Sony Alpha NEX-3NL manual

4-453-051- 11 (1) NEX-3N Interch angeabl e Lens Digital Camera Instructio n Manual E-mount Prepar ing the camera Mast erin g the b asi c operati on Using t he re cording function s Using t he play back function s Checkin g the functi ons availa ble Viewing images on a computer Others[...]

GB 2 Owner’s Recor d The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. NEX-3N Serial No. ______________________________ Model No. AC-UB10C/AC-UB10D Serial No. ______________________________ To red[...]

GB 3 • Do not incinerate or dispose of in fire. • Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion b atteries. • Be sure to charge the b attery pack using a genuine Sony battery charger or a device that can charge the battery pack. • Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children. • Keep the battery pack dry. • Replace only with t[...]

GB 4 If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matters only. [ Regu lato ry Infor mat ion [ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equip[...]

GB 5 [ Noti ce for the customer s in the countries applying EU Directi ves This product has been manufactured by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to product compliance based on European Union legislation shall be addressed to the authorized representative, Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelf[...]

GB 6 [ Disposal of waste batteri es (applicab le in the Eur opean Union and other Eur opean count ries with sep arate coll ection sys tems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this sym bol might be used in combination with [...]

GB 7 Table of con tents Preparing the camer a Checking the supplied items ........................... ................... 9 Identif ying p arts ... ...... .... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... .....10 Charging th e battery pa ck ...... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ...13 Attaching/removing the lens .............[...]

GB 8 Checking the functions available Menu list ....... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ..... 49 Functions available for each shooting mode .............. ..... 58 Flash m odes av ailable..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ... 59 Viewing images on a computer What you can d o with sof[...]

GB 9 Prepari ng the cam era Prepari ng the camera Checking the s upplied it ems First check the model name of your camera (page 8). The acce ssories su pplied differ depending on t he mode l. The num ber in p arenth eses indic ates the quant ity. x Comes with a ll models • Camer a (1) • Power cord (mains l ead) (1)* (n ot supplied in the U.S. A[...]

GB 10 Prepari ng the cam era Identifying part s See the page s in parenthese s for details on ope ration for the parts. When the lens is removed A (Playback) but ton (27) B Shutter b utton (25) C ON/OFF (Power) s witch (22) D Hook for shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap to prevent damage caused by dropping the camera. E For shooting: W /T (zoo[...]

GB 11 Prepari ng the cam era A (Flash pop-up) bu tton (45) B LCD screen You can adjust th e LCD screen to an easily viewable angle, such as for a low -position shooting . Tilt the LCD screen upward abou t 180 degrees when you take a self- portrait. (38) • Depending on the tri pod, you may not be able to adjust the ang le o f the LCD scr een . In [...]

GB 12 Prepari ng the cam era E Speak er F Tripod socket hole • Use a tripod wit h a screw length of less than 5.5 mm ( 7/32 inch). You will be unable to firmly secure the came ra to tripods using screws longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the camera. x Lens See page 83 on the s pecifications of the lense s. E PZ 16 – 50 mm F3.5-5 .6 [...]

GB 13 Prepari ng the cam era Charging the battery pack When usi ng the cam era fo r the firs t time, be sure to ch arge the NP-FW50 “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack (supplied). The “Inf oLITHIUM” batt ery pack can be char ged even when it has not b een fully deple ted. The batte ry pack can also be used when it has not been fu lly charged. The c[...]

GB 14 Prepari ng the cam era 4 Clos e the cove r. 5 Connect the ca mera to the AC Adaptor (supplied), u sing the mi cro USB cabl e (sup pli ed) . Conne ct th e AC Adap tor to the wall o utlet (wall s ocket). Charge lamp Lit: Cha rging Off: Charg ing finished Flashing : Ch argin g error o r chargi ng temp oraril y stop ped because the tem perat ure [...]

GB 15 Prepari ng the cam era • If the charge lamp on the camera flashes wh en the AC Adaptor is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), this indicates that charging is temporarily stopped because the temperature is outside t he recommended range. When the temperature gets back within the appropriate range, the char ging resumes. We recommend [...]

GB 16 Prepari ng the cam era x Charging by co nnecting to a compute r The battery pa ck (supplied ) can be charged by conne cting the cam era to a computer using a m icro USB ca ble. • Note th e following points when charging via a computer: – If the camera i s connected to a l aptop computer that is not connected to a power source, the laptop [...]

GB 17 Prepari ng the cam era x Checking the remaining batte ry level Check the level wit h the foll owing indicat ors and pe rcent fig ures disp layed on the LCD screen. • The displayed battery power level m ay not be correct under certain cir cumstances. x Removing the battery pa ck • When t he access lamp is lit, do no t remove the battery pa[...]

GB 18 Prepari ng the cam era Attaching/r emoving the lens Set the power switch of the camera to OFF before you atta ch or remove the lens. • When attaching a lens, do not pr ess the lens release button. • Do not use excessive force when attaching a lens. • The Mount Adaptor (sold s eparately) is required to use an A-mount lens (sold separatel[...]

GB 19 Prepari ng the cam era x Removing the lens • If dust or debris gets inside the came ra while you ar e changing the lens and adheres to the surface of the image sensor (the part that converts the light source to a digital signal), it may appear as dark spots on the image, depending o n the shooting environment. The image sensor has an anti-d[...]

GB 20 Prepari ng the cam era Inserting a memory card (sold separatel y) 1 Open the c over. 2 Insert a memory card. • Ins ert the mem ory card until it clicks a s illustra ted. Check on the di rect ion o f the notche d corner . 3 Clos e the cove r.[...]

GB 21 Prepari ng the cam era x Memory cards that you can us e You can us e follo wing type s of memo ry cards wi th this camera. However, proper oper ation cannot be guarantee d for all types of the me mory cards. • Images recorded on a “Memory Stick XC-HG Duo” media or an SDXC memory card cannot be imported to or played on computers or AV de[...]

GB 22 Prepari ng the cam era Turning on the camera and setting the cl ock When you turn on the camera for t he first time, t he scr een t o set da te and time appears. 1 Set the power switch to ON to turn on the camera. The scr een to set date and tim e appears. • To turn off the camera, set the power switch to OF F. 2 Press the cen ter of t he c[...]

GB 23 Prepari ng the cam era • You cannot superimpose the date on image s on this camera. Using “PlayMemo ries Home,” you can sa ve or print images w ith date. Refer to “PlayMemor ies Home Help Guide” for more details (pa ge 62). x Resetting t he date and t ime/Checking the current clock setting The screen f or date and time setup is disp[...]

GB 24 Master ing the basic oper ation Mastering the bas ic operatio n Shooting stil l images In (Intelli gent Auto) mode , the camera an alyzes the subject, and allo ws you to s hoot wi th appropr iate se ttings . 1 Set the power s witch to ON to t urn on the camera. 2 Point the camera to the subjec t. When the cam era recogniz es the scene, th e S[...]

GB 25 Master ing the basic oper ation 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to foc us. When the focus is confirme d, a beep sounds a nd z in dicator ligh ts up. 5 Press the shutte r button fu lly down. When sh ooting faces, close-up (macr o) subjects , or subjects tr acked by [Trackin g Focus], the cam era analy zes the s cene and automa tically [...]

GB 26 Master ing the basic oper ation Recording movies • The sound of the camera and the lens in operation might be recorded whi le recording a movie. • When you use a lens with power zoom and find the sound of the zooming ring during recording distracting, it is r ecommended that yo u use the W/T (z oom) lever of the camera or the zooming leve[...]

GB 27 Master ing the basic oper ation Playing back images x Selecting the image Turn th e contr ol wheel and sel ect the i mage. When pla ying back images as an i mage index , a si ngle-imag e screen c an be disp layed b y turni ng the control wheel to se lect an image and pressi ng the cente r of th e control whee l. x Playing b ack movies 1 Press[...]

GB 28 Master ing the basic oper ation * The movie i s played back frame-by-frame. Dur ing mo vie p layba ck Contr ol whee l opera tion Pause/resume Press the ce nter. Fast-forward Press the right, or turn the control wheel clockwise. Fast-r ewind Pres s the left, or turn th e control wheel counterc lockwise. Forward slow playb ack Turn clockwise du[...]

GB 29 Master ing the basic oper ation Del eti ng im ages You can delete th e image that is currently displayed. 1 Press ( Delete ). 2 Press the center of the c ontrol wheel. • Select to qui t the operat ion. z Deleting seve ral image s Select MENU t [Playback] t [Delete] to select and delete several images at the same time.[...]

GB 30 Master ing the basic oper ation Operating t he camera The control wheel and soft keys allo w you to use various f unctions of the camera. x Control wheel When shoo ting, DISP (D isplay Con tents), (Exposure C omp.), (Drive Mod e) and ISO (ISO) fu nctions are ass igned to the contro l wheel. When pl aying back, DISP (Displ ay Contents) is as s[...]

GB 31 Master ing the basic oper ation x Soft keys The soft keys have dif ferent roles , depending on the purpos e. The a ssigned role (func tion) of each soft k ey is s hown on the sc reen. To use the functi on shown at the upp er right corner of the screen, pres s soft key A. To use th e function sh own at the low er right corn er of the screen, p[...]

GB 32 Master ing the basic oper ation Using the gu ide functi on of the camera The camera provid es various “He lp Guides” whic h explain the func tions, and “Shooting ti ps” which int roduce tips f or better shooti ng. Use these guide s to make bette r use of the cam era. x Help Guides The came ra displ ays the Hel p Guides to explai n the[...]

GB 33 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons Using the rec ording funct ions Using the camera’s zoom feature With the c amera’s zo om feature, you can inc rease the magn ificatio n to a scal e greater than th at of the opti cal zoom scale of the l ens. • The zoom speed differs depending on wh ich lens with power zoom you use. Confirm the operatio[...]

GB 34 Setting the f unction usi ng [Photo Creat ivity] You can op erate the ca mera intu itive ly using [Pho to Creativ ity], since the [Photo Creati vity] s creen i s de signed f or mor e intu itive op erati ons th an a normal s creen. You can shoot a subject wi th eas y operations and obtain creativ e photos easi ly. • [Pho to Creativity] is on[...]

GB 35 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons x Defocusing the background e asily (Backg round Defocus Con trol) • The defocusing effect may not be noticeable, depending on the distance from the subject or the lens used. 1 Select (Bkg roun d Defocus) (page 34). 2 Defocu s the ba ckgroun d by turn ing t he c ontr ol w heel . : You ca n focu s on both t[...]

GB 36 x Picture Effe ct 1 Sele ct (Pictu re E ffec t) (p age 34). 2 Select th e desire d effect by tur ning the control whe el. (Off): Di sables th e Picture Effect fu nction. (Toy Came ra): Cr eates the look of a Toy Cam era photo with shaded corners and pronounced colors . (Pop Color): Create s a vivid look by empha sizing color tones. (Posteriza[...]

GB 37 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons Adjusting the bright ness of still images (Exposure compensati on) You can a djust the e xposure in 1/ 3 EV ste ps in a range of –3. 0 EV to +3.0 EV. Using the self-ti mer 1 Pres s (Ex posur e Comp .) on the co ntrol wh eel. • When you se lect [Intelli gent Auto ] or [Sup erior Auto], t he [Photo Creativ[...]

GB 38 Shooting stil l images continuously The camera rec ords images continuousl y while you press and hold down the shutter button. 1 Press (Dr ive Mode) on the c ontrol w heel . 2 Turn the control wheel to select (Cont. Shooting), and press the c enter. z Shooting co ntinuous ly using the self-t imer Select (Sel f-timer(Cont)) from (Drive Mode). [...]

GB 39 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons Changing the sc reen display (DISP) Changing the I SO sensitivi ty 1 Press DISP (Display Conten ts) on th e contro l wheel. 2 Press D ISP repeat edly to sel ect the desi red mod e. During shooting Graphic Display: Shows basic sh ooting inform ation. Graphically shows the shu tter speed and aperture value, ex[...]

GB 40 • In modes that f ix the shutter speed, you cannot decrease subject blur even if yo u increase the ISO sensit ivity. Shooting wit h various shoot ing modes 2 Turn the contro l wheel to select th e desired sett ing value, and pres s the cent er of the con trol whe el. ISO AU TO: The came ra sets the ISO sensiti vity au tomat ically. (ISO 200[...]

GB 41 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons x Scene Sel ection 1 Select SCN (Sce ne Select ion) (page 40) . 2 Turn th e contro l wheel to sel ect the des ired mo de, and pres s the ce nter . (Portrait): Blurs away backgroun ds and sharpen s the subject. Accentuat e skin tones s oftly. (Landscape ): Shoots the entire range o f scenery in shar p focus w[...]

GB 42 x Sweep Panorama While yo u pan the c amera, the ca mera s hoots several image s and c omposes them i nto on e panora mic im age. • The came ra shoots continuously during [Sweep Panorama] recording, and the shutter continues to click until shooting is finished. 1 Set the shoo ting mode to (Sweep Pano rama) (page 40). 2 Point the camera at t[...]

GB 43 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons x Shutter Priority You can express the movement of a moving sub ject in various ways by adjusti ng the shutter speed, for examp le, at the inst ant of the moveme nt with high spe ed shut ter, or as a trailin g image with l ow spe ed shutt er. 1 Select S (Shutter Prio rity) (page 4 0). 2 Turn the contr ol whe[...]

GB 44 x Aperture Priority You can shoot by adj usting the apert ure and changing the focus range , or backgroun d defocus ing. x Program Auto/Superi or Auto In [Superio r Auto] mode, the camera shoots with higher quali ty than [Intell igent Auto] mode. The came ra performs c omposit e shooting as necessar y. Also, the ca mera aut omatical ly sele c[...]

GB 45 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons Selecting the f lash mode • W hen the camera is charging the flash, blinks on the LCD screen. You cannot press the shutter butto n when this icon is blinking. • W hen the L CD scree n is tilt ed upward m ore tha n 90 degr ees, (fla sh pop-up) button will be difficult to press. Raise th e flash beforehand[...]

GB 46 The flash ra nge (approx.) The range of the fl ash depends on the ISO sensitiv ity and ape rture value. • Wh en attaching a 16-50 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens (supplied), the f lash may be bl ocked off for a wide angle. Move the focal length of the lens slightly more to the tele side , and shoot from a distance. F2.8 F3.5 F5.6 ISO 200 1 m – 2.1 m (3.[...]

GB 47 Using t he re cord ing f uncti ons Selecting t he image size/rec ord setting The ima ge size deter mines the siz e of the im age file th at is recorded when you take an imag e. The larger the image size, the mo re detail will be reproduced when the image is pr inted on large fo rmat paper. The smaller the imag e size, the more images c an be [...]

GB 48 Using the playb ack function s Viewing images on a TV To view images on th e camera using a TV, an HDMI cable (sold separatel y) and an HD TV equipped with an HDMI co nnector are required. • Use an HDMI micro jack on one end (for the ca mera), and a plug suitable for connecting your TV on the other end. 1 Connect the came ra to the TV using[...]

GB 49 Checking the func tions avai lable Checking the functions av ailable Menu list When you press M ENU, the menu items [Shoot M ode], [C amera], [Image Size], [B rightness/ Color], [Pl ayback] and [Setup] appear on the sc reen. You can set va rious functi ons in each ite m. Items that can not be set in the context are d isplaye d in gr ay. x Sho[...]

GB 50 x Camera Allows you to set shoot ing functi ons, such as con tinuous sh ooting, self-t imer, and flash. Drive Mode Selects the drive mode, such as continuous shooting, self-time r, or bracket sho oting. (Single Shooting/Co nt. Shooting/S pd Priority Cont./ Self-ti mer/Self- timer(Cont) / Bracket : Cont.) Flas h Mode Selects the method used to[...]

GB 51 Checking the func tions avai lable x Image Size Allows y ou to set the im age size and aspect ratio , etc. LCD Display (DISP) Switches th e information to be displayed on t he shooting screen on the LCD screen. (Graphic Display/Display All In fo./Big Font Size Disp./No Disp. Info./Histogram) DISP Button(Monit or) Sets the screen display modes[...]

GB 52 x Brightness/Color Allows you to ma ke brightnes s settings such as metering mode, and color settin gs such as white bala nce. Exp osur e Comp. Compensates for the brightness of the entire image. (–3.0EV to +3.0EV) ISO Sets the ISO sensitivity. (ISO AUTO/IS O 200 - ISO 1 6000) White Balance Adjusts the color tones according to the ambient l[...]

GB 53 Checking the func tions avai lable x Playback Allows you to se t playback func tions. x Setup Allows yo u to make more d etailed shoo ting s ettings, or c hange t he camer a settin gs. Delete Deletes images . (Multipl e Img./All i n Folde r/All AVC HD view fi les) Still/Movie Select Allows you to determine h ow to group the playback images (V[...]

GB 54 Liv e V iew D ispl ay Allows you to choose whether or not to show the value of exposure compensation, etc. on the screen display. (Setting Effect ON/Setting Ef fect OFF) Auto Rev iew Sets the d isplay ti me of t he ima ge right after shooting. (10 S ec/5 Sec/ 2 Sec/ Off) Grid Line Turns on the grid line that helps you to adjust the compositio[...]

GB 55 Checking the func tions avai lable Release w/o Len s Sets whether or not to release the shutter when there is no lens. (Enable/Disable) Long Exposu re NR S ets the noise reduction processing for long exposure shootings. (On/O ff) High ISO NR Sets the noise reduction processing for high ISO sensitivi ty shootings. (Nor mal/ Low) Lens Co mp.: S[...]

GB 56 Main Sett ings Menu s tart Selects a first-displayed menu from the top menu or the last menu screen. (Top/Previous) MOVI E Bu tto n Sets whether or not to activate the MOVIE button. (On/O ff) Custom Key S ettings Assigns fu nctions to th e soft keys or the ri ght side of the control wheel. (Soft key B Setting/Rig ht Key Sett ing/Custom ) Beep[...]

GB 57 Checking the func tions avai lable * This setting appears when an Eye-Fi card (s old separately) is inserted in the camera. Do not use an Eye-Fi card inserted in the camera on an airplane. If an Eye-Fi card is inserted in the ca mera, set [Upload Sett ings] to [Off]. Eye-Fi cards can be used only in the c ountries/r egions where they were pur[...]

GB 58 Functions avai lable for each shooti ng mode The functio ns you can use depe nd on the selec ted shootin g mode. In the t able be low, indicat es the fu nction i s avail able, an d a – ind icates t he function is not available . The functio ns you cannot us e are displaye d in gray on the scre en. • The func tions available ma y be limite[...]

GB 59 Checking the func tions avai lable Flash modes avail able The flash mo des you can selec t depend on the shoo ting mode an d functions select ed. In the table below, indi cates the func tion is ava ilable, an d a – indicates th e function is not availa ble. The flash mo des you cannot se lect are disp layed in gray on the screen. * The came[...]

GB 60 Viewing imag es on a computer What you can do with software To ut ilize imag es re cord ed with the cam era, use th e foll owin g so ftwa re: • “PlayMemor ies Home” (Windo ws only) You can import st ill images or movies recor ded with th e camera to you r computer so th at you can view them , and use various c onvenien t features to enh[...]

GB 61 Vie wing im age s on a c omp uter • A n Intern et connectio n is re quired to install “ PlayMemo ries Home.” • An In ternet connection is required to us e “P layMemories Online” or other network services. “PlayMemories Online” or other network services may no t be available in some count ries or regions. • “ PlayMemor ies [...]

GB 62 Installi ng the software x Installing “ PlayMemorie s Home” x Viewing “P layMemories Home Help Guide ” For det ails on how to use “ PlayMemo ries Home ,” refe r to t he “Pla yMemorie s Home Help Guide.” 1 Using t he Internet br owser on your com puter , go to the following URL, then click [Install] t [Run]. www.sony.net/pm 2 F[...]

GB 63 Vie wing im age s on a c omp uter x Installing “I mage Data Conv erter” x Viewing “Im age Data Converter G uide” For det ails on how t o use “ Image Data C onverter, ” refer t o the “ Image Data Conver ter Gu ide.” 1 Using t he Interne t browser on your com puter , go to the following URL. For Windows: http://www.sony.co.jp/im[...]

GB 64 Other s Checking the number of recordable i mages • 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 card (page 29) . • When “NO C ARD” (the number of recor dable images) flashes in yellow, it means no memory[...]

GB 65 Others Movi es The fol lowing ta ble shows the appr oximate r ecording t imes av ailable. These are th e tota l times fo r all m ovie files. (h (hour) , m (m inute) ) • The recording time of movies varies because the camera uses VBR (Variable Bit Rate), an encoding method that automatically adjusts image quality according to the shooting si[...]

GB 66 x Recordable tim e and numbe r of recordable s hooting/ playback i mages on a single c harge of the b attery pack • The tabl e above sh ows the approxima te recor dable t ime or num ber of i mages when usin g a fully charged batt ery pack. Not e that the actua l numbers may vary depending on the condition s of use. • The rec ordable time [...]

GB 67 Others List of icons on the LCD screen Icons are display ed on th e screen t o indicat e the cam era sta tus. You can chan ge the screen displa y using DIS P (Display Con tents) on th e control whe el. Shooting stand by Graphi c display Movi e record ing Playback A Display Indication P A S M Shoot Mode Scene Selection Scene Recognition icon M[...]

GB 68 B C RAW RA W+J FINE STD Image quality of still images 60i/50i 60i/50i 24p/25p 24p/25p Recording mode of movies 100% Remai ning battery Flash charge in progress AF illumi nator Live view Does not record sound dur ing movie recording Wi nd no ise reducti on is activat ed SteadyShot/ SteadyShot warnin g Overheating war nin g Datab ase file full/[...]

GB 69 Others D Focus area mode Face Detection AWB 7500K A7 G7 White Balan ce Soft Skin Effect DRO/Auto HDR Auto Object Framing Creative St yle Smile S hutter Picture Effect Smile detection sensitivity indicator Display Indication Display Indicatio n z Focus stat us 1/125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Ap ertu re va lue ±0.0 Metered manual ±0.0 Exposure comp[...]

GB 70 Learning more about the camera ( α Handbook) The “ α Hand book” can be downl oaded from the Int ernet. Ref er to t he “ α Handboo k” for in-depth instruc tions on the many camera fun ctions. 1 Access the So ny s upport page . http://ww w.son y.net/Son yInfo/Su pport/ 2 Select you r coun try or re gion. 3 Search for the mode l name [...]

GB 71 Others Troubleshooting If you ex perien ce troub le with the cam era, try the foll owing solu tions. The battery pack cannot be installed. • When you insert the battery pack, use t he tip of the battery pack to push th e loc k leve r (pag e 13). • You can use an NP-FW50 battery pack only. Make sure that the battery is NP-FW50. The rema in[...]

GB 72 The power turns off suddenly. • When the camera or battery pack is t oo warm, the camera d isplays a warning message and turns of f automatically to pr otect the camera. • I f you do not opera te the camera for given period o f time, the camera turns to power saving mode. To cancel the pow er save, operate the camera by means such as pres[...]

GB 73 Others Nothing i s displayed o n the LCD scree n when the power is tur ned on. • If you do not operate the camera for give n period of time, the camer a turns to power saving mode. To cancel the power save, operate the camera, s uch as pressing the shutter button halfway down. The shut ter does not rel ease. • You are using a memory card [...]

GB 74 The flash take s too long to rechar ge. • The flash has been fired i n succession in a short period. When the flash has been fired in succession, the recharging process may take longer than usual to avoid over heating of the f lash. Shadows appear at the bottom of an i mage shot using the flash. • When attaching a 16-50 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens ([...]

GB 75 Others Dots appear and remain on the LCD screen. • This is not a malfunction. These dots are not recor ded (page 76). The image is blurred. • The picture was taken in a dark location without the flash, resulting in camera-shake. The use of a tripod or the flash is recommended (page 45). [Hand-held Twilight] and [Anti Motion Blur] in [Scen[...]

GB 76 Precautions On the functions available wit h the came ra Your camera is 10 80 60i-com patible or 1080 50i-co mpatible . To chec k whether t he camer a is 1080 6 0i-compa tible or 1080 50i-compat ible, check for the followin g marks on the bott om of the c amera . 1080 60i- compatib le camera: 60i 1080 50i- compatib le camera: 50i On the LCD s[...]

GB 77 Others On using th e lenses an d access ories It is recomm ended tha t you use Son y lenses/ accessori es designe d to suit the charac teristics of this camera. Using the produ cts of other manufa cturer s may cause th e camera not to oper ate to its cap abili ty, or result in acc idents and ma lfunctions of the camera . Do not us e/store th [...]

GB 78 On moisture condensation If the camer a is brought direc tly from a cold to a w arm loc atio n, mois ture ma y conde nse ins ide or outsid e the cam era. This m oistu re condensat ion may cause a malf uncti on of the ca mera. How to pr event m oisture conden sation When bringi ng the camera from a cold p lace to a warm pl ace, sea l the came [...]

GB 79 Others On r ecord ing/playb ack • When you use a me mory card w ith this cam era for the firs t time, it is recomm ended to format th e card using th e camera for stable performanc e of the memory card before shootin g. N ote th at formatti ng perm anently e rases al l data on the memor y card, and is unrecove rable. Save prec ious data on [...]

GB 80 Notes o n pl aying m ovies on othe r devices • This camera uses MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 High Profile for AVC HD format re cording. M ovies reco rded in AVCH D f orm at wi th th is camera cannot be played by the following de vices. – Othe r devi ces c ompa tible w ith AVCHD format t hat does not support Hi gh Profile – Device s incom patible w[...]

GB 81 Others Specificati ons Camera [System] Camera type: Interchangeable lens digital camera Lens: E-mo unt lens [Image s ensor] Image sensor: APS-C format (23.5 mm × 15.6 mm) CMOS image sensor Total pixel number of i mage sensor: Approx. 16 500 000 pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 16 100 000 pixels [Auto focu s syst em] System: C[...]

GB 82 [Others] Exif Print: C ompatible PRINT Image Matching III: Compatible DPOF: Compatibl e Dimension s (CIPA compliant) (Approx.): 109.9 mm × 62.0 mm × 34.6 mm (4 3/8 inches × 2 1/2 inches × 1 3/8 inches) (W /H/D) Mass ( CIP A comp liant) (Ap prox.): 269 g (9.5 oz) (including battery and “Memory Stick PR O Duo” medi a) 210 g (7.4 oz) (ca[...]

GB 83 Others Len s 1) Powe r zoo m 2) The values for equivalent 35 mm-format fo cal length and angle of view are bas ed on digital cameras equipped with an APS-C sized image sensor. 3) Minimum focus is the shortest distance from the image sensor to t he subject. Design and spe cification s are s ubject to cha nge witho ut not ice. On focal length T[...]

GB 84 Tradem arks • is a trademark of S ony Corporation. • “Memo ry Stick,” , “Memory Stick PRO,” , “Memory Stick Duo,” , “Memory St ick PRO Duo,” , “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,” , “Memory Stick XC-HG Duo,” , “Memory Stick Micro,” , “MagicGate,” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “InfoLITHIUM” is a trad[...]

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GB 86 L Landsca pe .... ........ ....... ..... ........ .... 41 Languag e ...... ..... ........ ....... ........ .... 56 LCD Brightn ess ............. ..... ........ . 56 LCD Displa y (DISP)........... ..... .... 51 Lens...... ........ ..... ........ ....... ........ .... 18 Lens Comp. : Chro. Aber. ....... ..... . 55 Lens Co mp.: Dis tortio n ... [...]

GB 87 Others Superio r Auto...... ........ ..... ........ .... 44 Sweep Panoram a ......... ........ ..... .... 42 T Trackin g Focus . ....... ..... ........ ....... 50 U USB Connect ion ...... ........ ..... ....... 56 USB LUN Setting ......... ........ ....... 57 V Version......... ....... ........ ........ ..... .... 57 View mod e ..... ........[...]

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