Sony DSC-T30/B - Cyber-shot Digital Still Camera Read This First page 2

5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
5
Holding the camera
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Select a mode.
Still image (auto adjustment
mode):
Select
Movie:
Select
Position the subject in the center of the focus
frame.
Control button
Using the control button
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Checking the last Review Shooting close-up
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• When you press the control button, the descriptions of functions are temporarily displayed.
Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 53)
Checking the last still image you shot (Quick Review)
Press b ( ) on the control button.
To cancel, press b again.
• The image may appear rough right after playback starts.
• To delete the image, press (Delete) and select [Delete] with v on the control button, then press z.
Selecting a flash mode for still images
Before step 2, press v ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.
No indicator Flash Auto
Strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight (default setting)
Flash forced on
Slow synchro (Flash forced on)
SL
The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is
out of flash light.
Flash forced off
• Shooting distance (when [ISO] is set to [Auto])
W side: Approx. 0.1 to 3.4 m (4 to 133 7/8 inches)
T side: Approx. 0.25 to 2.7 m (9 7/8 to 106 3/8 inches)
• The flash strobes twice. The first time is to adjust the light quantity.
• While charging the flash, is displayed.
Shooting close-up (Macro/Magnifying Glass)
Before step 2, press B ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.
No indicator
Macro on
Magnifying Glass on
Focal distance to the subject
Macro
Setting all the way to the W side: Approx. 8 cm or farther (3 1/4 inches or farther)
Setting all the way to the T side: Approx. 25 cm or farther (9 7/8 inches or farther)
Magnifying Glass
Locked to the W side: Approx. 1 to 20 cm (13/32 to 7 7/8 inches)
• To shoot at even closer distances than (Macro) recording, use (Magnifying Glass).
Macro
• Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recommended.
• The in-focus range becomes narrow, and the complete subject may not entirely be in focus.
• The Auto Focus speed drops.
Magnifying Glass
• The optical zoom is locked to the W side and cannot be used.
• When you press the zoom button, the image is enlarged using the digital zoom.
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Shoot with the shutter button.
Still image:
Press and hold the AE/AF lock indicator
shutter button halfway
Indicator flashing
down to focus.
t Indicator lit/beeps
.
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.
AF range finder frame
Movie:
Press the shutter button
(STEADY SHOT) 60min
fully down.
REC
button
Zoom button
(Screen display
switch) button
To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.
Using the zoom
Zoom button
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• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.
For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting"
(page 52)
• The camera zooms slowly while shooting a movie.
"User's
Using the self-timer
Before step 2, press V ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.
No indicator Not using the self-timer
Setting the 10-second delay self-timer
Setting the 2-second delay self-timer
Press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes,
and a beep sounds until the shutter operates.
To cancel, press again.
V
• If you use the 2-second delay self-timer, you may prevent
blur.
If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
• The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) mode or
Magnifying Glass mode (shown left) when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance.
• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing
slowly and the beep does not sound. Recompose the shot and focus again.
Subjects difficult to focus on are:
– Distant from the camera and dark – Moving fast
– The contrast between the subject and its – Reflective light or with a lustrous finish
background is poor.
– Flashing
– Seen through glass
– Backlit
To brighten up the display
t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 23)
Anti-blur function
The anti-blur function is equipped with the camera.
To cancel the anti-blur function, set the mode switch to other than [Auto] in
menu (shown upper right), then press (STEADY SHOT) button (shown above) to display
the indicator. To turn on the anti-blur function, press the
When the mode switch is set to [Auto] in (Camera) on the menu, you cannot cancel the
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anti-blur function.
You can change the anti-blur mode. t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 55)
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To identify items on the screen
t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 19)
Shoot still images (Scene Selection)
1
Select .
Press the shutter button
fully down.
The shutter sounds.
MENU button
Control button
To cancel the Scene Selection
Select [Auto] or [Program] with v/V.
Scene Selection modes
The following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions.
High sensitivity
Shoot without flash in low-light
reducing blur
Self-timer lamp
Twilight*
Shoot low light scene without
flash
Twilight portrait*
Shoot portraits in low light with
flash
Soft snap
Shoot subject with soft
background
* The shutter speed becomes slower, so using a tripod is recommended.
To use the functions set by the control button with Scene Selection
Before shooting in step 5, select the setting with the control button. Some functions are not
available, depending on the Scene Selection mode. When you press the button to select functions
that cannot be combined with Scene Selection, a beep sounds. t "User's Guide/
(Camera) on the
Troubleshooting" (page 29)
button again.
View/delete images
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6
2 1
Press MENU. Select
Twilight Portrait
Twilight
High Sensitivity
Program
Auto
Camera
Mode
3
(Camera) with b, then
Select
select a mode with v/V.
Twilight Portrait
Twilight
High Sensitivity
Program
Auto
Camera
WB ISO
• For details on modes, see below.
• The setting is maintained even when the power is turned
off.
4
Press MENU to turn off the menu.
5
Shoot with the shutter button.
Control button
To delete images
1 Display the image you want to delete and press
2 Select [Delete] with v, then press z.
To view an enlarged image (playback zoom)
Press while displaying a still image.
To undo the zoom, press
Landscape
Adjust the portion: v/V/b/B
Shoot landscapes distant focus
Cancel playback zoom: z
To store enlarged images: [Trimming] t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 50)
High-speed shutter
To play back a series of images (Slide Show)
Shoot moving subject to stop
action
While playing back still images, press
• You can change the settings, such as the setting for Music files. For details on a variety of
operations and settings for the slide show. t "User's Guide/Troubleshooting" (page 30)
Beach
Shoot waterside scene with rich
Viewing an index screen
blue color
Press (Index) and select an image with v/V/b/B.
To return to the single-image screen, press z. To display the next (previous) index screen, press
Snow
b/B.
Shoot whitish scene brightly
Fireworks*
Shoot fireworks in all their
To delete images in index mode
splendor
1 While an index screen is displayed, press
control button, then press z.
2 Select the image you want to delete with v/V/b/B, then press z to display the
indicator on the selected image.
3 Press
4 Select [OK] with B, then press z.
• To delete all the images in the folder, select [All In This Folder] with v/V in step 1 instead of [Select], then
press z.
2
. Select an image with b/B.
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Still image: the image size is displayed
Movie: is displayed
/ button
button
Movie:
To play back a movie, press z.
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Playback bar
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STOP REV/CUE VOLUME
button
Rewind/Fast forward: b/B
(Return to normal playback: z)
button
Volume: v/V
Stop playback: z
• Movies with the image size [160] are displayed a size
smaller.
(Delete).
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To cancel the deletion
Select [Exit], then press z.
Delete
Exit
BACK/NEXT
.
(Slide Show). To cancel, press again.
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(Delete) and select [Select] with v/V on the
(Delete)
Green selection frame
To cancel a selection
Select an image you have previously selected for deletion, then press z
to delete the indicator from the image.
SELECT TO NEXT
(Delete).