Sony 1272-9183 User Manual

Average

Calculates the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image.

Spot

Adjusts the exposure in a very small part of the image that you want to capture.

This setting is only available in Normal capturing mode.

Image stabiliser

When taking a photo, it can be difficult to hold the device steady. The stabiliser helps

you by compensating for small movements of the hand.

Geotagging

Tag photos with details of where you took them.

When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you

take them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the Settings menu. For

geotags to be added to a photo, the location must be determined before you take the photo. Your

location is determined when appears on the camera screen. When your device is searching for
your position, appears.

Off

When geotagging is turned off, you cannot view the location where you took a photo.

Auto upload

Automatically upload updates to photos to a pre-selected social networking service

(SNS).

Touch capture

Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger. The

photo is taken as soon as you release your finger. This setting is only available when

focus mode is set to touch focus.

Off

Shutter sound

Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you record a video.

Data storage

You can choose to save your data either to a removable SD card or to your device's

internal storage.

Internal storage

Photos or videos are saved on the device memory.

SD card

Photos or videos are saved on the SD card.

Using the video camera

To record a video using the camera key

Activate the camera.

To start recording a video, press the camera key.

To stop recording, press the camera key again.

Shoot your videos in landscape orientation to get the best results.