Sony DSC-RX100M3 Reference guide

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Digital Still Camera
DSC-RX100M3
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Before Use
Preparing the camera
Confirming the operation method
Shooting
Using shooting functions
Help Guide
How to Use

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Viewing
Changing settings
Using Wi-Fi functions
Adding applications to the product
Viewing on computers
Precautions/This product
If you have problems
Troubleshooting
Messages
Situations this product has difficulty handling
How to Use
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
List of Topics

Table Of Contents
Help Guide DSC-RX100M3 i
Before Use 1
Names of parts 32
Checking the camera and the supplied items 108
Identifying parts 110
Icons and indicators 33
List of icons on the screen 113
Using the strap 34
Using the wrist strap 119
Using the shoulder strap (sold separately) 120
Adjusting the viewfinder 35
Adjusting the viewfinder (diopter-adjustment) 121
In-Camera guide 36
About the [In-Camera Guide] 123
Preparing the camera 2
Charging the battery pack 37
Charging the battery pack while it is inserted in the camera 124
Charging by connecting to a computer 127
Inserting the battery pack into the camera 129
Battery life and the number of images that can be recorded/played back using
a battery pack 131
Supplying power using a wall outlet (wall socket) 133
Removing the battery pack 134
Inserting a memory card (sold separately) 38
Inserting a memory card 135
Removing the memory card 137
Setting the date and time 39
Setting the date and time 139
Confirming the operation method 3
Confirming the operation method 40
Using the control wheel 141
Using the control ring 143
Using MENU items 144
Using the Fn (Function) button 146
Using the "Quick Navi" 148
Shooting 4
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Shooting still images/movies 41
Shooting still images 150
Shooting movies 153
Selecting a shooting mode 42
List of mode dial functions 155
Intelligent Auto 157
Superior Auto 159
About Scene Recognition 160
The advantages of automatic shooting 161
Program Auto 162
Sweep Panorama 163
Scene Selection 166
Shutter Priority 170
Aperture Priority 172
Manual Exposure 173
BULB 174
Memory recall 176
Movie 177
Using shooting functions 5
Using the zoom 44
Zoom 179
The zoom features available with this product 180
Zoom Setting 182
About zoom scale 183
Zoom Func. on Ring 184
Using the flash 45
Using flash 185
Flash Mode 187
Flash Comp. 189
Selecting a screen display mode 46
Switching the screen display (Shooting) 190
Switching between the viewfinder and the screen 193
DISP Button (Finder) 195
DISP Button (Monitor) 196
Selecting still image size/image quality 47
Image Size (still image) 198
Aspect Ratio (still image) 200
Quality (still image) 201
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Panorama: Size 203
Panorama: Direction 204
Adjusting the focus 48
Focus Mode 205
Focus Area 207
Center Lock-on AF 208
Focus-lock 210
Manual Focus 211
Direct manual focus (DMF) 213
MF Assist (still image) 214
Focus Magnifier 215
Focus Magnif. Time 216
Peaking Level 217
Peaking Color 219
Pre-AF (still image) 220
AF/MF control 221
AF Illuminator (still image) 222
Eye AF 223
Adjusting the exposure 50
Exposure Comp. 225
Metering Mode 226
AE lock 227
AEL w/ shutter (still image) 228
Zebra 229
Exposure Set. Guide 230
Selecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer) 51
Drive Mode 231
Cont. Shooting 233
Spd Priority Cont. 234
Self-timer 235
Self-timer(Cont) 236
Cont. Bracket 237
Single Bracket 239
WB bracket 241
DRO Bracket 242
Bracket order 243
Taking pictures of yourself by monitoring the screen 53
Self-portrait/ -timer 244
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Selecting the ISO sensitivity 54
ISO 245
Multi Frame NR 247
Correcting the brightness or contrast 55
D-Range Opt. (DRO) 248
Auto HDR 249
Adjusting color tones 56
White Balance 250
Capturing a basic white color in [Custom Setup] mode 252
Selecting an effect mode 57
Picture Effect 253
Creative Style 255
Recording movies 58
Movie recording formats 257
File Format (movie) 258
Record Setting (movie) 259
Dual Video REC 262
SteadyShot (movie) 263
Audio Recording 264
Micref Level 265
Wind Noise Reduct. 266
Auto Slow Shut. (movie) 267
MOVIE Button 268
Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use 60
Memory 269
Function Menu Set. 271
Custom Key Settings 272
Function of the control ring 273
Function of the C button 274
Function of the center button 275
Function of the left button 276
Function of the right button 277
Setting the other functions of this product 62
Photo Creativity 278
Smile/Face Detect. 280
Soft Skin Effect (still image) 282
Face Registration (New Registration) 283
Face Registration (Order Exchanging) 284
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Face Registration (Delete) 285
Red Eye Reduction 286
Auto Obj. Framing (still image) 287
SteadyShot (still image) 288
Long Exposure NR (still image) 289
High ISO NR (still image) 290
Write Date (still image) 291
Color Space (still image) 292
Grid Line 293
Auto Review 294
Live View Display 295
FINDER/MONITOR 296
Wheel Lock 297
Deactivate Monitor 298
ND Filter 299
Viewing 7
Viewing still images 65
Playing back images 300
Playback zoom 301
Image Index 302
Switching the screen display (during playback) 303
Deleting images 66
Deleting a displayed image 304
Deleting multiple selected images 305
Playing back movies 67
Playing back movies 307
Motion Shot Video 309
Viewing panoramic images 68
Playing back panoramic images 310
Printing 69
Specify Printing 311
Using viewing functions 70
View Mode 312
Display Rotation 313
Slide Show 314
Rotate 315
Protect 316
4K Still Image PB 317
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Beauty Effect 319
Viewing images on a TV 71
Viewing images on an HD TV 321
Viewing images on a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV 323
Changing settings 8
Setup menu 72
Monitor Brightness 325
Viewfinder Bright. 326
Finder Color Temp. 327
Volume Settings 328
Audio signals 329
Upload Settings(Eye-Fi) 330
Tile Menu 332
Mode Dial Guide 333
Delete confirm. 334
Display Quality 335
Pwr Save Start Time 336
PAL/NTSC Selector 337
Demo Mode 338
HDMI Resolution 339
CTRL FOR HDMI 340
HDMI Info. Display 341
USB Connection 342
USB LUN Setting 343
USB Power Supply 344
Language 345
Date/Time Setup 346
Area Setting 347
Format 348
File Number 349
Select REC Folder 350
New Folder 351
Folder Name 352
Recover Image DB 353
Display Media Info. 354
Version 355
Certification Logo (Overseas model only) 356
Setting Reset 357
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Using Wi-Fi functions 9
Connecting this product and a Smartphone 76
PlayMemories Mobile 358
Connecting an Android smartphone to this product 359
Connecting the product to an iPhone or iPad 361
Calling up an application using [One-touch(NFC)] 363
Controlling this product using a Smartphone 77
Smart Remote Embedded 364
One-touch connection with an NFC-enabled Android smartphone (NFC One-
touch remote) 366
Transferring images to a Smartphone 78
Send to Smartphone 368
Sending images to an Android smartphone (NFC One-touch Sharing) 370
Transferring images to a computer 79
Send to Computer 372
Transferring images to a TV 80
View on TV 373
Changing the settings of Wi-Fi functions 81
Airplane Mode 375
WPS Push 376
Access Point Set. 377
Edit Device Name 380
Disp MAC Address 381
SSID/PW Reset 382
Reset Network Set. 383
Adding applications to the product 10
PlayMemories Camera Apps 82
PlayMemories Camera Apps 384
Recommended computer environment 385
Installing the applications 83
Opening a service account 386
Downloading applications 387
Downloading applications directly to the product using the Wi-Fi function
389
Starting the applications 84
Launching the downloaded application 390
Managing the applications 85
Uninstalling applications 391
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Changing the order of applications 392
Confirming the account information of PlayMemories Camera Apps 393
Viewing on computers 11
Recommended computer environment 86
Recommended computer environment 394
Using the software 87
PlayMemories Home 395
Installing PlayMemories Home 396
Software for Mac computers 398
“Image Data Converter” 399
Installing “Image Data Converter” 400
Accessing “Image Data Converter Guide” 401
Connecting this product and a computer 88
Connecting the product to a computer 402
Importing images to the computer 404
Disconnecting the product from the computer 405
Creating a movie disc 89
Disc type 406
Selecting the disc creation method 408
Creating a disc with a device other than a computer 409
Creating Blu-ray Discs 410
Precautions/This product 12
Precautions 90
Precautions 411
On the internal rechargeable battery 414
Notes on the battery pack 415
Charging the battery pack 417
Memory card 418
Cleaning this product 91
On cleaning 421
Number of recordable still images and recordable time of movies 92
Number of still images 422
Recordable time of movies 424
Using this product abroad 93
Plug adaptor 427
On TV color systems 428
Other information 94
ZEISS lens 429
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