Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S500: manual and user guide

Sony's 6 MP Cyber-shot, running on two AA batteries. Its official PDF manual, then the essentials for using it.

The PDF opens directly, served by Sony. Source: its official support page.

Getting started

Batteries Press OPEN to open the cover, then slide in the two AA batteries, matching + and –. LR6 alkaline, HR6 Ni-MH or ZR6 Oxy Nickel. Lithium, manganese and Ni-Cd are not supported.
Charging With alkalines, allow about 60 shots. With NH-AA-DB Ni-MH batteries, allow 350 shots. Never recharge alkaline batteries.
Card It only takes Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo included: push it in, terminal end first, until it clicks. Without a card, it records to its 25 MB of internal memory.
Switching on for the first time Press POWER. Then MENU, Setup, Setup 2, Clock Set: choose the date format, set the date and time, confirm with [OK]. The language is in Setup 1.
Your first photo Set the mode dial to Auto Adjustment mode. At half-press, the AE/AF lamp stops blinking and a beep sounds: press fully. For video, set the zoom before filming, not during.

On batteries, it switches itself off after about three minutes of inactivity, to save them.
When you switch on, the lens extends: don't touch it, and don't leave the camera switched off with the lens out.
With alkalines, the battery level indicator can be wrong.
Opening the battery cover switches the camera off: press POWER first.