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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Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only)
For close-ups of small subjects like flowers
or insects, shoot using the macro feature.
You can use this feature for close-ups of
subjects up to the distances specified below.
When the zoom is set all the way to
the W side: 10 cm (4 inches) from the end
of the lens
When the zoom is set all the way to
the T side: 50 cm (19
3
/
4
inches) from the
end of the lens
, Set the mode selector to ,
and press B () on the control
button.
The (Macro) indicator appears on the
LCD screen.
• If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU
first to make the menu disappear.
• You can carry out this operation even when the
mode selector is set to .
, Center the subject in the frame,
and press the shutter button
fully down.
To return to normal shooting
Press B ( ) on the control button again.
The indicator disappears from the LCD
screen.
• Use the LCD screen to shoot when using the
macro feature. If you use the finder, the limits
of what you see and what you actually shoot
may be different.
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