Sony NEX5TL/B manual

4-472-074- 11 (1) GB © 2013 Sony Co rporation NEX-6/NEX-5R/NEX-5 T Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Abou t the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5 T) Table of con tents Sample ph oto Menu Index[...]

i GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) About the NEX- 5T The N EX-5T is eq uipped with all the fu nctions of th e NEX-5R . This sec tion, “About the NEX-5T,” describes the add ed functions of th e NEX-5T, the proced ure for using th em, and the differenc es betwee n the NEX -5R and the NEX-5T. For shar ed functions a mong the NEX -5R and the N EX[...]

ii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Ren amed functi ons on the NEX -5 T On the N EX-5T, the following funct ions have bee n renamed from the NEX-5R , but the fea tures a re the s ame. To search fo r these functio ns in this handbook, use the NEX-5R func tion names. One-to uch s haring ( Sending an imag e to a Smartpho ne) With jus t one tou ch, y[...]

iii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) • When the camera plays back images in ind ex mode, you cann ot send image s using On e-tou ch sharin g. • When [Airplane Mode] is set to [O n], you cannot con nect the came ra and the Sm artphon e. Set [Airp lane Mode ] to [Off]. • RAW ima ges are con verted to JPEG format when they are s ent. • You c[...]

iv GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Selectin g the de sired mode and sendin g imag es (Sen d to Smartp hone) Set the image selectio n mode and then send ima ges to a Smartphon e. Downl oad and install the application “PlayMe mories Mobile” from your Smartpho ne’s applic atio n stor e. If “Play Memories M obile” is already i nstalled on [...]

v GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) • When [Airplane Mode] is set to [O n], you cannot con nect the came ra and the Sm artphon e. Set [Airp lane Mode ] to [Off]. • RAW ima ges are con verted to JPEG format when they are s ent. • You ca nnot send AVCHD forma t movi es. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Send to Sm artphone] t desired m ode. • When you[...]

vi GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Connecting an Android Smartp hone to th e camera Connecting an iPhone to t he camera 1 Laun ch “Play Memories Mobi le” on your Smar tphone. 2 Select the model nam e of this ca mera (DIRECT-xxxx :NEX-5T). 3 Input th e password that is display ed on the camer a. The Smar tphone is conn ecte d to th e came ra.[...]

vii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) • When [Airplane Mode] is set to [O n], you cannot con nect the came ra and the Sm artphon e. Set [Airp lane Mode ] to [Off]. • RAW ima ges are con verted to JPEG format when they are s ent. • You ca nnot send AVCHD forma t movi es. Notes[...]

viii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Smart Remote Embedded You can use a Smar tphon e as t he re mote contr olle r for the c amera, and s hoot still image s. Sti ll image s shot via r emote co ntr ol are sen t to the Smar tpho ne fro m the came ra. Downl oad and install the application “PlayMe mories Mobile” from your Smartpho ne’s applic [...]

ix GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Check t he com posi tion of the imag e on t he Smartp hone s creen , and th en pre ss th e shut ter button (A) on the Smar tphone to shoot an image. • Use button (B) to ch ange the [EV], [Se lf-Timer] and [R eview Che ck] settings. • [Smar t Remote Embedde d] is availabl e when the s hooting mode is set to [...]

x GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) One-to uch( NFC) You can cal l up a d esired application from the appli cation me nu of t he camera by touch ing an NFC- enabled An droid Smartp hone to the cam era. If the ap plicatio n you call up has a fe ature that works with the Sm artph one, t he ca mera and the Smart phone will be connec ted vi a Wi-Fi. T[...]

xi GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Troubleshoo ting Cannot find the wireles s access point to be connected . • Wirele ss acc ess points may not be displaye d on the cam era due to signal condition s. Place the camer a close r to the wire les s acce ss poin t. • Wirele ss access points may not be disp layed on the camera dependin g on the acc[...]

xii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Cannot connect the camera to a Smartphone u sing the One-tou ch function. • Place the N ma rk on the S martpho ne and the N mark on the c amera as close as possibl e. If th ere is no respon se, mov e the Smartph one a few m illimete rs or move the Smartph one away f rom the came ra, wait mo re than 10 second[...]

xiii GB About the NEX-5T Index (NEX-5T) Index (NEX- 5T) A Airplane Mod e ........... ........ ....... ............ ....... ........ x N NFC ...... ....... ........ ........... ........ ....... ........... ........ . i, x O Object T racking ......... ........ ....... ............ ....... ........ ii One-tou ch remote .............. ....... ........ [...]

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 ········· ········ ········ ········ ········· ····· ········· 7 Iden tifying pa[...]

4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using fu nction s with the mod e dial (NEX -6 on ly) Intel ligent A uto ····· ········ ········ ········· ····· ········· ········ · 64 Super ior Au to ········· ········ ········ ········ ······ ·······[...]

5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functio ns in the menu Shoo t Mode (NEX- 5R onl y) · ······ ········ ········· ········ · 30 Came ra ········ ········ ········ ······ ········ ········ ········· ····· ···· 30 Imag e Size ···· ?[...]

6 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Others Usin g the c amera a broad ·· ········ ····· ········· ········ ·· 232 Memo ry card · ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ········ ····· 233 “Info LITHIU M” batt ery pac k · ········· ·[...]

7 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 th rough the samp le photos li sted her e. Click the desired sam ple photo. Shoot ing people (p age 8) Shoot ing macro ph otos (page 9) Shoot ing landsca pes (page 10) Shooti ng [...]

8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people A person stands out, while backgrounds blurred away (43) The same scene with different brightness (58) A happy smile ( 91) A person in candle light (69) A person in front of night v iew (68) A moving pers on (60) A group photo (56, 57) A person lit from behind (77) A person wi th soft [...]

9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the background (43) Adjusting the color to indoor light (105) Flowers (68) Lowering the amount of flash light (109) Focusing manually (79) Shooting subjects in better brightness (52) Preventing camera-shake for indoor shots (60) Making food look appealing (52) 43 105 6[...]

10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (52) Running wat er (74) Vivid green colors (114) Colored leaves (114) Panoramic photos (70) Scenery with a wide range of brightness (110 ) Light outdoors shot from a dark interior (110) Defocusing the ba ckground (43) Keeping your shot level (136) 52 74 11[...]

11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (68) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (68) Fireworks (73) Trail of light (77) The same scene in different brightness ( 58) Defocusing the background (43) Preventing ca mera-shake (56) 68 68 73 77 58 43 56 Continued r[...]

12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (83) Expressing vigorous action (74) Shooting the subject approaching the came ra (79) Capturing the best moment (55) 83 74 79 55[...]

13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Identi fyi ng part s NEX -6 NEX -5R See the pages in parentheses for d etail s on operation for the p arts. A Flash (77) B Shutter but ton (36) C Hook for shoul der strap D Fn (Funct ion) butt on (62) E Remote sensor (59) F ON/OFF (Power ) swi tch G AF illumin ator/Self-t imer lamp/Smile Shutter la m[...]

14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index NEX -6 NEX -5R A Image sensor posit ion mark (7 9) B Viewfinde r (NE X-6 only) C Eyepie ce cup (NEX -6 only) • Not attached to the camera a t the factor y. D Eye sensor (NE X-6 only) E Wi-Fi s ensor (buil t-in) F Charge lamp G Micro USB te rminal (211 ) H HDMI termin al (203) I LCD sc reen (NEX-6 o[...]

15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z LCD screen NEX-6: • You c an adjust th e LCD scre en to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any positi on. • You can adj ust the LCD scr een upward by about 90 degrees. NEX-5R : • You c an adjust th e LCD scre en to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any positi on. • Tilt the L[...]

16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index NEX -6 NEX -5R A Batter y/memo ry card cover B Access lam p C Mem ory car d insert ion sl ot D Batter y compartment E Connection pl ate cover • Use this when using an AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (so ld separa tely). I nsert the connection pla te into the ba ttery compartment, and then pass t he cord through[...]

17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A Screw B Flash 1) C Connector 1) 1) Do no t touc h this pa rt di rect ly. If it is dirt y, wipe it off with a soft cl ean cloth . E PZ 16 – 50 mm F3.5–5. 6 OSS (supplied with NEX-6L/6Y/5RL/5RY) A Zooming/F ocusing rin g B Zooming l ever C Mounting i ndex D Lens conta cts 1) 1) Do no t touc h thi[...]

18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E18 – 55 mm F3.5-5.6 O SS (supplied with NEX-5RK) A Hood index B Focusing ring C Zooming ri ng D Focal-len gth scale E Focal-len gth index F Lens conta cts 1) G Mounting i ndex 1) Do no t touc h this pa rt di rect ly. Continued r[...]

19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E55 – 210 m m F4.5-6.3 OSS (supplied with NEX-6Y/5RY) A Focusing ring B Zooming rin g C Focal-length scale D Focal-length index E Lens contacts 1) F Mounting i ndex 1) Do not touc h this part d irectly.[...]

20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index List of icons on the s creen Icons are disp layed on the scr een to indicate the c amera status. You c an chan ge the scree n di spl ay us ing DISP (Di spl ay Co nten ts) on t he c ontro l w heel (page 4 9). Shooting standb y Graphic D isplay Movie re cordin g Playback A Displa y Indication P A S M S[...]

21 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C Does not rec ord sound during movie recording Touch operation status (Touch Shut ter/Obje ct Tracking /Touch operati on off) (NEX- 5R only) Wind noise reductio n is acti vat ed SteadySh ot/SteadyS hot warn ing Control dia l Electro nic Viewfi nder (sold separa tel y) conn ectio n error (N EX- 5R [...]

22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index D Display Indicatio n Level Phase D etection AF ranging point s z Focus status 1/125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aper ture valu e ±0.0 Meter ed manu al ±0.0 Exposu re comp ensation ISO400 ISO sens itivity AE lo ck Shutter spe ed indicator Apertur e indicato r REC 0 :12 Re cording time of the movie (m: s) 2[...]

23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera The co ntrol wh eel, contr ol dial, soft ke y and touch panel (NEX -5R only ) allow you to use v ario us f unc ti ons of t he c amer a. When shooting, DISP ( Display Co ntents), (Ex posure Com p.), (Drive M ode), and (ISO) fun ctions are assig ned to the c ontro[...]

24 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 c an sele ct setti ng it ems. Your se lect ion is de termined when yo u pre ss the cen ter of the co ntrol wh eel. • The app lication downloa ding functio n may not b e availabl [...]

25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n set the apert ure value an d shutter speed, etc. by turni ng the control dia l. The setting va lue assigned to the control dial cha nges for each sho oting mode. Control dial Cont ro l d ial Aperture value and shutter speed, etc. Cont ro l d ial Aperture value and shutter speed, etc. NEX-6 N[...]

26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The soft keys have dif ferent roles, dependin g on the contex t. The assi gned role (func tion) of each soft key is show n on the scree n. To use the fun ction shown at th e upper right co rner of the scree n, press soft key A. To use the fu nction shown at the lower rig ht corner of the screen, pres[...]

27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You can se lect items and ma ke settings in two way s; by one is using the control wheel, or by the ot her is touchin g and sliding your finger across the screen (Touch panel). • You ca n perform most operati ons usi ng both the con trol whe el/sof t keys and the to uch pa nel. Howev er, some o per[...]

28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select a shooting mode base d on the subject. NEX -6: 1 Turn the mode dia l a nd se t t o th e de sir ed sh ooti ng mode . NEX -5R : 1 MENU t Sel ect [Sho ot Mode ]. Or se lect MOD E. 2 Turn the con trol whe el and s el ect the desi red shoo ti ng mo de, and then pres s the ce nter . Or, slid e your [...]

29 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 , play back, or othe r ope rat ions. • The app lication downloa ding functio n may not b e availabl e in some coun tries/ regions. 1 Select MENU. 2 Select t[...]

30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to select a shootin g mode, such as ex posure mode, pan oramic, [Scen e Selecti on]. Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash. Shoot Mode (NE X-5R only) Superior Auto Shoots image s with a wide r range of shoo ting fun ctions tha n those o[...]

31 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect rati o. Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lanc e. LCD Display (DISP) Changes the i nformati on to be di splayed on the LCD sc reen. Finder Displa y(DISP) Changes the i nformati on to be di[...]

32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set playback func tions. You ca n add the desir ed functions to your camera by connect ing to the appl ication down loading websi te “PlayMem ories Came ra Apps” via t he Internet. Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. Play back Delete[...]

33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Rev iew Sets the display time of the image right after shooting. Grid Lin e Turns on the grid li ne that h elps you to ad just the composition of images. Peaking Level Enhances the outline of in -focus ran ges with a selected colo r. Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking fun ction. C[...]

34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Main Set tings Menu start Selects a first-disp layed menu from the top me nu or the last menu screen. Function Menu Set tings Assigns functi ons to the Fn (Funct ion) button. MOVI E Button Sets whether or not to activate th e MOVIE button. Custom Key Settings Assigns functions to the sof t key and th[...]

35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * This se tting appe ars when a n Eye-Fi ca rd is inser ted in the cam era. Select Shoot . Folder Selects the recording folder to whic h still ima ges and MP4 movie s ar e rec ord ed. New Fo lder Creat es a new folder to which stil l images and MP4 movies are reco rded. Recov er Image DB Repairs the [...]

36 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 appropriat e to t he situ ation, a nd adjus ts the se tting s. • You can c onti nuo usly r eco rd a m ovie for up t o 29 m inute s, a nd an MP4 f orm at mo v[...]

37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The ca mera adju sts the focus and rel eases the shu tter automatic ally when you si mply touch the subject that you want to focus on th e screen. You ca n use the To uch Shutter functi on when [Touch Shutter] is set to [On] i n the ME NU. Shooting still images using touch operation (Touch Shutter fu[...]

38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ca nnot use [T ouch Shutte r] with the following op erations : – Movie rec ording – [Swee p Pano rama] – [Night Sc ene] in [Scene Sel ection] Notes z Touch operation when shooti ng a still image (NEX- 5R only) * When [T ouch Shutte r] is set to [On ], [Object T racking] is tempor arily [...]

39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back images Plays ba ck the rec orded i mages. 1 Press t he (Playb ack) butto n. 2 Select the imag e with the cont rol wheel. Or, slid e your finger acro ss the scree n to the left or right (N EX-5R only ). 3 To pl ay ba ck pano r amic i mage s or m ovie s, pr ess t he cente r of the c ontr [...]

40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A porti on of a s til l image can be e nlarg ed duri ng playb ack. Th is is conv enien t to check the foc us cond ition of a reco rded s till i mage. You can enla rge pl ayba ck image s fro m the menu (page 125 ). • You ca nnot use th e enlarged playback function with mov ies. • To enla rge panor[...]

41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • You ca nnot delet e protecte d images . • Once y ou have de leted an imag e, you can not restor e it. Be sure th at you wan t to delete the im age befo re pro ceeding . 1 While dis playing the i mage you wa nt to dele te, se lect (Del ete)[...]

42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the Photo Crea tivity fun ction Photo Crea tivity Using [Photo Creativity], you c an shoot a subjec t with easy ope rations and obtai n creati ve p hotos eas ily. • The [Ph oto Creativ ity] functi on is only a vailable when an E-mo unt lens is m ounted. • The [Ph oto Creativ ity] functi on[...]

43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Bkgrou nd Defo cus Photo Cre ativity allo ws you to defoc us the backgroun d easily to make the subject stand out, whi le chec king the defoc using effe ct on the LCD screen. Yo u can recor d a movie wit h a value ad juste d with th e defocusi ng effec t. 1 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent[...]

44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brightne ss You can adj ust the bright ness easily in [ Photo Crea tivity ]. 1 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent A uto ] or [S upe rio r Aut o]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Brightness] . 4 Select the desired br ightness . : You c an make images brig hter. : You ca n mak e image s[...]

45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Col or You can adju st th e color easily in [Phot o Creat ivity ]. 1 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent A uto ] or [S upe rio r Aut o]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Color]. 4 Select the desired co lor. : You can make the colo r warm. : You can make the colo r cool. Select [ AUTO] t[...]

46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Vividness You can a djust the vividne ss easily in [Photo Cre ativity]. 1 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent A uto ] or [S upe rio r Aut o]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Vivid ness]. 4 Select the desired vi vidness. : You can m ake image s vivid. : You can make i mages fain t. Sele[...]

47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can set [ Pictur e Effe ct] easi ly in [P hoto Crea tivity ]. Selec t the de sired eff ect fi lter t o achieve more impressive and artistic e xpression: 1 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent A uto ] or [S upe rio r Aut o]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Picture Eff[...]

48 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • When [Partial Color] is selected, im ages may not retain the se lected co lor, depend ing on the s ubject. • The ava ilable pic ture effec ts are limit ed with [P hoto Crea tivity]. Als o, fine adjus tment is no t availab le. You c an use more p icture effects and ma ke fine adjustm ent wit h O[...]

49 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 Press D ISP (Display Contents) on the control wh eel repeat edly to select the de sir ed mod e. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Cam era] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)]. Durin g pla[...]

50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Level Indicates whethe r the camera is level in bot h the hori zontal an d front-b ack direct ions. When th e camera is level in both dir ections, the indica tor turns to g reen. • If you tilt the came ra to the fron t or ba ck to a lar ge degr ee, the level indica tor may h ave a la rge ma rgi n o[...]

51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index During playback Display Info. Sho ws re co rd ing in format ion . Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information. No Disp. In fo. Does not sh ow recor ding i nformat ion. z What is histogram? The histogr am display s the lumina nce distrib ution that[...]

52 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 desi red va lue. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposur e Comp.] t desired valu e. • You ca nnot use [E xposure Comp.] when usin g the follo wing func t[...]

53 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 the cont rol whee l t des ire d mo de. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t de sired mod e. • You ca nnot chan ge the setti ng when u sing the fol lowing fu nctions : – [Hand -hel[...]

54 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cont. S hootin g Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the cont rol whee l t [Cont. Shooting ]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooting]. • You ca nnot use [C ont. Sh ooting] w ith the foll owing fun ctions: – [Scene Selec[...]

55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Spd Priorit y Cont. The ca mera cont inues to shoot as long as th e shutter butt on is pressed. You ca n continuo usly shoot at a rate faste r than that of [Co nt. Shooting] (at a maximum of ab out 10 im ages per s econd ). 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the cont rol whee l t [Spd Priorit y Cont.]. Or, MENU t [C[...]

56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the cont rol whee l t [Self-time r]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode ) and selec t [Singl e Shootin g]. When using the touc h shutter, a be ep sounds if the subjec t that you touch on t[...]

57 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-t imer (Cont) Continuo usly shoots the numbe r of images you have set after 10 seconds. You can choose the best shot from several shots taken. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the cont rol whee l t [Self-time r(Cont)] . Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer(Cont)]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To can[...]

58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brac ket : Cont. Shoots 3 im ages whi le automati cally shifting the exposure f rom base, to darker, and t hen to lighter. Press and hold down the shu tter butt on until th e bracket recording 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) [...]

59 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 o n the RMT-DSLR1 and RM T-DSLR2 Wireless R emote Com mander (so ld separate ly) or using the START/ STOP butto n (Movie b utton: RMT -DSLR2 onl y). Refer to th e opera ting instru ction s s[...]

60 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 (IS O) o n th e cont rol whee l t desired setting. Or, MENU t [Brightn ess/Color ] t [ISO] t desi red setting . • [ISO A UTO] is selec ted when usin g the follo wing functio ns: – [Intel lig ent Au to] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t[...]

61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Displays mul tiple images at the same time . 1 Press the (Playback) button to s witch to the playback mode. 2 Press (Imag e Index) on the contro l wheel. 6-imag e index appears. You can switch to 12-image index; MENU t [Playb ack ] t [Image Index] . 3 To retu rn to the single- image play[...]

62 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the Fn button Fn (F unctio n) butt on Exec ute set tings or fu nctions th at are used re lativel y frequent ly. When the display setting is set to [For vie wfinder], you can switch the screen t o Quick Navi scre en by pressing the Fn (Fun ction) button. On the Quic k Navi screen,[...]

63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s with the AEL butt on (NEX- 6 only) AEL bu tton (N EX-6 only) 1 Focus on the spot for which you wa nt to set the exposure. 2 Press t he AEL button . The exp osure val ue is fixed an d the (AE lock) lights up. 3 Holdi ng the AEL bu tton down , focus on you r subject an d shoot. Sele c[...]

64 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the mode dial ( NEX-6 only) Intel lig ent Auto The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [Flash Mode] is set to [Flash Off ], [Autofla sh] or [Fill -flash]. • You ca n shoot eve n if the cam era has not r ecognized th e scene[...]

65 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Photo Cre ativity You can access the [P hoto Creativity] menu by pressing the botto m part of the control wheel in [Inte lligent Au to] or [Su perior Auto] mode. Usin g the [Pho to Creativi ty] menu, you c an change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative photo graphy (p age 42). z [...]

66 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Superior Auto The ca mera auto matically recognizes an d evalua tes the shooting con ditions, and the approp riate set tings are set aut omatica lly. The ca mera shoo ts images wi th a wider range of shooti ng functions than those of Intelligent Aut o shooting, such as A uto HDR, and chooses the best[...]

67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Photo Cre ativity You can access the [P hoto Creativity] menu by pressing the botto m part of the control wheel in [Inte lligent Au to] or [Su perior Auto] mode. Usin g the [Pho to Creativi ty] menu, you c an change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative p hotography ( page 42).[...]

68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to s hoot w ith p reset s ettin gs ac cordin g to t he sc ene. 1 Set the shoo ti ng mo de t o [S cene Sel ecti on] . 2 Select the desired m ode usin g the contro l wheel. You can select another Sce ne Selecti on mode by tur ning the contr ol dial. (Por trait) Blurs away b[...]

69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • In the [N ight Scen e] and [Nig ht Portra it] modes, th e shutter speed is slo wer, so us e of a tripod is reco mmen ded to p rev ent th e i mage fro m bl urr ing. • In the [H and-hel d Twiligh t] or [Anti M otion Bl ur] mode, th e shutt er clicks 6 ti mes and an im age is reco rded . • If yo[...]

70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to cre ate a p anorami c image from composed images. • If you ca nnot pan th e camera across the e ntire subj ect wit hin the giv en time, a gra y area occu rs in the comp osed image. If this happ ens, move the camera fas t to record a full panora mic image. • When you s[...]

71 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Swee p Panorama ] is not suita ble when sho oting the fo llowing subjects : – Subje cts in motion. – Subje cts that are too c lose to the c amera. – Subje cts with a re peating pa ttern suc h as tiles, and subjects w ith little co ntrast suc h as sky, sand y beach, or lawn . – Subje cts [...]

72 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 selec t [Flash Off] an d [Autof lash] in [Fl ash Mode]. When you want to fire the f lash, raise th e flas h. When yo u do not fire the flas h, push do wn the fla sh.[...]

73 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 fir ework s. • Since the shutter speed beco mes slow and the camer a-shake tends to occ ur more ea sily, it is reco mmen ded that y ou u se a tr ipo d. • The lon ger the exp osure tim e, the more[...]

74 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 ways by ad justing 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 lo w speed shutt er. You can adju st th e shutt er spee d al so duri ng movie r[...]

75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aper ture Pri orit y Blurs or sharpe ns things in front of and be yond the subject. Y ou can adjust the apertu re value als o dur ing movi e reco rdi ng. 1 Set the shoo ti ng mo de t o [ Aper tur e Pr io rit y]. 2 Select the desired va lue with th e control dial . Smaller F-va lue: The subjec t is in[...]

76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Auto Whil e expos ure (shutte r spee d and aper ture) is adjusted by the ca mera au tomatica lly, yo u can se t shoo ting f unct ions such as I SO sen siti vity, Crea tive Styl e, D -Rang e opti mizer . 1 Set the shooti ng mode t o [Program Auto ]. 2 Set t he shoo ti ng fun ct ions to your de[...]

77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Mode In dark en vironment s, use the flash to sho ot the subject bri ghtly and to preve nt camera- shak e. Wh en sh ootin g agai nst the s un, use the fla sh to l ighte n the ima ge of the ba cklit subject. NEX -6: NEX -5R : 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Flash Mode] t desi red mod e. 2 When yo u want t[...]

78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The def ault settin g depend s on the sho oting mo de. • Ava ilab le flas h mode depen ds on th e shoo ting mod e. • You ca nnot use th e flash when re cording movies. • When an extern al flash (sold separate ly) is a ttached to Mul ti Interf ace Sho e, the state o f the ex ternal f lash ha[...]

79 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [AF/MF Se lect] t desired m ode. • If you tu rn the focu sing ring whe n [DMF] or [M anual Focus ] is selecte d, the ima ge is enlar ged autom atically to enable yo u to check focus area e asier. Yo u can prev ent the [...]

80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [AF/MF Se lect] t [DMF]. 2 Press t he shutter button halfwa y down to fo cus automa tically. 3 Keep the shutter button h alfway down, ro tate the fo cusing ring of the lens to achiev e a sharper focus. • [Auto focus Mode] is fixed to [S ingle-sh ot AF]. DMF (Direct M anual Focu[...]

81 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 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Area ] t desir ed mode. • When this functi on is set to other tha n [Multi] , you cann ot use t he [Face Dete ction] fun ction . •[...]

82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Phase Detection AF Area If the Phase Dete ction AF ranging poi nts are displ ayed inside the selected auto focus area , the camera fo cuses using the Ph ase Detectio n AF and the contrast AF in combinatio n. You can set the displ ay of the Phase Dete ction AF rangi ng points by selec ting MENU t [ [...]

83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t he fo cus method t o suit the mo vement of the subject . 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Mode] t des ired mode. • [Si ngle-sho t AF] is sele cted whe n using the followin g function s: – [Intel lig ent Au to] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [Self-t imer] – [Scene S[...]

84 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch S hutt er (NEX- 5R only) The ca mera adju sts the focus and rel eases the shu tter automatic ally when you si mply touch the subject that you w ant to focus on the scr een. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Touch Shutter] t [On] . • The tou ch shutte r icon is not disp layed in th e following situation s[...]

85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Obje ct Tr acking Conti nuously tra ck a mo ving subjec t. NEX -6: NEX -5R : • Track ing may be diff icult in the followin g situatio ns: – 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. –[...]

86 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tracking the face you want to shoo t The ca mera sto ps tracking a subje ct when th e subject moves o ff of the screen. W hen [Fa ce Detectio n] is set to [On] and the subject to be tracked is a face, if the face disappear s from the scre en whil e the came ra is trac king, and then return s to th [...]

87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Zoom With the [Z oom] fe ature of th e camera, th e camer a allows you to use a high er magn ification zoom than the optical zo om factor of t he zoom lens t o magnify the image. The maxi mum zoom scal e that ca n be set wi th the [Zo om] feat ure of th e camera depends on the set ting of [Im age Siz[...]

88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * Zoom scale in the defaul t settin g • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [Swee p Pano rama] – [Smil e Shutt er] – [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] in [Quality ] • You ca nnot use th e [Zoom] feature in M ENU when a lens with po wer zoom is attache d. When yo u op[...]

89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Dete ction Det ects the fa ces of your su bjects an d adjust s the focus, exposure, flash settings and perform i mage pr ocessing autom aticall y. You can sele ct t he prio rity fa ce to b e foc used on. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce De tection] t desired m ode. • You ca nnot use [F ace Detectio[...]

90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Reg istra tion If you regi ster faces in ad vance, the camera can detec t the registere d face as a priori ty when [Fac e Dete ctio n] is se t to [O n (Regi st. Fa ces)]. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Face Re gistr ation] t desi red mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Face Re gistr ation] t [N ew R egis tra tio[...]

91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smil e, the sh utter is release d automa tical ly. You can se t the sen sitivi ty to d etec t a smil e with OP TION . • You ca nnot use [S mile Shutte r] with the follo wing fun ctions: – [Hand -held Twilig ht], [An ti Motion Blu r] in [Scen e Selectio n][...]

92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for better capturing of s miles • The shutter ope rates when any per son whose smile is detected. • If a face is r egistered, the camer a detect s the smile of that face only . • If a sm ile is not det ected, set the sensitiv ity with OP TION. 1 Do not cover the eyes wit h the bangs. Do [...]

93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Port. Framing When the came ra dete cts and shoot s a face , the captu red image i s auto maticall y trimme d into i ts optimal compo sition . Both t he or iginal a nd the trimme d images a re save d. The trimmed image is reco rded in the sa me size a s the origin al imag e siz e. 1 MENU t [Ca m[...]

94 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 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Soft Skin Effect] t [On]. 2 To set the inte nsity of th e Soft Skin Effect, OPTION t desired set ting. You can se t the in tensit y of the [Soft Skin E ffect ] with O PTIO N[...]

95 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 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Shoo tin g Tip Li st] . 2 Search for the desi red shooti ng tip. Turn the control wheel to sc roll the text up and d[...]

96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DISP Button (Mon itor ) Allows you to sele ct the screen display modes t hat can b e selec ted with [Displ ay Conte nts] (pag e 49) i n shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Bu tton(Monitor)]. 2 Select the desired m ode. The i tems mark ed with ar e available . Graphic Disp lay Shows basic shooti[...]

97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index For vi ewfi nd er Shows only shooting infor mation on the screen (no image). Sele ct this option when you shoot using a viewfinde r (sold sep arately for th e NEX-5R). Press the Fn (F unction) button and select a function for which yo u want to change the setting . The settin g screen for t he select[...]

98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age si ze dete rmin es the size o f the i mage file that is reco rded wh en yo u reco rd an image. The lar ger t he imag e siz e, the more detail will be re produc ed wh en the image i s pr inted on lar ge-f ormat pape r. The small er t he imag e siz e, th e more imag es can b e r [...]

99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for select ing the image size The i mages appe ar di fferent ly, de pending o n th e mode selected. The images are scroll ed when you press the center of the control wheel. Sta ndard W ide[...]

100 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of still images. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Aspect Ratio ] t desired m ode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when sh ooting in [Sweep Pano rama] mode . 3:2 Standard a spect ratio. Suitable for prints. 16:9 For vie wing on a high- definit ion TV. Notes[...]

101 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t he comp ression format of stil l image s. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Qualit y] t desired mode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when sh ooting in [Sweep Pano rama] mode . • You ca nnot add D POF (print or der) regis tration to RAW format images. • You ca nnot use [A uto HDR ] with[...]

102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Panorama Direction Sets the direc tion to pan the ca mera when you sho ot [Sweep Panora ma] images. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Panorama Dir ection] t desired mod e. (Right) Pan the c amera i n the directi on you se t. (Lef t) (Up) (Down )[...]

103 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Forma t Selects th e movie file forma t. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Fi le Form at] t desi red mod e. AVCHD Records 60i/50i movies , 24p/25p movi es or 6 0p/50p mo vies i n AVCHD f ormat. Th is file format is suitable for v iewing the movie on a high-de finition TV. You can create a Blu- ray Disc,[...]

104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size , frame rate, and ima ge qu ality fo r movi e reco rding. The hi gher th e data rate (average bi t-rate) per second , the higher t he image quali ty. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [ Recor d Se tt in g] t desired mode . * 1080 60 i-comp atible device ** 1080 50i -co[...]

105 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 the co lor t emperat ure o f the imag e did not come ou t as you expec ted, or when you wan t to chan ge the color te mperature on purpose for photogra phic expression. 1 MENU t [...]

106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [White Balanc e] t desired m ode. 2 As necessary, OPTION t adjust the col or temper ature by press ing the top/ bot tom/ ri ght /le ft pa rts of the co ntro l whee l. Or touc h the graph on t he screen to adjust the col or temperat ure (NEX- 5R only) . You c an adjust [...]

107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [White Balanc e] t [Custom Setup]. 2 Hold th e camera so that the white area ful ly covers the AF ar ea located in the cen ter, and then pr ess the shut ter button do wn. The sh utter click s and the c alibrated v alues (colo r temper ature and co lor filter) are displ[...]

108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Meteri ng M ode Select s the mete ring mode th at sets which par t of the su bject t o measure t o deter mine the expos ure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Metering M ode] t desired m ode. • If you se t [Meterin g Mode] t o other than [Multi], th e [Face Detec tion] func tion cann ot be used. •[...]

109 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. NEX -6: 1 Pres s [...]

110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t des ired m ode . • You ca n select [D RO/Aut o HDR] only in the foll owing mode s: –[ 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[...]

111 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 corre ct brig htne ss ( HDR: Hi gh Dy nami c Ran ge) . 1 ima ge wi th p rop er e xpos ure a nd 1 overl aid ima ge ar e re cord ed. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Aut o HDR] . 2 OPTION t desir[...]

112 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 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Picture Eff ect] t desired mode. (Off) Disable s the Pictu re Effec t functio n. (Toy C amera) Creates the look of a T oy Camera pho to wit h shad ed c orner s and pron oun ced col[...]

113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ca n select [Pi cture Effe ct] only in the following modes: –[ 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] • You ca nnot use [P icture Effec t] with [RA W] and [RAW & JPEG] image s. • Th e [Toy Came ra] and [ Mini ature ] e [...]

114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to sele ct the desired image pr ocessing. 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 Selec tion] wh ere the camera adjust s the ex posure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Creative Style] t desired m o[...]

115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t de sired mod e. • You ca n select up to 100 imag es. Multiple Img . Delete s the selected images. Pre ss the center of the contr ol wheel to select OK. Or, touch the image and sele ct OK (NEX-5R only) . [...]

116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Still/Movie Select Sele cts the uni t of ima ge s to be p laye d ba ck. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t de sir ed mod e. Folder View(S till) Displa ys stil l images by fol der. Folder View(MP4) Disp lay s MP4 mo vies by fold er. AVCHD V iew Displays AVCHD movies.[...]

117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slide Show Plays ba ck im ages automat ically . Plays bac k only 3D image s in Slide Show on the 3D TV connec ted to the cam era. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Sl ide Show ] t desired mode t OK. • You ca nnot paus e the Slide Show. To sto p the Slide Show, p ress the cen ter of the co ntrol whe el. • [...]

118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View on Smartphon e You ca n transfer still images to a Smart phone and view the m. Download the app lication “Pla yMemories Mob ile” to your S martphone from the appl icatio n store. • Some images may no t be dis played on the Smartph one depen ding o n the recor ding format. • You ca n onl[...]

119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Transferring images to Andr oid using “Pla yMemorie s Mobile” 1 Star t “ Play Mem ori es Mo bil e” on An dr oid. 2 Select the camer a (DIRE CT-xxxx: NEX-x xx). 3 Enter the password that is displayed on the camer a. Andr oid is co nnect ed to th e came ra. 4 Follow the instructi ons on the sc[...]

120 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Transferring images to iOS using “PlayMemories Mobile” 1 Select the camer a (DIRE CT-xxxx: NEX-x xx) on the W i-Fi setting scr een of the iOS. 2 Enter the password that is displayed on the camer a. iOS is connecte d to the cam era. 3 Start “PlayMemorie s Mobile” on the iOS. 4 Follow the inst[...]

121 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Send to Comp uter You ca n easily back up im ages by transfe rring them t o a comput er connecte d to the networ k. Before savin g, install the softw are “PlayMemori es Home” on your computer, connec t the comput er a nd th e came ra us ing a USB ca ble, and r egist er t he came ra t o “Play M[...]

122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View on TV If the camera a nd TV are not con nected usi ng an HD MI cable, you can view images on a netwo rk-enab led TV by t ran sferr ing th e image fr om the camera . You can c hange the settings for t he slideshow by pressing OPTION. * The set tings are ef fective on ly for BRA VIA TV which is c[...]

123 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 (Pri nt order) mark is disp layed on registered images (DPOF: Digi tal Print Orde r Format). 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Specify P rinting] t desir ed set ti ng. • You ca nnot add t[...]

124 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 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t desir ed mode. 6 Images Displays 6 images. 12 Images D isplays 12 images. z Displaying a desi red folder To select a desired folder , select the bar to the left of the image inde x scree[...]

125 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 MENU t [Playbac k] t [ Enlarge I mage]. 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the co ntrol wh eel. Or, touch or on th e screen ( NEX-5R only). 3 Select the portion you want to see by pressing t he top/botto m/right/[...]

126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image coun ter-clo ckwise. Use th is to display a horizontal ori entati on 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 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Rotate]. 2 Press t he [...]

127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s rec orded image s aga inst accid ental eras ure. The mar k is displayed on pr otected ima ges. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t desi red mode. • You can p rotec t up to 10 0 im ages at a time. Multiple Img . Applie s or cancels the protec tion of the selected im ages. Press t[...]

128 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Volume Settings Adjusts the soun d volume of movies in 8 steps. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Volume Sett ings] t desired va lue. z Adjusting the volume duri ng playback The [Vol ume Set tings] scre en appea rs when you press t he bot tom of t he contro l wheel w hile playing ba ck movies. You can adjust [...]

129 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL w/ s hutter Sets wh ether or not to fi x the exposure w hen you pres s the shutter button halfway dow n. • When [Autofoc us Mode] is se t to [Contin uous AF], the [Off] se ttings for [ AEL w/ shutt er] is inv alid, an d the cam era fixes th e exposure fo r the first im age when yo u press the [...]

130 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 minato r allo ws the c amera t o focus easily when the shutt er bu tton i s pre ssed ha lfw ay, un til the fo cus is locked . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Illumi nator] [...]

131 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Phase D etection AF Area Sets wh ether or not to displ ay the Phase Detec tion AF ranging po ints on the scree n. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Phase Detection AF Area] t desi red mode . • When the apertu re value is gr eater than F6.3, Phase Detect ion AF is un availabl e. You ca n only use Contras t AF. ?[...]

132 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Red Eye Re duct ion When using the fl ash, it is fired 2 or more times befor e shootin g to reduce the red-eye phenom enon. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Red Eye R eduction] t des ire d set ti ng. • You ca nnot use [Red Eye Redu ction] in th e following s ituations : – [Hand -held Twilig ht] or [An ti Mot[...]

133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting The sen sors in the Ele ctronic View finder (sold sep arately for the N EX-5R) ca n detect whether i t is be ing use d and t he camer a switch es the displa y. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desired set ting. Auto When you look into the El ectronic View finder, t he dis[...]

134 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 exposur e compensat ion, white bala nce, [Cre ative S tyl e], o r [Pi cture Eff ect] o n t he LCD s cre en. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Live View Disp lay] t desire d setting . • You ca n select [Se tting Effe ct OFF] in [...]

135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can chec k the recor ded i mage on the LCD sc reen r ight aft er the sho oting . You can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Aut o Re view ] t desired settin g. • In auto rev iew, the imag e will not be dis played in the vertical pos ition even if [Playback Display] i[...]

136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The gri d line will help you to adj ust the comp osition of images. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Grid Line ] t desi re d sett ing . Rule of 3rds G rid Place main subjects clos e to one o f the gr id lines that divide th e image into thir ds for a w[...]

137 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 is us eful for m acro o r portrait sh ooting that requires fine foc us adjustm ents. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea ki ng Lev el ] t desired se tting. • Since the camera judges tha t sharp [...]

138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used f or the peaki ng fu nctio n in manu al fo cus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea ki ng Co lor ] t desired se tting. • This fu nction can not be set w hen [Pea king Level] is set to [Off] . White Enhances ou tlines in white . Red Enhances o utlines in red. Yellow Enha nces [...]

139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Clea r Image Zoom Sets whe ther o r not to us e [Cle ar Imag e Zoom] when t he [Zo om] fe ature of the ca mera is used (page 87). Z ooms an imag e with higher qu ality than [D igital Zoom ]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Clear Image Zoom] t de sir ed se tti ng. • You ca nnot use [C lear Image Z oom] with th[...]

140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Digi tal Zoo m Sets wheth er to use [ Digit al Zoom] o r not when th e [Zoom] feature of the came ra is used (page 87) . Zooms an imag e wit h hi gher magnif icat ion than [Cle ar I mage Zo om] b ut the imag e qualit y d eterio rates comp ared t o [C lear I mage Z oom]. This featu re c an be also av[...]

141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-portrait Self-timer (NEX- 5R only) Sets whether to set the shooting mode to the 3-se cond delay sel f-timer when the LC D screen is tilted upward about 1 80 degre es. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Se lf-p ortra it Se lf- timer ] t [O n] . • The sel f-timer la mp does no t flash. • You ca nnot use [S [...]

142 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index S. Auto Image Extract. Sets w hether or not to save all the im ages that were shot c ontinuou sly in [Super ior Auto] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [S. Auto Image Extrac t.] t desired sett ing. • Even when y ou set [ S. Auto Image Ex tract.] to [Off] w ith [Ha nd-he ld Twiligh t] sel ected fr om recog[...]

143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scr een automa tica lly to make manual -foc using easi er. This works in the [Ma nual Focus] or [DMF] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t desired se tting. 2 Turn th e focusing ring to adjust the focus. The i mage is en larged by 4.8 time s. You can enlarge t[...]

144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Ti me Sets the length o f time the im age will be show n in an expande d form fo r the [ MF Assist] function . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist Tim e] t desire d setting. • This fu nction can not be set w hen [MF Ass ist] is set to [Off]. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt [...]

145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are re presente d using comb in atio ns of numbers or the ra nge 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Col or Space ] t desired sett ing. • Adob e RGB is for appl ica[...]

146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index SteadyShot Sets w hether o r not y ou use the [SteadySh ot] func tion of t he lens. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t de sire d se tt ing. • [On] is selected when using the following function s: – [Hand -held Twilig ht], [An ti Motion Blu r] in [Scen e Selectio n] • You ca nnot set [S teadySho[...]

147 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Releas e w/o Lens] t desired se tting. • Corre ct meterin g cannot be ac hieved wh en you use lenses tha t do not provid e a lens cont act, such as the lens o f an ast ron omi cal [...]

148 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 se parately for the NEX -5R). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Eye-S tart A F] t desi red se tti ng. • This ite m is availa ble only w hen the LA-E A2 Mount Adap tor (sold s eparately ) is attache d. On A[...]

149 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Front Curtai n Shutter] t desire d set ting . • Whe n you shoo t at hig h shut ter sp eeds with a lar ge dia mete r lens at ta ched, th e ghos ting of a[...]

150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Long Expos ure NR When you set the shutter spee d to one second or longer (lon g exposure shoo ting), noise reductio n is t urned o n for the du ration that t he shut ter is open. With t he func tion t urned on, the gra iny noise typica l of long exposures is redu ced. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [L ong Exp [...]

151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index High ISO NR When shooti ng with high IS O sensiti vity, the ca mera red uces noi se that become s more notic eable when th e camera se nsitivity is high. When noise reduction is in effect, a messag e may appear and you cannot take another pictu re. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [High ISO NR] t de sir ed set ti[...]

152 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Shading Compen sates for t he sh aded c orner s of the s cree n, ca used by cer tai n lens char acte rist ics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp. : Shad ing] t de sired setting . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • The a moun t of l igh t aro und th e ed ges may no [...]

153 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desi red se tt ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. Auto Reduce s the co lor deviation automatic[...]

154 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp.: Distortion] t desire d sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • Depen ding on th e lens attac hed, [Lens Comp.: Dis tortion][...]

155 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Prio rity Tracking Sets w hether to p referen tial ly-tr ack a cert ain face o r not w hen t he came ra d etec ts th at face du ring object tracking. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Face Pr io rit y Tr acki ng] t desire d setting. • When [Face Detecti on] is set to [Off], [Face Priority T racking] i s se[...]

156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Slo w Shu tter Set whether or not to adjust the shu tter speed aut omatica lly when recor ding movies if the subjec t is dark. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Auto Slow Shu tter] t desire d setting. • [Auto Slow Shut ter] is avai lable if bot h of the foll owing con ditions are met. – [Int elligent Aut[...]

157 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Mov ie A udio Re c] t de sire d set ting . • The sou nd of the le ns and the ca mera in opera tion will also be reco rded, when [On] is selecte d. On Records sound (st ereo). Off Does not recor[...]

158 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Wind Noise Reduct .] t desire d setting. • Settin g this item to [On] where wind is not b lowing suffi ciently ha rd may cau se normal so und to be rec orded with too low volume . • Wh[...]

159 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 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.]. 2 [AF Adjustmen t Setting] t [On]. 3 [amount] t desired va lue t OK. • It is re commen[...]

160 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 last time. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Menu sta rt] t desired setting. Top Alway s displays the first screen of the menu. Previous Displays the last item set. This[...]

161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Function Menu Settings Assign s functions to the Fn (Function ) button. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [F unct ion M enu Set ti ngs] t Assigns th e desired function to [Cu stom 1] to [Custom 6] . Defau lt sett ings F unctions th at can be assig ned to the Fn bu tton Custom 1 AF/MF Select Custom 2 Autofo cus Mo [...]

162 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MOVIE Button Sets whether or not to activate th e MOVIE bu tton. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MO VIE Butt on] t desired set ting. On Activate s the MOVIE button . Off D eactivates th e MOVIE b utton.[...]

163 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Cus tom Key Sett ings ] t Assigns functions to the soft keys using [Func. of AEL button] (NEX-6 only) or [Soft [...]

164 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Custo m Key Settin gs] is avail able with the following shooting modes. A function tha t has been as signed to the so ft key is call ed only in th e followi ng shooting mode. –[ 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] • The set t[...]

165 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. NEX -6: 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Custom Key Setti ngs] t [Func. of AEL butt on]. 2 Select[...]

166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch Operati on (NEX-5R onl y) Sets whether or not to operate th e camer a using the touc h panel. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Tou ch O per ati on] t desired set ting. • Even if [On] is sele cted, you ca nnot oper ate the cam era via the touch pane l in the follo wing situ ation s: – The cam era is out[...]

167 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Bee p] t desi red se tt ing. On Audible signa ls will be emitted when you operate the contr ol wheel, sof t k eys and contro l dial. The a udible s ignals a lso tu rn on when you touc h the screen (NEX-5R only). Of[...]

168 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 MENU t [Setup] t [ La nguage] t de sired lang uage.[...]

169 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the date an d time aga in. • The cam era does not have a fea ture for su perimpo sing dates on images . By using “P layMemor ies Home ” on the C D-ROM (su pplied), yo u can print or save ima ges with th e date. • You ca nnot set the date and time by touchin g the scree [...]

170 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 amer a abro ad. • You ca nnot selec t an area by touchi ng the scre en (NEX- 5R only). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Area Sett ing] t desi red se tt ing. 2 Press the right or left [...]

171 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Help Guide Display You ca n set whether to disp lay the help guid e when you ope rate the came ra. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Hel p Guide Dis play ] t desired se tting. On Displays the help gui de. Off Does not display the help gui de.[...]

172 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Save You can sho rten the wa iting time unt il the camer a is tu rned of f when it is not being operat ed to preve nt the batt ery from bei ng consumed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Save] t desired se tting. • Whe n the AC-P W20 AC Ada ptor ( sol d sepa rate ly) is us ed, t his f unc tion cann [...]

173 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Saving Start Time You can se t time in terv als to switch to pow er sav e mode . To re turn to shoo ting mo de, perform an o peration such as pressing the shutter b utton h alfway down . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Saving Start Time] t des ire d sett in g. • Turn of f the came ra when yo u do [...]

174 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index LCD Brightness You ca n adjust the brigh tness of the LC D screen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [LCD Brightness] t desired se tting. Manual Allows you to ad just the brig htness withi n the range of –2 to +2 . Sunny Weather Sets the b rightness appropria tely f or shoot ing outdo ors.[...]

175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Viewfind er Br ight. When you u se Elect ronic View finder (sold sep arately fo r the NEX -5R), the bright ness of Electro nic Vie wfinder is auto mati cally a djuste d to t he ambi ent li ghtin g condi tions. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Viewfinder Br ight.] 2 Look th rough the vi ewfinder an d select th e [...]

176 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Color Select s the co lor o f the LCD sc reen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Color ] t desir ed setting. Black Turn s to the sele cted color. White Blue Pink[...]

177 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wide Image Selects th e method used for displaying t he wide imag es. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Wide Imag e] t desi red setting. Full Screen Displays t he wide imag es on th e entire screen. Normal Displays t he wide images and the operation informati on on the screen.[...]

178 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Playback Display ] t des ired sett ing. Auto Ro tate Displa ys in the portrait positio n. Manual Rotat e Display s in the lan dscape p osition.[...]

179 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 separa tely), you can sel ect HDMI Re solution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution ] t desi red sett ing. • If you ca nnot di splay the screen pro[...]

180 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 205 on “BRAV IA” Sync. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired s[...]

181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index USB Connection Selec ts the appropri ate USB connect ion method for each comput er or USB de vice connecte d to t he c amera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [USB Conn ection] t desired sett ing. • The con nection may take a lo ng time w hen [Auto] is s elected. • If the cam era is not recognize d by the com[...]

182 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the im age se nsor. • A blow er is not sup plied wit h the came ra. Use a com merciall y availabl e blower. • Clean ing can be perf ormed onl y when the bat tery lev el is (3 remaini ng battery icons) or more . The use of an AC-PW20 AC A daptor (sold separate [...]

183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Calibrati on (N EX-5R only) Enabl es you to perfo rm calibration w hen the touc h panel buttons do no t react at th e approp riate points wh ere you touch. • If you to uch [Cancel ] to stop calibratio n mid-wa y, any ad justmen ts made up t o that point are not app lied. • If you fa il to touch [...]

184 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Version Displays th e version of you r camera and lens. Confirm th e versio n when a firmware upda te is r eleas ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Version] . • An up date ca n be pe rformed only whe n the ba ttery le vel is (3 re maining battery icons) or mor e. We rec ommend tha t you use a su fficientl y [...]

185 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 (d emonstr atio n), wh en th e cam era ha s no t been oper ated for a c ertain time . Norma lly select [Off]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Dem o Mo de] t desired setting. • You ca n set this ite m only [...]

186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Initia lize Initiali zes t he setti ng to t he defau lt sett ing. Ev en if you activ ate [In itia lize], the im ages a re reta ined. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Initialize] t the desire d setting . • Be sure not to turn off th e camera whil e resettin g. • In som e cases, no thing may ap pear on the scr[...]

187 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 r ecommen ded that you format t he c ard usin g the camera for st able performan ce of the me mory car d before shootin g. Note that f ormatti ng perma nentl y erases all data o n the memory card[...]

188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Number Sel ects th e met hod to use to assi gn file numb ers to still i mage s and MP4 mo vies. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [File Number] t de sired setti ng. Series The camera does not reset number s, and assigns number s to files in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.” Reset The came ra res[...]

189 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Folder Name Still images yo u shoot are re corded in a f older t hat is automat ical ly creat ed un der the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fo lder Nam e] t desire d sett ing . • The mo vie folde r form is fixed as “fo lder num ber + A[...]

190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select Shoot. Folder When a [Standa rd Form] folder is se lected under [Folde r Name ] and ther e are 2 or mor e folders, you can select the r ecording folder to which still images an d MP4 mo vies are recor ded. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot. Folder] t desired folder. • You ca nnot selec t the[...]

191 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index New Folder Create s a ne w fo lder i n the memory card to wh ich s till images and MP4 mov ies a re recor ded. Images are r ecor ded in the newl y crea ted folde r unt il y ou cr eate anoth er fo lder o r se lect anoth er recording fol der. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [New Fol der ]. A new folder i s created[...]

192 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recove r Image DB When inco nsist enci es are cau sed in the imag e databa se file by proce ssin g files on comput ers, etc., images on t he me mory c ard w ill no t b e play ed bac k on t his c amer a. If these in consis tencies happen, the ca mera r epair s the fil e. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Rec ove r[...]

193 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Card Sp ace Displays the re mainin g recor ding ti me of m ovies o n the memory c ard. Nu mber of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Ca rd Space].[...]

194 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 MENU t [Setup] t [Upl oad Sett ings] t desired setti ng. • [Power Save ] does not w ork while the camera[...]

195 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index WPS Push If your acce ss point has the WPS button, you can register the a ccess point to the came ra easily by pu shing the WPS button . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [WP S Pu sh]. 2 Pres s th e WP S bu tton on the acce ss p oi nt y ou wa nt to r egi ste r. • Depen ding on th e access po int, [WPS P ush] may[...]

196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Acce ss Point Set tings You ca n register your access point man ually. Before starting the proce dure, che ck the SSI D name of the acc ess point, sec urity system , and pa ssw ord. The p ass word may be pr eset in s ome devi ces. F or d etai ls, see the acce ss point o perati ng instr uctio ns. •[...]

197 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index When manual cha racter entry is required , a keyboa rd is displayed on the screen. Select t he desired button usi ng the top/bo ttom/right/ left areas of the cont rol wheel and enter by pressi ng the cen ter. You ca n operate th e keyboard by touchin g the scree n (NEX-5R only ). How to us e the key[...]

198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Depend ing on the status or the set ting method of you r access point, you may w ant to set more it ems. • To give the registe red acces s point priority, set [Prior ity Connecti on] to [On ]. Other setting items Screen names Fu nctio ns Priority Connection Sel ects [O n] or [Off ] for [Pri ority [...]

199 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Edit Device Name You ca n change the dev ice name un der Wi-Fi Direct . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Ed it De vic e Na me] . 2 Select the input box, then input th e device nam e t OK. For input me thod, refe r to “How to use the keyboar d” (page 19 7).[...]

200 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Disp MAC Address Displays the MAC addr ess of the camera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Disp MAC Address].[...]

201 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t View on Smartphone The ca mera s hares th e connec tion infor mation for [View on Smartp hone] wi th a dev ice that has per mission to conn ect. If you want to cha nge the device t hat is permitted to connec t to t he ca mera, r eset the co nnect ion in forma tion b y foll owi ng th ese ste p[...]

202 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t Network Setting s Resets all the network sett ings to de fault setti ngs. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Res et Net work Set tin gs] .[...]

203 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Connecting with other equipment Viewing imag es on a T V To view images on the cam era using a TV, an HDMI cable (sol d separately ) and an HD TV equi pped with an H DMI connec tor are require d. Refer also to th e operating instruct ions supp lied with the TV. 1 Turn of f both your cam era and the [...]

204 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z On “PhotoTV HD” This cam era is c ompatible w ith the “PhotoTV HD” stan dard. If you connec t Sony Photo TV HD-compatib le devices usi ng an HDMI cabl e (sold separately ), the TV is set to the image qualit y suitable for viewing stil l images, and a whole new wor ld of pho tos can b e enj[...]

205 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 Conn ect a TV that suppo rts “BRAV IA” Sync to the ca mera. The input is autom atically swit ched and the image shot with t [...]

206 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using wit h your computer Follo wing ap plic atio ns ar e cont aine d on the CD -ROM ( sup plied) to allow more v ersat ile use of i mages shot with your came ra. • “Image Data Conv erter ” You ca n ope n RAW fo rmat image fil es. • “ PlayMemori es Home” You can imp ort still images or m[...]

207 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 images vi a a USB conn ection . • Opera tion is not assured in an enviro nment base d on an up grade of th e operati ng system s descri bed above or in a multi -boot env ironment. • If you co[...]

208 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trator . 1 Turn on y our comput er, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive. The installa tion menu scr een appears. • If the i nstallati on menu screen d oes not appe ar, double-cli ck [Computer] (For Windows XP: [My Computer]) t (PM HOME) t [...]

209 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index With “Image Data Converter” , you can do the fo llowing: • You can pla y back a nd edi t imag es rec orded in RAW fo rmat w ith var ious corr ecti ons, such a s ton e cu rve and sharp ness. • You can ad just images with white bala nce, expos ure, and [ Creat ive Style ], e tc. • You can sa[...]

210 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Using “P layMemories Home” Refer to “ PlayMemo ries Home He lp Guide. ” Double-cl ick the shortc ut of (PlayMe mories Home Help Gu ide) on the deskt op, or click [Star t] t [All Prog rams] t [PlayMe mories Home] t [PlayMemorie s Home He lp Guide]. “PlayMemo ries Home” support page (En [...]

211 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g th e cam era to the comp uter 1 Insert a sufficientl y charged batt ery pack i nto the c amera, or c onnect the camera to a wall o utlet (wal l socket) usi ng the AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sol d se para te ly). 2 Turn on t he camera an d the compu ter. 3 Conn ect the cam era to your co mputer[...]

212 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Connect the c amera to your Mac computer first. Do uble-click th e newly recogn ized icon on the deskt op t the folder where th e images y ou want to impo rt are stored. 2 Drag and drop the im age files to t he hard disk ico n. The i mage files are cop ied to th e hard d isk. 3 Doub le-click the h[...]

213 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Crea tin g a movie disc Depend ing on the disc ty pe, playabl e devices may va ry. Select the m ethod that suits yo ur disc pl ayer . There a re t wo way s to create a mo vie di sc. Use “P layMe mories Home” on yo ur comp uter or create a disc with devi ces other tha n a computer suc h as a reco[...]

214 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Character istics of ea ch type of disc Disc type/usage D escript ion High-defin ition image quality (HD) A Blu-ray Disc e nables yo u to r ecord high de finition imag e quality (H D) movie s of a l onger durat ion than DVD di scs . High-defin ition image quality (HD) ( AVCHD record ing dis c) High d[...]

215 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a high de finition ima ge quality (HD) AVCHD recording di sc from AVCHD movies imp orte d to a co mputer u sing th e softwa re “Pla yMemories Home .” 1 Start up [ PlayMem ories Hom e] and click (Cr eate Discs) . 2 Select [AVCHD (HD)] fr om the drop-down l ist for selecting a dis [...]

216 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a stand ard definition image quali ty (STD) disc from AVCHD m ovies impor ted to a c omputer using supp lied softwa re “PlayM emories Ho me.” 1 Start up [ PlayMem ories Hom e] and click (Cr eate Discs) . 2 Sele ct [DVD -Vid eo (STD )] fro m th e dr op- dow n li st f or sele ct in[...]

217 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Printing dire ctly using a printer which su pports you r memory card type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer. • Printing using a compu ter You can import images to a comp uter [...]

218 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Adding functions to the camera Adding fu nction s to t he ca mer a (App licatio n down loadi ng) You ca n add the desir ed functions to your camera by connect ing to the appl ication downl oadin g webs ite (PlayMe mori es Came ra Ap ps) v ia t he Int ernet . For exampl e, the follow ing functions a [...]

219 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The app lication downloa ding functio n may not b e availabl e in some coun tries and re gions . For details , refer to the appl ication dow nloading website a bove. Starting up down l oading services 1 Acce ss the applic ation do wnloading website. http://www .sony.net/p mca 2 Foll ow t he i ns[...]

220 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Select MEN U t [ Application] t [Applic ation Manag ement] t [Manage and Re move]. 2 Select the applicati on to be unins talled. 3 Select to uninstall the applicati on. The uninstalle d application can be re-installed. For details, see the application downloa ding website. 1 Select MENU t [Applica[...]

221 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Laun ching t he dow nloaded appli cation Launch an app lication t hat has b een dow nloaded fr om the a pplication downloadi ng website (PlayMemor ies Camera Apps). 1 Select MENU t [Applicatio n] t desir ed app lic at ion to l aun ch. • When using a n applic ation which is down loaded f rom we bsi[...]

222 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 yo u inse rt the ba tte ry pa ck, u se th e ti p of the batt ery p ack to p ush t he l ock le ver . • You ca n only use an NP-FW50 b attery[...]

223 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The charg e lamp on the c amera flashes wh en charging the b attery pack. • You ca n use an NP- FW50 batte ry pack onl y. Make sure that th e battery is NP-FW50. • If you ch arge a battery pa ck that has not been u sed for a lon g time, the charge lamp on the ca mera may fla sh. • The char ge [...]

224 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The flash does not work. • Pop up the flash (NEX-6 ) or raise the flash ( NEX-5R ). • You ca nnot use a fl ash with the fo llowing re cording mode: – [Bracket: Cont.] – [Sw eep Panor ama] – [Night Scene], [Hand-held Twi light] and [Anti Motion Blur ] in [Scen e Selection] – Movie recordi[...]

225 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The eye s of the subject co me out red. • Activa te the [R ed Eye Re duction ] function (page 132 ). • Get clo se to the sub ject, and shoot the s ubject wit hin the fla sh range us ing the flas h. Dots app ear and remain on the LCD scre en. • This is n ot a malfun ction. The se dots are not r[...]

226 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Not sure if the OS of th e computer is co mpatible with t he camera. • Check “Reco mmended computer enviro nment” (page 206) . The com puter does not reco gnize the camera. • Check that t he came ra i s tu rned on. • When th e bat tery l eve l is l ow, in stall th e char ged batte ry pac k[...]

227 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot pr int ima ges. • RAW ima ges cannot be printed. To print RAW im ages, fir st convert them to JPEG i mages using “Image Dat a Conv ert er” on the s upp lied CD-RO M. The colo r of the image is strange. • When you pri nt the image s r ecord ed in [ Ado beRGB ] mo de usi ng sR GB pri nt[...]

228 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The setti ng is reset without t he resetting operat ion. • The bat tery pa ck was remov ed when the po wer swit ch was set to ON. When rem oving the battery pack, make sure the camera is turn ed off and th e access la mp is not lit . The camera does not wo rk properly. • Turn of f the camer a. R[...]

229 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the f ollowi ng message s appea r, foll ow the instru ctions accor dingly. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • An inco mpatibl e battery p ack is bein g used. Set Area/D ate/Time. • Set the d ate and tim e. If you have not used th e camera fo r a long time, charge th[...]

230 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot recognize len s. Attach it pro perly. • The len s is not attac hed prop erly, or th e lens is not atta ched. If th e messag e appears when a lens is attach ed, reatt ach the lens . If the me ssage app ears frequ ently, c heck whethe r the contac ts of the len s and ca mera ar e cl ean or no[...]

231 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recording is unavailable in this movie form at. • Set [Fil e Format ] to [MP4]. Unable to magnify. Unable to rotate image. • Image s recorded with ot her camer as may not be enlarged o r rotate d. No ima ges selected. • You att empted to del ete witho ut specify ing images. No ima ges changed.[...]

232 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the AC Ada ptor in any country or reg ion where th e power sup ply is within 1 0 0V t o 2 4 0V A C , 5 0H z / 6 0H z . • An elect ronic vol tage tra nsfor mer is un nece ssar y and its use may c ause a mal funct ion . The came ra autom atica lly dete c[...]

233 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 MultiMe diaCard. • Memory card forma tted with a com puter is n ot guarant eed to[...]

234 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 Mi cro” medi a (sold s eparately) • This product is compa tible with “M emory [...]

235 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 nfo LITHI UM” b att ery pack is a li thiu m-i on b atte ry pack tha t ha s[...]

236 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • To use t he bat tery pack up, l eave the ca mera in sl ide sho w pl ayback mode u ntil the power goes off. • To preve nt st aini ng the ter min al, sh ort- circ uiti ng, et c., b e sur e t o use a plas tic bag t o keep away from metal m aterials wh en carrying or sto ring the batt ery pack. On[...]

237 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charging • Only NP-FW50 ba ttery pack s (and no others) can be charged . Batteries oth er than the specifie d kind may leak, ove rheat, or exp lode if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of injury fr om electrocu tion and/or bur n. • Remove the AC Adap tor fro m the wall ou tlet [...]

238 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 Mou nt Adap tor type. * The aut ofocu[...]

239 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The av ailable [A utofocu s Area] setti ngs differ depen ding on the Mo unt Adaptor typ e. • You may no t be ab le to use the M ount Adap tor wi th c erta in le nses . Con sult your S ony deal er or loca l autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s. • When you are using t he Mou [...]

240 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Electronic View finder (s old separa tely ) (NEX- 5R o nly) 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. Turn th e camer a off when yo u attac h or remo ve [...]

241 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[...]

242 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camera, suc h as lens contacts. Blow away du st from inside the mo unt with a co mmerciall y availabl e blower*. For de tails on cleani ng the image sensor, see page 182. * Do not use a spr ay type blo wer as doi ng so may ca use a malf unction. • Clea[...]

243 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x A Access P oint Sett ings ............. ....... ........... ........ 196 AdobeRG B .......... ....... ........ ........... ........ ....... .... 14 5 AEL butt on ......... ........... ........ ....... ........... .. 63, 165 AEL toggl e .......... ....... ............ ....... ........ ..[...]

244 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Fi c ard ...... ........ ........... ....... ........ ....... ........ 194 Eye-Sta rt AF ....... ....... ........ ........... ........ ....... .... 148 F Face Det ection ........... ............ ....... ........ ........... .. 89 Face Pri ority Tr ackin g .............. ........ ....... ........[...]

245 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color ..... ........... ........ ....... ........... ........ 138 Peaking Level ............ ........ ........... ........ ....... .... 137 Phase De tectio n AF Area .............. ........ ....... .... 131 Photo Crea tivity ......... ........ ....... ............ ....... ...... 42 Picture E[...]

246 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Redu ct. .................. ........ ....... ........ 158 Windows .. ....... ........... ........ ....... ............ ....... .... 208 Wireless ... ........... ....... ........ ........... ........ ....... ...... 77 WPS Push ............... ........... ....... ........ ........... .... 1[...]

247 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on th e License The softwa re provi ded with this cam era is suppli ed under licen sing agre ements wi th each copyright hold er. Based on requests by th e owners of copyright of the se software appli cations, we have an obliga tion to inform you of the followin g. Please read the following se[...]