Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Before using your camera
- Table of contents
- Identifying the parts
- Getting started
- Shooting still images
- Viewing still images
- Deleting still images
- Before advanced operations
- Advanced still image shooting
- Choosing a focus method
- Setting the distance to the subject
- Adjusting the exposure
- Selecting a metering mode
- Adjusting color tones
- Adjusting the flash level
- Shooting multiple frames
- Shooting in Multi Burst mode
- Shooting two images in succession
- Shooting still images for e-mail
- Shooting still images with audio files
- Shooting according to scene conditions
- Adding special effects
- Advanced still image viewing
- Still image editing
- Enjoying movies
- Enjoying images on your computer
- Copying images to your computer – For Windows users
- Installing the USB driver
- Installing “Image Transfer”
- Installing “ImageMixer”
- Connecting the camera to your computer
- Copying images using “Image Transfer”
- Changing “Image Transfer” settings
- Copying images without using “Image Transfer”
- Viewing the images on your computer
- Image file storage destinations and file names
- Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh users
- Creating a Video CD
- Copying images to your computer – For Windows users
- Troubleshooting
- Additional information
- Index

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Additional information
The battery charger
• Do not charge any other batteries except
the Sony nickel hydride battery using the
supplied battery charger. If you charge
other types of battery (manganese,
alkaline, lithium, ni-cd batteries, etc.),
this may cause leakage, explosion, or
overheating of the battery, and personal
scald or injury may be caused.
• Do not recharge a fully charged nickel
hydride battery. This may cause leakage,
explosion, or overheating of the battery.
• When charging a high capacity battery
other than the supplied battery using the
supplied battery charger, the full capacity
of the battery may not be available.
• When the CHARGE lamp flashes, the
battery may cause a malfunction if an
unspecified battery was inserted. First,
verify that the battery is specified for use
with the charger. If the battery is
specified for use with the charger, remove
all the batteries from the battery charger,
insert other batteries, such as new ones,
and check that the battery charger works
properly. When the battery charger works
properly, the batteries may be the cause
of the malfunction.
Specifications
x Camera
[System]
Image device 6.67 mm (1/2.7 type) color
CCD
Primary color filter
Total pixels number of camera
Approx. 3 340 000 pixels
Effective pixels number of camera
Approx. 3 210 000 pixels
Lens DSC-P72
3× zoom lens
f=6.0 to 18.0 mm
(35 mm camera conversion: 39 to
117mm (1
9
/
16
to 4
5
/
8
inches))
F2.8-5.6
DSC-P52
2× zoom lens
f=6.3 to 12.6 mm
(35 mm camera conversion: 41 to
82 mm (1
5
/
8
to 3
1
/
4
inches))
F3.8
DSC-P32
Single focal lens
f=5.0 mm
(35 mm camera conversion: 33 mm
(1
5
/
16
inches))
F2.8
Exposure control
Automatic, Program, Twilight,
Twilight portrait, Landscape, Snow,
Beach
White balance
Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy,
Fluorescent, Incandescent
File format (DCF compliant)
Still images: Exif Ver. 2.2, JPEG
compliant, GIF (for Clip Motion),
DPOF compatible
Audio with still image: MPEG1
compliant (Monaural)
Movies: MPEG1 compliant
(Monaural)
Recording media
“Memory Stick”
Flash Recommended distance
DSC-P72
0.5 to 3.8 m (19
3
/
4
inches to
12 feet 5
19
/
32
inches) (W)/
0.5 to 2.5 m (19
3
/
4
inches to
8 feet 2
7
/
16
inches) (T)
DSC-P52
0.5 to 3.3 m (19
3
/
4
inches to
10 feet 9
29
/
32
inches)
DSC-P32
0.5 to 3.8 m (19
3
/
4
inches to
12 feet 5
19
/
32
inches)
(when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto)
[Output connectors]
A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Monaural)
Minijack
Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω, unbalanced,
sync negative
Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 kΩ load)
Output impedance 2.2 kΩ
USB jack mini-B
[LCD screen]
LCD panel used
DSC-P72
3.8 cm (1.5 type) TFT drive
DSC-P52
4.0 cm (1.6 type) TFT drive










