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© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-143-378- 13 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-W180/W 190 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence.
2 GB Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the botto m. Re cor d the s eria l numb er in the space pr ovided belo w. Refer to the se numbers w henever yo u call upo n your Sony dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W180/W190 Serial No.
3 GB [ Battery pa ck If the battery pack is mis handled, the batt ery pack can burst, caus e a fire or even chemical burns. Observe the following cautions. • Do not disassemble. • Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering, dropping or stepping on it.
4 GB UL is an internationally recognized safety organization. The UL Mark on the product means it has been UL Listed. If you have any questions about this product, you may ca ll: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers only.
5 GB [ Notice for the custom ers in the coun tries applyi ng EU Dire ctives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 703 27 Stuttgart, Germany.
6 GB Disposa l of waste batteries (applicable in the Europe an Union and othe r European coun tries with separ at e coll ect ion syst ems) This symb ol on th e batter y or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste.
7 GB Table of contents Notes on usin g the camera ...... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... . 9 Gettin g st arte d ......... ........... ............ ................ ............ ....... 1 0 Checking the accessories supplied .
8 GB Connecting to other devices ....................... ........... ........... .... 34 Viewing im ages on a TV ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... 34 Printing still imag es .... ....... .... ....
9 GB x Notes on using the camera Intern al mem ory and “Memor y Stick Duo ” media back up Do not t urn off t he cam era, re move th e batt ery pack, or remove the “Memory Stic k Duo” media while t he acce ss lamp is li t. Oth erwise, the int ernal memory da ta or “Mem ory Stic k Duo” media may be dam aged.
10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CS KA (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and Canada ) • Rec.
11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A Shutter bu tton B Flas h C Microp hone D ON/OFF (Power) bu tton E ON/OFF (Power) l amp F Self-timer lamp G Lens H LCD screen I MENU button J For shooti ng: .
12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batt ery ev en when it is partial ly charged.
13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The tab le above sh ows the ti me required to char ge a full y depleted battery pack at a te mpera ture of 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longe r depending on condit ions of use and circu mstances. • Connec t the bat tery charg er to the nearest wa ll outle t (wall sock et).
14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery pack/a “Memor y Stick Duo” medi a (sol d separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal sid e faci ng the le ns, insert the “Memory S tick Duo” medi a until it clic ks into pla ce.
Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” me dia that you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” med ia or “Mem ory S tic k PRO- HG D uo” media with the cam era. For det ails on the num ber of ima ges/ti me that can be re corded, se e pages 26, 29.
16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the clock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned o n. • It may ta ke time for t he power to turn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct the date a nd time display format wi th v / V on the control button, then press z .
17 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for superimpos ing dates on im ages. By usin g “PMB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can pr int or save ima ges with the dat e. x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t [Clock S ettings] ( page 45) .
18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the mode switch to (Still Image), then press ON/ OFF (Power) button. To shoot mov ies, set th e mode swit ch to (Mov ie) (p age 28) . 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated.
Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es 1 Set the mode switch to (Playback). The l ast im age sh ot is di spl ayed. x Select ing next/p revious i mage Select an image with B (next) / b (pre viou s) on the control butto n. x Deleting an im age 1 Pres s (Delet e) button .
20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Still Im age). 2 Press (Smile ) button. 3 Wait detec ting a s mil e. When the smil e level exceeds the b po in t on the indic ator, th e camera sh oots images automatic ally.
21 GB Using shooting functions Focusing on the face of the subject (Face Detection) The cam era de tects th e face of the sub ject an d focus es on it . You can se lect w hich subjec t takes priori ty whe n focusi ng. 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Select (Face Dete ctio n) wit h v / V / b / B on the cont rol button t desir ed mo de t z .
22 GB Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoo t beaut iful clos e-up images of small subjec ts such as inse cts or flo wers. Usi ng the s elf -ti mer 1 Press (Mac ro) on the c ontrol button repea tedl y to se lect th e desire d mode t z . : The ca mera ad justs the focu s automatical ly from d istant su bjects to close-up .
23 GB Using shooting functions Selecting a flash mode • You cannot use the fl ash during burst shoot ing. Changing the screen display 1 Press (Fla sh) on the control butto n repeat edly t o select t he desir ed mode t z . : Flashes when there i s insuffic ient li ght or backlight .
24 GB Selecting the image size to mat ch the usage The image s ize determine s the siz e of th e image fi le that is record ed when you t ake a image. The larger the image si ze, t he more deta il will be reproduc ed when the image is pr inted on larg e-fo rmat pap er.
25 GB Using shooting functions • When yo u print images shot wi th 16:9 a spect r atio, both edg es may be cut off. Note Image size Usag e gui del ines No.
26 GB x Numbe r of still images th at can be recorded DSC-W190 (Units: Images ) DSC-W180 (Units: Images ) • The number of still images may vary dependi ng on the shooting conditi ons and the recor ding media. • When the numb er of remain ing shoota ble imag es is greater tha n 9,999, the “>9 999” indica tor appe ars.
27 GB Using shooting functions Using the Shooting mode that matches the sce ne (Sc ene Se lect ion) • The fla sh do es no t oper ate in some modes . 1 Set the mode switc h to (Still Imag e). 2 Press the M ENU button. 3 Select (Camera ) with v / V / b / B on th e contro l butt on t the desir ed Scen e Sele ctio n t z .
28 GB Shooting movies x Viewing mov ies 1 Set the mode switch to (Playback ) and press B (next) / b (p revious ) on the co ntr ol button to s elect a movi e to view . 2 Press z . 1 Set the mode sw itch to (Movie ), th en pre ss ON/ OFF (P ower) butt on.
29 GB Using shooting functions x Maximum recording time The table belo w shows the app roximate maximum r ecording ti mes. These are th e total times for all movie files. The image s ize is fix ed to 320 × 240. (Units: hour : mi nute : sec ond) • The recording ti me may var y depending on the shooting co nditions and the recording m edia.
30 GB U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enl arged image ( Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Play back) to displa y an image , then pr ess (Playb ack z oom) butt on. The image is en larged at twic e the size, wi th the ce nter of the image.
31 GB Using viewing functions View ing a seri es of stil l im age s (S lidesh ow) 1 Set the mode swi tch to (Pla yback) to d ispla y a s till image, then pr ess th e MENU butt on. 2 Select (Slideshow ) wit h v / V on the control but ton, th en press z .
32 GB D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Set the mo de sw itch to (Play back) to displa y an image , then pre ss (Delet e) butt on. 2 Press b / B on the c ontrol but ton to se lect the d esir ed se tting. (This Imag e): Y ou can de lete th e cur rentl y displaye d imag e.
33 GB Deleting images Deleting all im ages (Format) You can delete all data st o red on “Memory Stick Duo” media or the inte rnal memory. I f a “Me mory Sti ck Du o” me dia is inser ted, al l dat a stored on the “ Memo ry S tick D uo” media are d eleted.
34 GB C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV • The [Video O ut] setting is se t to [NTSC] mo de at the facto ry to let you enjoy opt imum movi e image quali ty. When image s do not appear or jitte ry on your TV, you may be using a PAL-only TV.
35 GB Connecting to other devices • If it was imp ossible t o connec t to the printer, be sure to set [USB Connec t] under ( Settings) to [PictBr idge] . 4 Select the desir ed mod e with v / V on the con tro l button t z . This Image : Print the c urrently displaye d image.
36 GB Using the camer a with a c omputer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You can e njoy t he re cord ed im ages m ore th an ev er by t aki ng advan tage of th e soft ware, and “PM B” is inc luded on a CD-RO M (sup plied). There are more functio ns, in ad dition to those lis ted belo w, for en joying you r images.
37 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 1: Installin g the “PM B” (su pplied) You ca n instal l the so ftwa re (supp lied ) using the fo llowin g proced ure.
38 GB x Stage 2: Importing images to your computer us ing “PMB” x Stage 3: Vie wing “PMB Guide” • Do not disc onnect the dedicated USB cable fro m the camera while the came ra is oper ating or whil e “Accessi ng…” appears on the screen of the cam era.
39 GB Connecting to other devices x Using the camera with your Macintosh computer You ca n copy im ages to your Mac intosh comput er. How ever, “PM B” is not compa tible . Reco mmende d comput er enviro nmen t The following e nvironment i s recommended for a computer connected to th e camera.
40 GB Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changin g the operation sou nds You ca n set the sound produ ced whe n you op erate t he came ra. 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (Set tings) with V on the cont rol button , th en press z . 3 Selec t [Mai n Se ttings ] with v / V on the con trol button , the n press [B eep] t z .
41 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the MENU items Displays a vailabl e functi ons fo r easy setting wh en the camera is in shooting or pla yback mode. Only the items that ar e availa ble for each mod e are d isplay ed on the s cree n. Select (Settings) t [ Main Se ttings] t [Initia lize] to i nitializ e the set tings t o the default se tting.
42 GB White Balance Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions. ( Aut o/ Dayl ight/ Cloudy/ F luorescent Light 1, Fluorescent Light 2, Fluorescent Light 3/ n Incandescent/ Flas h) Focus Changes the focu s method. ( Mult i AF/ Cen ter AF/0.
43 GB Changing camera s ettings x MENU in viewing mode Ite m Description (Slideshow) Plays back i mages in success ion along with effects. (Retouch) Retouches s till ima ges. ( Trimming/ Red Eye Correction) (Multi- Purpose Resize) Changes the image size according to usage.
44 GB Using the (Settings) items You can change the defa ult sett ings. 1 Press the MENU butt on to displ ay the Menu scr een. 2 Selec t (Se ttings ) with V on the cont rol button , th en press z . 3 Select the des ired item wit h v / V / b / B , the n press z .
45 GB Changing camera s ettings “Memory S tick” Tool Format Formats the “Memory St ick Duo” media. Create REC. Folder Cr eates a folder in “ Memory Stick Duo” medi a for recording images. Change REC.Fol der Changes the fold er currently use d for recordi ng images.
46 GB Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp laye d on the sc reen t o indic ate the c amera status . You ca n chan ge the scr een dis play using DIS P (scr een dis play) on the co ntrol bu tton (page 2 3).
47 GB Others B C Color mode PictBridge connecti ng Protect Print order (DPOF) VOL. Volume PictBridge connecti ng Display Indication z AE/AF lock REC Standby Recording a movie/S tandby a movie ISO400 ISO number 125 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture va lue +2.
48 GB D Displ ay Indic ation Self-timer Spot metering cross hair AF range finder frame N Playback Playback bar Histogram • appears when histogram displa y is disabled.
49 GB Others Learning more about the cam era (“C yber- shot Handbook”) “Cyber-shot Handbook”, wh ich explain s how to u se the camer a in deta il, is in cluded on the CD-ROM (sup plied). Ref er to i t for in-d epth inst ructio ns on the man y functi ons of the ca mera.
50 GB Troubleshooti ng If you e xperie nce trou ble wi th the ca mera, try the fol lowing solu tions. On repairi ng cameras wi th inter nal memory fu nction in cluded, data in t he camera may be checked on minimum necessity to verif y and improve the malfunction sy mptoms.
51 GB Others The remaining charge indicator is incorrect. • The battery c harge will quick ly get used up and the actual remaini ng battery cha rge will be lower than the in dicat or in the followi ng cases: – When you use the camera in a n extremely hot or cold locati on.
52 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the cam era in the following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid place In plac es such as in a car parked in t he sun, the camera body m ay become defor med and this may caus e a malfuncti on.
53 GB Others Specificati ons Camera [Syste m] Image device: DSC-W190: 7.79 m m (1/2.3 t ype) color CCD, Prima ry color filter DSC-W180: 7.70 m m (1/2.3 t ype) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: DSC-W190: App rox. 12.4 M egapixels DSC-W180: App rox.
54 GB BC-C SKA ba tter y charger Power requirements : AC 100 V t o 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 2.3 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.30 A Operating temperatu re: 0°C to 40 °C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperature: –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: App rox.
55 GB Others.
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