Sony cyber-shot dsc-w100 User Manual

• When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.

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

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” 

• You cannot change the zoom scale 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 lever

Zoom lever

Before Step 2, press b (

) on the control button.

Adjust the image brightness with v (Brighter) / V (Darker).

To delete the displayed scale bar, press b again.

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

• If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or the flash is used, the exposure adjustment 

may not be effective.

• For details on the exposure 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 14)

Before step 2, press 

v

 ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

• Shooting distance (when [ISO] is set to [Auto])

W side: Approx. 0.2 to 6 m (7 7/8 inches to 19 feet 8 7/8 inches)

T side: Approx. 0.3 to 3.2 m (11 7/8 inches to 10 feet 6 3/8 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. 6 cm (2 3/8 inches)
Setting all the way to the T side: Approx. 30 cm (11 7/8 inches)

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 +

Before Step 2, press 

V

 (

) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

• The shortest shooting distance is 50 cm (19 3/4 inches). 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. Recompose the shot and focus again.

Subjects difficult to focus on are:

If you view images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up.

However, the battery power may decrease faster under such condition. 

If you press 

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

press again, the backlight is cancelled.

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 20)

Press 

 (Screen display switch) button (above) repeatedly. Use the finder (above) for saving 

battery power, or shooting images when it is difficult to confirm using the LCD screen.

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

To cancel, press 

V

 again.

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

prevent blur.

No indicator

Not using the self-timer

Setting the 10-second delay self-timer

Setting the 2-second delay self-timer

Self-timer lamp

– 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

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 half way down.
You can set the Function Guide not to be displayed on the 

 (Setup) screen. 

t

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

Landscape

Shoot landscapes with distant 
focus

Soft snap

Shoot subject with soft 
background

1 Display the image you want to delete and press 

 (Delete).

2 Select [Delete] with v, then press z.

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

Select an image with b/B.

Still image: the image size is displayed

Movie:  

is 

displayed

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

•

Press 

 (Playback) again.

•

Press and hold the shutter button halfway 
down.

•

Change the position of the mode dial.

/

 

lever

/

 

lever

Mode dial

Slide 

/

 lever to the 

 side while displaying a still image.

To undo the zoom, slide 

/

 lever to the 

 side.

Adjust the portion: v/V/b/B

Cancel playback zoom: z

To store enlarged images: [Trimming] 

t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 47)

Slide  

(Index) 

lever 

to the 

 side 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

Select an image you have previously selected for deletion, then press z 
to delete the 

 indicator from the image.

 

 

1

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

Control button

 (Screen display 

switch) button

Finder