Table Of Contents - Sony DSC-P71 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

Before using your camera ......................... 5
Identifying the parts .................................. 8
Getting started
Preparing batteries .................................. 14
Charging the batteries ............................. 14
Inserting the batteries.............................. 17
Using an external power source.............. 19
Using your camera abroad ...................... 19
Turning on/off your camera.................... 20
How to use the control button................. 20
Setting the date and time......................... 21
Shooting still images
Inserting and removing a
"Memory Stick" ............................. 23
Deciding the still image size and quality 24
Basic still image shooting (using auto
adjustment mode) ........................... 26
Checking the last shot image (Quick
Review) .......................................... 27
Using the zoom feature....................... 28
Shooting close-ups (Macro)
(DSC-P71 only).............................. 28
Using the self-timer ............................ 29
Selecting a flash mode........................ 30
Shooting with the finder ..................... 32
Shooting with the date and time
inserted ........................................... 32
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Shooting according to scene conditions
(SCENE SELECTION) ................. 34
Viewing still images
Viewing images on the LCD screen of your
camera ............................................ 36
Viewing single images ....................... 36
Viewing Index
(nine- or triple- image display) ...... 37
Viewing images on a TV screen............. 38
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
Copying still images to your
computer
Copying still images to your computer ...44
1 Installing the USB driver ..................45
2 Preparing your camera ......................46
3 Connecting your camera to your
computer ........................................47
4 Copying images ................................48
When a removable disk icon is not
shown..............................................49
Copying images
(for Windows XP users) ................49
Image file storage destinations and file
names ..............................................51
5 Viewing the images on your
computer .........................................53
For Macintosh users ................................54