Sony NEX-6 manual

4-437-008- 11 (1) GB © 2012 Sony Co rporation NEX-6/NEX-5R 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 ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ······ ········ ··· 7 Iden tifying p[...]

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

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

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

7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sample phot o “Thi s is the scene I want to ca pture in a phot o, but how can I do? ” You may find the an swer by going thr ough the sample photos liste d here. Clic k the desired sam ple photo. Shoot ing people (p age 8) Shoot ing macro ph otos (page 9) Shoot ing landsca pes (page 10) Shooti ng s[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index NEX -6 NEX -5R A Image sensor posit ion mark (79) B Viewfinde r (NEX- 6 only) C Eyepie ce cup (NEX -6 only) • Not attach ed to the camera a t the fa ctory. D Eye sensor (NE X-6 only) E Wi-Fi s ensor (built-i n) F Charge lamp G Micro USB te rminal (211 ) H HDMI termin al (203) I LCD sc reen (NEX-6 o[...]

15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z LCD screen NEX-6: • You can adjust the L CD screen to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any position. • You can ad just the LCD scr een upward by about 90 degrees. NEX-5R : • You can adjust the L CD screen to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any position. • Tilt the LCD scr[...]

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

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

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

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

20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index List of icons on the 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 4 9). Shooting standb y Graphic D isplay Movie re cording Playback A Displa y Indication P A S M Shoot[...]

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

22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index D Display Indicatio n Level Phase D etection AF ranging points z Focus status 1/125 Shutter spee d F3.5 Aper ture valu e ±0.0 Meter ed manu al ±0.0 Exposu re comp ensation ISO400 ISO sens itivity AE lo ck Shutter spe ed indicator Apertur e indicato r REC 0 :12 Re cording time of the movie (m: s) 20[...]

23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera The co ntrol wh eel, contr ol dial, soft ke y and touch panel (NEX -5R only ) allow you to use v ario us f unct ions of t he c amer a. When shooting, DISP ( Display Co ntents), (Exposure Comp.), (Driv e Mode), and (ISO) funct ions are ass igne d to the contr ol [...]

24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index When you turn or pr ess the top/bo ttom/righ t/left par ts of the contr ol wheel foll owing the on-scree n displa y, you 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 app lication downloa ding func tion may not b e availabl e in[...]

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

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

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

28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select a shooting mode base d on the subject. NEX -6: 1 Turn the mode d ial and set t o t he de sire d sh ooti ng mo de. NEX -5R : 1 MENU t Sel ect [Sho ot Mo de]. Or se lect MOD E. 2 Turn the cont rol whee l and sel ect the desi red shoot ing mode, and then pres s the ce nter . Or, slid e your finge[...]

29 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Menu You c an set up t he basic setti ngs for th e camera as a whol e, or ex ecute func tions such a s shoo ting, playb ack, or other operat ions . • The app lication downloa ding func tion may not b e availabl e in some co untries/ regions. 1 Select MENU. 2 Select the[...]

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

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

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

33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Rev iew Sets the display time of the image right after shooting. Grid Lin e Turns on the grid li ne that h elps you to ad just the composition of images. Peaking Level Enhances the o utline of in-f ocus rang es with a selec ted colo r. Peaking Color Sets the color used for the pe aking function [...]

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

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

36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shootin g imag es Shooti ng images with the settings in effe ct when you bo ught the came ra is explaine d here . The camera makes dec isions appr opriate to the si tuatio n, and adj usts the se tting s. • You can c ontin uousl y re cord a movi e for up to 2 9 mi nutes , and an MP 4 form at mo vie [...]

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

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

39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the rec orded i mages. 1 Press t he (Pl ayback) button. 2 Select the imag e with the contro l wheel. Or, slid e your finger acro ss the scree n to the left or right (N EX-5R only ). 3 To pl ay back panorami c im ages o r movi es, pres s the cente r of t he con trol w[...]

40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A porti on of a s till image can b e enlar ged du ring playb ack. Th is is conven ient t o chec k the foc us condit ion of a recor ded stil l image. You can enlar ge play back ima ges fro m the menu (page 125). • You ca nnot use th e enlarged playback function with mov ies. • To enla rge panor am[...]

41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • You ca nnot delet e prote cted 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 th e image befo re pro ceeding . 1 While dis playing the i mage you wa nt to dele te, sel ect (Del ete)[...]

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

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

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

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

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

47 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 Se t the sho otin g mod e to [Inte lli gent A uto ] or [S upe rio r Aut o]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Picture Eff e [...]

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

49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Displ ay Content s) Using the c ontrol wheel : 1 Press D ISP (Display Contents) on the control wh eel repeat edly to select the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Cam era] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)]. Durin g play[...]

50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Level Indicates whethe r the camera is level in both the hori zontal and fr ont-back di rections. When th e camera is level in both dir ections, the indica tor turns to g reen. • If you tilt the came ra to t he fron t or bac k to a lar ge degr ee, the l evel indi cator may have a la rge ma rgin o f[...]

51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index During playback Display Info. Sho ws reco rdin g infor mat ion . Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information. No Disp. In fo. Does not sh ow recor ding info rmation. z What is histogram? The histogr am display s the luminanc e distributi on that s[...]

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

53 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Driv e Mode You can se t the drive mo de, such as continu ous, self-tim er, or bracket shoo ting. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e cont rol wheel t desi red mode . Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t desired m ode. • You ca nnot chan ge the setti ng when u sing the fol lowing fu nctions : – [Hand -held[...]

54 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 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e cont rol wheel t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooti ng]. • You ca nnot use [C ont. Sh ooting] w ith the foll owing fun ctions: – [Scene Selec[...]

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

56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e cont rol wheel t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-time r]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode ) and select [Single Shoo t ing]. When using the touc h shutter, a beep sounds if the subject th at you touch on th[...]

57 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 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e cont rol wheel t [Self-timer( C ont)] . Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-time r(Cont)]. 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To [...]

58 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 button until the bra cket record ing is com plete d. You can se lect an image that su its yo ur inte ntion , afte r reco rdin g. 1 (Dri ve Mode) [...]

59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Remote Cdr. You can shoot usi ng the SHUTTE R and 2 SEC (t he shutter i s released after two se conds) buttons o n the RMT-DSLR1 and RM T-DSLR2 Wireless R emote Com mander (so ld separate ly) or using the START/ STOP butto n (Movie b utton: RMT -DSLR2 onl y). Refer to th e opera ting instru ction s s[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to sh oot wi th pr eset se ttings accordi ng to the sc ene. 1 Set the shoot ing mode to [ Scene Sel ecti on]. 2 Select the desired m ode usin g the contro l wheel. You can select another Scene Selection mode by turni ng the contro l dial. (Por trait) Blurs away backgro un[...]

69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • In th e [Night Scen e] and [Nig ht Portra it] modes , the shutter speed is sl ower, so us e of a tripod is reco mmen ded to preven t the image f rom b lurr ing. • In th e [Hand-hel d Twiligh t] or [Anti M otion Bl ur] mode, the shutt er clicks 6 ti mes and an image is reco rded. • If yo u sel[...]

70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to creat e a panorami c image f rom comp osed imag es. • If yo u cannot p an the camera across t he entire subj ect wit hin the giv en time, a gra y area occu rs in the comp osed image. If this happ ens, move the camera fas t to record a full panora mic image. • When you[...]

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

72 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Manual Exp osure You can sho ot with the desired e xposure setting by adjusting b oth the sh utter speed and apertur e. • You ca nnot selec t [Flash Off] an d [Autof lash] in [Fl ash Mode]. When you wa nt to fire the flash, rais e the flas h. When yo u do not fire the flas h, push do wn the fla sh.[...]

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

74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shutte r Priority You can e xpress the moveme nt of a moving subject in various ways by ad justing the shutte r speed, for exam ple, at the in stant of the movem ent with hig h speed shutter, or as a trail ing image w ith low speed s h utt er. You can a djust t he shutt er speed al so duri ng movie r[...]

75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aper ture Pri ority Blurs or sharpe ns things in front of and be yond the subject. Y ou can adjust the apertu re value als o during movi e recordin g. 1 Set the shoot ing mode to [ Apertur e Prio rit y]. 2 Select the desired va lue with th e control dial . Smaller F-va lue: The subject is in focus, b[...]

76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Auto Whil e expos ure (shutte r spee d and aper ture) is adjusted by the ca mera au tomatica lly, yo u can se t shoo ting f unct ions su ch as ISO s ensit ivity , Crea tive Styl e, D-Range optimizer. 1 Set the shooti n g mode t o [Program Auto ]. 2 Set t he shoo ting fun cti ons to your de si[...]

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

78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The def ault se tting depe nds on the shooting mode. • Avai l ab le flas h mode depends on the sh ootin g mode . • You ca nnot use th e flash when re cordi ng movies. • When an ext ernal flash (sol d separa tely) is attache d to Mul ti Interf ace Sho e, the state o f the ex ternal f lash ha[...]

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

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

81 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Autofo cus Are a Selec ts the focusing area . Use this func tion when it is diffi cult to get the pr oper focus in auto fo cus mod e. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Aut ofoc us Area ] t desired m ode. • When this functi on is set to other tha n [Multi] , you cann ot use the [Face Dete ction] function . • [...]

82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Phase Detection AF Area If the Phase Dete ction AF ranging point s are displayed inside the selected auto focus area , the camera fo cuses using the Ph ase Detectio n AF and the contrast AF in combinatio n. You can set the displ ay of the Phase Detec tion AF ranging points by select ing MENU t [Set[...]

83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t h e fo cus method to suit the move ment of the subj ect. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Aut ofoc us Mode] t desired mode. • [Si ngle-sho t AF] is sele cted whe n using the followin g function s: – [Intel ligen t Auto] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [Self-t imer] – [Scene Se[...]

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

85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Obje ct Trac king Conti nuously tra ck a mo ving subjec t. NEX -6: NEX -5R: • Track ing may be difficult in the follow ing situatio ns: – The sub ject is mo ving too qu ickly. – The sub ject is too small, or too la rge. – The con trast betw een the su bject and the backgr ound is po or. – I[...]

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

87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Zoom With the [Z oom] featu re of th e camera, the cam era allows you to use a higher magn ification zoom than the optical zo om factor of t he zoom lens t o magnify the image. The maxi mum zoom scal e that can be se t with the [Zoom] feature o f the came ra depen ds on the set ting of [Im age Size] [...]

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

89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Dete ction Det ects the fa ces of your su bjects an d adjust s the focus, exposure, flash settings and perform i mage processing automati cally. You can s elect the pr iority f ace to be foc used on. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce Dete ction] t de sired mod e. • You ca nnot use [F ace Detec tion][...]

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

91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shut ter is release d automati cally. 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 fo llowing fun ctions: – [Hand -held Twilig ht], [An ti Motion Blu r] in [Scen e Selectio n] ?[...]

92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for better capturing of smil es • The shutte r operates when an y person whose smile is dete cted. • If a f ace is reg istered, the camer a detects the smile o f that fac e only. • If a smile is not det ected, set th e sensitivity wi th OPTI ON. 1 Do not cover the eyes wit h the bangs. D[...]

93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Port. Framing When the came ra detect s and shoot s a face , the captu red image i s automat ically trimmed into i ts optimal composit ion. Bo th the o riginal and t he trimme d images a re saved. The trimmed image is recor ded in t he same size as t he orig inal i mage siz e. 1 MENU t [Ca mera][...]

94 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Soft Skin Effect Sets the effect used for shoo ting the skin sm oothly in the [Face Detection ] function. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Soft Skin Effect ] t [On]. 2 To set the inte nsity of the Soft Skin Effect, OPTI ON t desire d setting. You can se t the in tensit y of the [Soft Skin E ffect ] with O PTIO [...]

95 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting Tip Lis t Allow s you to search thr ough all shooti ng tips in the cam era. Use th is item when you want to look at shooting tips you ha ve seen befo re. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Shoo ting Tip Li st]. 2 Search for the desi red shooti ng tip. Turn the control wheel to sc roll the text up and do [...]

96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DISP Button (Monitor ) Allows you to sele ct the scr een disp lay mode s that can be sel ected with [Displ ay Conte nts] (pag e 49) i n shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Bu tton(Monitor)]. 2 Select the desired m ode. The i tems mark ed with are av ailable. Graphic Disp lay Shows basic shootin[...]

97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index For view finder Shows only shoo ting informa tion on the screen (n o image). Sele ct this option when you shoot using a viewfinde r (sold separ ately for the NEX-5R) . Press the Fn (F unction) button and select a function for which yo u want to change th e setting. The settin g screen for the selecte[...]

98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age size determines the s ize of the imag e file that is reco rded when yo u reco rd an image. The lar ger t he image size, the more det ail will be r epro duced w hen the image i s prin ted on lar ge-f ormat pa per. The s maller the i mage size, the mor e imag es can b e reco rded[...]

99 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 the mode select ed. The images are scroll ed when you press the cente r of the control wheel. Sta ndard W ide[...]

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

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

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

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

104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size, f rame rat e, and imag e quality for mo vie reco rding. The hi gher the data rate (average bi t-rate) per second , the higher t he image quali ty. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Recor d Sett ing] t desire d mode. * 1080 60 i-comp atible device ** 1080 50i -com pat[...]

105 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index White Balance Adju sts th e colo r temp erat ure acc ordin g to the ambi ent lig ht con ditio ns. Use thi s fe ature when 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 [[...]

106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [White Bal ance] t desired m ode. 2 As necessary, OPTION t adjus t the c olor tem perature by press ing the top/ bottom/ rig ht/ left part s of the co ntrol wh eel. Or touc h the graph on t he screen to adjust the col or temperat ure (NEX- 5R only) . You c an adjust th[...]

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

108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Meteri ng Mod e Select s the meteri ng mode tha t sets which part of the subjec t to measu re to det ermine th e expos ure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Meterin g Mode] t desire d mode. • If yo u set [Meterin g Mode] to other than [Multi], th e [Face De tection] fu nction ca nnot be used. • [[...]

109 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Comp. Adjusts th e amount of fla sh light in 1/3 EV step s in a range of –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. Flash compensa tion cha nges the amount of flas h light o nly. Exp osure comp ensation chang es the amount of flash light al ong with the change of the shu tter speed and apertur e. NEX -6: 1 Pres s [...]

110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t desi red mod e. • You ca n select [D RO/Aut o HDR] on ly in the foll owing mode s: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] – [Aper ture Prior ity] – [Pr ogram Au to] Corr ect[...]

111 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Widens th e range (grada tions) so that you can record from brig ht parts to dark parts in corre ct brig htne ss ( HDR: H igh D yna mic Ra nge) . 1 image wit h pr oper e xposur e and 1 overl aid ima ge are rec orded. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Aut o HDR] . 2 OPTION t desired va[...]

112 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can shoot w ith an ef fect filter to obtain th e variou s textures. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Picture Eff e ct] t desired mode. (Off) Disable s the Pictu re Effec t functio n. (Toy C amera) Creates the look o f a Toy Camera photo wit h shad ed corner s and pron ounced color[...]

113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ca n select [Pi cture Effe ct] only in the following modes: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] – [Aper ture Prior ity] – [Pr ogram Au to] • You ca nnot use [P icture Eff ect] with [ RAW] and [RAW & JPEG] image s. • The [ Toy Camera ] and [M iniatu re] eff[...]

114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to select the desired 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 camera ad justs the exposure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Creative Styl e] t desired m od[...]

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

116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Still/Movie Select Sele cts the uni t of images t o be pla yed back . 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t de sire d mode. Folder View(S till) Displays st ill images b y folder. Folder View(MP4) Displa ys MP4 mo vies by folder . AVCHD V iew Displays AVCHD movies.[...]

117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slide Show Plays ba ck images 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. • [...]

118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View on Smartphon e You ca n transfer still images to a Smart phone and view the m. Download the app lication “Pla yMemories Mobil e” to your S martphone from the applic ation stor e. • Some images ma y not be dis played on the Smart phone dep ending o n the recor ding format. • You ca n onl[...]

119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Transferring images to Andr oid using “Pla yMemories Mobil e” 1 Star t “Play Memor ies Mob ile ” on Andr oid. 2 Select the camer a (DIRE CT-xxxx: NEX-x xx). 3 Enter the password that is displayed on the camer a. Andr oid is con necte d to the c amer a. 4 Follow the instructi ons on the scr e[...]

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

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

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

123 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Specify Printing You can spe cify which still imag es you shot on the memory card that you want to prin t out later. The (Pri nt order) mark is disp layed on registered images (DPOF: Digi tal Print Orde r Format). 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Specify P rinting] t desir ed set ting . • You ca nnot add t[...]

124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Selects th e number of im ages to be displayed on the index. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t desir ed mode. 6 Images Displays 6 images. 12 Images D isplays 12 images. z Displaying a desi red folder To select a desired folder , select the bar to the left of the image inde x scree[...]

125 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Enlarge Image You ca n check the fo cus by enlar ging a porti on of the playba ck image. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [ Enlarge I mage]. 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the co ntrol wh eel. Or, touch o r on the screen (NEX- 5R only). 3 Select the portion you want to see by pressing t he top/botto m/right/[...]

126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image counte r-clockwise. Use this to display a horizon tal orien tation imag e in vert ical orie ntati on. On ce y ou r otate the image , th e ima ge is pla yed b ack in the rotated position, even if yo u turn off the power . 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Rotate]. 2 Press t he ce[...]

127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s recorded image s agai nst acc ident al eras ure. The mark is displaye d on protecte d images. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t desi red mode. • You c a n p rotec t up t o 100 images at a time. Multiple Img . Applie s or cancels the protec tion of the selected imag es. Press t[...]

128 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Volume Settings Adjusts the soun d volume of movies in 8 steps. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Volume Sett ings] t desired va lue. z Adjusting the volume duri ng playback The [Vol ume Sett ings] scree n appears when you pr ess the b ottom of the contro l wheel while playing ba ck movies. You can adjust the[...]

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

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

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

132 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Red Eye Re 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 R eduction] t des ired set tin g. • You ca nnot use [R ed Eye Redu ction] in th e following s ituations : – [Hand -held Twilig ht] or [An ti Moti[...]

133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting The sen sors in the Ele ctronic View finder (sold sep arately for the N EX-5R) ca n detect whether i t is be ing used and the camera swit ches the disp lay. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desired set ting. Auto When you look into the El ectronic View finder, the display[...]

134 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Live Vi ew Displa y Sets whether or not to show image s altered with effe cts of the exposure co mpensation, white balanc e, [Creati ve Style], or [Pict ure Ef fect] on t he LCD screen . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Live View Disp lay] t desire d setting. • You ca n select [Se tting Effe ct OFF] in t he fo[...]

135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can check the r ecord ed image on the LCD s creen righ t aft er the shoot ing. Yo u can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Aut o Re view] t desired sett ing. • In au to review, the im age will not be dis played in the vertical pos ition even if [Playback Display] is [...]

136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The grid line will help you to adjust th e comp osition of images. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Grid Line ] t desi red sett ing. Rule of 3rds G rid Place main subjec ts close to one of th e grid lines that divid e the image into thir ds for a well-[...]

137 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Leve l Enhan ces the outline o f in-focus r anges w ith a sp ecific col or in ma nual focu s. This function is us eful for m acro o r portrait sh ooting that requires fine foc us adjustm ents. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Lev el] t desire d setting. • Since the camera judges tha t sharp ar[...]

138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used f or the peaki ng functi on in ma n ual focus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Co lor] t desired setting. • This fu nction cannot be set w hen [Pea king Leve l] is set to [Off] . White Enhances ou tlines in white . Red Enhances o utlines in red. Yellow Enha nces outl[...]

139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Clea r Image Zoom Sets whe ther or not to use [ Clear Image Z oom] when the [ Zoom] fe ature of the ca mera is used (page 87). Z ooms an imag e with higher qu ality than [D igital Zoom ]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Clear Image Zoom] t de sired set ting . • You ca nnot use [C lear Image Z oom] with the fo[...]

140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Digi tal Zoo m Sets wheth er to use [ Digital Zoom] or not wh en the [Zo om] feat ure of the camera is used (page 87). Zooms an imag e with higher mag nific ation than [C lear I mage Zo om] b ut the image qualit y deterio rates compar ed to [Clear Image Zoom]. This featu r e c an be also a v ail abl[...]

141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-portrait Self-timer (NEX- 5R only) Sets whether to set the shooting mode to the 3-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-p ortra it Se lf- timer ] t [O n]. • The sel f-timer la mp does no t flash. • You ca nnot use [S el[...]

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

143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scree n automati cally to make manual- focusi ng easier. Th is works in the [Ma nual Focus] or [DMF] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t desired se tting. 2 Turn th e focusing ring to adjust the focus. The i mage is en larged by 4.8 time s. You can enlarge th[...]

144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Ti me Sets the length o f time t h e im age will be shown in an exp anded form f or t he [MF Assi st] function . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist Tim e] t desire d setting. • This fu nction cannot be set w hen [MF Ass ist] is set to [Off]. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt[...]

145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are re presente d using comb in atio ns of numbers or the ra nge of colo r reprodu ction i s called “ color space .” You can change t he color spa ce, depe nding on your purpo se. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Col or Space ] t des ired setting. • Adob e RGB is for appl icat[...]

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

147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rele ase w/o Lens Set s whethe r or not the sh utter ca n be relea sed when no lens is attach ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Releas e w/o Lens] t desired se tting. • Corre ct meterin g cannot b e achieved when you use lenses tha t do not prov ide a lens c ontact, such as the lens o f an ast rono mica l t[...]

148 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Start AF Sets whether or not to use autofocu s when you look th rough an Electronic V iewfind er (sold se parately for the NEX -5R). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Eye-S tart AF] t desi red set ting . • This ite m is availa ble only w hen the LA-E A2 Mount Adap tor (sold s eparately ) is attache d. On Au[...]

149 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Fron t Curtain Shu tter The el ectronic fr ont curtain shu tter function shor tens the time la g between shut ter rele ases . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Front Curtai n Shutter] t desire d setting . • Whe n you shoo t at hig h shutt er spee ds with a large di amete r lens at tach ed, the gh osting of a bl[...]

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

151 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 de sire d setting[...]

152 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 charac terist ics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp. : Shad ing] t de sired setting . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • The a moun t of li ght a r oun d the edges may not be [...]

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

154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Distorti on Compensa tes for the distortion of the screen, cause d by certain lens charac teristics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp.: Distortion] t desire d sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. • Depen ding on th e lens attac hed, [Lens Comp.: Dis tortion][...]

155 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Prio rity Tracking Sets w hether to pr eferent ially- track a cert ain face o r not w hen t he came ra det ects t hat face du ring object tracking. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Face Pr iorit y Trac king ] t des ired setting. • When [Face Detecti on] is set to [Off], [Face Priority T racking] is set to[...]

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

157 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Movie Aud io Rec Sets whether or not you record the sou nd during mo vie record ing. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Mov ie A udio Rec] t desired se tting. • The sou nd of the le ns and the ca mera in opera tion will also be reco rded, when [On] is sele cted. On Records sound (st ereo). Off Does not record so[...]

158 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Reduct. Sets w hether o r not t o reduc e wind no ise duri ng mov ie record ing. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Wind Noise Reduct .] t desire d setting. • Settin g this item to [On] where wind is not b lowing suffi cientl y hard may cau se normal sound to be rec orded with too low volume . • Whe[...]

159 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF Micr o Adj. All ows you to ad just and r egister a n autofocu sed posit ion for eac h lens, wh en using an A-moun t lens with the LA -EA2 Mount Ad aptor (sold separ ately). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.]. 2 [AF Adjustmen t Setting] t [On]. 3 [amount] t desir ed value t OK. • It is re commen[...]

160 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Menu st art Allows you to sel ect whe ther to a lways displa y the first sc reen of the menu or to display the scr een of t he ite m you set the la st time. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Menu sta rt] t desired setting. Top Alway s displays the first screen of the menu. Previous Displays the last item set. Thi[...]

161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Function Menu Settings Assign s functions to the Fn (Function ) button. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [F unct ion Me nu Sett ings ] t As signs the de sired function to [Cu stom 1] to [ C ustom 6] . Defau lt sett ings F unctions that c an be assigne d to the Fn bu tton Custom 1 AF/MF Select Custom 2 Autofo cus [...]

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

163 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Custo m Key Settings Assign ing functions to the vario us keys allows you to speed up operations by pressing the app ropriate key on th e shooting infor mation scre en. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Cus tom Key Sett ings ] t Assigns functions to the soft keys using [Func. of AEL button] (NEX-6 only) or [So ft[...]

164 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Custo m Key Settin gs] is avail able with the followi ng shooti ng modes. A function that has bee n assigned to the so ft key is call ed only in th e followi ng shooting mode. –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] – [Aper ture Prior ity] – [Pr ogram Au to] • The set [...]

165 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL to ggle When it is hard to obtain an appropr iate exposure for t he subject, thi s function allow s you to lock t he exposure by focusing on and m easuring the light of an area tha t has the desired bri ghtness. NEX -6: 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Custom Key Setti ngs] t [Func. of AEL butt on]. 2 Select[...]

166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch Operati on (NEX-5R onl y) Sets whether or not to operate th e camer a using the touc h panel. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Tou ch Oper atio n] t desired setting. • Even if [On] is sele cted, you ca nnot oper ate the c amera via the touch pa nel in the fo llowing s ituation s: – The cam era is outp [...]

167 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Beep Sel ects the s ound produc ed when you opera te the ca mera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Bee p] t desi red set ting . On Audible signa ls will be emitted when you operate the contr ol wheel, sof t keys and c ontrol dial. T he audibl e signa ls also turn on when you touc h the screen (NEX-5R onl y). Off[...]

168 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [ Langu age] t de sired lang uage.[...]

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

170 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Area Se tting Set s the area where you are u sin g the came ra. Th is a llow s you to se t the loca l area whe n you u se the c amera abroad . • You ca nnot selec t an area by touchi ng the sc reen (NEX- 5R only). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Area Sett in g] t desi red se tti ng. 2 Press the right or left [...]

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

172 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Save You can sho rten the wa iting time unt il the camer a is tu rned of f when it is not being operat ed to preve nt the batt ery from bei ng consumed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Save] t desired se tting. • Whe n the AC-PW 20 AC Ad aptor (s old se parat ely) is us ed, th is functi on ca nnot[...]

173 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Saving Start Time You can se t time in terv als to switch to pow er sav e mode . To re turn to shoo ting mo de, perform an o peration such as pressing the shutter b utton h alfway down . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Saving Start Time] t des ired se tting. • Tur n off the cam era when you do not[...]

174 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index LCD Brightness You ca n adjust the brigh tness of the LC D screen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [LCD Brightness] t desired se tting. Manual Allows you to ad just the brig htness within the r ange of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather Sets the bri ghtness a ppropriate ly for sho oting outdoors.[...]

175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Viewfind er Br ight. When you u se Elect ronic View finder (sold sep arately fo r the NEX -5R), the bright ness of Electro nic View finder is automatical ly adju sted to the am bient li g htin g condi tions. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Viewfinder Br ight.] 2 Look th rough the vi ewfinder an d select th e de[...]

176 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 Turn s to the sele cted color. White Blue Pink[...]

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

178 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playbac k Display Selec ts the orientat ion when pla ying back still i mages record ed in the por trait position. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Playback Display ] t desi red setti ng. Auto Ro tate Displa ys in the p ortrait position . Manual Rotat e Display s in the land scape posit ion.[...]

179 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index HDMI Reso lution When you connect the camera to a Hig h Definition (H D) TV with HD MI terminal s using an HDMI cable (sold separa tely), you can sel ect HDMI Re solution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution ] t desi red set tin g. • If yo u cannot d isplay the screen pr[...]

180 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index CTRL FOR HDMI Wh en conn ectin g the c amera to a “BRA VIA” S ync com patib le TV w ith an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can play bac k images on your c amera by the TV ’s remot e control aiming at the TV. See page 205 on “BRAV IA” Sync. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired s[...]

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

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

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

184 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 [Version] . • An up date ca n be pe rformed only whe n the ba ttery le vel is (3 re maining b attery i cons) or more. We rec ommend tha t you use a su fficientl [...]

185 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Demo Mod e The [De mo Mode] fun ction displays the mo vies recor ded on the memo ry card automat ical ly (demo nstrat ion), when the camera has n ot be en oper ated for a cer tain t ime. Norma lly select [Off]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Dem o Mode ] t des ired setting. • You ca n set this ite m only whe[...]

186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Initia lize Initiali zes the settin g to t he defaul t settin g. Ev en if you activ ate [In itia lize], the im ages a re reta ined. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Initialize] t the desire d setting. • Be sure not to turn off th e camera w hile reset ting. • In so me cases, no thing may ap pear on the scree[...]

187 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Format Format s the memory card. When you use a memory card with th is camera for the fi rst time, it is recommen ded that you for mat the card u sing th e camer a for st able 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 memory ca [...]

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

189 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 automatic ally cre ated un der the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fo lder Nam e] t desire d sett ing. • The movie fol der form is fixed as “fo lder num ber + ANV0 [...]

190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select Shoot. Folder When a [Standa rd Form] folder is se lected under [Folde r Name ] and ther e are 2 or mor e folders, you can s elect the rec ording f older t o which stil l images and MP4 movies ar e recor ded. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot. Folder] t desired folder. • You ca nnot selec t [...]

191 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 the n ewly create d fol d er until you c reate anoth er fo lder or sele ct anoth er recording fol der. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [New Fol der ]. A new folder i s created wi[...]

192 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 file by pro cessing fil es on comput ers, etc., im ages on the memory car d will not be pl ayed bac k on this c amera. If these in consis tencies h appen, t he camer a repai rs the f ile. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Rec over Im age[...]

193 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 a rd. Nu mber of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Ca rd Space].[...]

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

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

196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Acce ss Point Set tings You ca n register your access point man ually. Before starting the proce dure, che ck the SSI D name of the acc ess point, sec urity system , and pa ssword. The passw ord ma y be prese t in some devices . For detai ls, see the ac cess point o peratin g instru ctions . • Whe[...]

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

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

199 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Edit Device Name You ca n change the dev ice name un der Wi-Fi Direct . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Ed it De vic e Na me] . 2 Select the input box, then input th e device nam e t OK. For input me thod, refe r to “How to use th e keyboard” (pa ge 197).[...]

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

201 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t View on Smartphone The ca mera s hares th e connec tion infor mation for [View on Smartp hone] wi th a dev ice that has per mission to conn ect. If you want to cha nge the device t hat is permitted to connec t to t he camer a, re set the connection informa tion by fo llowi ng thes e ste ps. 1[...]

202 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t Network Setting s Resets all the network sett ings to def ault settin gs. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Res et Netw ork Sett ings].[...]

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

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

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

206 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using wit h your computer Follo wing ap plic ation s are co ntai ned on the CD-ROM ( suppl ied) t o allow mo re ver satil e use of i mages shot with your came ra. • “Imag e Data Conver ter” You ca n open RAW fo rmat i mage f iles. • “PlayMe mories Home” You can imp ort still images or m [...]

207 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The fol lowing c omputer env ironment i s recomme nded when usi ng the suppli ed software and impo rting i mages via a USB connect ion. • Opera tion is not assured in an enviro nment b ased on an up grade of th e operati ng system s descri bed above or in a multi -boot env ironment. • If yo u co[...]

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

209 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index With “Image Data Converter” , you can do the fo llowing: • You can play b ack and edit i mages rec orded in RA W format with var ious correc tions, such a s ton e cu rve and sharp ness. • You ca n adjust i mages with white ba lance, ex posure , and [Cre ative Style ], etc. • You can sa ve [...]

210 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Using “P layMemories Home” Refer to “ PlayMemo ries Home He lp Guide. ” Double-cl ick the shortc ut of (PlayMemor ies Home Help Guide) on the desktop, or cli ck [Star t] t [All Prog rams] t [PlayMe mories Home] t [PlayMem ories Home Help Guide]. “PlayMemo ries Home” sup port page (En g[...]

211 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the camera to the comp uter 1 Insert a sufficientl y charged batt ery pack int o the camera, or connect t he camera to a wall o utlet (wal l socket) using t he AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sol d separa tel y). 2 Turn on t he camera an d the compu ter. 3 Conn ect the cam era to your co mputer. Wh[...]

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

213 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 two way s to cr eate a movie dis c. Use “PlayMemori es Home ” on y our comp uter or create a disc with devi ces other tha n a computer suc h as a record[...]

214 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Character istics of ea ch type of di sc Disc type/usage D escript ion 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 [...]

215 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a high de finition ima ge quality (HD) AVCHD recording di sc from AVCHD movies imp orted to a comp uter usi ng the sof tware “P layMemori es Home.” 1 Start up [ PlayMem ories Hom e] and click (Create Di scs). 2 Select [AVCHD (HD)] fr om the drop-down l ist for sele cting a disc. [...]

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

217 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Printing directly using a p rinter w hich suppor ts your memory c ard type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer. • Printing usi ng a computer You can import images to a comp uter[...]

218 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Adding functions to the camera Adding function s to t he cam era (App licatio n down loadi ng) You ca n add the desir ed functions to your camera by connect ing to the appl ication downl oading websit e (PlayM emori es Camera Ap ps) vi a the Inter net. F or ex ample, the follow ing functions a re av[...]

219 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The app lication downloa ding func tion may not b e availabl e in some co untries an d regions . For details , refer to the appl ication dow nloading website a bove. Starting up down l oading services 1 Acce ss the applic ation do wnloading website. http://www .sony.net/p mca 2 Foll ow the i nst[...]

220 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Select MEN U t [ Application] t [App lication Ma nageme nt] t [Man age and Re move]. 2 Select the applicati on to be unins talled. 3 Select to uninstall the appli cation. The uninstalle d application can be re-installed. For details, see the application downloa ding website. 1 Select MENU t [Appli[...]

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

222 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camera, try the followi ng solutio ns. The batt ery pack cannot be installed. • When you in sert the battery pack, u se the ti p of t he batte ry pac k to p ush the l ock lever . • Yo u can only u se an NP-F W50 battery pack[...]

223 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The charg e lamp on the c amera flashes wh en charging the b attery pack. • 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[...]

224 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The flash does not work. • Pop up the flash (NEX-6) or raise the flash ( NEX-5 R). • Yo u cannot us e a flash wit h the followin g recordi ng mode: – [Bracket: Cont .] – [ Sweep Panoram a] – [Night Scene] , [Hand-held Twilig ht] and [Anti Moti on Blur] in [Scen e Selection] – Movie recor[...]

225 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 32). • 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[...]

226 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Not sure if the OS of th e computer is co mpatible with t he camera. • Ch eck “R ecommend ed compu ter env ironmen t” (pag e 206) . 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 ttery leve l is low, i nsta ll th e char ged ba tter y[...]

227 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot print image s. • 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 ” on t he su pplie d CD-RO M. The colo r of the image is strange. • When you pr int t he ima ges r ecord ed in [ Adobe RGB] mode using sRGB p r in [...]

228 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 [...]

229 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the f ollowin g messages a p pear , follo w the in structio ns acco rdingly. 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 [...]

230 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot recognize len s. Attach it pro perly. • The lens is not at tached pr operly, or the lens is not attached. If the mes sage appe ars when a lens is attach ed, reatt ach the lens . If the me ssage app ears frequ ently, c heck whethe r the contac ts of the len s and ca mera ar e clea n or n ot.[...]

231 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recording is unavailable in this movie form at. • Set [File Form at] to [MP4]. Unable to magnify. Unable to rotate image. • Ima ges recor ded with o ther came ras may no t be enlarg ed or rot ated. No ima ges selected. • Yo u attempted to delete wit hout spec ifying imag es. No ima ges changed[...]

232 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the AC Ada ptor in any country or reg ion where th e power sup ply is within 1 0 0V t o 2 4 0V A C , 5 0H z / 6 0H z . • An el ectronic volt age t ransf orme r is unnece ssar y and i ts us e may ca use a m alfun ction . The came ra autom aticall y dete[...]

233 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Memory card You can use f ollowing memory cards with this ca mera: “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo” m edia, SD memory ca rd, SDHC memor y card, and SDX C memory card. You cannot use a MultiMe diaCard. • Memory card forma tted with a com puter is n ot guarant eed to[...]

234 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 2) Suppo rts high-s peed data transfer us ing a paral lel interfa ce. 3) When using “Me mory Stic k PRO Duo” media to record m ovies, on ly tho se marked with Mar k2 can be used. Notes on u sing “Mem ory Stick Mic ro” media (s old separately) • This prod uct is compati ble with “Mem ory [...]

235 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck Your c amera ope rates only with an “In foLITHIU M” batter y pack NP- FW50. Y ou cannot use any ot her battery pa cks. “InfoLITHI UM” W ser ies battery pack s have the mark. An “I nfoL ITHI UM” bat tery pa ck is a lith ium- ion b atte ry pack tha t has f[...]

236 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • To use the battery pack u p, leav e the camera in sl ide sho w play back mo de unti l the power goes off. • To preve nt st ainin g the termin al, short -circ uitin g , et c., be sur e to use a plast ic bag to keep away from metal m aterials wh en carrying or sto ring the batt ery pack. On batt[...]

237 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charging • Only N P-FW50 batte ry packs (and no others) can be ch arged. B atteries other than the specifie d kind may leak, ove rheat, or exp lode if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of injury fr om electrocu tion and/or bur n. • Remov e the AC Adapt o r fro m the wall out le[...]

238 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Moun t Adaptor Using a Moun t Adaptor (sold sep arately), you can attach an A-mount lens (sol d separate ly) to your camer a. For details, refer to the operating instructions suppli ed with the Mou nt Adap tor. The av ailabl e functions dif fer depend ing on the Mou nt Adap tor type. * The aut ofocu[...]

239 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The av ailable [A utofocu s Area] setti ngs differ depen ding on the Mo unt Adaptor typ e. • You m ay no t be a ble t o use the Mount Ada ptor with c erta in le nses. C onsult yo ur Son y dealer or lo cal autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s. • When you are using t he Mou n[...]

240 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Electronic Viewfinder ( sold separa tely) (NEX- 5R onl y) By att aching an El ectronic V iewfind er (sold separ ately) to the Sma rt Accessory Term inal 2 of the ca mera, you c an shoot image s while look ing throug h the Elect ronic Viewfi nder. Turn th e camer a off when yo u attac h or remo ve an[...]

241 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AVCHD format The A VCHD form at is a high defi nition digital vi deo camera form at used to rec ord a high de finition (HD) sig nal of either the 108 0i specification 1) or the 720p spe cification 2) using ef ficient da ta compressi on coding te chnology. T he MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopt ed t[...]

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

243 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x A Access P oint Setti ngs ................ ................... .... 196 AdobeRG B .......... ........... ................... ............... 145 AEL butt on ............. ........... ........... ............. 63, 165 AEL toggl e .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... ..[...]

244 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Fi c ard ...... ........... ........ ........... ........ ........... 194 Eye-Sta rt AF ........... ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 14 8 F Face Det ection ............... ........... ................... ...... 89 Face Pri ority Tr acking ........... ............... ........... 155 [...]

245 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color ......... ........... ........... ................... 138 Peaking Level ......... ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 137 Phase De tection A F Area .............. ............... .... 131 Photo Crea tivity ......... ............ ....... ........... .......... 4 2 Picture E ff[...]

246 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Redu ct. ....... ........... ............ ........... 158 Windows .. ........... ................... ............... ........... 208 Wireless ... ........... ........... ............... ........... .......... 77 WPS Push ........... ................... ............... ........... 195 Z Zo[...]

247 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on th e License The softwa re provi ded with this cam era is 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[...]