User manual SONY CYBER-SHOT DSC-H7

[. . . ] When turning on the power To check the remaining battery time press POWER to turn on and check the time on the LCD screen. Battery remaining indicator Battery remaining guidelines Sufficient power remaining Battery half full Battery low, recording/ playback will stop soon. Change the batteries with fully charged ones, or charge the batteries. Unless you set the clock, the Clock Set screen appears each time the camera is turned on. [. . . ] Also, do not leave the camera with the lens portion extended for a long period of time with the power off as this may cause malfunction. The following screen appears when the camera is turned on for the second time or afterwards. The camera has the own internal memory (32 MB), however, purchase of a "Memory Stick" is recommended. For printing in postcard size For recording a larger number of images For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages The displayed time remaining may not be correct under certain circumstances. When using alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery, the battery remaining indicator does not display the correct information. When the AC Adaptor (not supplied) is used, the battery remaining indicator is not displayed. To turn off the power If the camera is running on battery power and you do not operate the camera for a period of time, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (Auto power-off function). * Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. On recordable number of still images and recordable time of movies Recordable number of still images and recordable time of movies vary depending on the image size selected. Hold the camera with the battery cover facing upward, then open the battery cover and remove the batteries. When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly and the beep does not sound. The following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions. twilight* Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings. Shoots seasides or lakesides, the blue of the water clearly recorded. ­ Distant from the camera and dark ­ The contrast between the subject and its background is poor. ­ Seen through glass ­ Moving fast ­ Reflect light or have a lustrous finish ­ Flashing ­ Against light Before step 2, press v ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected. No indicator Strobes if it is dark or against light (default setting) Forced flash Slow synchro (Forced flash) The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light. Press (index), then select an image with v/V/b/B. Shoot candlelit scenes, without spoiling the atmosphere. Shoots portraits of people, flowers, etc. [. . . ] Shoots portraits of people, flowers, etc. Use the finder for saving battery power, or shooting images when it is difficult to confirm images using the LCD screen. The first time is to adjust the light quantity. If you press again, the sixteen-image index screen appears. [. . . ]