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How to change the menu settings
Some of the advanced operations for your camera are executed by selecting menu
items displayed on the LCD screen with the control button.
Press
V
on the control button until the LCD screen returns to the menu bar display in
step
1
. To clear the menu bar, press
V
again.
1
Press
v
on the control button to display the menu bar.
The menu bar appears as follows according to the setting of the MODE
selector.
2
Select the desired item with
v
/
V
/
b
/
B
on the
control button, then press the center
z
.
The color of the selected item changes from blue to
yellow, and when you press the center
z
, the modes
that can be set for that item are displayed.
3
Select the desired mode with
v
/
V
/
b
/
B
on the control button, then
press the center
z
.
To clear the menu
MODE selector
MOVIE/STILL
PLAY (single mode)
PLAY (INDEX mode)
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Menu settings
Menu items that can be modified differ depending on the setting of the MODE
selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment. Initial
settings are indicated with
x
.
(SELF TIMER)
Records with the self-timer (page 18).
EFFECT
FILE
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector
P.EFFECT
SOLARIZE
B&W
SEPIA
NEG.ART
x
OFF
Sets the image special effects (page 44). MOVIE
STILL
DATE/
TIME
DAY&TIME
DATE
x
OFF
Sets whether to insert the date and time
into the image (page 44).
STILL
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector
FORMAT
OK
Formats a “Memory Stick.”
MOVIE
STILL
PLAY
CANCEL
Cancels formatting of a “Memory
Stick.”
POS.
SENSOR
ON
Plays back images recorded with the
camera on its side (vertical images) as
horizontal images. This function does
not work for images recorded in TEXT
mode.
STILL
x
OFF
When this camera may be subject to
vibration such as when you record
images from inside a moving car, set
this to OFF to prevent improper
horizontal/vertical judgement.
FILE
NUMBER
SERIES
Assigns numbers to files in sequence
even if the “Memory Stick” is changed.
MOVIE
STILL
x
NORMAL
Resets the file numbering each time the
“Memory Stick” is changed.
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IMAGE
SIZE
x
1600
×
1200
1600 (3:2)
1024
×
768
640
×
480
Selects the image size when recording
still images (DSC-S50 only).
STILL
1472
×
1104
x
1280
×
960
1280 (3:2)
1024
×
768
640
×
480
Selects the image size when recording
still images (DSC-S30 only).
STILL
320
×
240
x
160
×
112
Selects the MPEG image size when
recording moving images (DSC-S50
only).
MOVIE
REC MODE
TIFF
Records a TIFF (uncompressed) file in
addition to the JPEG file.
STILL
TEXT
Records a GIF file in black-and-white.
VOICE
Records an audio file (with still image)
in addition to the JPEG file (DSC-S50
only).
Records a small-size (320
×
240) JPEG
file in addition to the selected image
size.
x
NORMAL
Records a JPEG file in the selected
image size.
REC TIME
SET
15 SEC
10 SEC
x
5 SEC
Adjusts the recording time for moving
images (DSC-S50 only).
MOVIE
ROTATE
(in single
mode only)
—
Rotates the still image.
PLAY
SLIDE
SHOW
(in single
mode only)
INTERVAL Sets the slide show interval.
x
3 SEC/5 SEC/10 SEC/30 SEC/1 MIN
PLAY
REPEAT
Repeats the slide show.
x
ON/OFF
START
Starts the slide show.
CANCEL
Cancels the slide show settings and
execution.
PRINT
MARK
ON
Marks the still images to be printed
(page 53).
PLAY
x
OFF
Unmarks the print mark of the still
images.
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector
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CAMERA
TOOL
PROTECT
ON
Protects images against accidental
erasure (page 49).
PLAY
x
OFF
Releases protection of images against
accidental erasure.
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector
DIGITAL
ZOOM
x
ON
Uses digital zoom.
STILL
OFF
Does not use digital zoom.
SHA2 to –2
Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
appears on the LCD screen except
when set to 0.
STILL
WHITE
BALANCE
IN DOOR
OUT DOOR
HOLD
x
AUTO
Sets the white balance (page 43).
MOVIE
STILL
FLASH
LEVEL
HIGH
Makes the flash level higher than
normal.
STILL
x
NORMAL
Normal setting.
LOW
Makes the flash level lower than normal.
EX2.0 EV to
–2.0 EV
Adjusts the exposure.
MOVIE
STILL
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector
COPY
OK
Copies an image (page 51).
PLAY
CANCEL
Cancels copying of the image.
RESIZE
(in single
mode only)
1600
×
1200
1024
×
768
640
×
480
x
CANCEL
Changes the recorded still image size
(page 51) (DSC-S50 only).
PLAY
1472
×
1104
1280
×
960
1024
×
768
640
×
480
x
CANCEL
Changes the recorded still image size
(page 51) (DSC-S30 only).
PLAY
Item
Setting
Description
MODE
selector