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VCLICK!
Table of contents
Basic Operations
Using the shooting
functions
Using the playback
functions
Changing the settings
Digital Still Camera
Viewing images on a
Cyber-shot Handbook
TV screen
DSC-G1
Using your computer
Before operating the unit, please read this
Handbook and “Instruction Manual”
thoroughly, and retain them for future
Using a network
reference.
Printing still images
Listening to music
Troubleshooting
Others
Index
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Notes on using your camera • If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a Types of “Memory Stick” that can be long time, use up the existing charge and used (not supplied) remove it from your camera, then store it in a The IC recording medium used by this cool, dry place. This is to maintain the battery camera is a “Memory Stick Duo”. There are pack functions. two types of “Memory Stick”. • For details on the usable battery pack, see page 122. “Memory Stick Duo”: you can use a Carl
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Table of contents Notes on using your camera .....................................................................2 Basic information.......................................................................................7 Identifying parts.......................................................................................10 Indicators on the screen..........................................................................12 Changing the screen display ..........................................
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Table of contents Using the playback functions Playing back images from the home screen ........................................... 41 Viewing menu ......................................................................................... 45 Album/ Folder: Go To Album/Go To Folder, Combine Album, Split Album Manage Images: Delete, Protect Edit Image: Rotate, Resize Label: Add Label, No Label Find: Keyword, Similar Images Print Slide Show / Import/ Export Details Changing the settings How
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Table of contents Clock Set...........................................................................................65 Clock Set Camera.............................................................................................66 Image Size(Photos) Red Eye Reduction Image Size(Movies) AF Illuminator AF Mode SteadyShot Digital Zoom Auto Orientation Music................................................................................................69 Repeat LCD Auto Off MEGA BASS Network ..
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Table of contents Printing still images How to print still images.......................................................................... 97 Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer ................. 98 Listening to music Listening to music ................................................................................. 101 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting..................................................................................... 104 Warning indicators and messag
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Basic information Shooting images The camera is equipped with an internal memory of approximately 2 GB, which enables a large number of images to be stored in the camera. The images can also be stored in a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied). Store the images in the Store the images in a internal memory “Memory Stick Duo” The Original Image at the image The Original Image at the image size set up for the camera and a size set up for the camera is small size Album Image (VGA) stored in the “Me
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Number of Number of images images Basic information Automatic image management This camera automatically classifies images into albums depending on the shooting intervals and frequency. You can search the images by albums for your convenience. The automatically created albums can be divided or combined manually. 1s 1st a t allb bu um m 2nd album 3rd album Time (Date) To name an album t Use the “Album Editor” (supplied) To divide one here into two To put these two together t Divi
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Basic information Delete Original image Album image When deleting an image, you can choose to delete just the Original Image, or delete the Original and Album Images at the same time. Use with a Computer This camera is equipped with various search functions. With the software on the supplied CD- ROM, you can use more advanced search functions. With the “Album Editor”, you can: • Edit labels or comments • Copy images stored on a computer to the camera • Import MPEG4 movie files to the camera
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Identifying parts See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. Camera A POWER lamp/POWER button B Shutter button (19) A For shooting: Zoom (W/T) button C WLAN (Wireless network) button (91) (19) D Flash (20) For viewing: / (Playback zoom) E Self-timer lamp (21)/AF illuminator button/ (Index) button (23, 24) (67) B LCD screen (16) F Hook for wrist strap C / (Movie/Photo) button (18) G WLAN antenna (internal) D (Playback) button (23) H OPEN (CAMERA) lever (18) E For shooting: (Flash)
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Identifying parts N HOME button (26) How to connect O Battery/“Memory Stick Duo” cover Connect the camera as illustrated. P Battery insertion slot Q Battery eject lever R Multi connector S Tripod receptacle • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having screws longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the camera. T RESET button (104) U Speaker • Make sure to install the camera all the way in V Access
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Indicators on the screen Each time you press the DISP (Screen A display switch) button, the screen status Display Indication changes. 60Min Battery remaining See the pages in parentheses for details of • Only is indicated, operation. depending on a mode. When shooting still images Recording media Recording folder (57) • This does not appear when using the internal memory. SteadyShot (68) Radio field strength with a network Image size (22) 3:2 3M 2M VGA 16:9 [400] Remaining number of reco
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Indicators on the screen C E Display Indication Display Indication z (Green) AE/AF lock (19) AF illuminator (67) ON z (Red) Recording a movie Vibration warning Standby Standby a movie • Indicates vibration may prevent you from shooting 00:00:00 Recording time clear images due to NR slow shutter insufficient lighting. Even if • When the shutter speed the vibration warning drops below a certain speed appears, you can still shoot in low light conditions, the images. However, we NR (Noise Red
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Indicators on the screen When playing back B Display Indication Volume (23) AVLS Zoom scaling (23) 1.3 C:32:00 Self-diagnosis display (115) 00:00:12 Counter Playback bar NXM Playback (23) my N Playback A X Pause Display Indication M Fast-forward 60Min Battery remaining m Rewind •Only is indicated, y Frame-by-frame depending on a mode. (advance) The destination medium of Frame-by-frame Original Images (reverse) Playback folder (57) Movie operation guide • This does not appear when >/M Sk
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Indicators on the screen C Display Indication DSC00012 File number (56) s Color Detection Face Detection Label 2007/01/01 Recorded date/time of the 9:30AM playback image Image size (22) 3:2 3M 2M VGA 16:9 -30fps Frame number per second (22) - Protect (47) Comment Label (49) PC backup (done/undone) Image analysis (done/ undone) Original Image (stored/not stored) 15
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Changing the screen display Each time you press the DISP (Screen display switch) button, the display changes as follows. DISP (Screen display switch) button • By pressing DISP (Screen display switch) button longer, you can increase the LCD backlight (only when the camera is used with the battery pack). During shooting Indicator off Setting display on Latest recording history • When shooting a movie, the indicators disappear from the screen. After the shooting, the screen returns to the previo
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Changing the screen display During playback (Index screen) Single image + 30-image index 100-image index 4-image index 6-image index • For details on an index screen, see page 24. Home screen The background is The background is white black During Collaboration Shot Normal Multi angles Displays your images Displays the images of and those of all other each connected user connected users in separately order of recording time • For details on the Collaboration Shot t page 91 17
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Basic Operations Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Shutter button Control button OPEN (CAMERA) lever Up Right Lens cover Left Zoom button Press z Down / (Movie/Photo) button / (Macro/Magnifying (Flash) button Glass) button (Image Size) (Self-timer) button button 1 Open the lens cover by sliding the OPEN (CAMERA) lever. Open until it clicks. 2 Select a mode with the / (Movie/Photo) button. Each time you press the / (Movie/Photo) button, the mode changes between Movie and Photo.
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Basic Operations Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode) 4 Shoot with the shutter button. Aside from an Original Image, a small size Album Image is recorded in the internal memory (page 7). Still image: 1Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and remains lit. 2Press the shutter button fully down. The shutter sounds. AE/AF lock indicator Movie: Press the shutter button fully down.
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Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode) Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images) Press repeatedly until the desired mode is selected. : Flash Auto Strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight (default setting) • No indicator appears on the lower part of the screen even if you select this setting. : Flash forced on SL: Slow synchro (Flash forced on) The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light. : Flash forced off • The
