SONY DSC-S70 LEVEL1
Service Manual

Basic operations

B Recording

Inserting the �Memory Stick�

Recording still images
Still images are recorded in JPEG format. To record still images, slide the POWER switch down to turn on the power and insert a �Memory Stick.�

Access lamp

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Open the battery/�Memory Stick� cover. Open the cover while sliding the OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow. Insert the �Memory Stick.� Insert the �Memory Stick� with the B mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated until it clicks. Close the battery/�Memory Stick� cover.

POWER switch

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Set the MODE selector to STILL. Press and hold the shutter button halfway down and check the image. While the AE lock indicatorz (green) is �ashing, the image freezes momentarily, but is not yet recorded. When the camera �nishes the automatic adjustments*, the AE lock indicator z lights up and the camera is ready for recording. To cancel the recording, release the shutter button.
Remaining memory capacity indicator

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Removing the �Memory Stick� ention switch is set to Open the battery/�Memory Stick� cover, then press the �Memory Stick� once lightly.
Notes
� Insert the �Memory Stick� �rmly until it clicks, otherwise a message such as �MEMORY STICK ERROR� will be displayed. � Never remove the �Memory Stick� or turn off the power while the access lamp is lit up. � You cannot record or edit images on a �Memory Stick� if the erasure prevention switch is set to the LOCK position.

Getting started < Recording

AE lock indicator

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Press the shutter button fully down. The shutter sounds and the image is recorded on the �Memory Stick.� When �REC� disappears, you can record the next image.

Connector Erasure prevention switch

� Exposure and focus are automatically adjusted.

The number of images you can record on a �Memory Stick� See pages 38 to 40.

Label space

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Notes
� Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating. � While the image is being recorded on the �Memory Stick,� do not shake or strike the camera. Also, do not turn the power off, or remove the battery pack or �Memory Stick.� � When recording a bright subject, the LCD screen color may change after AE lock, but this does not affect the recorded image.

Checking the last recorded image (Quick Review) You can check the last recorded image by clearing the menu bar from the screen (page 32) and pressing b on the control button. To return to the normal recording mode, press lightly on the shutter button or select [RETURN] with b/B on the control button and then press the center z. You can also delete the image �rst by selecting [DELETE] on the Quick Review screen with b/B on the control button and pressing the center z, and then selecting [OK] with v/V on the control button and pressing the center z. Using the zoom feature The lens portion moves during zoom operation. Be careful not to touch the lens portion while it is operating.
Zoom button W side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)

Recording images with the �nder Turn the �nder adjustment dial until the image appears clearly within the �nder, then record the image.

Finder adjustment dial LCD ON/OFF

Indicators in the �nder
Recording lamp AE lock lamp

T side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)

Strobe charge lamp

Minimum focal distance to the subject W side: About 9 7/8 inches (25 cm) or more T side: About 9 7/8 inches (25 cm) or more To record even closer subjects, see page 41. Digital zoom function This camera has a digital zoom function. Digital zoom enlarges the image by digital processing and it starts to function when zoom exceeds 3�.

To turn off the LCD screen Press LCD ON/OFF.
Notes
� When you record a subject closer than 3 1/4 feet (1 m), the positions of the �nder and the lens differ, so record using the LCD screen. � You cannot view digitally zoomed images with the �nder. Check these images using the LCD screen. � You cannot turn off the LCD screen when [DEMO] or [CONVERSION] are set to [ON] in the menu settings.

The T side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone.

Using digital zoom � The maximum zoom magni�cation is 6�. � Digital zooming deteriorates the picture quality. When digital zoom is not necessary, set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [OFF] in the menu settings (page 35).

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