Sony DSC-P200 Fall 2005 User Manual

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Camera 1

The default settings are marked with .

Selects the auto focus operation mode.

• When shooting using the finder with the LCD screen off, the camera operates in the [Single] mode.

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×).

When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.

Image size and maximum zoom scale using [Smart]

• When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.

AF Mode

Single (S AF)

Automatically adjusts the focus when the shutter button is

pressed and held halfway down. This mode is useful for

shooting stationary subjects.

Monitor (M AF)

Automatically adjusts the focus before the shutter button is

pressed and held halfway down. This mode shortens the time

needed for focusing.

• Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.

Digital Zoom

Smart

(Smart zoom)

()

Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is

not available when the image size is set to [7M] or [3:2].

• The maximum zoom scale of [Smart] is shown in the following

table.

Precision

(Precision zoom) ( )

Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 6×, but the

image quality deteriorates.

Off ( )

Does not use the digital zoom.

Size Maximum zoom scale

5M Approx. 3.6×

3M Approx. 4.5×

1M Approx. 7.2×

VGA(E-Mail) Approx. 14.0×

The W side of this line is the optical zoom area,

and the T side is the digital zoom area

Zoom scaling indicator

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Sony DSC-P200 Fall 2005 Specifications

General

Sensor Type	CCD
Resolution	7.2 Megapixels
Optical Zoom	3x
LCD Screen Size	2.0 inches
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 100, 200, 400
Battery Type	NP-FR1 Lithium-ion
Camera Type	Compact
Sensor Size	1/1.8 inch
Focal Length (equiv.)	38-114 mm
Lens Type	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
Digital Zoom	2x
LCD Screen Resolution	134, 000 pixels
Storage Media	Memory Stick Duo
Maximum Aperture	f/2.8-5.2
Image Processor	Real Imaging Processor