Sony Dsc H300 Manual

							Daylight  (White as Standard)
Cloudy (Bluish)
Fluorescent (Green-tinged)
Incandescent  (Reddish)
Notes When  shooting with a flash in other  than  [Flash]  mode, [White Balance] is set  to
[Auto].
When  [Flash]  is [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white  balance can  only be adjusted
to [Auto], [Flash],  [One Push] or [One Push  Set].
To  capture  a  basic  white color  in [One  Push  Set] mode
1 .  Frame a white  object  such as a piece of paper filling  the screen  under the same
lighting conditions as you  will shoot the subject.
2 .  MENU  
  (White Balance)   [One Push  Set]   on the control  button
The screen  momentarily turns black,  and  when the white  balance has  been
adjusted and  stored in the memory, the recording screen  is displayed again.
Notes If the 
 indicator flashes while  shooting, the white  balance is either not set  or
cannot  be set.  Use automatic  white  balance.
Do  not shake  or strike the camera  while  [One Push  Set] is in progress.
When  flash mode is set  to [On] or [Slow Synchro], the white  balance is adjusted
to the condition  with the flash emitting.
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Focus
Focus
Focusing on subjects  near  the edge of the screen
You can  change  the focus method.  Use the menu when it is difficult to get the
proper focus in auto  focus mode.
AF  stands  for “Auto Focus,”  a function that  adjusts the focus automatically.
The selected AF  range finder frame appears  on the screen.
1 .  MENU  
  (Focus)  desired  mode
(Multi
AF) Focuses on a subject in all  ranges of the finder frame automatically.
When  you  press the shutter button halfway down in still image
shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area  that  is in
focus.
When  the Face Detection function is active, AF  operates with
priority  on faces.
(Center
AF)
Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically.
Using the AF  lock function together,  you  can  compose the image the
way you  want.
(Spot
AF)Focuses on an extremely  small  subject or a narrow area
automatically. Using the AF  lock function together,  you  can  compose
the image the way you  want.
Hold the camera  steady  so as not to misalign  the subject and  the
AF  range finder frame.
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							NotesWhen  you  use  [Digital Zoom] or [AF Illuminator], the AF  range finder frame is
disabled and  appears  in a dotted line. In this case, the camera  works  to focus
on the subjects  at the center of the screen.
If the tracking focus is activated,  the camera  focuses with priority  on the subject
to be tracked.
Focusing  on  subjects near  the  edge  of  the  screen
If the subject is out of focus,  do as follows:
1 .  Recompose  the shot so that  the subject is centered in the AF  range finder (A) ,
and  press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject (AF  lock).
2 .  When  the AE/AF lock indicator (B)  stops flashing and  remains on, return  to the
fully composed  shot, and  press the shutter button fully down.
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Metering Mode
Metering Mode
Selects  the metering mode that  sets which part of the subject to measure to
determine the exposure.
1 .  MENU  
  (Metering Mode)  desired  mode
(Multi) Divides  into  multiple regions  and  measures each region. The
camera  determines  a well-balanced exposure (Multi-pattern
metering).
(Center)Measures the center of the image,  and  determines  the exposure
based on the brightness  of the subject there  (Center -weighted
metering).
(Spot)Align the spot metering cross hairs (A)
 on the subject to meter one
part of the subject (Spot metering). This function is useful  when the
subject is backlit or when there  is strong contrast between the
subject and  the background.
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Cont. Shooting
Settings
Cont. Shooting Settings
You can  select  Single Shooting  or Continuous Shooting  as the shooting mode.
1 .  MENU  
  (Cont. Shooting  Settings)   desired  mode
 (Single
Shooting) The camera  shoots  a single  image.
(Continuous
Shooting)The camera  shoots  up to 100  frames and  up to approximately
0.8 frames per second when you  continue to hold down the
shutter button.
Notes [Flash]  is set  to [Off].
When  recording with the self-timer, a series  of up to 5 images is recorded.
The recording interval becomes longer, depending  on the setting  for the image
size.
[Focus], [White Balance], and  [Exposure Compensation] are adjusted for the
first  image,  and  these settings are also used for the other  images.
When  the internal  memory  or a memory  card  is full, the burst stops.
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Bracket Setting
Bracket Setting
You can  set  the type of the bracket  shooting. In bracket  shooting mode, you  can
record a series  of 3 images with the setting  changed. You can  select  the most
suitable image afterwards.
1 .  MENU  
  (Bracket Setting)  desired  mode
 (Off) Does  not use  the bracket  shooting.
 (EXP
±0.3) Records a series  of 3 images with the exposure shifted  in the
following order:  standard, dark, and  bright.
The larger the bracket  step value,  the larger the shift of the
exposure value.
 (EXP
±0.7)
 (EXP
±1.0)
(White
Balance) Records a series  of 3 images with the white  balance shifted  in the
following order:  current color tone, toward  blue, and  toward  red.
When  you  set  [White Balance] to other  than  [Auto], the color
tone  is shifted  based on the selected white  balance.
Notes You cannot  select  [White Balance] when the mode dial is set  to 
 (Scene
Selection).
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Smile Detection
Sensitivity
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Sets  the sensitivity  of the Smile Shutter function for detecting smiles.
1 .  MENU  
  (Smile Detection Sensitivity)  desired  mode
 (Big Smile)
Detects a big,  normal or slight  smile.
 (Normal Smile)
 (Slight Smile)
Notes Smiles  may not be detected correctly depending  on the conditions.
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Smile Shutter
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Face Detection
Face Detection
When  the Face Detection function is used, the camera  detects the faces of your
subjects  and  adjusts the focus,  flash, exposure, white  balance and  red-eye
reduction settings automatically.
1 . MENU    (Face Detection)  desired  mode
 (Off) Cannot use  Face Detection.
 (Auto) Selects  the face the camera  is to automatically focus on.
Notes [Off] is not available  when [Self -Timer] is set  to [Self -portrait One Person] or
[Self -portrait Two People].
You can  select  [Face Detection] only when the focus mode is set  to [Multi AF]
and  the metering mode is set  to [Multi].
The Face Detection function does not operate when you  use  the digital  zoom.
Up  to 8 faces of your  subjects  can  be detected.
During  Smile Shutter shooting, [Face Detection] is automatically set  to [Auto]
even if it is set  to [Off].
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > DRO
DRO
The camera  analyzes  the shooting scene  and  automatically corrects the brightness
and  contrast to improve the image quality.
DRO stands  for “Dynamic Range  Optimizer,” a function that  automatically optimizes
the difference between light and  dark  parts of an image.
1 .  MENU  
  (DRO)  desired  mode
 (Off) Does  not adjust.
 (DRO
Standard) Adjusts  the brightness  and  contrast of the images
automatically.
 (DRO plus)
Adjusts  image brightness  and  contrast automatically and
strongly.
Notes Depending on shooting conditions, it may not be possible  to obtain correction
effects.
Only [ISO  AUTO] or values from [ISO  80] to [ISO  800]  can  be set  for the ISO
value when [DRO plus] is set.
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