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© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-100-786- 13 (1) Instruction Manual DSC-T20/T25 Digital Stil l Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly , and retain it for future reference. For details on the ad vance d operation s, please access “Cyber-shot Handbook” and “Cyber-shot Step- up Guide” conta ined o ...
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2 Owner ’ s Record The mo del and seri al numbe rs are loca ted on the botto m. Re cord th e ser ial nu mber i n the sp ace provi ded bel ow . Re fer to these numbe rs whenever you call upon your Sony deal er re gardi ng thi s prod uct. Model No. DSC-T2 0/DSC-T25 Serial N o. _______ ______ _________ T o reduc e fire or shoc k haza rd, do not e xp ...
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3 [ Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outle t before cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water f or cleaning the exterior of the s et. [ W ater and Mois ture Do not use power -line operated sets near w ater – for example, near a bath tub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laun ...
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4 Read this first Replac e the b atter y with th e speci fie d type only. Otherw ise , fire or in jury may re sult. [ RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T T E RI E S Lithium-I on batteries are recy cl abl e. Y ou can help preserv e our environment b y returning your used rechargeabl e batteries to the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more ...
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5 If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or tel evision reception, whi ch can be determined by turning th e equipment o ff and on, the user i s encouraged to try to corr ect the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receivi ng antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipme ...
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6 Notes on using your camera [ Int ernal memory and “ Memory Stick Duo” ba ck up Do not turn off the camera or remove the battery pack or “Memory Stic k Duo” while the access lamp is lighted, as the internal memory data or “Memory Stick Duo” data may be destroyed. Always protect your data b y making a back up copy . [ Not es o n re cor ...
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7 T able of content s IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUA RDS ......... .... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... . 2 Read t his fir st ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ... 4 Notes on usin g your camera ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... .... ...
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8 Getting started Checking the accesso ries supplied • Battery ch arger BC- CSG/BC-CSGB/ BC-CSGC (1 ) • Pow er cord (mai ns lead) (1) (not supplied in the USA and Canada) • Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1 ( 1)/ Battery ca se (1) • US B, A/V cable for multi-us e terminal (1) • HD Output Adaptor Cable (1) (DSC -T25 only) • Wrist stra p ( ...
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9 1 Preparing the bat tery pack 1 Inser t the battery pack into the battery c harger. 2 Connect the batter y charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHARGE lamp lights on, and charging starts. When the CHARGE lamp turns off , charging is f inished (Practi cal charge). If you continue charging the battery pack for about one more hour (until it ...
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10 2 Inserting the batt ery pack/a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the b attery/“Memor y Stick Duo” cover . 2 Insert th e “Memory S tick Duo” (not supplied) al l the way in until it c licks. 3 Insert the battery p ack. 4 Close the batter y/“Memory S tick Duo” cover . [ When ther e is no “Mem ory Stick Duo ” insert ed Th ...
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11 [ T o che ck th e remaini ng batt ery time Press P OWER butt on to tu rn on an d check the rema ining b attery o n the LC D screen. • It takes about one minute until the corr ect battery remaining indicator appears. • The displayed battery remaining indicator ma y not be correct under certain circumstances. • The Clock Set screen appears w ...
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12 3 T urning the camera on/setting the clock 1 Press the P O W ER button or slide the lens cover downward. 2 Set the cloc k with the control button. 1 Select the date display form at with v / V , then press z . 2 Sele ct each i tem wit h b / B and set the numeri c value with v / V , then press z . 3 Select [OK], th en press z . [ T o change the da ...
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13 Shoot ing im ages easi ly (Aut o adju stment mode) The fo llowing proced ure is for shoo ting a st ill image . 1 Slide the lens cover do wnward. 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping y our arm at your si de. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Movie: Press the H OME button, and select [ Movie Mode] in (Shooting) (page 18). T r ipod re ceptacle (botto ...
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14 Zoom/Fl ash/Macro/ Self-t imer/Displ ay [ Using the zoom Press to zoom, pre ss to undo zoom. [ Flash (Sele cting a flash m ode fo r still images) Press B ( ) on the control button repe atedly unt il th e desi red mode is se lec ted. : Flash A uto Strobes when there is insuff icient light or backlight (default setting) : Flash forced on : Slow sy ...
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15 Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press (Playback). If you press when the camera is po wered off, the c amera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the contr ol b utton. Movie: Press z to play back a mo vie. (Press z again to stop playback.) Press b / B to re ...
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16 [ Vie win g an inde x scre en Press to disp lay the index screen whil e a stil l image is displaye d. Then, sele ct an image with v / V / b / B . T o return to the single image screen, press z . • You can also access the index screen by selecting [ Index D isplay] on the HOME screen. • Each time you press , the number of pictures on the inde ...
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17 Conne ct th e cam era to the HD TV wi th the HD Ou tput Ad apto r Cabl e (DSC -T25 only ). • The cable for video jac ks (Green/Blue/Red) i s the same col or as the r espectiv e jacks. HD Ou tput Ad aptor Cabl e (DSC-T25 only) COMPONENT VIDE O IN A UDIO Green/Bl ue/Red White/Red T o the multi con nector ...
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18 Lear ning the various f uncti ons – HOM E/Menu Using the HO ME screen The H OME scre en is t he gateway scre en for all th e functio ns of your ca mera. Y ou can select th e shooting mod e or playba ck mode, or change t he settings from the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a categ ory with b / B . 3 Select an item ...
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19 For de tails on the o perati on 1 pa ge 18 HOM E scr een it ems The fo llo wing categories a nd ite ms are displayed w hen yo u press t he HO ME button. A descript ion of the selec ted category or item is displaye d on the scree n by the guide. Category Items Shooting Auto Adjustment Scene Se lectio n Program Auto Movie Mode View Images Single I ...
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20 Using menu items 1 Press MENU to display the men u. • The menu can be displayed only when the cam era is in shooting mode or playback mode. • Different items are av ailable, depending on the selected mode. 2 Select the desired item with v / V on the c ontrol button. If the desired item is hidden, keep pr essing v / V until the item a ppears ...
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21 For de tails on the o perati on 1 pa ge 20 Menu ite ms The av ailable menu it ems vary depending on the camera mode . The shooti ng menu is av aila ble only in the shoo ting mode, and th e vie wing menu is av aila ble only in the pl ayback m ode. Also, different item s are available depending on the selected shoo ting mode (suc h as Auto Adjustm ...
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22 Enjoyin g you r comput er Y ou can display image s shot with t he camer a on the comp uter . Also, you can use s till i mages and movie s from the ca mera more t han ever by taking advantag e of the software . For details, refer to “Cyb er-shot Handbook . ” Support ed Operati ng Systems for USB conn ection and applic ation software ( supplie ...
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23 Viewing “Cyber -shot Handbo ok” or “C yber -shot Step-up Gui de” [ For W indows users 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD- ROM (supplied) into t he CD-ROM drive. The screen belo w appears. When you click the [Cyber -shot Handbook] button, the sc reen for copying “Cyber-shot Handbook” appears. 2 Foll ow th e on-scr een instruct ...
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24 Indicat ors on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) butt on, the disp lay chan ges (p age 14) . [ When shooting st ill images [ When shooting m ovies [ When pla yi ng ba ck A Batter y remaini ng E Low battery warning Image size Shooting mo de (Scene Select ion) Shooting mo de (Program) White bala nce Recording m ode Metering mode Face Det ect ...
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25 B C D 1.0m Focu s pr eset dista nce z AE/AF loc k ISO400 ISO numbe r NR slow shutter 125 Shutter s peed F3.5 Aperture value +2.0EV Exposure V alue AF range finder frame indicator Macro/Cl ose F ocus N Play back Playback ba r Standby REC Standby/Recor ding a movie 00:00: 12 Recor ding ti me Histogram • a ppears when histogram display is disable ...
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26 Batt er y life and mem or y capa city Battery li fe and numbe r of image s that can b e recorded /viewed The tabl es show the approx imate numbe r of images t hat can be record ed/viewed an d the batt ery li fe whe n you s hoot images in [Normal] mode with th e battery pack at fu ll capaci ty and at an ambien t temper ature of 25°C (77° F). Th ...
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27 Number of still images and recording time of movies The numb er of st ill ima ges and t he leng th of ti me a vai lable for recordi ng mo vies may vary , dependi ng on the shooti ng conditi ons and/or t he recordi ng media used . • You can select the image size to be used when shooting from the menu ( page 20, 21). [ The ap pro ximate numbe r ...
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28 T roublesho oting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try th e following solution s. Please un derstand tha t you give your c onsent that the co ntents of th e internal mem ory , Music files may be checked whe n you send your ca mera to be repai red. The bat tery pac k can not be i nstall ed. • Install th e batte ry pack c orrectly u ...
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29 The batter y remaining in dicator is incorrect. • This pheno menon occur s when you use the cam era in an extremely hot or cold locatio n. • The dis played b attery rema ining differs from the c urrent on e. Fully disc harge and the n charge the batt ery p ack to corr ect the d isplay . • The battery pa ck is disch arged. Install th e char ...
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30 Prec autions [ Do n ot us e/st ore th e came ra in the followi ng places • In an extremely hot, col d or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed an d this may cause a malfu nction. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolored or deformed, and this may ...
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31 Speci ficat ions Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.18 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Primary color f ilter T ota l pixel number of camera: Approx. 8 286 000 pixels Effecti ve pix el number of camera: Approx. 8 083 000 pixels Lens: Carl Zeiss V ario-T ess ar 3× zoom lens f = 6.33 – 19.0 mm (38 – 114 mm when conv erted to a 35 mm still camera) F3. ...
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