Sony Dsc H300 Manual

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Top page  > Shooting  > Selecting the shooting mode based on the
subject  > Shooting  panoramic  images
Shooting panoramic images
Allows you  to create a panoramic  image from composite images.
1 . Set the mode dial to  (Sweep Panorama).
2 .  Select a shooting direction using 
/// (up/down/left/right)  of the control
button.
3 .  Align the camera  with the end  of the subject and  press the shutter button fully.
4 . Pan the camera  to the end  of the guide (A) ,  following the indicator on the
screen.
 Tips for shooting a  panoramic image
Pan the camera  in an arc at a constant velocity  in the direction indicated  on the
screen.  Subjects at rest  are more  suited  for panoramic  shots than  moving
subjects.
Radius as short as possible.
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							Vertical  direction
Horizontal direction
First  press the shutter button halfway so that  you  can  lock the focus and
exposure. Then  press the shutter button fully down and  pan  or tilt the camera.
If a section with greatly  varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a
screen  edge, the image composition  may fail. In such a case, adjust  the frame
composition  so that  the section is in the center of the image,  then  shoot again.
 To shoot a  360  degree panoramic image
This camera  is equipped with a panorama shooting function, capable of
shooting a nearly 360  degree panoramic  image.
Shoot  a panoramic  image by selecting  MENU  
 set  [Panorama Image Size] to
[360°]. Recorded  panoramic  images can  be scrolled normally when played  on
the camera.
Select a shooting direction using / on the control  button. You cannot  shoot
a panoramic  image in a vertical direction with [Panorama Image Size] set  to
[360°].
The image actually recorded  may not cover 360  degrees, depending  on the
subject or the way it is shot.
Notes If you  cannot  pan  the camera  across  the entire subject within the given time, a
gray  area  occurs  in the composite image.  If this happens, move the camera
faster to record a full  panoramic  image.
Since several images are stitched together,  the stitched part will not be
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							recorded  smoothly.
When  the whole  angle of panoramic  shooting and  the AE/AF locked angle are
very different  in brightness, color and  focus,  the shooting will not be successful.
If this happens, change  the AE/AF locked angle and  shoot again.
You cannot  create panoramic  images in the following situations:You pan  the camera  too quickly or too slowly.
There  is too much camera  shake.
Related Topic
Scrolling panoramic  images for display
Still  Image Size  /  Panorama  Image Size  /  Movie  Size
Functions  available  for each shooting mode
MENU  items available  for each shooting mode
Panorama  Shooting  Scene
Picture Effect
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Top page  > Shooting  > Selecting the shooting mode based on the subject > Manual
Exposure Shooting
Manual Exposure Shooting
You can  shoot at your  favorite  exposure by manually  setting  the shutter speed and
aperture value.
1 .  Set the mode dial to 
 (Manual  Exposure Shooting).
2 .  Press 
 on the control  button.
3 .  Press 
/ to select  the desired  shutter speed,  and  press / to select  the
aperture (F  value).
Select a shutter speed from 30 seconds to 1/1500 seconds.
When  zoom is set  fully to W, you  can  select  an aperture of F3.0  or F7.7  (when
used with the Internal  ND (Neutral Density)  Filter).
When  zoom is set  fully to T, you  can  select  an aperture of F5.9  or F15.3 (when
used with the Internal  ND (Neutral Density)  Filter).
4 .  Shoot  with the shutter button.
Setting  the shutter  speed  and  aperture (F value)
The difference between the settings and  the proper exposure as judged  by the
camera  appears  as an Exposure Compensation value on screen.
A :  Shutter speed/aperture (F  value)
B :  Exposure Compensation value
0EV is the value judged  as the most suitable by the camera.
When  the shutter speed is one  second or slower, the shutter speed is indicated
by [”], for example, [1”].
When  you  set  the shutter speed slower, using a tripod is recommended to
prevent  the effects  of vibration.
When  the shutter speed becomes slower than  a certain  speed,  the NR slow
shutter function is activated  automatically to reduce image noise,  and  
appears  on the screen.
If you  select  slow  shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data.
Notes If proper exposure is not obtained by your  settings, the setting  value indicators
on the screen  will flash when the shutter button is pressed halfway down.  You
can  shoot in this condition,  but exposure readjustment is recommended.
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							You cannot  select  the shutter speed and  aperture (F  value) when the self-timer
is set  to [Self -portrait One Person] or [Self -portrait Two People].
Related Topic
Functions  available  for each shooting mode
MENU  items available  for each shooting mode
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  Contents  list
Top page  > Viewing  > Viewing still images > Viewing still images
Viewing still images
1 . Set the camera  to playback  mode.
2 .  Select an image with the control  button.
Viewing images  taken with a  different  camera
If the camera  detects images not registered in the Image Database  File  on the
memory  card, a registration  screen  with the message “Files found which were not
recognized Import files” will be displayed. To view  unregistered images, register
them by selecting  [OK].
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Top page  > Viewing  > Viewing still images > Playback zoom
Playback zoom
Enlarges  the image being played  back.
1 .  Set the camera  to playback  mode.
2 .  Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to the T  side (
) during still image playback.
The image is enlarged to twice  the previous size, at the center of the image.
3 .  Adjust the position using 
/// on the control  button.
The frame in the lower left  of the image shows which part of the total image is
being displayed.
4 .  Change the zoom scale  with the W/T (zoom) lever.
Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to the T  side (
) to zoom in, W  side () to zoom
out.
Press 
 on the control  button to cancel playback  zoom.
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Top page  > Viewing  > Viewing still images > Image Index
Image Index
Displaying  images of the desired  folder
Viewing images with the Calendar
Displays multiple images at the same time.
1 .  Set the camera  to playback  mode.
2 .  Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to the W  side (
) to display the image index screen.
Turn the lever again to display an index screen  with more  images. Turn the lever
yet  again to view  images with the Calendar while  playing back in [Date View].
3 .  To return  to the single -image screen,  select  an image with the control  button,
then  press 
.
Displaying images  of  the  desired  folder
Select the left  side bar with the control  button, then  select  the desired  folder with 
/.
Viewing images  with the  Calendar
When  [View Mode] is set  to [Date View] and  the screen  display is in index mode,
turn the W/T (zoom) lever to the W  side (
) to view  images in the Calendar.
To select  the month you  want to display, select  / with the control  button,
then  the desired  month.
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							To view  images in selected date  in index mode, select  the date  with the control
button and  press .
To cancel the calendar display and  return  to the index screen,  select  
 using
the control  button, then  press 
.
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Top page  > Viewing  > Deleting  images > Deleting  images
Deleting images
Allows you  to select  unwanted  images for deletion.
You can  also delete images from the MENU  button. [Details]
1 .  Set the camera  to playback  mode.
2 . 
 (Delete) button  desired  mode   on the control  button
3 .  Press [OK]  
 .
All in This Folder
All Images  on This
Date Deletes all  images in the selected date  range or folder at
once.
Multiple Images Allows you  to select  and  delete multiple images.
After step 2, select  an image to be deleted, then  press 
.
To cancel the selection, press 
 again to cancel the 
mark.
MENU   [OK]   
This Image Deletes the currently displayed image.
Cancel Cancels  the deletion.
You can  switch between index  and  single -image  mode  when
selecting images
Turn the W/T (zoom) lever to the T  side (
) in index mode to return  to single -
image mode, and  turn the lever to the W  side (
) in single -image mode to return
to index mode.
Notes When  the internal  memory  is used to record images, View Mode is set  to Folder
View and  still images and  movies are displayed in the same folder.
Related Topic
Delete
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