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Selecting the shooting mode

• The shutter speed may become slower depending on the aperture value.

When the shutter speed is slower, use a tripod.

• To blur the background more, use a telephoto lens or a lens that is

equipped with a smaller aperture value (bright lens).

• You can check the approximate blurring of the image before recording

using the preview button.

Note

• Press the button when you shoot with the flash. However, the flash range differs

according to the aperture value. When you shoot with the flash, check the flash range
in “Specifications.”

Adjust the focus and shoot the
subject.

The shutter speed is automatically
adjusted to obtain correct exposure.
• When the camera judges that the proper

exposure is not obtained with the
selected aperture value, the shutter
speed flashes. In such cases, adjust the
aperture again.

Shutter speed

Shooting techniques

Summary of Contents for CS-301

Page 1: ...s Digital Camera Instruction Manual A mount Preparing the camera Shooting and viewing images Shooting images to suit your subject Using the shooting functions Using the playback functions Functions list Viewing images on a computer Others Index ...

Page 2: ...tor of the proper configuration for the power outlet Battery pack If the battery pack is mishandled the battery pack can burst cause a fire or even chemical burns Observe the following cautions Do not disassemble Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering dropping or stepping on it Do not short circuit and do not allow metal objects to come into contact...

Page 3: ...Pack and lens This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 UL is an internationally recognized safety organization ...

Page 4: ...that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan M...

Page 5: ...reated as household waste On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol The chemical symbols for mercury Hg or lead Pb are added if the battery contains more than 0 0005 mercury or 0 004 lead By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise ...

Page 6: ...e supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 i e marked with an or mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Notice for customers in the United Kingdom ...

Page 7: ...operly 28 Shooting and viewing images Shooting still images 30 Recording movies 32 Playing back images 33 Deleting images Delete 34 Shooting images to suit your subject Adjusting the angle of the LCD screen 35 Shooting with the various shooting modes 36 Superior Auto 37 Scene Selection 38 Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama 39 Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode 40 Using the shooting functions Using ...

Page 8: ... button 54 The functions selected with the MENU button 56 Using the guide function of the camera 63 In Camera Guide 63 Shooting Tip 63 Viewing images on a computer Using with your computer 65 Using the software 67 Selecting the method for creating a disc of movies 70 Others List of icons on the screen 73 Functions available for each shooting mode 76 Flash modes available 77 Learning more about the...

Page 9: ... a pediatric or ophthalmic doctor Be sure to make sure your children follow the precautions above No compensation for contents of the recording The contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or a memory card etc Back up recommendation To avoid the potential risk of data loss always copy back up data to other medi...

Page 10: ...orded in MP4 format with this camera cannot be played on devices other than those that support MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Discs recorded with HD image quality high definition can be played back only on AVCHD format compatible devices DVD based players or recorders cannot play back HD image quality discs as they are incompatible with the AVCHD format Also DVD based players or recorders may fail to eject HD i...

Page 11: ...arger 1 Power cord mains lead 1 not supplied in the U S A and Canada Rechargeable battery pack NP FM500H 1 USB cable 1 Shoulder strap 1 Body cap 1 Attached on the camera Eyecup 1 Attached on the camera CD ROM 1 Application Software for α camera α Handbook Instruction Manual 1 This manual SLT A57K DT18 55mm zoom lens 1 Front lens cap 1 Packaging lid 1 SLT A57Y DT18 55mm zoom lens 1 Front lens cap 1...

Page 12: ...mp 45 F Lens contacts G Mirror H Preview button 52 Focus Magnifier button 52 I Mount J Built in flash 41 K Microphone L Mode dial 36 M Flash pop up button 41 52 N Mounting index 23 O Lens release button 24 P Focus mode switch 52 Do not directly touch these parts Do not cover this part during movie recording Doing so may cause noise or lower the volume Front side ...

Page 13: ...D screen mode C Diopter adjustment dial 28 D LCD screen 73 E Light sensor F Eyecup G For shooting Fn Function button 53 54 For viewing Image rotation button 52 H Control button v V b B DISP Display 46 WB White balance 52 Drive 45 52 Picture Effect 52 I Control button Enter AF button Object Tracking button 54 J In Camera Guide button 63 For viewing Delete button 34 K Playback button 33 Do not direc...

Page 14: ...52 D FINDER LCD button 52 E Exposure button 43 F ISO button 52 59 G Image sensor position mark H For shooting ZOOM button 52 For viewing Zoom in button 52 I For shooting AEL AE lock button 52 59 AV Aperture value button 52 For viewing Zoom out button 49 Image index button 50 Top side ...

Page 15: ...he Remote Commander faces forward C Speaker D DC IN terminal When connecting the AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately to the camera turn the camera off then plug the connector of the AC Adaptor to the DC IN terminal on the camera E Microphone jack When an external microphone is connected the internal microphone is turned off automatically When the external microphone is a plug in power type the po...

Page 16: ...Battery cover 20 M Tripod receptacle Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods with a screw length of 5 5 mm 7 32 inch or longer and attempting to do so may damage the camera ...

Page 17: ...Focal length index E Lens contacts F Focusing mode switch G Mounting index The DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM DT 55 200mm F4 5 6 SAM are designed for Sony A mount cameras models equipped with an APS C sized image sensor You cannot use these lenses on 35mm format cameras For the lenses other than DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM DT 55 200mm F4 5 6 SAM refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens Lens...

Page 18: ...en it has not been fully depleted It can also be used when it has not been fully charged The battery pack is discharged little by little even when you do not use it To avoid missing an opportunity to shoot check the remaining battery level before you shoot If the battery level is low charge it again 1 Insert the battery pack onto the battery charger Push the battery pack until it clicks ...

Page 19: ...ttery pack outside of this temperature range Connect the battery charger to the nearest wall outlet wall socket 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet wall socket Light on Charging Light off Charge completed When charging a fully depleted battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F The CHARGE lamp turns off when charging is completed For the U S A and Canada CHARGE lamp For countries regi...

Page 20: ...arately 1 While sliding the battery cover open lever open the cover 2 Firmly insert the battery pack all the way while pressing the lock lever with the tip of the battery Lock lever 3 Close the cover 4 While sliding the memory card cover open the cover ...

Page 21: ...ng information related to operating conditions with your camera The remaining battery time in percent figures is displayed according to the operating conditions of your camera 5 Insert a memory card With the notched corner facing as illustrated insert the memory card until it clicks into place Ensure the notched corner faces correctly 6 Close the cover Turn off the camera Slide the lock lever in t...

Page 22: ...efore connecting it to the camera If you connect your camera to an incompatible device you may be prompted to format the card Never format the card in response to this prompt as doing so will erase all data on the card exFAT is the file system used on SDXC memory cards Battery level Battery exhausted High Low You cannot shoot any more pictures Available memory cards Types of memory card Still imag...

Page 23: ...lens attached hold both the camera and the lens firmly 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the packaging lid from the rear of the lens When changing the lens quickly change the lens away from dusty locations so as to keep dust or debris from getting inside the camera When shooting remove the front lens cap from the front of the lens Front lens cap Packaging lid 2 Mount the lens by aligning t...

Page 24: ...all the way in and turn the lens counterclockwise until it stops Lens release button 2 Attach the caps to the front and rear of the lens and the body cap to the camera Before you attach them remove dust from them A rear lens cap is not supplied with the DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM Lens Kit When you store the lens without attaching it to the camera purchase the Rear Lens Cap ALC R55 It is recommended t...

Page 25: ... debris gets inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor the part that acts as the film it may appear as dark spots on the image depending on the shooting environment The camera is equipped with an anti dust function to prevent dust from landing on the image sensor However quickly change the lens away from dusty locations when attaching removing a lens ...

Page 26: ...e camera off set it to OFF 2 Verify that Enter is selected on the LCD screen then press the center of the control button 3 Select your area with b B on the control button then press the center of the control button 4 Select each item with b B and set the numeric value with v V Daylight Svg Turns on or off the daylight saving time setting Date Format Selects the format to display date Midnight is i...

Page 27: ... set up the area again You can set the area where you are using the camera This allows you to set the local area when you use the camera abroad MENU button t 1 t Area Setting Maintaining the date and time setting This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and other settings regardless of whether the power is on or off or the battery is installed or not 5 Rep...

Page 28: ...s the lens Point 2 Take a secure stance with your feet shoulder width apart Adjusting the viewfinder to the visual acuity diopter adjustment Adjust the diopter adjustment dial to your eyesight until the display appears clearly in the viewfinder If you cannot see the entire screen in the viewfinder you can change the scale of the viewfinder screen page 58 Holding the camera properly In LCD screen m...

Page 29: ...29 Before shooting Preparing the camera Point 3 Lightly tuck your elbows against your body When shooting in a kneeling position steady your upper body by placing your elbow on your knee ...

Page 30: ...to or Flash Off 2 Hold the camera monitoring your shot with the LCD screen or viewfinder 3 Overlay the AF area on the desired subject If the Camera shake warning indicator flashes carefully shoot the subject holding the camera steady or by using a tripod When the camera recognizes the scene the Scene Recognition icon appears on the screen and suitable settings for that scene will be put into effec...

Page 31: ...s is confirmed z or Focus indicator lights up Focus indicator 6 Press the shutter button fully down to shoot When the camera detects and shoots a face with Auto Port Framing set to Auto the captured image is automatically trimmed into a suitable composition Both the original and the trimmed images are saved page 54 ...

Page 32: ...inuous movie recording When the mark is indicated the temperature of the camera is too high Turn the camera off and wait until the temperature of the camera drops 1 Press the MOVIE button to start recording Movie recording can be started from any exposure mode The shutter speed and aperture are adjusted automatically If you want to set them to particular values set the mode dial to Movie page 36 T...

Page 33: ...iew MP4 or AVCHD View according to the file format 3 Select an image with b B on the control button To play back movies press the center of the control button During movie playback Control button control dial operation To pause resume z To fast forward B To fast rewind b To slow forward Rotate the control dial to the right during pause To slow reverse Rotate the control dial to the left during pau...

Page 34: ...hether to delete the image or not beforehand Note Protected images cannot be deleted Deleting the image that is currently displayed 1 Display the image you want to delete and press the button button 2 Select Delete with v on the control button then press the center of the control button ...

Page 35: ...tated leftward 270 degrees from the position in which the LCD screen is facing forward When the LCD screen is not used it is recommended that you close it with the screen side facing to the camera Note When the LCD screen is open the eye sensor may not be able to function in situations involving low position shooting If you look into the viewfinder and the monitor is not switched automatically pre...

Page 36: ...allows you to shoot the image with a suitable setting for the subject Sweep Panorama Allows you to shoot panoramic images 3D Sweep Panorama Allows you to shoot 3D panoramic images for playback on a 3D compatible TV Cont Priority AE Mode The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is pressed fully down The camera records the images continuously at a maximum of about 12 or 10 images per s...

Page 37: ...e subject When the camera recognizes and adjusts for shooting conditions the following information is indicated recognized scene mode mark appropriate shooting function the number of images to be shot Recognized scene mode mark Number of images to be shot 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Night Scene Hand held Twilight Landscape Backlight Portrait Portrait Tripod Night Scene Backlight Macro...

Page 38: ...e subject looks as if it is standing still The camera shoots images continuously while the shutter button is pressed Macro Shoots close subjects such as flowers foods Landscape Shoots the entire range of scenery in sharp focus with vivid colors Sunset Shoots the red of the sunrise or sunset beautifully Night Scene Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surround...

Page 39: ...1 Set the mode dial to Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject then press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus This part will not be taken 3 Press the shutter button fully down 4 Pan or tilt the camera to the end following the guidance on the screen Guidance bar ...

Page 40: ...ct another mode 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subjects The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is pressed fully down Tele zoom Cont Priority AE The camera records the images continuously at a maximum of about 12 images per second The minimum zoom scale of the camera is set to 1 4 times and the image size can be set to M or S Cont Priority AE The camera records the images continuo...

Page 41: ...ress the button The flash pops up In Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection mode the flash automatically pops up if the amount of light is insufficient or the subject is backlit The built in flash does not pop up even if you press the button button 3 After the flash has finished charging shoot the subject Flashing The flash is being charged When the indicator flashes you cannot release ...

Page 42: ...ainst light Fill flash Fires every time you trigger the shutter Slow Sync Fires every time you trigger the shutter Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot a clear image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed Rear Sync Fires right before the exposure is completed every time you trigger the shutter Wireless Fires an external flash sold separately that is off the camera an...

Page 43: ...de The entire image becomes darker when you shift it to the side Exposure compensation Adjust the compensation level by checking the recorded image 1 Press the button button 2 Adjust the exposure with the control dial Toward over Brightens an image Toward under Darkens an image In viewfinder mode confirm the exposure using the EV scale The LCD screen after the exposure is adjusted Compensated expo...

Page 44: ...he image Using bracket shooting you can shoot multiple images with the exposure shifted to the plus or minus sides page 45 Note This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection ...

Page 45: ...ent when the photographer appears in a photo and the 2 second self timer is convenient to reduce the camera shake Bracket Cont You can shoot 3 images each with different degrees of exposure Single Bracket You can shoot 3 images shot by shot each with different degrees of exposure WB bracket Based on the selected white balance and the color temperature color filter 3 images are recorded with the wh...

Page 46: ...he available displays in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen separately The Graphic Display shows the shutter speed and aperture value as graphs and clearly illustrates how the exposure works The pointers on the shutter speed indicator and aperture indicator indicate the current value Shutter speed No Disp Info Level Display All Info Digital level gauge Graphic Display Aperture value ...

Page 47: ... t Panorama Size or 3D Pan Image Size t Select the desired size Panorama Size Image Size Image size Usage guidelines L 16M 4912 3264 pixels For prints up to A3 size M 8 4M 3568 2368 pixels For prints up to A4 size S 4 0M 2448 1624 pixels For prints up to L 2L size Image size Usage guidelines L 14M 4912 2760 pixels For viewing on a high definition TV M 7 1M 3568 2000 pixels S 3 4M 2448 1376 pixels ...

Page 48: ...48 Setting image size 3D Pan Image Size 16 9 1920 1080 Standard 4912 1080 Wide 7152 1080 ...

Page 49: ...nter of the control button so that the image returns to the normal size 1 Display the image you want to enlarge then press the button button 2 Zoom the image in or out with the button or button Rotating the control dial switches the image at the same display magnification When you shoot multiple images with the same composition you can compare their focus conditions 3 Select the portion you want t...

Page 50: ... To display the desired folder Press the button The image index screen is displayed You can select the number of images displayed on one page of the image index screen using Image Index in the Playback menu button Select the left bar on the image index screen with the control button then select the desired folder with v V Pressing the center of the control button when the left bar is selected swit...

Page 51: ...the TV and connect the camera to the TV 2 Turn on the TV and switch the input See also the operating instructions supplied with the TV 3 Turn on the camera and press the button Images shot with the camera appear on the TV screen Select the desired image with b B on the control button The LCD screen on the camera does not turned on button 1 To the HDMI connector HDMI cable sold separately 2 To the ...

Page 52: ...rture value Displays multiple images on the screen simultaneously Scales down an image that has been scaled up when viewing images ZOOM button button Magnifies and shoots the subject using the zoom feature of the camera ZOOM Scales an image up when viewing images Fn button button Displays the setup screen of the function that is set using the Fn button Rotates images Control button Sets up the fol...

Page 53: ...recording information screen Turn the control dial without pressing the center z in step 2 You can set up the camera directly from the recording information screen 1 Press the Fn button 2 Select the desired item with v V b B on the control button then press the center z to execute The setup screen appears 3 Following the operation guide select and execute the desired function Operation guide ...

Page 54: ... Mode Sets the flash mode Flash Off Autoflash Fill flash Slow Sync Rear Sync Wireless Autofocus Mode Selects the method for focusing according to movement of the subject Single shot AF Automatic AF Continuous AF AF area Selects the area of focus Wide Zone Spot Local Object Tracking Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it On Off Smile Face Detect Automatically captures people s face s with t...

Page 55: ...uor Daylight Flash C Temp Filter Custom DRO Auto HDR Compensates for the brightness and contrast automatically Off D RangeOptimizer Auto HDR Creative Style Selects your desired image processing Standard Vivid Portrait Landscape Sunset Black White Picture Effect Shoots with the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive expression Off Toy Camera Pop Color Posterization Retro Photo Soft High k...

Page 56: ...images L 16M M 8 4M S 4 0M When Aspect Ratio is set to 3 2 L 14M M 7 1M S 3 4M When Aspect Ratio is set to 16 9 Aspect Ratio Selects the aspect ratio for still images 3 2 16 9 Quality Sets the image quality for still images RAW RAW JPEG Fine Standard Panorama Size Selects the size of panoramic images Standard Wide Panorama Direction Sets the shooting direction for panoramic images Right Left Up Do...

Page 57: ...DI flash Pre flash TTL AF Illuminator Sets the AF illuminator which sheds light on a dark scene to aid focusing Auto Off Color Space Changes the range of reproducible colors sRGB AdobeRGB SteadyShot Sets SteadyShot On Off Shooting Tip List Allows you to access all shooting tips File Format Selects the movie file format AVCHD MP4 Record Setting Selects the size of the recorded movie frame 60i 24M F...

Page 58: ...ly in Superior Auto mode Auto Off S Auto Image Extract Sets whether or not to save all the images that were shot continuously in Superior Auto mode Auto Off Grid Line Sets a grid line display to enable alignment to a structural outline Rule of 3rds Grid Square Grid Diag Square Grid Off Auto Review Displays the captured image after shooting Sets auto review 10 Sec 5 Sec 2 Sec Off DISP Button Monito...

Page 59: ...L toggle AEL hold AEL toggle Object Tracking AF lock Aperture Preview Shot Result Preview Zoom Focus Magnifier ISO Button Assigns the desired function to the ISO button Exposure Comp Drive Mode Flash Mode Autofocus Mode AF area Face Detection Smile Shutter Auto Port Framing ISO Metering Mode Flash Comp White Balance DRO Auto HDR Creative Style Picture Effect Image Size Quality AEL hold AEL toggle ...

Page 60: ...n the camera detects that face during object tracking On Off Delete Deletes images Multiple Img All in Folder All AVCHD view files View Mode Allows you to determine how to group the playback images Folder View Still Folder View MP4 AVCHD View Slide Show Shows a slide show Repeat Interval Image Type Image Index Displays the image list 4 Images 9 Images 3D Viewing Plays back 3D images using a 3D com...

Page 61: ...vers the image database file and enables recording and playback Display Card Space Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of still images on the memory card Date Time Setup Sets date and time and daylight savings Area Setting Sets the location of use Menu start Sets the default position of the cursor on the menu to the top item or the last selected item Top Previ...

Page 62: ...onnection Sets the USB connection method Auto Mass Storage MTP Audio signals Sets whether or not to use the beep sound when the focus is achieved or the self timer is working On Off Cleaning Mode Starts the cleaning mode to clean the image sensor Version Displays the camera software version Language Selects the language Mode Dial Guide Turns on or off the mode dial guide the explanation of each sh...

Page 63: ...d function or setting appears automatically Select unavailable functions or settings on the Fn screen then press the center of the control button the appropriate setup is indicated in order to enable them In Camera Guide button Shooting Tip 1 Press the In Camera Guide button when the recording information display is displayed A shooting tip list in accordance with the current subject appears autom...

Page 64: ...64 Using the guide function of the camera MENU button t 3 t Shooting Tip List t Select the desired shooting tip ...

Page 65: ...r environment is recommended when using the supplied software and importing images via a USB connection 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Windows Image Mastering API IMAPI Ver 2 0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs Recommended computer environment Windows OS pre installed Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 SP1 PlayMemories Home CPU Int...

Page 66: ...SB devices you are using Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant When your computer resumes activity from suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time Recommended computer...

Page 67: ...oPlay screen appears select Run Install exe and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to proceed with the installation 2 Click Install Make sure that both Image Data Converter and PlayMemories Home are checked and follow the instructions on the screen Connect the camera to the computer during the procedure following the instructions on the screen When the restarting confirmation messag...

Page 68: ...images on a scale of five To set color labels To use Image Data Converter refer to Help Click Start t All Programs t Image Data Converter t Help t Image Data Converter Ver 4 With PlayMemories Home you can do the following etc To set images shot with the camera and display them on the computer Installing the software Mac 1 Turn on your Mac computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM dri...

Page 69: ...c computers use the appropriate application software supplied with the Mac computer Movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX or 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 with the original image quality If you want to keep...

Page 70: ...g the image quality to a lower setting allows you to create a disc You can import AVCHD movies to a computer using PlayMemories Home and create an AVCHD recording disc or a standard definition image quality STD disc Disc type usage Record setting available Player PS FX FH To keep high definition image quality HD Blu ray disc playback devices Sony Blu ray disc player PlayStation 3 etc To keep high ...

Page 71: ...image quality If you want to keep the original image quality you must store your movies on a Blu ray disc To play back movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS setting on a Blu ray disc a device compatible with the AVCHD Ver 2 0 format is required You can create a disc with a Blu ray disc recorder and DVD writer The disc type you can create depends on the device used Creating a disc with a d...

Page 72: ...ect the DVD Writer via USB connection to transfer the data If you use Sony DVDirect DVD Writer check that the firmware is updated to the newest version For details see the following URL http sony storagesupport com To copy movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS setting to a Blu ray disc a device compatible with the AVCHD Ver 2 0 format is required To play back the created Blu ray disc a de...

Page 73: ...mation display A Display Indication P A S M Exposure mode 36 Scene Recognition icons 30 37 Memory card 20 Upload 61 100 Remaining number of recordable images Aspect ratio of still images 56 3D Sweep Panorama 39 16M 8 4M 4 0M 14M 7 1M 3 4M Image size of still images 47 Image quality of still images 56 Frame rate of movies 57 ...

Page 74: ... Spot metering area 54 AF area 54 Smart Zoom 52 Clear Image Zoom 52 Digital Zoom 52 Shutter speed indicator 46 Aperture indicator 46 Display Indication Display Indication REC 0 12 Recording time of the movie m s z Focus 31 1 250 Shutter speed 36 F3 5 Aperture 36 EV scale 43 Only for viewfinder 3 0 Exposure compensation 43 AE lock 52 Auto HDR image warning Picture Effect error ISO400 ISO sensitivit...

Page 75: ...ile Detection Sensitivity indicator 54 Display Indication Metering mode 54 Flash compensation 54 AWB 7500K A5 G5 White balance Auto Preset Custom Color temperature Color filter 52 D Range Optimizer 54 Auto HDR 54 3 3 3 Creative Style 54 Contrast Saturation Sharpness Picture Effect 54 Display Indication ...

Page 76: ...the function available indicates the function not available The functions you cannot use are displayed in gray on the screen When Manual Exposure is selected this function is not available Shoot Mode Exposure Comp 43 Self timer 45 Cont Shooting 45 Face Detection 54 Smile Shutter 54 Auto Port Framing 54 30 30 37 38 39 39 40 36 36 36 36 32 ...

Page 77: ... and functions selected In the table below indicates the function selectable indicates the function not selectable The flash modes you cannot select are displayed in gray on the screen Shoot Mode Flash Off Autoflash Fill flash Slow Sync Rear Sync Wireless 30 30 37 38 39 39 40 36 36 36 36 32 ...

Page 78: ...or Windows users 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Handbook 3 Click Install 4 Start α Handbook from the shortcut on the desktop For Mac users 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 2 Select the Handbook folder and copy Handbook pdf stored in the GB folder to your computer 3 After copying is complete double cli...

Page 79: ...ndard memory cards for testing The values may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the type of memory card used Image Size L 16M Aspect Ratio 3 2 Memory Stick PRO Duo Units Images When Aspect Ratio is set to 16 9 you can record more images than the numbers shown in the table above except when RAW is selected Once you insert a memory card into the camera and set the power switch to ON the ...

Page 80: ...at is charged for an hour after the CHARGE lamp goes out Using Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo media sold separately Quality is set to Fine Autofocus Mode is set to Automatic AF Shooting once every 30 seconds The flash strobes once every 2 times The power turns on and off once every 10 times The measurement method is based on the CIPA standard CIPA Camera Imaging Products Association The table below sho...

Page 81: ...ee page 33 It requires a lot of power to perform high quality movie recording or continuous shooting using the APS C size image sensor Therefore if you continue to shoot the temperature inside the camera will rise especially that of the image sensor In such cases the camera is turned off automatically since higher temperatures affect the quality of the images or burden the internal mechanism of th...

Page 82: ...perature leave it for several minutes with the power turned off Start recording after the temperature inside the camera drops fully If you observe the following points the recording time is longer Keep the camera out of direct sunlight Turn the camera off when it is not being used If possible use a tripod and disable the SteadyShot function The maximum size of a movie file is about 2 GB When the f...

Page 83: ...and the attached lens For movies System Electronic Anti Dust System Charge protection coating on Low Pass Filter and image sensor shift mechanism Auto focus system System TTL phase detection system 15 points 3 points cross type Sensitivity Range 1 EV to 18 EV at ISO 100 equivalent AF illuminator Approx 1 m to 5 m 3 3 feet to 16 4 feet Electronic viewfinder Type Electronic viewfinder color Screen s...

Page 84: ... number of dots 921 600 640 3 RGB 480 dots Exposure control Metering Cell Exmor CMOS sensor Metering method 1 200 zone evaluative metering Metering Range 2 EV to 17 EV on Multi segment Center weighted Spot modes at ISO 100 equivalent with F1 4 lens ISO sensitivity Recommended exposure index Still images AUTO ISO 100 3 200 ISO 100 to 16 000 1 EV step Movies AUTO ISO 100 3 200 equivalent ISO 100 to ...

Page 85: ...tinuous shots In Tele zoom cont priority AE mode Fine 23 images Standard 25 images In Cont Priority AE mode Fine 23 images Standard 27 images RAW JPEG 18 images RAW 21 images In Continuous shooting Fine 25 images Standard 29 images RAW JPEG 19 images RAW 21 images Image zooming playback Scaling range Image size L Approx 1 0 15 4 M Approx 1 0 11 2 S Approx 1 0 7 7 Aperture F2 8 F4 0 F5 6 100 1 m 3 ...

Page 86: ... 2ch Recording media Memory Stick PRO Duo media SD card Input output terminals USB miniB Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 HDMI HDMI minijack Mic Terminal 3 5 mm Stereo minijack REMOTE Terminal Power general Used battery pack Rechargeable battery pack NP FM500H Others Microphone Stereo Speaker Monaural Print features Exif Print compatible PRINT Image Matching III compatible DPOF compatible Dimensions Approx 13...

Page 87: ...ger Input rating 100 V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 9 W Output rating 8 4 V DC 0 75 A Operating temperature range 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature range 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Maximum dimensions Approx 70 mm 25 mm 95 mm 2 7 8 inches 1 inch 3 3 4 inches W H D Mass Approx 90 g 3 2 oz Rechargeable battery pack NP FM500H Used battery Lithium ion battery Maximum voltage DC 8 4 V Nominal voltage DC...

Page 88: ...y change in temperature To shoot a subject at infinite distance in MF mode use the viewfinder and set focus On focal length The picture angle of this camera is narrower than that of a 35 mm format camera You can find the approximate equivalent of the focal length of a 35 mm format camera and shoot with the same picture angle by increasing the focal length of your lens by half Lens Name Model name ...

Page 89: ...89 Specifications Others For example by using a 50 mm lens you can get the approximate equivalent of a 75 mm lens of a 35 mm format camera ...

Page 90: ...MI Licensing LLC Mac and Mac OS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc PowerPC is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the United States Intel Intel Core MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC Eye Fi is a trademark of Eye Fi Inc MultiMediaCard is a trademark of MultiMediaCard Association and PlayStati...

Page 91: ...91 Specifications Others Accessible in areas where the PlayStation Store is available l VCHD Progressive ...

Page 92: ...er adjustment 28 Disc creation 70 DISP 46 DPOF Setup 60 D Range Optimizer 55 Drive mode 45 E Electronic Front Curtain Shutter 60 Enlarged image 49 EV scale 43 Exposure compensation 43 Eye Fi 62 Eye Start AF 58 F Face Detection 54 Face Priority Tracking 60 FINDER LCD Setting 58 Flash compensation 55 Flash mode 41 77 Flash Off 30 41 Fn button 52 54 Focal length 88 Focus Hold Button 59 Focus Magnifie...

Page 93: ...rotect 60 Q Quality 56 R RAW 56 Record Setting 57 Recording information display 46 Recording movies 32 Recover Image DB 61 Red Eye Reduction 58 Remote Commander 15 Reset 62 Rotate 52 S Scene Selection 38 Select REC Folder 61 Self timer 45 Set the clock 26 Shooting 30 Shooting Tip 63 Shutter Priority 36 Slide show 60 Slow Sync 41 Smile Shutter 54 Software 67 Specifications 83 Sports Action 38 Stead...

Page 94: ...on Printed in Thailand Printed using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website ...

Page 95: ...e Lens Digital Camera α Handbook A mount Preparing the camera Shooting and viewing images Shooting images to suit your subject Using the shooting functions Using the playback functions Functions list Viewing images on a computer Others Advanced operations Index ...

Page 96: ... 24 Turning the camera on and setting the clock 27 Before shooting 29 Adjusting the viewfinder to the visual acuity diopter adjustment 29 Holding the camera properly 29 Shooting and viewing images Shooting still images 31 Recording movies 33 Playing back images 34 Deleting images Delete 35 Shooting images to suit your subject Adjusting the angle of the LCD screen 36 Shooting with the various shoot...

Page 97: ...lected with the Fn Function button 55 The functions selected with the MENU button 57 Using the guide function of the camera 64 In Camera Guide 64 Shooting Tip 64 Viewing images on a computer Using with your computer 66 Using the software 68 Selecting the method for creating a disc of movies 71 Others List of icons on the screen 74 Functions available for each shooting mode 77 Flash modes available...

Page 98: ...ash Off 88 Superior Auto 88 Scene Selection 89 Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama 91 Cont Priority AE Mode 93 Program Auto 94 Aperture Priority 95 Shutter Priority 97 Manual Exposure 99 BULB 100 Movie recording setup 103 Recording movies easily 103 Digital Zoom 104 Recording movies with the shutter speed and aperture adjusted 105 File Format 105 Record Setting 106 Audio Recording 107 Adjusting the f...

Page 99: ...ing for the brightness and contrast automatically D Range 131 D RangeOptimizer 131 Auto HDR 132 Setting the image processing 134 Picture Effect 134 Creative Style 135 Adjusting the color tones White balance 137 The fine adjustment screen for color 138 Color Temp Color Filter 139 Custom white balance 139 Magnifies images with higher scale than the optical zoom ZOOM 141 Selecting the drive mode 144 ...

Page 100: ...iple Img 155 Deleting all the images or movies in the same view mode 156 About playback on TV 157 3D Viewing 157 Using BRAVIA Sync 157 Setup of the camera Setting the aspect ratio and image quality 159 Aspect Ratio 159 Quality 159 Setting the other functions of the camera 161 Long Exposure NR 161 High ISO NR 161 Color Space 162 Release w o Lens 162 Grid Line 163 Auto Review 163 Func of AEL button ...

Page 101: ...of the camera 177 Computer Connecting the camera to the computer 178 Setting the USB connection 178 Connecting to the computer 178 Importing images to the computer Windows 179 Importing images to the computer Mac 180 Deleting the USB connection 181 Creating a movie disc 182 Creating a high definition image quality HD disc AVCHD recording disc 182 Creating a standard definition image quality STD di...

Page 102: ...g Others Troubleshooting 190 Warning messages 199 Precautions 201 To use your camera abroad Power sources 204 AVCHD format 205 3D shootings 206 Memory card 207 Battery pack Battery charger 209 The License 211 Index 212 ...

Page 103: ... the Basic operations section are the same as those in the Instruction Manual supplied This section provides the basic information on operating the camera To more effectively take advantage of the camera see Advanced operations page 79 ...

Page 104: ... a pediatric or ophthalmic doctor Be sure to make sure your children follow the precautions above No compensation for contents of the recording The contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or a memory card etc Back up recommendation To avoid the potential risk of data loss always copy back up data to other medi...

Page 105: ...orded in MP4 format with this camera cannot be played on devices other than those that support MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Discs recorded with HD image quality high definition can be played back only on AVCHD format compatible devices DVD based players or recorders cannot play back HD image quality discs as they are incompatible with the AVCHD format Also DVD based players or recorders may fail to eject HD i...

Page 106: ...er cord mains lead 1 not supplied in the U S A and Canada Rechargeable battery pack NP FM500H 1 USB cable 1 Shoulder strap 1 Body cap 1 Attached on the camera Eyecup 1 Attached on the camera CD ROM 1 Application Software for α camera α Handbook This manual Instruction Manual 1 SLT A57K DT18 55mm zoom lens 1 Front lens cap 1 Packaging lid 1 SLT A57Y DT18 55mm zoom lens 1 Front lens cap 1 Packaging ...

Page 107: ...imer lamp 145 F Lens contacts G Mirror H Preview button 97 Focus Magnifier button 117 I Mount J Built in flash 42 128 K Microphone 107 L Mode dial 37 M Flash pop up button 42 128 N Mounting index 24 O Lens release button 25 P Focus mode switch 109 116 Do not directly touch these parts Do not cover this part during movie recording Doing so may cause noise or lower the volume Front side ...

Page 108: ... adjustment dial 29 D LCD screen 74 84 149 E Light sensor 165 F Eyecup 80 G For shooting Fn Function button 54 55 For viewing Image rotation button 151 H Control button v V b B DISP Display 47 149 WB White balance 137 Drive 46 144 Picture Effect 134 I Control button Enter AF button 113 Object Tracking button 114 J In Camera Guide button 64 For viewing Delete button 35 K Playback button 34 Do not d...

Page 109: ...ton 33 103 D FINDER LCD button 167 E Exposure button 44 F ISO button 130 164 G Image sensor position mark 111 H For shooting ZOOM button 141 For viewing Zoom in button 50 I For shooting AEL AE lock button 124 163 AV Aperture value button 99 For viewing Zoom out button 50 Image index button 51 Top side ...

Page 110: ...ander faces forward C Speaker D DC IN terminal When connecting the AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately to the camera turn the camera off then plug the connector of the AC Adaptor to the DC IN terminal on the camera E Microphone jack When an external microphone is connected the internal microphone is turned off automatically When the external microphone is a plug in power type the power of the mic...

Page 111: ...slot 21 L Battery cover 21 M Tripod receptacle Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods with a screw length of 5 5 mm 7 32 inch or longer and attempting to do so may damage the camera ...

Page 112: ...th index E Lens contacts F Focusing mode switch G Mounting index The DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM DT 55 200mm F4 5 6 SAM are designed for Sony A mount cameras models equipped with an APS C sized image sensor You cannot use these lenses on 35mm format cameras For the lenses other than DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM DT 55 200mm F4 5 6 SAM refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens Lens ...

Page 113: ...ed even when it has not been fully depleted It can also be used when it has not been fully charged The battery pack is discharged little by little even when you do not use it To avoid missing an opportunity to shoot check the remaining battery level before you shoot If the battery level is low charge it again 1 Insert the battery pack onto the battery charger Push the battery pack until it clicks ...

Page 114: ...outside of this temperature range Connect the battery charger to the nearest wall outlet wall socket 2 Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet wall socket Light on Charging Light off Charge completed When charging a fully depleted battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F The CHARGE lamp turns off when charging is completed For the U S A and Canada CHARGE lamp For countries regions other t...

Page 115: ...d sold separately 1 While sliding the battery cover open lever open the cover 2 Firmly insert the battery pack all the way while pressing the lock lever with the tip of the battery Lock lever 3 Close the cover 4 While sliding the memory card cover open the cover ...

Page 116: ...tion related to operating conditions with your camera The remaining battery time in percent figures is displayed according to the operating conditions of your camera 5 Insert a memory card With the notched corner facing as illustrated insert the memory card until it clicks into place Ensure the notched corner faces correctly 6 Close the cover Turn off the camera Slide the lock lever in the directi...

Page 117: ...ith exFAT before connecting it to the camera If you connect your camera to an incompatible device you may be prompted to format the card Never format the card in response to this prompt as doing so will erase all data on the card exFAT is the file system used on SDXC memory cards Battery level Battery exhausted High Low You cannot shoot any more pictures Available memory cards Types of memory card...

Page 118: ...ed hold both the camera and the lens firmly 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the packaging lid from the rear of the lens When changing the lens quickly change the lens away from dusty locations so as to keep dust or debris from getting inside the camera When shooting remove the front lens cap from the front of the lens Front lens cap Packaging lid 2 Mount the lens by aligning the orange i...

Page 119: ...se button all the way in and turn the lens counterclockwise until it stops Lens release button 2 Attach the caps to the front and rear of the lens and the body cap to the camera Before you attach them remove dust from them A rear lens cap is not supplied with the DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM Lens Kit When you store the lens without attaching it to the camera purchase the Rear Lens Cap ALC R55 It is rec...

Page 120: ...ts inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor the part that acts as the film it may appear as dark spots on the image depending on the shooting environment The camera is equipped with an anti dust function to prevent dust from landing on the image sensor However quickly change the lens away from dusty locations when attaching removing a lens ...

Page 121: ... To turn the camera off set it to OFF 2 Verify that Enter is selected on the LCD screen then press the center of the control button 3 Select your area with b B on the control button then press the center of the control button 4 Select each item with b B and set the numeric value with v V Daylight Svg Turns on or off the daylight saving time setting Date Format Selects the format to display date Mi...

Page 122: ...a again You can set the area where you are using the camera This allows you to set the local area when you use the camera abroad MENU button t 1 t Area Setting Maintaining the date and time setting This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and other settings regardless of whether the power is on or off or the battery is installed or not page 201 5 Repeat st...

Page 123: ...and supports the lens Point 2 Take a secure stance with your feet shoulder width apart Adjusting the viewfinder to the visual acuity diopter adjustment Adjust the diopter adjustment dial to your eyesight until the display appears clearly in the viewfinder If you cannot see the entire screen in the viewfinder you can change the scale of the viewfinder screen page 59 Holding the camera properly In L...

Page 124: ...30 Before shooting Point 3 Lightly tuck your elbows against your body When shooting in a kneeling position steady your upper body by placing your elbow on your knee ...

Page 125: ...the mode dial to or Flash Off 2 Hold the camera monitoring your shot with the LCD screen or viewfinder 3 Overlay the AF area on the desired subject If the Camera shake warning indicator flashes carefully shoot the subject holding the camera steady or by using a tripod When the camera recognizes the scene the Scene Recognition icon appears on the screen and suitable settings for that scene will be ...

Page 126: ... Focus indicator lights up page 110 Focus indicator 6 Press the shutter button fully down to shoot When the camera detects and shoots a face with Auto Port Framing set to Auto the captured image is automatically trimmed into a suitable composition Both the original and the trimmed images are saved page 121 ...

Page 127: ...s on continuous movie recording When the mark is indicated the temperature of the camera is too high Turn the camera off and wait until the temperature of the camera drops page 200 1 Press the MOVIE button to start recording Movie recording can be started from any exposure mode The shutter speed and aperture are adjusted automatically If you want to set them to particular values set the mode dial ...

Page 128: ...HD View according to the file format 3 Select an image with b B on the control button To play back movies press the center of the control button During movie playback Control button control dial operation To pause resume z To fast forward B To fast rewind b To slow forward Rotate the control dial to the right during pause To slow reverse Rotate the control dial to the left during pause The movie i...

Page 129: ...ore it Check whether to delete the image or not beforehand Note Protected images cannot be deleted Deleting the image that is currently displayed 1 Display the image you want to delete and press the button button 2 Select Delete with v on the control button then press the center of the control button ...

Page 130: ...degrees from the position in which the LCD screen is facing forward When the LCD screen is not used it is recommended that you close it with the screen side facing to the camera Note When the LCD screen is open the eye sensor may not be able to function in situations involving low position shooting If you look into the viewfinder and the monitor is not switched automatically press the FINDER LCD b...

Page 131: ...conditions allows you to shoot the image with a suitable setting for the subject Sweep Panorama 40 91 Allows you to shoot panoramic images 3D Sweep Panorama 40 91 Allows you to shoot 3D panoramic images for playback on a 3D compatible TV Cont Priority AE Mode 41 93 The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is pressed fully down The camera records the images continuously at a maximum o...

Page 132: ...mera recognizes and adjusts for shooting conditions the following information is indicated recognized scene mode mark appropriate shooting function the number of images to be shot Recognized scene mode mark Number of images to be shot 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Night Scene Hand held Twilight Landscape Backlight Portrait Portrait Tripod Night Scene Backlight Macro Night Portrait Spotl...

Page 133: ...r speed so that the subject looks as if it is standing still The camera shoots images continuously while the shutter button is pressed Macro Shoots close subjects such as flowers foods Landscape Shoots the entire range of scenery in sharp focus with vivid colors Sunset Shoots the red of the sunrise or sunset beautifully Night Scene Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark atmosphe...

Page 134: ... to Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject then press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus This part will not be taken 3 Press the shutter button fully down 4 Pan or tilt the camera to the end following the guidance on the screen Guidance bar ...

Page 135: ...n button then select another mode 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subjects The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is pressed fully down Tele zoom Cont Priority AE The camera records the images continuously at a maximum of about 12 images per second The minimum zoom scale of the camera is set to 1 4 times and the image size can be set to M or S Cont Priority AE The camera records t...

Page 136: ... The flash pops up In Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection mode the flash automatically pops up if the amount of light is insufficient or the subject is backlit The built in flash does not pop up even if you press the button button 3 After the flash has finished charging shoot the subject Flashing The flash is being charged When the indicator flashes you cannot release the shutter Lit...

Page 137: ...t is dark or against light Fill flash Fires every time you trigger the shutter Slow Sync Fires every time you trigger the shutter Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot a clear image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed Rear Sync Fires right before the exposure is completed every time you trigger the shutter Wireless Fires an external flash sold separately that is of...

Page 138: ...e compensation Adjust the compensation level by checking the recorded image Using bracket shooting you can shoot multiple images with the exposure shifted to the plus or minus sides page 145 1 Press the button button 2 Adjust the exposure with the control dial Toward over Brightens an image Toward under Darkens an image In viewfinder mode confirm the exposure using the EV scale The LCD screen afte...

Page 139: ...45 Adjusting the brightness of the image Using the shooting functions Note This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection ...

Page 140: ...tographer appears in a photo and the 2 second self timer is convenient to reduce the camera shake Bracket Cont 145 You can shoot 3 images each with different degrees of exposure Single Bracket 145 You can shoot 3 images shot by shot each with different degrees of exposure WB bracket 147 Based on the selected white balance and the color temperature color filter 3 images are recorded with the white ...

Page 141: ...u can select the available displays in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen separately The Graphic Display shows the shutter speed and aperture value as graphs and clearly illustrates how the exposure works The pointers on the shutter speed indicator and aperture indicator indicate the current value Shutter speed No Disp Info Level Display All Info Digital level gauge Graphic Display Aperture value...

Page 142: ...e or 3D Pan Image Size t Select the desired size Panorama Size Image Size Image size Usage guidelines L 16M 4912 3264 pixels For prints up to A3 size M 8 4M 3568 2368 pixels For prints up to A4 size S 4 0M 2448 1624 pixels For prints up to L 2L size Image size Usage guidelines L 14M 4912 2760 pixels For viewing on a high definition TV M 7 1M 3568 2000 pixels S 3 4M 2448 1376 pixels Panorama Size S...

Page 143: ...49 Setting image size Using the shooting functions 3D Pan Image Size 16 9 1920 1080 Standard 4912 1080 Wide 7152 1080 ...

Page 144: ...ntrol button so that the image returns to the normal size 1 Display the image you want to enlarge then press the button button 2 Zoom the image in or out with the button or button Rotating the control dial switches the image at the same display magnification When you shoot multiple images with the same composition you can compare their focus conditions 3 Select the portion you want to enlarge with...

Page 145: ... desired image To display the desired folder Press the button The image index screen is displayed You can select the number of images displayed on one page of the image index screen using Image Index in the Playback menu button Select the left bar on the image index screen with the control button then select the desired folder with v V Pressing the center of the control button when the left bar is...

Page 146: ...nect the camera to the TV 2 Turn on the TV and switch the input See also the operating instructions supplied with the TV 3 Turn on the camera and press the button Images shot with the camera appear on the TV screen Select the desired image with b B on the control button The LCD screen on the camera does not turned on button 1 To the HDMI connector HDMI cable sold separately 2 To the HDMI mini term...

Page 147: ...alue Displays multiple images on the screen simultaneously Scales down an image that has been scaled up when viewing images ZOOM button 141 button 50 Magnifies and shoots the subject using the zoom feature of the camera ZOOM Scales an image up when viewing images Fn button 54 55 button 151 Displays the setup screen of the function that is set using the Fn button Rotates images Control button Sets ...

Page 148: ...g information screen Turn the control dial without pressing the center z in step 2 You can set up the camera directly from the recording information screen 1 Press the Fn button 2 Select the desired item with v V b B on the control button then press the center z to execute The setup screen appears 3 Following the operation guide select and execute the desired function Operation guide ...

Page 149: ...Mode 42 128 Sets the flash mode Flash Off Autoflash Fill flash Slow Sync Rear Sync Wireless Autofocus Mode 112 Selects the method for focusing according to movement of the subject Single shot AF Automatic AF Continuous AF AF area 113 Selects the area of focus Wide Zone Spot Local Object Tracking 114 Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it On Off Smile Face Detect 119 122 Automatically captu...

Page 150: ...ght Flash C Temp Filter Custom DRO Auto HDR 131 Compensates for the brightness and contrast automatically Off D RangeOptimizer Auto HDR Creative Style 135 Selects your desired image processing Standard Vivid Portrait Landscape Sunset Black White Picture Effect 134 Shoots with the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive expression Off Toy Camera Pop Color Posterization Retro Photo Soft Hig...

Page 151: ...ges L 16M M 8 4M S 4 0M When Aspect Ratio is set to 3 2 L 14M M 7 1M S 3 4M When Aspect Ratio is set to 16 9 Aspect Ratio 159 Selects the aspect ratio for still images 3 2 16 9 Quality 159 Sets the image quality for still images RAW RAW JPEG Fine Standard Panorama Size 48 Selects the size of panoramic images Standard Wide Panorama Direction 93 Sets the shooting direction for panoramic images Right...

Page 152: ...lash TTL AF Illuminator 113 Sets the AF illuminator which sheds light on a dark scene to aid focusing Auto Off Color Space 162 Changes the range of reproducible colors sRGB AdobeRGB SteadyShot 86 Sets SteadyShot On Off Shooting Tip List 64 Allows you to access all shooting tips File Format 105 Selects the movie file format AVCHD MP4 Record Setting 106 Selects the size of the recorded movie frame 6...

Page 153: ...uously in Superior Auto mode Auto Off S Auto Image Extract 88 Sets whether or not to save all the images that were shot continuously in Superior Auto mode Auto Off Grid Line 163 Sets a grid line display to enable alignment to a structural outline Rule of 3rds Grid Square Grid Diag Square Grid Off Auto Review 163 Displays the captured image after shooting Sets auto review 10 Sec 5 Sec 2 Sec Off DIS...

Page 154: ...le AEL hold AEL toggle Object Tracking AF lock Aperture Preview Shot Result Preview Zoom Focus Magnifier ISO Button 164 Assigns the desired function to the ISO button Exposure Comp Drive Mode Flash Mode Autofocus Mode AF area Face Detection Smile Shutter Auto Port Framing ISO Metering Mode Flash Comp White Balance DRO Auto HDR Creative Style Picture Effect Image Size Quality AEL hold AEL toggle AE...

Page 155: ...n the camera detects that face during object tracking On Off Delete 35 155 Deletes images Multiple Img All in Folder All AVCHD view files View Mode 151 Allows you to determine how to group the playback images Folder View Still Folder View MP4 AVCHD View Slide Show 152 Shows a slide show Repeat Interval Image Type Image Index 51 Displays the image list 4 Images 9 Images 3D Viewing 157 Plays back 3D...

Page 156: ...he image database file and enables recording and playback Display Card Space Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of still images on the memory card Date Time Setup 27 Sets date and time and daylight savings Area Setting 28 Sets the location of use Menu start Sets the default position of the cursor on the menu to the top item or the last selected item Top Previ...

Page 157: ...USB Connection 178 Sets the USB connection method Auto Mass Storage MTP Audio signals Sets whether or not to use the beep sound when the focus is achieved or the self timer is working On Off Cleaning Mode 187 Starts the cleaning mode to clean the image sensor Version 177 Displays the camera software version Language Selects the language Mode Dial Guide Turns on or off the mode dial guide the expla...

Page 158: ...ion or setting appears automatically Select unavailable functions or settings on the Fn screen then press the center of the control button the appropriate setup is indicated in order to enable them In Camera Guide button Shooting Tip 1 Press the In Camera Guide button when the recording information display is displayed A shooting tip list in accordance with the current subject appears automaticall...

Page 159: ...65 Using the guide function of the camera Functions list MENU button t 3 t Shooting Tip List t Select the desired shooting tip ...

Page 160: ...is recommended when using the supplied software and importing images via a USB connection 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Windows Image Mastering API IMAPI Ver 2 0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs Recommended computer environment Windows OS pre installed Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 SP1 PlayMemories Home CPU Intel Pentium III...

Page 161: ... the types of USB devices you are using Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant When your computer resumes activity from suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time Recom...

Page 162: ...s select Run Install exe and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to proceed with the installation 2 Click Install Make sure that both Image Data Converter and PlayMemories Home are checked and follow the instructions on the screen Connect the camera to the computer during the procedure following the instructions on the screen page 178 When the restarting confirmation message appears ...

Page 163: ...ra To rate the images on a scale of five To set color labels To use Image Data Converter refer to Help Click Start t All Programs t Image Data Converter t Help t Image Data Converter Ver 4 With PlayMemories Home you can do the following etc To set images shot with the camera and display them on the computer Installing the software Mac 1 Turn on your Mac computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into...

Page 164: ... the appropriate application software supplied with the Mac computer Movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX or 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 with the original image quality If you want to keep the original i...

Page 165: ...es Home changing the image quality to a lower setting allows you to create a disc You can import AVCHD movies to a computer using PlayMemories Home and create an AVCHD recording disc or a standard definition image quality STD disc Disc type usage Record setting available Player PS FX FH To keep high definition image quality HD Blu ray disc playback devices Sony Blu ray disc player PlayStation 3 et...

Page 166: ...u want to keep the original image quality you must store your movies on a Blu ray disc page 183 To play back movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS setting on a Blu ray disc a device compatible with the AVCHD Ver 2 0 format is required You can create a disc with a Blu ray disc recorder and DVD writer The disc type you can create depends on the device used Creating a disc with a device othe...

Page 167: ... Writer or connect the DVD Writer via USB connection to transfer the data If you use Sony DVDirect DVD Writer check that the firmware is updated to the newest version For details see the following URL http sony storagesupport com To copy movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS setting to a Blu ray disc a device compatible with the AVCHD Ver 2 0 format is required To play back the created Bl...

Page 168: ...play A Display Indication P A S M Exposure mode 37 Scene Recognition icons 31 38 88 Memory card 21 207 Upload 171 100 Remaining number of recordable images Aspect ratio of still images 159 3D Sweep Panorama 40 91 16M 8 4M 4 0M 14M 7 1M 3 4M Image size of still images 48 Image quality of still images 159 Frame rate of movies 106 ...

Page 169: ...metering area 125 AF area 113 Smart Zoom 141 Clear Image Zoom 141 Digital Zoom 141 Shutter speed indicator 47 Aperture indicator 47 Display Indication Display Indication REC 0 12 Recording time of the movie m s z Focus 32 110 1 250 Shutter speed 97 F3 5 Aperture 95 EV scale 44 100 147 Only for viewfinder 3 0 Exposure compensation 44 AE lock 124 Auto HDR image warning 132 Picture Effect error 135 I...

Page 170: ...tection Sensitivity indicator 122 Display Indication Metering mode 125 Flash compensation 125 AWB 7500K A5 G5 White balance Auto Preset Custom Color temperature Color filter 137 D Range Optimizer 131 Auto HDR 132 3 3 3 Creative Style 135 Contrast Saturation Sharpness Picture Effect 134 Display Indication ...

Page 171: ...n available indicates the function not available The functions you cannot use are displayed in gray on the screen When Manual Exposure is selected this function is not available Shoot Mode Exposure Comp 44 Self timer 145 Cont Shooting 144 Face Detection 119 Smile Shutter 122 Auto Port Framing 121 31 88 31 88 38 88 39 89 40 91 40 91 41 93 94 95 97 99 33 103 ...

Page 172: ...elected In the table below indicates the function selectable indicates the function not selectable The flash modes you cannot select are displayed in gray on the screen Shoot Mode Flash Off Autoflash Fill flash Slow Sync Rear Sync Wireless 31 88 31 88 38 88 39 89 40 91 40 91 41 93 94 95 97 99 33 103 ...

Page 173: ...79 Advanced operations Preparation Preparation Advanced operations Advanced operations This section provides further information on the camera ...

Page 174: ...ched to the camera switch the display between the viewfinder and the LCD screen by pressing the FINDER LCD button Setting Eye Start AF to Off is recommended because the eyepiece sensors located above the viewfinder may be activated Removing the eyecup Carefully slide the eyecup off by pushing on each side of the eyecup Put your fingers under the eyecup and slide it upward ...

Page 175: ...ol button page 47 only selected screens are displayed You can set the available screens to be displayed on the LCD screen and the viewfinder separately Selecting the screen mode 1 MENU button t 2 t DISP Button Monitor or DISP Button Finder 2 Select the desired display with v V b B on the control button then press the center of the control button 3 Press the MENU button ...

Page 176: ... following situations When firing the flash When the subject has low intensity such as night scenery Histogram The histogram displays the luminance distribution that shows how many pixels of a particular brightness exist in the picture The exposure compensation will change the histogram accordingly Both ends of the histogram show a high key or low key portion You cannot restore these area with a c...

Page 177: ...Display t Setting Effect OFF When Setting Effect OFF is selected the Live View image in M mode is always displayed with the appropriate brightness Note Setting Effect OFF cannot be selected when the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Movie or Scene Selection The digital level gauge The digital level gauge indicates whether the camera is level in...

Page 178: ...de In Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection mode In Cont Priority AE Mode P A S M mode Display Indication P A S M Exposure mode 37 Memory card 21 207 Upload 171 100 Remaining number of recordable images Aspect ratio of still images 159 3D Sweep Panorama 40 91 16M 8 4M 4 0M 14M 7 1M 3 4M Image size of still images 48 Image quality of still images 159 Frame rate of movies 106 Image size ...

Page 179: ...12 AF area 113 Object Tracking 114 Face Detection 119 Smile Shutter 122 Metering mode 125 AWB 7500K A5 G5 White balance Auto Preset Custom Color temperature Color filter 137 D Range Optimizer 131 Auto HDR 132 Display Indication 3 3 3 Creative Style 135 Contrast Saturation Sharpness Picture Effect 134 Auto Portrait Framing 121 Exposure compensation 44 Metered Manual 100 Flash compensation 125 EV sc...

Page 180: ...a to reduce camera shake The SteadyShot function can be set separately for still image shooting and for movie recording The SteadyShot function is set to On in the default settings MENU button t 3 or 1 t SteadyShot t Select the desired setting Note The SteadyShot function may not work optimally when the power has just been turned on right after you point the camera towards a subject or when the sh...

Page 181: ...ooting without a flash under dark conditions Shooting with slow shutter speeds which are typically used in night time shooting Shooting a close subject such as in macro shooting Shooting with a telescopic lens Note When using a tripod deactivate the SteadyShot function because there is a potential for malfunction of the SteadyShot function Using a tripod ...

Page 182: ...hoot images page 38 To set the continuous shooting MENU button t 1 t S Auto Cont Shooting t Select the desired setting To select the storage method to be used for recorded images In continuous shooting you can select a storage method that allows the camera either to store 1 appropriate image from among the continuously shot images or store all the images MENU button t 1 t S Auto Image Extract t Se...

Page 183: ...ed from the flash page 59 Sports Action Shoots a moving subject at a fast shutter speed so that the subject looks as if it is standing still The camera shoots images continuously while the shutter button is pressed Press and hold the shutter button halfway down until the right moment Macro Shoots close subjects such as flowers foods You can shoot a closer subject using a macro lens sold separately...

Page 184: ...enes with less noise and blur without using a tripod A burst of shots are taken and image processing is applied to reduce subject blur camera shake and noise Reducing blur is less effective even in Hand held Twilight when shooting Subjects with erratic movement Subjects too close to the camera Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tiles and subjects with little contrast such as sky sandy beach...

Page 185: ...s panoramic images may be blurred or not be recorded Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE AF lock are extremely different in brightness color and focus the shooting will not be successful If this happens chang...

Page 186: ...n halfway so that you can lock the focus exposure and white balance If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a screen edge the image composition may fail In such cases adjust the frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image then shoot again 3D images Using the same operation as that for Sweep Panorama the camera records multiple images and com...

Page 187: ...cus and the exposure continue to be adjusted during shooting The ISO sensitivity can be adjusted In manual focus mode or when the autofocus mode is set to Single shot AF you can adjust the ISO sensitivity and the aperture When Single shot AF is selected the focus is fixed at the first image Notes The Face Detection function is turned off When Auto HDR is selected the DRO process is performed tempo...

Page 188: ...e custom settings for ISO sensitivity Creative Style D Range optimizer etc 1 Set the mode dial to P 2 Set the shooting functions to your desired settings pages 109 to 148 To fire the flash press the button 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject You can temporarily change the shutter speed and aperture value combination with the correct exposure determined by the camera maintained Rotate the cont...

Page 189: ... depth of the scenery Narrowing down the aperture widens the range that is in focus Depth of field becomes deeper 1 Set the mode dial to A 2 Select the aperture value F number with the control dial Smaller F number The foreground and background of the subject are blurred Larger F number The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus You cannot check the blurring of an image on the ...

Page 190: ...ording using the preview button Note Press the button when you shoot with the flash However the flash range differs according to the aperture value When you shoot with the flash check the flash range in Specifications 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain correct exposure When the camera judges that the proper exposure is not obtained with t...

Page 191: ...e affects the sharpness of the subject image creating a discrepancy between the sharpness of the image before shooting and that of the actual image While you are pressing the preview button you can see the image with the aperture used in the actual shot so that you can check the approximate sharpness of the subject before shooting Preview button Shutter Priority This mode is suitable for zShooting...

Page 192: ...duction Long Exposure NR will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open after shooting You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction 2 Select the shutter speed with the control dial Shutter speed 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The aperture is automatically adjusted to obtain correct exposure When the camera judges that the proper exposure is not obtained wit...

Page 193: ...speed slower the light of the flash will not reach distant subjects Manual Exposure This mode is suitable for zShooting with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture 1 Set the mode dial to M 2 Rotate the control dial to adjust the shutter speed and while pressing the AV button rotate the control dial to adjust the aperture AV button Shutter speed Aperture F num...

Page 194: ...When you shoot with the flash check the flash range in Specifications 3 Shoot the image after the exposure is set Check the exposure value using Metered Manual Toward Images become brighter Toward Images become darker When the camera is in M mode it will show an under or over compensation value based on the correct exposure In viewfinder mode check the exposure value using the EV scale LCD screen ...

Page 195: ...s that is set off in the same general area then shoot them 2 Rotate the control dial to the left until BULB is indicated BULB 3 While pressing the AV button rotate the control dial to adjust the aperture F number AV button 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus 5 Press and hold the shutter button for the duration of the shooting As long as the shutter button is pressed the shu...

Page 196: ...r the exposure time the more conspicuous the noise on the image After shooting noise reduction Long Exposure NR will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction When the Smile Shutter or Auto HDR function is activated or when Picture Effect is set to HDR Painting or Rich tone Mono you cannot set the shutter speed to BULB If ...

Page 197: ...on Object Tracking D Range optimizer Lens Comp Shading Lens Comp Chro Aber Lens Comp Distortion Picture Effect ISO exposure compensation Object Tracking or AF area can be adjusted during movie recording If you assign AF lock to the AEL button or ISO button you can lock the focus by pressing these buttons in autofocus mode Notes In movie recording mode the recordable area angle of view is narrower ...

Page 198: ... the ISO sensitivity between ISO 100 and ISO 3200 can be selected when you record movies If you start movie recording with a value of ISO 3200 or larger selected the ISO sensitivity is switched to ISO 3200 When you finish recording your movie the ISO sensitivity setting is returned to the previous value When ISO is set to Multi Frame Noise Reduct AUTO is temporarily selected You cannot select Soft...

Page 199: ...t another mode 4 Adjust the shutter speed and aperture value with the control dial 5 Adjust the focus then press the MOVIE button to start recording Program Auto 94 Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value The other settings can be adjusted manually and your setting values can be saved Aperture Priority 95 Allows you to shoot after ...

Page 200: ...tem Dolby Digital audio and the AVCHD format 24p 25p movies are recorded at either 24 frames second or at 25 frames second respectively Both 24p and 25p movies utilize the progressive scanning system Dolby Digital audio and the AVCHD format 60p 50p movies are recorded at either 60 frames second or at 50 frames second respectively Both 60p and 50p movies utilize the progressive scanning system and ...

Page 201: ...the movies are converted to 60i 50i and output to the TV When you record movies the operating noise of the camera or lens may be recorded You can record movies without audio File Format Average bit rate Recording 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 24 Mbps Records high image quality movies of 1920 1080 60i 50i 60i 17M FH 50i 17M FH 17 Mbps Records standard image quality movies of 1920 1080 60i 50i 60p 28M PS 50...

Page 202: ...autofocus page 116 To reduce wind noise You can reduce wind noise by cutting bass sound input from the built in microphone MENU button t 1 t Wind Noise Reduct t On Notes Setting this item to On may cause some bass sound to be recorded with too low a volume Set it to Off when the wind is not blowing When an external microphone sold separately is used this item does not function ...

Page 203: ... switch to manual focus The lens is equipped with a focus mode switch Lens Always set the focus mode switch on the camera to AF Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF Set the focus mode switch on the lens to MF The lens is not equipped with a focus mode switch Camera Set the focus mode switch on the camera to AF Set the focus mode switch on the camera to MF Autofocus 1 Set the focus mode swit...

Page 204: ...ea A subject that is composed of repeating patterns such as the facade of a building A subject that is very bright or glittering such as the sun the body of an automobile or the surface of water Ambient light is not sufficient 3 Press the shutter button halfway down to check the focus and shoot the image When the focus is confirmed the focus indicator changes to z or below The AF area where the fo...

Page 205: ...the location of the image sensor When you measure the exact distance between the camera and the subject refer to the position of the horizontal line The image sensor is the part of the camera that acts as the film Focus lock 1 Place the subject within the AF area and press the shutter button halfway down The focus is locked Set Autofocus Mode to Single shot AF 2 Keep the shutter button halfway dow...

Page 206: ...ected when the exposure mode is set to Sports Action in Scene Selection or when the Smile Shutter function is used Autofocus Mode Single shot AF The camera focuses and the focus is locked when you press the shutter button halfway down Automatic AF The Autofocus Mode is switched between Single shot AF and Continuous AF according to the movement of the subject When you press and hold the shutter but...

Page 207: ...t under dark lighting AF area Select the desired AF area to suit the shooting conditions or your preference The AF area where the focus has been confirmed turns green and the other AF areas disappear AF area Wide The camera determines which of the 15 AF areas is used in focusing Zone Choose the zone for which you want to activate the focus from among left right or center zone with the control butt...

Page 208: ...inator of the external flash is used Push the built in flash down AF illuminator does not operate when Smile Shutter is set to On Keeps the focusing on a moving subject while tracking it The Object Tracking function is set to On in the default setting Object Tracking 1 Press the center of the control button on the recording information display A target frame appears To turn off the Object Tracking...

Page 209: ...her to preferentially track a certain face or not when the camera detects that face during object tracking MENU button t 4 t Face Priority Tracking t On When the face is not visible on the screen the camera tracks the body and when the face is visible the camera tracks the face If the targeted person disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking and then returns to the screen the camera ...

Page 210: ...tation of the focusing ring may not be smooth The correct focus in the viewfinder is not achieved if the diopter is not adjusted properly in viewfinder mode page 29 Make sure to set the focus mode switch to MF for manual focus Do not rotate the focusing ring without setting to MF Rotating the focusing ring forcibly without switching to MF may damage the focusing ring Manual focus 1 Set the focus m...

Page 211: ...ion allows you to confirm the focus easily MENU button t 2 t Peaking Level t Select the desired setting Notes Since the camera judges that sharp areas are in focus the peaking level is different depending on the subject shooting situation or on the lens used The outline of in focus ranges is not enhanced when the camera is connected using an HDMI cable To set the color of the peaking function You ...

Page 212: ...ows Full display t Approx 4 8 t Approx 9 5 4 Confirm and adjust the focus Rotate the focusing ring to adjust the focus in manual focus mode If you press the AF button the enlarged portion returns to the center The Focus Magnifier function is canceled if you press the shutter button halfway down 5 Press the shutter button fully down to shoot the image You can record images when an image is enlarged...

Page 213: ...a face that is registered with Face Registration Compose to overlay the Face Detection frame and the AF area Face Detection Face Detection Off Turns off Face Detection Face Detection On Regist Faces Enables Face Detection and prioritizes recognized faces that have been registered in Face Registration page 120 Face Detection On Enables Face Detection but does not prioritize recognized faces Smile S...

Page 214: ...ty order is set You can change the priority order MENU button t 4 t Face Registration t Order Exchanging t Select a face for which you want to change the priority and the priority level To delete a registered face You can delete a registered face Face Registration 1 MENU button t 4 t Face Registration t New Registration 2 Align the guide frame with the face to be registered and press the shutter b...

Page 215: ...ginal and the trimmed images are saved To change the setting of Auto Port Framing The default setting is Auto Fn button t Auto Port Framing t Select the desired setting Notes The Auto Port Framing function cannot be used when the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama or Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode Movie or Hand held Twilight Sports Action in Scene Selection The trimmed i...

Page 216: ...s to one of the following 3 options Slight Smile Normal Smile and Big Smile When the Smile Shutter is activated the Smile Detection Sensitivity indicator appears on the screen 2 Wait detecting a smile The camera detects a smile and the focus is confirmed When the smile level exceeds the b point on the indicator the camera records images automatically When the camera detects the target faces orange...

Page 217: ...rns to Smile Shutter Notes The Smile Shutter function cannot be used when the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode Movie or Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection or the manual focus is selected The drive mode is automatically set to Single Shooting or Remote Cdr The AF illuminator does not work with the Smile Shutter function If the camera do...

Page 218: ...an the subject and use the light meter to lock the exposure of the entire image This section describes how to shoot a brighter image of the subject using the Spot AE Lock 1 Fn button t Metering Mode t Spot 2 Adjust the focus on the portion you want to lock the exposure 3 Press the AEL button to lock the exposure AE lock mark appears The exposure value based on the locked exposure in the spot meter...

Page 219: ...with the flash you can adjust the amount of flash light alone without changing the exposure compensation You can only change the exposure of a main subject which is within the flash range Fn button t Flash Comp t Select the desired setting Toward Makes the flash level higher Toward Makes the flash level lower Notes This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior ...

Page 220: ...ween the subject and the external flash sold separately cannot be determined wireless flash shooting using an external flash sold separately shooting with an off camera flash using a cable shooting with a macro twin flash etc the camera automatically selects Pre flash TTL mode Select Pre flash TTL in the following cases as the camera cannot perform flash compensations with ADI flash A wide panel i...

Page 221: ...with a lens that is provided with a distance encoder To determine if the lens is equipped with a distance encoder refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens This item cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama or Night Scene Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection ...

Page 222: ...flash emitter Shooting conditions required to prevent shadows from appearing on an image vary depending on the lens When the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection the Slow Sync Rear Sync and Wireless items cannot be selected When the exposure mode is set to P A S M Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode the Flash Off or Autoflash items cannot be selected If you do ...

Page 223: ...fire To change the channel of the external flash refer to the operating instructions supplied with it Setup of the AEL button When using a wireless flash it is recommended that you set Func of AEL button to AEL hold in the Custom menu page 163 Wireless flash with lighting ratio control You can use the wireless lighting ratio control in combination with the multiple flashes For details refer to the...

Page 224: ...itched to 100 Set the ISO according to your shooting conditions The camera automatically shoots multiple images continuously combines the images reduces the noise and records 1 image In multi frame noise reduction you can select larger ISO numbers than the maximum ISO sensitivity The image recorded is 1 combined image Notes When Quality is set to RAW or RAW JPEG this function cannot be used The fl...

Page 225: ...nctions D Range Opt By dividing the image into small areas the camera analyses the contrast of light and shadow between the subject and the background producing the image with the optimal brightness and gradation Auto HDR Shoots 3 images with different exposures and then overlays correctly exposed image the bright areas of an under exposed image and the dark areas of an over exposed image to creat...

Page 226: ...cene Selection or when Multi Frame Noise Reduct is selected you cannot select Auto HDR You cannot start the next shoot until the capture process is completed after you shoot You may not obtain a desired effect depending on the luminance difference of a subject and the shooting conditions When the flash is used this function has little effect Auto HDR 1 Fn button t DRO Auto HDR t Auto HDR 2 Select ...

Page 227: ...ions When the contrast of the scene is low or when camera shake or subject blur is occurred you may not obtain good HDR images If the camera has detected a problem is indicated on the recorded image to inform you of this situation Shoot again as necessary paying attention to the contrast or blur ...

Page 228: ...lect primary colors or black and white with b B Retro Photo Creates the look of an aged photo with sepia color tones and faded contrast Soft High key Creates an image with the indicated atmosphere bright transparent ethereal tender soft Partial Color Creates an image which retains 1 specific color but converts others to black and white You can select a color with b B High Contrast Mono Creates a h...

Page 229: ...n good HDR images If the camera detects such situation is indicated on the recorded image to inform you of this situation Shoot again as necessary recomposing or paying attention to the blur You can select the desired style to be used to perform image processing and adjust the contrast saturation and sharpness for each Creative Style You can also adjust the exposure shutter speed and aperture unli...

Page 230: ...e skin color in a soft tone ideally suited to shooting portraits Landscape The saturation contrast and sharpness are heightened for shooting vivid and crisp scenery Distant landscapes also stand out more Sunset For shooting the beautiful red of the setting sun Black White For shooting images in black and white monotone Contrast The higher the value selected the more the difference of light and sha...

Page 231: ...xposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection White Balance is fixed to Auto WB and you cannot select other modes If the only light source available is a mercury lamp or a sodium lamp the camera will not be able to acquire the accurate white balance because of the characteristics of the light source Use the flash in such cases Weather lighting Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent...

Page 232: ...etting page 139 AWB Auto WB The camera automatically detects a light source and adjusts the color tones Daylight If you select an option to suit a specific light source the color tones are adjusted for the light source preset white balance Shade Cloudy Incandescent Fluor Warm White Fluor Cool White Fluor Day White Fluor Daylight Flash Shooting techniques The fine adjustment screen for color You ca...

Page 233: ...recommended in order to accurately reproduce the whiteness Color Temp Fine tunes color in the B blue direction with b and the A amber direction with B Color Filter Fine tunes color in the G green direction with v and the M magenta direction with V Color Temp Color Filter 1 WB on the control button t C Temp Filter t B 2 Set the color temperature with v V on the control button 3 Press B to display t...

Page 234: ...splay the fine adjustment screen and compensate the color to your preference Note If the flash is used when the shutter button is pressed a custom white balance is registered with the flash light taken into account Take pictures with the flash in later shootings 2 Hold the camera so that the white area fully covers the AF area located in the center and then press the shutter button down The shutte...

Page 235: ...s camera The icon displayed on the screen changes as follows according to the zoom scale A The zoom feature of the camera ZOOM is not used 1 0 is indicated B Smart Zoom You can magnify images by trimming them slightly Available only when Image Size is set to M or S 1 Magnify the image with the zoom ring when using a zoom lens page 31 2 Press the ZOOM button ZOOM button 3 Magnify the image to your ...

Page 236: ...r continuous bracket shooting You cannot use the Smart Zoom or Clear Image Zoom function with movies When the zoom scale of the electronic zoom is higher than 2 0 times AF area is set to Spot When the electronic zoom is available Metering mode is set to Multi segment Setting Image size Zoom scale with optical zoom Zooms images by trimming them in the available range without deterioration of image ...

Page 237: ...r Image Zoom The default setting is On MENU button t 2 t Clear Image Zoom t Select the desired setting To change the setting of Digital Zoom The default setting is Off If you want to use higher magnification regardless of the deterioration of the image set it to On MENU button t 2 t Digital Zoom t Select the desired setting ...

Page 238: ...ly faster set the exposure mode to Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode pages 41 93 Notes When is selected the image recorded between the frames is displayed Shooting single shot on the control button t Single Shooting Cont Shooting 1 on the control button t Cont Shooting t Select the desired speed 2 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject When you press and hold the shutter button the recording con...

Page 239: ...ith different degrees of exposure Specify the value of deviation steps from the base exposure and the camera shoots 3 images while automatically shifting the exposure Self timer 1 on the control button t Self timer t Select the desired setting The number after is the number of seconds that is currently selected 2 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject When the self timer is activated audio signals...

Page 240: ...h bracket shooting is used to shift the amount of flash light To shoot press the shutter button shot by shot even when Bracket Cont is selected 1 on the control button t Bracket Cont or Single Bracket t Select the desired bracket step _EV displayed with is the currently selected value The number of images you can record 3 is also displayed on the Fn screen 2 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject ...

Page 241: ...lected white balance and the color temperature color filter 3 images are recorded with the white balance shifted MK 1 a unit to indicate the color conversion quality in color temperature filters The same value as the conventional unit Mired Ambient light bracket e g 0 3 steps 3 shots Exposure compensation 0 Flash bracket e g 0 7 steps 3 shots Flash compensation 1 0 Viewfinder LCD screen When DISP ...

Page 242: ...sold separately Also refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Wireless Remote Commander Note The RMT DSLR1 Wireless Remote Commander sold separately cannot be used for movie recording Remote Cdr 1 on the control button t Remote Cdr 2 Focus on the subject point the transmitter of the Wireless Remote Commander to the remote sensor and shoot the image ...

Page 243: ...the screen during playback List of icons on the histogram display With recording data Histogram Without recording data Display Indication Memory card 21 207 View mode 151 100 0003 Folder file number 180 Aspect ratio of still images 159 3D Sweep Panorama 40 91 16M 8 4M 4 0M 14M 7 1M 3 4M Image size of still images 48 Image quality of still images 159 Protect 154 DPOF DPOF set 185 Display Indication...

Page 244: ...splay Indication Histogram 82 P A S M Exposure mode 37 1 125 Shutter speed 97 F3 5 Aperture 95 ISO200 ISO sensitivity 130 0 3 Exposure compensation 44 0 3 Flash compensation 125 Metering mode 125 35mm Focal length Creative Style 135 Picture Effect 134 Display Indication AWB 5500K A1 M1 White balance Auto Preset Color temperature Color filter Custom 137 D Range Optimizer 131 Auto HDR Auto HDR image...

Page 245: ...elects the unit for images to be played back MENU button t 1 t View Mode t Select the desired setting Rotating an image 1 Display the image you want to rotate then press the button button 2 Press the center of the control button The image is rotated counter clockwise When you want to do another rotation repeat step 2 Once you rotate the image the image is played back in the rotated position even a...

Page 246: ...t 1 t Slide Show t Interval t Select the desired number of seconds To play back repeatedly MENU button t 1 t Slide Show t Repeat t On To play back 3D images If you connect the camera to a 3D compatible TV using an HDMI cable sold separately you can play back 3D images recorded with the 3D Sweep Panorama mode For details on 3D shooting see page 206 Also refer to the operating instructions supplied ...

Page 247: ...ortrait position even if Manual Rotate is selected Select a panoramic image then press the center of the control button Pressing it again pauses the playback You can scroll a panoramic image by pressing v V b B during pause Note Scrolling playback is not available for images that were recorded with 3D Pan Image Size set to 16 9 Scrolling panoramic images ...

Page 248: ...P4 or Cancel All AVCHD view files 1 MENU button t 1 t Protect t Multiple Img 2 Select the image you want to protect with b B on the control button then press the center of the control button A mark is put in the check box To cancel a selection press the center again 3 To protect other images repeat step 2 You can select all the images in the folder by selecting the bar on the left of the image ind...

Page 249: ...he control button then select the desired folder with v V Delete Multiple Img 1 MENU button t 1 t Delete t Multiple Img 2 Select the images you want to delete with the control button then press the center of the control button A mark is put in the check box To cancel a selection press the center again Total number 3 To delete other images repeat step 2 You can select all the images in the folder b...

Page 250: ...r movies by the same view mode currently displayed Deleting all the images or movies in the same view mode 1 MENU button t 1 t Delete t All in Folder or All AVCHD view files 2 Select Delete with v on the control button then press the center of the control button ...

Page 251: ...nction On PhotoTV HD This camera is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard By connecting Sony s PhotoTV HD compatible devices using an HDMI cable a whole new world of photos can be enjoyed in breathtaking Full HD quality PhotoTV HD allows for a highly detailed photo like expression of subtle textures and colors If you connect the camera to a 3D compatible TV using an HDMI cable sold separately yo...

Page 252: ...onnected to another manufacturer s TV using an HDMI connection set CTRL FOR HDMI in the Setup menu to Off 1 Connect a TV that supports BRAVIA Sync to the camera page 52 The input is automatically switched and the image shot with the camera appears on the TV screen 2 Press the SYNC MENU button on the TV Remote Control 3 Operate with the buttons on the TV Remote Control Slide Show Plays back images ...

Page 253: ...s Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes The image size is fixed to the maximum size The image size is not displayed on the screen RAW JPEG File format RAW Records using the RAW compression format JPEG A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time This is suitable when you need 2 image files a JPEG for viewing and a RAW for editing The image qualit...

Page 254: ...ftware included on the CD ROM supplied in order to open a RAW image recorded on this camera With this software a RAW image can be opened and converted to a common format such as JPEG or TIFF and its white balance color saturation contrast etc can be readjusted The RAW format image cannot be printed using a DPOF print designated printer You cannot set Auto HDR or Picture Effect on RAW format images...

Page 255: ...or continuous shooting continuous bracketing Sports Action or Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection or ISO is set to Multi Frame Noise Reduct noise reduction is not performed even when it is set to On When the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto Superior Auto or Scene Selection you cannot turn off noise reduction The camera reduces the noise that becomes more noticeable when the camera sensit...

Page 256: ...ra or non Adobe RGB compliant devices the images are displayed with low saturation You can release the shutter when no lens is attached Select this when you attach the camera on an astronomical telescope etc MENU button t 1 t Release w o Lens t Enable Note Correct metering cannot be achieved when you use lenses that do not provide a lens contact such as the lens of an astronomical telescope In suc...

Page 257: ...ertical position even if Playback Display is set to Auto Rotate page 152 In auto review the camera may display an image to which an image process such as Lens Comp Distortion has not been performed then display the same image to which an image process has been performed The function of the AEL button can be selected from the following 2 functions page 125 Holding the locked exposure value by press...

Page 258: ...Effect Image Size Quality Object Tracking AF lock Aperture Preview Shot Result Preview Zoom Focus Magnifier Note When the exposure mode is set to M the AEL button functions as an AV button The selected function is not assigned to the button You can also assign another function to the ISO button other than the ISO function The functions available are the same as those of Func of AEL button page 163...

Page 259: ...r page 14 You can set the brightness of the LCD screen manually MENU button t 1 t LCD Brightness t Select the desired setting Notes When it is set to Auto do not cover the light sensor with your hand and so on When using the camera with the AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately the brightness of the LCD screen is always set to the brightest setting even if you select Auto Shot Result Preview The ap...

Page 260: ...e until the camera is turned off when it is not being operated to prevent the battery from being consumed If you set this item to Max Power Save is set to 10 Sec If you do not operate the camera for a given period of time the brightness of the LCD screen is reduced MENU button t 1 t Eco Mode t Select the desired setting Note When the AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately is used this item cannot be...

Page 261: ...does not turn to power save mode when the camera is connected to a TV or the drive mode is set to Remote Cdr You can disable the automatic switching of the LCD screen and the viewfinder and enable only the FINDER LCD button to switch them MENU button t 1 t FINDER LCD Setting t Manual FINDER LCD Setting ...

Page 262: ...ertain lens characteristics This item is set to Auto in the default settings MENU button t 4 t Lens Comp Shading t Select the desired setting Reduces the color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics This item is set to Auto in the default settings MENU button t 4 t Lens Comp Chro Aber t Select the desired setting Compensates for the distortion of the screen c...

Page 263: ...ral minutes depending on the memory card When the remaining battery time is 1 percent or less you cannot format memory cards MENU button t 1 t File Number t Select the desired setting The recorded still images are stored in automatically created folders in the DCIM folder of the memory card MENU button t 1 t Folder Name t Select the desired setting Format File Number Series The camera does not res...

Page 264: ...an the largest number currently used and the folder becomes the current recording folder A folder for still images and a folder for MP4 movies are created at the same time MENU button t 1 t New Folder Notes When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into the camera and shoot images a new folder may be automatically created Up to 4 000 images can be stored in a folder When the...

Page 265: ...mera MENU button t 2 t Upload Settings t Select the desired setting The status indicators in communication Notes The Eco Mode function does not work while the camera is uploading images Before using an Eye Fi card set up the wireless LAN access point and forwarding destination For details refer to the operating manual supplied with the Eye Fi card Eye Fi cards are sold in the U S A Canada Japan an...

Page 266: ... latest version For details refer to the manual that comes with the Eye Fi card The power save function of the camera does not work while it is uploading images If error is displayed remove the memory card and reinsert it or turn off then turn on the power again If appears again the Eye Fi card may be damaged Wi Fi network communication may be influenced by other communication devices If the commu...

Page 267: ...lash differs based on whether the built in flash is open or not Autofocus Mode 112 AF A AF area 113 Wide Object Tracking 114 On Smile Face Detect 119 122 Face Detection On Regist Faces Auto Port Framing 121 Auto ISO 130 AUTO Metering Mode 125 Multi segment Flash Comp 125 0 0 White Balance 137 AWB Auto white balance Color Temp Color Filter 139 5500K Color Filter 0 Custom white balance 139 5500K DRO...

Page 268: ...141 Off Long Exposure NR 161 On High ISO NR 161 Normal Flash control 126 ADI flash AF Illuminator 113 Auto Color Space 162 sRGB SteadyShot 86 On Items Reset to File Format 105 AVCHD Record Setting 106 60i 17M FH 50i 17M FH Audio Recording 107 On Wind Noise Reduct 108 Off SteadyShot 86 On Items Reset to Eye Start AF 80 Off FINDER LCD Setting 167 Auto Viewfinder Magnifi 59 Maximum Red Eye Reduction ...

Page 269: ... Func of AEL button 163 AEL hold ISO Button 164 ISO Preview Button 164 Shot Result Preview Focus Hold Button 60 Focus Hold MOVIE Button 60 Always Lens Comp Shading 168 Auto Lens Comp Chro Aber 168 Auto Lens Comp Distortion 168 Off Front Curtain Shutter 165 On Face Priority Tracking 115 On Items Reset to View Mode 151 Folder View Still Slide Show Interval 152 3 sec Slide Show Repeat 152 Off Image I...

Page 270: ...p LCD Brightness 165 Auto Viewfinder Bright 166 Auto Eco Mode 166 Standard Power Save 166 1 Min HDMI Resolution 157 Auto CTRL FOR HDMI 157 On Upload Settings 171 On USB Connection 178 Auto Audio signals 63 On Mode Dial Guide 63 On Demo Mode 63 Off Items Reset to Recording information display LCD screen 47 Display All Info Recording information display Viewfinder 47 Level Playback display 149 Singl...

Page 271: ...a firmware update is released If you mount a lens compatible with the lens version up feature the version of the lens is indicated MENU button t 3 t Version Note An update can be performed only when the battery level is 3 remaining battery icons or more We recommend that you use a sufficient battery or the AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately ...

Page 272: ...ically in accordance with a computer or other USB devices to be connected Windows 7 computers are connected in MTP and its unique functions are enabled to use Mass Storage Establishes a Mass Storage connection between the camera a computer and other USB devices Standard mode MTP Establishes an MTP connection between the camera a computer and other USB devices Windows 7 computers are connected in M...

Page 273: ...ection between the camera and a computer click Open folder to view files t OK t DCIM or MP_ROOT t copy the desired images to the computer 2 Turn on the camera and the computer 3 Check that USB Connection in 2 is set to Mass Storage 4 Connect the camera to your computer When a USB connection is established for the first time your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera Wait fo...

Page 274: ... the computer Sony is not held liable for consequences resulting from such operations via the computer Folder The type of file File name DCIM folder JPEG file DSC0ssss JPG JPEG file Adobe RGB _DSCssss JPG RAW file DSC0ssss ARW RAW file Adobe RGB _DSCssss ARW MP_ROOT folder MP4 file 1440 1080 12M MAH0ssss MP4 MP4 file VGA 3M MAQ0ssss MP4 Importing images to the computer Mac 1 Connect the camera to ...

Page 275: ...rop the icon of the memory card or the drive icon to the Trash icon beforehand when you use a Mac computer and the camera is disconnected from the computer With Windows 7 the disconnect icon may not be displayed In such cases you can disconnect without following the above procedure Do not disconnect the USB cable when the access lamp is lit The data may be damaged Deleting the USB connection 1 Dou...

Page 276: ... 183 You can create a high definition image quality HD AVCHD recording disc from AVCHD movies imported to a computer using the supplied software PlayMemories Home Notes Install PlayMemories Home beforehand Still images and MP4 movie files cannot be recorded on the AVCHD recording disc It may take a long time to create a disc Creating a high definition image quality HD disc AVCHD recording disc 1 S...

Page 277: ... ray discs You cannot add contents to either type of disc once it has been created To create Blu ray discs with PlayMemories Home you have to install proprietary add on software For details access the following URL http support d imaging sony co jp BDUW See PlayMemories Home Help Guide for details Note When movies recorded with the 60p 28M PS 50p 28M PS setting are copied to a Blu ray disc using P...

Page 278: ... when creating a DVD Video STD disc for the first time You can use 12 cm discs of following type with PlayMemories Home For Blu ray disc see page 183 Always maintain your PlayStation 3 to use the latest version of the PlayStation 3 system software The PlayStation 3 may not be available in some countries regions 5 Create the disc following the instruction on the screen Discs you can use with PlayMe...

Page 279: ...ted You can date images when printing them The position of the date inside or outside the image character size etc depends on your printer MENU button t 1 t Specify Printing t Date Imprint t On Note This function may not be provided depending on the printer 1 MENU button t 1 t Specify Printing t DPOF Setup t Multiple Img 2 Select the image with b B on the control button 3 Check the mark by pressin...

Page 280: ...ollowing as they may damage the finish or the casing Chemical products such as thinner benzine alcohol disposable cloths insect repellent sunscreen or insecticide etc Do not touch the camera with the above on your hand Do not leave the camera in contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time Do not use a cleaning solution containing organic solvents such as thinner or benzine When cleaning the lens ...

Page 281: ...attery pack becomes low during cleaning Stop cleaning immediately and turn the camera off The use of an AC PW10AM AC Adaptor sold separately is recommended The cleaning should be completed quickly Do not use a spray blower because it may scatter water droplets inside the camera body Cleaning the image sensor automatically using the cleaning mode of the camera 1 Confirm that the battery is fully ch...

Page 282: ...vibrates for a short time and eliminates dust from the sensor 5 Turn off the camera Cleaning the image sensor using a blower 1 Perform the cleaning operation described in steps 1 to 4 of Cleaning the image sensor automatically using the cleaning mode of the camera 2 Detach the lens page 25 3 Push the V mark on the mirror lock lever with a finger to lift up the mirror Be careful not to touch the su...

Page 283: ...e surrounding area Do not touch the image sensor with the tip of the blower and do not put the tip of a blower into the cavity beyond the mount Hold the camera s face downward to prevent the dust from resettling in the camera Complete the cleaning quickly Also clean the back of the mirror using a blower 5 After the cleaning is finished lower the mirror with a finger until it clicks Lower the frame...

Page 284: ...is displayed but the power runs out too quickly Cannot turn on the camera This phenomenon occurs when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location page 201 The battery pack is discharged Install a charged battery pack page 19 The battery pack is dead page 210 Replace it with a new one Install the battery pack correctly page 21 The power turns off suddenly If you do not operate the camer...

Page 285: ...is suspended because the ambient temperature is outside the suitable range for charging the battery pack Charging will resume and the CHARGE lamp will be lit when the ambient temperature returns to within the suitable temperature Charge the battery pack under the suitable temperatures between 10 C and 30 C 50 F and 86 F Nothing is displayed on the LCD screen in viewfinder mode when the power is tu...

Page 286: ...time The noise reduction function is turned on page 161 This is not a malfunction You are shooting in RAW mode page 159 Since the RAW data file is large the RAW mode shooting may take time The Auto HDR is processing an image page 131 The same image is shot several times The drive mode is set to Cont Shooting or Bracket Cont Set it to Single Shooting pages 46 144 The exposure mode is set to Continu...

Page 287: ...d incorrectly Set the correct date and time page 27 The area selected with Area Setting is different from the actual area Set up Area Setting again page 27 The aperture value and or shutter speed flashes when you press the shutter button halfway down Since the subject is too bright or too dark it is beyond the available range of the camera Adjust the setting again The image is whitish Flare Blurri...

Page 288: ...subject is too bright or too dark for the metering range of the camera Your camera cannot play back images The folder file name has been changed on your computer page 178 When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image file was recorded using a model other than that of your camera playback on your camera is not guaranteed Use PlayMemories Home to play images stored on a PC wi...

Page 289: ...nnect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other devices page 178 You cannot copy images Make the USB connection by properly connecting the camera with your computer page 178 Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS page 179 When you shoot images with a memory card formatted by a computer you may not be able to copy the images to a computer Shoot using ...

Page 290: ...be RGB mode using sRGB printers that are not compatible with Adobe RGB DCF2 0 Exif2 21 the images are printed at a lower intensity level page 162 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 the aspect ratio set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may be cut off Whe...

Page 291: ...y pack Charge the battery pack and set the date again pages 27 201 If the date setting is lost every time the battery pack is charged consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The number of recordable images does not decrease or decreases 2 at a time This is because the compression rate and the image size after compression change depending on the image when you shoot a JPE...

Page 292: ...on does not work You can continue to shoot but the SteadyShot function will not work Turn the camera off and on If the SteadyShot scale continues to be indicated consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility E is indicated on the screen Remove the memory card and insert it again If this procedure does not turn off the indication format the memory card ...

Page 293: ...he memory card Memory Card Error An incompatible memory card is inserted or the format has failed Reinsert memory card The inserted memory card cannot be used in your camera 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 and the switch is set to the LOCK position Set the switch to the recording ...

Page 294: ...the camera is possible Unable to register to the database file Import all the images to a computer using PlayMemories Home and recover the memory card Camera Error System Error Turn the power off remove the battery pack then re insert it If the message appears frequently consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Image Database File error Recover You cannot record or play b...

Page 295: ...ens Kit purchase the Rear Lens Cap ALC R55 also On operating temperatures Your camera is designed for use under the temperatures between 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F Shooting in extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range is not recommended On moisture condensation If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense inside or outside the camera This moistu...

Page 296: ...haracteristics of this camera Using the products of other manufacturers may cause the camera not to operate to its capability or result in accidents and malfunctions of the camera Konica Minolta products are included On memory cards Do not attach a label etc on a memory card or a card adaptor This may cause a malfunction On recording playback When you use a memory card with this camera for the fir...

Page 297: ...g the camera page 201 Do not shake or strike the camera In addition to malfunctions and an inability to record images this may render the memory card unusable or cause image data breakdown damage or loss Clean the flash surface with a soft cloth or something similar before use The heat of flash emission may cause dirt on the flash surface to emit smoke or to become burned Keep the camera supplied ...

Page 298: ... Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system 1080 50i Australia Austria Belgium China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Indonesia Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Rumania Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland...

Page 299: ...igital video camera recorder to be recorded on 8 cm DVD discs hard disk drive flash memory memory card etc Recording and playback on your camera Based on the AVCHD format your camera records with the high definition image quality HD mentioned below Video signal 3 1080 60i compatible device MPEG 4 AVC H 264 1920 1080 60i 1920 1080 60p 1920 1080 24p 1080 50i compatible device MPEG 4 AVC H 264 1920 1...

Page 300: ...tions images may be blurred Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light images may not be recorded properly When the whole angle of 3D panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE AF lock are extremely different in brightness color and focus the shooting will not be successful If this happens change the lock angle and shoot again The available shooting...

Page 301: ... put it in the case supplied with it Do not expose the memory card to water Do not touch the terminal section of the memory card with your hand or a metal object When the write protect switch of a memory card is set to the LOCK position you cannot perform operations such as recording or deleting images The memory cards formatted with a computer are not guaranteed to operate with this camera Be sur...

Page 302: ...g a parallel interface 3 When using Memory Stick PRO Duo media to record movies only those marked with Mark2 can be used Notes on using Memory Stick Micro media sold separately This product is compatible with Memory Stick Micro media M2 M2 is an abbreviation for Memory Stick Micro media To use a Memory Stick Micro media with the camera be sure to insert the Memory Stick Micro media into an M2 Adap...

Page 303: ...has been installed Check that the battery pack is the specified type If the battery pack is the specified type remove the battery pack replace it with a new one or another one and check if the battery charger operates correctly If the battery charger operates correctly a battery error may have occurred If the battery charger is dirty charging may not be performed successfully Clean the battery cha...

Page 304: ...ating time seems shortened considerably a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life Buy a new battery pack The battery life varies according to how it is stored and the operating conditions and environment in which each battery pack is used How to store the battery pack If the battery pack is not to be used for a long time charge it and then fully use it up once a yea...

Page 305: ...OM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL ...

Page 306: ...9 21 209 Bracket 145 BRAVIA Sync 157 BULB shooting 100 C Center weighted 125 Charging battery pack 19 Cleaning 186 Cleaning mode 187 Clear Image Zoom 141 Color filter 139 Color Space 162 Color temperature 139 Compression ratio 159 Computer 66 178 Continuous Advance Priority AE 41 93 Continuous AF 112 Continuous bracket 145 Continuous shooting 144 Contrast 135 Control button 53 Control dial 95 97 9...

Page 307: ... Fill flash 42 128 FINDER LCD Setting 167 Flash bracket 145 Flash compensation 125 Flash control 126 Flash mode 42 78 128 Flash Off 31 42 88 128 Fn button 53 55 Focus 109 Focus Hold Button 60 Focus indicator 110 Focus Magnifier 117 Focus mode 112 Focus lock 111 Folder Name 169 Format 169 Func of AEL button 163 G Graphic Display 47 Grid Line 163 H Hand held Twilight 39 89 HDMI Resolution 157 High I...

Page 308: ...60 Movie File Format 105 Multi frame noise reduction 130 Multi segment 125 N New Folder 170 Night Portrait 39 89 Night Scene 39 89 Noise reduction 130 161 O Object Tracking 114 P Peaking 117 Picture Effect 134 PlaybackDisplay 152 Playing back panoramic images 153 PlayMemories Home 69 Portrait 39 89 Power Save 166 Preview 97 Preview Button 164 Print 185 Program Auto 94 Protect 154 Q Quality 159 R R...

Page 309: ...ync 42 128 Smart Zoom 141 Smile Shutter 122 Software 68 Sports Action 39 89 Spot 125 SteadyShot function 86 Sunset 39 89 Superior Auto 38 88 Superior Auto Cont Shooting 88 Superior Auto Image Extract 88 Sweep Panorama 40 91 T Tele zoom Continuous Priority AE 41 93 U USB connection 178 V Version 177 View Mode 151 Viewfinder 166 Viewfinder Magnifi 59 Viewing image 34 151 Viewing images on a TV scree...

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Page 315: ...verture min 3 3 8 x 3 1 4in 83 x 80 5mm 12 7 oz 12 7 oz ___ 360 Q Q 83 0 83 i 0 25 m 0 125 X 0 125 F22 F29 DT 16 50mm F2 8 SSM SAL1650 J Ji M I iilm0 ElB Focale min Max magnification Arandissement max Min apertur Ouverture min F22 DT 16 105mm F3 5 5 6 SAL16105 f Oiifi jj j i1m t Focale min ax magnification A randissement max Min aperture Ouverture min ...

Page 316: ...max Min aperture Ouverture min F22 F40 3 x 3 3 8 in 75 x 86mm 15 6oz 440 1 48 ft 0 45 m SAL55200 2 71 5 x 85 mm 2 7 8 x 3 3 8 in 2 7 8 X 3 3 8 po 71 5 x 85mm 305 g 10 8 oz 10 8 oz 305g 0 95 m 3 12ft 3 12 pi 0 95 m 0 29 X 0 29 X F32 F45 75 300mm F4 5 5 6 SAL75300 Focale min Max magnification A randissement max Min aperture Ouverture min 71 _ x_ 2_ f l_ f l___ f 16_x_4 13 16 in Hll16xH3 16 71 x 122m...

Page 317: ...e mm SAL35F18 5 3oz J 150 g 0 43ft t 0 129 m Dimensio_ ns Dia x_ L _ 70 52 m _2 7j8 x_ 2 1j8 in Dimensions Dia x L 2 7 8 x 2 1 8 o 70 x 52 mm Weight_ Approx 17Q g_ _ _oz__ __ _ ____ Poids Approx 6oz 170 rJI f_ c ___ _ 9 m______ Q 7_ _______ Focale min 0 76 pi 0 23 m M m g_nifi_ca i n_ _ 0 25 x __ A randissement max 0 25 Min aperture ouvei1iiremin_ F22 SAL50F18 1 1 1_ _ 0 5 i 2 f _ J Dimensions 1Di...

Page 318: ... for faster auto focusing and better weight balance I Mise au pomt arriere seuls les elements s1tues al arriere de l ob ectlf se deplacent ce qu1 accelere Ia m1se au po1nt automatique et amehore Ia repart1t1on du poids I Enfoque trasero s61o se mueven los elementos traseros del cuerpo del objelivo lo que perm1te un enfoque automat1co mas rapido yun mejor equilibno del peso I Focagem traseira para ...

Page 319: ...sheye 28 75mm F2 8 SAM 20mm F2 8 DT 11 18mm F4 5 5 6 DT 16 50mm F2 8 SSM DT 16 105mm F3 5 5 6 DT 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 SAM DT 18 250mm F3 5 6 3 DT 30mm F2 8Macro SAM DT 35mm F1 8 SAM 11mm 16 5mm 18mm 27mm 85mm 128mm 100mm 150mmi 70 200111m F2 8 G 50mm F1 4 50mm F2 8 Macro 85mm F2 8 SAM DT55 200mm F4 5 6 SAM I 50mm 75mm Planar T 85mm F1 4 ZA 100mm F2 8 Macro 100mm 150mm ...

Page 320: ... A mount e Glens e Carl Zeiss Lens 35mm equivalent focal length APS C Longueur locale equivalente au format 35 mm APS C Distancia focal equivalente aun objetivode 35 mm APS C d1stanciafocal eqUivalente a 35 mm APS C Ogniskowa odpowiadaj jca klatce formatu 35 mm APS C 35nm a P C 2x Teleconverter Convertisseur 2x 1 4x Teleconverter Convertisseur 1 4x 11 ...

Page 321: ...Lens Specifications I Caracteristiques techniques de l objectif I Especificaciones del objetivo A mount 12 ...

Page 322: ...riar segun Ia distancia de toma de fotograffas La distancia focal indicada en este folleto se ha determinado con Ia distancia de toma ajustada en infinite En principia Ia cantidad de luz que se recibe atraves del objetivo disminuira en Ia periferia de Ia imagen Si se vuelve demasiado oscura disminuya el valor de abertura en uno odos puntas Estas especificaciones se basan en Ia ultima informacion d...

Page 323: ...uerpo del objetivo Auto lock Accessory Shoe External Battery Adaptorfor Flash I Adaptateur de batterie externe pourflashI Adaptador de bateria exteriorpara flash Alimenta ao GN 58 1 05 mm ISO 1OO m com um QuickShift Bounce Ressalto deTroca Rapida para um angulo ideal em qualquerorienta ao da camara Zoom de 6nfveis controlo de flash sem fios recarga rapida sincroniza ao de alta velocidade epaine LC...

Page 324: ...e flash inalambrico recarga rapida sincronizaci6n de alta velocidad panel LCD Diseiio resistente al polvo yaIa humedad Cobertura del flash 24 mm 105 mm 15 mm con el panel amplio distancia focal impresa sobre el cuerpo del objetivo Alimenta ao GN 43 105 mm ISO 1OO m com urn Quick Shift Bounce Ressalto de Troca Rapida para urn angulo ideal em qualquerorienta ao da camara Zoom de 22 niveis controlo d...

Page 325: ...possivel alternarentre as definiQ5es de flash de ressalto ou directo Cobertura do flash 50 mm 27 mm como painellargo distancia focal impressa no corpo da lente Built in camera flash External flash BOUNCE Flash integre de l appareil photo Flash externe reflechi Flash integrado Flash externo BOUNCE Flash incorporado na camara Flash externo RESSALTO Wbudowana lampa blyskowa Zewn trzna lampablyskowa z...

Page 326: ...er dia I Diametre du filtre I49 mm 55 mm Macro light AdaptorI Adaptateur pour torche macroI Adaptador de iluminaci6n macro FA MA1AM Adaptorforconnectmg items HVL MT24AMor HVL RLAM with lens SAL30M28 SAL50F18 I Adaptateur permettant de raccorder les accessoires HVL MT24AM ou HVL RLAM avec les objectifs SAL30M28 SAL50F18 I Adaptador para conectar elementos HVL MT24AM o HVL RLAM con el objetivo SAL30...

Page 327: ...00x480 wide viewing angle LCD screen for precise focus confirmation tcranACLaangle devisionnementetendu de 5 0 pouces WVGA 800x480 permettantd effectuerIamise au point avec precision Tipo 5 0 pulgadas WVGA 800 x480 pantalla LCD con gran angular para una confirmaci6n precisa del enfoque Ecra LCD de 5 0 polegadas com amploangulo de visualiza ao WVGA 800 x480 para uma confirma ao de focagem precisa S...

Page 328: ...oe AccessoryShoe Multipod I Multipied I Multipie VCT MP1 Weight Limitation Up to 2kgI 4lb 7oz Limite de poids Jusqu a 2kgI 41b7oz Limitaci6n de peso Hasta 2kg Limite depeso Ate 2kg Ograniczenie masy Do 2kg am e 11 2 kg Approx 1475mm 551 8 in Approx 270mm 103 4 tcr Battery Video Light lampe video abatterieI luzde camara alimentada por medio de bateria Approx 1535mm 60 112in HVL LE1 Auto lock Access...

Page 329: ...Mallette soupleI Bolsa blanda ACC AMFM11 Rechargeable Battery P ck Batterie rechargeable NP FM500H LVlnfoLITHIUM m n l lUlU Soft Carrying Case Mallette souple LCS SC11 Eyepiece Cup I Oculaire de visee I Caperuza de ocular ACC FM1A Soft Carrying Case souple Rechargeable Battery Pac ik Batterie rechargeable NP FM500H LVlnfoLITHIUM m uau Dimensions WxHxD Approx 190x220x160 mm g 112x8 314x 318 in L NJ...

Page 330: ...WxHxD Approx 370x255x240 mm 14 5 8_ _Q _ 1 in Approx 14 518x10 1 8x9 1 2 MessengerType Bag I Sac de type besace I Bolso de hombro LCS MS10 Gray Brown Gris Brun Wrapping Cloth I Tissu d emballageI Pano para envolver el producto LCS WR1AM Black Brown Noir Brun Approx 500x500 mm Dimensions WxW 19 3 4x19 3 4 in 6fm msions lxl Apj rox 1 9 3 4x19 3 4 po 2 1 ...

Page 331: ...ulder Strap I Bandouliere I Correa de bandolera STP SB1AM Black Noir 22 STP SS2AM Black Noir STP SB2AM Black Noir Grip BeltI PoigneeI Correa de agarre STP GB1AM Black Noir IGenuine leather I I Cuirveritable I Hand Strap I Dragonne I Correa para Ia mano STP HS1AM Black Brown Noir Brun ...

Page 332: ...do modelo Nazwa modelu fill ALC SH0001 ALC SH0002 ALC SH0003 ALC SH0005 ALC SH0007 ALC SH0008 ALC SH0009 ALC SH0010 ALC SH0011 ALC SH0013 ALC SH0014 ALC SH101 ALC SH102 ALC SH103 ALC SH104 ALC SH105 ALC SH106 ALC SH107 ALC SH108 ALC SH109 ALC SH110 ALC SH111 ALC SH117 I LensCompatibility Compatibilite d objectif Compatibilidadde losobjetivos Compatibilidade de lentes Zgodne obiektywy llilll tt 35m...

Page 333: ...on Los logotipos de SOy SDXC son marcas comerciales de SD 3C LLC HDMI ellogotipo de HOMIyHigh Definition Multimedia Interface son marcas comerciales omarcas comerciales registradas de HDMI Licensing LLC en los Estados Unidos yotros pafses Las demas marcas comerciales pertenecen asus respectivos propietarios Si desea obtener mas informacion consulte el sitio web local Todos os direitos reservados E...

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Page 335: ...nto your Mac s CD drive 3 Double click on PMHOME 4 Select the MAC folder and double click Registration 5 Confirm the region and countryI area information Click Continue 6 Follow the instructions to connect your productto your Mac and register Just visit this registration site and fill out the form to get your discount e coupon For the full terms and conditions visit https productregistration sony ...

Page 336: ...arranty service for your product Visit Sony s Web Site www sony com support Or call the Sony Customer Information Service Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 For an accessory or part not available from your authorized deafer catf 1 800 488 SONY 7669 Repair I Replacement Warranty This Limited Warranty shall apply to any repair replacement part or replacement product for the remainder of the original Limited...

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