Recording Moving Images; Playing Back Still Images - Sony DSC-S70 Service Manual

Notes
• Zoom does not work while recording moving images.
• Digital zoom does not work for moving images.
• Digitally zoomed images do not appear in the finder.
LCD screen indicators during recording
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
See page 65 for a detailed description of the indicated items.
Notes
• You cannot turn off the self-timer indicators and some of the indicators used in advanced
operations.
• The indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded.
Using the self-timer
When you use the self-timer function, the subject is recorded about 10 seconds after
you press the shutter button.
Shutter button
Self-timer lamp
Control button
(self-timer) indicator on the LCD screen with v/V/b/B on the control
Select
button, then press the center z. The
(self-timer) indicator appears on the LCD
screen, and about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button, the subject is
recorded. The self-timer lamp flashes after you press the shutter button until the
shutter is released.

Recording moving images

Moving images with audio are recorded in MPEG format.
To record moving images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power and
insert a "Memory Stick."
1 Set the MODE selector to MOVIE.
Press the shutter button fully down.
2
"REC" appears on the LCD screen, and the image and sound are recorded on
the "Memory Stick."
If you press the shutter button momentarily
The image and sound are recorded for five seconds. You can change the
recording time to 10 or 15 seconds with [REC TIME SET] in the menu settings
(page 34).
If you hold the shutter button down
The image and sound are recorded while the shutter button is held down for up
to 60 seconds. However, when [IMAGE SIZE] in the menu setting is set to
[320 (HQ)]/[320×240], the maximum recording time is 15 seconds (page 34).
Zooming or using the self-timer, etc.
See pages 18 and 19.
LCD screen indicators during recording
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
These indicators are not recorded. See page 65 for a detailed description of the
indicators.
DISPLAY
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DISPLAY
POWER switch
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1-5
Recording images with the flash
The initial setting is auto (no indicator). In this mode, the flash automatically strobes
when the surroundings become dark. When you change the flash mode, press the
(flash) repeatedly so that the flash mode indicator appears on the LCD screen.
(flash)
Each time you press the (flash), the indicator changes as follows.
(No indicator) t t (No indicator)
t t
Auto red-eye reduction: The flash strobes before recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon.
Forced flash: The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding
brightness.
No flash: The flash does not strobe.
You can change the brightness of the flash (FLASH LEVEL) in the menu settings
(page 35).
Notes
• The recommended shooting distance using the built-in flash is 31/32 feet to 8 1/3 feet (0.3 m to
2.5 m).
• Attaching a conversion lens (not supplied) may block the light from the flash or cause the lens
shadow to appear.
• You cannot use an external flash and the built-in flash at the same time.
• Auto red-eye reduction may not produce the desired red-eye reduction effects depending on
individual differences, the distance to the subject, if the subject does not see the pre-strobe, or
other conditions. In addition, red-eye reduction effects are also difficult to obtain if you set the
shutter to a slow speed in the PROGRAM AE shutter priority mode.
• The flash effect is not obtained easily when you use forced flash in a bright location.
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Playing back still images

1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY.
The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen.
Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD
2
screen.
Select the desired still image with the
3
control button.
Press v/V/b/B on the control button to select "b/B"
on the LCD screen, then press b/B on the control
button.
"b: To display the preceding image.
B": To display the next image.
When the menu bar is not displayed
You can directly select and play back the image with b/B on the control button.
Notes
• You might not be able to correctly play back images recorded with this camera on other
equipment.
• You cannot play back on this camera images larger than the maximum image size that can be
recorded with this camera.
LCD screen indicators during still image playback
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
See page 65 for a detailed description of the indicators.
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B Playback
DISPLAY
POWER switch