Sony DSC-P31M Service Manual page 20

DSC-P31/P31M
Shooting with the finder
Finder
DISPLAY/
LCD
ON/OFF
button
The finder is convenient when you want to
save battery power, or when it is difficult to
confirm the image using the LCD screen.
Each time you press the DISPLAY/LCD
ON/OFF button, the display changes in the
following order.
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CAMERA
MOVING IMAGE :
DATE/TIME :
DIGITAL ZOOM :
RED EYE REDUCTION :
AF ILLUMINATOR :
OK
2
, CAMERA
Select (
on the control button and
B
press .
DATE/TIME
Select "
and press B.
When the LCD screen display is off (only
warning messages are displayed)
LCD screen display is OFF
Screen display is set to ON.
• For further details on the items displayed, see
page 103.
• Just as with the AE/AF lock indicator on the
LCD screen display, when the AE/AF lock
lamp of the Finder section stops flashing and
remains lit, you can start shooting again
(page 26).
• When the LCD screen display is turned off, the
digital zoom does not function (page 28).
• When the LCD screen display is turned off, if
you press the
(Macro, DSC-P71) or
metering, DSC-P31), the image will be
displayed on the screen for approximately 2
seconds so you can check or change the setting.
DAY&TIME
DATE
OFF
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v/V , Choose the type of data to be
) using
inserted using v/V on the
control button, then press the
v/V center z.
" using
DAY/TIME: Inserts the day and the time of
shooting into the image
DATE: Inserts the year, the month and the
date of shooting into the image
OFF: Does not insert date/time data into the
image
After the setting have been completed, turn
the mode dial to
shooting.
• You can also carry out this operation when the
mode dial is set to SCN.
• The settings made here will be saved even
when the power is turned off.
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(Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/
(Spot light-
CAMERA
MOVING IMAGE : MPEG MOVIE
DATE/TIME : Y/M/D
DIGITAL ZOOM : ON
RED EYE REDUCTION : OFF
AF ILLUMINATOR : OFF
SELECT
, and continue your
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Shooting with the date and
time inserted
CAMERA
MOVING IMAGE : MPEG MOVIE
DATE/TIME : OFF
DIGITAL ZOOM : ON
RED EYE REDUCTION : OFF
AF ILLUMINATOR : OFF
SELECT
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, Turn the mode dial to SET UP.
The SET UP menu is displayed.
• When images are shot with the date and time
inserted, the date and time cannot be removed
later.
• When shooting images with the date and time
inserted, the actual date and time are not
displayed on the LCD screen, instead, "
displayed in the upper left portion of the LCD
screen. The actual date and time are displayed
when the image is played back.
• When you have chosen a date format, you can
choose [Insert the correct date and time]
(page 21), and the information will be inserted
in the format you chose.
• The "DIGITAL ZOOM" item is not displayed
on the SET UP screen of the DSC-P31
(page 28).
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