Sony DSC-P9 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Before using your camera.. ...................... .4
Idcn~ifying the parts.. ................................ 8
Charging the
battery pack.. ..................... 10
Using an external power source.. ............ I3
Using ynur camem abroad ...................... 13
Turning on/off your camera.. .................. 14
How to use the control button.. ............... 14
Setting the date and time.. ....................... 15
Inserting and removing a
"Memory Si~ck" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Deciding the still image size and quality 18
Basic stiil image shooting (using auto
adjustment mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Checking the last image shot
(Quick Review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
t'sing the zoom feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Shooting close-ups (Macro) 22
Using Ihe seli'-iimer ,...,....................... 23
Selecting a Dash mode 24
Shooting with the
fiiide~
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shooting with the date and lima
inserted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shooiing according to scent conditions
(Scene selection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viewing images 011 rhe &CD screen of your
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing single images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing Index
(nine or three images display)........ 3 I
Viewing images 013 a TV screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deleting on the Index
(nine images) screen . .._.................. 35
Delcling on the Index
(three images) screen _._.................. 36
Formatting a 'Memory Stick" . . 38
Copying still images ro your computer 39
Installing the USB driver . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Preparing your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting your camera to your
computer . .._................................... 42
Copying i:mg,es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Viewing the images 0x1 your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . ..___.__.................... 6
For MLicintosh users 49
How to setup and operate your camera 50
Changing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Changing items in the SET UP
screen ,... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Choosing a focus method . . . . 5 i
Shooting with the AF lock using Center
AF t..........._______................................ 52
Selling rhe distance to the subjeci
(Focus preset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting the exposure
(EV adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Spot light-metering . ..__........__.................. 54
Adjusting color tones (While Balance) . ..55
Shooting imultiple frames
iC!ip Marion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Shooting in Multi Burst rriodc
(Muiri Burst! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..'....... 57
Shooting still images lor e-maii
(E-MAIL) . . ..__..'.............................. 5"
Shooting still images
with
audio files:
iv0lCE~ . . . . .._........__........................ 59
Adding special effecis Picture Hfect) . ..BO