Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A100 manual

DSLR-A100 2-681-187- 11 (1) 2-681-187- 11 (1) Before y our operation Using the shooting functions Using the viewing functions Using the menu Using your computer Printing images T roubleshooting Others Index © 2006 Sony Corporation 1 0 0 DSLR-A100 Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera User’ s Guide/ T r oubleshooting Printed in Malaysia Printed on 1[...]

2 T o reduce f ire or shock ha zard , do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. WARNING For Cust omers i n the U. S.A. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product' s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . This [...]

3 IMPOR T ANT S AFEGUARDS Fo r your pr otecti on, pleas e read th ese saf ety instr uctio ns co mplete ly b efore o perat ing the appl iance, an d k eep this manua l for future re ference. Careful ly observe all warnings, pre cautions and in structions o n the ap pliance, o r the one described in the operating instru ctions and adhere to them . Pow[...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug i t from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line sur ges. Damage Requiring Service Unplug the set from the w al l o[...]

5 Read this f irst Replace the battery with the specified type only . Otherwise, fire or injury may result. RECYCLI NG LITHIUM -ION BA TT ERIES Lithium-Io n batteries a re recyclable . Y ou can help preserve our envir onment by returning your used rech argeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you. For more information reg[...]

6 The supplied interface c able must be used with the equipment in order to com ply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. For the Cust omers in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVI CE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R U LES. OPERA TI ON IS SUBJ ECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO [...]

7 Notes o n using your camera T ypes of “Memor y Stick” th at can be used (not sup plied) There are t wo types of “Memory Stick”. “Memor y Stic k”: you canno t use a “Memor y Stick” wit h your camera. “Memory Sti ck Duo”: Inserting a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” in to a Memor y Stic k Duo Adapt or for CF sl ot (sup plied). • W h e[...]

8 Notes on the LCD mo nitor and lens • The LCD monitor is manufactured using extremely high-precision techno logy so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effect ive use. Howev er, there may be some tiny black points and/or brig ht points (white , red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD monitor. These point s are no[...]

9 T ab le of content s Notes on usi ng your camer a .... .......... .......... ............. ......... .......... .............7 Basic techniqu es f or better images ....... .......... .......... ............. ......... ........ 13 Focus – Focu sing on a subject success fully .......... ........ ........... ......... ........ ..... 13 Exposu re ?[...]

10 Adjusting the exposure ......... ............. ......... .......... ............. .......... ...... 65 Locking the e xposure (AE lock) ............ ......... .......... ............. .......... ... 6 7 Slow Sync (Shoo ting the dark backg round with fl ash) ....... ............. ... 69 Depth-of-field prev iew ... ............. ......... .........[...]

11 Custom menu 1 .......... ... ...... .......... .......... ............. ......... .......... ...........93 Prio rity setu p FocusHoldButt . AEL button Ctrl dial set Exp. comp. se t AF i lluminat or Custom menu 2 .......... ... ...... .......... .......... ............. ......... .......... ...........96 Shutter lock Shutter lock AF area setup Mo[...]

12 How to p rint images ...... ......... .......... ............. .......... ......... ............. ........ 122 Printing images direc tly using a PictBridge complia nt printer ....... ........ 123 T roub leshooting ...... .......... .......... ............. ......... .......... ............. .......... .... 127 W ar ning messages ... .......... .[...]

13 Basic te chniqu es for bet ter images When you look into the viewfinder, or you press the shutter button h alfway down, the camer a adju sts th e focus au tomat ically (Auto F o cus). M ake it a ha bit to pr ess th e shutte r button o nly halfway down t o conf irm that the subjec t is visuall y in focus. If th e image l ooks b lurred ev en afte [...]

14 When t he subject is outside th e focus fr ame (Focus-l ock) Normall y , in auto fo cus mode, place the subject within t he focus frame and take th e picture. If the subject is off-center an d outs ide the fo cus fra me, the ba ckgrou nd within t he focu s frame will be in foc us and the subject wi ll be out of focus. T o prevent this, use the f[...]

15 2 Keep the sh utter button halfway down, and put the subje ct back i n the origina l position to re- com pose th e shot. 3 Press the shutter button fully down to ta k e the picture. • The focus-loc k function will lock the exposure as well (when multi s egment metering is selected (page 5 8)). • Releasing the shut ter button after shooting w[...]

16 Y ou ca n create va rious ima ges b y adjus ting th e shut ter speed and ap erture. Exposur e is th e amount o f light that th e camera w ill rec eiv e when you relea se the s hutter . Exposure Ad justing the light inte nsity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish im age The exposure is autom atica lly set to the proper v alue in th e auto adj u[...]

17 The appare nt color of the sub ject is affected by the lightin g conditions. Examp le: The colo r of an image a ffected b y light sour ces The colo r tones are adju sted automa ticall y in the auto white balance mode . Howev er, you can adjust color to nes manually wit h the white balanc e mode (page 46 ). A digital ima ge is made up of a collec[...]

18 Sele cting the image size f or use The de fault s ettings a re marked with . * The images recorded using the camera are the same 3:2 ratio as used photograph printi ng p aper or postcards, etc. ** This is a size larger than A3 size. Y o u can print images with a margin around the A3 size image. Selecti ng the ima ge quality ( compression ratio) [...]

19 Before your operation Before your oper ation Ide ntifyi ng parts * Do n ot directly touch t hese parts. See the page s in parentheses for details of operati on. A Mode dia l (31) B (Drive) button (60) C Shutte r b utton ( t step 5 in “Re ad This Fi rs t ” ) D Con trol dial (33, 94) E Self-ti mer lamp (62) F Lens co ntacts* G Mirror* H Lens m[...]

20 N For shooting: +/– (Ex posure) button (37, 65) For viewing: (Reduc e) button (72, 77) O For shooting: AEL (AE lock) button (39, 67) For viewing: (Enlarge) button (77) P Access lamp ( t step 4 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) Q (Super Stea dyShot) switch ( t step 5 in “Read This First” ) R CF card cover ( t step 4 i n “Read This Fi r s t ?[...]

21 Before your operation Attach ing the shoulder st rap This came ra has two hooks to attac h the shou lder str ap. Att ach the en d of the str ap with the r emote comma nder cl ip on the gr ip side of the came ra. Attach the other end of the str ap on the ot her side of the camer a. When thre ading the str ap through the holder ring, hold the tip [...]

22 Indica tors on the monito r See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper ation. Viewfinde r A B LCD mo nitor (R ecording informa tion display) • The illustration above is for the full display in the horiz ontal position ( page 26). A B Displ ay Indication W ide focus frames (51) Local f ocus frames (51) Spot AF frames ( 51) Spot-met ering[...]

23 Before your operation C D Opera tion gu ide The next opera tion may be indicated on the lower po rtion o f the LCD monito r . Displ ay Indication Color mod e (49) +1 Contra st (50) +1 Saturat ion (50) +1 Sh arpn ess (5 0) D-range optim izer (49) Meter ing (58) AF area ( 51) AF mode (53) RP Releas e priority (93) Driv e mode (60) Image size (83) [...]

24 LCD monito r (single-im age playb ack) LCD moni tor (Histogra m display) Displ ay Indication L:10M M:5.6M S:2.5M Image si ze (83) FINE STD RA W RA W+ Image qualit y (83) Batt ery remain ing ( t st ep 1 in “Read Thi s F irst ” ) 10:30 2006.01. 01 Date of recording Prot ect ( 89) 3 DPOF set (91) 100-0003 F older - file num ber (112) [0003/0 00[...]

25 Before your operation 3 DPOF set (91) [0002/ 0009] File n umber/ total nu mber of imag es Displ ay Indication[...]

26 Swit ching th e reco rding inform ation d ispla y When r ecording , the L CD monitor on th e back o f the cam era di splays v arious re cordi ng inform ation. Press the (D isplay) button to swit ch between the de tailed display a nd the enlarged display that has less informa tion in larger letters. Y ou ca n choose to turn off the display to min[...]

27 Before your operation Numbe r of images The ta bles s how th e appro ximate n umber o f image s that can be r ecorded on a r ecording mediu m formatted wit h this camera. The values may vary depending on the shooting cond ition s. The numb er of imag es “Memo ry Stic k Duo” Image size : L:10M (Unit s: Imag es) Image size : M:5.6M (Unit s: Im[...]

28 CF card Image si ze: L:10M (Units : Images ) Image si ze: M:5. 6M (Units : Images ) Image si ze: S:2. 5M (Units : Images ) Capacity Size 256 MB 512MB 1GB 2G B 4GB Standard 93 188 377 755 1 508 Fine 59 120 242 485 968 RA W & JPEG 12 25 51 103 207 RA W 15 32 65 13 2 265 Capacity Size 256 MB 512MB 1GB 2G B 4GB Standard 159 319 640 1279 2 553 Fi[...]

29 Before your operation The num ber of imag es that ca n be reco rded when us ing the battery pack The tab le sho ws the approx imate numb er of images that can be re corded whe n you use the c amera with the batt ery pa ck (suppl ied) at fu ll capaci ty and a t an ambi ent tempera ture of 25°C (77°F). The numbers of ima ges that can be record e[...]

30 Operat ion work flow The ch art below shows the workflow for the f ollowing operatio ns - preparat ion, shooting, a nd playback . Perform the following con f irma tion and setup pr ocess, if necessary . Prepara tion • Prepare the batt ery pack ( t step 1 in “Read This F irst” ) • Attach ing a lens ( t step 2 in “Read This F irst” ) ?[...]

31 Using the sho oting functions Using the shooti ng functions Using the mode dial Set the mode dial to the desired fun ction. In this Operat ing Instructi ons, the av ailable mod e dial setting is sho wn as follow s. Recording modes : Auto adju stment mod e Allows easy shoot ing wi th the sett ings a djuste d autom atica lly , de pendin g ent irel[...]

32 Y ou ca n shoot with the f ollo wing pr eset se ttings a ccordin g to the scene. • Y ou can change any of the settings e xcept [Color/DEC ] (page 49) . Portrait Lands cape Macro Sport s actio n Sunse t Scen e Sele ction P A S M Shoots with ba ckgrounds bl ur away , and th e subject is sharp ened. • T o blur the background more, using the tel[...]

33 Using the sho oting functions Night view /portrait • The shutter speed is slower , so using a tripod is recommended. The Super SteadyShot function is also effect ive. ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst” ) In pro gram auto mode, the camera automatic ally adj usts the s hutter sp eed and the apert ure accordi ng to the brightness of the subje c[...]

34 3 Select the ape rture valu e or the shutter sp eed using t he control dial when the shutt er speed an d the aper ture value ar e displaye d. • When the shutter speed and the aperture value are displayed, you no longer have to keep pressing the shutter button. • When the shutter speed and the aperture v alue disappear seconds later , the adj[...]

35 Using the sho oting functions 1 Set the mode dial to A . 2 Select an apert ure value using the control dial. • The aperture range depends on t he lens. • The aperture val ue is adjusted in 1/3 Ev increments. • Before shooting, you can do a quick check on the image blur with the depth-of-f ield preview f unction (page 70). • If the proper[...]

36 Y ou can adjust t he shutter sp eed manual ly . If you shoot a moving sub ject at a h igher shutte r speed, i t appe ars as if frozen o n the imag e. At a lower shutte r speed, t he subj ect appea rs as i f it flowing. Apert ure value is aut omati cally ad justed to at ta in correc t e xpo sure according to the brightness of the s ubject . 1 Set[...]

37 Using the sho oting functions Manual exposure Y ou can manually adju st the shutter speed and a perture values. This mod e is useful when you maintain th e setting of the shut ter speed and the a perture value or when yo u use an exposure meter. 1 Set the mode dial to M. 2 Select a shutter sp eed using the contr ol dial. • “BULB” (Bulb sho[...]

38 • In the manual exposure mode, e ven when [ISO] (page 44) is set to [A UTO], it is fixed to I SO 100. • Y ou can assign the function of the control dial with [Ctrl dial set] in the Custom menu (page 94). • The (Camera-shake warning) indicator doe s n ot appear in the manual exposure mode. • When the flash is pulled up, the flash fir es r[...]

39 Using the sho oting functions z How to use th e AEL button in manual mo de While you press and hold the AEL (AE Lock) button, the exposure determined b y the meter is locked as the standard exposure (0.0Ev). Changing the composit ion on t he LCD monitor and in the viewf inder while holding the AEL button causes the exposure within the spo t mete[...]

40 BULB (lon g exposure ) shooting As long as the shutter button is pr essed, the shutter remains open. Y ou can shoo t trails of light, suc h as firework s. Atta ch a trip od to t he came ra when using the bulb sh ootin g func tion. 1 Set the m ode dial to M. 2 Turn the co ntrol dial to the left u ntil [B ULB] is indicate d. 3 Press and hold the +[...]

41 Using the sho oting functions T o a ttach the eyepiece c over When the shu tter is released without the use of the viewfinder , as i n b ulb exposure or shooting with t he self-timer, attach the eyepiece cover to preve nt li ght from entering thr ough the viewf inder and af fecting the exposure. 1 Carefully slide the eyecup off by push ing on ea[...]

42 Using th e functi on dial Set the func tion dial to the de sired function. Y ou can set the focus frame, AF m ode, metering mode, fl ash compensa tion, colo r mode, et c. ISO: Settin g ISO/Zo ne Match ing (p age 44) WB: Adjus ting the wh ite balance (pa ge 46) D-R: D-Ra nge Opt imizer ( page 49) DEC: Selectin g the colo r/DEC mode (p age 49) : F[...]

43 Using the sho oting functions 1 Set th e function dial to the des ired position. 2 Press the Fn button so that the function screen appears. 3 Select the desired setting or value wit h v / V / b / B on the c ontroll er . • Y ou can substi tute the control dial for b / B of the controller . • F or details on the setting method, see the corresp[...]

44 Y ou can adjust the ISO sens itiv ity and switch the Zone Matchi ng setup. ISO is a unit of measurem ent of se nsiti vity to light. The larger t he number, the hi gher the sensitiv ity . 1 Display the IS O/Zone Matching screen with the functi on dial and the Fn button (page 43). 2 Select the desired value w ith v / V / b / B on the cont roller, [...]

45 Using the sho oting functions Y ou c an keep the image from becoming ov erexpose d or underexposed w hen shooting a hi gh- keyed or low-keyed subject. This func tion is also av aila ble for a RA W file. 1 Display the ISO/Zone Matching scr een with the function dia l and the Fn button (page 43). 2 Selec t [Lo80] or [Hi 200] with v / V / b / B on [...]

46 Nor mally , the camer a autom atic ally adj usts th e color tones. H o wever, you ca n also ad just them acc ording to the ligh ting conditions. 1 Display the Wh ite-balanc e mode screen with the func tion dial and the Fn bu tton (page 43). 2 Select the desir ed white balance mode with v / V on the cont roller. 3 To select [AWB], pres s the cen [...]

47 Using the sho oting functions 4 Press th e center of t he control ler. ( : The def ault se tting) • For details on the white balance t page 17 • If the ambient light consi sts of sodium-vapor lamps or mercury-vapor lamps alone, an accurate white balance cannot be acquired due to th e properties of the ligh t source. Use of the flash is recom[...]

48 • Pressing v compe nsates toward M (M agenta), and pressing V toward G (Green). This compensation can adjust among nine steps in each direction. • The increment on the scale is equivalent to approximately 5CC. 5 Press the center of the cont roller. • If you change the colo r temperature a fter adjustin g the CC filter , the actual CC filte[...]

49 Using the sho oting functions The ca mera anal yzes th e shooti ng cond itions an d automa ticall y corre cts the image to impro ve the im age qual ity . 1 Displa y the D-Range Optimizer s creen with the functi on dial a nd the Fn b utton (page 43). 2 Select t he desired m ode with b / B on the con troller, t hen press the cente r of the control[...]

50 3 When adjus ting the contras t, saturation , or sharpness, move to the screen used for adj ustments with V , select the desired item with v / V , th en adjus t the v alue wi th b / B . 4 Press the center of the cont roller. ( : The defau lt sett ing) * Uses the sRGB color space (see below). • Selecting auto white balance (page 46) produces a [...]

51 Using the sho oting functions Adobe RGB color space Adobe RGB color space has a wi de range of color reproduction, compared to s RGB. If the main purpose is to print out t he image, especially when a large part of the subject is v i vid green or r ed, Adobe RGB is more effect ive than other sRGB color modes. • The file name of the image starts[...]

52 ( : The defau lt sett ing) (Wide AF area) The camera determines which of the nine local focus frames is used in focusing wit hin the wide focus frame. • When you press the shutter button halfway down, the frame used in foc using is i lluminated briefl y . • Y ou can switch to spot f ocus frame if the des ired frame is not used in f ocusing. [...]

53 Using the sho oting functions • While the contr oller or the spot AF button is held do wn, the focus stays locked. If the controller or the Spot AF button is kept do wn after shooting, you can continue shooting with the same focus. • When mu lti-segment me tering is used, the exposure is lo cked at the same time as the focus is locked. • I[...]

54 T o make a fine adjustment in (Direct Manual Focus) 1 Sele ct (Direct Manu al Focus) in A F mode. 2 Press the sh utter button halfwa y down to lock the focus. 3 Turn the focusing ring to fine-tune the focus while pressing the shutt er button halfway down . 4 Press the sh utter button full y d own. • Once you release your f inger from the shutt[...]

55 Using the sho oting functions • The flash indicator is displayed only when the flash is pulled up. ( : The def ault se tting) T o perfo rm wireless fl ash shootin g 1 Attach the exte rnal flash to the cam era (page 145) and turn on the camera and the extern al flash. 2 Select ( Wireless). 3 Remove th e external flash from the camera a nd pull [...]

56 6 Press t he AEL (AE Lock) button on t he camera to t est fire the flash. • If the flash does not fire, change the camera, external flash, or subject pos ition. 7 Check bot h flashes a gain to m ake sure th ey are f ully charge d. Press the shutter bu tton to take a pictur e. • T urn off the wireless f lash mode after wireless fl ash shootin[...]

57 Using the sho oting functions Specif ications with wireless flashes at I SO 100 • The camera’s flash sync speed is 1/125 s econd wi th the Super SteadyShot function on and 1/160 second with the Super SteadyShot function off. • Double the maximum distance when using the camera sensitivity at ISO 400. The maximum distance is 5 m (16.4 ft.). [...]

58 ( : The defau lt sett ing) • Y ou can set the degr ee of compensation in 1/3 increments. • When the built-in flash is pulled up, the s et flash compensation v alue is di splayed below the Ev scale on the LCD monitor . • When you press the shutter button halfway down, appears in the viewfinder . • When performing fl ash compensation with [...]

59 Using the sho oting functions (Spot ) This mode m easures light only in the spot metering circ le in the cente r of the fram e. This is su itable for shoot ing a subjec t with strong contrast or measuring th e light of a specific area of the scree n. If the area to be mea sured is not in the center of the screen , use AE lock to take the pict ur[...]

60 Using the (Dr ive) bu tton Y ou can use continuous shooting , self-timer, bracket, w hite ba lance brac ket with t he (Drive) button. 1 Press the (Dri ve) b utton. 2 Select the desired mode with b / B on the controller . • Y ou can substitute the control dial for b / B of the controller . 3 Select the desired mode with v / V on th e controller[...]

61 Using the sho oting functions For de tails on the o peration 1 page 60 ( : The def ault se tting) When y ou pres s and ho ld the s hutter butt on, the camera records the image s cont inuously at a maximum o f three i mages per second. • The number of frames that can be shot continuously is indicated in the viewf inder, and wh en shooting conti[...]

62 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 60 After you pr ess the shutter button, the shutter will be released eithe r about ten seconds or two seconds la ter . The 10-secon d self-timer is convenient when th e photographe r appears in a photo and the 2- second self- timer is con venient to reduce t he camera -shake becaus e the mirro r is pulled u[...]

63 Using the sho oting functions For de tails on the o peration 1 page 60 ( : The def ault se tting) • When using the fla sh, press the shutter button frame by fram e re gard less of the setting. • The image is shot in the order of 0 (cor rect), - (under), and + (over). The order can be changed in [Bracket order] in the Recording menu (page 87)[...]

64 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 60 • When Single bracket is selected, if the shutter button is press ed halfway down and released, “br 1” appears for the ambient light bracket and “ Fbr 1” appears for the flash bracket in the viewf inder . When bracket shooting starts, it indicates what number the next frame is, for instance, ?[...]

65 Using the sho oting functions Adjust ing the ex posure Y ou can manuall y shift the exp osure value determin ed by the cam era. Use th is mode w hen you do not get the proper exposur e, for insta nce, the su bject and its background have high contra st (light and da rk). Press t he +/– (Expos ure) button an d turn the control di al to adjust t[...]

66 z Shoo ting t echniq ues While shooting images , the cam era automatically determ ines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a sno wy scene, the camera judg es tha t the s ubje ct is bright an d may set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure in the + p lus direction i[...]

67 Using the sho oting functions Lockin g the expos ure (AE lock ) Y ou c an f ix the e x posure before de ciding on the com position wh en taking a pict ure. This is effective when the metering ob ject and f ocusing obj ect are di f fere nt, or when you want to shoot contin uously while kee ping the same exposure value. 1 Target the subject f or w[...]

68 Example: When the composition is determined in the scene belo w and the AEL (AE loc k) butt on is pressed The indica tor displays are as follows when the AEL (AE lock) butt on is pressed. AEL (AE lock) button is pre ssed Recompose on 1 while holding t he AEL (AE lock) button down Recompo se on 2 while holding the AEL (AE lock) button down T urn [...]

69 Using the sho oting functions Slow S ync (S hooting the dar k backgr ound with flash) When you shoot a portrait outdoor s at night with a dark backg round, a normal use of fla sh will capture a c lear image of the subj ect, but the backgroun d is out of flash range and will be too dark. In such a ca se, slo w sync shooting (shooting with the fla[...]

70 Depth -of-fiel d preview The vi ewf inder shows an imag e captur ed with t he wide st aper ture. Th e change i n apert ure affects the sharpness of th e subject image, cre ating a discrepancy be tween the sharpne ss seen in the viewf inde r and in the actual pi cture. The previe w fu nction enabl es you to se e the image with t he apertur e used[...]

71 Using the sho oting functions Focusi ng manu ally When it is dif ficu lt to get the prope r focus in a uto focu s mode, you ca n adjust th e focus manual ly . 1 Set the f ocus mode switc h to MF*. * MF: stands for Manual F ocus. 2 Turn the focusing ri ng of the l ens to achi eve a sharp f ocus. • In the case of a subjec t th at can be focused [...]

72 Using t he viewing functions Switch ing th e playba ck scr een During playba ck, eac h time yo u press the (Di splay) butt on, th e screen changes betwee n the index scree n and the single-i mage screen. In inde x mode (File b rowser) T o select the folder 1 Press (R educe) to high light the folde r name. 2 Select the desired folde r with b / B [...]

73 Using the view ing functions T o dele te all the images in th e folde r Y ou can de lete all the image s in the fol der when th e fil e browse r index screen is displayed. 1 Selec t the folder you w ant to delete with b / B on the controlle r. 2 Pre ss the ( Delete) button . The mess age “Delete f older and its conten ts?” appea rs. 3 Select[...]

74 Displa ying t he histo gram The histogr am and reco rding data of the displayed imag e can be displaye d. Press v on the control ler to display the histogr am in single-im age playback . Press v on the controll er again to return to single-image pla yback. • Y ou can select im ages with b / B . • Y ou can enlar ge images with the (Enlar ge) [...]

75 Using the view ing functions z About Hi stogram A histogram is the luminance distribution that sho ws how many pixels of a particular brightness exist in the picture. The histogram display of this camera sho ws the b rightness on the horizontal axis (left side is black, right side is white) and the number of pixels on the v ertical axis. The exp[...]

76 Rotati ng an ima ge Y ou can r otate a play back im age. 1 Display the ima ge you want to rotat e in single-image pla yback. 2 Each time you pre ss V on the control ler, the im age is rot ated as illust rated abov e. • Once you rotate the image, the image rotation informatio n is retained, ev en if you dis play other images or turn off the po [...]

77 Using the view ing functions Enlarg ing images An ima ge can be enl arged for closer examination . 1 Press the (Enlarge) bu tton in sing le-image (or index) pl ayback m ode. The center of the i mage is enla rged. • Y ou can scale up o r do wn with the (Enlarge) but ton o r the (Reduce) button. 2 Selec t the portion you want to enlar ge with v [...]

78 Viewin g image s on a TV screen Y ou can vi ew i mages on a TV scr een by connect ing the camer a to a TV . T urn o f f both y our camera and th e TV before c onnecting t he camera and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . 2 T urn on the TV and set the TV/ video input switch to “video. ” • For details, see the operating instruc tions s[...]

79 Using the view ing functions On TV colo r s ystems If you w ant to vi ew imag es on a TV screen , you need a TV with a video in put jack and the vide o cable. The color syst em of the T V mus t match that o f your digita l stil l came ra. Check th e following lists for the TV color system of th e country or region wh ere the camera is used . NTS[...]

80 Using t he menu Using men u items 1 T urn on the power . 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu with b / B on t he controller , then press the center of the controller . Recording menu Custom menu Playback menu Setup menu • When the desired menu is alrea dy displayed (the menu icon is displayed on the extreme left) , skip[...]

81 Using t he menu 6 Displa y the options with B on the contr oller . • T o return to the menu options, press b . 7 Select th e desired opt ion v / V on the controller , then press the center of the contr oller . 8 Press MEN U to turn off the menu. • The menu is also turned off if you press t he shutter button halfway down. • When setting the[...]

82 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Menu list Record ing menu (p ages 83 t o 87) Play back me nu (pag es 88 to 92) Custom me nu (pag es 93 to 97) Setup menu (p ages 98 to 104) 12 Image size Qualit y Inst.Pla yback Noise reductn Eye-Start AF Red eye Flash con trol Fla sh de faul t Bracket order Reset 12 Dele te Fo rm at Protect Index format[...]

83 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Recording me nu Recordi ng menu 1 Recording men u The defau lt sett ings are ma rked w ith . For details, see p age17. • For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image size is changed, see page 27. • When [Quality] is set to [RA W] or [RA W & JPEG], i mage size i s fixe d to [...]

84 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 z About RA W files The digital camera recei ves the image of the subject capture d by the CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) , whi ch acts as the film for a normal camera. The RA W format file is the raw data recorded on the CCD yet to go through any kind of digital processing. A RA W file is different from a m[...]

85 Recording me nu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Long exposure makes noise conspicuou s. When the shutter speed i s one second or slower , nois e redu ctio n is ac tivated to redu ce the gra iny noise that is c ommon in lo ng ex posures . • Noise reduction is not performed on continuous shoo ting or continuous b rack eting r eg ardles [...]

86 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Recor ding menu 2 The de fault s ettings a re marked with . Reduce s the red-eye phen omenon by providing l o w-fla sh light a few times before shoo ting when us ing the fl ash. • Red-Eye reduction is av ailable only wi th the built-in flash. (When u sing an external flash (not supplied), the red-eye p[...]

87 Recording me nu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 The orde r in bracket shooti ng (page 62 ) can be sele cted. The orde r is common to both ambi ent light brac ket and flash light bracket. • This does not apply to white balance bracket. Y ou can reset the main funct ions of the recording mo de. 1 Select [ Enter] in [ Reset]. The message[...]

88 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Play back menu 1 Playba ck menu The de fault s ettings a re marked with . Y ou can de lete un nece ssary images . • Once you have deleted an image, yo u cannot restore it. • Protected images cannot be deleted. • Use the (Delete) bu tton to quickly del ete images frame b y frame ( t step 6 in “Rea[...]

89 Playback men u For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Formats the rec ording medium . • Note that format ting irrev ocably erases all data on a recording medium, including protected images. 1 Selec t [Enter] in [F ormat]. The message “Al l data will be dele ted. Format?” ap pears. 2 Se lect [Y es] w ith b on the contr oller, then press t[...]

90 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Y ou can se lect th e index scre en form at from the fo llowing se ttings . Inde x form at 16 im age Displa ys 16 im ages on t he screen. 9 imag e Displays nine ima ges on the screen. 4 imag e Displa ys four images on the screen. File browser Displa ys six ima ges on the scr een from fo lder to fold er .[...]

91 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Playback men u Playb ack menu 2 The defau lt sett ings are ma rked w ith . Plays back rec orded images in or der with a 5-second i nterval (Slide sho w) . Select [Enter] in [Slid e show]. The sl ide sho w starts. T o end the slide show , pres s V on the controller or MENU. • During a slide show , you ca[...]

92 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 T o mark a ll the images 1 Selec t [All on card ] in [ DPOF set]. 2 Select the num ber of sheets with v / V on the contr oller (increas es with v an d decreases with V ). You cannot sepa rately set the number of ima ges. 3 Press the center of the cont roller. A (DP OF set) mark appears on a ll the image [...]

93 For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Custom m enu Custom me nu 1 Custom m enu The defau lt sett ings are ma rked w ith . Select a setting fo r shutter r elease. * RP: Stands for Rele ase Priority. • When [Release] is selected, “RP” appears on the recording information display . It is recommended that you shoot after con f irming the fo[...]

94 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 • While the exposure value is locked, “ AEL ” appears on the LCD monitor and in th e vie wfinder . Be sure to remember to re lease the lock when “AE toggle” is selected. • Except fo r the shutt er speed priority mode and t he ma nual mode, slow s y nc is selected and AE lock is performed when[...]

95 Custom m enu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 In the default setting, if expo sure compensa tion is se lected when the flash is used, sh utter speed, ape rture, ISO sensitivity (on ly in A U TO mode), and amo unt of flash ligh t all change in order to pe rform exposure compe nsation (page 65). By fixing the amo unt of flash light, you ca[...]

96 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Cust om menu 2 The de fault s ettings a re marked with . Y ou can set the shut ter lock t o keep t he shutter from rele asing when no recordi ng medium i s insert ed in the camera. Y ou can set the shutter lock t o k eep the shutter from re leasing when n o lens is mounted on the camera. When att aching [...]

97 Custom m enu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 The eyep iece sensors l ocated right below the viewfinder de termines wh ether the photographe r is looking into the viewfinder or not. Th e LCD moni tor can be set to tur n of f aut omatically when yo u are looking into the vie wfinder. • Regardless of the setting in thi s menu, the record[...]

98 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Setup m enu 1 Setup men u The de fault s ettings a re marked with . Y ou can adjust the bri ghtness of the LCD monito r . 1 Select [Enter ] in [LCDbrightn ess]. 2 Adjust the brightness with b / B on the cont roller or with the cont rol dial, t hen press the center of the c ontroller . Select s the USB mo[...]

99 Setup m enu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Selects the so und produced whe n the shutter is loc ked, during self-timer co untdown, etc. Select the la nguage to be used to di splay the menu item s, warning, and messa ges. 1 Select [ L anguage], then pres s B on the controll er. 2 Selec t the desired language with v / V on t he controll [...]

100 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Setup m enu 2 The de fault s ettings a re marked with . Selects t he metho d used to a ssign fi le numbers to image s. Reset s the f ile n umber . The number return s to “00 01”. When the re cording f older co ntains a fil e, a nu mber one high er than the l arges t numbe r is ass igned. Select [Ent[...]

101 Setup m enu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 When a standa rd form f older is sele cted and there are tw o or mor e folde rs, you can sel ect the recordi ng folder to be used to re cord images . 1 Select [ Select fold er], then pr ess B on the c ontroller. 2 Select t he desired f older with v / V on the contr oller, then pr ess the cent[...]

102 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 Setup m enu 3 The de fault s ettings a re marked with . During shoo ting, the record ing informati on display appear s on the LCD monitor. Y ou can change the displayed tim e of the display . • The display appears again if you press the shutter button halfway do wn or pe rform some other operation. If[...]

103 Setup m enu For de tails on the o peration 1 page 80 Before delet ing image s or fold ers, a confi rmation screen, s uch as “Delete t his imag e?”, appear s. Normally , [No] is sele cted by default, but you can set this default opti on so that [Y es] is se lected . • This setting applies to both deleting images and folders. If dust or deb[...]

104 For det ails on t he oper ation 1 page 80 • When cleaning the CCD, do not put the tip of a blower brush i nto the cavity bey ond the lens mount. Y ou do n ot need to put the blower brush close to the CCD. 6 Attach the lens and set the POWER swit ch to OFF. • The camera starts beeping if the battery pack becomes low during cleanin g. Stop th[...]

105 Using your compu ter Using y our computer Enjoy ing your Wind ows compute r For detail s on using a Maci ntosh comput er , refer to “ Using your Macintosh co mputer” (page 1 20). This sectio n describes the Eng lish version scree n contents . Connecting the camera with your computer (pa g e 107) Preparing t he camera and the com puter , an [...]

106 The follo wing en vironment is recom mended for a comput er connec ted to the camer a. Recomm ended en vironmen t for copy ing image s OS (pre-installed): Microsof t W indows 2000 Professio nal, Wi ndows Millenn ium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or W indows XP Profession al • Operation is not assured in an e nvironment based on an upgrade [...]

107 Using your compu ter Copyi ng images to yo ur comput er This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows co mputer a s an e x ample. Y ou can copy im ages from the camera to your com puter as follows. For direc tly inserting the recording medium in a compute r Remo ve the r ecording medium fr om the came ra and insert it in th e computer a[...]

108 • W ith Windows XP , the AutoP lay wizard appears on the de sktop. • For W indows 2000/Me, follow the proced ure explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a Computer” on page 10 9. • For W indows XP , when the wizard screen does not appear automatically , follow the procedure explained in “Stage 3-B: Copying images to a Computer”[...]

109 Using your c omputer 3 Click the check bo x of unwanted images to remove the chec kmark so they are not copied, then click [Next ]. The “Picture Name and Destination” screen appears. 4 Select a name and destinatio n f or the images, then click [Ne xt]. Image copying star ts. When the copying is completed, the “Other Options” screen appe[...]

110 1 Double-clic k [My Co mputer] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. 2 Double-clic k the folder where the image files y ou want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an image file to display the men u and clic k [Copy]. • On the s torage destination of the image files, see page 112. 3 Double-click the [My Documents] folder . Th en, right-c lick on th[...]

111 Using your compu ter This sectio n describes the pr ocedure for vie wing cop ied imag es in the “My Documents ” folder . 1 Click [Start] t [My D ocuments]. Th e contents of the “M y Documen ts” folde r are dis playe d. • If you ar e not using Windo ws XP , double- click [My Docu ments] on the desktop. 2 Double-click the desired image [...]

112 The ima ge fi les recorded with your c amera are gro uped as fol ders on th e recordi ng medium . Examp le: viewing folders on Windows XP A Fold ers containin g image dat a recorded using thi s camera. (The first thr ee digits sho w the folder number .) B Y ou can create a folder b y date form (pa ge 100). • Y ou cannot record/play back any i[...]

113 Using your compu ter Viewin g image files stor ed on a co mputer with your cam era This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows co mputer a s an e x ample. When a n image f ile cop ied to a computer no long er remains on a r ecording me dium, you can vi e w that im age again on the came ra b y copyi ng the image f ile on t he comput er[...]

114 Inst alling the s oftware (supplied) Y ou can instal l the softwa re (suppli ed) usin g the fol low ing pro cedur e. • In W indows 2000/XP , log on as Administr ator . • “Picture Motion B ro wser” and “Image Data Con verter SR V er . 1.1” are installed at the same time. 1 T urn on y our computer , and insert the CD-R OM (supplied) i[...]

115 Using your compu ter Using th e software (supplied ) Y ou can us e images from th e camera more than e ver by takin g advantage of th e software. This sec tion summ arizes th e “Pictur e Motion Browser” and “Imag e Data Con verte r SR V er . 1.1” and gives basic instructio ns. With the “Pic ture Moti on Br owser” you can: • Import[...]

116 3 Import th e imag es. T o start impo rting imag es, clic k the [Import] button. By def ault, i mages are imported i nto a fold er crea ted in “My Pictur es” that is named with t he date of importin g. • For instructions on changing the “ Folder to be imported”, refer to page 118. View ing imag es 1 Checking i m ported images When imp[...]

117 Using your compu ter Hour displa y screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the scr een. 3 Displaying individual ima g es On th e hour display screen, doub le-click a thumbna il to display the image by itself in a separa te windo w . • Y ou can edit displayed images by clicking the toolbar b[...]

118 Prep aring im ages store d on the comput er for viewin g T o vie w them, r egiste r the fol der that conta ins the images as one of the “V iewed folders” . 1 Click on the m ain screen, or choo se [Register Fol ders to View] from the [File] menu. The settings screen for “V iewed folders” registration is d isplayed. 2 Specify the folder w[...]

119 Using your compu ter Using “I mage Data Converter SR V er . 1. 1” stored o n the CD-ROM (suppli ed), you ca n edit i mages r ecorded i n RA W mode wit h va rious co rrectio ns, suc h as to ne curv e, and sharpness. Also, you can save the images in a gene ral-purpose file format. • If you sav e the AR W format data as the RA W format, the [...]

120 Using your Ma cintosh co mputer Y ou can copy images to yo ur computer or edit a RA W data file using “I mage Data Con verte r SR V e r .1. 1”. • “Picture Motio n Bro wse r” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironment is recom mended for a comput er connec ted to the camer a. Recomm ended en vironmen t for [...]

121 Using your compu ter 4 View images on the computer . Doub le-click the hard disk icon t the desired i mage f ile in t he folder contai ning the copi ed fi les t o open t hat image f ile. Perform t he procedu res listed be lo w beforeha nd when : • Disconnecting the USB cable • Removing a recording medium • T urning off the camera Drag and[...]

122 Printing im ages How to print i mages Printing directly usi ng a PictBridge c ompliant printer (page 123) Y ou can print i mages b y conne cting th e camera d irect ly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t print er . Printing direct ly using a “Memor y Stick Duo” /CF card/M icrodrive compliant printer Y ou can print i mages wit h a “Memo ry Sti ck[...]

123 Printing images Printin g images di rectly us ing a PictB ridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter , you can prin t images shot usin g your camera by connec ting the cam era direct ly to a Pict Bridge comp liant pri nter . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imaging Products Association[...]

124 1 Connect the camera to the printer. 2 Turn on your camera and the printer. The following screen appears. • If the screen does not appear, press the shutter button on the camera halfway down. 1 Select the image to print with b / B on the controller. • When you want to print only o ne image, go to step 4. 2 Select the number of sheets with v[...]

125 Printing images 4 Press the center of the controller. The prin t conf irmation screen appe ars. 5 Press the center of the controller aga in. Th e ima ge is p rinte d. 6 After the message “Printing finished.” appears, p ress the center of the controller. T o cance l the prin t During prin ting, pressing the ce nter of the contro ller can cel[...]

126 2 (Pa ge 2) [Pap er size] [Lay out] [Print quality] [Data print] 3 (Page 3) [DPOF Print] Printer setup 9×13c m/3.5" ×5" Hagaki card 13×18c m/5"× 7" A4/8.5"× 11" 2"×3" card 10×15c m 4"×6" 8"×1 0" Lette r Printer setup Borderless 1 image/sheet 2 image/sheet 4 image/sheet Printer[...]

127 T ro ubleshooting T ro ubleshooting T r oubles hooting If you experie nce trouble with y our camera, try the following solutions. Ch eck the items on pages 127 to 136. Consult your Sony dea ler or local authorize d Sony service facility . The batte ry pack cannot be installe d. • As you i nsert the ba ttery pac k, use the ti p of the battery [...]

128 Nothing is displa yed on the LCD moni tor when t he pow er is turned on. • In the d efault settin g, the LCD m onitor wi ll turn off if no ope ration is registered for m ore than fi ve secon ds to m inimize the battery con sumption. Y o u can chan ge the time setting (pag e 102 ). • The LC D monito r is s et to off. P ress the (Display) but[...]

129 T ro ubleshooting The image is out of focus. • The subj ect is t oo close . Check th e minimum focal dist ance of the lens. • Y ou are s hooting i n manual f ocus mode, set the foc us mode switch to A F (page 71 ). • Y ou try to s hoot a s ubject that may requi re specia l focusing (page 15). Use the focus- lock or manual f ocus function [...]

130 The image is to o bright. • Y ou are s hooting a s potlight ed subject in a dark locati on such as on a stage. Adjust t he exposure (pages 37, 65). • The brightn ess of the screen is t oo bright. Adj ust the bri ghtness of the LCD monitor (page 98). Excessive light app ear s in th e image. • The pictur e was taken unde r a stron g light s[...]

131 T ro ubleshooting An error is displayed when setting th e custom white balan ce. • The cus tom white ba lance w as performed at too short a di stance usi ng the fl ash. Or th e custom wh ite balance was set with a vivid-co lored subject. Be sur e to put some distance between the ca mera and the subject when firing the flash. Choose a white su[...]

132 Y o u do not know if the OS of y our computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Re commended co mputer en vironm ent” on page 106 for Windows, and page 120 for Macintosh. Y our comp ut e r does not recognize your camera. • T urn on t he camera ( t step 3 in “Read This First” ). • When the b attery le vel is low , install th [...]

133 T ro ubleshooting Images are not display ed correctly . • Make sure the fol der of the images is register ed in “V iewe d folders” . If the ima ges are no t displ ayed even if the fold er is regist ered in “V iewed folders”, update the dat abase (pa ge 118). Y ou cannot f ind ima ges imported. • Look in the “My Pict ures” fo lde[...]

134 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized b y a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot. • If “Memory St ick PR O Duo” is not supported, connect th e camera to the comput er (pages 107 to 108). T he computer recognizes t he “Memory Sti ck PR O Duo” . Cannot insert a CF car d/Microd rive. • Inser t it in t he correct d irection ( [...]

135 T ro ubleshooting • Disconn ect and conn ect the USB cable ag ain. If an error mess age is in dicated on the print er , refer to the ope rating i nstructions s upplied w ith the pr inter . Cannot pri nt images. • Check tha t the camera and the printe r are properly connecte d using the USB cable. • Turn on the printer . For further inf or[...]

136 Y o ur camera d oes not work. • Use the t ype of batt ery pack y ou can use with this c amera (page 1 42). • The ba ttery le vel is lo w (The indicato r appears). Char ge the batt ery pack ( t st ep 1 in “Read T his First” ). The lens gets f ogged. • Moisture c ondensation has occ urred. T urn of f the cam era and leave it for about a[...]

137 T ro ubleshooting W arning messages If the follo wing mess ages appear , follo w the inst ructions. Incompat ible batt ery . Use correct model. • An incomp atible battery pac k is be ing used . Battery exhausted. • The battery pa ck is discharged. Charge the batter y pack. Set dat e and ti me? • Set the date a nd time. If the m essage app[...]

138 Image protected. • Y ou trie d to delete prote cted imag es. Releas e the protecti on. Unable t o pr int. • Y ou tr ied to mark RA W imag es with a DPOF set mark. Initial izing USB connection. • A USB conn ection has been established. Do not disconnect the USB cabl e. USB connecti on error • A USB conn ection cannot be established. Disc[...]

139 Others Others On the “M emor y Stick ” A “Memor y Stick” i s a compac t, portab le IC rec ording medi um. The type s of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used wi th this camera are liste d in the t able bel ow . Howev er, proper operat ion cannot be guar anteed f or all “ Memory Stick” func tion s. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicG[...]

140 • Do not use or store the “Memory Stick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid locatio ns or locations with corrosive substances present Notes o n using the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for CF slot (suppl[...]

141 Others On the CF ca rd/Microdri ve • Be sure to format the recording medium using this camera when you use it for the first time. • Data may be damaged in the following cases: – Removing the recording medium while reading or writing data. – If you store the recording medium near strongly-magnetized material. • The recording medium may[...]

142 On the batte r y pack Use o nly an NP -FM55H ba ttery pack. Note that the NP -FM50 and NP- FM30 cannot be used . On charg ing the bat tery pa ck W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 to 30°C (50 to 86°F). Y ou may not be able to efficiently charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range. Ef[...]

143 Others On the ba tter y char ger x On th e batter y charger • Do not charge an y battery pack other than the NP-FM series battery pack in the batt ery charger (supplied) with your camera. Batteries other than the speci fied kind may leak, o verheat, or explode if you attempt to char ge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burn[...]

144 Optio nal acce ssories This sect ion introduces how to conn ect and operat e popular acc essories for this cam era. For details, refer t o the operating instr uctions of each of the ac cessories. AC-VQ 900AM AC A daptor/ch arger When a hous ehold po wer out let (A C po w er ) is av ailabl e, using an AC Ada ptor/ch arger elimina tes the possib [...]

145 Others W ith the Re mote Command er clip atta ched to the sh oulder st rap, you can catch the cor d to secure it. HVL-F5 6AM/HVL -F36AM Flas h A pow erful f lash can cov er a lo nger dist ance than the buil t-in flas h can, enab ling flash shooting that produces beau tiful images. When using th e flash (not supplie d), remove th e acces sory sh[...]

146 • High speed sync mode is not a vailable when the two-second self-timer or [Rear s ync.] is selected. • If a flash meter or a color meter is used, high speed sync mode is not a vailable because the proper exposure cannot be attained. Either deactivate the high speed sync mode (“HSS” does not appear on the LCD window of the flash) or s e[...]

147 Others Precau tions x Do not use/stor e the ca mera in the follow ing plac es • In an extremely hot, dry or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a malfu nctio n. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become discolored or deform ed, and this m[...]

148 x On the int ernal rec hargeabl e battery This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintain ing the date and time and other settings regardless of whet her the power is on or off. This rechargeable battery is continually char ged as long as y ou are using the camera. Howe ver , if you use t he camera for only short p eriods, it disc[...]

149 Others Speci ficat ions Camera [Syste m] Camera T ype Dig ital Single Lens Reflex Camera with built-in flas h and intercha ngeable lenses Lens All of Sony Lens [CCD] T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 10 800 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 10 200 000 pixels Image sensor 23.6×15.8 mm ( APS-C format) Interlace scan P rima[...]

150 Operating temperature 0 to +40°C (+32 to +104°F) (When usin g the Microdrive: +5 to +40°C (41 to +104°F)) Exif Exif V er . 2.21 USB comm unication Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) BC-VM10 Batter y charger Input rating 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Output rating 8. 4 V DC, 750 mA Operating temperature range 0 to +40°C (32 to +104°F) Storage[...]

151 Others Reset d efault z : res et a : not reset * t Pa ges o n th e “Read This F i rst” Using the dial or button A: A UTO shooting (page 31) B: Scene Se lection (page 32) C: Reset of recording function (page 87) D: Reset default (page 104) 1) “Continuous” when in Sports action mode. 2) “ AF-C” when in Sports actio n mode, “ AF- S?[...]

152 Reco rding me nu A: AUT O shootin g (page 31) B: Scene Selection ( page 32) C: Reset of recording function (page 87) D: Reset default (page 104) Playba ck menu A: AUT O shootin g (page 31) B: Scene Selection ( page 32) C: Reset of recording function (page 87) D: Reset default (page 104) Items Reset to A B C D Page Image si ze L:10M aaaz 83 Qual[...]

153 Others Custom menu A: A UTO shooting (page 31) B: Scene Se lection (page 32) C: Reset of recording function (page 87) D: Reset default (page 104) Items Reset to A B C D Page Prio rity setu p AF zzaz 93 FocusHoldButt. Focus hold aaaz 93 AEL button AE hold aaaz 93 Ctrl dial set Shutter speed aaaz 94 Exp. co mp. set Ambie nt&flash aaaz 95 AF i[...]

154 Setup m enu A: AUT O shootin g (page 31) B: Scene Selection ( page 32) C: Reset of recording function (page 87) D: Reset default (page 104) Items Reset to A B C D Page LCD brightne ss Standard aaa z 98 T ransfer mo de Mass Sto rage aaaz 98 V ideo output — aaaa 98 Audi o si gnal s On aaaz 99 Date/Time se t — aaaa 99 File # mem ory On aaa z 1[...]

155 Index Index Index Numeric s 40-segment honeycomb pattern meteri ng .... ......... ....... .....59 A A C Adaptor/char ger ......... ...144 Access lamp t step 4 in “Read This Fi rs t ” Accessory shoe cap ..... ........145 ADI f lash .. ....... ......... ....... .....86 Adju sting expos ure . ....... .......65 Adjusting th e diopter t step 5 i[...]

156 Eyecup ... ......... ....... ......... ...... 41 Eyepiece co ver......... ......... .... 41 Eye-Star t AF ... ......... ....... ...... 85 F File # memor y ..... ......... ......100 File bro wser ........... ....... ....... . 72 File na me .... ....... ......... ...... .. 112 File storage destinati on....... 112 Fill-fla sh ........... .........[...]

157 Index Power cord t step 1 in “Read This Fi rs t ” Po wer sa ve ....... ....... ......... ...102 t step 3 in “Read This Fi rs t ” Precau tions............ ...... ........1 47 Pre-f lash TTL. ......... ....... ...... . 86 Preset w hite bala nce . ......... ...46 Pressin g halfwa y do wn .... .....13 t step 5 in “Read This Fi rs t ” Pr[...]

158 T ra demarks • is a trademark of Son y Corporation. • “Memory Stick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, W indows, and DirectX are either regist ered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration in the United S[...]

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