Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 User manual

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Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
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DSC-WX50
User Guide
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Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Before Use
Before Use
How to use this User Guide
How to use this User Guide
Names of parts and list of icons displayed on the screen
Names of parts
List of icons displayed on the screen
Using the wrist strap
Using the wrist strap
Using the control wheel
Using the control wheel
Using the internal memory
Using the internal memory
Using the In-Camera guide
In-Camera Guide
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Shooting
Shooting
Shooting still images
Shooting still images
Zoom (Still images)
Shooting movies
Shooting movies
Zoom (Movies)
Shooting still images while recording a movie (Dual Rec)
Shooting panoramic images
Shooting panoramic images
Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function
Shooting with the Sweep Multi Angle function
Setting still image shooting mode
List of mode switch functions
Intelligent Auto
Superior Auto
Program Auto
3D Still Image
Picture Effect
Scene Selection
Background Defocus
Functions not available in some REC modes
Using shooting functions
Tracking focus
DISP (Display Setting)
Flash
Cont. Shooting Settings
Self-Timer
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Viewing
Viewing
Viewing still images
Viewing still images
Playback zoom
Image Index
Deleting images
Delete button
Viewing burst images
Viewing burst images
Viewing movies
Viewing movies
Viewing panorama images
Scrolling the panorama images for display
Viewing images shot in Sweep Multi Angle mode stereoscopically
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Shooting)
MENU items (Shooting)
REC Mode
Movie shooting scene
Panorama Shooting Scene
Picture Effect
Scene Selection
Easy Mode
Defocus Effect
Still Image Size(Dual Rec)
Still Image Size/Panorama Image Size
Movie Quality/Movie Size
HDR Painting effect
Area of emphasis
Color hue
Extracted Color
Watercolor Effect
Illustration Effect
EV
ISO
White Balance
Underwater White Balance
Focus
Metering Mode
Cont. Shooting Interval
Scene Recognition
Soft Skin Effect
Smile Shutter
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Face Detection
Anti Blink
Movie SteadyShot
In-Camera Guide
Shooting MENU list
MENU items not available in some REC modes
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Using MENU items (Viewing)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
MENU items (Viewing)
Easy Mode
Slideshow
Send by TransferJet
Delete
Retouch
Picture Effect
3D Viewing
View Mode
Display Cont. Shooting Group
Protect
Print (DPOF)
Rotate
In-Camera Guide
Playback MENU list
MENU items that cannot be set according to View Mode
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Changing settings
Changing settings
Changing settings
Changing camera settings
Shooting Settings
Movie format
AF Illuminator
Grid Line
Clear Image Zoom
Digital Zoom
Wind Noise Reduct.
Red Eye Reduction
Blink Alert
Write Date
Main Settings
Beep
Panel Brightness
Language Setting
Display color
Demo Mode
Initialize
Function Guide
CTRL FOR HDMI
Eco Mode
USB Connect Setting
USB Power Supply
LUN Setting
Download Music
Empty Music
TransferJet
Eye-Fi
Drop Sensor
Version
Memory Card Tool/Internal Memory Tool
Format
Create REC.Folder
Change REC.Folder
Delete REC.Folder
Copy
File Number
Clock Settings

Area Setting
Date & Time Setting
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Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Viewing images on a TV
Viewing images on a TV
Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV
Viewing an image on an HD TV using the HDMI Cable (sold separately)
Viewing an image on a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV
Viewing an image on a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV
Viewing 3D images on a 3D TV
Viewing 3D images on a 3D TV
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Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Using with your computer
Using with your computer
Recommended computer environment
Recommended computer environment
Using the software
“PlayMemories Home” (Windows)
Installing “PlayMemories Home” (Windows)
“Music Transfer”
Software for Mac
Importing images to a computer
Connecting the camera to the computer
Importing images to a computer
Deleting the USB connection
Creating a disc of movies
Selecting the method for creating a disc of movies
Copying high-definition image quality (HD) movies on to DVD discs (AVCHD discs)
Creating standard definition image quality (STD) DVD discs
Creating Blu-ray discs
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Printing
Printing
Printing still images
Printing still images
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Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If you have problems
If you have problems
Troubleshooting
Battery pack and power
Shooting still images/movies
Viewing images
Computers
Memory card
Internal memory
Printing
Others
Warning indicators and messages
Self-diagnosis display
Messages
Situations this camera has difficulty handling
Situations this camera has difficulty handling
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Precautions/About this camera
Precautions/About this camera
Precautions
Precautions
On the internal rechargeable backup battery
Battery pack
Charging the battery pack
Memory card
On cleaning
On cleaning
Number of still images and recordable time of movies
Number of still images
Recordable time of movies
Using the camera abroad
Using the camera abroad
On TV color systems
About this camera
Carl Zeiss lens
AVCHD format
TransferJet standard
License
Trademarks
Trademarks
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Contents list
Contents list
Before Use
How to use this User Guide
How to use this User Guide
Names of parts and list of icons displayed on the screen
Names of parts
List of icons displayed on the screen
Using the wrist strap
Using the wrist strap
Using the control wheel
Using the control wheel
Using the internal memory
Using the internal memory
Using the In-Camera guide
In-Camera Guide
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Shooting
Shooting still images
Shooting still images
Zoom (Still images)
Shooting movies
Shooting movies
Zoom (Movies)
Shooting still images while recording a movie (Dual Rec)
Shooting panoramic images
Shooting panoramic images
Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function
Shooting with the Sweep Multi Angle function
Setting still image shooting mode
List of mode switch functions
Intelligent Auto
Superior Auto
Program Auto
3D Still Image
Picture Effect
Scene Selection
Background Defocus

Functions not available in some REC modes
Using shooting functions
Tracking focus
DISP (Display Setting)
Flash
Cont. Shooting Settings
Self-Timer
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Viewing
Viewing still images
Viewing still images
Playback zoom
Image Index
Deleting images
Delete button
Viewing burst images
Viewing burst images
Viewing movies
Viewing movies
Viewing panorama images
Scrolling the panorama images for display
Viewing images shot in Sweep Multi Angle mode stereoscopically
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Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Shooting)
MENU items (Shooting)
REC Mode
Movie shooting scene
Panorama Shooting Scene
Picture Effect
Scene Selection
Easy Mode
Defocus Effect
Still Image Size(Dual Rec)
Still Image Size/Panorama Image Size
Movie Quality/Movie Size
HDR Painting effect
Area of emphasis
Color hue
Extracted Color
Watercolor Effect
Illustration Effect
EV

ISO
White Balance
Underwater White Balance
Focus
Metering Mode
Cont. Shooting Interval
Scene Recognition
Soft Skin Effect
Smile Shutter
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Face Detection
Anti Blink
Movie SteadyShot
In-Camera Guide
Shooting MENU list
MENU items not available in some REC modes
Back to top
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
MENU items (Viewing)
Easy Mode
Slideshow
Send by TransferJet
Delete
Retouch
Picture Effect
3D Viewing
View Mode
Display Cont. Shooting Group
Protect
Print (DPOF)
Rotate
In-Camera Guide
Playback MENU list
MENU items that cannot be set according to View Mode
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Changing settings
Changing settings
Changing camera settings
Shooting Settings
Movie format
AF Illuminator
Grid Line

Clear Image Zoom
Digital Zoom
Wind Noise Reduct.
Red Eye Reduction
Blink Alert
Write Date
Main Settings
Beep
Panel Brightness
Language Setting
Display color
Demo Mode
Initialize
Function Guide
CTRL FOR HDMI
Eco Mode
USB Connect Setting
USB Power Supply
LUN Setting
Download Music
Empty Music
TransferJet
Eye-Fi
Drop Sensor
Version
Memory Card Tool/Internal Memory Tool
Format
Create REC.Folder
Change REC.Folder
Delete REC.Folder
Copy
File Number
Clock Settings
Area Setting
Date & Time Setting
Back to top
Viewing images on a TV
Viewing an image on a High Definition (HD) TV
Viewing an image on an HD TV using the HDMI Cable (sold separately)
Viewing an image on a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV
Viewing an image on a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV
Viewing 3D images on a 3D TV
Viewing 3D images on a 3D TV
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Using with your computer
Recommended computer environment
Recommended computer environment
Using the software
“PlayMemories Home” (Windows)
Installing “PlayMemories Home” (Windows)
“Music Transfer”
Software for Mac
Importing images to a computer
Connecting the camera to the computer
Importing images to a computer
Deleting the USB connection
Creating a disc of movies
Selecting the method for creating a disc of movies
Copying high-definition image quality (HD) movies on to DVD discs (AVCHD discs)
Creating standard definition image quality (STD) DVD discs
Creating Blu-ray discs
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Printing
Printing still images
Printing still images
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Troubleshooting
If you have problems
If you have problems
Troubleshooting
Battery pack and power
Shooting still images/movies
Viewing images
Computers
Memory card
Internal memory
Printing
Others
Warning indicators and messages
Self-diagnosis display
Messages
Situations this camera has difficulty handling
Situations this camera has difficulty handling
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Precautions/About this camera
Precautions

Precautions
On the internal rechargeable backup battery
Battery pack
Charging the battery pack
Memory card
On cleaning
On cleaning
Number of still images and recordable time of movies
Number of still images
Recordable time of movies
Using the camera abroad
Using the camera abroad
On TV color systems
About this camera
Carl Zeiss lens
AVCHD format
TransferJet standard
License
Trademarks
Trademarks
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Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation

Cyber-shot User Guide PrintSearch
Before Use
Shooting
Viewing
Using MENU items (Shooting)
Using MENU items (Viewing)
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions/About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Before Use > How to use this User Guide > How to use this User Guide
How to use this User Guide
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