Dsc-h55 manual

Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may occur. Insert the memory card sold separately. With the notched corner facing as illustrated, insert the memory card until it clicks into place.

Ensure the notched corner faces correctly. Insert the battery pack. Check the direction of the battery, insert the battery pack while pressing the battery eject lever in MultiMediaCard is not compatible. Be sure not Battery eject lever to drop the battery pack. Checking the remaining battery charge A remaining charge indicator appears on the LCD screen.

The camera is turned on. Hold the camera steady as illustrated. Press the shutter button Shutter halfway down to focus. Press the shutter button fully down to start recording.

Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording. Refer to it for in-depth instructions on the many functions of the camera. Page Number Of Still Images And Recordable Time Of Movies Number of still images and recordable time of movies The number of still images and recordable time may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the memory card. Page Precautions Movies The table below shows the approximate maximum recording times. These are the total times for all movie files. Continuous shooting is possible for approximately 29 minutes.

Units: hour : minute : second Capacity Internal Memory card formatted with this camera memory Approx. Page 26 Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens with a soft cloth to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water, then wipe the surface with a dry cloth.

To prevent damage to the finish or casing: — Page 29 Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website.

Page 30 Printed in China This is convenient when searching for a function you want to view. Search for information by function. Search for information by operation.

This moisture condensation may cause a malfunction of the camera. Mode dial Movie Mode Allows you to record movies page Sweep Panorama Allows you to shoot a panoramic image after composing images page Manual Exposure Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure manually both the shutter speed and the aperture F value page This memory is not removable.

You can record images on the internal memory when there is no memory card inserted in the camera. When a memory card is inserted [Recording]: Images are recorded on the memory card. Page Intelligent Auto Adjustment Intelligent Auto Adjustment Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.

Page Easy Shooting Easy Shooting Allows you to shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions. The text size increases and indicators become easier to see. Page 51 On Easy Viewing mode When you press the Playback button with the mode dial set to Easy Shooting , the playback screen text becomes larger and easier to see.

In addition, only the deletion function becomes available. Delete button You can delete the currently displayed image. Select [OK] t z on the control button. Page Program Auto Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value. Also you can select various settings using the menu. Page Manual Exposure Shooting Manual Exposure Shooting You can shoot at your favorite exposure by manually setting the shutter speed and aperture value.

Control button Feature Return This part will not be taken 3 Pan the camera to the end, following the guidance on the LCD screen. Page Scene Selection Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene.

If you want to switch to another scene, press the MENU button. High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low light conditions, Page 57 Fireworks Allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor. To prevent blurring, the use of a tripod is recommended. Functions you can use in Scene Selection For shooting an image appropriately according to the scene condition, a combination of functions is determined by the camera. Page Zoom Zoom You can enlarge the image when shooting.

Page 61 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, and a dark image when skewed to the left side.

Page Flash Flash 1 Press Flash on the control button. Auto Flash automatically operates in dark locations or when there is backlight. On Flash always operates. Slow Flash always operates. Synchro The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light. Page Smile Shutter Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile, the shutter is released automatically. When the smile level exceeds the b point on the indicator, the camera records images automatically.

Off Does not use the self-timer. When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. Viewing images taken with a different camera This camera creates a database file in a memory card and registers every shot image to it for later playback.

Page Playback Zoom Playback zoom Plays back the enlarged image. The image is enlarged to twice the previous size, at the center of the image. Turn the lever again to display an index screen with more images. Turn the lever yet again to view images with the Calendar while playing back in [Date View]. Page 68 Delete Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion.

You can also delete images from the MENU button page Delete button t desired mode t z on the control button All in Date Range Deletes all images in the selected date range or folder at once.

Movie playback starts. Left Pan from right to left. Up Pan from down to up. Down Pan from up to down. Page Image Size Image Size The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you take a image.

The larger the image size, the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large- format paper. The smaller the image size, the more images can be recorded.

Small Shoots images in [5M] size. When shooting Sweep Panorama images Standard Shoots images using standard size. If it contains a large number of pixels, the image becomes large, it takes up more memory, and the image is displayed in fine detail.

Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera, the fine detail and data processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen. Burst Shoots up to images in succession when you press and hold down the shutter button.

In the bracket shooting mode, you can record a series of 3 images with the setting changed. You can select the most suitable image afterwards. You can reduce image blurring in dark locations or moving subjects by increasing ISO sensitivity select a larger number.

Page 79 Hints for preventing blur Even though the camera is steady, the subject moves during the exposure and is captured blurred when the shutter button is pressed.

Camera shake is reduced automatically, however, the function does not effectively reduce subject blur. Subject blur occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions.

Page White Balance White Balance Adjusts color tones according to the surrounding light conditions.

Use this function if image color appears unnatural. Daylight Adjusts for outdoors conditions on a fine day, evening views, night scenes, neon signs, fireworks, etc. Page 81 To capture the 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.

Page 82 Focus You can change the focus method. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. Page 83 Focusing on subjects near the edge of the screen If the subject is out of focus, do as follows: 1Recompose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder, and press the shutter AF range finder button halfway to focus on the subject AF lock.

Page Metering Mode Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure. The camera determines a well-balanced exposure Multi-pattern metering. Page Scene Recognition Scene Recognition In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode, the camera automatically detects shooting conditions, and then takes the shot. When motion is detected, the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the movement to reduce subject blur Motion Detection.

Example of an image where Backlight has activated. Normal Detects a normal smile. Smile Slight Smile Detects even a slight smile. Page Face Detection Face Detection Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, white balance and red- eye reduction settings automatically. Face Detection frame Orange When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority. Page 89 Selecting the priority face Normally the camera automatically selects the face to focus on according to the [Face Detection] setting, but you can also select a face to be given priority.

The leftmost face is selected as the priority face, and the frame changes from to an orange frame 2Each time you press z, the priority face moves one face to the right. Page 90 In Program Auto or Manual Exposure Shooting mode, the camera analyzes the shooting scene and automatically corrects the brightness and contrast to improve the image quality. The camera will select, display and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automatically.

Standard Provides a more powerful SteadyShot effect. Slideshow with music Plays back images in succession, with added effects and music. Page 95 Music Specifies the music to be played during slideshows. This is a manual that will be useful for both users and enthusiast. Since this is the product of world well-known camera manufacturer, then look must be a concern. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H55 manual channels that the camera has relatively small size with dimension of x 58 x 29 mm and grams in weight.

This camera has small handgrip to support secure handling, this is good idea since a compact camera is sometimes bad in its handling. Right above the hand grip you will see shutter button encircled with zoom wheel, there also you will find mode dial. In the front side you will see most of surface is covered with the lens house and a small flash light beside of it.

Beside of the screen is a set of control setting buttons. Yes, this camera has ultra-compact body that will be perfect to bring in your pocket but still featured with interesting features like 10x optical zoom, big LCD screen and sweep panorama capability. Check this review out. Aperture range is f3. This camera, as commonly found in H-series, adopts Super SteadyShot that works very well to reduce shake in taking picture or recording video.

This camera can take burst photo up to 4 images and recording HD p film, quite well for taking picture of sport activity. Overall, even though Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H55 has small body but it has promising performance that can be a good companion in traveling in wildlife or for sport activity.

This is a manual that contains details regarding to this Sony camera product. With this manual, you will be able to find a lot of information such as specification, operation, instruction, spare parts, and others.