Sony Dsc H300 Manual

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Before  Use
Confirming the operation
method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Viewing  > Viewing movies > Viewing movies
Viewing movies
1 . Set the camera  to playback  mode.
2 .  Select a movie  with the control  button.
3 .  Press 
.
The playback  bar appears, and  a movie  playback  starts.
On the  movie  viewing screen
Select the image you  want to display using / on the control  button, and  press 
.
The Playback bar appears, you  can  check  a playback  position of a movie.
Control
button Action during playback
Play/Pause
Fast  forward
Fast  rewind
Displays the control  screen.
Adjust the volume with 
 /  on the control  button, then  press
.
Notes You may not be able to play back some images shot using other  cameras.
Related Topic
View Mode
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Before  Use
Confirming the operation
method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Viewing  > Viewing panoramic  images > Scrolling panoramic  images for
display
Scrolling panoramic images for display
You can  scroll  panoramic  images by pressing the center button on the control
button while  panoramic  images are being displayed.
A: Shows  the displayed area  of the whole  panoramic  image
Control button Action
 on the control  buttonStarts  scrolling  playback/pauses scrolling
playback
/// on the control
button Scrolls  images
W  side of W/T (zoom) lever Displays the whole  image
Panorama  images recorded  using another camera  may not scroll  correctly when
played.
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							Cyber-shot User GuidePrint
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Before  Use
Confirming the operation
method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Functions  available  for each shooting
mode  > Functions  available  for each shooting mode
Functions available for each shooting mode
Functions  available  in REC modes
Functions  available  in Scene Selection
Functions  available  in Picture Effect
In the table below, a check  mark indicates  a function that  can  be changed, while  —
indicates  function that  cannot  be changed. The icons  below  [Flash]  and  [Self -
Timer] indicate the available  modes.
Functions  available  in REC  modes
Flash Self-
TimerFace
Detection Smile
ShutterTracking
focus Cont. Shooting
Settings  /  Bracket
Setting
 (Intelligent
Auto) 
 *
 (Program
Auto) 
 
 (Manual
Exposure
Shooting)
 
 (Sweep
Panorama)— — — — —
 (Movie
Mode)— — — — —
* [Bracket  Setting] cannot  be selected.
Functions  available  in Scene  Selection
Flash Self-
TimerFace
Detection Smile
ShutterTracking
focus Cont. Shooting
Settings  /  Bracket
Setting
 (Soft
Skin)  
 *1—
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							 (Soft
Snap)
   
 *1—
(Landscape)  — — —*2
 (Night
Portrait)—
 (Night
Scene) — — — —
 (High
Sensitivity)—
 (Gourmet)  — ——
 (Pet)  — ——
 (Beach) *2
 (Snow) *2
(Fireworks)
 — — — —
*
1 [Off] cannot  be selected for [Face Detection].
*
2 [White Balance] for [Bracket  Setting] cannot  be selected.
Functions  available  in Picture Effect
Flash Self-
Timer Face
Detection Smile
ShutterTracking
focus Cont. Shooting  Settings
/  Bracket Setting
 (Off)
 (Toy
camera) —*
 (Pop
Color) —*
 (Partial
Color) —*
 (Soft
High-key) —*
* [Bracket  Setting] cannot  be selected.
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							Cyber-shot User GuidePrint
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Before  Use
Confirming the operation
method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Functions  available  for each shooting
mode  > MENU  items available  for each shooting mode
MENU items available for each shooting mode
MENU  items available  in Scene Selection/Picture Effect mode
In the table below, a check  mark indicates  settings that  can  be changed, while  –
indicates  settings that  cannot  be changed. A  setting  may be fixed or restricted
depending  on the shooting mode. For details, see  each topic.
Menu  items
Panorama  Shooting  Scene
Movie  shooting scene
Scene Selection
Picture Effect
Easy Mode
Color hue
Extracted Color
Soft Skin  Effect
Still  Image Size  *
Panorama  Image Size
Movie  Size
Exposure Compensation
ISO
White Balance
Focus
Metering Mode
Cont. Shooting  Settings
Bracket Setting
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Face Detection
DRO
 (Settings)
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							* In [Advanced Flash] mode, the maximum  still image size you  can  select  is [5M].
MENU items available  in Scene  Selection/Picture Effect
mode
The icons  below   or  indicate the available  modes.
Menu  items
 (Still
images) (Panoramic
images)
(Movies)
Panorama
Shooting  Scene
Movie  shooting
scene
Scene Selection
Picture Effect  
Easy Mode
Color hue
Extracted Color
Soft Skin  Effect*2  
Still  Image Size
Panorama  Image
Size
Movie  Size
Exposure
Compensation
ISO
White Balance*1  
Focus
Metering Mode
Cont. Shooting
Settings  
Bracket Setting  
Smile Detection
Sensitivity   
 
Face Detection*3   
 
DRO
 (Settings)
*1  [Flash]  cannot  be selected for [White Balance] when Scene Selection is set  to 
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							(High Sensitivity).
*2  [Off] cannot  be selected for [Soft Skin  Effect] when Scene Selection is set  to 
(Soft Skin).
*3  [Off] cannot  be selected for [Face Detection] when Scene Selection is set  to 
(Soft Skin)  or  (Soft Snap).
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Before  Use
Confirming the operation
method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Tracking focus
Tracking focus
The camera  tracks  the subject and  adjusts the focus automatically even when the
subject is moving.
1 .  Point  the camera  at the subject, and  press 
 on the control  button.
The target frame appears.
2 .  Place the target frame over  the subject you  want to focus on, and  press .
Tracking begins.
3 .  Shoot  with the shutter button.
Tracking a  face
If you  use  the tracking focus function while  the Face Detection function is
activated,  you  can  select  a face to be given priority  and  register  that  face with the
camera.
Notes [Tracking focus]  is not available  in the following situations:When  shooting using any  zoom other  than  the optical zoom.
When  shooting in [Manual Exposure Shooting] mode.
Tracking focus will automatically be canceled  when the subject disappears from
the screen  or has  failed to be tracked.
Related Topic
Face Detection
Functions  available  for each shooting mode
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Before  Use
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method
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this
camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > DISP  (Display
Setting)
DISP (Display Setting)
Histogram
1 .  Press 
 (Display  Setting) on the control  button.
2 .  Select the desired  mode with the control  button.
This setting  is also applied when an image is displayed immediately  after
shooting it.
 (OFF) Displays only images.
 (Detailed
Info) Displays the information.
Exif  data  for the recorded  image and  the histogram are also
displayed.
 (ON)
Displays the information.
Histogram
A  histogram is a graph showing  the brightness  of an image.  The graph display
indicates  a bright image when skewed to the right  side (A)
,  and  a dark  image when
skewed to the left  side (B) .
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							1 . Press  (Display  Setting) on the control  button, then  select  [Detailed  Info].
Notes The histogram also appears  when playing back a single  image,  but you  cannot
adjust  the exposure.
The histogram does not appear in the following situations:When  recording/playing  back movies
When  viewing  vertical orientation  images
When  rotating  still images
When  shooting/viewing panoramic  images
The histogram may not appear for images recorded  using other  cameras.
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