Sony DSC-H2 Leaflet

2-673-174-11(1)  DSC-H2/H5

Pressing the button slightly zooms slowly and pressing the button fully down zooms fast.

• When the zoom scale exceeds 12×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.

For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” 

• Even if you press the button fully down, the camera zooms slowly while shooting a movie.

2

Press and hold the 
shutter button halfway 
down to focus.

AE/AF lock indicator
Flashing 

t lit/beeps

Press the shutter button 
fully down.
The shutter sounds.

Press the shutter button 
fully down.

To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.

AF range finder frame

Zoom button

Zoom button

Before Step 

2, press b ( ) on the control 

button.

Adjust the image brightness by turning the 
jog dial.

+ (Brighter) / – (Darker).

• The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV 

increments (+2.0EV to –2.0EV). 

• 0EV indicates the value judged as the most 

suitable by the camera.

• The exposure value returns to 0EV when the 

mode dial position is changed or the power is 
turned off (Only when the mode dial is set to 

).

• For details on the exposure 

t “User’s Guide/

• For details on the jog dial 

t “User’s Guide/

Before step 

2, press v ( ) on the control 

button repeatedly until the desired mode is 
selected.

• The flash automatically pops up and strobes. 

Close the flash by hand after use.

• The flash range (when [ISO] is set to [Auto])

W side: Approx. 0.3 to 9.0 m (11 7/8 inches to 
29 feet 6 3/8 inches)

T side: Approx. 0.9 to 6.8 m (35 1/2 inches to 
22 feet 3 3/4 inches)

• The flash strobes twice. The first time is to adjust 

the light quantity.

Before step 

2, press B ( ) on the control 

button.

To cancel, press 

B again.

• Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is 

recommended.

• The in-focus range becomes narrow, and the 

complete subject may not entirely be in focus.

• The Auto Focus speed drops.

Shortest shooting distance from the lens 
surface
Setting all the way to the W side: Approx. 2 cm 
(13/16 inches)
Setting all the way to the T side: Approx. 90 cm 
(35 1/2 inches)

Before Step 

2, press V ( ) on the control 

button repeatedly until the desired mode is 
selected.

Press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp 
flashes, and a beep sounds until the shutter 
operates.

To cancel, press 

V until the indicator 

disappears.

• If you use the 2-second delay self-timer, you may 

prevent blur.

No indicator

Flash Auto

Strobes when there is insufficient 
light or backlight (default setting)

Flash forced on

Slow synchro (Flash forced on)

The shutter speed is slow in a dark 
place to clearly shoot the background 
that is out of flash light.

Flash forced off

Toward –

Toward +

No indicator

Not using the self-timer

Setting the 10-second delay self-
timer

Setting the 2-second delay self-
timer

Self-timer 
lamp

• The shortest shooting distance is 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (W)/90 cm (35 1/2 inches) (T). Shoot in the close-up 

(Macro) mode (left) when shooting a subject closer than the shortest shooting distance. 

• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing 

slowly and the beep does not sound (except for Continuous AF, 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” 

(page 57)). Recompose the shot and focus again.

Subjects difficult to focus on are:

The anti-blur function is equipped with the camera.

To cancel the anti-blur function, set the mode dial to other than 

, then press the 

 

(STEADY SHOT) button (above) to display the 

 indicator. To turn on the anti-blur function, 

press the 

 (STEADY SHOT) button again.

• When the mode dial is set to 

, you cannot cancel the anti-blur function.

• You can change the anti-blur mode 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 61).

If you view images in bright light such as in an outdoor location, adjust the brightness of the 
backlight up. However, the battery power may decrease faster under such condition.
If you press the 

(Screen display switch) button longer (above), the backlight brightens. If 

you press again, the backlight is brightened down.

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 22)

With the FINDER/LCD button, you can choose to shoot either using the finder or the LCD 
screen. When you use the finder, the image does not appear on the LCD screen. Adjust the finder 
adjustment dial to your eyesight so that the image appears clearly within the finder, then shoot 
the image.

– Distant from the camera and dark

– The contrast between the subject and its 

background is poor.

– Seen through glass

– Moving fast

– Reflective light or with a lustrous finish

– Flashing

– Backlit

Finder adjustment dial

 FINDER/LCD button

The operational instructions displayed on the Function Guide are automatically turned off in a 
few seconds.

When you want to cancel the Function Guide, press the shutter button halfway down.

You can set the Function Guide not to be displayed on the 

 (Setup) screen. 

t “User’s Guide/

Set the mode dial to other than the mode of Scene Selection.

1

• For details on modes, see below.

2

Function Guide

The following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions.

* The shutter speed becomes slower, so using a tripod is recommended.

Before shooting in step 

2, select the settings with the control button. Some functions are not 

available, depending on the Scene Selection mode. When you press the button to select functions 
that cannot be combined with Scene Selection, a beep sounds. 

t “User’s Guide/

High Sensitivity

Shoot without flash in low-light 
reducing blur

Twilight*

Shoot low light scene without 
flash

Twilight Portrait*

Shoot portraits in low light with 
flash

Beach

Shoot waterside scene with rich 
blue color

High-Speed Shutter

Shoot moving subject to stop 
action

Landscape

Shoot landscapes with distant 
focus

Portrait

Shoot portrait focus tightly on 
subject

1 Display the image you want to delete and press 

 (Delete).

2 Select [Delete] with 

v, then press z.

To cancel the deletion
Select [Exit], then press 

z.

1

•

If you press 

 button 

when the camera is 
powered off, the camera 
is turned on in the 
playback mode.

2

b/B.

Still image: the image size is displayed

Movie:  

is 

displayed

• You can easily view the next/previous image by 

turning the jog dial.

To play back a movie, press 

z.

• Movies with the image size [160] are displayed a size 

smaller.

Playback 
bar

Rewind/Fast forward: 

b/B

(Return to normal playback: 

z)

Volume: 

v/V

Stop playback: 

z

B

Control button

button

button

•

Press 

 (Playback) again.

•

Press and hold the shutter button halfway 
down.

•

Change the position of the mode dial.

/

button

Press 

 while displaying a still image.

To undo the zoom, press 

.

Adjust the portion: 

v/V/b/B

Cancel playback zoom: 

z

To store enlarged images: [Trimming] 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 55)

Press 

 (Index) and select an image with 

v/V/b/B.

To return to the single-image screen, press 

z. To display the next (previous) index screen, press 

b/B.

1 While an index screen is displayed, press 

 (Delete) and select [Select] with 

v/V on the 

control button, then press 

z.

2 Select the image you want to delete with 

v/V/b/B, then press z to display the   (Delete) 

indicator on the selected image.

3 Press  

(Delete).

4 Select [OK] with 

B, then press z.

• To delete all the images in the folder, select [All In This Folder] with 

v/V in step 1 instead of [Select], then 

press 

z.

Green selection frame

To cancel a selection
Select an image you have previously selected for deletion, then press 

z

to delete the 

 indicator from the image.

1

Control button

 (Screen display 

switch) button

Finder

 (STEADY SHOT) button

Jog dial

Position the subject in the center of the focus 
frame.

Using the flash for 
still images

Shooting close-up 
(Macro)

Changing Image 
Brightness (EV) 
(Adjusting 
exposure)

Using the 
self-timer

   (X:100.0%, Y:100.0%)

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