Using the zoom
• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the came ra uses the Digital Zo om function.
For details on the [Digital Zoom] setting s and the imag e quality t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting”
(page 47)
• You cannot chang e the zoom scale while shooting a mo vie.
2 Shoot with the shutter button.
Still image:
Press and hold the
shutter button halfway
down to focus.
AE/AF lock indicator
Flashing t lit/bee ps
Press the shutte r button
fully down.
The shutter sounds.
Movie:
Press the shutter b utton
fully down.
To stop recording, press the shutte r button fully down again.
AF range fi nder frame
REC
Zoom lever
Zoom lever
Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
Changing Image Brightness (EV) (Adjusting exposure)
Before Step 2, press b ( ) on the control button.
Adjust the image brightness with v (Br ighter) / V (D arker).
To delete the displayed scale bar, press b again.
• The compensation value can be set i n 1/3EV increments.
• If a subject is being shot in extremely bright o r dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure adjustmen t
may not be effective.
• For details on the expo sure t “User’s Guide/Troub leshooting” (page 14)
Selecting a flash mode for still images
Before step 2 , press v ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the de sired mode is selected.
• Shooting distance (when [ISO] i s set to [Auto])
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W side: Approx. 0.2 to 3.7 m (7 7/8 inches to 12 feet 1 3/4 inches)
T side: Approx. 0.3 to 2.1 m (11 7/8 inches to 6 feet 10 3/4 inch es)
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W side: Approx. 0.2 to 4.2 m (7 7/8 inches to 13 feet 9 3/8 inches)
T side: Approx. 0.3 to 2.2 m (11 7/8 inches to 7 feet 2 5/8 inches)
• The flash strobes twic e. The first time is to adj ust the light quantity.
Shooting close-up (Macro)
Before step 2 , press B ( ) on the control button.
To cancel, press
B again.
• Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recom mended.
• The in-focus range becom es narrow, and the complete subject may not entirely be in focus.
• The Auto Focus speed drops.
Shortest sh ooting dist ance from the len s surface
Setting all the way to t he W side: Approx. 2 cm (13/ 16 inches)
Setting all the way to t he T side: Approx. 30 cm (11 7/8 inches)
No indicator Flash Auto
Strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight (default setting)
Flash forced on
Slow synchro (Flash f orced on)
The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the b ackground that is
out of flas h light.
Flash forced off
Image Brightness(EV)
Brighter Darker
Image Brightness(EV)
Brighter Darker
Image Brightness(EV)
Brighter Darker
Toward – Toward +
SL
Using the self-timer
Before Step 2, press V ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.
If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
• The shortest shooti ng distance is 50 cm (19 3/4 inches ). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) mode (left) when
shooting a subject closer than the sho rtest shooting distance.
• When the camera cannot focus on the s ubject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing
slowly and the beep does not sound. Recompose the shot and focus again.
Subjects di fficult to f ocus on are:
To brighten up the display (DSC-W50/W70 only)
If you view images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up.
However, the battery power may decrease faster under suc h condition.
If you press (Screen display switch ) button longer (above), the back light brightens. If you
press again, the backlight is cance lled.
To identify items on the screen
t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (pa ge 19)
To turn off the LCD scree n
Press (Screen display switch) button (above) repeatedly. Use the finder (above) for saving
battery power, or shooting images when it is difficult to confirm using the LCD screen.
Press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp
flashes, and a beep sounds until the shutter
operates.
To cancel, press
V again.
• If you use the 2 -second delay self-timer, you m ay
prevent blur.
No indicator Not using the self-t imer
Setting the 10-second delay self-time r
Setting the 2-second delay self-timer
Self-timer lamp
– Distant from the camera a nd dark
– The contrast between the subj ect and its
background is poor.
– Seen through glass
– Moving fast
– Reflective light or with a lustrous finish
– Flashing
–B a c k l i t
Shoot still images (Scene Selection)
On Function Gu ide
The operational instructions displayed on the Function Guide are automatically turned off in a
few seconds.
When you want to cancel the Function Guide, press the Shutter Button half way down.
Y ou can set the Function Guide not to be displayed on the (Setup) scr een.
t “User ’ s Guide/
T r o ubleshooting” (page 48)
T o cancel th e Scene Select ion
Set the mode dial to other than th e mode of Scene Selection.
1 Select the desired mode of Scene
Selection ( , , , , , ,
).
• For details on modes, see b elow .
2 Shoot with the sh utter b utton.
High Sensitivity
Shoot without flash
in low-light
reducing blur
Function Guide
Scene Selection modes
The following modes are predetermine d to match the scene conditions.
* The shutter speed becomes s lower, so using a tripod is recomm ended.
To use the functions set by the control button with Scene Selection
Before shooting in step 2 , select the settings with the cont rol button. Some f unctions 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 Gui de/
Troubleshooting” (page 29)
High sensitivity
Shoot without fl ash in low-light
reducing blur
Twilight*
Shoot low light scene wit hout
flash
Twilight portrait*
Shoot portraits in low light with
flash
Snow
Shoot whitish scene bright ly
Beach
Shoot waterside scene with rich
blue c olor
Landscape
Shoot landscapes with dis tant
focus
Soft snap
Shoot subject with soft
background
View/delete images
To delete images
1 Display the image you want to delete and press (Delete).
2 Select [Delete] with v , then press z .
To cancel t he deletion
Select [Exit], then p ress z.
1 Press
(Playback).
• If you press bu tton
when the camera is
powered off, the camera
is turned on in the
playback mode.
2 Select an image with b/ B.
Still image: th e image si ze is displaye d
Movie: is displayed
To play back a movie, press z .
• Movies with the image size [160] are di splayed a size
smaller.
Movie:
BACK/NEXT
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Playback bar
Rewind/Fast forward: b /B
(Return to normal play back: z)
Volume: v/ V
Stop play back: z
B
Control button
lever
To return to the shooting mode
• Press (Playbac k) again.
• Press and hold the shutter button halfway
down.
• Change the position of the mode dial.
/ lever
button
Delete
Exit
BACK/NEXT
To view an enlarged image (playback zoom)
Slide lever while displaying a still image .
To undo the zoom, pr ess lever.
Adjust the portion: v/ V/ b/ B
Cancel playback zoom: z
To store enlarged images: [Trimming] t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 45)
Viewing an index screen
Slide (I ndex) lever 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
b/ B.
To delete images in index mode
1 While an index screen is displayed, press (Delete) and select [Select] with v /V on the
control button, then press z.
2 Select the image you want to delete with v /V /b /B , then press z to display the (Delete)
indicator on the selecte d image.
3 Press (Delete).
4 Select [OK] with B , th en press z .
• To delet e all the im ages in the folder, sel ect [All In This Folder] wit h v/ V in step 1 i nstead of [Select], then
press z .
Green selection frame
To cancel a s election
Select an image you have previously selected for dele tion, then press z
to delete the indicator fr om the image.
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1 Select a mode.
Select .
Select .
Still image (auto adjustment
mode):
Movie:
Using the control button
Holding the camera
Position the subj ect in the center of the focus
frame.
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AF
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AF
VGA
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AF
Image Brightness(EV)
Brighter
Darker
Using the flash for
still images
Shooting close-up
(Macro)
Changing Image
Brightn ess (EV)
(Adjusting
exposure )
Using the
self-timer
Control button
(Screen display
switch) button
Finder