Sony 100 manual

DSLR-A100 2-681-186- 12 (1) Printed in Malaysia © 2006 Sony Corporation 2-681-186- 12 (1) Printed on 100% recycled paper using V OC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free ve getableoil based ink. Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support W ebsite. 1 00 DSLR-A100 Digital Single [...]

2 Checking the accessories supplied The numb er in parenth eses indi cates the numb er of pieces . Note • Use only an NP-FM55H battery pack. Note th at the NP-FM50 and NP-FM30 cannot be used. • BC-VM10 Battery charger (1) • Video cable (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1) • Shoulder strap with eyepiece cover and Remote C ommander clip (1) ?[...]

3 Composition of the operating instru ctions This m anu al Explain s the set -up and bas ic operat ions for sh ooting/p laybac k with your ca mera. Prepar e the came ra and sho ot ima ges eas ily. Checking the acces sories supplied ......... ......... ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ........ 2 1 Prepare the batt ery pack ....[...]

4 Prepare the ba ttery pack • Connect the battery charger to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. • Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit, the battery charger is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected t o the wall outlet (wall socket). If some trouble occurs while using t he battery cha rge[...]

5 Not e on the batt ery pack Use only an NP -FM55H batt ery pack. Not e that the NP-FM5 0 and NP-FM30 cannot be used. Usi ng the AC Adapt or/ch arger You can connec t the camera to a wall ou tlet ( wall socke t) usin g the AC -VQ900AM AC Ad aptor/cha rger (not supplied) . t “User’s G uide/Troub leshooting” (p age 144) To check the remaining b[...]

6 Attaching a lens 1 Remove the bod y cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. • Do not leave the interior of the camera exposed to dust or water droplet, and do not touch or damage the interior. 2 Attach the lens. • When attaching a lens, do not press the lens release button. • Do not use f orce when attaching a lens. • When sho[...]

7 To re move the l ens Press the le ns release button all the way in and tur n the lens countercl ockwise until it stops. • Replace th e cap on the lens and attach the b ody cap (or another lens) to the camera after removing th e lens. Keep dus t from gett ing insid e the camer a when chan ging le nses! If dust or debris gets inside the came ra a[...]

8 Turn the camera on/set the clock 1 Set th e POWE R switch to ON by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 Set the clock with the cont roller. 1 Select [Yes], th en press the cent er of t he contro ller. • If you set the clock later, select [No] with B , then pr ess the center of the controller. 2 Select each ite m with b / B and set the nu[...]

9 To chang e the date and time Sele ct [Dat e/Tim e set] in the Set up men u and per form th e proce dure in step 2 -2 to -4. t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooting ” (page 99) When t urning on the p ower • Unless you set the clock, “Set date and time?” a p pears each time the camera is turned on. To turn off the powe r Set the POWER switch t[...]

10 Insert a recording medium (not supplied) Available recording medium for the camera You can use a “Memory S tick Duo” , Compact Flash ca rd (CF card), or Microd rive as a record ing medium. • Before using a recording medium, be sure to fo rmat it using this camer a. Otherwise, satisfactory performance may not be obtained. t “Use r’s Gui[...]

11 Note on the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor for CompactFlash slot To remove the recording medium CompactFlash/Microdrive We have checked the operations, however , we cannot guarantee proper operation of all CF cards/Microdrives. • The Microdrive is a compact and lightweight hard disk driv e that comp lies with Compa ctFlash Type II standards. For mor[...]

12 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode) The main functions of the camera are adjuste d automatically in auto adjustment mode. Using this mode, you can shoot easily, depending entirely on the cam era. However, you can change any of the settings except [Color/DEC]. t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 49) 1 Set the mo de dial to AUTO. 4[...]

13 Onc e you ins ert a recor din g medi um in to the c ame ra and s et th e POWER swi tch to O N, the nu mber of i mages that can be r ecorded (should you c ontinue to sho ot using the cu rrent settings) i s displayed on the L CD mo nito r. To identi fy items on the LCD monitor t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooti ng” (page 22) • The number of im[...]

14 1 Make sure that the (Super SteadyShot) swi tch is set to ON to acti vate the func tion. 2 Press the shutter but ton halfway do wn, and then press it fully down . Super S teadyShot scale This sc ale i s displa yed when ever the Sup er Stea dyShot f unction is acti vated. A highe r scale indicat es more prono unced cam era-shake (on a scale of fi[...]

15 Within the wide focus f rames, there are nine s ensors ( local f ocus frames ) to l ock the focus on the subj ect. Press the shut ter button halfway down, and the sensor in the focu sed area illumi nated briefly in re d to i ndicate where the focus i s. Focu s indi cator Looki ng into the vie wfinde r or pre ssing the s hutte r butto n halfwa y [...]

16 • If you want to make sure the fl ash fires without fail, set the flash mode to (Fill-flash) using the fun ction dial and Fn bu tton. t “ User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” ( page 54) Flas h indica tors in the vi ewfind er flas hing: The fl ash is bein g charged . When the indi cator fla shes, you cannot rele ase the shutter. lit: The flash h[...]

17 AF illuminator Whe n you press th e shu tter b utto n half way down w ith the buil t-in f lash pulle d up in dark surroundi ngs, the fl ash may be tr iggered. Th is is an AF i lluminator a llowing the c amera to focus more easily on a subject. • T he range of the AF illumin ator is approx imately 1 to 5 m (39 3/8 t o 196 7/8 inches). • AF il[...]

18 View/dele te images To re turn to the recor din g mod e • Pre ss (Pla yback) again. • Press the shutter bu tton halfway down. To dele te images 1 Display the image you want to delet e and press ( Delete) . 2 Select [Yes] with b , then press th e cent er of con troll er. To cancel delete ope ration Select [No], then press the center of the co[...]

19 You can vi ew playba ck images on th e index scr een with the ( Display) bu tton or enl arge the ima ge with th e (Enlarge) but ton. t “User’s Gui de/Troublesh ooting” (pages 72 , 77)[...]