Sony NEX-7 manuel d'utilisation

NEX-7 Interch angeabl e Lens Digital Camera Operations Instruct ion Manual E-mount Part s and con trol s Trip le -dia l-co ntr ol Custom key assignment AF/MF button /AEL button Others[...]

GB 2 Table of contents Parts and controls Record ing ..... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ... 5 Playback ..... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ..... 7 Setup .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ... 8[...]

GB 3 Others Menu list ...................... ......................... ......................... .... 30 The unique digital shooting functions ......................... ...... 39 α Handbook ........ .... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... 42 Restriction of the functions .................... ........................[...]

Parts and controls All the maj or parts of your camera, and co ntrols and buttons t hat are used for recordin g, playbac k, and setu ps are de scri bed he re.[...]

Parts a nd cont rols GB 5 Recording Navi gation butt on Selects th e adjustme nt settings for the Triple-dial-control operation. Control dial R Sets the items that a ppear a t the top r ight of the screen. Control dial L Sets the items that a ppear a t the top le ft of the sc reen. Shutte r button Shoots st ill images. Allows y ou to fo cus on the [...]

GB 6 * Be careful as the flash pops up when y ou press the button. Re tract the flash when you are not using it. Be caref ul not to pinch your finger when you push the flash down. (Fla sh pop-u p) bu tton * Pops u p the bu ilt-i n flas h. Press the button wh en you wan t to fire the flash. Push the flash down to retract it when you do no t want to [...]

Parts a nd cont rols GB 7 Playback (Playb ack) bu tton Switche s betw een t he shooting m ode and the playba ck m ode. DISP butt on Switch es the scre en display. (Del ete) bu tton Deletes the image when is displayed at the lo wer right corn er of the s creen . Control whee l Sele cts t he im age. button Displays t he imag e index. (Enla rge Ima ge[...]

GB 8 Setup Naviga tion bu tton Select s the adjust ment settings for the Tr iple-dial- control operatio n. Soft key A Activates the funct ion displaye d at the upp er rig ht corner of the s creen. Control whee l Sets the ite ms that ap pear to the right o f the sc reen. Tu rn the control wheel. Control dial R Sets the ite ms that ap pear at the top[...]

Triple -dia l-con trol The Tripl e-d ial- contro l all ows you to adjust the various shoo ting settings quickly a nd intuitivel y, usin g the 3 di als and the Navi gati on bu tton.[...]

GB 10 Triple-di al-control operation The Triple-di al-contro l allows you to adj ust or set var ious shooting adju stment items, sim ultaneo usly, on a singl e screen. Even tho ugh you can set these fun ctions s eparately on t he menu s creen, us ing the Triple-d ial-co ntrol, you can adjust these func tions in teractive ly on the same scree n. 1 P[...]

GB 11 Triple-dia l-cont rol You can lock the cont rol dials L/R an d the control whee l. 3 Set eac h settings by turning t he control dials L/R and the control wheel. Preventing the dials from operating inc orrectly 1 Hold th e Navigati on button dow n. To unlock the m, hold the Nav igation button down again. You can set to loc k the control wheel [...]

GB 12 Functions of the contr ol dials The control dials and the contr ol wheel have differ ent tasks , depending on the “Setti ngs” current ly in effect. See “Se ttings m odes a vailable” (pages 13 t o 20) fo r mo re details . * Permanent item ** T his item cannot be selected in th e default setting. You can add it by MENU t [Setup] t [Func[...]

GB 13 Triple-dia l-cont rol Settings modes available What yo u can set with each Settings mode a re desc ribed he re. indicate s the def ault sett ing. • You can set the exposure compensation by turning the control dial R when [Anti Motion Blur], [Sweep Panorama], or [3D Sweep Panorama] is selected. Exposure Sett ings Shooting mode Control dial L[...]

GB 14 You can set the en larged posi tion for manual focusing. You can adjust the scaling with soft ke y B or C. Control di al L (Mu lti) The camera uses the 25 AF area s and focuses automatic ally. • When the Face Detection function is active, AF operates with pr iority on faces. (Cent er) The camera uses the AF area located in the c enter area [...]

GB 15 Triple-dia l-cont rol Control dial L AWB ( Au to W B) The camera automatical ly detects a light source and adjusts the color tempe rature. (Daylig ht) I f you select an option to suit a specific light sour ce, the color tempe rature is a djusted for the lig ht source (preset white bala nce). (Shad e) (Cloudy) (Inc andescent) (Fluor.: Warm Whi[...]

GB 16 D-Range Settings Control w heel (Off) Does not use [DRO/Auto HDR]. (D-Ra nge Opt.) By dividing the image into small areas, the camera analyzes the contrast of light an d shadow between the subject and the background, pr oducing the image with t he optimal brigh tness and gradation. (Auto HDR) Shoots 3 images with different exposures, and then[...]

GB 17 Triple-dia l-cont rol Creativ e Style Sett ings Control dial L (St andar d) For shooting vari ous scenes with rich gr adation and beautiful color s. (Vivid) T he saturation and contrast are heightened for shooting striking images of colorful scenes and subjects such as flowers, spring greenery, blue sky, or ocean views. (Neutra l) The saturat[...]

GB 18 (Clear ) For capturing images i n a clear tone wi th limpid colors in the highlighted area, suitable for capturing radiant light. (Dee p) For capturing images wi th deep and dense color expressions, suited to capturing the solid presence of the subject. (Lig ht) For capturing images with bright and uncom plicated color ex pressions, suit ed t[...]

GB 19 Triple-dia l-cont rol Picture Effect S etting s Control dial L (Off) Does not use the Picture Effect function. (Toy C amera ) Creates the look of a Toy Camer a photo with shaded corners and pronounced colors. You can set the color tone with the control dial R. (Pop Color) Creates a vivid look by emphasizing color tones. (Poster ization) Creat[...]

GB 20 You can change the mod e of the func tion assi gned to [Cus tom Settin gs 1, 2, 3]. Assign the func tion by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [Fun ction Settin gs] t [Custom Sett ings 1, 2, 3]. When [ Creative S tyle] or [White Balanc e] is a ssigned to [Cust om Set tings 3 ], you can make a fine adjustme nt with soft key B. (HDR Painting) Creates t[...]

Custom key assignment You can assi gn the funct ions you freq uently use to any one of 4 keys. T his will be handy as you can call up the f unction b y just p ressing the key.[...]

GB 22 Assigning the functi ons to the custom keys You can assign th e functions you use frequen tly to the right key of t he contro l whe el, so ft ke y C, s oft ke y B an d AF/ MF button. Right key 1 Select MENU. 2 Select [S etup] t [Custom Key Settings]. 3 Select th e function to be assigne d. 4 Press the ke y to call up t he functio n assign ed [...]

GB 23 Custom key assignment Functions that can be assigned The functi ons that can be assi gned to each key are as foll ows. indicate s the def ault sett ing. AF/MF button AF/MF cont rol MF Assist Focus Setting s Right Key Setting Shoot M ode White B alance AF/MF Select Meteri ng Mode Autofocus Mode DRO/Auto HDR Autofocus A rea Picture Eff ect Prec[...]

GB 24 You can set this item when you set [So ft key C Setting] to [ Custom]. The sel ected items are displa yed at t he bot tom of the scre en, whe n you sel ect CUSTOM wit h soft key C (the center of the control wheel ). Select the de sired item by pr essing the right/left of the control wheel. Soft key B Se tting Shoot Mode Whi te Balan ce AF/MF [...]

GB 25 Custom key assignment AF/MF Selec t Autofocus M ode Autofocus A rea Face Detection Smile Shut ter Soft Skin E ffect Quality ISO ([Cus tom 1] default setting) White B alance ([Custom 2] defaul t setti ng) Meteri ng Mode DRO/Auto H DR ([Custom 3 ] default se tting) Picture Eff ect Creative Style Flas h Mode Not set ([Cu stom 4/ 5] default se tt[...]

AF/MF button/AEL button You ca n switch focu sing betwe en auto and manual tempo rarily wit h the AF/ MF button. Yo u can lo ck the AE wi th the AEL button.[...]

GB 27 AF/M F but ton /AEL but ton Switching the focusing mode with the AF/MF button The focusi ng mode switche s from auto or direct man ual to manual, an d from manual to a uto. 1 Set the AF/MF/AEL s witch lev er to A F/MF . The butto n becomes the AF/ MF butto n. 2 Pres s the A F/M F butto n. The focusi ng mode switche s while the button is held [...]

GB 28 Locking the AE with AEL button 1 Set the AF/MF /AEL sw itch lever to AEL. The button bec omes the AEL (AE lock ) button. 2 Focus on t he spot for wh ich you w ant to set the ex posure. 3 Press the AEL button. The exposu re is locked and (AE lock) light s up. 4 Holding t he AEL butt on down, focu s on your des ired subjec t and shoo t. You can[...]

Others You wil l find all the setting items av ailabl e (Menu), certain un ique func tions, the scre en display, specif icatio ns, etc. here.[...]

GB 30 Menu list You can s elect a nd use various func tions fr om the m enu. When you press ME NU, 6 menu items; [Shoot Mode], [Camera], [Image Size], [ Brightnes s/Color], [Pl ayback] , and [Set up], appe ar on the screen. You can set vari ous funct ions in each ite m. Items that ca nnot be set in the contex t are displa yed in gray. Allows you to[...]

GB 31 Others Allows you to se t shooting fun ctions, such as co ntinuous shoot ing, self- timer, remo te-control sho oting, and flash. Camera Drive Mode Single Shooting/Cont . Shooting/Spd Prio rity Cont./ Self- timer/Self -timer(Cont )/ Bracke t: Cont./Remo te Cdr. Flas h Mode Flash Off/Autoflash/Fil l-flash/Slow Sync./Rear Sy nc./ Wireless AF/MF [...]

GB 32 Allows you to set the image si ze and aspect rat io, etc. The interlace or progressive figure varies depending on the coun tries/regions. 1) 60i/60p or 50i/50p 2) 60i or 50i 3) 60p or 50p 4) 24p or 25p Image Size Still Image Siz e 3:2: L: 24M/M: 12 M/S: 6M 16:9: L: 20M/M: 1 0M/S: 5.1M Aspect Rati o 3:2/16:9 Quality RAW/R AW & JPEG/Fine /S[...]

GB 33 Others Allows yo u to make br ightness settings such a s meterin g mode, and c olor settin gs such as white ba lance. Brightness/Color Exposure Co mp. –5.0EV to + 5.0 EV ISO ISO AUTO/100 - 16000 White Balance Auto WB/Daylight/S hade/Cloudy/Incandescent/ Fluor.: Warm White/F luor.: Cool White/F luor.: Day White/Flu or.: Dayl ight/Flash/C .Te[...]

GB 34 Allows you to set playback f unctions. Playba ck Delete Multiple Img./All in Fold er/All AVCHD view files Slide Sh ow Repe at/Interval/I mage Type View M ode Folder View(S till)/Folde r View(MP4)/AVC HD View Image Index 6 Images/12 Images Rotate Counterclockwis e Prot ec t Multiple Img./Cancel All Images/Cancel All Movies(MP4)/Cancel All AVCH[...]

GB 35 Others Allows yo u to make mor e detaile d shoo ting settin gs, o r change t he came ra settin gs. Setup Shooting Settings AEL Sets how the AEL button works. (Hold/Toggl e) AF/MF con trol Sets how the AM/FM button works. (Hold/Toggl e) Dial/Wh eel Lock S ets whether or not to lock the control dials and the control wheel. (All/Cont rol Wheel/O[...]

GB 36 Peaking L evel Enhances th e outline of in-foc us ranges with a specific color. (High/Mid/Low/Of f) Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking f unction. (White/R ed/Yellow) MF Assist Displays an enlarg ed image when focusing manua lly. (On/O ff) MF Assist Time Sets the length of time the image will be shown in an enla rged fo rm. (No [...]

GB 37 Others AF Micr o Adj. Finely adjusts the autofocused pos ition, when using the LA-EA2 Moun t Adaptor (sold separately). (AF Adjustment Setting/amo unt/Clear) Main Se ttings Menu star t Selects a first- displayed menu f rom the top menu or the last menu screen. (Top/Previ ous) Function Se ttings Sets the functions to call up for the Triple -di[...]

GB 38 * Appears when an Eye-Fi card (sold s eparately) is in serted in the ca mera. Do not use an Eye-Fi card inserted in the camera on a n airplane. I f there is an Eye-Fi card inse rted in the camer a, set [Uploa d Settings] to [ Off]. Eye-Fi cards can be used only in the countries/regions where they were purchased. Use Eye-Fi cards in accordance[...]

GB 39 Others The unique digital shoot ing functions Here we will introdu ce some of the uniq ue functions achieved by full use of Sony i maging t echnolo gy. While y ou pa n or ti lt the camer a, the ca mera s hoots s everal im ages a nd composes t hem into a panorami c image. Sweep panorama mode allows you to shoot wide , panoramic sce nes that ca[...]

GB 40 The came ra combines 6 shots at high spe ed into 1 sti ll image, s o camera shake is reduced whi le also prevent ing noise. By treat ing the person (sub ject) in the foreground a nd the backgrou nd separate ly, both camer a shake and subject blur are reduced. Avoi ding use of the flash pr events over-exp osure. Anti Motion Blur 1 Select MENU [...]

GB 41 Others In the P, A, S, or M mode, you can adjust the e xposure even wh en recording movies. Th is enables you to prod uce more c reative expr ession, by r educing the focus on the background, a djusting the brightness, etc. • The sound of the lens and the camera in operation will also be recorded. Manual mov ie record ing 1 Pres s th e MO V[...]

GB 42 α Handbook Refer to “ α Handbook” inc luded on t he CD- ROM (suppl ied) for in-depth instruc tions on the many functions of the c amera. For Windows users 1 Tur n on you r comp uter , and inser t th e CD-RO M (sup plie d) into the CD-ROM d rive. 2 Click [Handbook]. 3 Click [Install]. 4 Start “ α Ha ndbook” from the sh ortcut on the[...]

GB 43 Others Restrictio n of the funct ions The func tions you can u se depend on t he selected shooti ng mod e. In the ta ble be low, indic ates the fun ction a vailable. – indicates the fu nction not av aila ble. The functi ons you cannot use are di splayed in gray on the screen. • The functions availabl e may be limited also by conditions ot[...]

GB 44 The flash mod es you can select de pend on the shooting mode and functions selected . In the ta ble below, indicates the funct ion avai lable. – i ndicates the funct ion not avai lable. The flash mod es you cannot se lect are display ed in gray on the scr een. Flash mo des avail able Shoot Mode Flas h Off Autoflash Fill-flash Slow Sync. Rea[...]

GB 45 Others • The flash modes may be limi ted also by conditions other than the shoo ting mode. • Even if you select a workable f lash mode, the flash does not fi re unless it is raised. • You cannot use the wireless flas h with the built-in flash. Use a wireles s lighting ratio control flash (sold separately ) or a wir eless flash (sold s e[...]

GB 46 Number of recordable images • When “0” (the number of recordable image s ) flashes in yellow, the memory card is full. Repl ace the memory card with another one, or del ete images in th e current memory ca rd. Still images The tab le shows the app roximate n umber of still images th at can be recorded on a m emory card for matted w ith [...]

GB 47 Others Movi es The tab le belo w shows t he appro ximate recordin g time s availa ble. Th ese are the tota l times fo r all movie file s. Contin uous reco rding is possi ble for approxim ately 29 minutes p er recor ding. The ma ximum siz e of an M P4 movie file is abou t 2 GB. (h (hour) , m (m inute) ) • The recording time of movies varies [...]

GB 48 The appro ximate number of images that can be reco rded is as follows when you use the cam era with the bat tery pack (supp lied) at full capa city. Note th at the a ctual num bers ma y be les s depen ding on t he condi tions of u se. • The number was estimated with a battery pack at full capacity and under the following condition s: – At[...]

GB 49 Others List of icons on the screen Icons are display ed on th e screen t o indicat e the camera s tatus. You can chan ge the screen displa y using DISP (Disp lay Conten ts) on the control whe el. Shooting stand by Movi e recordi ng Playback A Display Indication P A S M Shoot Mode Scene Selectio n Scene Recog nition Aspect ratio of still im ag[...]

GB 50 B C 60i/50i 60i/50i 60p/50p 24p/25p 24p/25p Recording mode of movies Memory c ard/ Upl oad 123Min Reco rdable ti me of movies 100% Remai ning battery Flash charge in progress AF illumi nator Live view Does not record sound dur ing movie recording SteadyShot/ SteadyShot warnin g Control dial s L/R Overheating war nin g Datab ase file full/ Dat[...]

GB 51 Others D AWB 7500K A7 G7 White Balance DRO/Auto HDR Creative St yle Picture Effect Smile detection sensitivity indicator Display Indica tion z Focus status 1/125 Shutter s peed F3.5 Ape rture value ±0.0 Meter ed manu al Display Indicatio n ±0.0 Exposure compensation ISO400 IS O sensitivit y AE lock Shutter spee d indicator Aperture indicato[...]

GB 52 Troubleshoo ting If you experienc e trouble with the camera, try the f ollowing solut ions. 1 Check th e items in “Tr oubleshooti ng” in the “ α Hand book” (P DF) incl ude d on the CD -ROM ( suppli ed). 2 Remove the bat tery pa ck, wait for abo ut 1 minut e, re-inser t the batte ry pack, then turn o n the p ower. 3 Reset the se tting[...]

GB 53 Others Specificati ons Camera [System] Camera type: Interchangeable lens digital camera Lens: E-mo unt lens [Image s ensor] Image sensor: 23.5 × 15.6 mm (APS-C format) CMOS image sensor Total pixel number of i mage sensor: Approx. 24 700 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 24 300 000 pixels [Anti-d ust] System: Charge pr ote[...]

GB 54 Mass (C IPA comp liant): Approx. 350 g (12.3 oz) (including b attery and “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media) Approx. 291 g (10.3 oz) (camera only) Operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F t o 104°F) File f ormat: Still im age: JPEG (DCF Ve r. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Base line) compliant, DPOF compatible 3D still image s: MPO (MPF Extended ([...]

GB 55 Others Filter diamet er: 49 mm Dimensions (max. diameter × height): Approx. 62.0 × 60.0 mm (2 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches) Mass: Approx. 194 g (6.8 oz) Compensation effect 3) : Approx. 4 steps 1) The values for equivalent 35 mm- format focal length and angle of view are based on digit al cameras equipped with an APS-C sized image sensor. 2) Minimum[...]

GB 56 Index Numerics 3D Sweep Panorama ...... ........ ...... 39 A AE lock ........ ..... ........ ....... ...... 28, 35 AEL......... ........ ..... ....... ........ ..... .... 35 AF Illumin ator ....... ........ ..... ........ . 35 AF Micro Ad j. .. ........ ....... ........ .... 37 AF/MF con trol ..... ....... ........ ... 27, 35 AF/MF Se lect...[...]

GB 57 Others Intell igent Aut o ........ ........ ........ .... 30 ISO ....... ........ ....... ..... ........ ........ .... 33 L Language...... ....... ........ ..... ........ .... 37 LCD Brigh tness ............ ...... ....... .. 37 LCD Display ( DISP)..... ........ ....... 31 Lens Comp. : Chro. Aber.......... .... 36 Lens Comp. : Distort ion ...[...]

GB 58 W White Balan ce ........ ..... ........ ... 14, 33 Wide Imag e ....... ........ ....... ........ .... 37 Wind Nois e Reduct . ....... ........ ..... . 36 Z Zoom ......... ........ ........ ..... ........ ....... . 5[...]

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