eras ure. T he (Prote ct) in dicat or app ears o n a pr otect ed image. To prot ect an ima ge 1 Se lect the im ages you want to prote ct while displa ying images in single-i mage mode.
72 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 43 To ca ncel the protecti on Select th e image for w hich you w ant to canc el protecti on, and unl ock it by taki ng the same step s as in “T o se lect an d prot ect i mage s”. The (P rotect) indi cator di sappears.
73 Using the viewi ng functions Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 4 3 Selects t he fol der c ontaining the i mage you w ant to play back. 1 Select the des ired fol der with b / B on t he cont rol butt on. 2 Select [OK] wi th v , then pr ess z .
74 Customiz ing the set tings Custom izing th e Manag e Memory fe atur e and the Settings You can c hange the default settings using (Manage Me mory) or (Settings) on the HOME screen. 1 Press the HOME button to display the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage Me mory) or (Setting s) with b / B on the control button.
75 Custo mizing the settings Custom izin g the Man ag e Memo ry fe ature an d the Se ttings 5 Select a setting with v / V , then press z . To ca ncel the setti ng c hange Sele ct [C anc el] if it is s hown as an o pti on on the scre en, th en p ress z .
76 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Mana ge Me mory Memory Tool — Memory Stick Tool This it em appear s only when a “Memory S tick Duo” is inserte d in t he camer a. Formats the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. A com mercial ly avai lable “M emory S tick Duo ” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be u sed imme diatel y.
77 Custo mizing the settings Mana ge Memory For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 74 Change s the folder current ly u sed for r ecord ing im ages. 1 Sele ct [Change RE C.Folder] with v / V on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . The folder sel ection screen ap pears.
78 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Memory Tool — Internal Mem ory Tool This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in the camera. Formats the in ternal memor y. • Note that formatting permanently eras es all data in the internal memory, including even protec ted images.
79 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 74 Custo mizing the settings Setti ngs Main Settings — Main Setti ngs 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selects t he sound produ ced w hen yo u ope rate the camera . When y ou oper ate th e camer a, t he func tion g uide appear s.
80 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 You ca n view a dem onstration of the Smile Shut ter mode . 1 Select (Smile Shutte r) mode from the mod e dial (pag e 29). 2 Aim th e camera at the su bject an d press t he shutt er button a ll the way down.
81 Custo mizing the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 74 Main Settings — Main Setti ngs 2 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . Selec ts the USB mod e when co nnecting the came ra to a comput er or a PictBrid ge compl iant printe r using the cab le for mult i-use termi nal.
82 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted vid eo equipme nt. The TV color system s differ dep ending on t he country and region . To view i mages on a T V screen , check the TV color system of the coun try or reg ion of use (pag e 91).
83 Custo mizing the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 74 Shooting Settings — Shooting Setti ngs 1 The def ault setti ngs are mar ked with . The AF il luminato r supplie s fill light to focus mor e easil y on a su bject in dark sur roundings.
84 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Sele cts the auto fo cus oper ation mode . • AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated. • When using semi manual, [Single] is automatic ally selected. Selects the dig ital zoom mode .
85 Custo mizing the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 74 Image s ize an d total zoom sc ale us ing Sm art zoo m (Incl uding optica l zoom 5×) • You cannot us e the Digital zoo m when: – (Smil e Shutter) mode is selected in the Scene Selecti on mode.
86 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Shooting Settings — Shooting S ettings 2 The defa ult set tings ar e marked wit h . When t he camera is ro tated to shoot a portr ait ( vertical ) image, the ca mera rec ords its positi on change and displays the im age in the por trait position.
87 Custo mizing the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 74 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d tim e. 1 Sele ct [ Clock Settings] from (Settings) on the HOME screen. 2 Pr ess z on the control button. 3 Se lect the da te di splay f ormat with v / V , then press z .
88 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 74 Language Setting Selects the langu age to be use d in the menu item s, warnings an d messages. Language Se tting.
89 Viewing i mages on a TV Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g image s on a TV You can view images on a T V by conn ecting the c amera t o a TV. The con nection va ries accordin g to the type of TV the camera is co nnecte d to. Turn of f both the ca mera an d the TV before c onnecti ng the cam era to th e TV.
90 Viewi ng imag es on a TV You ca n view a n image w ith high quali ty * recorded on the camera by connec ting the came ra to an HD (High Definition) TV with a n HD Output Adaptor Cab le (not supplied). Turn off bo th the camera and the TV be fore co nnecti ng th e camer a to t he TV.
91 Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV 3 Press the (Pl ayback) button to turn on the camera. Image s shot with the cam era app ear on th e TV. Press b / B on the c ontr ol bu tto n to select the desi red ima ge. • Set [COMPONENT] to [HD(1080i )] in [Main Settings 2] by selecting (Settings) on the HOME screen (page 81).
92 Using y our c omputer Enjoy ing yo ur Win dows comput er For details on using a Macinto sh comput er, refer t o “Using your Maci ntosh com puter” (page 105).
93 Using your computer Enjoying your Wi ndows computer The followi ng environ ment is recomm end ed for a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recommended environme nt for copying images OS (p re -in .
94 Installi ng the so ftware (s upplied ) You can insta ll the software (suppli ed) using the f ollowing proc edure. • Log on as Administrator. 1 Tur n on your computer , and insert the CD-ROM (supp lied) into the CD-ROM drive. The inst allatio n menu s creen ap pears.
95 Using your computer Insta lling the softwar e (suppl ied) After you in stall the softwa re, the short cu t icons for “Pictu re Motion Browser”, “PM B Guide”, “M usic Trans fer” are cr eated on t he desk top. Double-cli ck to s tart “Pictu re Motion B rowser”.
96 On the “P icture M otion Bro wser” (s uppl ied) You can us e still images and mo vies fr om the camer a more than ev er by takin g advant age of the softwa re.
97 Using your computer Copyi ng im ages t o yo ur co mputer using the “Pictu re Motion Browse r” 1 Insert a “M emory Stick Du o” with recorded images i nto the cam era. • When c opying images in the inter nal memory, this step is unnecessary.
98 Copyi ng imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mo tion Brows er” 1 Connects the camera to a computer as described in “Connecting the camera to yo ur computer”. After mak ing a U SB conn ection, th e [Import Medi a Files] screen of “Picture Motion Browser” appears autom ati cal ly.
99 Using your computer Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pictu re Mo tion Browser ” Perform the pr ocedu res from step 1 to 4 below b efore: • Disconn ecting the cable for mu lti-use termina l. • Removing a “M emory Stick D uo”.
100 Copyi ng imag es to yo ur com puter us ing the “P ictu re Mo tion Brows er” • You cannot record any images to the “100MSDCF” folder. The images in this folder are available only for viewing. • You cannot record/play back any images to the “MIS C” fol der.
101 Using your computer Copyi ng i mages to a com pute r with out “Pic tur e Motion Brow ser” You can copy images to yo ur comp uter with out “ Pic tur e M otio n B row se r” a s follows. For a compute r with a Memory Stic k slot: Remov e the “Memor y Stic k Duo” fr om the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Me mory Stic k Duo Adaptor.
102 Copyi ng imag es to a c omput er witho ut “Pict ure Mot ion B rowse r” 3 Click [Open fold er to view files] (For Windows XP : [Open f older t o view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automati cally on the desktop. • When the wizard screen does not appear automatica lly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 200 0”.
103 Using your computer Viewin g image f iles stor ed on a com puter w ith the ca mera copy ing t o the “ Memor y St ick Du o” This sectio n describe s the process using a Windo ws compu ter as a n exam ple.
104 Using th e “Music Transfe r” (supp lied) You ca n chan ge the Music files that are prese t at th e factory to the de sired M usic file s usin g “Mu sic Trans fer” in th e CD- ROM (su pplied). Yo u can al so delete or add these fi les when ever you w ant.
105 Using your computer Using y our Ma cintos h compu ter You can co py im ages t o yo ur Ma cintos h comput er. • “Picture Motion Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The followi ng environ ment is recomm end ed for a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera.
106 Usin g your Ma cint osh com puter 4 View images on th e computer. Dou ble-c lic k the har d disk icon t the desi red imag e file in th e folder conta ining the co pied file s to op en tha t image f ile.
107 Using your computer Viewin g “Cyber -sho t Step-u p Guide” When you install “Cyb er-sh ot Handboo k”, “Cyb er-shot Step -up Guid e” i s al so inst alled. “Cyber-s hot Step -up Gui de” fur ther in tro duc es h ow to us e the cam era and optiona l accessories.
108 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode , both edges may be cut off, so be sur e to check before printing (pa ge 122 ). You can pr int i mage s by co nne ctin g th e cam era di rect ly t o a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter.
109 Printing s till images Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB ridge compl iant prin ter Even if yo u do not have a computer, you can print im ages shot using th e came ra by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter .
110 Printi ng imag es direc tly usin g a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er 1 Connect the camera to the prin ter. 2 Turn on the printer. Press the (Playback) butto n and tu rn on the camera. 3 Press the MENU button, select [Pri nt] wi th v / V on the cont rol button, then press z .
111 Printing s till images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt p rinter 1 Select print settin gs with v / V / b / B . [Qua ntit y] Select s the num ber of copi es of the spec if ied im age to be prin ted. • The designated number of images may not all fit onto a single sheet depending on the quantity of i mages.
112 Print ing at a sh op You ca n take a “M emory Stick Duo” conta ining ima ges shot with the ca mera to a photo pri nting service shop . As long as the shop support s photo print ing services co.
113 Printing s till images Printin g at a shop 1 Press the MENU button while displaying images in single- image mode or in index mode. 2 Sele ct [ DPO F] w ith v / V on the control button, [Multiple Images] with b / B , and then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the control b utton, then pr ess z .
114 Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you ex perience t rouble wit h the camer a, try the foll owing solut ions. Be aw are tha t by send ing the cam era for repa ir, you give cons ent th at the content s of the interna l memory, Music fil es may be checked.
115 Troubleshoot ing Troubl eshoot ing Cannot insert the battery pack. • Ins ert the batter y pack cor rect ly to push the batter y ejec t lever . Cannot turn on the camera. • After insertin g the batte ry pack into the cam era, it may take a few mo ments for the camera to power up.
116 Troubl eshoot ing Cannot shoo t in Smile Shut ter mode. • Press th e shutte r butt on all the w ay down. • No imag e is shot unless a smile is detected (page 31) . • [Sm ile demo m ode] is set to [On]. Se t [Smile dem o mode] to [ Off] (pag e 80).
117 Troubleshoot ing Troubl eshoot ing The flash does not work. • The flash is set to (Flash forced off) (page 26). • You cannot use the flash when: – [R EC Mode] is set to [Bur st] or Exposure B racket (page 50 ). – (High Sensitivi ty) mod e, (Twilight) mod e or (Fire works) mode is selected in the Scene Select ion mode (page 30).
118 Troubl eshoot ing The image is to o bright. • Adjust the exposu re (page 52). The image col ors are not correct. • Set [Co lor Mode] to [ Normal] (page 60 ). Vertical streaks appear w hen you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smea r pheno menon i s occurring and white, bl ack, red, purple, or oth er stre aks ap pear on the image.
119 Troubleshoot ing Troubl eshoot ing Cannot play back images. • Pr ess the (Playba ck) button ( page 33). • Th e folder/f ile n ame has been changed on your comput er (page 103 ). • Sony does not gua rantee play back of im age files on th e camera if the files have been process ed using a com puter or recorde d with anothe r camera.
120 Troubl eshoot ing Computer OS co mpatibility with camera is unknown. • Check “R ecomme nded compu ter environment” on pa ge 93 for Windows, and page 105 for Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized by a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot.
121 Troubleshoot ing Troubl eshoot ing You do not know how t o use “Picture Motion Browse r”. • Refer to “PMB Guide” (pag e 96). The image and sound are i nterrupted by noise w hen you vie w a movie on a computer. • You are playi ng back t he movie directly from th e intern al memory o r the “Memory S tick Duo”.
122 Troubl eshoot ing See “Pi ctBridg e complia nt prin ter” to gether with th e followi ng ite ms. Images are p rinted with both edges cut off . • Depending on your printer, all th e edges of the image may be cut off.
123 Troubleshoot ing Troubl eshoot ing Printing is can celed. • Conf irm that you ha ve discon nected the ca ble for multi -use term inal befor e the (PictB ridge Conne ctin g) mark disappe ars. Cannot insert the date or print images in the index mode.
124 Troubl eshoot ing The lens get s fogged. • Moisture c onde nsation h as occur red. T urn off t he came ra and l eave it for a bout an hour befor e using it. The lens d oes not move when you turn off the camera. • The battery pack is di scharged.
125 Troubleshoot ing Warnin g indica tors and messag es If a code st arting w ith a lette r of the alpha bet appe ars, the sel f-dia gnosis functi on on the ca mera is wor king. The l ast two digits ( indicat ed b y ss ) wi ll differ depending on the state of the camera.
126 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages Cannot access Memory Stick Access denied • You are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with the acc ess control led. Error formatting Memory Stick Error formatting internal memory • Format the me dia again (pages 76 , 78).
127 Troubleshoot ing Warni ng indi cato rs and messag es Mac ro is in val id • Th e macro is unavail able unde r the curre nt settings (page 30). Flash settings cannot be changed • Th e flash is unavai lable under the curre nt settings (page 30).
128 Warn ing indi cator s and mes sages Unable to d etect face fo r retouch • Retouch ing may not be possi ble dep endi ng on th e imag e. Turn the power off and on again • The len s malfunc tion. Self -Ti mer is inv alid • The sel f-timer is unavail able under these s ettings (p age 30).
129 Others Others Using the camera abro ad — P ower s ourc es You can use the came ra, the ba ttery cha rger (sup plied), and the AC-L S5K AC Adaptor (not supplied ) in any coun try or regi on wher e the pow er supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 H z.
130 On th e “Me mory Stick Duo” A “ Memo ry Stick Du o” i s a comp act, portabl e IC re cording med ium. The types of “Memory Sti ck Duo” that can be used with the camer a are listed in the table below. Howev er, pro per ope ration ca nnot be guar ante ed for al l “Mem ory S tick Du o” functions.
131 Others On the “M emor y Stick Du o” Notes on using the Me mory Stick Duo Adap tor (not su pplied ) • To use a “Memory Stick Du o” with a “Memory Stick” co mpliant device , be s ure to in sert th e “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor.
132 On the ba ttery pa ck On ch argin g th e bat tery p ack We recommend charging the batt ery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86° F).
133 Others On the ba tter y charge r On the batt ery char ger • Do not charge any battery pack other than the NP-BG type or NP-FG type b attery packs 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 f rom electrocution and burns.
134 Index Index A Add / Remove Favorites ..... .. 64 Adjusti ng EV ........... ..... .. 22, 52 AE/AF lock indicator ..... 25, 56 AF Illum inator ......... ....... ...... 83 AF lock ......... ....... ....... .... ...... 56 AF Mode..... ....... ...... .
135 Index Index H Happy Faces..........................69 HD(1080i) .............................81 High S ensitiv ity mo de ..... .....2 9 Histog ram ...... ....... ...... ....21, 2 2 Holding the cam era ........ ...... .25 HOME .. ...... ..... .....
136 Index Smile Detection Sensitivity . .......... ........... 49 Smile Shut ter mode ... ..... 29, 31 Snow mode ..... ..... ....... ...... .... 29 Soft F ocus ....... ....... ....... ....... . 67 Soft S nap mod e ... .... ....... ...... 29 Softw are.
137 Notes on the Lice nse “C Libra ry”, “E xpat” an d “zlib” , software are provid ed in the came ra. We provid e this softw are b ased on lic ense ag reemen ts with their own ers of copyrig ht. Based on requests by the owners of c opyright of these software a pplicati ons, we have an obligati on to i nform y ou of the fo llowing.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Cybershot DSC-W150, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony Cybershot DSC-W150.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony Cybershot DSC-W150. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
