Sony DSC-P3 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  5
• Getting started

  8
  • Identifying the parts

    8
  • Preparing the power supply

    10
  • Installing the battery pack

    10
  • Charging the battery pack

    11
  • Using the AC power adaptor

    14
  • Setting the date and time

    15
  • Inserting the “Memory Stick”

    17
• Basic operations

  18
  • B Recording

    18
  • Basic operations

    18
    • How to use the mode dial

      18
    • How to use the control button

      18
    • Recording still images

      19
    • Recording moving images

      26
  • B Playback

    28
    • Playing back still images

      28
    • Playing back moving images

      29
    • Viewing images using a computer

      31
    • Viewing images on Windows

      32
    • Viewing images on Macintosh

      41
    • Image file storage destinations and image files

      44
• Advanced operations

  46
• Before performing advanced operations

  46
  • Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE)

    52
  • B Various recording

    54
    • Recording images according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode)

      54
    • Recording two images continuously

      55
    • Recording still images for e-mail (EMAIL)

      55
    • Adding audio files to still images (VOICE)

      56
    • Recording text documents (TEXT)

      57
    • Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF)

      58
    • Creating Clip Motion Files

      59
    • Setting the distance to the subject

      61
    • Recording images at close range (MACRO)

      61
    • Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE)

      62
    • Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE)

      63
    • Enjoying picture effects (P. EFFECT)

      64
    • Recording the date and time on a still image (DATE/TIME)

      64
    • Using the spot light- metering function

      65
  • B Various playback

    66
    • Playing back three or nine images at once

      66
    • Enlarging a part of a still image (Zoom and trimming)

      67
    • Playing back still images in order (SLIDE)

      68
    • Rotating a still image (ROTATE)

      69
    • Viewing images on a TV screen

      70
  • B Editing

    71
    • Deleting images (DELETE)

      71
    • Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT)

      72
    • Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE)

      74
    • Copying images (COPY)

      75
    • Selecting still images to print (PRINT)

      76
    • Dividing a moving image file (DIVIDE)

      78
    • Formatting the “Memory Stick” (FORMAT)

      79
    • Changing the setup settings (SETUP)

      80
• Additional information

  82
  • Precautions

    82
  • On “Memory Sticks”

    83
  • On “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack

    84
  • Using your camera abroad

    85
  • Troubleshooting

    86
  • Warning and notice messages

    91
  • Self-diagnosis display

    93
  • Specifications

    94
  • Display window indicators

    95
  • LCD screen indicators

    96
  • Index

    99