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Memory Stick Duo slot. The Sony
Alpha A700 can use Memory Stick
Duo to save the images, and this
slot is where it is inserted into the
camera. The Memory Stick Duo
is pushed into the camera until
you hear it click. To remove the
Memory Stick Duo, press down
on the memory stick to release it.
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CompactFlash slot. The Sony
Alpha A700 can use CompactFlash
or Microdrive media, and this is
where it is inserted into the cam-
era. The CompactFlash card or
Microdrive needs to be inserted
with the label towards the back
of the camera. Push on the
CompactFlash card until it is firmly
seated.
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CompactFlash card eject button.
To eject a CompactFlash card or
Microdrive, press down on this but-
ton until the card can be removed
from the slot.
Remote Commander
The Remote Commander is a great acces-
sory for your Sony Alpha A700, and the best
part is that it doesn’t cost anything extra.
The Remote Commander can be used in
two different ways. The first is when it is
used to remotely trigger the camera’s shut-
ter, and the second is during playback of the
images on a television screen.
To use the remote to take photos, set the
Drive mode on the camera to Remote
Commander. This is done by pressing the
Drive mode button located on the top of the
camera and then using the multi-selector to
choose the Remote Commander mode. The
Remote Commander has two buttons that
trigger the shutter release. The first is the
Shutter button, located on the top left of
the remote. When this button is pressed, the
shutter on the camera is immediately
released. The second button on the remote
is the 2-second button. When it is pressed,
there is a 2-second delay before the shutter
on the camera is released.
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