103
6
T
he Shooting M
enus
SHOOTING MENU
The camera automatically chooses a sensitivity between the de-
fault and maximum values; sensitivity is only raised above the
default value if the shutter speed required for optimal exposure
would be slower than the value selected for
MIN. SHUTTER
SPEED
.
N
If the value selected for
DEFAULT SENSITIVITY
is higher than that se-
lected for
MAX. SENSITIVITY
,
DEFAULT SENSITIVITY
will be set to
the value selected for
MAX. SENSITIVITY
.
The camera may select shutter speeds slower than
MIN. SHUTTER
SPEED
if pictures would still be underexposed at the value selected
for
MAX. SENSITIVITY
. If
AUTO
is selected for
MIN. SHUTTER SPEED
,
the camera will automatically choose a minimum shutter speed ap-
proximately equal to the inverse of the lens’ focal length, in seconds
(for example, if the lens has a focal length of 50 mm, the camera will
choose a minimum shutter speed in the neighborhood of 1⁄50 s). The
minimum shutter speed is not aff ected by the option selected for im-
age stabilization.
O
IMAGE SIZE
Choose the size and aspect ratio at which still pictures are recorded.
Option
Option
Image size
Image size
O
3 : 2
6000 × 4000
P
3 : 2
4240 × 2832
Q
3 : 2
3008 × 2000
Option
Option
Image size
Image size
O
16 : 9
6000 × 3376
P
16 : 9
4240 × 2384
Q
16 : 9
3008 × 1688
Option
Option
Image size
Image size
O
1 : 1
4000 × 4000
P
1 : 1
2832 × 2832
Q
1 : 1
2000 × 2000
N
IMAGE SIZE
is not reset when the camera is turned off or another
shooting mode is selected.
Aspect Ratio
Pictures with an aspect ratio of 3
∶
2 have the same proportions as a frame of
35 mm fi lm, while an aspect ratio of 16
∶
9 is suited to display on
H
igh
D
efi ni-
tion (HD) devices. Pictures with an aspect ratio of 1
∶
1 are square.
Summary of Contents for X-A5
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Page 17: ...1 Before You Begin ...
Page 35: ...19 First Steps ...
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Page 51: ...35 Basic Photography and Playback ...
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Page 57: ...41 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 63: ...47 Taking Photographs ...
Page 113: ...97 The Shooting Menus ...
Page 139: ...123 Playback and the Playback Menu ...
Page 157: ...141 The Setup Menus ...
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Page 173: ...157 Shortcuts ...
Page 179: ...163 Peripherals and Optional Accessories ...
Page 185: ...169 Connections ...
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Page 197: ...181 Technical Notes ...
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