Sony Dsc H300 Manual

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Shooting
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Flash
Flash
1 . Press the flash unit  pop -up button to raise the flash.
When  the flash unit  is not raised,  the flash mode is set  to 
 (Off)
automatically. You cannot  change  the setting.
2 .  Press 
 (Flash) on the control  button.
3 .  Select the desired  mode with the control  button.
(Advanced
Flash) Flash to a farther distance by increasing the upper limit value
of ISO sensitivity.
 (Auto)
Flash automatically operates in dark  locations  or when there  is
a backlight.
 (On)
Flash always operates.
 (Slow
Synchro) Flash always operates.
The shutter speed is slow  in a dark  place to clearly shoot
background that  is out of flash light.
 When  “White  circular spots” appears in flash  photos
These spots are caused by particles (dust, pollen,  etc.)  floating close  to the
lens. When  they are accentuated by the camera’s flash, they appear as white
circular spots.
How can  the “White  circular spots” be  reduced? Light the room  and  shoot the subject without flash.
If you  select  
 (High Sensitivity) mode in Scene Selection, [Flash]  is
automatically set  to [Off].
Notes The flash strobes  twice. The first  flash adjusts the light quantity.
While charging the flash, 
 is displayed.
You cannot  use  the flash during burst shooting.
 (Advanced Flash) can  be selected only in [Intelligent Auto]  mode. When  
 (Advanced Flash) is selected,  the maximum  size of [Still Image Size] is
[5M]. If [Still Image Size] is set  to larger than  [5M], [Still Image Size] is set  to
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							[5M]  automatically.
When  shooting with the flash and  the zoom is set  to W, the shadow of the lens
may appear on the screen,  depending  on the shooting conditions. If this
happens, set  the zoom to T  and  shoot with the flash again.
When  not using the flash, keep the flash down.
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Functions  available  for each shooting mode
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Changing  settings
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Self-Timer
Self-Timer
Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer
1 .  Press 
 (Self-Timer) on the control  button.
2 .  Select the desired  mode with the control  button.
 (Off) Does  not use  the self-timer.
 (10sec) Sets  the self-timer to a 10-second delay.
When  you  press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp
flashes and  a beep sounds until the shutter operates.
To cancel, press 
 again.
 (2sec)
Sets  the self-timer to a 2-second delay.
 (Self-
portrait One
Person) Sets  the self-timer to Self-portrait timer.
When  the camera  detects the specified  number of faces,  a
beep sounds, and  the shutter operates 2 seconds later.
 (Self-
portrait Two
People)
Tips for preventing blur
If your  hands or body move while  holding the camera  and  pressing the shutter
button, “Camera shake”  occurs.
Camera shake  occurs  frequently under low-light or slow  shutter speed
conditions, such as those encountered in 
 (Night  Portrait) or  (Night  Scene)
mode.
To reduce camera  shake,  set  the self-timer to a 2-second delay and  brace your
arms against your  sides  after  pressing the shutter button.
Automatic shooting  with Self -portrait timer
Point  the lens at yourself so that  the selected number of faces is reflected in the
screen.  The shutter operates automatically. Do  not move your  camera  after  the
beep sounds.
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Changing  settings
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Smile Shutter
Smile Shutter
When  the camera  detects a smile,  the shutter is released automatically.
1 . Press  (Smile Shutter) on the control  button.
2 .  Wait for a smile  to be detected.
When  a smile  is detected and  the smile  level exceeds the 
 point on the
indicator, the camera  records  images automatically.
3 .  To stop shooting, press 
 (Smile Shutter) again.
 Tips for better capturing of smiles
Do not cover the eyes with bangs.  Do not obscure the face by
hat, mask,  sunglasses, etc.
Try to orient the face in front  of the camera and  be  as  level  as
possible. Keep the eyes narrowed.
Give a  clear smile  with an  open  mouth. The smile  is  easier to
detect when  the teeth are showing.
The shutter operates when any  person whose face is being detected smiles.
If a smile  is not detected, select  MENU  
 [Smile Detection Sensitivity], then
set  the value to [Slight Smile].
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							Notes
Shooting  using the Smile Shutter ends automatically when either the memory
card  or internal  memory  becomes full.
Smiles  may not be detected correctly depending  on the conditions.
You cannot  use  the digital  zoom function.
Related Topic
Smile Detection Sensitivity
Functions  available  for each shooting mode
MENU  items available  for each shooting mode
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Movie  shooting
scene
Movie shooting scene
You can  select  the movie  shooting mode when the camera  is set  to [Movie  Mode].
1 .  MENU  
  (Movie  shooting scene)   desired  mode
 (Auto) Allows you  to shoot movies with the settings adjusted
automatically. 
[Details]
 (Picture
Effect) Allows you  to shoot movies with an original texture according
to the desired  effect.
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Picture Effect
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Before  Use
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Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
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Precautions  /  About  this
camera
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Panorama
Shooting  Scene
Panorama Shooting Scene
Allows you  to shoot with preset settings according  to the scene  when the camera  is
in [Sweep  Panorama] mode.
1 .  MENU  
  (Panorama  Shooting  Scene)  desired  mode
(Sweep
Panorama) Shoots a regular panoramic  image.
 (Picture
Effect) Allows you  to shoot a panoramic  image with an original
texture according  to the desired  effect.
Related Topic
Picture Effect
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Before  Use
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Shooting
Viewing
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Useful viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your  computer
Printing
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Precautions  /  About  this
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Top page  > Useful shooting functions  > Using shooting functions  > Easy Mode
Easy Mode
Scene Recognition
Shooting  functions  available  in Easy Mode (Shooting)
Allows you  to shoot still images using the minimum necessary functions.
The text  size increases  and  indicators  become easier to see.
1 .  Set the mode dial to 
 (Intelligent  Auto).
2 .  MENU  
  (Easy Mode)   on the control  button.
3 .  [OK]  
 
4 . Shoot  with the shutter button.
 To end  Easy Mode, MENU   [Exit  Easy Mode]
Notes The battery power may decrease faster because the screen  brightness
increases  automatically.
Scene  Recognition
Scene Recognition  operates in Easy Mode. This function lets the camera
automatically recognize  the shooting conditions and  shoot an image.
For details, see  “Scene Recognition ”.  [Details]
Shooting  functions  available  in Easy Mode  (Shooting)
Still  Image
Size MENU   [Still Image Size]   on the control  button  desired
mode 
 
Select between [Large] or [Small] size.
Self-Timer
 on the control  button  desired  mode
Select between [10sec] or [Off] mode.
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							Flash on the control  button  desired  mode
Select between [On] or [Auto]  mode.
Smile
Shutter
 on the control  button
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