Sony Alpha NEX-5N manual

4-288-171- 11 (1) GB © 2011 Sony Co rporation NEX-5N Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Table of cont ents Sample ph oto Menu Index[...]

2 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on using the camera How to use this handboo k Clic k on a button at up per right on the cover and eac h page to jump to the correspon ding page . This is co nvenien t when searc hing for a functi on you want to use. Search for information by function. Search for information by sample ph otos. Se[...]

3 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Table of cont ents Notes on using the camera How to use this han dbook ····· ·········· ······· ········ ······· 2 Sampl e photo ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ······ ········ ··· 6 Iden tifying p[...]

4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functio ns in the menu Shoot Mode ······ ········ ······ ········ ········ ········· ····· ······· 23 Came ra ········ ········ ········ ······ ········ ········ ········· ····· ?[...]

5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Inde x Inde x ······ ········ ········· ········ ····· ········· ········ ········ ····· 197[...]

6 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sample phot o “Thi s is the scene I want to ca pture in a phot o, but how can I do? ” You may find the an swer by going thr ough the sample photos liste d here. Clic k the desired sam ple photo. Shoot ing people (p age 7) Shoot ing macro ph otos (page 8) Shoot ing landsca pes (pag e 9) Shooti ng s[...]

7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people Only the main s ubject is in focus by defocusing the background (34) The same scene with different brightness (49) A happy smile ( 75) In candle li ght (56) A person in front of night v iew (54) A moving pers on (87) A group photo (47, 48) A person lit from behind (66) With soft skin t[...]

8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the ba ckground (34) Adjusting the co lor to indoor light ( 88) Flowers (54) Lowering the amount of flash light (92) Focusing manua lly (67) In better brightnes s (43) Preventing ca mera shake for indoo r shots (87) Making food look appealing (43) 34 88 54 92 67 43 87 [...]

9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (43) Running wat er (63) Vivid green colors (97) Colored leaves (97) Panoramic photos (57) Scenery with a wide range of brightness (93) Light outdoors shot from a dark interio r (93) Defocusing the ba ckground (34) Keeping your shot level (112) 43 63 97 97 5[...]

10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (54) Trail of light (66) Fireworks (62) Defocusing the background (34) The same scene in different brightness ( 49) Preventing camera shake (47) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (54) 54 66 62 34 49 47 54 Continued r[...]

11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (70) Expressing vigorous actio n (63) With the subject approaching the ca mera (67) Capturing the best moment (46) 70 63 67 46[...]

12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Identi fying part s See the pa ges in parent heses for det ails of operation. A ON/OFF (Pow er) swi tch B Shutter button (28) C Remote sensor (50) D A F illuminator /Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter la mp E Sp eaker F Microphone 1) G Smart Ac cessory Terminal 2 2) H Lens I L ens relea se button J Mount [...]

13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A B attery/m emor y card c over B Tripod recept acle • Use a tripod with a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable t o firmly se cure the camera t o tripod s having screws longer t han 5.5 mm (7/32 inc h), and may damage the cam era. C Image sensor posit ion mark (67) D A [...]

14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E18 – 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (s upplied with NEX-5NK/5ND/5NY) A H ood inde x B Focusing ring C Zoom ring D Fo cal-length scale E Fo cal-length inde x F Lens contacts* G Mounting index * Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly . E16 mm F2.8 (sup plied with NEX-5 ND) A Converter index * B Focusing ring C Lens[...]

15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E55 – 210 m m F4.5-6.3 OSS (supplied with NEX-5NY) A Focusing ring B Zoom ring C Fo cal-length sc ale D Fo cal-length ind ex E Lens contacts* F Mounting index * Do n ot touch th is part dire ctly.[...]

16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index List of icons on the scre en Icons are disp layed on the scr een to indicate the c amera status. You c an chan ge t he sc reen disp lay using DISP (Di splay Cont ents) on t he c ontr ol w heel (page 40). Shooting standb y Graphic disp lay Movie re cording Playback A Displa y Indicatio n P A S M Shoot[...]

17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C 123Min Record able time of movies 100% Remaining batter y Flash ch arge in progress AF illum inator Live view Does not rec ord sound during movie recording Touch oper ation off SteadySh ot/SteadyS hot warn ing Electro nic Viewfi nder (sold separa tely) connection error Electro nic Viewfi nder (so[...]

18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index D Display Indica tion z Focus status 1/125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aper ture valu e ±0.0 Meter ed manu al ±0.0 Exposu re com pensation ISO400 ISO sensitivity AE lo ck Shutter spe ed indicator Apertur e indicato r REC 0 :12 Recording time of the movie (m: s) 2011-1-1 9:30AM Recorded d ate/time of the im[...]

19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera When shooting, DISP (Display Cont ents), (Ex posure Com p.), and (Drive Mode) f uncti ons are ass igned t o the contr ol whee l. Wh en pla ying back, DISP (Di spl ay Conten ts) an d (Image I ndex) fu nction s are ass igned to the cont rol whee l. You can a ssign[...]

20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index When you turn or pr ess the top/bo ttom/righ t/left par ts of the contr ol wheel foll owing the on-scree n displa y, you can select settin g items. You r select ion is determined when yo u pre ss the cen ter of the co ntrol wh eel. The soft keys have dif ferent roles, dependin g on the contex t. The [...]

21 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n operate th e camera in tuitively by to uching or slidi ng your finge r on the screen. Touch th e item o n the scr een to se lect it. Slid e your fi nger on t he scre en to s croll down to hidd en ite ms. You ca n select items and make settings in tw o ways; one is using th e control whee l, [...]

22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You can perf orm most o perat ions w ith b oth th e co ntrol w heel/ soft keys a nd th e touc h pa nel. H owever , some o peration s can be don e only with one or the o ther. • Av oid the foll owings: – Using a pointe d object, su ch as a penc il, ball-p oint pe n, or the ti p of a finger nai[...]

23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Menu You c an set up t he basic setti ngs for th e camera as a whol e, or ex ecute func tions such a s shoo ting, playb ack, or other operat ions . Allows you to select a shoot ing mode, such as ex posure mod e, panoram ic, Scene Select ion. 1 S elect MENU. 2 S elect the[...]

24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash. Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect rati o. Program A uto Automatic shooting that a llows y ou to c ustomize se ttings, except for the exposure (s hutter spee d and apertur e). Came ra Drive Mode Sel[...]

25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lance. Allows you to set playback func tions. Pan ora ma Image Size Selects the im age size of panora mic images . Panoram a Directio n Selects th e directio n to pan the camera wh en shooting panora[...]

26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. Setup Shooting Setti ngs AF Illuminato r Sets the AF illumin ator to assist auto-focusing in dim places. Red Eye Reduct ion P rovides pre-fl ash before shooting when using the flash, to prevent ey es from being shot[...]

27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * App ears whe n an Eye-Fi car d (sold sep arately) is insert ed in the came ra. Custom Key Settings A ssigns func tions to the vario us keys. Touch Opera tion Sets whether or not to operate the camera using the touch panel. Beep Selects the sound pr oduced when you oper ate the camera. Language Sele[...]

28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shootin g imag es Shooti ng images with the settings in effe ct when you bo ught the came ra is explaine d here . The camera makes dec isions appr opriate to the si tuatio n, and adj usts the se tting s. • Yo u can conti nuously record an A VCHD form at movie for up to 29 mi nutes, and an MP4 for m[...]

29 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is diffi cult to focus on • Focusing may b e difficult in the fo llowing situa tions: – I t is d ark and the s ubj ect is dista nt. – The cont rast be tween the sub ject and th e backgro und is poo r. – The subj ect is se en throug h glass. – T[...]

30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the recor ded imag es. 1 P ress the ( Playbac k) button. 2 S elec t the image with the control wheel. Or, slide t he screen le ft or right. 3 To play back pa nor amic i mage s or mov ies , pr ess th e cent er of the c ontr ol wheel. Or, touch N on the screen. * The m[...]

31 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A por tion of a st ill ima ge can be enlarge d for cl oser exam ination during pl ayback. This is conve nient to chec k the focu s conditio n of a recorde d still image. You can enlarg e playba ck imag es fr om the Menu (p age 104 ). • Yo u cannot us e the enlar ged playb ack funct ion with m ovies[...]

32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • Yo u cannot de lete prote cted imag es. • On ce you hav e deleted an image, you cannot res tore it. C heck whe ther you de lete the im age or not before hand. 1 Di splay the im age you wan t to delete, and sele ct (De lete) . 2 S elect OK.[...]

33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the Photo Crea tivity fun ction Photo Crea tivity Using Photo Creativit y, you can shoo t a subject with easy operations an d obtain crea tive photos ea sily. • The Photo Cre ativity fu nction is o nly availa ble when an E -mount le ns is mounted . • The Smile Sh utter func tion cann ot be[...]

34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Backg round Defocu s Photo Cre ativity allo ws you to defoc us the backgroun d easily to make the subject stand out, w hile c heckin g t he defo cusin g effe ct on the L C D mon ito r. You can recor d a mov ie wit h a value ad juste d with th e defocusi ng effec t. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intellig[...]

35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brightne ss You can a djust the brightne ss easily in Photo Creat ivity. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelligen t Auto]. 2 S elec t (Photo Creativity ). 3 S elect [Brigh tness]. 4 S elect the de sired brightne ss. : To m ake imag es brigh ter : To m ake imag es dark er Select A UTO to restore to the o[...]

36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Col or You can a djust the colo r easily in Photo Cre ativity. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelligen t Auto]. 2 S elec t (Photo Creativity ). 3 S elect [Color ]. 4 S elect the de sired color. : To mak e the co lor warm : To mak e the co lor cool Select A UTO to restore to the origina l status.[...]

37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Vividness You can a djust the vivi dness easily in Photo C reativity. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelligen t Auto]. 2 S elec t (Photo Creativity ). 3 S elect [Viv idness]. 4 S elect the de sired vivid ness. : To mak e images vivid : To mak e images faint Select A UTO to restore to the origina l stat[...]

38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You ca n set Pic ture Effe ct easil y in Photo Creativ ity. Se lect th e desired ef fect filt er to achieve more impressive and artistic e xpression. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelligen t Auto]. 2 S elec t (Photo Creativity ). 3 S elec t [Picture Effect] . 4 S elect the de sired eff[...]

39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Wh en [Partial Co lor] is sele cted, imag es may not reta in the selec ted color , depending on the sub ject. • The availabl e pictu re effects a re limited with Phot o Creat ivity. A lso, fine adjust ment is no t availabl e. You can u se more picture effects and ma ke fine adjustm ent wit h Op[...]

40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Displ ay Content s) Using the c ontrol wheel : 1 P ress DISP (D isplay Conte nts) on the co ntrol wheel repe atedly to se lect the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Cam era] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)]. Durin g p[...]

41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Histogram Displays the lumina nce distri bution graphic ally. For viewfinder Shows only shoo ting informa tion on the screen (no image). Select thi s when you shoot using a vie wfinder (s old separately). Finder Display(DISP) Disp. Basic I nfo Shows basi c recordin g informa tion on th e view fin der[...]

42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • His togram is not displa yed during fo llowi ng play back m odes. –M o v i e – Panor ama – Slide S how During playback Display Info. Sho ws recor din g in form atio n. Histogram Displays the lumina nce distri bution graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information. No Disp. In fo. Does n[...]

43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Exposure Comp. You ca n adjust the exposu re in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –3. 0 EV to +3.0 EV . 1 (Exposu re Comp. ) on the cont rol whee l t desire d valu e. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposure Comp .] t desire d value. • Yo u cannot us e [Expos ure Comp .] when u sing the fo llowing func[...]

44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Driv e Mode You can se t the drive mo de, such as continu ous, self-tim er, or bracket shoo ting. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t desire d mode. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t desire d mode. • Yo u cannot ch ange the se tting whe n using th e followin g functio ns: – [Hand -held[...]

45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cont. S hooting Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooting]. • Yo u cannot us e [Cont. Sh ooting ] with the following function s: – [Scene Select[...]

46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Spd Priorit y Cont. Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button, at a highe r speed than tha t of [Cont. Shooting ]. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Spd Priority Cont.]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Spd P riorit y Cont.]. • Yo u cannot us e [[...]

47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer] . 2 Option t de sired mode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode ) and select [Single Shoo ting]. • Yo u cannot us e [Self-ti mer] with the following function s: – [Hand -held[...]

48 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-t imer(Co nt) Continuo usly shoots the numbe r of images you have set af ter ten seconds. You can choose the best shot from several shots taken. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Self-timer(Cont)] . Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer( Cont)]. 2 Option t de sired mode. To[...]

49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brac ket: Con t. Shoots thr ee images whi le automat ically shifting th e exposure fro m base, to darke r, then to lighter. Press and hold down the shut ter butto n until the bra cket recordin g is com plete d. You can se lect an image that su its yo ur inte ntion , afte r reco rdin g. 1 (Dri ve Mode[...]

50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Remote Cdr. You can shoot usi ng the SHUTTE R and 2 SEC (t he shutter i s released after two se conds) buttons on t he RMT-DSLR1 Wir eless Remote C ommander (sold separ ately). Also, r efer to th e opera ting instru ction s sup plied with the Wirele ss Re mote C omman der. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e co[...]

51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Imag e Index Displays mul tiple imag es at the same time. 1 P ress the (Playback) butt on to switch to the playback mode. 2 P ress (Im age Inde x) on the contro l wheel. Six-imag e index appear s. You can switch to 12-image index; MENU t [Pla ybac k] t [Ima ge In dex]. 3[...]

52 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Intel ligen t Auto The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [Fl ash Mode ] is set to [Autof lash] or [F lash Off]. • Yo u can shoo t even if the c amera has not recogniz ed the scen e. • Wh en [Face Dete ction] is set to [Off], the [Portrait ][...]

53 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is diffi cult to focus on • Focusing may b e difficult in the fo llowing situa tions: – I t is d ark and the s ubj ect is dista nt. – The cont rast be tween the sub ject and th e backgro und is poo r. – The subj ect is se en throug h glass. – T[...]

54 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to sh oot wi th pr eset se ttings accordi ng to the sc ene. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Scene Selection] t desired mode . (Por trait) Blurs away backgrounds and sha rpens the subject. Expresses sk in tones softly. (Lan dscap e) S hoots the entir e range of scener y in shar[...]

55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • In th e [Night S cene] and [ Night Por trait] modes , the shut ter speed is slower, so using a tri pod is reco mmen ded to preven t the imag e fro m blurr ing. • In th e [Hand-h eld Twiligh t] mode, the shutter cli cks six tim es and an im age is recorde d. • If yo u select [H and-held Twilig[...]

56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Anti Motion Blu r This is suita ble for indoor shots without using the flash, to reduc e the subject blur. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Anti Motio n Blur]. 2 S hoot with the sh utter butto n. The cam era combines six shots at h igh sensitivity in to one still im age, so cam era shake is reduced w hile [...]

57 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to creat e a pan oramic i mage f rom compose d imag es. • If yo u cannot p an the cam era across the entire su bject within the gi ven time, a gray area oc curs in the comp osed image. If this happ ens, move the camera fas t to record a full panora mic image. • Wh en you[...]

58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for shooting a panoramic image Pan the cam era in an arc with a con stant velocity and in the sa me direction as the indicatio n on the LCD mon itor. [Sweep Panorama] is better suited for still subjects, rather th an moving ones. • Whe n using a zoom lens, it is r ecommended to use it wit h [...]

59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 3D Sweep Panor ama Allow s you t o crea te a 3D image fr om com posed i mages. 3D ima ges shot in [3D Sw eep Panoram a] mode of this c amera can be pla yed back onl y on a 3 D TV. Th e reco rded ima ges a re pla yed bac k as no rmal s till i mages on the L C D monitor of this camera and a non -3D TV.[...]

60 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index beach, or lawn. – Subje cts with co nstant cha nge such as waves or water falls . – Subje cts with the sun or elec tric lights , etc. that are much brig hter than surround ings. • [3D Sweep Pa norama] recordin g may be dis continu ed in the fol lowing si tuations: – You pa n the came ra too f[...]

61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Manual Exp osure You can sho ot with the desired e xposure setting by adjusting b oth the sh utter speed and apertur e. • You ca nnot s ele ct [Fl ash Of f] and [Autoflas h] in [Fla sh Mode]. Sele ct it by push ing the fl ash up o r dow n wit h your fing ers. • The (SteadySh ot warning) in dicat [...]

62 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n shoot trails wi th long exposure . BULB is suitab le for shooting t rails of ligh t, such as firew orks . • Sin ce the shut ter speed b ecomes sl ow and the camera shak e tends to oc cur more easily, it is reco mmen ded th at y ou us e a tripo d. • The longer the exposure time, the mo re[...]

63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shutte r Priority You can e xpress the moveme nt of a moving subject in various way by a djusting the shutte r speed, for exam ple, at the in stant of the movem ent with hig h speed shutter, or as a trail ing i mage with low s peed s hutter. • You ca nnot s ele ct [Fl ash Of f] and [Autoflas h] in [...]

64 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aper ture Pri ority Blurs or sha rpens things in front of and be yond the subjec t. • You ca nnot s ele ct [Fl ash Of f] and [Autoflas h] in [Fla sh Mode]. Sele ct it by push ing the fl ash up o r dow n wit h your fing ers. • If pr oper ex posure ca nnot be ob tained aft er the setup , when you p[...]

65 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Auto While exposure is adjuste d by the camera a utomatica lly, you can set shoo ting fu nctions such a s ISO se nsitivity, Creative St yle, D -Range opt imizer. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Program Auto]. 2 Set the sh ooti ng funct ions to your de sired se tti ngs. 3 A djust the focu s and sho[...]

66 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Mode 1 Attach the flash and r ais e it. 2 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Flash Mode] t desire d mode. • The default se tting depe nds on the shooting mode. • Avai lable flash mo de depen ds on the shoo ting mod e. • Yo u cannot us e the flash when recordi ng movie s. In a dark lo cation, using t he[...]

67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [AF /MF Select] t desi red mode. • If yo u turn the fo cusing rin g when [DMF] o r [Manual Fo cus] is sele cted, the image is enlar ged autom atically to enable yo u to check focus area e asier. Yo u can prev ent the [...]

68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [AF /MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 P ress the shut ter button ha lfway do wn to focus aut omatic ally. 3 K eep the shutter b utton halfw ay down , rotate t he focusi ng ring of the lens to achiev e a sharp fo cus. • [Au tofocus Mode] is fixed to [Single -shot AF]. DMF (Direct M anual [...]

69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Autofo cus Are a Selec ts the focusing area . Use this func tion when it is diffi cult to get the pr oper focus in auto fo cus mod e. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Area] t desired m ode. • Wh en this fun ction is set to othe r than [Mul ti], you c annot use the [Face D etection ] functi on. •[...]

70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t he focu s method t o suit t he movemen t of th e subject . 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Mode] t desired m ode. • [Si ngle-s hot AF] is selected w hen using the follow ing funct ions: – [I ntel lig ent Au to] – [Self-t imer] –[ R e m o t e C d r . ] – [Scene Se[...]

71 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Obje ct Trac king Keeps the focusing on a movin g subject wh ile tracking it . • Tra cking may be difficult in the foll owing situa tions: – The sub ject is mo ving too qu ickly. – The sub ject is too small, or too la rge. – The con trast betw een the su bject and the backgr ound is po or. ?[...]

72 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Prec. Di g. Zoom You can sho ot st ill ima ges wh ile zo oming in on the cent er porti on. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Prec. Dig. Zoom]. 2 De cide th e zoo m rate . You can zoom in up to ten times. 3 T o stop zoomin g, selec t . • Yo u cannot se t this item when using the followin g functio ns: – [Han[...]

73 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Dete ction Detects th e faces of your subj ects and ad justs the focus, flash, expo sure, and white balance se ttings autom aticall y. You can select the p riority f ace to be foc used on. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [ Face De tection] t de sired mod e. • Yo u cannot us e [Face Detec tion] with the [...]

74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Reg istra tion Detect s fac es for whic h inf ormati on has been r egis tered in ad vance, when [Fac e Detectio n] is set to [On (Regist . Faces )]. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce Registration] t desired m ode. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce Registration] t [New Reg ist ratio n]. 2 A lign the guide [...]

75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shut ter is rele ased auto mati cally. You can se t the sen sitiv ity to d etec t a smil e with O ption . • Yo u cannot us e [Smile Shu tter] with t he following function s: – [Hand -held Twilig ht] in [Sce ne Select ion] – [An ti Motion Blur[...]

76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for bet ter captur ing of s miles • Th e shutter operate s when any person whose smile is detected. • If a face is registe red, the c amera detects the s mile of that face o nly. • If a smile is n ot detecte d, set the sen sitivity with Option. 1 Do not cover t he eyes with the bangs. Do[...]

77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Soft Skin Effect Sets the effect used for shoo ting the skin sm oothly in the Face Detection function. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Soft Skin Effect] t [On]. 2 T o se t the intensity of the Soft Ski n Effect, Option t desired setting. You can se t the in tensit y of th e Soft S kin E ffect with O ption . ?[...]

78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting Tip Lis t Allow s you to search thr ough all shooti ng tips in the cam era. Use th is item when you want to look at shooting tips you ha ve seen befo re. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Shoot ing Ti p List]. 2 S earch for th e desired sh ooting tip. Turn the control wheel to sc roll the text up and d[...]

79 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DISP Button (Monitor) Allows you to sele ct the scr een disp lay mode s that can be sel ected with [Di splay Conte nts] (pag e 40) i n shooting mode. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Button(Monitor)]. 2 S elect the de sired mod e. The i tems mark ed with are a vailable . 3 S elect OK. Graphic Disp lay Sho[...]

80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age size dete rmines t h e s ize of the imag e file that is reco rded wh en you r ecord an image. The lar ger t he image size, the mor e det ail wi ll be r eprodu ced wh en the im age is printe d on lar ge-f ormat pa per. The s maller the i mage s ize, th e more images can be recor[...]

81 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The im age size var ies depend ing on the [Panor ama Dire ction] setting. • When you pr int p anora mic images , both edg es ma y be c ut of f. Sweep Panorama (Stand ard) S hoots images using sta ndard s ize. Vertica l: 3872 × 2160 Horizont al: 8192 × 1856 (Wide) Shoots images usi ng wide size. V[...]

82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of still images. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Aspect Ra tio] t desire d mode. • Yo u cannot se t this item when using the followin g functio ns: – [Swee p Pano rama] – [3D Sw eep Pano rama] 3:2 Sta ndard aspect r atio. Suita ble for pr ints. 16:9 For viewing on [...]

83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t he compr ession for mat of st ill imag es. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Qualit y] t desi red mode. • Yo u cannot se t this item when using the followin g functio ns: – [Swee p Pano rama] – [3D Sw eep Pano rama] • Yo u cannot ad d DPOF (prin t order) re gistratio n to RAW form [...]

84 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Panorama Direction Sets t he direct ion to p an the c amera wh en you shoot 3D Sweep Pa norama o r Sweep Pano rama ima ges. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Panor ama Direction] t desired m ode. 3D Sweep Panorama (Right) Pan the camera from the left to the right. (Lef t) Pan the c amera from the right to th[...]

85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Forma t Selects th e movie file forma t. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [ File For mat] t desire d mode . * 108 0 60i-com patible device ** 1080 50i -com pati ble de vice AVCHD 6 0i/60p * AVCHD 5 0i/50p ** Records 60i/50i mov i es or 24p/ 25p movies in AVCHD format, and 60p/50 p movies in an ori ginal[...]

86 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size, f rame rat e , an d imag e quality for mo vie reco rding. The hi gher th e data rat e (average bit -rate ) per mi nute, th e hig her the image q uality. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [ Recor d Sett ing] t desired mode. * 108 0 60i-com patible device ** 1080 50i -c[...]

87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [ISO] t desi red setti ng. • [IS O AUTO] is se lected when using the fo llowing fun ctions: – [I ntel lig ent Au to] – [Scene Selectio n] – [An ti Motion Blur] – [Swee p Pano rama] – [3D Sw eep Pano rama] • The la rger[...]

88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index White Balance Adju sts th e colo r temp erat ure acc ordin g to the ambi ent lig ht con ditio ns. Use thi s fe ature when th e color temper ature of th e imag e did not co me out as you expec ted, or when you wan t to chan ge the color te mperature on purpose for photogra phic expression. 1 ME NU t [[...]

89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Whi te Balance] t desired mod e. 2 A s ne cessary, Option t adjust the color temper ature by pr essing the top/ bottom/ rig ht/l eft part s of the co ntr ol whee l or touch ing th e grap h on the sc reen . You c an adjust th e color tem peratur e towards G ( green ), [...]

90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • If the flash is used when the s hutter but ton is press ed, a custo m white b alance is re gistered w ith the flas h ligh t taken int o account. T ake pictu res with th e flash in lat er shootings . Note[...]

91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Meteri ng Mod e Select s the meteri ng mode tha t sets which part of the subjec t to measur e to deter mine the expos ure. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Met ering Mode] t desired mode . • If yo u set [Mete ring Mode] to other than [Multi], the [Face Detection] fu nction ca nnot be us ed. • [M [...]

92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Comp. Adjusts th e amount of fla sh light in 1/3 EV step s in a range of –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. Flash compensa tion cha nges the amount of flas h light o nly. Exp osure comp ensation chang es the amount of flash light al ong with the change of the shu tter speed and apertur e. 1 Attach the flash[...]

93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t desi red mod e. • Yo u can selec t [DRO/Aut o HDR] on ly in the f ollowing m odes: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] – [Aper ture Prior ity] – [Pr ogram Au to] Corr ect[...]

94 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Widens th e range (grada tions) so that you can record from brig ht parts to dark parts in correc t brightness (Aut o High Dynam ic Range). O ne image with pro per exposure and one over lai d image are rec orded . 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Aut o HDR] . 2 Option t de sired valu[...]

95 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can shoot w ith an ef fect filter to obtain th e variou s textures. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Picture Effect] t desired mode . (Off) Does not use the Picture Effec t function. (Toy C amera) Creates the look o f a Toy Camera photo wit h shad ed co rner s and prono unce d col[...]

96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Yo u cannot us e [Picture Eff ect] with [ RAW] and [R AW & JPEG] im ages. • The [Toy Camer a] and [Minia ture] effec ts are not av ailable w ith the prec ision dig ital zoom fun ction. • Wh en [Partial Co lor] is sele cted, imag es may not reta in the selec ted color , depending on the su[...]

97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to select the de sired ima ge processi ng. You ca n adjus t exposur e (shutter speed an d apertu re) as you lik e with [Creativ e Style], unlike wi th [Sce ne Selecti on] where the ca mera adju sts the exposure. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Creat ive Style] t d esired m[...]

98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t desire d mode. • Yo u can selec t up to 10 0 images. • “AVCHD Vi ew mov ies” are movies t hat wer e recorde d in th e [AVCH D 60i/60 p] or [AVC HD 50i/50p] mode of [F ile Forma t]. Multiple Img . D[...]

99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slide Show Plays ba ck images au tomatic ally. Plays bac k only 3D image s in Slide Show on the 3D TV connec ted to the cam era. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Sl ide Show ] t desired mo de t OK. • Yo u cannot pa use the sli de show. To stop the slide show, press the ce nter of the contro l wheel. • Yo[...]

100 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View Mode Select s the unit for i mages to be p layed back. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Vie w M ode ] t desired mode. Folder View(S till) Displays still i mages by folder. Folder View(MP4) Displays movi es (MP4) by folder. AVCHD V iew Displays movi es recorded w ith the [AVCH D 60i/60p] or [AV CHD 50i/[...]

101 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Selects th e number of im ages to be displayed on the index. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t de sired mod e. 6 Images Displays six images. 12 Images Displays 12 images . z Displaying a desired folder To select a desired folder , select the bar to the left of the image index scr[...]

102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image counte r-cloc kwise. Use this to displa y a horizon tal orien tation imag e in vert ical orie ntati on. On ce y ou r otate the image , th e ima ge is pla yed b ack in the rotated position, even if yo u turn off the power . 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Rotate]. 2 P ress the[...]

103 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s recorded image s again st acc ident al eras ure. The m ark is displayed for re gistered imag es. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t des ired mode. • You c an pro tect up to 100 im ages at a time. • “AVCHD Vi ew mov ies” are movies t hat wer e recorde d in th e [A VCHD 60[...]

104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Enlarge Image You ca n check the fo cus by enlar ging a porti on of the playba ck image. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [ Enlarge I mage]. 2 A djust the scal ing by turn ing the contro l wheel. Or, tou ch or on the screen. 3 S elect the p osition you want to see b y press ing the top/bottom /right/le ft of[...]

105 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Volume Settings Adjusts th e sound volume of movies in eight steps. This item ap pears during mo vie playb ack only. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Volume Sett ings] t de sired value. z Adjusting the volume during playback The [Vol ume Sett ings] scree n appears when you pr ess the b ottom of the contro l[...]

106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Specify Printing You can spe cify which still imag es you shot on the memory card that you want to prin t out later. The (Print orde r) mark is displayed for regist ered images (DPOF: Digital Pri nt Orde r Format). 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Specify P rinting] t desired se tt ing. • Yo u cannot ad d[...]

107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF Illumi nator Th e AF illu mina tor su pplie s fill li ght to focu s more ea sily on a su bject in dark surroundi ngs. The red AF illu minator allows t he camera to foc us easily when the shutt er butt on is pre ssed ha lfw ay, un til the fo cus is locked . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [AF Ill uminator] t [...]

108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Red Eye Re duction When using the flas h, it is fi red two or mor e times bef ore shooti ng to red uce the re d-eye phenom enon. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Red Eye Reducti on] t desire d set tin g. • Att ach and rai se the flash to use Red E ye Reductio n. • Yo u cannot us e Red Eye Red uction with [S[...]

109 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting When an El ectro nic Vie wfin der (sold separa tely) is att ached to the cam era, sensors in the Elec tronic Vi ewfinder c an detect w hether o r not it is being use d. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desi red setting . Auto When you look into t he Electroni c Viewfinde[...]

110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Live Vi ew Displa y Sets whether or not to show image s altered with effe cts of the exposure co mpensation, white ba lance, etc. on the LCD moni tor. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Live View Display] t desired se tting. • Yo u can selec t [Setting Effect OFF] in the follow ing shoot ing mode s only: –[ M[...]

111 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can chec k the re corded im age on t he LCD monitor ri ght after the sho oting. You can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Auto Revi ew] t des ired setting. • In au to review, the image will no t be displaye d in the vertica l position even if [Playb ack Displa y] i[...]

112 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The grid line will help you to adjust th e comp osition of images. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Gri d Line] t desire d sett ing. Rule of 3rds G rid Placing mai n subjects clos e to one of the grid lin es that divide the image into third s makes fo[...]

113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Leve l Enhan ces the outline o f in-focus r anges w ith a sp ecific col or in ma nual focu s. This function allows you to confi rm the focus easily. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Peaki ng Leve l] t desire d setting. • Sin ce the cam era judges tha t sharp are as are in focu s, the pea king leve l i[...]

114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used f or the peaking functi on in ma nual fo cus. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Peaki ng Colo r] t desired se tting. • Thi s item can not be set when [Peaking Level] is set to [Off]. White Enhances outlin es in white . Red Enha nces outlines in red. Yellow E nhances ou tlines [...]

115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scree n automati cally to make manual- focusin g easier. This works in the [Ma nual Focus] or [DMF] mode . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t de sired se tting. 2 T urn the focu sing ring to ad just the focus . The i mage is en larged by 4.8 time s. You can enlarg[...]

116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Ti me Sets the length o f time t h e im age will b e shown in an exp anded form for the [ MF Assist] function . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [MF Assi st Time] t desired se tting. • Thi s item can not be set when [MF Assi st] is set to [O ff]. No Limit Enlarges the display until is selected. 5 Sec[...]

117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are repre sente d with com bin atio ns of numbers or th e range of colo r reprodu ction i s called “ color space .” You can change t he color spa ce, depe nding on your purpo se. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Col or Spa ce] t desire d setting. • Ad obe RGB is for a pplicat[...]

118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index SteadyShot Sets wh ether or not you use the SteadyShot funct ion of the lens. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t desire d setti ng. • [On ] is selecte d when using the follow ing funct ions: – [Hand -held Twilig ht] in [Sce ne Select ion] – [An ti Motion Blur] • Yo u cannot se t [SteadySh ot[...]

119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rele ase w/o Lens Set s whethe r or not the sh utter ca n be relea sed when no lens is attach ed. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Re lease w/o Len s] t de sired setti ng. • Co rrect mete ring cannot b e achieved when you use lenses t hat do not provide a lens c ontac t, such as the lens o f an astr onomica l[...]

120 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Start AF Sets whether or not to use autofocu s when you look th rough an Electronic V iewfind er (sold separa tely). 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Eye-Start AF] t desi red setti ng. • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly when the LA -EA2 Mount A daptor (so ld separa tely) is atta ched. On Auto foc using star[...]

121 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Fron t Curtain Shu tter The el ectronic fr ont curtain shu tter function shor tens the time la g between shut ter rele ases . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Fron t Curtain Shutt er] t desi red set ting . • When yo u shoot at high sh utter speeds with a lar ge dia meter lens att ached , the ghos ting of a bl[...]

122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Long Expos ure NR When you set the shutter spee d to a secon d or longer (Long e xposure shooting ), noise reductio n is tu rned on fo r the same dura tion tha t the shu tter i s open. Th is is to reduce t he grain y noise t ypical in a long expo sure. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Long E xpos ure NR ] t des[...]

123 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index High ISO NR When shooting wit h the high ISO, the ca mera reduc es the noise tha t becomes more not iceab le whe n the c amera sensit ivit y is hig h. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [High ISO NR] t desir ed sett ing. • Yo u cannot se t [High ISO N R] when using the follow ing func tions: – [Swee p Pano ram[...]

124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Shading Compen sates for t he shad ed cor ners of th e scre en, ca used by cert ain lens charac terist ics. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Lens C omp.: S hading] t desir ed setting . • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-mou nt lens. Auto Compensates for darke r corners of the screen automa[...]

125 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber. Reduc es the color dev iation at t he corners of the sc reen, cause d by certain le ns charac teri stics. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desire d sett ing. • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-mou nt lens. Auto Reduces th e color de viation auto mati[...]

126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Distorti on Compensa tes for the distortion of the screen, cause d by certain lens charac teristics. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Distortion] t desire d setting . • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-mou nt lens. Auto Compensates for distortion o f the screen automatically. [...]

127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Movie Aud io Rec Sets whether or not you record the sou nd during mo vie record ing. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Movi e Au dio Re c] t des ired se tt ing. • The sound of th e lens and th e camera in op eration w ill also be re corded, wh en [On] is sele cted. On Records soun d (stereo). Off Does not rec [...]

128 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Reduct. Sets w hether o r not t o reduc e wind no ise duri ng mov ie record ing. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Wind Noise Reduct.] t desire d setting. • Set ting this it em to [On] where wind is n ot blowing su fficientl y hard may cause nor mal sound to b e rec orded with too low volume . • W[...]

129 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF Micr o Adj. All ows you to ad just and r egister a n autofocu sed posit ion for eac h lens, wh en using an A-moun t lens with the LA -EA2 Mount Ad aptor (sold separ ately). 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.]. 2 [AF Adjustment Setting] t [On ]. 3 [amount] t desir ed value t OK. • It is re comme[...]

130 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Menu st art Allows you to sel ect whe ther to a lways displa y the first sc reen of the menu or to display the scr een of t he ite m you set the la st time. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Me nu start] t des ired settin g. Top Always displays th e first screen of the menu. Previous Displays the last item set .[...]

131 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Custo m Key Settings Assign ing functions to the vario us keys allows you to speed up operations by pressing the app ropriate key on th e shooting infor mation scre en. 1 ME NU t [Set up] t [Cu sto m Ke y Se tting s] t desire d setting. Right Key Right Key Se tting Shoo t Mode Whit e Bala nce Shoo t[...]

132 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Cu stom Key Se ttings] is av ailable w ith the follo wing shoot ing mode s. A function that has bee n assigne d to the rig ht key, so ft key B, and sof t key C on the control w heel is called o nly in the fo llowing s hooting mode. –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] –[...]

133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Calling a function assigned to [Custom] of soft key C 1 P ress sof t key C whe n CUSTO M (Custo m) is displayed. Or, to uch CUST OM (Cu stom) on t he scre en. 2 S elec t [Custom 1], [ Custom 2], [ Custom 3], [Cus tom 4 ], or [Cust om 5] by pr essing t he right/l eft of the contro l wheel.[...]

134 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL to ggle When it is hard to obtain an appropr iate exposure for t he subject, thi s function allow s you to lock t he exposure by focusing on and m easuring the light of an area tha t has the desired bri ghtness. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Custom Key Settings] t [Right Key Se tting] or [Soft key B Sett[...]

135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch O pera tion Sets whether or not to operate th e camer a using the touc h panel. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Touch Operat ion] t desired setting. • Eve n if [On] is s elected, you canno t operate the camera via the t ouch pane l when: – The cam era is outp utting imag es to a conn ected TV . – T[...]

136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Beep Sel ects the s ound produc ed when you opera te the ca mera. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Beep] t desi red se tti ng. On Turns on a udible signals when you press the contr ol wheel or soft keys, or touc h the screen. Off Turns off t he audible si gnal.[...]

137 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [ La nguag e] t desire d language.[...]

138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the d ate and time again . • Yo u cannot se t the date an d time by touc hing the sc reen. • The camera do es not hav e a feature fo r superim posing d ates on image s. By usin g “PMB” on the CD-R OM (suppli ed), you can print or save images with the date. 1 ME NU t [Se[...]

139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Area Se tting Set s the area where you are u sin g the came ra. Th is a llow s you to se t the loca l area whe n you u se the c amera a broad. • Yo u cannot se lect an a rea by touc hing the sc reen. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Area Setting] t desi red se tti ng. 2 P ress the right or left of the control[...]

140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Help Guide Display You ca n select whet her or not the help gu ide is displaye d when you ope rate the camera . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Hel p Guid e Displa y] t d esired set ting. On Displays the help guide. Off Does not displa y the help guide . This is conveni ent when you want to perfo rm the next o[...]

141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Save You can set t ime int erval s for the cam era to switch to p ower s ave mode . Pressing the shutter button h alfway down return s the came ra to th e shooting mode. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Power Save] t de sired setti ng. • Tur n off the camera when you do not use it for a long time . 30 M[...]

142 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index LCD Brightness The brightn ess of the LCD monitor is au tomatical ly adju sted to the ambi ent lighti ng condi tions using the ligh t sensor (page 12). You can set the bri ghtness of the LCD monitor m anually. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [LCD Brightness] t de sired setti ng. • When this is set to [ Auto],[...]

143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Viewfind er Br ight. When an El ectro nic View find er (sol d separatel y) is att ached , the brig htness of the Electro nic View finder is automatical ly adju sted to the ambi ent li ghting conditi ons. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Viewfinder Bright. ] t de sired se tting. Auto Adjust the brightness auto m[...]

144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Color Sel ects th e colo r of th e LCD m onito r. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Display Color] t desir ed setting. Black Turns to th e selected color. White Blue Pink[...]

145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wide Image Selects th e method used for displaying t he wide imag es. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Wide Image] t desire d setting. Full Screen Displays t he wide imag es on th e entire screen. Normal Display s the w ide images an d the operation informati on on the screen.[...]

146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playbac k Display Selec ts the orientat ion when pla ying back still i mages record ed in the por trait position. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Playback Display] t des ired setti ng. • Wh en you pl ay back th e image on a TV or a compu ter, the image will be di splayed in the po rtrait pos ition even if [M[...]

147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index HDMI Reso lution When you connect the camera to a Hig h Definition (H D) TV with HD MI terminal s using an HDMI Cable (sold separately), you ca n select HDM I Resolution to output images to the TV. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution] t desi red setti ng. • If yo u cannot d isplay the screen prop[...]

148 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index CTRL FOR HDMI Wh en conn ectin g the c amera to a “BRA VIA” S ync com patib le TV w ith an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can play bac k images on your c amera by the TV ’s remot e control aiming at the TV. See page 163 on “BRAV IA” Sync. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desi red[...]

149 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index USB Connection Sel ects the m ethod us ed for a US B connec tion. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [US B Connection ] t desired setting. • The connecti on may tak e a long tim e when [Auto ] is selecte d. Auto Establishes a M ass Storage or MTP connection aut omatically, in accord ance w ith a com puter or o t[...]

150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the im age sens or. • Cle aning can be perform ed only whe n the batter y level is (thr ee remai ning battery ic ons) or mo re. The u se of an A C-PW2 0 AC Adap tor ( sold s eparatel y) is re comme nded . • Do no t use a spr ay blo wer becau se it may s catt e[...]

151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Version Displays th e version of you r camera and lens . Confirm the ve rsion when a firmwar e upda te is r eleas ed. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Vers ion]. • An update can be p erforme d only w hen the batte ry level is (thre e remai ning bat tery i cons) or more. We reco mmend tha t you use a su fficie[...]

152 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Demo Mod e The [De mo Mode] fun ction displays the mo vies recor ded on the memo ry card automat ical ly (demo nstrat ion) , when the cam era ha s not been oper ated for a certa in time . Norma lly select [Off]. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Demo Mode] t desire d setting. • Yo u can set thi s item only wh [...]

153 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t Defaul t Initiali zes the settin g to the default se tting . Even if you acti vate [ Reset Def ault], the ima ges are r etain ed. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Reset Defaul t] t OK. • Be s ure not to turn o ff the came ra while reset ting. • Fol lowing se ttings are not reset: – [D ate/T ime Set[...]

154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Format Format s the memory card. When you use a memory card with th is camera for the fi rst time, it is recomme nded to forma t the card us ing the cam era for stable perfo rmance of the memo ry card be fore shoot ing. No te that formatt ing perman ently e rases al l data o n the mem ory card, and [...]

155 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Number Selects t he method for assig ning file numbers to image s. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [File Number] t desired se tting. Series Th e camera does no t reset numbe rs, and assigns number s to files in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.” Reset The came ra resets numbe rs in th e follow[...]

156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Folder Name Still images yo u shoot ar e reco rded in a folder that is auto matical ly creat ed unde r the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Fo ld er Na me ] t desir ed sett ing. • The movie fol der for m is fixed as “folder nu mber + A[...]

157 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select Shoot. Folder When a s tandar d form folde r is se lected and th ere are two or mor e folder s, yo u can select the re cording f older to be use d to re cord s till ima ges. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot. Folder] t desired folder . • Yo u cannot se lect the fol der when you select the [[...]

158 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index New Folder Creates a folder in the mem ory card for reco rding images. Images are r ecorde d in t he new ly cr eated fol der unt il you creat e another fold er or s elect anoth er recording fol der. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [New F old er] t OK. A new folder i s created with a nu mber incr emented one hig[...]

159 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recove r Image DB When inconsistencie s are found in the image data base file, caused by pro cessing files on comput ers, etc., im ages on the memory card w ill no t be p layed back in thi s form . If t his happens, the camera repai rs the file. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Recov er Imag e DB ] t OK. The [R[...]

160 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Card Sp ace Displays the re maining record ing time of movie s on the memory c ard. Numb er of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Disp lay Card Spac e].[...]

161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Upload Settings Sets wh ether or not you use the upload funct ion when using an Eye-Fi card (co mmerc ially av ailabl e). This item appe ars wh en an Ey e-Fi ca rd is inse rted in the camera. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Upl oad Sett ings ] t desire d setting. • Eye-Fi card s are sold in the U.S. A., Cana[...]

162 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Connecting with other equipment Viewing imag es on a T V To vie w images recor ded on the cam era on a TV, an HD MI cable (sol d separately ) and an HD TV equipped with an HDMI conne ctor a re re quire d. Re fer al so to the op erati ng instruct ions suppl ied with t h e TV. • Some devic es may no[...]

163 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index By co nnecti ng the cam era to a TV that suppo rts “B RAVIA ” Sync usi ng an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can operate the camera with th e TV Remo te Control. 1 Co nnect a TV tha t supports “BR AVIA” Sync t o the camera. The input is autom atically swit ched and the image shot with t [...]

164 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 3D Viewing To view 3D pa norama imag es reco rded on the camera on a 3D TV, set a s follo ws. • When yo u selec t [3D View ing] mode, only 3D im ages are displ ayed. • Do not connec t the camera an d equipm ent to be co nnected u sing output te rminals . When the ca mera and TV are c onnected us[...]

165 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using wit h your computer Follo wing ap plic ation s are co ntai ned on the CD-ROM ( suppl ied) t o all ow mo re ver satil e use of i mages shot with your came ra. • “S ony Imag e Data Suite” • “PMB” ( Picture Mo tion Browse r) • “PMB ” is not compa tible with Ma cintosh c omputers[...]

166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The fol lowing c omputer env ironment i s recomme nded when usi ng the suppli ed software and impo rting i mages via a USB connect ion. • Op eration is not assure d in an env ironme nt based on an upgrade of the oper ating sys tems des cribed ab ove or in a multi -boot env ironment. • I f you co[...]

167 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 T urn on your com puter, and i nsert the CD- ROM (sup plied) into the CD-ROM drive. The installa tion menu screen a ppears. • If i t does not appea r, double-cli ck [Computer] (For Windo ws XP: [My Computer] ) t (SONYPMB) t [Ins tall. exe] . • If[...]

168 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 T urn on you r Macintosh computer , and insert the CD-RO M (suppl ied) into the CD- ROM drive. 2 Double-click the CD-ROM i con. 3 Copy the [IDS_INST.pkg] fil e in the [MAC] folder to the hard disk icon. 4 Do uble-clic k the [IDS_INS T.pkg] file in the co py-to folder . F[...]

169 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index time. Also, you ca nnot crea te a disc with the ori ginal image quality. If you want to keep the o riginal image quality, you must s tore your m ovies on a Blu-ray D isc. • “AV CHD View mo vies” are th e movies that were reco rded in the [AVCHD 60 i/60p] or [AV CHD 50i/ 50p] mo de of [Fi le Fo[...]

170 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the c amera to th e comp uter “PMB” allo ws you to easily i m port images. For detai ls on “PMB” f unction s, see the “PMB H elp.” Importing i mages to the computer wi thout using “ PMB” When the Auto Play Wi zard appe ars afte r making a US B connect ion betw een the c [...]

171 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before: • Disc onnecti ng the U SB ca ble. • Removing the me mory car d. • Turni ng off t he camera . • Dra g and drop the icon of the memo ry card or t he drive ic on to the “T rash” ico n beforeh and when you use a Macin tosh com puter, and[...]

172 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Crea ting a mo vie disc You ca n create a di sc from AVC HD View m ovies reco rded on the cam era. Select th e meth od that best suits your d isc playe r. See “PMB Help” for details on creating a disc u sing “PMB .” To i mport mo vies, see page 170 . • If yo u use a Sony DVDirect (D VD Wri[...]

173 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Characteristics of each type of disc A Blu-ray Disc enables you to record high definition image quality (HD) movies of a lo nger durati on than DVD discs. High de finition ima ge quality (HD) mo vie can be recor ded on DV D media, such as DV D-R discs, an d a high definition ima ge quality (HD) di[...]

174 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a high def inition ima ge quality (H D) AVCH D format disc from AV CHD View movies impo rted to a comput er using the sup plied software “PMB.” 1 T urn on your com puter and place an empt y disc on the D VD drive. 2 Start “P MB.” 3 S elect th e AVCHD View movies you want to w[...]

175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a stand ard definiti on image qua lity (STD ) disc from AVCHD View movies imported to a co mputer using sup plied software “PMB .” 1 T urn on your com puter and place an empt y disc on the D VD drive. • Cl ose all soft ware other than “PMB.” 2 Start “P MB.” 3 S elect th[...]

176 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Prin ting direct ly using a printer which su pports you r memory card typ e For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer. • Printi ng using a computer You can impo rt imag es to a comput[...]

177 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camera, try the followi ng solutio ns. The batt ery pack cannot be installed. • When you in sert the batte ry pa ck, u se th e tip of th e ba ttery pack to p ush t he loc k leve r. • Yo u can use an NP-FW50 ba ttery pack onl[...]

178 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index bat tery pack. Sl ow flashi ng indi cates that chargi ng is suspe nded bec ause the am bient tem peratur e is outs ide t he sui tabl e range fo r chargin g the ba ttery pack. Chargin g will re sume an d the CHA RGE l amp will be li t when the ambient temper ature re turns to with in the suita ble te[...]

179 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The imag e taken with t he flash is too dark. • If the subjec t is beyond the flash ra nge (th e distance that the f lash can rea ch), the p icture s will be dar k becau se the flash light does not reach th e subject. If th e ISO is ch anged, the fl ash range also chang es with it. The date and ti[...]

180 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The imag e cannot be deleted. • Can cel the pro tection (p age 103). The imag e was deleted by mistake. • Once yo u have de leted an ima ge, you ca nnot r esto re it . We rec omme nd tha t you prote ct im ages t hat you do not wa nt to delete (page 103). A DPOF ma rk can not be pu t. • Yo u ca[...]

181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot insert a memory card. • Ins ertion dire ction of th e memory car d is wrong . Insert it in the correct dir ection. Cannot recor d on a mem ory car d. • The memory card is full. Dele te unneces sary ima ges (pages 32 , 98). • An unus able me mory card is in serte d. Formatted t he memory[...]

182 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The messa ge “Set Area/D ate/Time.” app ears when the ca mera is turned on. • The camera ha s been left unused for sometim e with a low bat tery or n o battery p ack. Charg e the batt ery pack a nd set the da te again (p age 138). If th e messag e appears e very time you charg e the batt ery p[...]

183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the fo llowin g messages a ppear, foll ow the instruct ions bel ow. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • An incompat ible batte ry pack is be ing used. Set Area/D ate/Time. • Set the date and time. If you h ave not use d the came ra for a long t ime, charg e the inter[...]

184 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The SteadyS hot functi on doe s not work . You can con tinue t o shoot bu t the Steady Shot fun ction will not wo rk. Turn t he came ra of f and on. If this icon does n ot dis appea r, con sult your Sony deale r or local au thorized Sony serv ice facilit y. No ima ges. • The re is no image on [...]

185 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index No ima ges selected. • Yo u attempted to delete wit hout spec ifying imag es. No ima ges changed. • Yo u attempted to execute D POF withou t specifyi ng image s. Cannot create more folder s. • The folder with a name beginni ng with “99 9” exists on the memor y card. Yo u cannot create a ny[...]

186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the battery charger (suppli ed), and the AC-PW20 AC Ad aptor (sold separate ly) in any count ry or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz/60 Hz . • An el ectron ic voltag e tra nsfor mer is un neces sary a nd it s use may caus[...]

187 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Memory card You can use f ollowing memory cards with this ca mera: “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo” m edia, SD memory ca rd, SDHC memor y card, and SDX C memory card. You cannot use a Mul tiMedia Card. • Memor y ca rd fo rmat ted wi th a comp uter are n ot guara nt[...]

188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 2) Suppo rts high-s peed data transfer us ing a paral lel interfa ce. 3) When using “Me mory Stic k PRO Duo” media to record m ovies, on ly tho se marked with Mar k2 can be used. Notes on u sing “Mem ory Stick Mic ro” media (s old separatel y ) • This prod uct is compa tible with “M emor[...]

189 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck Your c amera ope rates only with an “In foLITHIU M” batter y pack NP- FW50. Y ou cannot use any ot her battery pa cks. “InfoLITHI UM” W ser ies battery pack s have the mark. An “I nfoL ITHI UM” bat tery pa ck is a l ith ium-i on batte ry pack t hat has f[...]

190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index On battery life • Th e battery life i s limited. B attery capac ity decrea ses over time an d through rep eated use. If dec reased usage time be tween charg es beco mes sig nifi cant, i t is p robabl y time to replac e it with a new one. • Th e battery life va ries accordi ng to how it is sto re[...]

191 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charger • Only NP-FW type ba ttery packs (a nd no others) can be ch arged in the battery cha rger (supplied ). Batteries other than the specifie d kind may leak, overheat, or ex plode if you attem pt to c harge them , posing a risk of i njury fr om electro cution and burns. • Remove the[...]

192 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Moun t Adaptor Using a Moun t Adaptor (sold sep arately), you can attach an A-mount lens (sol d separate ly) to your camer a. For details, refer to the operating instructions suppli ed with the Mou nt Adap tor. The av ailabl e functions dif fer depend ing on the Moun t Adaptor type. * The autofocu s[...]

193 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ma y not be ab le to use the M ount Adapto r with ce rtain lens es. Con sult your S ony deale r or l ocal autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s. • Wh en you are usin g the M ount Ad aptor a nd recor d movie s, pres s the sh utter button h alfway down to use auto focus [...]

194 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Electron ic Viewfin der By att aching an El ectronic V iewfind er (sold separ ately) to the Sma rt Accessory Term inal 2 of the ca mera, you c an shoot image s while look ing throug h the Elect ronic Viewfi nder. For de tails, refer to the op erating instructions suppli ed with the El ectronic V iew[...]

195 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AVCHD format The A VCHD form at is a high defi nition digital vi deo camera form at used to rec ord a high de finition (HD) sig nal of either the 108 0i specification 1) or the 720p spe cification 2) using ef ficient da ta compressi on coding te chnology. T he MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopt ed t[...]

196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camera, such as le ns contacts. Bl ow away du st from inside the mo unt using a comm ercially av ailable bl ower*. For deta ils on cleaning the image sensor, see page 150. * D o not use a sp ray blowe r. Using one may ca use a malf unc tion. • Clean th[...]

197 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x Numerics 3D Sweep Pano rama .............. ........... ....... .......... 59 3D Viewing ............. ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 164 A AdobeRG B .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... .... 117 AF Illuminato r .... ....... ............ ........... ....[...]

198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Folder N ame .............. ........ ........... ........... ........ 156 Format .. ........... ................... ................... ........... 154 Front Curta in Shutter ..... ........... ........ ........... .... 121 G Grid Lin e ......... ................... ................... ........... 11[...]

199 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index R RAW ........... ................... ................... ................. 83 Rear Syn c. .................. ................... ................... .. 6 6 Record S etting . ........... ........ ........... ........... .......... 86 Recover Imag e DB ......... ........ ........... ....... ........ [...]

200 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on th e License “C Libra ry”, “ zlib”, an d “libjpeg ” soft ware are pr ovid ed in the camer a. We prov ide this software based on license a greements with t heir owners of copyrig ht. Based on req uests by the ow ners of copyrig ht of these soft ware appl ications, we ha ve an obl[...]