Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 Operating instructions

Using the Sony Cyber-shot

DSC-W5

How to use this camera

• This is a quick use handout

• I high y recommend ooking at

the manua to see a of the

features that this camera has!

• I a so recommend reviewing the

“Read This First” book et (b ue

book et) for a quick overview of

the basics

This is your navigation area - it

has up, down, right, eft buttons

that a so perform other

functions as we

Batteries

• This camera uses 2 AA batteries.

• It comes with 2 rechargeab e

batteries and a battery charger.

• If taking on a fie d trip, you might

want to have an extra set of AA

batteries on hand…just in case

– Make sure the batteries are

A ka ine

• Using the LCD disp ay and other

features wi use more battery

power

• The battery indicator on the

disp ay shows how much battery

power is remaining

• If camera wi not be used for an

extended period of time

– Remove the batteries and store in

the p astic case supp ied

• It is best to recharge batteries

when they are comp ete y used up

– Recharging before the using up

the existing charge can shorten

the ife of the battery

• Battery ife is shortened in co d

temperatures.

– Don’t eave your camera or

batteries in the car/outside during

co d (or hot) weather

• Fu recharge time of comp ete y

“used” batteries – 6 hours

• Average battery ife 200 minutes

– Varies depending on features

used

• F ash

• Zoom/Wide Ang e

• Viewing

– A ka ine batteries may have

shorter ife

LCD disp ay

• You can use the LCD

disp ay or the

viewfinder when taking

pictures

• Turning off the LCD wi

he p conserve battery

power

• Pressing the |□| button

on the camera wi take

you thru 4 views

– Indicators on

(defau t)

– Histogram/indicators

– No indicators

– B ank screen

Picture Qua ity

• 5 settings for picture qua ity

– 5.1 MP for best qua ity when printing 8x10

– 3.2 MP

– 3 MP

– 1 MP – good qua ity for 4 x 6 prints

– VGA – best for emai , web pages and getting

the most images on the memory stick

Storage Medium

• This camera has 32MB of interna memory,

but…

• Use the 64MB Memory Stick (to store images).

The ower the MP setting, the more pictures you

can get on the stick.

• At Fine setting (which gives you better

print/shoot qua ity) on a 32MB stick. A 64MB

stick shou d give you doub e what is shown here

– VGA – 394 images

– 1M – 101 images

– 3M – 41 images

– 3.2M - 32 images

– 5M - 25 images

Remove/insert memory stick

• The s ot for the memory stick is ocated in the

compartment on the bottom where the batteries

are ocated

• Lexar memory sticks have a “ ock” s ide on the

opposite side

– If Locked(you wi see red) you cannot take/de ete

pictures

• A ways turn off the camera before removing the

memory stick (or changing batteries)

– See next s ide

Insert/remove stick

This is not a view of the W5 but the cover opens the same. The cover is

ocated on the bottom of the W5.

Changing image size

• To change the 5M, 3.2M, 3M, 1M and

VGA settings

• Turn the dia to the picture of the camera

and turn on power

• Press the button on the back that has a

sma grid/trash can

Changing image size

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