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... the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your computer_________ Troubleshooting Additional information Index DSC-F717 © 2002 Sony Corporation 3-078-045-14(2) Getting started Shooting still images Viewing still images Deleting still images Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting Advanced...editing Enjoying movies Enjoying images on the bottom. Model No. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. DSC-F717 Serial No.
... the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your computer_________ Troubleshooting Additional information Index DSC-F717 © 2002 Sony Corporation 3-078-045-14(2) Getting started Shooting still images Viewing still images Deleting still images Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting Advanced...editing Enjoying movies Enjoying images on the bottom. Model No. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. DSC-F717 Serial No.
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...B of Part 15 of procedures other than those specified herein may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is subject to the following measures: - If this manual could void your authority to correct the interference by one or more of ...Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DSC-F717 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. Operation is for the FCC related matters only. Use of controls...
...B of Part 15 of procedures other than those specified herein may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is subject to the following measures: - If this manual could void your authority to correct the interference by one or more of ...Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DSC-F717 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. Operation is for the FCC related matters only. Use of controls...
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...; "MagicGate" and are not actual images shot using the camera. Back up recommendation To avoid the potential risk of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is an abbreviation of Modulation Transfer Function, a numeric value indicating the amount of light from a specific part of...
...; "MagicGate" and are not actual images shot using the camera. Back up recommendation To avoid the potential risk of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is an abbreviation of Modulation Transfer Function, a numeric value indicating the amount of light from a specific part of...
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...51 Shooting with the exposure shifted - Multi Burst 58 Shooting three images continuously - E-mail 61 Shooting still images with AF lock 47 Focusing manually 48 Adjusting the exposure - White Balance 54 Shooting in Multi Burst mode - TIFF 60 Shooting still images for e-mail - Clip Motion ... priority mode 44 Aperture priority mode 45 Manual exposure mode 45 Choosing a focus method 46 Shooting with audio files - Quick Review 21 Shooting images with the finder ......... 22 Indicators on /off your camera 15 How to use the control button 15 Setting the date and time ...
...51 Shooting with the exposure shifted - Multi Burst 58 Shooting three images continuously - E-mail 61 Shooting still images with AF lock 47 Focusing manually 48 Adjusting the exposure - White Balance 54 Shooting in Multi Burst mode - TIFF 60 Shooting still images for e-mail - Clip Motion ... priority mode 44 Aperture priority mode 45 Manual exposure mode 45 Choosing a focus method 46 Shooting with audio files - Quick Review 21 Shooting images with the finder ......... 22 Indicators on /off your camera 15 How to use the control button 15 Setting the date and time ...
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... the shutter speed priority mode A: To shoot in the aperture priority mode 8 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk M: To shoot in the manual exposure mode SCN: To shoot in the Scene Selection mode SET UP: To set the SET UP items : To shoot movies, Clip Motion images or... Multi Burst mode images : To view or edit images B (exposure) button (49) C Jog dial (43) D Shutter button (20) E Manual focus/zoom ring (23, 48) F Infrared ray emitter (55) G Lens H Hologram AF emitter (27, 110) I Flash emitter (26) J NIGHTSHOT/NIGHTFRAMING switch (55) K Speaker L Hot ...
... the shutter speed priority mode A: To shoot in the aperture priority mode 8 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk M: To shoot in the manual exposure mode SCN: To shoot in the Scene Selection mode SET UP: To set the SET UP items : To shoot movies, Clip Motion images or... Multi Burst mode images : To view or edit images B (exposure) button (49) C Jog dial (43) D Shutter button (20) E Manual focus/zoom ring (23, 48) F Infrared ray emitter (55) G Lens H Hologram AF emitter (27, 110) I Flash emitter (26) J NIGHTSHOT/NIGHTFRAMING switch (55) K Speaker L Hot ...
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... press DISPLAY, the display changes in the lower left corner of the screen (page 50).) 60min 640 101 89 r Indicators off (Only warning messages and manual adjustment items which are set using the finder or the LCD screen. Each time you use the finder, the image does not appear on .) 22...
... press DISPLAY, the display changes in the lower left corner of the screen (page 50).) 60min 640 101 89 r Indicators off (Only warning messages and manual adjustment items which are set using the finder or the LCD screen. Each time you use the finder, the image does not appear on .) 22...
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T (telephoto) 60min 640 101 W T 89 W (wide-angle) 60min 640 101 W T 89 Manual focus/ zoom ring 2 , Turn the manual focus/zoom ring to the T side: Approx. 90 cm (35 1/2 inches) from the lens surface When the zoom is set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON] in ... work when [CONVERSION LENS] is not necessary, set all the way to the W side: Approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) from the lens surface • The manual focus/zoom ring directions noted above are the factory settings. The T side of the bar shows the digital zoom zone. Digital zooming causes the image...
T (telephoto) 60min 640 101 W T 89 W (wide-angle) 60min 640 101 W T 89 Manual focus/ zoom ring 2 , Turn the manual focus/zoom ring to the T side: Approx. 90 cm (35 1/2 inches) from the lens surface When the zoom is set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON] in ... work when [CONVERSION LENS] is not necessary, set all the way to the W side: Approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) from the lens surface • The manual focus/zoom ring directions noted above are the factory settings. The T side of the bar shows the digital zoom zone. Digital zooming causes the image...
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... subject, even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject. • The hologram AF will not emit light when adjusting the focus manually. • The hologram AF will not emit light when [CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the SET UP settings (page 110). • If the...
... subject, even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject. • The hologram AF will not emit light when adjusting the focus manually. • The hologram AF will not emit light when [CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the SET UP settings (page 110). • If the...
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... repeat steps 2 to 4. Before advanced operations 43 Move the yellow indication b to change the setting values when shooting with the manual adjustment modes (shutter speed priority mode, aperture priority mode, manual exposure mode), EV adjustment or choosing the focus mode. The displayed value is used to select the item. 60min 640 101...
... repeat steps 2 to 4. Before advanced operations 43 Move the yellow indication b to change the setting values when shooting with the manual adjustment modes (shutter speed priority mode, aperture priority mode, manual exposure mode), EV adjustment or choosing the focus mode. The displayed value is used to select the item. 60min 640 101...
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...second or slower, "NR" is displayed before the shutter speed and the NR slow shutter mode is pressed halfway down. M Mode for manually adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition. • You cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming functions when...shutter speed. A Aperture priority mode. You can adjust an exposure value when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • You cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper exposure is set to S or A (page 49). Advanced still image shooting Shooting with the...
...second or slower, "NR" is displayed before the shutter speed and the NR slow shutter mode is pressed halfway down. M Mode for manually adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition. • You cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming functions when...shutter speed. A Aperture priority mode. You can adjust an exposure value when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • You cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper exposure is set to S or A (page 49). Advanced still image shooting Shooting with the...
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... recorded images to M. Select the aperture value indication with a fuzzy background. 60min AE A 640 101 4 0EV F2.0 160 60min AE A 640 101 4 0EV F8.0 13 Manual exposure mode You can be selected varies, depending on the screen as the EV value (page 49). 0EV indicates that can... manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition according to your purpose. 60min 640 101 4 0EV F5.6 50 Aperture value ...
... recorded images to M. Select the aperture value indication with a fuzzy background. 60min AE A 640 101 4 0EV F2.0 160 60min AE A 640 101 4 0EV F8.0 13 Manual exposure mode You can be selected varies, depending on the screen as the EV value (page 49). 0EV indicates that can... manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition according to your purpose. 60min 640 101 4 0EV F5.6 50 Aperture value ...
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...the SET UP settings. To reactivate auto focusing Set FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM. • The focus mode indicator is zoomed 1× to MANUAL. The 9 (manual focus) indicator appears on the digital zoom magnification. When the 9 indicator flashes, the focus distance has reached 2 cm (13/16 inches) ...or ∞. • You cannot focus manually when using digital zoom, the image is approximate, and should be recorded with the proper focus for the subjects. 60min 640 101 F5.6 30 ...
...the SET UP settings. To reactivate auto focusing Set FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM. • The focus mode indicator is zoomed 1× to MANUAL. The 9 (manual focus) indicator appears on the digital zoom magnification. When the 9 indicator flashes, the focus distance has reached 2 cm (13/16 inches) ...or ∞. • You cannot focus manually when using digital zoom, the image is approximate, and should be recorded with the proper focus for the subjects. 60min 640 101 F5.6 30 ...
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...: /S/A/SCN/ This lets you adjust the exposure value which is too dark or too bright as shown below, we recommend that you adjust the exposure manually. If the image is set by automatic adjustment. Adjusting the exposure - snowy) background, adjust the exposure toward the + side. c Select the desired exposure value with...
...: /S/A/SCN/ This lets you adjust the exposure value which is too dark or too bright as shown below, we recommend that you adjust the exposure manually. If the image is set by automatic adjustment. Adjusting the exposure - snowy) background, adjust the exposure toward the + side. c Select the desired exposure value with...
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... • During shooting in this mode, the images are also used for the other images. • When the exposure is manually adjusted, the adjusted value is used for the first image, and these settings are not displayed on the light source (Daylight) Shooting...night scene, neon signs, or fireworks (Cloudy) Shooting under a cloudy sky (Fluorescent) Shooting under fixed conditions or special lighting conditions, you can manually adjust the white balance. However, when you shoot under fluorescent lighting (Incandescent) • Places where the lighting conditions change quickly • Under...
... • During shooting in this mode, the images are also used for the other images. • When the exposure is manually adjusted, the adjusted value is used for the first image, and these settings are not displayed on the light source (Daylight) Shooting...night scene, neon signs, or fireworks (Cloudy) Shooting under a cloudy sky (Fluorescent) Shooting under fixed conditions or special lighting conditions, you can manually adjust the white balance. However, when you shoot under fluorescent lighting (Incandescent) • Places where the lighting conditions change quickly • Under...
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... NIGHTSHOT/ NIGHTFRAMING switch Infrared ray emitter • Filters (not supplied) may not work correctly even though you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is recorded in [AUTO] mode. • The indicator means: Slow flashing: The white balance is set to be set...
... NIGHTSHOT/ NIGHTFRAMING switch Infrared ray emitter • Filters (not supplied) may not work correctly even though you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is recorded in [AUTO] mode. • The indicator means: Slow flashing: The white balance is set to be set...
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... off after 5 seconds. 640 101 4 "NIGHT SHOT" • While using the NightShot function, you press an invalid key while using the NightShot function, adjust focus manually (page 48). White balance - outdoors in bright places (e.g. The focus distance value does not appear. • If you cannot use the NightShot function in the...
... off after 5 seconds. 640 101 4 "NIGHT SHOT" • While using the NightShot function, you press an invalid key while using the NightShot function, adjust focus manually (page 48). White balance - outdoors in bright places (e.g. The focus distance value does not appear. • If you cannot use the NightShot function in the...
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... - Switching the metering mode - Clip Motion Mode dial: You can be recorded. Advanced still image shooting 57 MENU Mode dial Shutter Control button a Set the mode dial to [CLIP MOTION] in Clip Motion mode, see page 104. To cancel the NightFraming function Set NIGHTSHOT.../NIGHTFRAMING switch to z. • While using the NightFraming function, the indicator flashes and the "NIGHT FRAMING" indicator lights for about 5 seconds. Manual focus • When you press the shutter button halfway down you cannot use the following functions: - MOBILE (120×108) Clip Motion of...
... - Switching the metering mode - Clip Motion Mode dial: You can be recorded. Advanced still image shooting 57 MENU Mode dial Shutter Control button a Set the mode dial to [CLIP MOTION] in Clip Motion mode, see page 104. To cancel the NightFraming function Set NIGHTSHOT.../NIGHTFRAMING switch to z. • While using the NightFraming function, the indicator flashes and the "NIGHT FRAMING" indicator lights for about 5 seconds. Manual focus • When you press the shutter button halfway down you cannot use the following functions: - MOBILE (120×108) Clip Motion of...
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... page 19 for e-mail transmission is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image. Control button a Set the mode dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. MENU Mode dial Shutter Advanced still image shooting Control button a Set the mode dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with... return to normal mode Select [NORMAL] in step 3. • For instructions on how to attach images to an e-mail message, consult the User's Manual for e-mail - d Shoot the image. Shooting still images for your e-mail software. • For the number of images you can record in ...
... page 19 for e-mail transmission is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image. Control button a Set the mode dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. MENU Mode dial Shutter Advanced still image shooting Control button a Set the mode dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with... return to normal mode Select [NORMAL] in step 3. • For instructions on how to attach images to an e-mail message, consult the User's Manual for e-mail - d Shoot the image. Shooting still images for your e-mail software. • For the number of images you can record in ...
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...; You cannot enlarge images with the ZOOM W/T button. The recording folder appears at the upper right of the image e Adjust the image size with the manual focus/zoom ring.
...; You cannot enlarge images with the ZOOM W/T button. The recording folder appears at the upper right of the image e Adjust the image size with the manual focus/zoom ring.
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... opens. • You can use the "PIXELA ImageMixer" software to copy images to your computer and to open the document "DSC0ssss.JPE"." See the operation manual supplied with Mac OS X. The image files are using Mac OS X, remove the USB cable, etc., after you click an E-mail mode image file, make...
... opens. • You can use the "PIXELA ImageMixer" software to copy images to your computer and to open the document "DSC0ssss.JPE"." See the operation manual supplied with Mac OS X. The image files are using Mac OS X, remove the USB cable, etc., after you click an E-mail mode image file, make...