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© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-125-476- 11 (1) Digital Still Came ra Instruction Manual DSC-W270/W 275/W290 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, a nd retain it for futur e refer ence. GB Gettin g star ted Shoot ing/view ing images Usin g shootin g functio ns Usin g viewi ng functio ns Delet ing im ages Conne cting to other dev ...
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2 GB Owner ’s Re cord The mo del and seri al numbe rs are lo cated on the bot tom. Re cor d the ser ial n umb er in the space prov ided belo w. Refer to these numbers w henever yo u call upo n your So ny dealer reg ardin g this produc t. Model No. DSC- W270/W275/ W290 Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do n ...
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3 GB • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Sony. • Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in the inst ructions. [ Batter y charger Even if t he CHARGE lamp is not lit, th e batter y charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If s ...
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4 GB [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could voi d your authority to op erate this equipment. [ Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonabl ...
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5 GB Disposa l of waste ba tteries (applicable in the Europea n Union and other Eur opean count ries with separat e collection systems ) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help p ...
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6 GB Table of contents Notes on usi ng the c amera .. .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... 8 Gettin g start ed ............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ......... 10 Checking the accessories supplied .................. ......................... ............. 10 Identif ying p arts ...
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7 GB Connecting to other devices .............. ........... ........... ............. 3 7 Viewi ng images on a TV ... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... . 37 Printi ng still images .. .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... ... 37 Using th e camer ...
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8 GB x Notes on using the camera Interna l memory and “Me mory Stic k Duo ” medi a ba ck up Do not turn o ff the cam era, r emove the ba ttery pack, or remove the “Memory S tick Duo” media while the access la mp is lit . Otherw ise, the in tern al memo ry da ta or “Mem ory S tick Duo” media may be dama ged. Be sure to m ake a backup cop ...
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9 GB No compen sation for dam aged content or recording failure Sony cannot c ompensa te for failure to rec ord or loss or damag e of recorde d content due to a malfunc tion of t he camera or rec ording me dia, etc. On illustrations Illustr ations use d in this m anual are of the DSC -W2 90 un les s not ed oth erw is e. ...
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10 GB Getting start ed G e tti n g s t ar t e d Checkin g the accesso ries sup plied • Batter y charger BC-CS GD/BC-CS GE (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1 ) (not sup plied in t he USA and Cana da) • Rechargea ble batter y pack NP-BG1 (1)/ Batter y case (1) • USB, A/V cab le for mul ti-use term inal (1) • Wrist strap (1) • Soft carrying ...
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11 GB Getting start ed Identifyin g parts A Shutter bu tton B (Smile) b utton C Flas h D ON/OFF (Power) bu tton E Spea ker F Microp hone G Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter l amp/ AF illuminator H Lens I LCD screen J For shooti ng: W/T (Zoom) button For v iewi ng: (Playba ck zoom ) butto n/ (Index) button K Mode di al L Hook for wr ist s trap M (Pla yb ...
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12 GB Getting start ed Chargin g the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. • You ca n charge the batt ery even when it is partial ly charged. 2 Connect the battery charger to th e wall outlet (wall socket). If you co ntinue charging t he batt ery pack for abo ut on e m ore hour after the CHARGE lamp turns off, the c har ...
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13 GB Getting start ed x Charging time • The tab le above sh ows the ti me required to char ge a fully depleted battery p ack at a te mperature o f 25°C (77°F). Charging m ay take longer depe nding on condit ions of use and circumst ances. • Connec t the bat tery charg er to the near est wall outle t (wall socke t). • When ch argin g is f i ...
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14 GB Getting start ed Inserting the battery p ack/a “Memory Stick Duo” medi a (sold separatel y) 1 Open the cover. 2 Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” media (sold separately). With the t erminal sid e faci ng the lens , insert the “Memory S tick Duo” medi a until it clic ks into pla ce. 3 Insert the battery pack. Insert the batt ery while ...
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Getting start ed 15 GB x “Memory S tick” me dia that you can use “Memory St ick Duo” media You can also us e a “Memor y Stick PR O Duo” med ia or “Mem ory St ic k PRO- HG Du o” media with the cam era. For det ails on the num ber of ima ges/ti me that can be re corded, se e pages 28, 31. Other types of “Memory Stic k” media or me ...
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16 GB Getting start ed Set ting the cl ock 1 Press the ON/OFF (Power) button. The camera is turned on . • It may take time for t he power to tu rn on and al lo w oper at ion. 2 Sele ct a se ttin g ite m wi th v / V on the control button, then press z . Date & Time Format: Select the date and time disp lay form at. Daylight Savings : Select Da ...
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17 GB Getting start ed • The camera does not have a feature for superimpos ing dates on ima ges. By using “P MB” in the CD-ROM (supp lied), you can pr int or save image s with the date . x Setting the date and time aga in Press th e MENU button, then s elect (Setti ngs) t (Clock Settin gs) (p age 48). 5 Select your desired area with b / B on ...
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18 GB Shooting/viewi ng images Sh oo ti n g/ v i ew i n g i ma g es Shooti ng ima ges 1 Set the camera to (Intellig ent Aut o Adjustm ent), then press ON/OFF (Power) button. To shoot movies, set the mode dial to (Mov ie Mo de) (pa ge 3 0). 2 Hold the camera steady as illustrated . • Press the T bu tton t o zoo m in, W but ton to zo om out. 3 Pres ...
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Shooting/viewi ng images 19 GB Viewing imag es 1 Pre ss th e (Pla ybac k) button. The l ast imag e sh ot i s di spla yed. • When image s on th e “Mem ory Stick Duo ” medi a recor ded w ith other c amera s ca nnot be play ed back on this cam era , view the image s in [Fol der View ] (page 34 ). x Select ing next/p revious i mage Select an imag ...
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20 GB U s i n g s h oo ti n g f unc ti ons Displaying minimum i ndicators (Easy Shooting) This mode red uces the min imum number of settings. The text size inc reases and indi cato rs beco me easi er to see . 1 Set the mo de dial to (Easy Shooti ng) . Act ion How to change Self-Timer Press on the control bu tton t Select [ Self-Timer 10sec] or [ Se ...
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21 GB Using shooting functions Detecting smiles and shooting automatically (Smile Shutter) 1 Press (Smile) butt on. 2 Wait de tect ing a smile . When the s mile level exceeds the b point on the i ndicat or, the cam era sho ots im ages automatical ly. When you p ress (Smile) button again , Sm ile S hutter ends. • Even if you pr ess the shutt er bu ...
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22 GB Detecting the shooting cond itions automatically (Scene Recognition) 1 Set t he m ode d ial t o (Int ellige nt Auto A djustme nt). 2 Aim the ca mera at the su bject . Whe n the cam era rec ogni zes a scen e, a Scen e Recognition ic on, (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait ), (Twilight usi ng a trip od), (Backlight), (Bac klight Portrait) , (Land sc ...
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23 GB Using shooting functions z Shooting two images with di fferent settings and selecting the one you like Press th e ME NU butt on, t hen sel ect ( Scen e Reco gniti on) t (Advanced) with v / V / b / B on the c ontrol button . When the came ra recognize s a difficult-to -shoot scen e ( (Twilight), (Twiligh t Portrait), (Twilight us ing a tripo d ...
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24 GB Focusing on the face of th e subject (Face Detection) The c amera detec ts the face of the subject and fo cuses on it. Yo u can sel ect wh ich subject t akes prio rity whe n focusi ng. 1 Press the ME NU butto n. 2 Select (F ace Dete ction) with v / V / b / B on the co ntro l button t desire d mode t z . (Off ): Does n ot us e Fa ce D etec ti ...
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25 GB Using shooting functions Shooting close-ups (Macro) You ca n shoot be autif ul close -up im ages of small subject s suc h as inse cts or fl ower s. • Macro mode is fixed to [A uto] when the camera is in Intell igent Auto Adjustm ent mode or Movie Mode. Using the self-t imer 1 Press (Macro) on the c ontrol button , th en se lect the d esired ...
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26 GB Selecting a flash mode • [Flash On ] and [Slow Syn chro (Fl ash On)] are not availabl e when the camera is in Inte llige nt Auto Adjustme nt mode. • You cannot use the flash during b urst or bracket shoo ting. Ch angin g t he scr een dis play 1 Press (Flash) on the cont rol button , the n select th e desir ed mode with b / B t z . (Fl ash ...
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27 GB Using shooting functions Selecting the image size to match the usage The image siz e determines the si ze of the ima ge file th at is r ecorded when you take a image. The larger t he image s ize, the more detail wil l be re produced when th e image is printed on larg e-fo rmat paper . The sma ller t he ima ge size, the mor e imag es can be re ...
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28 GB • When you print images shot with 16 :9 aspect rati o, both edges ma y be cut off. x Numbe r of still images th at can be recorded (Units: Images) • The number of still images may vary dependi ng on the shooting conditi ons and the recordi ng media. • When the numb er of remain ing shoota ble image s is greater tha n 9,999, the “>9 ...
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29 GB Using shooting functions • The fla sh do es no t oper ate in some modes . 2 Select the desir ed mode wi th v / V / b / B on the cont rol button t z . If you w ant to sw itch to anoth er scene , press the MENU bu tt on. Note (Hig h Sensit iv ity): Shoots image s without a flash even in low l ighti ng. (Soft Snap): Sh oots images with a soft ...
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30 GB Shooting movies x Viewing mov ies 1 Press t he (Play back) bu tton a nd pr ess B (n ext) / b (previ ous) on the c ontr ol but ton to se lect a mo vie to vie w. 2 Press z . x Imag e size The lar ger the image siz e, the high er the im age qua lity. The higher the amount of data used p er s econ d (a verage bit ra te), the s moot her the play b ...
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31 GB Using shooting functions x Maximum recording time The table belo w shows the app roximate maximum r ecording ti mes. These are th e total times for all movie files. Continuous s hooting is possib le for approximate ly 29 minutes . (Units: hour : mi nute : sec ond) • The recording ti me may var y depending on the shooting co nditions and the ...
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32 GB U s i n g v i ew i n g f unc ti ons Viewing an enl arged image ( Playback zoom) Searching for an image (Image Index) 1 Press the (Play back) button to disp lay an i mage, then p ress (Pla yback zoom) but ton. The image is en larged at twic e the size, wi th the cent er of the image. 2 Adjust the zoo m scale an d positi on. button : Zoom s in. ...
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33 GB Using viewing functions Viewing still images with music (Sli deshow) 1 Press th e (Pla ybac k) butt on to displa y a still image, then press the MEN U butto n. 2 Select (Slide show) with v / V / b / B on the cont rol b utton, the n press z . 3 Selec t [Start] with v on the cont rol but ton, the n press z . The sl ides how st arts. • To end ...
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34 GB Selecting the display f o rmat (View Mode) Allow s you to select the disp lay form at for viewin g mult iple ima ges whe n usi ng “Memor y Stick D uo” medi a. • When you cannot play b ack im ages re corded wi th other cameras, view th e imag es in [F older View]. 1 Press the (Playback) but ton to displa y an image , then press the MENU ...
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35 GB Deleting images D e l e ti n g i ma g es Deleting images 1 Press (Playback) button t o displa y an image, then pr ess (Del ete) butt on. 2 Press v / V on the cont rol b utt on to sele ct the desired se tting. All in Date Ra nge: You can dele te all imag es in the disp laye d date ra nge . According to the View Mode, this item will be [All in ...
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36 GB Deleting all images (Format) You c an delete all dat a stored o n “M emory Stick Du o” medi a or the i nterna l memor y. If a “Mem ory Sti ck Du o” me dia is i nser ted, al l dat a store d on t he “Memor y St ick Duo” medi a are delet ed. If no “Mem ory Stick D uo” me dia is ins erted, all data st ored in the internal memory a ...
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37 GB Connecting to other devices C onnec ti n g t o o th er d ev i ces Viewing images on a TV • The [Vid eo Out] set ting is se t to [NTSC] mode at the fac tory to let you enjoy optimu m movie image quali ty. When ima ges do not appear or jit tery on your TV, you may be using a PAL-onl y TV. Try swit ching the [Vide o Out] sett ing to [PAL] (p a ...
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38 GB • If it wa s impos sible t o conn ect to t he pri nter, be s ure to set [ USB C onnect] under (Ma in Setting s) t o [P ictBr idge] . 3 Press MENU t (Print) with v / V / b / B on the con trol button t desire d mode t z . (This Imag e): Print the cu rrently displaye d image. (Multiple I mages): Pres s b / B to d isplay the image, then z . 4 S ...
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39 GB Connecting to other devices Using the camera with a computer x Using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser)” You ca n enjoy the rec orded images more tha n eve r by ta king advant age of the so ftware , and “ PMB” is included on a C D-ROM (sup plied ). There are more function s, in additio n to tho se liste d below, for enjoying your images. F ...
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40 GB x Stage 1 : Installin g the “PMB” (su pplied) You ca n instal l the soft ware (sup plied) using th e follow ing pr ocedure . When yo u instal l “PMB,” “Music Tr ansfer” is al so install ed. • Log on as Adminis trator. 1 Chec k your co mput er env ironme nt. Recommen ded envir onment for using “PM B” and “Music Transf er” ...
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41 GB Connecting to other devices x Stage 2: I mportin g images t o your comput er using “ PMB” x Stage 3: Viewing “ PMB Gu ide” • Do not disc onnect the cab le for multi -use ter minal from the cam era while th e camera is oper ating or whil e “Acce ssing…” a ppears o n the s creen o f the camera. Do ing so may corr upt th e data. ...
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42 GB x Using the camera with your Macintosh compute r You ca n copy im ages to y our Maci ntosh comput er. How ever, “P MB” is no t comp atible. When i mages are ex port ed to “ Memory Sti ck Duo ” media , view them i n [Fol der V iew] . You ca n insta ll “Musi c Transf er” on you r Ma cintos h compu ter. Recomm ende d computer en viro ...
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43 GB Changing camera s ettings Ch an gi n g cam era se tti n g s Changing the operation soun ds You ca n set the sound produced whe n you opera te the ca mera. 1 Press the M E NU but ton. 2 Selec t (Settings) with V on the co ntrol butt on, the n pre ss z . 3 Select (Main Set tings) with v / V / b / B on th e cont rol bu tton, then pr ess [Bee p] ...
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44 GB Using the MENU items Displays a vailable functi ons for e asy settin g when th e camera i s in sh ooting or playback mode . Only the item s that are av ailab le for ea ch mo de are di splayed on the scr een. Sele ct (S etti ngs) t [Main Settings ] t [Init ialize] to initial ize the s ettings to the defaul t setti ng. x MENU in shooting mode 1 ...
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45 GB Changing camera s ettings White Balance Adjusts color tones according t o the surrounding light condition s. ( Auto/ Dayli ght/ Cloudy/ Fluorescent Light 1, Fluorescent Light 2, Fluorescent Light 3/ n Incandescent/ Flash) Underwater White Balance Adjusts the colors when shooting underwater. ( Auto/ Underwater 1 , Underwater 2) Focus Changes t ...
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46 GB x MENU in viewing mode Item Description (Slideshow) Plays back images in succession along with effects and music. (Date List) Selects the playback date list. (Event List) Selects the event group to be played back. (View Mode) Switches the View Modes. ( Date Vie w/ E vent View/ Favorit es/ Folder Vi ew) (Filter by Faces) Plays back images filt ...
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47 GB Changing camera s ettings Using the (Settings) items You c an c hange the defa ult s ettings . (Shooting Settings) are disp layed only when sett ings have been entere d from shoot ing mode . 1 Press the ME NU bu tton to displ ay the Me nu sc reen. 2 Selec t (S ettin gs) wi th V on the co ntrol butt on, the n pre ss z . 3 Select the desir ed i ...
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48 GB (Main Setting s) Beep Selects or turns of f the sound pr oduced when you operate the camera. Language S etting Selects the language to be used in menu i tems, warnings and messages . Function Guide Selects whether or n ot to displ ay the function guide when you operate the camera. Initialize Initia lizes settings to their de fault settings. D ...
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49 GB Others Oth ers List of icons displayed on the screen Icons are disp laye d on t he sc reen to i ndicat e the came ra st atus. You ca n chang e the scr een disp lay usi ng DISP (scree n displ ay) on the control button (page 2 6). When shoo ting still images • The icons are lim ited in (Easy Shooting) m ode. When s hooting movi es When p layi ...
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50 GB B C Colo r mode PictBridge connecting View Mode Filter by Faces Favorites Protect Print orde r (DPO F) PMB export Playback zoom Displ ay Indic ation z AE/AF lock ISO40 0 ISO number NR slow shutter 125 Shutter speed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure Value AF range finder frame indicator 1.0 m Semi-manual va lue Macro REC Standby Recording a ...
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51 GB Others D Display Indication Self-timer C:32:00 Se lf-diagnosis display Destination Overheating warning Conversion Lens F ace Detection Burst/Bracket Management file full AF range finder frame Spot metering cr oss hair +2.0EV Exposure value 500 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture va lue PictBridge connectin g N Playback Playback bar 35° 37’ 32” ...
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52 GB Learning more about the camera (“Cyber- shot Handbook”) “Cyb er-sho t Hand book”, w hich ex plains ho w to use the cam era in det ail, is inc luded on the CD-ROM (sup plied). Refer to it for in-depth inst ructions on the many function s of the cam era. • You need A dobe Reader to read “C yber-s hot Ha ndbook” . If it is no t ins ...
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53 GB Others Troubleshootin g If you e xperience trouble wi th the ca mera, try the foll o wing solu tions. On rep airing ca meras with intern al mem ory or Music files fun ction i nclude d, data in the camera may b e checked on minimum nec essity to verify and improve the malfu nction sympto ms. Son y will no t copy or save any of those da ta. Can ...
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54 GB The remaini ng charge indicator is incorr ect. • The battery char ge will quickly ge t used up and the actu al remai ning battery charge will be lower t han t he i ndicato r in the followin g ca ses: – When you use the cam era in an extremel y hot or cold loca tion . – When yo u use the flash and z oom freque ntly. – When yo u repea t ...
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55 GB Others Cannot play back images. • Press the (Playba ck) button (pa ge 19). • The fold er/file name ha s been changed on yo ur comput er. • No guarante es are made for playin g back, on thi s camera, files containi ng im ages whi ch were process ed on a computer or ima ges which were shot using other cam eras. • The c amera is in USB m ...
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56 GB Precautions Do not us e/store the cam era in the following places • In an extrem ely hot, cold or humid place In plac es such as in a car parked in t he sun , the camera body m ay become defor med and this may caus e a malfuncti on. • Under direct sunli ght or near a heater The camera body ma y become dis colored or deformed , and this ma ...
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57 GB Others Specificatio ns Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.79 mm (1/2.3 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.4 Megapixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 12.1 Megapixels Le ns: Car l Zei ss Vari o-Tes sar 5× zo om lens f = 5 mm – 25 mm (28 mm – 140 mm (35 mm fil m equ ivale nt) ) F3.3 (W) ...
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58 GB BC-CSGD/BC-CSGE battery char ger Power requirements : AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz, 2 W Output voltage: DC 4.2 V, 0.25 A Operating temperatu re: 0°C to 40 °C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperature: –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions: App rox. 83 × 5 5 × 24 mm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 31/32 inches) (W/H/D) Mass: Approx. 55 g (1.9 ...
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Pr int ed in Ch ina Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Additional informa tion on this product and answer s to frequently a sked questions can be found at our Custome r Support Webs ite. ...
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