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Digital Still Camera
Operating Instructions
Before oper ating the uni t, please rea d this manual an d “User’ s G uide/T roub leshooting” (separate
volume) th oroughly , and retain it for fu ture reference.
Refer to “User’ s Guide/T r oubleshooting”
(separate v olume)
Explains a dva nced techni ques and what to do if you e xperience tr ouble with
your camera.
Read This Firs
Read This Firs
DSC-W5/W7/W15/W17
http://www .son y .net/
Checking the accessories supp lied
• Ni-MH battery charger BC-
CS2A/CS2 B (1)
• USB cable (1) • CD-ROM (Cyber -shot
application software) (1)
• Operating instructions for
digital still cam era “Read
This First” (this manual) (1)
• Operating instructi ons
“User’ s Guide/
Troubleshooting” (1)
• Power cord (mains lead) (1) • A/V cable (1)
• HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal
Hydride batteries (DSC-W5/
W7 (2), DSC-W15/W17(4))
• Soft carrying case (1) (DSC-
W15/W17 only)
A “Memory Stick” is not
supplied.
The camera has the o wn
internal memory (32 MB),
howe ver , purchase of a
“Memory Stick” is
recommended.
• Battery case (DSC-W 5/W7
(1), DSC-W15/W17(2))
• Wrist strap (1)
Notes before use
• Charge the suppli ed batteries before using the camera for the f irst time.
• The camera is a precision instru ment. Be careful not to bump the lens or the LCD sc reen, and not to
apply force to it. Att ach the strap to prevent the camera from damage by being dropped, et c.
Additional information on this product and an swers to frequently asked questions can be
found at our Customer Support W ebsite.
Hook
Prepare the batter y
• Connect the battery charger to an easily acce ssible wall outlet (wall socket) close by .
• Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit, the battery charger is not disconnected from the A C power
source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket). If some trouble oc curs
while using the battery char ger , immediately shut of f the power b y disconnecting the plug from
the wall outlet (wall socket).
• When charging is finished, disconnect the power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (wall
socket), and remove the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries from the battery charger .
• Time required to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries at a temperature of 25°C
(77°F). Charging may take longer under certain circumstances or conditions.
• The CHARGE lamp may remain lit longer than six hours, but this is not a malfunction.
Nickel-Metal Hydride battery Charging time
NH-AA-D A× 2 (supplied) Approx. 6 hours
1
Battery charger
2 Connect the power code
(mains lead).
3 T o wall outlet
(wall socket)
P ower cord
(mains lead)
1 Insert the batteries.
Charging indicator
Light on: Charging
Light off: Completed (Remove the
batteries.)
Match 3 /# and
insert.
Using batteries other than the supplied ones
Y ou can use HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries/R6 (size AA) alkaline
batteries/ZR6 (size AA) Oxy Nickel Pr imary Battery . t “User’ s Guide/T r oubleshooting”
(page 91 )
Using the AC Adaptor
Y ou can connect the camera using the AC-LS5K A C Adaptor (not supplied). t “User’ s Guide/
T r oublesh ooting” (page 16). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the A C Adaptor .
T o check the remaining battery time
Press PO WER to turn on and check the time on the LCD screen.
T o remove the batteries
Hold the camera with the batt ery cov er facing upward, then open the battery cover and remove
the batteries. Be careful not to drop the batteries.
T o use your camera abroad — Power sources
Y ou can use your camera, the supplied battery charger , and the A C Adapto r (not supplied) in an y
country or re gion where the po wer supply is within 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz. Use a
commercially av ailable A C plug adaptor [a], if necessary , depending on the design of the wall
outlet (wall socket) [b].
Battery
remaining
indicator
Battery
remaining
guidelines
Sufficient
pow er
remaining
Battery half full Battery low ,
recording/
playback will
stop soon.
Change the bat teries with
fully charged ones, or
charge the batteries. (The
warning indicator flashes.)
• The displayed time remaining m ay not be correct under certain circumstances.
• When using alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery , the battery remaining indicator does not display
the corre ct informa tion.
• When the AC Adaptor (not supplied) is used, the battery remaini ng indicator is not displayed.
• Do not use an electronic transformer (t ravel c on verter), as
this may cau se a malfunction.
BC-CS2A/
CS2B
T u rn the camera on/set the clock
1 Select . 2 Press PO WER.
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/:
/
1 1
12 00
AM
OK
Cancel
Clock Set
D/M/Y
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
Lighting
3 Set the c lock with the contro l button.
1 Select the date display format with v /V, then press z .
2 Select each item with b /B and set the nume ric value with
v/ V, then press z.
3 Select [OK] with B , then press z .
• T o cancel , select [Cancel] and press z.
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/:
/
1 1
12 00
AM
OK
Cancel
Clock Set
D/M/Y
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
2005
/:
/
1 1
12 00
AM
OK
Cancel
Clock Set
D/M/Y
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
2005
/:
/
1 1
10 30
AM
OK
Cancel
Clock Set
D/M/Y
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
T o change the date and time
Select [Clock Set] in the (Setup) screen and perform the pr ocedure in step 3 above.
t “User’s Guide/T roub leshooting” (page 54 )
On the clock display
• If you sel ected [D/M/Y] in step 3-1, set the time on a 24-hour cycle.
• Midnight is i ndicated as 12:00 AM, and n oon as 12:00 PM.
When turning on the power
• Unless you set the clock, the Clock Set screen appears each time the camera is turned on.
• Do not touch the lens portion as the cover opens and the lens portion extends. 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 c amera is turned on for the second time or afterwards.
T o turn off the power
Press PO WER again.
• If the camera is running on battery power and you do not operat e the camera for a period of time, the camera
turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (Auto power-of f function).
Changing the language setting
Y ou can change the screen display to show messages in a specif ied language. T o change the
language setting, press MENU to display the menu scr een. Select (Setup) with the control
button, then, select [ Language] in (Setup1), and select the desired language. t “User’s
Guide/T r oub leshooting” (page 52 )
VGA
96
S AF
A
1
Insert a “Memor y Stick” (not supplied)
Select the image size for use
Insert the “Memory Stick” al l the way in until it clicks.
When there is no “Memory Stick” inserted
The camera records/plays back images using the internal memory (32 MB). t “User’ s Guide/
T r oubleshooting” (page 23)
T er minal side
2 Press (Image Size).
3 Select the size with v /V.
• The screen above is for sti ll images.
For movies, select [640(Fine)] (“Memory Stick
PR O” only), [640(Standard)] or [160].
4 Press (Image Size) to
complete the setting.
VGA(E-Mail)
1M
3M
3:2
5M
1M
Image Size
VGA(E-Mail)
1M
3M
3:2
5M
1M
Image Size
DSC-W5/
W15
DSC-W7/
W17
1 Select a mode.
Still image:
Select .
Movie:
Select .
button
On still image sizes
For details on the image size t “User’s Guide/T roub leshooting” (page 13 )
* Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph print ing paper or postcards, etc.
On recordable nu mber of still images and reco rdable time of movies
Recordable number of still images and recordable time of movies v ary depending on the image
size selected.
For details on recordable number or time t “User’ s Guide/T r oubleshooting” (page 22)
• Number of recordable images and time can differ according to shooting conditions.
T o remove a “Memory Stick”
When the access lamp is lit
Nev er open the cover or turn off the po wer . The data may be corrupted.
Image size Guidelines No. of images Printing
7M (3072×2304)
(the default setting of
DSC-W7/W17)
For printing high density im agesin A3 or
A4 size
Less
More
Fine
Rough
3:2 (3072×2048)
(DSC-W7/W17
only)*
5M (2592×1944)
(the default setting of
DSC-W5/W15)
For printing high density im agesin A4 or
A5 size
3:2 (2592×1728)
(DSC-W5/W15
only)*
3M (2048×1536)
1M (1280×960) For printing in postcard size
For recording a larger number of images
For attaching im ages to e-ma il or creating
home pa ges
VGA(E-Mail)
(640×480)
Still i mages Movies
Maximum recordab le image Maximum recordab le time
Open the cover , then push the “Memory Stick” in once.
Access lamp
4 Insert the charged batteries.
Bottom
While pressing OPEN, open the
cov er .
Match 3 /# and
inser t.
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