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Sony a7S II, How To Use Manual

The Sony a7S II is a high-performance camera featuring exceptional low-light capabilities and 4K video recording. With its sleek design and advanced features, this mirrorless camera allows photographers and videographers to capture stunning visuals. Access the Quick Start Manual, user manual, and other valuable resources for free download at manualshive.com.

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1280x720 30p 6M/1280x720 25p 6M:

Records small file size movies in 1280×720 (30p/25p).

Bit-rate: Approx. 6 Mbps (Avg.)

* Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC. 

Note

60p/50p movies can be played back only on compatible devices.

Movies recorded with the [60p 28M(PS)]/[50p 28M(PS)]/[60i 24M(FX)]/[50i 24M(FX)]/

[24p 24M(FX)] /[25p 24M(FX)] setting in [

Record Setting] are converted by

PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc. This conversion can

take a long time. Also, you cannot create a disc in the original image quality. If you want to

keep the original image quality, store your movies on a Blu-ray Disc.

To play back 60p/50p/24p/25p movies on a TV, the TV must be compatible with the

60p/50p/24p/25p formats. If the TV is not compatible with the 60p/50p/24p/25p format,

60p/50p/24p/25p movies will be output as 60i/50i movies.

[120p]/[100p] cannot be selected for the following settings.

[Intelligent Auto]

[Superior Auto]

[Scene Selection]

When [

File Format] is set to [XAVC S HD] and [

Record Setting] is set to

[120p]/[100p], or during High Frame Rate shooting, [APS-C/Super 35mm] is unavailable.

The angle of view will be narrower under the following conditions:

When [

File Format] is set to [XAVC S HD] and [

Record Setting] is set to [120p]/[100p]

When [

File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] and [

Record Setting] is set to [30p]/[25p]

During High Frame Rate shooting

When you switch to movie mode or start recording a movie with [

File Format] set to

[XAVC S 4K], [APS-C/Super 35mm] is locked to [Off].

If an APS-C size dedicated lens is attached, the edges of the screen may appear dark.

When shooting 4K movies with this camera, we recommend using a lens compatible with

the 35 mm full-frame format.

[125] How to Use

Using shooting functions

Recording movies

Dual Video REC

Allows you to simultaneously record an XAVC S movie and an MP4 movie, or an AVCHD

movie and an MP4 movie.

1.  MENU

 → 

 (Camera Settings

) → 

[Dual Video REC]

 → desired setting.

Summary of Contents for a7S II

Page 1: ...ying parts Rear side 3 Identifying parts Top side Side view 4 Identifying parts Bottom view 5 Icons and indicators List of icons on the screen 6 List of focus range finder frames 7 Using the strap Using the shoulder strap 8 Attaching the eyepiece cup Attaching the eyepiece cup 9 Adjusting the viewfinder Adjusting the viewfinder diopter adjustment 10 In Camera guide ...

Page 2: ...ages that can be recorded played back using a battery pack 16 Supplying power from a wall outlet wall socket 17 Removing the battery pack 18 Inserting a memory card sold separately Inserting a memory card 19 Removing the memory card 20 Usable memory cards 21 Attaching a lens Attaching a lens 22 Removing the lens 23 Attaching the lens hood 24 Notes on changing the lens 25 Setting the language date ...

Page 3: ...g a shooting mode List of mode dial functions 33 Intelligent Auto 34 Superior Auto 35 About Scene Recognition 36 The advantages of automatic shooting 37 Program Auto 38 Sweep Panorama 39 Scene Selection 40 Shutter Priority 41 Aperture Priority 42 Manual Exposure 43 BULB 44 Memory recall 45 Movie HFR 46 Shooting slow motion movies HFR Settings 47 Using shooting functions Using the zoom Zoom 48 ...

Page 4: ... mode Switching the screen display Shooting 57 DISP Button Finder 58 DISP Button Monitor 59 TC UB Disp Switch 60 Selecting still image size image quality Image Size still image 61 Aspect Ratio still image 62 Quality still image 63 RAW File Type still image 64 Panorama Size 65 Panorama Direction 66 Adjusting the focus Focus Mode 67 Focus Area 68 Center Lock on AF 69 AF Area Auto Clear 70 Focus lock...

Page 5: ... Focus Settings 84 AF w shutter still image 85 AF On 86 Eye AF 87 Measuring the exact distance to the subject 88 Priority Set in AF S 89 Priority Set in AF C 90 Adjusting the exposure Exposure Comp 91 Exposure compensation dial 92 Metering Mode 93 AE lock 94 AEL w shutter still image 95 Exp comp set 96 Zebra 97 Exposure Set Guide 98 Exposure step 99 Dial Ev Comp 100 Reset EV Comp 101 Selecting a d...

Page 6: ...1 Indicator during bracket shooting 112 Selecting the ISO sensitivity ISO 113 ISO AUTO Min SS 114 Multi Frame NR 115 Correcting the brightness or contrast D Range Opt DRO 116 Auto HDR 117 Adjusting color tones White Balance 118 Capturing a basic white color in Custom Setup mode 119 Selecting an effect mode Picture Effect 120 Creative Style 121 Recording movies Movie recording formats 122 ...

Page 7: ...king the audio output with headphones 137 Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Memory 138 Function Menu Set 139 Custom Key Settings 140 Function of the control wheel 141 Function of the focus hold button 142 Function of the AEL button 143 Function of the AF MF button 144 Function of the Custom button 145 Function of the Center button 146 Function of the Left button 147 Function of...

Page 8: ...h ISO NR still image 161 Color Space still image 162 Grid Line 163 Auto Review 164 Live View Display 165 Bright Monitoring 166 FINDER MONITOR 167 Release w o Lens 168 Release w o Card 169 Silent Shooting still image 170 e Front Curtain Shut 171 S Auto Img Extract 172 APS C Super 35mm 173 Shading Comp 174 Chro Aber Comp 175 Distortion Comp 176 Dial Wheel Lock 177 Deactivate Monitor 178 Aperture Pre...

Page 9: ...ge 186 Deleting multiple selected images 187 Playing back movies Playing back movies 188 Viewing panoramic images Playing back panoramic images 189 Printing Specify Printing 190 Using viewing functions View Mode 191 Display Rotation 192 Slide Show 193 Rotate 194 Protect 195 Viewing images on a TV Viewing images on an HD TV 196 Viewing images on a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV 197 ...

Page 10: ... confirm 207 Display Quality 208 Pwr Save Start Time 209 NTSC PAL Selector 210 Cleaning Mode 211 Demo Mode 212 TC UB Settings 213 Remote Ctrl 214 HDMI Resolution 215 24p 60p Output movie Only for 1080 60i compatible models 216 CTRL FOR HDMI 217 HDMI Info Display 218 TC Output movie 219 REC Control movie 220 4K Output Sel movie 221 USB Connection 222 USB LUN Setting 223 USB Power Supply 224 Languag...

Page 11: ...emories Mobile 239 Connecting an Android smartphone to this product 240 Connecting the product to an iPhone or iPad 241 Calling up an application using One touch NFC 242 Controlling this product using a Smartphone Smart Remote Embedded 243 One touch connection with an NFC enabled Android smartphone NFC One touch remote 244 Transferring images to a Smartphone Send to Smartphone 245 Sending images t...

Page 12: ...mera Apps PlayMemories Camera Apps 256 Recommended computer environment 257 Installing the applications Opening a service account 258 Downloading applications 259 Downloading applications directly to the product using the Wi Fi function 260 Starting the applications Launching the downloaded application 261 Managing the applications Uninstalling applications 262 Changing the order of applications 2...

Page 13: ...Camera Control 273 Accessing the Help of Remote Camera Control 274 Connecting this product and a computer Connecting the product to a computer 275 Importing images to the computer 276 Disconnecting the product from the computer 277 Creating a movie disc Selecting a disc to be created 278 Creating Blu ray Discs from high definition image quality movies 279 Creating DVD discs AVCHD recording discs f...

Page 14: ...tting values List of default setting values 289 Number of recordable still images and recordable time of movies Number of still images 290 Recordable time of movies 291 Using this product abroad Plug adaptor 292 On TV color systems 293 Other information Mount Adaptor 294 LA EA1 Mount Adaptor 295 LA EA2 Mount Adaptor 296 LA EA3 Mount Adaptor 297 LA EA4 Mount Adaptor 298 Vertical grip 299 AVCHD form...

Page 15: ...ncorrect level 308 The charge lamp on the product the CHARGE lamp of the battery charger flashes when charging the battery pack 309 The battery pack is not charged 310 The monitor does not turn on even when the product is turned on 311 Shooting still images movies You cannot record images 312 Recording takes a long time 313 The same image is captured multiple times 314 The shutter is released cont...

Page 16: ...der 332 No images appear on the monitor 333 Finder Monitor Sel does not work even though it has been assigned to a certain key using Custom Key Settings 334 The image is whitish Flare Blurring of light appears on the image Ghosting 335 The corners of the picture are too dark 336 The color tones of the image displayed on the monitor the viewfinder look unnatural 337 The image is blurred 338 The mon...

Page 17: ...or Smart Remote Embedded is not displayed smoothly The connection between this product and the smartphone is disconnected 357 You cannot use One Touch connection NFC 358 Computers The computer does not recognize this product 359 You cannot import images 360 The image and sound are interrupted by noise when viewing a movie on a computer 361 Images exported from a computer cannot be viewed on this p...

Page 18: ...uct does not work properly 373 Messages Messages Warning messages 374 Situations this product has difficulty handling Situations this product has difficulty handling Situations this product has difficulty handling 375 1 How to Use Before Use Names of parts Checking the camera and the supplied items The number in parentheses indicates the number of pieces Camera 1 AC Adaptor 1 The shape of the AC A...

Page 19: ...W50 Rechargeable battery pack 2 Micro USB Cable 1 Shoulder strap 1 Body cap 1 Attached on the camera Cable protector 1 Shoe cap 1 Attached on the camera Eyepiece cup 1 Attached on the camera Instruction Manual 1 Wi Fi Connection One touch NFC Guide 1 2 How to Use Before Use Names of parts Identifying parts Front side ...

Page 20: ...ens release button 6 Built in microphone 7 AF Illuminator Self timer lamp 8 Mount index 9 Image sensor 10 Mount 11 Lens contacts Do not cover this part during movie recording Doing so may cause noise or lower the volume Do not directly touch these parts 3 How to Use Before Use Names of parts Identifying parts Rear side ...

Page 21: ...Diopter adjustment dial Adjust the diopter adjustment dial according to your eyesight until the display appears clearly in the viewfinder 7 For shooting C3 Custom 3 button For viewing Enlarge button 8 AF MF AEL switch lever 9 Rear dial 10 For shooting AF MF Auto focus manual focus button AEL button For viewing Image index button 11 MOVIE Movie button ...

Page 22: ...k button 4 How to Use Before Use Names of parts Identifying parts Top side Side view 1 Image sensor position mark 2 Speaker 3 Microphone jack When an external microphone is connected the microphone is turned on automatically If the external microphone is a plug in power type the power of the microphone is supplied by the camera 4 Headphones jack 5 Multi Micro USB Terminal Supports Micro USB compat...

Page 23: ... for connecting the camera and an NFC enabled Smartphone For details on the location of the N mark on your Smartphone refer to the operating instructions of the Smartphone NFC Near Field Communication is an international standard of short range wireless communication technology 15 Memory card cover 16 Memory card slot For details on compatible accessories for the multi interface shoe and the Multi...

Page 24: ...insert an HDMI cable into the camera Attach the cable protector as illustrated so that the edge of the cable protector fits in the slit A to the left of the microphone jack Secure the cable protector with the attachment screw B Then secure the HDMI cable with the fixing dial C 5 How to Use Before Use Names of parts Identifying parts Bottom view 1 Battery insertion slot 2 Battery cover ...

Page 25: ...hen using an AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately Insert the connection plate into the battery compartment and then pass the cord through the connection plate cover as shown below Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover 6 How to Use Before Use Icons and indicators List of icons on the screen The displayed contents and their positions shown below are just a guideline and may d...

Page 26: ...In Auto Mode or Scene Selection mode P A S M Sweep Panorama mode For playback Basic information display Histogram display ...

Page 27: ...ard Upload 100 Remaining number of recordable images Aspect ratio of still images 12M 10M 5 1M 4 3M 3 0M 2 6M 1 3M 1 1M Image size of still images Image quality of still images Frame rate of movies Record setting of movies Remaining battery Remaining battery warning USB power supply ...

Page 28: ... No audio recording of movies Wind Noise Reduction SteadyShot Off On Camera shake warning SteadyShot focal length Camera shake warning Overheating warning Database file full Database file error Smart Zoom Clear Image Zoom Digital Zoom View Mode 100 0003 Folder file number Protect File format of movies DPOF ...

Page 29: ...mation writing on 120fps 100fps Frame rate for HFR shooting Gamma Disp Assist 2 Drive mode Flash mode Red eye reduction 0 0 Flash compensation Focus mode Focus area Smile Face Detect Metering mode 35mm Lens focal length 7500K A5 G5 White balance Auto Preset Underwater Auto Custom Color temperature Color filter ...

Page 30: ...ile detection sensitivity indicator Picture Profile Copyright information exists for image Peaking 3 Lock on AF Guide display for Lock on AF Bracket indicator Exposure compensation Metered Manual STBY Movie recording standby REC 0 12 Recording time of the movie m s Focus 1 250 Shutter speed F3 5 ...

Page 31: ... indicator Histogram Digital level gauge Audio level OFF DRO Auto HDR Auto HDR image warning Picture Effect error 2015 1 1 10 37AM Date of recording 3 7 File number Number of images in the view mode REC Control Spot metering area 00 00 00 00 Time code hour minute second frame 00 00 00 00 User Bit ...

Page 32: ...st of focus range finder frames The focus range finder frame differs as follows depending on the shooting mode When focusing on a larger area When focusing on a smaller area When focus is achieved automatically based on the whole range of the monitor ...

Page 33: ...the shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap to prevent damage caused by dropping the product 1 Attach both ends of the strap 9 How to Use Before Use Attaching the eyepiece cup Attaching the eyepiece cup It is recommended that you attach the eyepiece cup when you intend to use the viewfinder 1 Match the eyepiece cup to the groove on the viewfinder and slide it into place To remove the eyepiece cup...

Page 34: ...learly in the viewfinder If it is difficult to turn the diopter adjustment dial remove the eyepiece cup and then adjust the dial 1 Turn the diopter adjustment dial 11 How to Use Before Use In Camera guide About the In Camera Guide The In Camera Guide displays descriptions of MENU items Fn Function button and settings and if a function cannot be set the reason why ...

Page 35: ...Settings 12 How to Use Preparing the camera Charging the battery pack Charging the battery pack using a charger When using the camera for the first time be sure to charge the InfoLITHIUM NP FW50 supplied The InfoLITHIUM battery pack can be charged even when it is not fully depleted It can also be used when it is not fully charged The charged battery pack discharges little by little even when it is...

Page 36: ... between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F You may not be able to efficiently charge the battery pack outside this temperature range Connect the battery charger to the nearest wall outlet wall socket If malfunctions occur while using the charger disconnect the plug from the wall outlet wall socket immediately to disconnect from the power source Even when the CHARGE lamp of this battery charger is off the ...

Page 37: ...lose to fully charged Doing so may cause a deterioration in battery performance 13 How to Use Preparing the camera Charging the battery pack Inserting the battery pack into the camera How to insert the battery pack into the camera 1 Open the battery cover 2 Insert the battery pack while pressing the lock lever A with the tip of the battery until the battery locks into place 3 Close the cover ...

Page 38: ...g finished Flashing Charging error or charging paused temporarily because the camera is not within the proper temperature range If the charge lamp lights up once and then immediately turns off the battery pack is fully charged Charging time Full charge The charging time is approximately 150 min using the AC Adaptor supplied The charging time may differ depending on the remaining capacity of the ba...

Page 39: ...mpletely new battery pack or a battery pack that has not been used for a long time the charge lamp may flash quickly when the battery is charged If this happens remove the battery pack or disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then re insert it to recharge Do not continuously or repeatedly charge the battery pack without using it if it is already fully charged or close to fully charged Doing...

Page 40: ...h a USB hub The camera may not operate correctly when other USB devices are used at the same time 16 How to Use Preparing the camera Charging the battery pack Battery life and the number of images that can be recorded played back using a battery pack Screen mode Shooting still images Number of images approx 370 Actual shooting movies Battery life approx 60 min Continuous shooting movies Battery li...

Page 41: ...stop shooting until the limit 29 minutes has been reached and then continued by pressing the MOVIE Movie button again Other functions such as zooming are not used If the remaining battery is not displayed press the DISP Display Setting 17 How to Use Preparing the camera Charging the battery pack Supplying power from a wall outlet wall socket By using the supplied AC adaptor you can shoot and playb...

Page 42: ...the camera and battery temperature the continuous recording time may be shortened while power is supplied from a wall outlet wall socket When using a mobile charger as a power source confirm that it is fully charged before use Also be careful of the remaining power on the mobile charger during use 18 How to Use Preparing the camera Charging the battery pack Removing the battery pack How to remove ...

Page 43: ...on illustrated insert the memory card until it clicks into place 3 Close the memory card cover Hint When you use a memory card with this product for the first time it is recommended that you format the card using the product for stable performance of the memory card 20 How to Use Preparing the camera Inserting a memory card sold separately Removing the memory card ...

Page 44: ...mory card once to remove it 4 Close the memory card cover 21 How to Use Preparing the camera Inserting a memory card sold separately Usable memory cards You can use the following types of memory cards with this camera For movies refer to Memory cards that can be used for movie recording on this page Usable Memory Stick media ...

Page 45: ...XC memory card with a capacity of 64 GB or more UHS Speed Class U3 is required When shooting movies in AVCHD or MP4 format Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 Memory Stick PRO HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2 Mark2 SD memory card microSD memory card SD Speed Class 4 or faster or UHS Speed Class U1 or faster SDHC memory card microSDHC memory card SD Speed Class 4 or faster or UHS Speed Class U1 or faster SDXC m...

Page 46: ...the card exFAT is the file system used on SDXC memory cards 22 How to Use Preparing the camera Attaching a lens Attaching a lens Set the power switch of the camera to off before attaching the lens 1 Remove the body cap A from the camera and the rear lens cap B from the rear of the lens When changing the lens work quickly in a dust free location to keep dust or debris from getting inside the camera...

Page 47: ...Mount Adaptor sold separately is required to use an A mount lens sold separately When using the Mount Adaptor refer to the operating manual supplied with the Mount Adaptor If you want to shoot full frame images use a full frame size compatible lens When you use a lens with a tripod socket attach a tripod to the tripod socket of the lens to help balance the weight of the lens When carrying the came...

Page 48: ...s to the front and rear of the lens and the body cap to the camera Remove any dust from the caps before attaching them 24 How to Use Preparing the camera Attaching a lens Attaching the lens hood We recommend that you use the lens hood to prevent light outside the shooting frame from affecting the image 1 Match the shape of the lens hood mounting part and lens head and turn the lens hood clockwise ...

Page 49: ...e surface of the image sensor the part that converts the light to an electric signal it may appear as dark spots on the image depending on the shooting environment This camera is equipped with an anti dust function that causes the image sensor to vibrate a little when the power is turned off and the camera s image sensor is coated with an anti dust coating to prevent dust from adhering to the imag...

Page 50: ...ms then select Enter and press in the center To cancel the date and time setting procedure press the MENU button Note This camera does not have a function for inserting the date on images You can insert the date on images and then save and print them using PlayMemories Home For Windows only If the date and time setting is cancelled halfway the setting screen for the date and time appears every tim...

Page 51: ...the operation method Using MENU items In this section you learn how to change settings related to all camera operations and execute camera functions including shooting playback and operation methods 1 Press MENU button to display the MENU items 2 Select the desired MENU item using the up down left right side of the control wheel or by turning the control wheel and then press in the center of the c...

Page 52: ...g the operation method Using the Fn Function button You can register frequently used functions to the Fn function button and recall them while shooting Up to 12 frequently used functions can be registered to the Fn Function button 1 Press the DISP button and then press the Fn Function button in a screen mode other than For viewfinder 2 Select a function to be registered by pressing the up down lef...

Page 53: ...the control wheel The dedicated setting screen for the function appears Follow the operating guide A to perform the settings 30 How to Use Confirming the operation method Confirming the operation method Using the Quick Navi You can change the settings directly using the Quick Navi screen when using the viewfinder The displayed contents and their position are just a guideline and may differ from th...

Page 54: ...mode In P A S M Sweep Panorama mode 4 Select the desired function by pressing the up down left right side of the control wheel 5 Turn the front dial to select the desired setting Some setting values can be finely adjusted by turning the rear dial Performing settings on the dedicated screen Select the desired function in step 4 then press on the center of the control wheel The dedicated setting scr...

Page 55: ...ill images movies Shooting still images Shoots still images 1 Set the shooting mode to Auto Mode Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode dial lock release button in the center of the mode dial 2 Adjust the monitor angle and hold the camera Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus When the image is in focus a beep sounds and the indicato...

Page 56: ...fficult in the following situations It is dark and the subject is distant The contrast of the subject is poor The subject is seen through glass The subject is moving quickly There is reflective light or shiny surfaces There is a flashing light The subject is backlit Continuously repetitive pattern such as the appearance of a building The subjects in the focus area have different focal distances 32...

Page 57: ...lens operating will be recorded The sound of the MOVIE button operating may also be recorded when you press the MOVIE button to stop recording For the continuous shooting time of a movie recording refer to Recordable time of movies When movie recording is finished you can restart recording by pressing the MOVIE button again Recording may stop to protect the product depending on the temperature of ...

Page 58: ...ttings using the menu Aperture Priority Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you want to blur the background etc Shutter Priority Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects etc by manually adjusting the shutter speed Manual Exposure Allows you to shoot still images with the desired exposure by adjusting the exposure both the shutter speed and the aperture value F value 1 2 Memory recall ...

Page 59: ...ecognized scene appears on the screen 4 Adjust the focus and shoot the image Note The product will not recognize the scene when you shoot images with zoom functions other than optical zoom The product may not properly recognize the scene under certain shooting conditions 35 How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode Superior Auto The camera shoots with automatic scene recognition This mode take...

Page 60: ...utomatically chooses and saves the appropriate image You can also save all the images by setting the S Auto Img Extract Note When the product is used to create composite images the recording process takes longer than usual The product will not recognize the scene when you use zoom functions other than optical zoom The product may not properly recognize a scene under some shooting conditions When Q...

Page 61: ...ight Portrait Night Portrait and Infant scenes are not recognized 37 How to Use Shooting Selecting a shooting mode The advantages of automatic shooting This camera is equipped with the following three automatic shooting modes Intelligent Auto Superior Auto and Program Auto Intelligent Auto Allows you to shoot with automatic scene recognition Superior Auto Allows you to shoot with automatic scene r...

Page 62: ...perture value You can set shooting functions such as ISO 1 Set the mode dial to P Program Auto 2 Set the shooting functions to your desired settings 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Program Shift You can change the shutter speed and aperture F value combination by rotating the front rear dial without changing the appropriate exposure that is set by this product This function is available w...

Page 63: ...ng the camera 1 Set the mode dial to Sweep Panorama 2 Point the camera at the subject 3 While pressing the shutter button halfway down aim the camera at one end of the desired panoramic composition A This part will not be shot 4 Press the shutter button fully down 5 Pan the camera to the end of the guide in the direction of the arrow on the monitor ...

Page 64: ...y different in brightness and focus the shooting may not be successful If this happens change AE AF locked angle and shoot again The following situations are not suited for shooting Sweep Panorama Moving subjects Subjects that are too close to the product Subjects with continuously similar patterns such as the sky beach or a lawn Subjects with constant change such as waves or water falls Subjects ...

Page 65: ... tones softly Sports Action Shoots a moving subject at a fast shutter speed so that the subject looks as if it is standing still The product shoots images continuously while the shutter button is pressed Macro Shoots close ups of the subjects such as flowers insects food or small items Landscape Shoots the entire range of a scenery in sharp focus with vivid colors Sunset Shoots the red of the suns...

Page 66: ...on Blur Allows you to shoot indoor shots without using the flash and reduces subject blur The product shoots burst images and combines them to create the image reducing subject blur and noise Note Under the following settings the shutter speed is slower so use of a tripod is recommended to prevent the image from blurring Night Scene Night Portrait In the Hand held Twilight or Anti Motion Blur mode...

Page 67: ...xpress the movement of a moving subject in various ways by adjusting the shutter speed for example at the instant of the movement with high speed shutter or as a trailing image with low speed shutter The shutter speed can be changed while recording movies 1 Set the mode dial to S Shutter Priority 2 Select the desired value by turning the front rear dial 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The...

Page 68: ...he subject are blurred Larger F value The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure Note If proper exposure cannot be obtained after setup the shutter speed on the shooting screen blinks Although you can shoot as it is resetting is recommended The brightness of the image ...

Page 69: ...eed you have set are not suitable for appropriate exposure the ISO value indicator will blink The Metered Manual indicator does not appear when ISO is set to ISO AUTO When the amount of ambient light exceeds the metering range of the Metered Manual the Metered Manual indicator flashes The SteadyShot warning indicator does not appear in manual exposure mode The brightness of the image on the monito...

Page 70: ...Shutter function is activated When the Auto HDR function is activated When Picture Effect is set to HDR Painting or Rich tone Mono When the Multi Frame NR function is activated When the Drive Mode function is set to the following modes Cont Shooting Cont Bracket Self timer Cont If you use the above functions when the shutter speed is set to BULB the shutter speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds H...

Page 71: ...hooting 1 Set the mode dial to Movie HFR 2 MENU Camera Settings Movie HFR desired setting When Mode Dial Guide is set to On you can select the desired settings after you have changed the position of the mode dial 3 Press the MOVIE movie button to start recording Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording Menu item details Program Auto Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted...

Page 72: ... the frame rate is locked at 120p or 100p and cannot be changed 4 Press the MENU button The HFR shooting screen will be displayed 5 Press the MOVIE Movie button Menu item details Record Setting Selects the frame rate of the movie from among 30p 16M 25p 16M and 24p 12M Only when NTSC PAL Selector is set to NTSC Playback speed The playback speed will vary as below depending on the assigned Record Se...

Page 73: ...zoom function than the optical zoom When a lens other than a Power zoom lens is mounted MENU Camera Settings Zoom desired value 49 How to Use Using shooting functions Using the zoom The zoom features available with this product The zoom feature of the product provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various zoom features The icon displayed on the screen changes according to the selected z...

Page 74: ...tting is set to 120p 100p During High Frame Rate shooting You cannot use the Smart Zoom function with movies When a power zoom lens is mounted you cannot use Zoom under MENU If you enlarge image past the optical zoom range the product automatically switches to another Zoom function than the optical zoom When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom Metering Mode fixed to Multi When usin...

Page 75: ...ges within the range in which image quality does not deteriorate 51 How to Use Using shooting functions Using the zoom About zoom scale The zoom scale that is used in combination with the zoom of the lens changes according to the selected image size When Aspect Ratio is 3 2 When shooting full size images Zoom Setting Optical zoom only including smart zoom Image Size L M 1 5 S 2 Zoom Setting On Cle...

Page 76: ... function to right handed rotation Right W Left T Assigns zoom in T function to left handed rotation and zoom out W function to right handed rotation Note This function is available only with a power zoom lens whose operation direction is variable 53 How to Use Using shooting functions Using the flash Using flash sold separately In dark environments use the flash to light up the subject while shoo...

Page 77: ...essory is fixed securely to the product Do not use a commercially available flash with high voltage synchro terminals or with reverse polarity When shooting with the flash and the zoom is set to W the shadow of the lens may appear on the screen depending on the shooting conditions If this happens shoot away from the subject or set the zoom to T and shoot with the flash again The corners of a recor...

Page 78: ...pearance than when using an attached flash This mode is effective when you attach a remote control compatible external flash sold separately to the product and shoot with a wireless flash sold separately placed away from the product Note The default setting depends on the shooting mode Available flash mode depends on the shooting mode 55 How to Use Using shooting functions Using the flash Flash Co...

Page 79: ...e function 2 Center the subject on which FEL is to be locked and adjust the focus 3 Press the button to which FEL Lock toggle is registered and set the flash amount A pre flash flashes The FEL lock icon lights up 4 Adjust the composition and shoot the image When you want to release the FEL lock press the button to which FEL Lock toggle is registered again Flashes that support FEL lock HVL F60M HVL...

Page 80: ...Flash Off or Autoflash When the flash cannot go off When using an external flash that is set to manual flash mode 57 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting a screen display mode Switching the screen display Shooting You can change the display contents on the screen 1 Press the DISP Display Setting button Each time you press the DISP button the recording information display changes Graphic D...

Page 81: ...is not displayed during panorama shooting In movie mode For viewfinder cannot be displayed Hint You can select different settings for both the viewfinder and the monitor Look through the viewfinder to set the display settings for the viewfinder To hide the grid lines displayed during still image shooting select MENU Custom Settings Grid Line Off To hide the marker displayed during movie recording ...

Page 82: ...y All Info Shows recording information No Disp Info Does not show recording information Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically Level Indicates whether the product is level in both the horizontal and front back directions When the product is level in both directions the indicator turns to green 59 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting a screen display mode DISP Button Mon...

Page 83: ...en display mode TC UB Disp Switch Allows you to display the time code TC and user bit UB of a movie by pressing the key to which TC UB Disp Switch function has been assigned 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings assign the TC UB Disp Switch function to the desired key 2 Press the key to which TC UB Disp Switch has been assigned Each time you press the key the monitor display will switch from ...

Page 84: ...e size when Aspect Ratio is 3 2 L 12M 4240 2832 pixels M 5 1M 2768 1848 pixels S 3 0M 2128 1416 pixels Image size when Aspect Ratio is 16 9 L 10M 4240 2384 pixels M 4 3M 2768 1560 pixels S 2 6M 2128 1200 pixels Image size when APS C Super 35mm is On Image size when Aspect Ratio is 3 2 L 5 1M 2768 1848 pixels M 3 0M 2128 1416 pixels S 1 3M 1376 920 pixels Image size when Aspect Ratio is 16 9 L 4 3M...

Page 85: ...on TV 63 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting still image size image quality Quality still image Selects the compression format of still images 1 MENU Camera Settings Quality desired setting Menu item details RAW File format RAW Digital processing is not performed on this file format Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes The image size is fixed to th...

Page 86: ...rter is needed With Image Data Converter you can open a RAW image file then convert it into a popular image format such as JPEG or TIFF or readjust the white balance saturation or contrast of the image You cannot apply Auto HDR or Picture Effect functions with RAW images RAW images recorded with this camera have a resolution of 14 bits per pixel However resolution is limited to 12 bits in the foll...

Page 87: ...mat is played back 65 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting still image size image quality Panorama Size Sets the image size when shooting panoramic images The image size varies depending on the Panorama Direction setting 1 MENU Camera Settings Panorama Size desired setting Menu item details When Panorama Direction is Up or Down Standard 3872 2160 Wide 5536 2160 When Panorama Direction is ...

Page 88: ...Single shot AF when the subject is motionless Continuous AF The product continues to focus while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down Use this when the subject is in motion DMF Allows you to use manual focus and auto focus in combination Manual Focus Adjusts the focus manually If you cannot focus on the intended subject using auto focus use manual focus Note If the subject is too cl...

Page 89: ...all ranges of the image When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus Zone Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus A zone consists of nine focus areas and the product automatically selects a focus area on which to focus Center Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image When used toge...

Page 90: ...en shooting movies you cannot select Lock on AF for Focus Area When Focus Area is set to Wide or Zone the size of the AF range finder frame may be automatically adjusted according to the subject and the composition as follows When focusing on a wider area such as a landscape A larger AF range finder frame is displayed When focusing on a smaller area such as flowers or small items A smaller AF rang...

Page 91: ...n the following situations In Sweep Panorama mode When Scene Selection is set to Hand held Twilight or Anti Motion Blur When shooting in Manual Focus mode When using the digital zoom The camera may not be able to resume tracking for a while after it loses the track of the subject 70 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the focus AF Area Auto Clear Sets whether the focus area should be dis...

Page 92: ...nd press the shutter button halfway down The focus is locked 3 Keep pressing the shutter button halfway down and place the subject back in the original position to re compose the shot 4 Press the shutter button down fully to take the picture 72 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the focus Manual Focus When it is difficult to get the proper focus in autofocus mode you can adjust the focu...

Page 93: ...t focus on the viewfinder 73 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the focus Direct manual focus DMF You can make fine adjustments manually after the focus is locked You can quickly focus on a subject rather than using the manual focus from the beginning This is convenient in cases such as macro shooting 1 MENU Camera Settings Focus Mode DMF 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus...

Page 94: ...ly to make manual focusing easier This works in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting 1 MENU Custom Settings MF Assist On 2 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus The image is enlarged You can magnify images further by pressing on the center of the control wheel Note You cannot use MF Assist when shooting movies MF Assist is available only when E mount lens is attached Hint You can set how...

Page 95: ...adjust the focus while an image is magnified The Focus Magnifier function will be canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfway You can record images while an image is enlarged but the product records a full display image The Focus Magnifier function will be canceled after shooting You can set how long the image is to be shown magnified by selecting MENU Custom Settings Focus Magnif Time 76 ...

Page 96: ...1 MENU Custom Settings Peaking Level desired setting Menu item details High Sets the peaking level to high Mid Sets the peaking level to middle Low Sets the peaking level to low Off Does not use the peaking function Note Since the product recognizes sharp areas as in focus the effect of peaking differs depending on the subject and lens The outline of in focus ranges is not enhanced when the produc...

Page 97: ... focus before you press the shutter button halfway down 1 MENU Custom Settings Pre AF desired setting Menu item details On Adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down Off Does not adjust focus before you press the shutter button halfway down Note Pre AF is available only when an E mount lens is mounted 80 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the focus Eye Start AF still...

Page 98: ...versa while shooting without changing your holding position The setting applies to both still images and movies 1 Switch the AF MF AEL switch lever to the AF MF position then press the AF MF button During auto focus Temporarily switches the focusing mode to manual Adjust the focus by turning the focus ring A while holding down the AF MF button During manual focus Temporarily switches the focusing ...

Page 99: ...uminator in the following situations In movie mode In Sweep Panorama mode When Focus Mode is set to Continuous AF When Scene Selection is set to the following modes Landscape Sports Action Night Scene When a Mount Adaptor is attached The AF illuminator emits a very bright light Although there is no health hazard do not look directly into the AF illuminator at close range 83 How to Use Using shooti...

Page 100: ...ro Adj supports Sony Minolta or Konica Minolta lenses If you perform AF Micro Adj with lenses other than the supported lenses the registered settings for the supported lenses may be affected Do not perform AF Micro Adj with an unsupported lens You cannot set AF Micro Adj individually for a Sony Minolta and Konica Minolta lens of the same specification 84 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusti...

Page 101: ...ff to adjust the focus and the exposure separately 1 MENU Custom Settings AF w shutter desired setting Menu item details On The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down Off The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down Hint When AF w shutter is set to Off you can still use the AF On function 86 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjust...

Page 102: ...es If the focus mode is set to Single shot AF the frame will disappear after a period of time Note Depending on the circumstances the camera may not be able to focus on the eyes In such cases the camera detects a face and focuses on the face If the camera cannot detect a person s face you cannot use Eye AF Depending on the circumstances you cannot use Eye AF such as when Focus Mode is set to Manua...

Page 103: ...is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the lens the focus cannot be confirmed Make sure you put enough distance between the subject and the product 89 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the focus Priority Set in AF S Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when Focus Mode is set to Single shot AF or DMF and the subject is remaining still 1 MENU C...

Page 104: ...e shutter will be released even if the subject is out of focus Balanced Emphasis Shoots with a balanced emphasis on both focusing and shutter release 91 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure Exposure Comp You can adjust the exposure under MENU when the exposure compensation dial is set to 0 Based on the exposure value set by auto exposure you can make the entire image brighter...

Page 105: ...2 0 EV the 2 0 EV setting will be prioritized When you set the exposure compensation dial to 0 from a setting other than 0 the exposure value switches to 0 even if the exposure has been set to other settings When you use Manual Exposure you can compensate for the exposure only when ISO is set to ISO AUTO 92 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure Exposure compensation dial Based...

Page 106: ...ntral area of the screen Center weighted metering Spot Measures only the central area Spot metering This function is useful when the subject is backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background Note The setting is fixed to Multi in the following shooting modes Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Zoom functions other than optical zoom 94 How to Use Using sho...

Page 107: ...ixed exposure Release the button to reset the exposure Hint If you select the AEL toggle function in Custom Settings Custom Key Settings you can lock the exposure without holding down the AEL button 95 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure AEL w shutter still image Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down This function is useful when you ...

Page 108: ...rol both flash light and ambient light or just ambient light 1 MENU Custom Settings Exp comp set desired setting Menu item details Ambient flash Applies the exposure compensation value to control both flash light and ambient light Ambient only Applies the exposure compensation value to control ambient light only 97 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure Zebra The zebra pattern ...

Page 109: ...ra pattern will appear on areas that fall within the range you set To check flare set a minimum value for the brightness level The zebra pattern will appear on areas that exceed the value you set Note The zebra pattern is not displayed during HDMI connection 98 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure Exposure Set Guide You can set whether to display a guide when you change the e...

Page 110: ...ation dial is set to 0 1 MENU Custom Settings Dial Ev Comp desired setting Menu item details Off Does not enable exposure compensation with the front or rear dial Front dial Rear dial Enables exposure compensation with the front or rear dial Note When the exposure compensation function is assigned to the front or rear dial any function that had been assigned to that dial previously is re assigned ...

Page 111: ...s continuous or self timer shooting 1 MENU Camera Settings Drive Mode desired setting You can also set the drive mode by pressing Drive Mode button of the control wheel Menu item details Single Shooting Shoots one still image Normal shooting mode Cont Shooting Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button Spd Priority Cont Shoots images continuously at high speed whil...

Page 112: ...d 103 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting a drive mode Continuous shooting Self timer Cont Shooting Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button 1 MENU Camera Settings Drive Mode Cont Shooting Note Continuous shooting is unavailable in the following situations The shooting mode has been set to Sweep Panorama The shooting mode is set to Scene Selection and a...

Page 113: ...Panorama The shooting mode is set to Scene Selection and a scene other than Sports Action is selected The Picture Effect is set to Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich tone Mono Miniature Watercolor or Illustration The DRO Auto HDR is set to Auto HDR ISO is set to Multi Frame NR Smile Shutter is being used Silent Shooting is being used Hint In Spd Priority Cont mode the focus is determined when you press ...

Page 114: ...elay self timer This reduces the camera shake caused by pressing the shutter button Hint Press the button of the control wheel and select Single Shooting to cancel the self timer To use the self timer in bracket mode select bracket mode under drive mode then select MENU Camera Settings Bracket Settings Selftimer during Brkt Note The self timer is unavailable in the following situations The shootin...

Page 115: ...r you press the shutter button When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes a beep sounds and the shutter operates after 5 seconds Self timer Cont 2 Sec 3 Img Shoots three frames in succession 2 seconds after you press the shutter button When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes a beep sounds and the shutter operates after 2 seconds Self timer Cont 2 Sec 5 Img ...

Page 116: ...nuously with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Cont Bracket 0 5EV 5 Image This setting shoots five images continuously with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Cont Bracket 0 5EV 9 Image This setting shoots nine images continuously with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Cont Bracket 0 7EV 3 Image This setting shoots three images continuously with an ex...

Page 117: ...e last shot is shown on the Auto Review When ISO AUTO is selected in Manual Exposure mode the exposure is changed by adjusting the ISO value If a setting other than ISO AUTO is selected the exposure is changed by adjusting the shutter speed When you adjust the exposure the exposure is shifted based on the compensated value Bracket shooting is unavailable in the following situations The shooting mo...

Page 118: ...ue shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Single Bracket 0 5EV 5 Image This setting shoots a total of five images in a row with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Single Bracket 0 5EV 9 Image This setting shoots a total of nine images in a row with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 5 EV Single Bracket 0 7EV 3 Image This setting shoots a total of three images in a row with an exp...

Page 119: ...hoots a total of five images in a row with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 3 0 EV Note When ISO AUTO is selected in Manual Exposure mode the exposure is changed by adjusting the ISO value If a setting other than ISO AUTO is selected the exposure is changed by adjusting the shutter speed When you adjust the exposure the exposure is shifted based on the compensated value Bracket shooting ...

Page 120: ... degree of D Range Optimizer value 1 MENU Camera Settings Drive Mode DRO Bracket 2 Select the desired mode using the right left side of the control wheel Menu item details DRO Bracket Lo Records a series of three images with small changes in the D Range Optimizer value DRO Bracket Hi Records a series of three images with large changes in the D Range Optimizer value Note The last shot is shown on t...

Page 121: ...r OFF 2 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Bracket order Sets the order of exposure bracketing and white balance bracketing 0 0 112 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting a drive mode Continuous shooting Self timer Indicator during bracket shooting Viewfinder Ambient light bracketing 3 images shifted by 0 3 EV steps Exposure compensation 0 0 steps Monitor Display All Info or Histogram Ambient light bracketin...

Page 122: ...lled ambient light Note During bracket shooting guides equal to the number of images to be shot are displayed over under the bracket indicator When you start bracket shooting the guides will disappear one by one as the camera records images 113 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting the ISO sensitivity ISO Sensitivity to light is expressed by the ISO number recommended exposure index The la...

Page 123: ... automatically switched to ISO 100 When you finish recording the movie the ISO value returns to the original setting When you use Multi Frame NR it takes some time for the product to perform the overlay processing of images Hint You can change the automatically set ISO sensitivity range for the ISO AUTO mode Select ISO AUTO and press the right side of the control wheel and set the desired values f...

Page 124: ...ISO AUTO Maximum in ISO AUTO in order to shoot with an appropriate exposure the shutter speed will be slower than the speed set in ISO AUTO Min SS In the following situations the shutter speed may not function as set When using the flash to shoot bright scenes The maximum shutter speed is limited to the flash synching speed of 1 250 seconds When using the flash to shoot dark scenes with the Flash ...

Page 125: ... Use Using shooting functions Correcting the brightness or contrast D Range Opt DRO By dividing the image into small areas the product analyzes the contrast of light and shadow between the subject and the background and creates an image with the optimal brightness and gradation 1 MENU Camera Settings DRO Auto HDR D Range Opt 2 Select the desired setting using the left right side of the control whe...

Page 126: ...t brightness HDR High Dynamic Range One image with proper exposure and one overlaid image are recorded 1 MENU Camera Settings DRO Auto HDR Auto HDR 2 Select the desired setting using the left right side of the control wheel Menu item details Auto HDR Exposure Diff Auto Corrects the exposure difference automatically Auto HDR Exposure Diff 1 0EV Auto HDR Exposure Diff 6 0EV Sets the exposure differe...

Page 127: ...composition or re shoot the image carefully to avoid image blur as needed 118 How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting color tones White Balance Adjusts the color tones according to the ambient light conditions Use this feature when the color tones of the image did not come out as you expected or when you want to change the color tones on purpose for photographic expression 1 MENU Camera Sett...

Page 128: ...ions for the shooting environment Select a memorized custom white balance number Hint You can use the right side of the control wheel to display the fine adjustment screen and perform fine adjustments of the color tones as required In C Temp Filter you can use the right button to display the color temperature setting screen and perform a setting When you press the right button again the fine adjus...

Page 129: ...ter this value the indicator turns orange on the recording information display You can shoot at this point but it is recommended that you set the white balance again to get a more accurate white balance value 120 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting an effect mode Picture Effect Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic images 1 MENU Camera Settings Picture ...

Page 130: ...ture models Watercolor Creates an image with ink bleed and blurring effects as if painted using watercolors Illustration Creates an illustration like image by emphasizing the outlines Hint You can perform detailed settings for the following Picture Effect modes using the left right side of the control wheel Toy Camera Posterization Partial Color Soft Focus HDR Painting Miniature Illustration Note ...

Page 131: ...ng mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection or Sweep Panorama Picture Effect cannot be set when Quality is set to RAW or RAW JPEG 121 How to Use Using shooting functions Selecting an effect mode Creative Style Allows you to select the desired image processing You can adjust exposure shutter speed and aperture as you like with Creative Style unlike with Scene Selection where th...

Page 132: ...s and yellows of changing leaves Black White For shooting images in black and white monotone Sepia For shooting images in sepia monotone Registering preferred settings Style Box Select the six style box the boxes with numbers on the left side to register preferred settings Then select the desired settings using the right button You can call up the same style with slightly different settings To set...

Page 133: ...K by converting them to MP4 movies using the MPEG 4 AVC H 264 codec MPEG 4 AVC H 264 is capable of compressing images at higher efficiency You can record high quality images while reducing the amount of data XAVC S AVCHD recording format XAVC S 4K Bit rate Approx 100 Mbps or approx 60 Mbps Records movies in 4K resolution 3840 2160 XAVC S HD Bit rate Approx 100 Mbps Approx 60 Mbps or Approx 50 Mbps...

Page 134: ... camera is connected to an HDMI device with File Format set to XAVC S 4K Smile Face Detect and Center Lock on AF are temporarily set to Off when the camera is connected to an HDMI device with File Format set to XAVC S 4K Smile Face Detect Center Lock on AF and REC Control are temporarily set to Off when File Format is set to XAVC S 4K and Dual Video REC is set to On Even if the camera is connected...

Page 135: ...at is set to AVCHD the file size of movies is limited to approx 2 GB If the movie file size reaches approx 2 GB during recording a new movie file will be created automatically When File Format is set to MP4 the file size of movies is limited to approx 4 GB If the movie file size reaches approx 4 GB during recording recording will stop automatically 124 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording...

Page 136: ...MPEG 4 format at approximately 60 frames sec for 1080 60i compatible devices approximately 50 frames sec for 1080 50i compatible devices approximately 30 frames sec for 1080 60i compatible devices or approximately 25 frames sec for 1080 50i compatible devices in progressive mode with AAC audio MP4 format Menu item details When File Format is set to XAVC S 4K 30p 100M 25p 100M Records the movies in...

Page 137: ...n File Format is set to AVCHD 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX Records the movies in 1920 1080 60i 50i Bit rate 24 Mbps Max 60i 17M FH 50i 17M FH Records the movies in 1920 1080 60i 50i Bit rate Approx 17 Mbps Avg 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS Records the movies in 1920 1080 60p 50p Bit rate 28 Mbps Max 24p 24M FX 25p 24M FX Records the movies in 1920 1080 24p 25p This produces a cinema like atmosphere Bit rate 24 M...

Page 138: ...ot be selected for the following settings Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection When File Format is set to XAVC S HD and Record Setting is set to 120p 100p or during High Frame Rate shooting APS C Super 35mm is unavailable The angle of view will be narrower under the following conditions When File Format is set to XAVC S HD and Record Setting is set to 120p 100p When File Format is set to...

Page 139: ...MP4 movies are displayed side by side 126 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording movies Marker Display movie Sets whether or not to display markers set using Marker Settings on the monitor while shooting movies 1 MENU Custom Settings Marker Display desired setting Menu item details On Markers are displayed The markers are not recorded Off No marker is displayed Note The markers are displaye...

Page 140: ...comes the standard range that can be received by a general household TV Off 80 90 Guideframe Sets whether or not to display the guide frame You can verify whether the subject is level or perpendicular to the ground Off On Hint You can display all the markers at the same time Place the subject on the cross point of the Guideframe to make a balanced composition 128 How to Use Using shooting function...

Page 141: ...ys the audio level Off Does not display the audio level Note The audio level is not displayed in the following situations When Audio Recording is set to Off When DISP Display Setting is set to No Disp Info During High Frame Rate shooting Set the shooting mode to Movie You can see the audio level before recording only in movie recording mode 130 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording movies ...

Page 142: ...ble only when the shooting mode is set to Movie Audio Rec Level is unavailable during High Frame Rate shooting The Audio Rec Level settings are applied for both the internal microphone and the Microphone terminal input 131 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording movies Audio Out Timing You can set echo cancellation during audio monitoring and prevent undesirable deviations between video and ...

Page 143: ...used Wind Noise Reduct does not function 133 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording movies Auto Slow Shut movie Sets whether or not to adjust the shutter speed automatically when recording movies if the subject is dark 1 MENU Camera Settings Auto Slow Shut desired setting Menu item details On Uses Auto Slow Shut The shutter speed automatically slows when recording in dark locations You can ...

Page 144: ...f the shooting mode is set to Movie HFR mode 135 How to Use Using shooting functions Recording movies Picture Profile Allows you to change the settings for the color gradation etc For details on Picture Profile refer to http helpguide sony net di pp v1 en index html Customizing the picture profile You can customize the picture quality by adjusting picture profile items such as Gamma and Detail Whe...

Page 145: ...Example setting of natural color tone using the ITU709 gamma PP4 Example setting of a color tone faithful to the ITU709 standard PP5 Example setting using Cine1 gamma PP6 Example setting using Cine2 gamma PP7 Example setting using S Log2 gamma PP8 Example setting using the S Log3 gamma and the S Gamut3 Cine under Color Mode PP9 Example setting using the S Log3 gamma and the S Gamut3 under Color Mo...

Page 146: ...ssed after shooting Black Gamma Corrects gamma in low intensity areas Range Selects the correcting range Wide Middle Narrow Level Sets the correcting level 7 maximum black compression to 7 maximum black stretch Knee Sets knee point and slope for video signal compression to prevent over exposure by limiting signals in high intensity areas of the subject to the dynamic range of your camera When sele...

Page 147: ...r digital cinema S Gamut3 Setting based on the assumption that the pictures will be processed after shooting Used when Gamma is set to S Log3 This setting allows you to shoot in a wide color space Saturation Sets the color saturation 32 to 32 Color Phase Sets the color phase 7 to 7 Color Depth Sets the color depth for each color phase This function is more effective for chromatic colors and less e...

Page 148: ... Camera Settings Picture Profile Reset Note Since the parameters are shared for movie and still images adjust the value when you change the shooting mode If you print RAW images with shooting settings the following settings are not reflected Black Level Black Gamma Knee Color Depth If you change Gamma the available ISO value range changes There may be more noise in dark parts depending on the gamm...

Page 149: ...ld separately 1 MENU Custom Settings Video Light Mode desired setting Menu item details Power Link The video light turns on off in sync with the ON OFF operation of this camera REC Link The video light turns on off in sync with movie recording start stop REC Link STBY The video light turns on when movie recording starts and dims when not recording STBY Auto The video light automatically turns on w...

Page 150: ... product to the setting you want to register 2 MENU Camera Settings Memory desired number Items that can be registered Shooting mode Aperture F number Shutter speed Camera Settings To recall registered settings Select the memory number from 1 or 2 on the mode dial Then press the right left side of the control wheel to select the desired memory number M1 through M4 can be selected only when a memor...

Page 151: ...tions Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Custom Key Settings Assigning functions to the various keys allows you to speed up operations by pressing the appropriate key when the shooting information screen or playback screen is displayed to execute an assigned function 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings set a function to the desired key Examples of functions that can only ...

Page 152: ...hooting information screen is displayed 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings Control Wheel desired setting The functions that can be assigned are displayed on the setup item selection screen 142 How to Use Using shooting functions Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Function of the focus hold button Allows you to assign a function to the focus hold button on the lens 1 MENU...

Page 153: ...on when the shooting information screen is displayed 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings AF MF Button desired setting The functions that can be assigned are displayed on the setup item selection screen 145 How to Use Using shooting functions Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Function of the Custom button Once you assign a function to the Custom button you can perform tha...

Page 154: ...tton you can perform that function by simply pressing the left button when the shooting information screen is displayed 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings Left Button desired setting The functions that can be assigned are displayed on the setup item selection screen 148 How to Use Using shooting functions Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Function of the Right button On...

Page 155: ... functions Customizing the shooting functions for convenient use Dial Setup You can switch the functions of the front rear dial 1 MENU Custom Settings Dial Setup desired setting Menu item details SS F no The front dial is used to change the shutter speed and the rear dial to change the aperture value F no SS The front dial is used to change the aperture value and the rear dial to change the shutte...

Page 156: ...ty order for each face using Face Registration the product automatically selects the first prioritized face and the face detection frame over that face turns white The face detection frames of other registered faces turn reddish purple Tips for capturing smiles more effectively Do not cover the eyes with front hair and keep the eyes narrowed Do not obscure the face by a hat masks sunglasses etc Tr...

Page 157: ...ivity If you track a face using Lock on AF while executing Smile Shutter function Smile Detection is performed only for that face 152 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Soft Skin Effect still image Sets the effect used for shooting the skin smoothly in the Face Detection function 1 MENU Camera Settings Soft Skin Effect desired setting Menu item details ...

Page 158: ...d correctly if it is obscured by a hat a mask sunglasses etc 154 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Face Registration Order Exchanging When multiple faces are registered to be given priority the face registered first will be given priority You can change the priority order 1 MENU Custom Settings Face Registration Order Exchanging 2 Select a face to chan...

Page 159: ... eye phenomenon Off Does not use Red Eye Reduction Note Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and conditions such as distance to the subject or whether the subject looks at the pre strobe or not 157 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Auto Obj Framing still image When this product detects and shoots fa...

Page 160: ...j Framing cannot be set when using zoom functions other than the optical zoom Auto Obj Framing cannot be set when Quality is set to RAW or RAW JPEG 158 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product SteadyShot Sets whether or not to use the SteadyShot function 1 MENU Camera Settings SteadyShot desired setting Menu item details On Uses SteadyShot Off Does not use St...

Page 161: ...a subject or when the shutter button has been pressed all the way down without stopping halfway When using a tripod make sure to turn off the SteadyShot function because this can cause any malfunction when shooting SteadyShot Settings will be unavailable when MENU Camera Settings SteadyShot is set to Off When the camera cannot obtain focal length information from the lens the SteadyShot function d...

Page 162: ...ect this to prioritize the image quality Off Does not activate noise reduction Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting Note Noise reduction may not be activated even if Long Exposure NR is set to On in the following situations The shooting mode is set to Sweep Panorama Drive Mode is set to Cont Shooting Spd Priority Cont or Cont Bracket The shooting mode is set to Scene Selection and Spor...

Page 163: ...telligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection or Sweep Panorama High ISO NR is not available for RAW images 162 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Color Space still image The way colors are represented using combinations of numbers or the range of color reproduction is called color space You can change the color space depending on the purpose of the imag...

Page 164: ...tings Grid Line desired setting Menu item details Rule of 3rds Grid Place main subjects close to one of the grid lines that divide the image into thirds for a well balanced composition Square Grid Square grids make it easier to confirm the horizontal level of your composition This is suitable to determine the quality of the composition when shooting landscape close up or duplicated images Diag Squ...

Page 165: ...ance Creative Style or Picture Effect on the screen 1 MENU Custom Settings Live View Display desired setting Menu item details Setting Effect ON Displays Live View in conditions close to what your picture will look like as a result of applying all your settings This setting is useful when you want to shoot pictures while checking the results of the shot on the Live View screen Setting Effect OFF D...

Page 166: ...Bright Monitoring function to the desired key 2 Press the key to which you assigned the Bright Monitoring function then shoot an image The brightness due to Bright Monitoring will continue after shooting To return the monitor brightness to normal press the key to which you assigned the Bright Monitoring function once again Note During Bright Monitoring Live View Display will automatically switch t...

Page 167: ... always displayed on the screen Hint You can assign the FINDER MONITOR function to your preferred key MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings set Finder Monitor Sel to the preferred key To turn off automatic switching of the display using the eye sensor set FINDER MONITOR to Viewfinder Manual or Monitor Manual 168 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Rel...

Page 168: ...Card desired setting Menu item details Enable Releases the shutter even if no memory card has been inserted Disable Does not release the shutter when no memory card has been inserted Note When no memory card has been inserted the images shot will not be saved The default setting is Enable It is recommended that you select Disable prior to actual shooting 170 How to Use Using shooting functions Set...

Page 169: ...ping effect may occur on the image If you want to turn off the beep that sounds when the subject is in focus or the self timer operates set Audio signals to Off Even if Silent Shooting is set to On the shutter sound may beep under the following circumstances White Balance is set to Custom Setup Face Registration You cannot select Silent Shooting when the mode dial is set to other than P A S M When...

Page 170: ...ditions In such cases set this function to Off When a lens made by another manufacturer including a Minolta Konica Minolta lens is used set this function to Off If you set this function to On the correct exposure will not be set or the image brightness will be uneven When you shoot at high shutter speeds the image brightness may become uneven depending on the shooting environment In such cases set...

Page 171: ...her APS C equivalent size or Super 35mm equivalent size Auto Automatically sets the capture range depending on the lens Off Always captures 35mm full size image sensor pictures Note When you attach an APS C compatible lens and set APS C Super 35mm to Off shooting may fail When you set APS C Super 35mm to On the angle of view will be the same as when shooting with an APS C size image sensor When Fi...

Page 172: ...nly available when using an automatic compensation compliant lens The amount of light around the edges may not be corrected depending on the lens type 175 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Chro Aber Comp Reduces the color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics 1 MENU Custom Settings Lens Comp Chro Aber Comp desire...

Page 173: ... only available when using an automatic compensation compliant lens Depending on the attached lens Distortion Comp is fixed to Auto and you cannot select Off 177 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Dial Wheel Lock You can set whether the dial and wheel will be locked by pressing and holding the Fn Function button 1 MENU Custom Settings Dial Wheel Lock de...

Page 174: ...nitor mode to viewfinder mode using the FINDER MONITOR function 179 How to Use Using shooting functions Setting the other functions of this product Aperture Preview The image on the monitor or viewfinder may have an aperture value different from that of the actual image to be shot Since the blurring of a subject changes if the aperture is changed the blurriness of the actual picture will differ fr...

Page 175: ...re shooting 1 MENU Custom Settings Custom Key Settings set the Shot Result Preview function to the desired key 2 Confirm the image by pressing the key to which Shot Result Preview was assigned Hint The DRO settings shutter speed aperture and ISO sensitivity settings you have set are reflected on the image for Shot Result Preview but some effects cannot be previewed depending on the shooting settin...

Page 176: ...e DB 183 How to Use Viewing Viewing still images Playback zoom Enlarges the image being played back 1 Display the image you want to enlarge and then press the button Turn the control wheel to adjust the zoom scale By rotating the front rear dial you can switch to the previous or next image while keeping the same zoom scale The view will zoom in on the part of the image where the camera focused dur...

Page 177: ... and press on the center of the control wheel To display a desired image quickly Select the bar on the left of the image index screen using the control wheel then press the top bottom side of the control wheel While the bar is being selected you can display the calendar screen or folder selection screen by pressing in the center In addition you can switch View Mode by selecting an icon 185 How to ...

Page 178: ...ew During XAVC S HD View 186 How to Use Viewing Deleting images Deleting a displayed image You can delete an image displayed 1 Display the image you want to delete 2 Press the Delete button 3 Select Delete using the control wheel then press on the center of the control wheel 187 How to Use Viewing Deleting images Deleting multiple selected images You can delete multiple selected images 1 MENU Play...

Page 179: ...ges Note The menu items that can be selected differ depending on the View Mode setting 188 How to Use Viewing Playing back movies Playing back movies Plays back the recorded movies 1 Press the playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select the movie to be played back using the control wheel 3 To play back movies press on the center Available operations during movie playback You can perform sl...

Page 180: ...cally scrolls a panoramic image from end to end 1 Press the playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select the panoramic image to be played back using the control wheel 3 Press on the center to play back the image To pause playback press on the center again To return to the display of the entire image press the MENU button Note Panoramic images shot using other products may be displayed in a ...

Page 181: ... To cancel the selection press and delete the mark 2 Repeat step 1 to print other images 3 MENU OK Press on the center Cancel All Clears all DPOF marks Print Setting Sets whether to print the date on images registered with DPOF marks Note You cannot add the DPOF mark to the following files Movies RAW images 191 How to Use Viewing Using viewing functions View Mode Sets the View Mode image display m...

Page 182: ...amera the displayed image rotates automatically detecting the orientation of the camera Manual A portrait image is displayed as a vertical image If you have set the image orientation using the Rotate function the image will be displayed accordingly Off Always displays in landscape orientation 193 How to Use Viewing Using viewing functions Slide Show Automatically plays back images continuously 1 M...

Page 183: ...orded still image counter clockwise 1 MENU Playback Rotate 2 Press on the center of the control wheel The image is rotated counter clockwise The image rotates as you press on the center If you rotate the image once the image remains rotated even after the product is turned off Note You cannot rotate the movies You may not be able to rotate images shot using other products When viewing rotated imag...

Page 184: ... Protects all images in the selected date range Cancel All in this Folder Cancels the protection of all images in the selected folder Cancel All with this date Cancels the protection of all images in the selected date range Note The menu items that can be selected differ depending on the View Mode setting 196 How to Use Viewing Viewing images on a TV Viewing images on an HD TV To view images store...

Page 185: ...ompatible TV Note Do not connect this product and another device using the output terminals of both Doing so may cause a malfunction Some devices may not work properly when connected to this product For example they may not output video or audio Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo or a genuine Sony cable Use an HDMI cable that is compatible with the HDMI micro terminal of the product and the HDMI...

Page 186: ...rately 3 Turn on the TV and switch the input 4 Turn on this product 5 MENU Setup HDMI Settings CTRL FOR HDMI On 6 Press the SYNC MENU button on the TV remote control and select the desired mode Note If the product is not in playback mode press the Playback button Only TVs that support BRAVIA Sync can provide SYNC MENU operations For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV ...

Page 187: ...in the following situations The maximum brightness will be 0 File Format is XAVC S 4K File Format is XAVC S HD and the Record Setting is 120p 100p During High Frame Rate shooting The monitor brightness is locked at 2 when using Wi Fi functions 199 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Viewfinder Bright When using an electronic viewfinder this product adjusts the brightness of the electronic view...

Page 188: ...enu item details 2 to 2 When you select the viewfinder screen changes to a warmer color and when you select it changes to a colder color 201 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Gamma Disp Assist Movies with S Log gamma are assumed to be processed after shooting in order to make use of the wide dynamic range They are therefore displayed in low contrast during shooting and may be difficult to mo...

Page 189: ... S Log2 709 800 or S Log3 709 800 is applied automatically based on the current gamma setting in Picture Profile not on the gamma value of the movie S Log2 S Log3 Gamma Disp Assist is not applied to movies when displayed on a TV or monitor connected to the camera 202 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Volume Settings Sets the sound volume for movie playback 1 MENU Setup Volume Settings desire...

Page 190: ...n when using an Eye Fi card commercially available This item appears when an Eye Fi card is inserted into the product s memory card slot 1 MENU Setup Upload Settings desired setting 2 Set your Wi Fi network or destination on the Eye Fi card For details refer to the manual supplied with the Eye Fi card 3 Insert the Eye Fi card you have set up into the product and shoot still images Images are trans...

Page 191: ...Power save mode will not function during uploading If error is displayed remove the memory card and reinsert it or turn the product off and then on again If the indicator appears again the Eye Fi card may be damaged Wireless LAN communication may be influenced by other communication devices If the communication status is poor move closer to the access point to be connected This product does not su...

Page 192: ...e Changing settings Setup menu Delete confirm You can set whether Delete or Cancel is selected as the default setting on the delete confirmation screen 1 MENU Setup Delete confirm desired setting Menu item details Delete first Delete is selected as the default setting Cancel first Cancel is selected as the default setting 208 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Display Quality You can change t...

Page 193: ... Min 2 Min 1 Min 10 Sec Note Turn off the product when you do not use it for a long time When using a lens with power zoom the lens is retracted one minute after the product stops operation if Pwr Save Start Time is set to 10 Sec The power save function is not activated when power is being supplied via USB when playing back slideshows when recording movies or when connected to a computer or TV 210...

Page 194: ...e product following the instructions on the screen 4 Detach the lens 5 Use the blower to clean the image sensor surface and the surrounding area 6 Attach the lens Note A blower is not supplied with this product Use a commercially available blower Cleaning can be performed only when the battery level is 3 remaining battery icons or more The use of an AC PW20 AC Adaptor is recommended Do not use a s...

Page 195: ...ck demonstration starts automatically if the product is not operated for about one minute Only protected AVCHD movies are played back Set the view mode to AVCHD View and protect the movie file with the oldest recorded date and time Off Does not show the demonstration Note You can set this item only when the product is powered by the AC Adaptor supplied Even if On is selected the product does not s...

Page 196: ...ontrol wheel 2 Turn the control wheel and select the first two digits The time code can be set between the following range When 60i is selected 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 When 24p is selected you can select the last two digits of the time code in multiples of four from 0 to 23 frames When 50i is selected 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 24 3 Set the other digits following the same procedure as in step 2 th...

Page 197: ...during extended periods of recording as the frame frequency of the NTSC image signal is approximately 29 97 frames per second Drop frame corrects this gap to make the time code and actual time equal In drop frame the first 2 frame numbers are removed every minute except for every tenth minute The time code without this correction is called non drop frame The setting is fixed to NDF when recording ...

Page 198: ...ges using the RMT DSLR1 or RMT DSLR2 remote commanders sold separately Refer also to the operating instructions for the remote commander 1 MENU Setup Remote Ctrl desired setting Menu item details On Allows remote commander operation Off Does not allow remote commander operation Note The RMT DSLR1 remote commander cannot be used for movie recording The lens or lens hood may block the remote sensor ...

Page 199: ...080p 1080i Outputs signals in HD picture quality 1080i Note If the images are not displayed properly using the Auto setting select either 1080i 1080p or 2160p 1080p based on which TV is to be connected 216 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu 24p 60p Output movie Only for 1080 60i compatible models Set 1080 24p or 1080 60p as the HDMI output format when Record Setting is set to 24p 24M FX 24p 1...

Page 200: ...his product with a TV s remote control Off You cannot operate this product with a TV s remote control Note CTRL FOR HDMI is available only with a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV 218 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu HDMI Info Display Selects whether to display the shooting information when this product and the TV are connected using an HDMI cable sold separately 1 MENU Setup HDMI Settings HDMI Inf...

Page 201: ...splayed on the screen The connected device can then refer to the digital data to recognize the time data 1 MENU Setup HDMI Settings TC Output desired setting Menu item details On Time code is output to other devices Off Time code is not output to other devices Note When TC Output is set to On the image may not be output properly to the TV or recording device In such cases set TC Output to Off 220 ...

Page 202: ...t Sel movie You can set how to record movies and perform HDMI output when your camera is connected to 4K compatible external recording playback devices etc 1 Turn the mode dial to Movie HFR 2 Connect the camera to the desired device via an HDMI cable 3 MENU Setup 4K Output Sel desired setting Menu item details Memory Card HDMI Simultaneously outputs to the external recording playback device and re...

Page 203: ...Center Lock on AF Eye AF When HDMI Only 30p HDMI Only 25p or HDMI Only 24p is selected APS C Super 35mm is fixed to Off 222 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu USB Connection Selects the appropriate USB connection method for each computer or USB device connected to this product 1 MENU Setup USB Connection desired setting Menu item details Auto Establishes a Mass Storage or MTP connection autom...

Page 204: ...ed to manage connected devices such as a camera Function of Windows 7 or Windows 8 223 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu USB LUN Setting Enhances compatibility by limiting of USB connection functions 1 MENU Setup USB LUN Setting desired setting Menu item details Multi Normally use Multi Single Set USB LUN Setting to Single only if you cannot make a connection 224 How to Use Changing settings...

Page 205: ...he battery pack into the product to supply power via USB cable 225 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Language Selects the language to be used in the menu items warnings and messages 1 MENU Setup Language desired language 226 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Date Time Setup Sets the date and time again 1 MENU Setup Date Time Setup desired setting Menu item details Daylight Savings Sele...

Page 206: ... you select Set Photographer or Set Copyright a keyboard appears on the screen Enter your desired name Menu item details Write Copyright Info Sets whether to write copyright information On Off If you select On an icon will appear on the shooting screen Set Photographer Sets the photographer name Set Copyright Sets the copyright holder name Disp Copyright Info Displays the current copyright informa...

Page 207: ...play a select 5 Move cursor and press select the key for abc and press twice to display b select the key for def and press once to display d 4 Finalize Finalizes the entered characters 5 Move cursor Moves the cursor in the input box to the right or left 6 Delete Deletes the character preceding the cursor 7 Switches the next character to a capital or lowercase letter 8 Enters a space To cancel inpu...

Page 208: ...d and is unrecoverable Save valuable data on a computer etc 1 MENU Setup Format Note Formatting permanently erases all data including protected images and registered settings from M1 to M4 230 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu File Number Selects how to assign file numbers to recorded still images and MP4 movies 1 MENU Setup File Number desired setting Menu item details Series The product wi...

Page 209: ...umber currently used Images are recorded in the newly created folder A folder for still images and a folder for MP4 movies that have the same number are created at the same time 1 MENU Setup New Folder Note When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into this product and shoot images a new folder may be automatically created Up to 4 000 images in total can be stored in one fo...

Page 210: ...mage DB If image files were processed on a computer problems may occur in the image database file In such cases the images on the memory card will not be played back on this product If these problems happen repair the file using Recover Image DB 1 MENU Setup Recover Image DB Enter Note Use a sufficiently charged battery pack Low battery power during repairing can cause damage to data 235 How to Us...

Page 211: ...8 How to Use Changing settings Setup menu Setting Reset Resets the product to the default settings Even if you perform Setting Reset the recorded images are retained 1 MENU Setup Setting Reset desired setting Menu item details Camera Settings Reset Initializes the main shooting settings to the default settings Initialize Initializes all the settings to the default settings Note Be sure not to ejec...

Page 212: ...tphone Download and install the application PlayMemories Mobile from your smartphone s application store If PlayMemories Mobile is already installed on your smartphone be sure to update it to the latest version For details on PlayMemories Mobile refer to the support page http www sony net pmm 240 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Connecting this product and a Smartphone Connecting an Android smartp...

Page 213: ...nnecting this product and a Smartphone Connecting the product to an iPhone or iPad 1 Select the model name of this product DIRECT xxxx xxxx on the Wi Fi setting screen of your iPhone or iPad 2 Input the password displayed on this product The iPhone or iPad is connected to the product ...

Page 214: ...by touching an NFC enabled Android smartphone to the product If the application you call up has a feature that works with the smartphone the product and the smartphone will be connected via Wi Fi To use this function register the desired application in advance 1 MENU Wireless One touch NFC desired application 2 Switch this product to shooting mode then touch an NFC enabled smartphone to the N mark...

Page 215: ...g a Smartphone Smart Remote Embedded You can use a smartphone as the remote controller for this product and shoot still images movies The application PlayMemories Mobile must be installed on your smartphone 1 MENU Application Application List Smart Remote Embedded 2 When the product is ready for the connection an information screen appears on the product Connect the smartphone and the product usin...

Page 216: ...reen displays are subject to change without notice 244 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Controlling this product using a Smartphone One touch connection with an NFC enabled Android smartphone NFC One touch remote You can connect this product and an NFC enabled Android smartphone with one touch without performing a complex setup operation 1 Activate the NFC function of the smartphone 2 Switch this ...

Page 217: ...s set to On you cannot connect this product and the smartphone Set Airplane Mode to Off If this product and the smartphone are connected when the product is in playback mode the displayed image is sent to the smartphone 245 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Transferring images to a Smartphone Send to Smartphone You can transfer still images movies to a smartphone and view them The application PlayM...

Page 218: ...PlayMemories Mobile and change the image size by Settings Copy Image Size For iPhone iPad Select PlayMemories Mobile in the setting menu and change the image size by Copy Image Size Some images may not be displayed on the smartphone depending on the recording format RAW images are converted to JPEG format when they are sent You cannot send XAVC S or AVCHD format movies This product shares the conn...

Page 219: ...is sent to the smartphone Before you touch the smartphone cancel the sleep and lock screen functions of the smartphone The NFC function is available only when the N mark is displayed on the product Touch the smartphone to the product for 1 2 seconds until PlayMemories Mobile launches To transfer two or more images select MENU Wireless Send to Smartphone to select images After the connection enable...

Page 220: ...the smartphone When Airplane Mode is set to On you cannot connect the product and the smartphone Set Airplane Mode to Off You cannot send AVCHD format movies You cannot send XAVC S format movies When you save images to a Mac computer using the Wi Fi function use Wireless Auto Import 247 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Transferring images to a computer Send to Computer You can transfer images stor...

Page 221: ...or details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV 1 MENU Wireless View on TV desired device to be connected 2 When you want to play back images using slideshow press on the center of the control wheel To display the next previous image manually press the right left side of the control wheel To change the device to be connected press the bottom side of the control wheel then selec...

Page 222: ...via Wi Fi Use an HDMI cable sold separately 249 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Changing the settings of Wi Fi functions Airplane Mode When you board an airplane etc you can temporarily disable all the wireless related functions including Wi Fi 1 MENU Wireless Airplane Mode desired setting If you set Airplane Mode to On an airplane mark will be displayed on the screen 250 How to Use Using Wi Fi f...

Page 223: ...n of the product or move the product closer to the access point 251 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Changing the settings of Wi Fi functions Access Point Set You can register your access point manually Before starting the procedure check the SSID name of the access point security system and password The password may be preset in some devices For details see the access point operating instructions...

Page 224: ...ype will switch between alphabet letters numerals and symbols 3 Keyboard Each time you press in the center the characters corresponding to that key will be displayed one by one in order For example If you want to enter abd Select the key for abc and press once to display a select 5 Move cursor and press select the key for abc and press twice to display b select the key for def and press once to di...

Page 225: ...s Setting Select Auto or Manual IP Address If you are entering the IP address manually enter the set address Subnet Mask Default Gateway When you set IP Address Setting to Manual enter the IP address to match your network environment Note To give the registered access point priority set Priority Connection to On 252 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Changing the settings of Wi Fi functions Edit Dev...

Page 226: ...hat has permission to connect If you want to change the device that is permitted to connect reset the connection information 1 MENU Wireless SSID PW Reset OK Note If you connect this product to the smartphone after resetting the connection information you must register the smartphone again 255 How to Use Using Wi Fi functions Changing the settings of Wi Fi functions Reset Network Set Resets all th...

Page 227: ...fer to the following URL PlayMemories Camera Apps website http www sony net pmca 258 How to Use Adding applications to the product Installing the applications Opening a service account You can open a service account which is required to download applications 1 Access the application download website http www sony net pmca 2 Follow the instructions on the screen and acquire a service account Follow...

Page 228: ...e product Installing the applications Downloading applications directly to the product using the Wi Fi function You can download applications using the Wi Fi function without connecting to a computer Acquire a service account in advance 1 MENU Application Application List PlayMemories Camera Apps then follow the instructions on the screen to download applications Note If MENU Wireless Access Point...

Page 229: ...ng the custom key during the shooting information screen is displayed 262 How to Use Adding applications to the product Managing the applications Uninstalling applications You can uninstall applications from this product 1 MENU Application Application List Application Management Manage and Remove 2 Select the application to be uninstalled 3 Select to uninstall the application The uninstalled appli...

Page 230: ...played 1 MENU Application Application List Application Management Display Account Information 265 How to Use Using a computer Recommended computer environment Recommended computer environment You can confirm the operating computer environment of the software from the following URL http www sony net pcenv 266 How to Use Using a computer Using the software PlayMemories Home With PlayMemories Home yo...

Page 231: ... computer s Internet browser go to the URL below and download PlayMemories Home by following the on screen instructions http www sony net pm An internet connection is required For detailed instructions visit the PlayMemories Home support page http www sony co jp pmh se 2 Connect the product to your computer using the micro USB cable supplied then turn the product on New functions may be added to P...

Page 232: ...r and want to import images to the computer using Wi Fi function Download Wireless Auto Import from the URL above and install it on your Mac computer For details see Help for Wireless Auto Import Note The software that can be used varies depending on the region 269 How to Use Using a computer Using the software Image Data Converter With Image Data Converter you can do the following You can play ba...

Page 233: ...onverter For Windows 8 start Image Data Converter and select Help from the menu bar Image Data Converter Guide Mac Finder Applications Image Data Converter Image Data Converter and select Help from the menu bar Image Data Converter Guide Hint For details on operation you can also refer to the Image Data Converter support page English only http www sony co jp ids se 272 How to Use Using a computer ...

Page 234: ...a computer Using the software Accessing the Help of Remote Camera Control Windows Start All Programs Remote Camera Control Remote Camera Control Help For Windows 8 start Remote Camera Control and right click the title bar to select Remote Camera Control Help Mac Finder Applications Remote Camera Control and select Help from the menu bar Remote Camera Control Help 275 How to Use Using a computer Co...

Page 235: ...n the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between this product and a computer click Open folder to view files OK DCIM or MP_ROOT Then copy the desired images to the computer If Device Stage appears on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer double click Browse Files media icon folder in which the images you want to import are stored Importing images to the computer without using PlayMe...

Page 236: ... the taskbar 2 Click the displayed message Note For Mac computers drag and drop the icon of the memory card or the drive icon in the Trash icon The product is disconnected from the computer For Windows 7 Windows 8 computers the disconnect icon may not appear In that case you can skip steps 1 and 2 above Do not remove a micro USB cable from this product while the access lamp is illuminated The data...

Page 237: ...ck devices Sony Blu ray Disc players PlayStation 3 etc You cannot play these kinds of discs on ordinary DVD players Standard definition image quality STD Standard definition image quality STD movies converted from high definition image quality HD movies can be recorded on DVD media such as DVD R discs creating a standard image quality STD disc Writable movie format AVCHD Players Ordinary DVD playb...

Page 238: ... image quality is converted to 1920 1080 60i 50i and it is not possible to create discs with the original image quality To record movies with the original image quality copy movies to a computer or an external medium To create a Blu ray Disc from movies recorded in the AVCHD movie format with Record Setting set to 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS you need to use a device that is compliant with AVCHD format V...

Page 239: ...25p 24M FX the image quality is converted and it is not possible to create discs with the original image quality Converting the image quality takes time To record movies with the original image quality use a Blu ray Disc 281 How to Use Using a computer Creating a movie disc Creating DVD discs from standard image quality movies You can create DVD discs that can be played back on ordinary DVD playba...

Page 240: ...t all images to your computer using PlayMemories Home and then format the memory card using this product Do not use store the product in the following places In an extremely hot cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malfunction Storing under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become discolored or ...

Page 241: ...maining inside the lens you will be unable to record clear images On the functions available with the product This camera is compatible with 1080 60p or 1080 50p format movies Unlike traditional standard recording modes which record using an interlacing method this product records movies using a progressive method This increases the resolution and provides a smoother more realistic image The camer...

Page 242: ...utdoors Do not press against the monitor The monitor may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction Images may trail across on the monitor in a cold location This is not a malfunction If the monitor has drops of water or other liquids on it wipe it with a soft cloth If the monitor stays wet the surface of the monitor may change or deteriorate This may cause a malfunction Make sure not to bump ...

Page 243: ... not use the product at all for about 2 month s it becomes completely discharged In this case be sure to charge this rechargeable battery before using the product However even if this rechargeable battery is not charged you can still use the product as long as you do not record the date and time Charging method of the internal rechargeable battery Insert a charged battery pack into the product or ...

Page 244: ...d battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F Charging may take longer depending on conditions of use and circumstances Effective use of the battery pack Battery performance decreases in low temperature environments So in cold places the operational time of the battery pack is shorter To ensure longer battery pack use we recommend putting the battery pack in your pocket close to your body to warm i...

Page 245: ...materials when carrying or storing the battery pack On battery life The battery life is limited If you use the same battery repeatedly or use the same battery for a long period the battery capacity decreases gradually If the available time of the battery is shortened significantly it is probably time to replace the battery pack with a new one The battery life varies according to how the battery pa...

Page 246: ...e middle of shooting If this happens save your images to a computer or other storage location then execute Format Memory card formatted with a computer is not guaranteed to operate with the product Data read write speeds differ depending on the combination of the memory card and the equipment used We recommend backing up important data such as to a hard disk of a computer Do not attach a label on ...

Page 247: ...ng the lens Do not use a cleaning solution containing organic solvents such as thinner or benzine When cleaning the lens surface remove dust with a commercially available blower In case of dust that sticks to the surface wipe it off with a soft cloth or tissue paper slightly moistened with lens cleaning solution Wipe in a spiral pattern from the center to the outside Do not spray lens cleaning sol...

Page 248: ...g a blower for camera cleaning 4 Attach the lens Note A blower is not supplied with this product Use a commercially available blower for camera cleaning Do not use a spray type blower as doing so may scatter water droplets inside the product body Do not insert the tip of the blower into the cavity beyond the lens mount area in order to make sure that the tip of the blower does not touch the image ...

Page 249: ...t Ratio is 16 9 Aspect Ratio 3 2 Quality Fine Panorama Size Standard Panorama Direction Right File Format AVCHD Record Setting 30p 60M 25p 60M When File Format is XAVC S 4K 60p 50M 50p 50M When File Format is XAVC S HD 60i 17M FH 50i 17M FH When File Format is AVCHD 1920x1080 30p 16M 1920x1080 25p 16M When File Format is MP4 Only when NTSC PAL Selector is set to PAL Dual Video REC Off HFR Settings...

Page 250: ...f Auto Mode Intelligent Auto Scene Selection Portrait Movie HFR Program Auto SteadyShot On SteadyShot Settings SteadyShot Adjust Auto SteadyS Focal Len 8mm When SteadyShot Adjust is Manual Color Space sRGB Auto Slow Shut On Audio Recording On Audio Rec Level 26 Audio Out Timing Live Wind Noise Reduct Off Memory recall Memory Custom Settings Select Setting Reset to reset the settings under Custom S...

Page 251: ... only Eye Start AF Off FINDER MONITOR Auto Release w o Lens Enable Release w o Card Enable Priority Set in AF S Balanced Emphasis Priority Set in AF C Balanced Emphasis AF w shutter On AEL w shutter Auto Silent Shooting Off e Front Curtain Shut On S Auto Img Extract Auto Exp comp set Ambient flash Reset EV Comp Reset Face Registration APS C Super 35mm Auto When File Format is set to XAVC S 4K this...

Page 252: ... Focus Hold Button Focus Hold Dial Setup F no SS Dial Ev Comp Off Zoom Ring Rotate Left W Right T MOVIE Button Always Dial Wheel Lock Unlock Wireless Select Setting Reset to reset the settings under Wireless to the default settings If you select Camera Settings Reset the settings will not return to the default settings Send to Smartphone Send to Computer View on TV One touch NFC Airplane Mode Off ...

Page 253: ...to reset the settings under Setup to the default settings If you select Camera Settings Reset the settings will not return to the default settings Monitor Brightness Manual Viewfinder Bright Auto Finder Color Temp 0 Gamma Disp Assist Off Volume Settings 7 Audio signals On Upload Settings On Tile Menu Off Mode Dial Guide Off Delete confirm Cancel first Display Quality High Pwr Save Start Time 1 Min...

Page 254: ...ormat File Number Series Select REC Folder New Folder Folder Name Standard Form Recover Image DB This setting will not be reset even if you perform Camera Settings Reset or Initialize Display Media Info Version Certification Logo Setting Reset 290 How to Use Precautions This product Number of recordable still images and recordable time of movies Number of still images The number of still images ma...

Page 255: ...B 2250 images 64 GB 4600 images RAW JPEG Uncompressed RAW 8 GB 240 images 16 GB 485 images 32 GB 980 images 64 GB 1950 images RAW Uncompressed RAW 8 GB 295 images 16 GB 590 images 32 GB 1150 images 64 GB 2400 images When the Aspect Ratio is set to other than 3 2 you can record more pictures than shown above Except when Quality is set to RAW Note Even if the number of remaining shootable images is ...

Page 256: ...all movie files on the memory card The recordable time may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the memory card The values when File Format is set to XAVC S 4K XAVC S HD and AVCHD are based on shooting with Dual Video REC set to Off h hour m minute File Format XAVC S 4K 30p 100M 25p 100M 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 1 h 15 m 30p 60M 25p 60M 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2 h 5 m 24p 100M 1 8 GB 16 GB 3...

Page 257: ...32 GB 64 GB 2 h 35 m 120p 100M 100p 100M 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 1 h 15 m 120p 60M 100p 60M 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2 h 5 m 30p 16M 2 25p 16M 2 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 1 h 55 m 24p 12M 1 2 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 1 h 55 m File Format AVCHD 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 8 GB 40 m 16 GB 1 h 25 m 32 GB 3 h ...

Page 258: ...GB 40 m 16 GB 1 h 25 m 32 GB 3 h 64 GB 6 h 24p 17M FH 25p 17M FH 8 GB 55 m 16 GB 2 h 32 GB 4 h 5 m 64 GB 8 h 15 m File Format MP4 1920x1080 60p 28M 1920x1080 50p 28M 8 GB 35 m 16 GB 1 h 15 m 32 GB 2 h 35 m 64 GB 5 h 20 m 1920x1080 30p 16M 1920x1080 25p 16M 8 GB 1 h 16 GB 2 h 32 GB 4 h 10 m 64 GB 8 h 25 m 1280x720 30p 6M 1280x720 25p 6M 8 GB 2 h 35 m 16 GB 5 h 20 m 32 GB 10 h 55 m ...

Page 259: ... 4 times longer than the recording time for XAVC S HD 30p 25p 16M movies and 5 times longer for XAVC S HD 24p 12M movies Notes on continuous movie recording It requires a lot of power to perform high quality movie recording or continuous shooting using the image sensor Therefore if you continue to shoot the temperature inside the camera will rise especially that of the image sensor In such cases t...

Page 260: ...er supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC and 50 Hz 60 Hz Note Do not use an electronic voltage transformer as doing so may cause a malfunction 293 How to Use Precautions This product Using this product abroad On TV color systems To view movies shot using this product on a television the product and television must use the same color television system Check the TV color system for the country or regio...

Page 261: ...zed Sony service facility on compatible lenses You cannot use the AF illuminator when using an A mount lens The sound of the lens and the product in operation may be recorded during movie recording You can turn the sound off by selecting MENU Camera Settings Audio Recording Off It may take a long time or may be difficult for the product to focus depending on the lens used or the subject 295 How to...

Page 262: ...following functions are available Full size shooting Not available Autofocus Available AF system Phase Detection AF which is controlled by the dedicated AF sensor inside the Mount Adaptor AF MF select Lenses that do not support DMF Can be changed using the operating switch on the lens Lenses that support DMF Can be changed using the operating switch on the lens When the switch on the lens is set t...

Page 263: ...If you use the LA EA3 Mount Adaptor sold separately the following functions are available Full size shooting Available with full size shooting compatible lenses only Autofocus Available with SAM SSM lens only AF system Contrast AF AF MF select Can be changed using the operating switch on the lens Focus Mode Single shot AF When using a Mount Adaptor and the camera is set to movie mode the Auto Focu...

Page 264: ... change the focusing method Other lenses Can be changed using MENU Focus Mode Available modes are as follows Single shot AF Continuous AF DMF Only available when using lenses that support Direct Manual Focus Even if Priority Set in AF S is set to Balanced Emphasis the camera will temporarily switch to AF Even if Priority Set in AF C is set to Balanced Emphasis the camera will temporarily switch to...

Page 265: ...ver aside You can attach the removed battery cover to the vertical grip so that you do not lose it How to attach the battery cover Align the battery cover hinge with the battery cover shaft hole and attach by pressing the battery cover locking button B After attaching the battery cover make sure that the head of the battery cover release lever A is pointing at the base of the arrow mark Note When ...

Page 266: ...se This product comes with software that are used based on licensing agreements with the owners of that software Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Licenses in English are recorded in the internal memory of your product Establish a Mass Storage connection between the pro...

Page 267: ...D InfoLITHIUM PlayMemories Online PlayMemories Online logo PlayMemories Home PlayMemories Home logo PlayMemories Mobile PlayMemories Mobile logo PlayMemories Camera Apps PlayMemories Camera Apps logo Multi Interface Shoe Multi Interface Shoe logo XAVC S and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation Blu ray Disc and Blu ray are trademarks of the Blu ray Disc Association AVCHD Progressive and AV...

Page 268: ...you have problems If you have problems Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the product try the following solutions 1 Check the items under Troubleshooting then check the product 2 Remove the battery pack wait for about one minute re insert the battery pack then turn on the power 3 Initialize the settings 4 Consult your dealer or local authorized service facility Additional information o...

Page 269: ...power turns off suddenly Depending on the product and battery pack temperature the product may turn off automatically to protect itself In this case a message is displayed on the product screen before the product turns off 307 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Battery pack and power The battery pack discharges quickly When Remote Ctrl has been set to On the power save mode will not function Set Remo...

Page 270: ... Make sure that the battery is NP FW50 Batteries which have not been used for more than a year may have deteriorated This phenomenon occurs when you charge the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold location The optimum temperature for charging the battery pack is between 10 C and 30 C 50 F and 86 F 310 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Battery pack and power The battery pack is not charged When t...

Page 271: ...er without a memory card inserted in the camera images cannot be recorded 313 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies Recording takes a long time The noise reduction function is processing an image This is not a malfunction You are shooting in RAW mode Since RAW data files are large RAW mode shooting may take time The Auto HDR function is processing an image The product is com...

Page 272: ...ck the minimum focal distance of the lens Ambient light is insufficient Focus Mode has been set to Manual Focus Set Focus Mode to a setting other than Manual Focus 317 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The angle of view changes little by little while shooting images Depending on the lens you use the angle of view may change little by little while focusing This change in ...

Page 273: ...is set to RAW or RAW JPEG 320 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The flash does not work You cannot use a flash in the following situations When the following modes are selected in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Night Scene Hand held Twilight During Sweep Panorama shooting During movie recording 321 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies Fuzzy whit...

Page 274: ...images movies The recording date and time are not displayed on the screen While shooting the date and time are not displayed They are displayed only during playback 324 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The date and time are recorded incorrectly Set the correct date and time The area selected using Area Setting differs from the actual area Select the actual area 325 Trou...

Page 275: ...dark place The product is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening the monitor under conditions of low illumination There is no effect on the recorded image 328 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The eyes of the subject come out red Set Red Eye Reduction to On Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the flash range using the flash...

Page 276: ...till images movies No images appear on the viewfinder FINDER MONITOR has been set to Monitor Manual Change FINDER MONITOR to Auto or Viewfinder Manual Bring your eye close to the viewfinder 333 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies No images appear on the monitor If you shoot images at waist height when FINDER MONITOR has been set to Auto the monitor will turn off due to the...

Page 277: ...re are too dark If any filter or hood is used take it off and try shooting again Depending on the thickness of the filter and improper attachment of the hood the filter or the hood may partially appear in the image The optical properties of some lenses may cause the periphery of the image to appear too dark insufficient light You may compensate for this phenomenon with Shading Comp When using an E...

Page 278: ...The picture was taken in a dark location without the flash resulting in camera shake The use of a tripod or the flash is recommended Hand held Twilight and Anti Motion Blur in Scene Selection are also effective in reducing blur If you are using SteadyShot Adjust set to Manual check if the right focal length is set 339 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The monitor darkens...

Page 279: ...u turn down the Audio Rec Level to the lowest sound level audio will not be recorded If you turn up the Audio Rec Level to the highest sound level there will likely be sound clipping 343 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Shooting still images movies The camera vibrates while the power is on The image sensor moves up down left right due to an in camera anti blur mechanism This is not a malfunction 34...

Page 280: ...e product from the computer Use PlayMemories Home to play back on this product images that are stored on your computer 346 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Viewing images Displaying images takes a while When an image shot in uncompressed RAW format is enlarged during playback it takes some time for the image to be displayed 347 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Viewing images The date and time are no...

Page 281: ...re it We recommend that you protect images that you do not want to delete 351 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Viewing images A DPOF mark cannot be put You cannot place DPOF marks on RAW images 352 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Wi Fi You cannot find the wireless access point to be connected Wireless access points may not be displayed on the product due to signal conditions Place the product close...

Page 282: ...Computer may be canceled halfway Charge the battery pack and try again 355 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Wi Fi You cannot send movies to a smartphone You cannot send XAVC S movies to a smartphone You cannot send AVCHD movies to a smartphone Set File Format to MP4 before recording movies 356 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Wi Fi Smart Remote Embedded or Send to Smartphone is canceled halfway When...

Page 283: ...Mode is set to On Set Airplane Mode to Off Check whether the NFC function is activated on your smartphone For details refer to the instruction manual of the smartphone Do not place any metal objects other than a smartphone near the N mark Do not contact two or more smartphones to this product at the same time If another NFC based application is running on your smartphone terminate that application...

Page 284: ... with a memory card formatted by a computer you may not be able to import the images to a computer Shoot using a memory card formatted by this product 361 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Computers The image and sound are interrupted by noise when viewing a movie on a computer You are playing back the movie directly from the memory card Import the movie to your computer using PlayMemories Home and ...

Page 285: ...inters that are not compatible with Adobe RGB DCF2 0 Exif2 21 the images are printed at a lower saturation 366 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printing Images are printed with both edges cut off Depending on your printer the left right top and bottom edges of the image may be cut off Especially when you print an image shot with Aspect Ratio set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may be cut off W...

Page 286: ... a date even into images that were taken without recording the date When you print images at a shop images can be printed with the date if you ask them to do so 368 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Others The lens gets fogged Moisture condensation has occurred Turn off the product and leave it for about an hour before using it 369 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Others The product becomes warm when...

Page 287: ...he battery pack is ejected while the power is on When ejecting the battery pack first turn the power off and check that the access lamp is not illuminated before ejecting 373 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Others The product does not work properly Turn off the product Remove the battery pack and insert it again If the product is hot remove the battery pack and allow it to cool down before trying ...

Page 288: ...rd is inserted Formatting has failed Format the memory card again Unable to read memory card Reinsert memory card An incompatible memory card is inserted The memory card is damaged The terminal section of the memory card is dirty Memory card locked You are using a memory card with a write protect switch or a delete protect switch with the switch set to the LOCK position Set the switch to the recor...

Page 289: ...emp high Allow it to cool The product has become hot because you have been shooting continuously Turn the power off Cool the product and wait until the product is ready to shoot again You have been recording images for a long time the product temperature has risen Stop recording images until the product cools Recording is unavailable in this movie format Set File Format to MP4 The number of images...

Page 290: ...s difficulty handling The product cannot take full advantage of some features under certain circumstances When shooting under the following conditions either recompose the shot or change the shooting mode then shoot the images again Low light conditions Sweep Panorama Lock on AF High Frame Rate Overly bright conditions Lock on AF Varying levels of brightness Lock on AF High Frame Rate Flickering l...

Page 291: ...cts too small or too large Sweep Panorama Lock on AF Scenes with little contrast such as the sky or a sandy beach Sweep Panorama Superior Auto Scenes changing constantly such as a waterfall Sweep Panorama Superior Auto ...

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