Sony DSC-M1 User Manual

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Table of contents

Read this first ............................................ 4
Before using your camera ......................... 6
Identifying the parts ............................... 10

Camera................................................ 10
Cyber-shot Station .............................. 12
How to handle the camera .................. 13

Charging the battery pack ....................... 14
Using the AC adaptor ............................. 18
Using your camera abroad ...................... 18
Turning on/off your camera .................... 19
How to use the control button................. 20
Adjusting the LCD screen....................... 20
Setting the date and time......................... 21
Changing the language setting ................ 22

Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick

Duo” ............................................... 23

Setting the image size ............................. 24
Image size and quality ............................ 25
Number of images that can be recorded/

recording time................................. 27

Basic shooting — Using auto adjustment

mode ............................................... 29

Hybrid shooting .................................. 32
Shooting a movie for 5 seconds.......... 34
Indicators on the LCD screen during

shooting .......................................... 35

Using the zoom feature ...................... 35
Shooting close-ups — Macro............. 36
Using the self-timer............................ 38
Rotating the LCD screen

– Mirror mode ................................ 39

Selecting a flash mode ....................... 39
Inserting the date and time on a still

image.............................................. 41

Viewing images on the LCD screen of your

camera ............................................ 43

Viewing images on a TV screen............. 46

Deleting images ...................................... 49
Formatting a “Memory Stick Duo” ........ 51

How to setup and operate your camera .. 53

Changing the menu settings ............... 53
Changing the items in the Setup screen

........................................................ 54

Deciding the still image quality.............. 54
Creating or selecting a folder ................. 55

Creating a new folder ......................... 55
Changing the recording folder ........... 56

Choosing a focus method ........................57
Setting the distance to the subject

— Focus preset ...............................58

Adjusting the exposure

— EV adjustment ...........................59

Displaying a histogram ......................60

Selecting the metering method................61
Shooting three images with the exposure

shifted — Exposure Bracket...........62

Adjusting color tones

— White Balance ...........................63

Adjusting the flash level

— Flash Level ................................64

Shooting continuously ............................65
Recording 16 frames in succession

— Multi Burst.................................66

Shooting according to scene conditions

— Scene Selection..........................67

Shooting with special effects

— Picture Effect .............................70

Getting started

Shooting images

Viewing images

Deleting images

Before advanced operations

Advanced shooting

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