Sony Alpha NEX-3N manual

4-453-048- 11 (1) GB © 2013 Sony Co rporation NEX-3N Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Table of cont ents Sample ph oto Menu Index[...]

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

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

4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using fu nction s with th e W/T (zo om) lever Zoom ····· ········ ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ········ ······ · 49 ( Image I ndex) ········· ········ ······ ········ ········· ·?[...]

5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Others Usin g the c amera a broad ······· ········ ········· ····· ····· 185 Memo ry card · ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ········ ····· 186 “Info LITHIU M” batt ery pac k · ······ ····?[...]

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

7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people A person stands out, while backgrounds blurred away (33) The same scene with different brightness (47) A happy smile ( 73) A person in candle light (57) A person in front of night v iew (56) A moving pers on (48) A group photo (45, 46) A person lit from behind (65) A person wi th soft [...]

8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the ba ckground (33) Adjusting the co lor to indoor light ( 86) Flowers (56) Lowering the amount of flash light (90) Focusing manually (66) Shooting subjects in better brightness (41) Preventing camera-shake for indoor shots (48) Making food look appealing (41) 33 86 5[...]

9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (41) Running wat er (62) Vivid green colors (95) Colored leaves (95) Panoramic photos (58) Scenery with a wide range of brightness (91) Light outdoors shot from a dark interio r (91) Defocusing the ba ckground (33) Keeping your shot level (110) 41 62 95 95 5[...]

10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (57) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (56) Fireworks (61) Trail of light (65) The same scene in different brightness ( 47) Defocusing the background (33) Preventing ca mera-shake (45) 57 56 61 65 47 33 45 Continued r[...]

11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (69) Expressing vigorous actio n (62) Shooting the subject approaching the came ra (66) Capturing the best moment (44) 69 62 66 44[...]

12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Identi fying part s See the pa ges in parentheses f or details on operat ion for the parts. A (Playba ck) button (2 9) B Shutte r button (27) C ON/OFF (Power) switc h D Hook for shou lder stra p Attach the sh oulder strap t o prevent damage caused by droppi ng the camera . E For shoot ing: W/T (zoom)[...]

13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A (Flash pop- up) button (6 5) B LCD sc reen C Access lam p D Memory ca rd/ter minal cover E Multi/Micro USB Terminal (168) Supports Micro USB compa tible device. F Charge lamp G Mem ory car d insert ion sl ot H HDMI mi cro jack (162) I MOVIE butt on (27) J Soft key A (2 1) K Control w heel (20) L So[...]

14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A Battery co ver B Lock le ver C Battery co mpartment D Connection pl ate cover Use this when usi ng an AC-PW20 AC Ada ptor (sol d sep arate ly). I nser t th e connection pl ate int o the batter y compartment , and then pass the cord through the connecti on plate cover as shown below. • Make sure t[...]

15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E PZ 16-50 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (s upplied with NEX-3NL/ 3NY) A Zooming/ Focusing rin g B Zooming l ever C Mounti ng index D Lens conta cts 1) 1) Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly . Lens z Using the Zo oming/Focusing ring When an E PZ 16-50 mm F3. 5-5.6 OSS l ens is atta ched, func tions assigne d to the[...]

16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E55-210 mm F4.5-6.3 O SS (supplied with NEX- 3NY) A Focusing rin g B Zooming r ing C Focal-length scale D Focal-length index E Lens contacts 1) F Mounti ng index 1) Do not touc h this part d irectly.[...]

17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index List of icons on the scre en Icons are disp layed on the scr een to indicate the c amera status. You c an chan ge t he sc reen disp lay using DISP (Di splay Cont ents) on t he c ontr ol w heel (page 39). Shooting standb y Graphic D isplay Movie re cording Playback A Displa y Indicatio n P A S M Shoot[...]

18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C D Does not rec ord sound during movie recording Wind noise reductio n is acti vat ed SteadySh ot/SteadyS hot warn ing Overhea ting warning Databa se file full/ Databa se file erro r Zoom mag nification Smart Zoom Clea r Imag e Zoom Digital Zoom View mo de (Still/Movie Select) 101-0012 Playba ck f[...]

19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 2013-1-1 9:30AM Recorded d ate/time of the image 12/12 Image number /Number of imag es in the view mode Appe ars when HDR d id not work on the image . Appe ars when [Picture Effect] did n ot wor k on the image. Hist ogra m Display Indi catio n[...]

20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera The co ntrol whee l and soft keys allow yo u to use variou s functions of the came ra. When shooting, DISP ( Display Co ntents), (Exposure Comp.), (Drive M ode), and IS O (I SO) f uncti ons ar e assi gned t o the contr ol whee l. Wh en pla ying back, DISP (Displ[...]

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

22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Menu You c an set up t he basic setti ngs for th e camera as a whol e, or ex ecute func tions such a s shoo ting, playb ack, or other operat ions . Allows you to select a shootin g mode, such as ex posure mode, pan oramic, [Scen e Selecti on]. 1 Selec t MENU. 2 Select th[...]

23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash. Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect rati o. Came ra Drive M ode Selects th e drive mod e, such as continuous sho oting, self-t imer, or bra cket shooti ng. Flash Mode Selects the method used to fire [...]

24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lance. Allows you to set playback func tions. Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. Brightness/Color Exposu re Comp . Co mpensates for the brightnes s [...]

25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid Line Turns on the g rid line that helps you to adjust the composition of images . Peakin g Level Enhanc es the outlin e of in-fo cus ranges with a selec ted color . Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking function. Clear Image Zo om Zooms an image with higher quality th an [Digital Zoo[...]

26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * This se tting appe ars when a n Eye-Fi (sold separate ly) card is in serted in th e camera. Power Saving Star t Time Sets the time to turn the came ra to the p ower save m ode. LCD Brightness Sets t he brightness of the LCD screen. Display Co lor Selects th e color of the LCD scr een. Wide Image Se[...]

27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shootin g imag es Shooti ng images with the settings in effe ct when you bo ught the came ra is explaine d here . The camera makes dec isions appr opriate to the si tuatio n, and adj usts the se tting s. • The ma ximum cont inuous re cording ti me for a mo vie is appr oximate ly 29 minutes (limited[...]

28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for shooti ng a still image of a subje ct that is difficult to focus on • Focusing may be d ifficult in the following situ ations: – It is da rk a nd t he su bjec t is dist ant . – The co ntrast be tween the subject an d the backg round is p oor. – The su bject is seen thro ugh glass .[...]

29 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the record ed imag es. 1 Press the (Playb ack) butto n. 2 Selec t the image with the control whe el. 3 To play back panor amic image s or m ovie s, pr ess th e cent er o f the c ontr ol wheel. * The mo vie is play ed back fra me-by-fram e. • Pano ramic imag es sh o[...]

30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A porti on of a st ill image ca n be e nlarg ed du ring playb ack. This is conveni ent t o chec k the foc us condit ion of a record ed stil l image. You can en large playba ck image s from th e menu (page 101). • You ca nnot use th e enlarged playback function with mov ies. Enla rged play back 1 Di[...]

31 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 display ing the image you want to dele te, sel ect (Del et e).[...]

32 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 easily. • 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 [...]

33 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 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelli gent Auto] [...]

34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brightne ss You can adj ust the brightn ess easily i n [Photo C reati vity]. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelli gent Auto] or [ Superior Auto]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativit y). 3 Select [Brightnes s]. 4 Select the desi red brightne ss. : You c an make i mages brighter . : You ca n mak e image s dar ker.[...]

35 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 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelli gent Auto] or [ Superior Auto]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativit y). 3 Select [Color]. 4 Select the desi red color. : You can make the colo r warm. : You can make the colo r cool. Select [ AUTO] t o restore[...]

36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Vividness You can a djust the vividne ss easily in [Photo Cre ativity]. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelli gent Auto] or [ Superior Auto]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativit y). 3 Selec t [Vividness] . 4 Select the desi red vivid ness. : You can m ake image s vivid. : You can make i mages faint . Sele ct [AUT[...]

37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can set [ Pictur e Effect ] easily in [Photo C reativi ty]. Sel ect the de sired eff ect filt er to achieve more impressive and artistic e xpression: 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Intelli gent Auto] or [ Superior Auto]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativit y). 3 Selec t [Picture Effect] . 4 Sel[...]

38 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[...]

39 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 DISP (Di splay Conte nts) on the co ntrol wheel repe atedly to se lect the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During s hooting, MENU t [Camer a] t [LCD Display (DISP)]. Durin g playback, MENU t [Playbac[...]

40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index During playback Display Info. Sho ws re cor din g in form atio n. Histogram Displays the lumina nce distri bution graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information. No Disp. In fo. Does not sh ow recor ding info rmation. z Setting t he screen di splay modes t o be avail able You can select w hich L[...]

41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Exposure Comp. You ca n adjust the exposu re in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –3. 0 EV to +3.0 EV . 1 (Exposu re Comp. ) on the cont rol whee l t desire d valu e. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposure Comp .] t desire d value. • You ca nnot use [E xposure Comp.] when usin g the follo wing func t[...]

42 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 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t desir ed mo de. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t desi red mode. • You ca nnot chan ge the setti ng when u sing the fol lowing fu nctions : – [Ha nd-held Tw[...]

43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cont. S hooting Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button. 1 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooting]. • You ca nnot use [C ont. Sh ooting] w ith the foll owing fun ctions: – [Sc ene Selec ti[...]

44 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 fa ster than that of [Co nt. Shooting ] (max. approx imately 4 images pe r second/max. approximately 9 ima ges in total*). * When attachi ng an E PZ 16 -50 m m F3.5- [...]

45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode) and sele ct [Sin gle Shootin g]. • You ca nnot use [S elf-timer] w ith the foll owing fun ctions: – [Ha nd-held Tw[...]

46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-t imer(Co nt) Continuo usly shoots the numbe r of images you have set after 10 seconds. You can choose the best shot from several shots taken. 1 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Self-timer(Con t)]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer(Cont) ]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To cance[...]

47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brac ket: Con t. 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 shut ter butto n until the bra cket recordin g is com plete d. You can se lect an image that su its yo ur inte ntion , afte r reco rdin g. 1 (Drive Mode) [...]

48 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 ISO (I SO) on the cont rol wheel t desired se tting. Or, MENU t [Br ightness /Color] t [ISO] t desire d setting. • [ISO A UTO] is selec ted when usin g the follo wing functio ns: – [In telli gen t Auto ] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [Sc ene Selec tion][...]

49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the W/T (zoom) lever Zoom You ca n enlarge an d shoot subjects usi ng the zoom lens. Also, with th e zoom feat ure of the ca mera, you can use a h igher ma gnificati on zoom than the opt ical zoom factor of the zoom lens to mag nify the ima ge. When attachin g a lens with power z[...]

50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * Zoo m sca le in t he defaul t set ting • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [ Sweep Pa norama] – [ Smile Sh utter] – [RA W] or [RAW & JPE G] in [Qual ity] • When attaching a len s with power zoom, the cam era shift s automat ically to th e zoom featur [...]

51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Displays mul tiple imag es at the same time. 1 Press the (Pla yback) button to switch to th e playback mode . 2 Slid e the W/T (zoom) lever to the W ( ) side. 6-imag e index appears. A 12-image index a ppears when you sli de the W/T (zoom) lever to the W ( ) side again. You can switch to[...]

52 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Intel ligen t Auto The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [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. • When [Fa ce Detecti on] is set to [Of f], t[...]

53 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 [Supe rior Auto] mode . Using th e [Photo Creati vity] menu, you can change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative photo graphy (p age 32). z T[...]

54 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[...]

55 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 [Supe rior Auto] mode . Using th e [Photo Creati vity] menu, you can change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative photo graphy (p age 32).[...]

56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to sh oot wi th pr eset se ttings accordi ng to the sc ene. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Scene Selection] t desir ed mode. (Por trait) Blurs away backgrounds a nd sharpens the subject. Acc entuate the skin t ones softly . (Lan dscap e) S hoots the entir e range of scener y i[...]

57 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 pre vent the imag e fro m bl urrin g. • 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 you s[...]

58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to creat e a pan oramic i mage f rom compose d imag es. • If 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 yo[...]

59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Swee p Panoram a] record ing may b e disconti nued in th e followin g situatio ns: – Yo u pan the cam era too fa st or too slo w. – The re is too mu ch camera-s hake. z Tips for shooti ng a panoramic image Pan the cam era in an arc with a con stant velocity and in the sa me direction as the [...]

60 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 by press ing (F lash pop -up) butto n. When yo u do not f[...]

61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n shoot trails wi th long exposure . BULB is suitab le for shooting t rails of ligh t, such as firew orks . • Since the shutter speed beco mes slow and the camer a-shake tends to occ ur more ea sily, it is reco mmen ded th at y ou us e a t ripo d. • The lon ger the exp osure tim e, the mor[...]

62 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 low s peed s hutter. You c an adju st the s hutt er spee d also during movie r [...]

63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aper ture Pri ority You can sh oot by adju stin g the aper ture and ch angin g the ran ge in focus , or by defocu sing the bac kground. You can also adju st the apertur e value du ring movie reco rdin g. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Ape rtur e Pr iori ty] . 2 Select the desi red value by turning the co [...]

64 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 su ch as ISO sen siti vity, Crea tive S tyl e, D-Ra nge op timi zer. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Program Auto]. 2 Se t th e shooti ng fu nct ions to your desi re[...]

65 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. • The def ault settin g depend s on the sho oting mo de. • Ava ilab le flas h mode d[...]

66 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 mer a] t [AF/MF Select] t de sired mode. • 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 [...]

67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [AF/MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press the shut ter button ha lfway do wn to focus aut omatical ly. 3 Keep the shutter but ton halfw ay down , rotate t he focusi ng ring of t he lens to achiev e a sharper focus. • [Auto focus Mode] is fixed to [S ingle-sh ot AF]. DMF (Direct M anual [...]

68 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 mer a] t [Aut of ocus Ar ea] t desired m ode. • When this functi on is set to other tha n [Multi] , you cann ot use t he [Face Dete ction] fun ction . ?[...]

69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t he focu s method t o suit t he movemen t of th e subject . 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [Aut of ocus Mo de] t desired m ode. • [Si ngle-sho t AF] is sele cted whe n using the followin g function s: – [In telli gen t Auto ] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [Se lf-timer] – [S[...]

70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Trac king Focu s Conti nuously tra ck a mo ving subjec t. • Track ing may be diff icult in the followin g situatio ns: – The subject is moving to o quickly . – The subject is too small, or too large. – The contrast b etween th e subject a nd the back ground is poor. – It is d ark. – The a[...]

71 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 pro cessing a utomati cally. You can s elect t he prio rity fa ce to be focused on. 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [Face D etection] t de sired mod e. • You ca nnot use [F ace Detectio [...]

72 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 mer a] t [Face Registration] t desired m ode. 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [Face Registration] t [Ne w Reg ist rati on][...]

73 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shut ter is rele ased auto matical 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: – [Ha nd-held Twilight], [Anti Motion Blur] in [S cene Sele ction] –[...]

74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for better ca pturing of smil es • The shutte r operates when an y person whose smile is dete cted. • If the camera detects a face d uring track ing foc us or de tects a reg istered face, th e camera detects the smile of tha t face o nly. • If a smile is not det ected, set th e sensitivi[...]

75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto O bject F raming When the camer a dete cts an d shoot s faces , subje cts s hot with macro or subj ects ca pture d using [T racking Focus], t he cap tured i mage is automatic ally t rimmed in to a su itable composi tion. Both t he orig inal a nd the t rimmed images are sav ed. Th e trimme d imag[...]

76 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 mer a] t [Soft Sk in Effect] t [On]. 2 To se t the intensit y of the Soft Ski n Effect, OPTION t desired sett ing. You can se t the in tensit y of the [Soft Skin E ffect ] with O PTI[...]

77 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. 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [Sho ot ing Ti p List ]. 2 Search for the de sired sh ooting tip. Turn the control wheel to sc roll the text up and do wn.[...]

78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DISP Button (Mon itor) Allows you to sele ct the scr een disp lay mode s that can be sel ected with [Displ ay Conte nts] (pag e 39) i n shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mer a] t [DISP Button(Monitor)]. 2 Select the desi red mode. The i tems mark ed with are av ailable. Graphic Disp lay Shows basic shootin[...]

79 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age size dete rmines t he siz e of th e image file that is recor ded when you rec ord a n image. The lar ger t he image size, the mor e det ail wi ll be re produc ed when the im age is printe d on lar ge-f ormat pa per . The sma ller the i mage si ze, th e more images can be recor [...]

80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for select ing the image size The i mages appe ar diff erently , dependin g on t he mode selected. The images are scrolle d when you press the center of the con trol wheel . Sta ndard W ide[...]

81 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 desire d mode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when sh ooting in [Sweep Pano rama] mode . 3:2 Standard a spect rati o. Suitable f or prints. 16:9 For viewing on a high-de finiti on TV. Notes[...]

82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t he compr ession for mat of st ill imag es. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Qualit y] t des ired 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 ] wit[...]

83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Panorama Direction Sets the direc tion to pan the ca mera when you shoot [Sweep Panorama] images. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Panorama Dir ection] t desir ed mode. (Right) Pa n the camer a in the d irection you set. (Lef t) (Up) (Down )[...]

84 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 des ired m ode. AVCHD Records 60i/50i mov ies or 24p/25p mov ies in AVCHD format. This fi le format is su itable for v iewing th e movie o n a high-def inition TV. You can create a Blu-ray Disc, an AVCH D record i[...]

85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size, f rame rat e, and image q uality f or movi e recor ding. Th e higher the data rate (average bi t-rate) per second , the higher t he image quali ty. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Re cor d Set ti ng] t desired mode . * 1080 60 i-comp atible device ** 1080 50i -com p[...]

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

87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Whi te Balance] t de sired mod e. 2 As ne cessary, OPTION t adjust the color temper ature by press ing the top/ bott om/r ig ht/l eft pa rt s of the co ntro l whee l. You c an adjust th e color tem peratur e towards G (g reen), M (magenta) , A (a mber) o r B (blue). 1 [...]

88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Whi te Balance] t [ Custom S etup]. 2 Hold the camera so that the white are a fully cover s the AF area locat ed 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 disp[...]

89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Meteri ng Mod e Select s the meteri ng mode tha t sets which part of the subjec t to measur e to deter mine the expos ure. 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Meter ing Mode] t desired mode . • If you se t [Meterin g Mode] t o other than [Multi], th e [Face Detec tion] func tion cann ot be used. • [M[...]

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

91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t des ired mod e. • 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 ] – [Sh utter Prio rity] – [Ap erture Pr iority] – [ Program Auto] Corr ects t[...]

92 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 b rig htne ss (H DR: H igh D ynami c Ran ge) . 1 i mage with prop er e xpos ure a nd 1 overl aid ima ge are rec orded. 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Aut o HDR] . 2 OPTION t desired v[...]

93 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 [Brightne ss/Color] t [Picture Effect] t desired m ode. (Off) Disables the Pictur e Effect f unction. (Toy C amera) Creates the look o f a Toy Camera photo wit h shad ed co rner s and prono unce d colors.[...]

94 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 ] – [Sh utter Prio rity] – [Ap erture Pr iority] – [ Program Auto] • You ca nnot use [P icture Effec t] with [RA W] and [RAW & JPEG] image s. • The [To y Camera] an d [Minia ture] effec [...]

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

96 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 desire d mode. • 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. All in Folder Deletes al l images in the selected fol[...]

97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Still/Movie Select Sele cts the unit of image s t o be p laye d ba ck. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t desi red mod e. Folder View(S till) Displays still i mages by folder. Folder View(MP4) Disp lays MP4 movi es by fold er. AVCHD V iew Displays AVCHD movie s.[...]

98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slide Show Plays ba ck im ages au tomatic ally. 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 mo de 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. • [...]

99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Specify Printing You can spe cify which still imag es you shot on the memory card that you want to prin t out later. The (Print order) mark is displa yed on registered images (DPOF: Digita l Print Orde r Format). 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Specify P rinting] t desired se tt ing. • You ca nnot add th e[...]

100 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 de sired mod e. 6 Images Displays 6 images. 12 Images Displays 12 images . z Displaying a desi red folder To select a desired folder , select the bar to the left of the image inde x scre[...]

101 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 Im age]. 2 Adjust the scal ing by turnin g the contro l wheel. 3 Select the port ion you want to see by press ing the top/b ottom/right /left side of th e control wh eel. 4 To ca[...]

102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image counte r-cloc kwise. Use this to displa y a horizont al orienta tion 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 the c[...]

103 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s rec orded i mage s again st acc ident al eras ure. The mark is displaye d on protecte d images. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t des ired mode. • You can p rotect up to 100 images at a time. Multiple Img . Applie s or cancels the protec tion of the selected im ages. Press the[...]

104 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 desi red value. z Adjusting the volume duri ng playback The [Vol ume Sett ings] scree n appears when you pr ess the b ottom of the contro l wheel w hile playing ba ck movies. You can adjust th[...]

105 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 [...]

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

107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Red Eye Re duction When using the fl ash, it is fired 2 or more times before shooting to redu ce the red-ey e phenom enon. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Red Eye Reducti on] t desire d set tin g. • You ca nnot use [Red Eye Redu ction] in th e following s ituations : – [Ha nd-held Twilight] or [A nti Motion[...]

108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Live Vi ew Displa y Sets whether or not to show image s altered with effe cts of the exposure co mpensation, white balanc e, [ Creati ve St yle], or [ Pictu re Eff ect] o n the LCD sc reen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Live View Display] t desired se tting. • You ca n select [Se tting Effe ct OFF] in the f[...]

109 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can check the r ecord ed image on t he LCD sc reen r ight afte r the shoot ing. Yo u can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Auto Revi ew] t des ired setting. • In auto rev iew, the imag e will not be dis played in the vertical pos ition even if [Playback Display] is [...]

110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The grid line will help you to adjust th e comp osition of images. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Grid Li ne] t desire d sett ing. Rule of 3rds G rid Place main sub jects close to one of the grid lin es that div ide the image into thir ds for a well-[...]

111 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 king Leve l] t desire d setting. • Since the camera judges tha t sharp ar[...]

112 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used fo r the peaking f uncti on in ma nual fo cus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Colo r] t desired se tting. • This fu nction can not be set w hen [Pea king Level] is set to [Off] . White Enha nces outlines in white. Red Enhances o utlines in red. Yellow Enha nces outl[...]

113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Clea r Image Zoom Sets w hether or no t to u se [Cle ar Ima ge Zoo m] when the z oom fe ature of th e cam era is used (page 49). Zoom s an imag e with higher qu ality than [Di gital Zoom]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Clear Image Zoom] t desi red set ting . • You ca nnot use [C lear Image Z oom] with the f[...]

114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Digi tal Zoo m Sets whet her to use [D igita l Zoom] or not when the zo om featu re of the camer a is used (page 49). Zooms an imag e with highe r magn ificat ion th an [C lear Im age Zoo m] but the i mage qualit y det erior ates compared to [ Clear Image Z oom]. This feature can b e als o ava ilabl[...]

115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-por trait Self-timer Sets whether to set the shooting mode to the 3-seco nd delay self-t imer when the LCD screen is tilted upward about 1 80 degre es. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Se lf- port rait S elf -tim er] t [On ]. • The sel f-timer la mp does no t flash. • You ca nnot use [S elf-port rait Se[...]

116 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 Extract.] t desired setting. • Even when y ou set [ S. Auto Image Ex tract.] to [Off] w ith [Ha nd-he ld Twiligh t] sel ected fr om recogn [...]

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

118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Ti me Sets the length o f time t he imag e will be shown in a n expan ded form for the [ MF Assist] function . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assi st Time] t desired se tting. • 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 [...]

119 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 S pace] t desire d setting. • Adob e RGB is for appl ica[...]

120 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 desire d se tti ng. • [On] is selected when using the following function s: – [Ha nd-held Twilight], [Anti Motion Blur] in [S cene Sele ction] • You ca nnot set [S teadyShot] w[...]

121 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 [Re lease w/o Len s] t de sired setti ng. • 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 astr ono mical[...]

122 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 on for th e durat ion that the sh utter is open. With t he functi on turn ed on, the gra iny noise typica l of long exposures is redu ced. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Long E xpos[...]

123 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index High ISO NR When shooti ng with h igh ISO se nsitiv ity, the camera reduces 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 desir ed set ting[...]

124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Shading Compen sates for t he shad ed cor ners of th e scre en, ca used by cert ain lens ch aracte rist ics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Com p.: Shad ing] t desir ed setting . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • The am ount of lig ht around the edges m ay not be co[...]

125 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber. Reduc es the color dev iation at t he corners of the sc reen, cause d by certain le ns charac teri stics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desire d sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. Auto Reduces the co lor deviation automatical[...]

126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Distorti on Compensa tes for the distortion of the screen, cause d by certain lens charac teristics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Distortion] t desir ed sett ing . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • Depen ding on the attached lens (E PZ 16- 50 mm F3.5 -5.6 [...]

127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Prio rity Tracking Sets wheth er to gi ve prio rity to tracki ng a cert ain face when the cam era de tects t hat face during t racking fo cus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [F ace Pr iori ty Tr ack ing] t desire d setting. • When [Face Detecti on] is set to [Off], [Face Priority T racking] i s set to [O[...]

128 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 [Movi e Au dio Re c] t des ired se tt ing. • 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 D oes not re co[...]

129 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 . On Redu[...]

130 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 Adjustment Setting] t [On ]. 3 [a mount] t desired va lue t OK. • It is re comme[...]

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

132 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 [M OV IE Bu tto n] t des ired setting. On Activate s the MOVIE button . Off D eactivates the MOVIE button.[...]

133 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 [Set up] t [Cu sto m Ke y Se tting s] t desire d setting. Soft key B Setting Shoo t. Tip s Meter ing Mode Autofo cus Mode [...]

134 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Soft k ey B Settin g] under [Cus tom Key Sett ings] is av ailable for the follow ing shoo ting modes. Funct ions that ha ve been as signed to the soft key B and the rig ht key are ca lled up on ly in the foll owing shooti ng mo des. –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Sh utter Prio rity] ?[...]

135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL to ggle When it is hard to obtain an appropr iate exposure for t he subject, thi s function allow s you to lock t he exposure by focusing on and m easuring the light of an area tha t has the desired bri ghtness. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Custom Key Settings] t [Soft k ey B Setting]. 2 Selec t [AEL tog[...]

136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Beep Sel ects the s ound produc ed when you opera te the ca mera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Bee p] t desi red se tting . On Sound will be emitted when you press the control w heel or soft keys. Off Turns off the audible signal.[...]

137 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [ La nguage] t desired la nguage.[...]

138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the date an d time again. • The ca mera does not have a feature fo r superim posing d ates on imag es. By us ing “Play Memories Home,” you can print or sav e images with the date. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Dat e/Ti me S etu p]. 2 Press the right or left of the control wheel to [...]

139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Area Se tting Set s the area where you are u sin g the came ra. Th is a llow s you to se t the loca l area whe n you u se the c amera a broad. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Area Setting] t desi red se tti ng. 2 Press the right or left of the control wheel to sele ct a n ar ea.[...]

140 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 Gui de D ispla y] t desired se tting. On Displays the help gui de. Off D oes not di splay the help gui de.[...]

141 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 de sired setti ng. • Whe n the AC-PW 20 AC Ad apt or (s old se parat ely) is us ed, th is fu nctio n ca n[...]

142 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 desire d sett ing. • Turn of f the came ra when yo u do n[...]

143 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 de sired setti ng. Manual Allows you t o adjust the brig htness withi n the range of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather Sets the b rightness a ppropriate ly for sho oting outdoors.[...]

144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Color Select s the co lor of the LC D screen . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Color] t desir ed setting. Black Turns to th e selected color. White Blue Pink[...]

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

146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playbac k Display Selec ts the orientat ion when pla ying back still i mages record ed in the por trait position. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Playback Display] t des ired setti ng. Auto Ro tate Displays in the portra it position. Manual Rotat e Display s in the land scape posit ion.[...]

147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index HDMI Reso lution When you connect the camera to a Hig h Definition (H D) TV with HD MI terminal s using an HDMI cable (sold separa tely), you can sel ect HDMI Re solution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution] t des ired setti ng. • If you ca nnot di splay the screen pro [...]

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

149 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 came ra. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [US B Connection ] t desired setting. • 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[...]

150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index USB LUN Setting Enhan ces comp atibility by limiting of U SB connec tion functi ons. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [USB LUN Setting] t desi red setting . Multi Normally , use [Multi]. Single Set [USB L UN Sett ing] to [Single ] only if y ou canno t make a connectio n.[...]

151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Version Displays th e version of you r camera and lens . Confirm the ve rsion when a firmwar e upda te is r eleas ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Vers ion]. • An up date ca n be pe rformed only whe n the ba ttery le vel is (3 remain ing batt ery icon s) or m ore. We rec ommend tha t you use a su fficientl[...]

152 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Demo Mod e The [De mo Mode] fun ction displays the mo vies recor ded on the memo ry card automat ical ly (demo nstrat ion) , when the cam era ha s no t been operat ed for a c erta in time . Norma lly select [Off]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Demo Mode ] t desire d setting. • You ca n set this ite m only w[...]

153 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Initia lize Initiali zes the settin g to the default se tting . Ev en if you activ ate [In itia lize], the im ages a re reta ined. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Initia lize] t de sired se tting. • Be sure not to turn off th e camera whil e resettin g. • In som e cases, no thing may ap pear on the screen f[...]

154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Format Format s the memory card. When you use a memory card with th is camera for the fi rst time, it is r ecommende d that y ou for mat the c ard u sing the camera for stab le performan ce of th e memory card b efore shoo ting. No te tha t format ting perma nentl y erases all da ta on the memo ry c[...]

155 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 desired se tting. Series The camera does not reset number s, and assig ns numbers to f iles in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.” Reset The cam era re [...]

156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Folder Name Still images yo u shoot ar e reco rded in a folder that is auto matical ly creat ed unde r the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fo lde r Na me ] t desir ed set ting . • The mo vie folde r form is fixed as “fo lder num ber + [...]

157 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 s elect the rec ording fol der to which stil l image s and MP4 mo vies are recor ded. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot. Folder] t desired folder . • You ca nnot selec t[...]

158 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index New Folder Create s a ne w fold er in the mem ory ca rd to w hich still images and MP4 movie s are recor ded. Images are r ecorde d in t he new ly cr eated fol der unt il y ou creat e an other folder or se lect anoth er recording fol der. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [New F old er]. A new folder i s created w[...]

159 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recove r Image DB When inco nsist encie s are cause d in the image data base fi le by proc essin g files on comput ers, etc., im ages on the memory card will not b e played back on thi s came ra. If these in consis tencies h appen, t he camer a repai rs the f ile. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Recov er I mag [...]

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

161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Upload Settings Sets wh ether or not you use the upload funct ion when using an Eye-Fi card (co mmerc ially av ailabl e). This item appe ars wh en an Ey e-Fi ca rd is inse rted in the camera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Upl oad Sett ings ] t desire d setting . • [Power Save ] does not w ork while the came[...]

162 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 suppl ied with t he TV. • Som e devi ces ma y not work p ro[...]

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

164 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using wit h your computer Use foll owing soft ware to allow mor e versati le use of image s shot with your came ra. • “PlayMemories H ome” (Windows only) You can imp ort still images or m ovies recorde d with the cam era to your com puter so that you ca n view the m, and use vari ous convenien[...]

165 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The fol lowing com puter envi ronment is recommen ded when usin g the software an d impor ting image s via 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 nnect 2 or[...]

166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Insta lling the software Log on a s Adminis trator. • If “PM B” (Pictu re Motion Bro wser) sup plied wit h a camera t hat was purch ased befo re 2011 ha s already been in stalled on the compute r, “PMB” wi ll be overwrit ten by “Pla yMemorie s Home.” So me “PlayM em ories Home” fun[...]

167 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • “P layM emor ies Ho me” is n ot com pat ibl e with Mac comp uter s. W hen y ou pl ay b ack imag es on Mac comp uters, use the appropri ate applic ation soft ware sup plied with the Mac comput er. • Movie s record ed with th e [60i 24 M(FX)/ 50i 24M( FX)]/[2 4p 24M( FX)/25p 24M(FX)] setting[...]

168 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the c amera to th e comp uter “Pl ayMem orie s Ho me” allow s yo u to easi ly i mpor t ima ges. For detai ls on “Pla yMemories Home ” functio ns, see t he “PlayMem ories Home Help Gui de .” Importing i mages to the computer wi thout using “ PlayMemorie s Hom e” When the [...]

169 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Connect the camera to your Mac computer fir st. Double-clic k the newly recogn ized icon on the deskt op t the folder whe re the image s you want to impo rt are stored. 2 Drag and drop th e image files t o the hard di sk icon. The i mage files are cop ied to th e hard d isk. 3 Doub le-click the ha[...]

170 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Crea ting a mo vie 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 tw o ways to crea te a movie disc. Use “P layMe mories Home” on your comp uter or create a disc with devi ces other tha n a computer suc h as a recorde[...]

171 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Character istics of ea ch type of di sc Disc type/usage D escrip tion High-defin ition image quality (HD) A Blu-ray Disc ena bles yo u to recor d high definit ion 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 [...]

172 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 orted to a comp uter usi ng the sof tware “P layMemori es Home.” 1 Star t up [Pl ayMe morie s Home ] and se lect Tool s in th e uppe r righ t of the sc reen t (Cr eat e Disc s) t (AVCHD ( HD)). 2 S[...]

173 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 Star t up [Pl ayMe morie s Home ] and se lect Tool s in th e uppe r righ t of the sc reen t (Cr eat e Disc s) t (DVD-Video (STD)). 2 Sel[...]

174 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 directly using a p rinter whi ch suppor ts your memory c ard type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer. • Printing using a computer You can import images to a comp uter [...]

175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camera, try the followi ng solutio ns. The batt ery pack cannot be installed. • When you in ser t the batte ry pa ck, us e th e tip of th e batt ery p ack to pus h t he loc k leve r. • Yo u can only u se an NP-F W50 battery [...]

176 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. • Yo u can use an NP-FW50 ba ttery pack only. M ake sure th at the batte ry is NP-FW5 0. • If yo u charge a batter y pack that has not bee n used for a long time , the cha rge lamp on th e camera may fla sh. • The ch arg[...]

177 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The flash does not work. • Pre ss the (flash po p-up) bu tton to pop up th e flash. • Yo u cannot us e a flash wit h the followin g recordi ng mode: – [Bracket: Cont .] – [ Sweep Pa norama] – [Night Scene] , [Hand-held Twilig ht] and [Anti M otion Blur] i n [Scene Selecti on] – Movie rec[...]

178 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The eye s of the subject co me out red. • Act ivate the [Red Eye Re ducti on] funct ion (page 1 07). • Get close to the subject, and shoot the subjec t within the flash rang e using the flash. Dots app ear and remain on the LCD scre en. • Thi s is not a mal function . These dots are not record[...]

179 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. • Ch eck “R ecommend ed compu ter env ironmen t” (pag e 164) . The com puter does not reco gnize the camera. • Chec k th at th e cam era i s tur ned on. • When the ba tter y leve l is l ow, in stall the c harge d bat tery[...]

180 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot pri nt images. • RA W images canno t be printe d. To print RA W images, fir st convert them to JPE G images us ing “Image Data Conv erter. ” The colo r of the image is strange. • When you pr int t he ima ges r ecord ed in [ Adobe RGB] mode us ing s RGB p rinte rs th at ar e not compa [...]

181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The setti ng is reset without t he resetting operat ion. • The batter y pack was rem oved when th e power sw itch was set to ON. When removing 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. • Tur n off the cam era. Re [...]

182 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the f ollowin g messages a ppear, f ollow the instr uction s accor dingly. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • An incompat ible batte ry pack is be ing used. Set Area/D ate/Time. • Set the date and time. If you h ave not use d the came ra for a long t ime, charg e th[...]

183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index No ima ges. • The re is no image on the m emory car d. Image pr otect ed. • Yo u tried to del ete protec ted images. Unable to print. • Yo u tried to mark RAW images wit h a DPOF mark. Interna l temp. high. A llow it to coo l. • The camera ha s become hot becaus e you have been shoo ting con[...]

184 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index No ima ges changed. • Yo u attempted to execute D POF withou t specifyi ng image s. Cannot create more folder s. • The folder with a name beginni ng with “99 9” exists on the memor y card. Yo u cannot create a ny folder s if this is the case.[...]

185 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 electr onic volt age t ransf ormer is un nece ssar y and i ts us e ma y caus e a m alfun ction . To view movies shot us ing this[...]

186 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 PRO- HG Duo” medi a, “Memory Stic k XC-HG Duo” med ia, SD memory card, S DHC memory card, an d SDXC memory card. • Memory card forma tted with a com puter is n ot guarant eed[...]

187 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on u sing “Mem ory Stick Mic ro” media (s old separatel y) • This produc t is compatibl e with “Mem ory Stick Mic ro” media (“M2” ). “M2” is an abbreviati on for “Memory Stick Micro” m edia. • To us e a “Mem ory Stick M icro” med ia with th e came ra, be su re to in[...]

188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck Your c amera ope rates only with an “In foLITHIU M” batter y pack NP- FW50. Y ou cannot use any ot her battery pa cks. “InfoLITHI UM” W ser ies battery pack s have the mark. An “I nfoL ITHI UM” bat te ry pa ck i s a li thiu m-i on ba tte ry pa ck t hat h[...]

189 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index How to stor e the battery p ack • To ma intain t he bat tery pack ’s functi on, ch arge t he batte ry pack and t hen fully discharge it in the camer a at least once a ye ar before stori ng it. Store the ba ttery pack in a c ool, d ry place. • To use t he bat tery pack u p, leav e the camera in[...]

190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charging • Only NP -FW50 battery pa cks (and no others) can be ch arged. Bat teries other tha n 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 out let[...]

191 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[...]

192 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 a ble to us e the Moun t Adap tor wi th ce rtain lens es. C onsul t your Sony deale r or l oca l autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s. • When you are using t he Mou [...]

193 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[...]

194 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng Clea n the camera surfa ce with a soft cl oth slightly moi stened with wa ter, and then w ipe the surfa ce with a dry cloth. To av oid damagi ng the fini sh or casing, fo llow the instruct ions b elow. – D o not u se the chemica l produ cts such a s thinne r, benzi ne, alcoho l, dispo s[...]

195 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x A AdobeRG B .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... .... 119 AEL butt on ............. ........... ........... ........ ........... 135 AEL toggl e .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... .... 135 AEL w/ s hutter ............... ........... ........ .....[...]

196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index F Face Det ection ............... ........... ........ ........... ...... 71 Face Pri ority Tr acking ........... ....... ........... ........ 127 Face Reg istration ............... ........... ........ ........... .. 72 File Forma t .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... ...... 84 [...]

197 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Aut o ............. ............ ........... ....... .......... 64 Program Sh ift ............. ............ ........... ....... .......... 64 Protect ......... ........ ........... ........ ........... ....... ........ 103 Q Quality ........ ............ ....... ........... ............ ...[...]

198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on th e License The softwa re provi ded with this cam era is s upplied u nder li censing agr eements 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 s[...]