Sony DSC-P20 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 7

Table of contents
Getting started
Identifying the parts .............................. 8
Preparing the power supply ................ 10
Setting the date and time ..................... 15
Inserting the "Memory Stick" ............. 17
Basic operations
B Recording
Recording still images ........................ 19
Recording moving images .................. 25
B Playback
Playing back still images .................... 27
Playing back moving images .............. 28
Viewing images using a personal
computer ...................................... 29
Image file storage destinations and image
files ............................................... 36
Advanced operations
Before performing advanced operations
How to use the mode dial ................... 38
How to use the control button ............. 38
Setting the image size
(IMAGE SIZE) ............................ 43
B Various recording
Records images according to shooting
conditions (TWILIGHT mode) .... 45
Recording still images for e-mail
(E-MAIL) ..................................... 46
Recording text documents (TEXT) ..... 47
Recording still images as uncompressed
files (TIFF) ................................... 48
Creating Clip Motion Files ................. 48
Adjusting the exposure
(EXPOSURE) .............................. 50
Adjusting the white balance
(WHITE BALANCE) .................. 51
Enjoying picture effects
(P. EFFECT) ................................ 52
Recording the date and time on the still
image (DATE/TIME) .................. 52
B Various playback
Playing back three or nine images
at once .......................................... 54
Enlarging a part of the still image
(Zoom and trimming) ................... 55
Playing back the still images in order
(SLIDE) ....................................... 56
Rotating a still image (ROTATE) ....... 57
B Editing
Deleting images (DELETE) ................ 58
Preventing accidental erasure
(PROTECT) ................................. 59
Changing the recorded still image size
(RESIZE) ..................................... 61
Selecting still images to print
(PRINT) ....................................... 62
Dividing a moving image file
(DIVIDE) ..................................... 63
Changing the setup settings
(SETUP) ....................................... 65
Additional information
Precautions .......................................... 67
On "Memory Sticks" .......................... 68
About "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack
(not supplied) ............................... 69
Using your camera abroad .................. 70
Troubleshooting .................................. 71
Warning and notice messages ............. 77
Self-diagnosis display ......................... 79
Specifications ...................................... 81
LCD screen indicators ........................ 82
Notes on Using Batteries .................... 85
Index ................................................... 86
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