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Sony ILCE-9, Instruction Manual

The Sony ILCE-9 camera boasts incredible features for capturing professional-quality images. With its advanced technology and innovative design, it promises impressive performance. To explore the camera's full potential, be sure to download the comprehensive Instruction Manual for free from manualshive.com.

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ILCE-9
4-692-676-11 (2)

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Direct manual focus (DMF)

You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing, 
letting you focus on a subject more quickly than when using the manual 
focus from the beginning. This is convenient in situations such as macro 
shooting.

1 

Turn the focus mode dial 
while pressing the focus mode 
dial lock release button and 
select DMF.

Focus mode dial

Focus mode dial lock 

release button

2 

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically.

3 

Keep the shutter button 
pressed halfway down, and 
then rotate the focusing ring 
to achieve a sharper focus.

 

• When you rotate the focusing 

ring, the focus distance is 
displayed on the screen. The 
focus distance is not displayed 
when the Mount Adaptor 
(sold separately) is attached.

4 

Press the shutter button fully down to shoot an image.

Summary of Contents for ILCE-9

Page 1: ... Thailand ILCE 9 4 692 676 11 2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera http rd1 sony net help ilc 1650 h_zz Help Guide Web manual Refer to Help Guide for in depth instructions on the many functions of the camera Instruction Manual E mount ...

Page 2: ...This manual introduces some basic functions For the quick start guide see Startup guide page 39 The Startup guide introduces the initial procedures from when you open the package until you release the shutter for the first shot The In Camera Guide shows explanations of the menu items on the monitor of the camera You can quickly pull up information during shooting To use the In Camera Guide functio...

Page 3: ...he 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 with the battery terminals Do not expose to high temperature above 60 C 140 F such as in direct sunlight or in a car parked in the sun Do not incinerate or dispose of in f...

Page 4: ... For the customers in other EU countries regions Use the power cord B A B Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway fail restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable USB etc again This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC regulation for using connection cables shorter than 3 met...

Page 5: ...nt has been tested and found to comply with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets RSS 102 of the IC radio frequency RF Exposure rules For Customers in the U S A If you have any questions about this product you may call Sony Customer Information Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 The number below is for the FCC related matters only Regulatory Information Declarati...

Page 6: ...iving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from 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...

Page 7: ... the materials will help to conserve natural resources In case of products that for safety performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only To ensure that the battery and the electrical and electronic equipment will be treated properly hand over these products at end of life to the appl...

Page 8: ...l 30 Using the multi selector 31 Using the Fn Function button 31 How to use the Quick Navi screen 32 Changing the screen display 35 Switching the screen display while shooting during playback 35 DISP Button Monitor Finder 37 Startup guide 39 Step 1 Charging the battery pack 39 Step 2 Inserting the battery pack into the camera 40 Step 3 Inserting a memory card 41 Step 4 Attaching a lens 43 Step 5 S...

Page 9: ...s Mag 60 Center Lock on AF 61 Registering the current focus area AF Area Regist 63 Pre AF 64 Priority Set in AF S 65 Priority Set in AF C 65 AF Illuminator 66 AF Micro Adj 67 AF System 68 Manual Focus 69 Direct manual focus DMF 70 Focus Magnifier 71 MF Assist 72 Peaking Level 73 Shutter setting 74 Shutter Type 74 Using the electronic shutter 75 Displaying the release timing Shoot Timing Disp 77 Sh...

Page 10: ...ality 92 Image Size 92 Aspect Ratio 93 Quality 93 APS C Super 35mm 95 Selecting a shooting mode 96 List of mode dial function 96 Intelligent Auto 97 Program Auto 98 Aperture Priority 99 Shutter Priority 99 Manual Exposure 100 Bulb shooting 102 Recall 103 Movie Exposure Mode 104 S Q Motion Exposure Mode 105 Controlling the exposure metering modes 106 Exposure Comp 106 Metering Mode 108 Spot Meterin...

Page 11: ...ive Style 123 Color Space 126 Reducing blur 127 SteadyShot Settings 127 Noise reduction 129 Long Exposure NR 129 High ISO NR 130 Face Detection 131 Using flash sold separately 132 Flash Mode 133 Flash Comp 134 FEL lock 135 Wireless flash shooting 136 Using a flash with a sync terminal cord 138 Shooting movies Shooting movies 139 Changing settings for movie recording 142 File Format 142 Record Sett...

Page 12: ... index screen Image Index 157 Switching between still images and movies View Mode 158 Selecting which memory card to play back Select PB Media 159 Copying images from one memory card to another Copy 159 Playing back images using slideshow Slide Show 160 Protecting images Protect 161 Deleting images 162 Deleting a displayed image 162 Deleting multiple selected images Delete 162 Viewing images on a ...

Page 13: ...Item 172 Sort Item 172 Delete Item 173 Checking images before after recording 174 Auto Review 174 Aperture Preview 174 Shot Result Preview 175 Monitor viewfinder settings 176 FINDER MONITOR 176 Finder Frame Rate 177 Memory card settings 178 Format 178 File Number 179 Set File Name 179 Recording Mode 180 Select REC Folder 181 Camera settings 182 Pwr Save Start Time 182 Remote Ctrl 182 HDMI Settings...

Page 14: ...s from the camera to a smartphone 194 Connecting the camera to a wireless access point 195 Recording location information to captured images 196 Preparation in advance 196 Operating procedure 197 Using a computer Connecting the camera to a computer 200 Selecting the appropriate USB connection method 200 Connecting to a computer 201 Disconnecting the camera from the computer 202 Introduction to com...

Page 15: ...If you have problems Troubleshooting 226 Warning messages 234 About this product Cleaning the image sensor 238 Mount Adaptor 240 LA EA1 LA EA3 Mount Adaptor 241 LA EA2 LA EA4 Mount Adaptor 242 Vertical grip 244 Specifications 245 Battery life and number of recordable images 245 Memory cards that can be used 246 Number of recordable images 247 Recordable movie times 249 Specifications 252 Index 258...

Page 16: ...nd backing up important data Notes on the monitor electronic viewfinder lens and image sensor The monitor and electronic viewfinder are manufactured using extremely high precision technology and over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However there may be some small black dots and or bright dots white red blue or green in color that constantly appear on the monitor and electroni...

Page 17: ...Multi Interface Shoe When attaching or detaching accessories such as an external flash to the Multi Interface Shoe first turn the power to OFF When attaching the accessory confirm that it is firmly fastened to the camera Do not use the Multi Interface Shoe with a commercially available flash that applies voltages of 250 V or more or has the opposite polarity of the camera It may cause a malfunctio...

Page 18: ...mera and battery temperature you may be unable to record movies or the power may turn off automatically to protect the camera A message will be displayed on the screen before the power turns off or you can no longer record movies In this case leave the power off and wait until the camera and battery temperature goes down If you turn on the power without letting the camera and battery cool enough t...

Page 19: ...ed under the following conditions except as described in this manual at an ordinary ambient temperature of 25ºC 77 F and using a battery pack that has been fully charged until the charge lamp has turned off How to turn off wireless network functions Wi Fi NFC and Bluetooth function etc temporarily When you board an airplane etc you can turn off all wireless network functions temporarily Select MEN...

Page 20: ...mera or a computer may not completely delete the data on the memory card When transferring a memory card to others we recommend that you delete the data completely using data deletion software When discarding a memory card we recommend that you physically destroy it Notes on location information If you upload and share an image tagged with a location you may accidentally reveal the information to ...

Page 21: ...may differ depending on the country region Battery charger 1 Power cord mains lead 1 Multiple power cords may be supplied with your camera Use the appropriate one that matches your country region See page 4 Rechargeable battery pack NP FZ100 1 Micro USB cable 1 Shoulder strap 1 Body cap 1 Attached to the camera Cable protector 1 Shoe cap 1 Attached to the camera Eyepiece cup 1 Attached to the came...

Page 22: ...hat converts light into an electric signal The mark shows 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 If the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the lens the focus cannot be confirmed Make sure you put enough distance between the subject and the camera ...

Page 23: ...mote sensor Lens release button 45 Wi Fi antenna built in Microphone AF illuminator 66 Self timer lamp 82 When the lens is removed Mounting index 44 Image sensor Mount Lens contacts Do not cover this part during movie recording Doing so may cause noise or lower the volume Do not directly touch these parts ...

Page 24: ...e the eyepiece cup when attaching an angle viewfinder sold separately Also select MENU Camera Settings 2 FINDER MONITOR and then switch Viewfinder Manual and Monitor Manual Viewfinder C3 button Custom button 3 170 MENU button 205 Monitor Touch panel 35 90 You can adjust the monitor to an easily viewable angle and shoot from any position Eye sensor 176 ...

Page 25: ...ooting AF ON AF On button 59 For viewing Enlarge button 154 Rear dial You can quickly adjust the settings for each shooting mode For shooting AEL button 110 For viewing Image index button 157 Multi selector 31 Media slot cover switch For shooting Fn Function button 31 171 For viewing Send to Smartphone button You can display the screen for Send to Smartphone by pressing this button Control wheel A...

Page 26: ... sync terminal 138 Speaker Microphone jack When an external microphone is connected the built in microphone turns off automatically When the external microphone is a plugin power type the power of the microphone is supplied by the camera Headphones jack HDMI micro jack 164 Charge lamp Multi Micro USB Terminal 201 This terminal supports Micro USB compatible devices ...

Page 27: ...tton Custom button 1 170 Exposure compensation dial 106 Hooks for shoulder strap Attach both ends of the strap onto the camera N mark 190 This mark indicates the touch point for connecting the camera and an NFC enabled Smartphone NFC Near Field Communication is an international standard of short range wireless communication technology SLOT 1 Memory card slot 1 41 Supports SD cards only compatible ...

Page 28: ...e protector Use the cable protector to prevent the HDMI cable from being disconnected when shooting images connected by the HDMI cable Open both of the jack covers and insert an HDMI cable into the camera Swing the HDMI micro jack cover downward and attach the cable protector as illustrated so that the end of the cable protector fits in the slit under the Multi Micro USB Terminal Secure the cable ...

Page 29: ...ttom Battery insertion slot 40 Battery cover 40 Tripod socket hole Use a tripod with a screw less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inches long Otherwise you cannot firmly secure the camera and damage to the camera may occur Battery cover release lever ...

Page 30: ...e control wheel The DISP Display Setting and ISO ISO functions are assigned to the top right side of the control wheel In addition you can assign selected functions to the left right bottom side and the center of the control wheel and to the rotation of the control wheel During playback you can display the next previous image by pressing the right left side of the control wheel or by turning the c...

Page 31: ... assigned to the center of the multi selector in the default settings Using the Fn Function button You can register frequently used functions to the Fn function button and recall them while shooting Up to 12 frequently used functions can be registered to the Fn Function button 1 Press the DISP on the control wheel repeatedly to display a screen mode other than For viewfinder and then press the Fn ...

Page 32: ... control wheel The dedicated setting screen for the function will appear Follow the operating guide to adjust settings Operation guide How to use the Quick Navi screen The Quick Navi screen is a function optimized for shooting with the viewfinder that lets you control settings directly 1 Select MENU Camera Settings 2 DISP Button Monitor place a mark on For viewfinder and then select Enter 2 Press ...

Page 33: ...their positions in the illustrations are just guidelines and may differ from the actual displays Auto mode P A S M mode 4 Select a function to set by pressing the top bottom left right side of the control wheel 5 Select the desired setting by turning the front dial Some functions can be fine tuned using the rear dial ...

Page 34: ... the center of the control wheel The dedicated setting screen for the function will appear Follow the operating guide to adjust settings Operation guide Note Items that are gray on the Quick Navi screen are not adjustable When using Creative Style some settings can only be controlled from the dedicated screen ...

Page 35: ...switch the information displayed on the viewfinder press the DISP button while looking into the viewfinder Each time you press the DISP button the screen display changes The displayed contents and their position are just a guideline and may differ from the actual display During shooting Monitor Display All Info No Disp Info Histogram For viewfinder Level During shooting Viewfinder No Disp Info His...

Page 36: ...y A histogram shows the luminance distribution displaying how many pixels there are by luminance It shows darker toward the left and brighter toward the right The histogram changes depending on the exposure compensation A peak at the right or left end of the histogram indicates that the image has an overexposed or underexposed area respectively You cannot correct such defects using a computer afte...

Page 37: ...der cannot be displayed Hint The following are not displayed in the default settings Graphic Display Display All Info when using the viewfinder To change the display modes that are switched when you press the DISP button select MENU Camera Settings 2 DISP Button and change the setting DISP Button Monitor Finder Allows you to set the screen display modes that can be selected using DISP Display Sett...

Page 38: ...rizontal direction Front back direction For viewfinder Displays information suited for shooting with the viewfinder This screen mode is available only in the setting for Monitor Note If you tilt the product forward or backward by a large degree the level error will be great The product may have a margin of error of almost 1 even when the inclination is corrected by the level ...

Page 39: ...RGE lamp orange Lit Charging Flashing Charging error or charging paused temporarily because the camera is not within the proper temperature range CHARGE lamp To a wall outlet wall socket When charging is finished the CHARGE lamp and all indicators turn off Charging time full charge approximately 150 min when charging a fully depleted battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F When you use a comple...

Page 40: ...Inserting the battery pack into the camera 1 Open the battery cover 2 Insert the battery pack while pressing the lock lever with the tip of the battery until the battery locks into place Lock lever 3 Close the cover ...

Page 41: ...will be supplied from the wall outlet wall socket and you will be able to operate the camera However the battery pack will not be charged To remove the battery pack Make sure that the access lamp page 25 is not lit and turn off the camera Then slide the lock lever and remove the battery pack Be careful not to drop the battery pack Lock lever Step 3 Inserting a memory card For details on memory car...

Page 42: ... memory card slot to use by selecting MENU Setup Select Rec Media The slot 1 is used in the default settings Use the slot 1 when you are only using one SD card Use the slot 2 when you are using Memory Stick media In this case set Select Rec Media to Slot 2 3 Close the cover Hint When you use a memory card with the camera for the first time it is recommended that you format the card on the camera f...

Page 43: ...tings and will only use one memory card use the slot 1 By inserting another memory card into the slot 2 you can record the same images to two memory cards simultaneously or record a different type of image still images movies to each memory card Recording Mode page 180 Step 4 Attaching a lens 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear lens cap from the rear of the lens When changing the le...

Page 44: ...te Be sure to hold the lens straight and do not use force when attaching a lens Do not press the lens release button when attaching a lens The Mount Adaptor sold separately is required to use an A mount lens sold separately For details refer to the operating manual supplied with the Mount Adaptor If you want to shoot full frame images use a full frame size compatible lens When carrying the camera ...

Page 45: ...compatible with 35 mm full frame format A Mount Adaptor sold separately compatible with full frame format is required APS C size dedicated lens A Mount Adaptor sold separately is required E mount lens Lens compatible with 35 mm full frame format APS C size dedicated lens Images will be recorded in APS C size The angle of view will correspond to approximately 1 5 times the focal length indicated on...

Page 46: ... wheel Control wheel 3 Make sure that Enter is selected on the screen and then press the center 4 Select the desired geographic location and then press the center 5 Select Date Time using the top bottom of the control wheel or by turning the control wheel and then press the center 6 Select the desired item by pressing the top bottom left right side of the control wheel and then press the center ...

Page 47: ...Memories Home for Windows only Step 6 Shooting images in auto mode 1 Press and hold the lock release button in the center of the mode dial then turn the mode dial to set to The shooting mode will be set to Intelligent Auto 2 Look through the viewfinder and hold the camera 3 Set the size of the subject by rotating the zoom ring of the lens when a zoom lens is attached 4 Press the shutter button hal...

Page 48: ...ontrol wheel To delete displayed image Press the Delete button while an image is displayed to delete it Select Delete using the control wheel on the confirmation screen and then press the center of the control wheel to delete the image To shoot images in various shooting modes Set the mode dial to the desired mode depending on the subject or the functions you want to use page 96 ...

Page 49: ...ase button in the center of the mode dial 2 Adjust the monitor angle and hold the camera Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera 3 When a zoom lens is mounted enlarge images by rotating the zoom ring 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus When the image is in focus a beep sounds and the indicator such as lights up 5 Press the shutter button fully down ...

Page 50: ...alfway down The focus is locked If it is difficult to focus on the desired subject set Focus Area to Center or Flexible Spot Keep pressing the shutter button halfway down and place the subject back in the original position to re compose the shot Press the shutter button down fully to take the picture Hint When the product cannot focus automatically the focus indicator flashes and the beep does not...

Page 51: ...nless AF C Continuous AF The product continues to focus while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down Use this when the subject is in motion In Continuous AF mode there is no beep when the camera focuses DMF DMF You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing letting you focus on a subject more quickly than when using the manual focus from the beginning This is co...

Page 52: ...ective light or shiny surfaces Flashing light Back lit subjects Continuously repetitive patterns such as the facades of buildings Subjects in the focusing area with different focal distances Note When Continuous AF is set the angle of view may change little by little while focusing This does not affect the actual recorded images Even if the focus mode dial is set to AF S or DMF the focus mode will...

Page 53: ...e the composition you want Flexible Spot Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a narrow area Expand Flexible Spot If the product cannot focus on a single selected point it uses focus points around the flexible spot as a secondary priority area for focusing Lock on AF When the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down...

Page 54: ... Mount Adaptor LA EA1 or LA EA3 sold separately and AF System is set to Phase Detection AF the focusing frame for When focusing with the phase detection AF may be displayed When focus is achieved automatically based on the whole range of the monitor When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom the Focus Area setting is disabled and the focusing frame is shown by the dotted line The AF ...

Page 55: ...llowing situations Intelligent Auto The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once When the mode dial is set to Movie or or during movie shooting Lock on AF cannot be selected as the Focus Area Phase detection AF When there are phase detection AF points within the auto focus area the product uses the combined autofocus of t...

Page 56: ... settings for Focus Area and Center Lock on AF When Focus Area is set to Zone Flexible Spot or Expand Flexible Spot Pressing the key moves the focusing frame back to the center When Focus Area is set to Wide or Center When Center Lock on AF is set to On Center Lock on AF is activated by pressing the key The camera detects the subject positioned in the center of the screen and starts tracking by pr...

Page 57: ... of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera horizontal vertical AF Point Only Switches the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera horizontal vertical The Focus Area is fixed AF Point AF Area Switches both the Focus Area and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera horizontal vertical An example when AF Po...

Page 58: ...timer When Focus Magnifier is activated When you shoot images right after the power is turned on and the camera is vertical the first shot is taken with the horizontal focus setting or with the last focus setting The orientation of the camera cannot be detected when the lens is facing up or down AF MF control You can easily switch the focusing mode from auto to manual and vice versa while shooting...

Page 59: ...shooting distance predicting the position of the subject Eye AF The camera focuses on the subject s eyes while you keep the button pressed 1 MENU Camera Settings 2 Custom Key Shoot desired key then assign the Eye AF function to the key 2 Point the camera at a person s face and press the button to which you have assigned the Eye AF function 3 Press the shutter button while pressing the button Hint ...

Page 60: ...y not display correctly over their eyes When the mode dial is set to Movie or or during movie recording Eye AF is unavailable AF in Focus Mag You can focus on the subject more accurately using auto focus by magnifying the area where you want to focus While the magnified image is displayed you can focus on a smaller area than the flexible spot 1 MENU Camera Settings 1 AF in Focus Mag On 2 MENU Came...

Page 61: ... the screen the camera may not be able to focus The exposure and white balance cannot be adjusted while the displayed image is being magnified AF in Focus Mag is unavailable in the following situations During movie shooting When Focus Mode is set to Continuous AF When using a Mount Adaptor sold separately While the displayed image is being magnified the following functions are unavailable Eye AF C...

Page 62: ... subject again by pressing the key to which Focus Standard is assigned You can select the subject to be tracked by touch operation when shooting using the monitor Set Touch Operation to On Note The Center Lock on AF function may not function very well in the following situations The subject is moving too quickly The subject is too small or too large The contrast between the subject and the backgro...

Page 63: ...hold down the Fn Function button How to call up the registered focus area MENU Camera Settings 2 Custom Key Shoot desired key then select Regist AF Area hold Set the camera to the shooting mode hold down the key to which Regist AF Area hold has been assigned and then press the shutter button to shoot images Hint When a focusing frame is registered using AF Area Regist the registered focusing frame...

Page 64: ...ea in the following situations The mode dial is set to either Auto Mode Movie or When AF Area Regist is set to On the Lock Operation Parts setting is locked to Unlock Pre AF The product automatically adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down MENU Camera Settings 1 Pre AF desired setting On Adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down Off Does not adjust focus...

Page 65: ...if the subject is out of focus Balanced Emphasis Shoots with a balanced emphasis on both focusing and shutter release Priority Set in AF C Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when the continuous AF is activated and the subject is in motion MENU Camera Settings 1 Priority Set in AF C desired setting AF Prioritizes focusing The shutter will not be released until t...

Page 66: ...r desired setting Auto The AF illuminator lights up automatically in dark surroundings Off Does not use the AF illuminator Note You cannot use AF Illuminator in the following situations When the shooting mode is set to either Movie or S Q Motion When the focus mode is set to Continuous AF When Focus Magnifier is activated page 71 When a Mount Adaptor is attached The AF illuminator emits a very bri...

Page 67: ...onditions Set Focus Area to Flexible Spot and use a bright subject with high contrast when you adjust Note When you attach a lens for which you have already registered a value the registered value appears on the screen 0 appears for lenses for which a value has not yet been registered If is displayed as the value then a total of 30 lenses have been registered and no new lens can be registered To r...

Page 68: ...ast Contrast AF Always focuses with Contrast AF The focusing speed is slower Use when you cannot focus with Phase Detection AF Note When AF System is set to Contrast AF Continuous AF under Focus Mode is unavailable The following functions are unavailable when AF System is set to Phase Detection AF Zone Expand Flexible Spot and Lock on AF in Focus Area Eye AF When AF System is set to Phase Detectio...

Page 69: ...de dial Focus mode dial lock release button 2 Rotate the focusing ring to achieve sharp focus When you rotate the focusing ring the focus distance is displayed on the screen The focus distance is not displayed when the Mount Adaptor sold separately is attached 3 Press the shutter button fully down to shoot an image Note When you use the viewfinder adjust the diopter level to obtain the correct foc...

Page 70: ...e focus mode dial lock release button and select DMF Focus mode dial Focus mode dial lock release button 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically 3 Keep the shutter button pressed halfway down and then rotate the focusing ring to achieve a sharper focus When you rotate the focusing ring the focus distance is displayed on the screen The focus distance is not displayed when the...

Page 71: ... button to bring the magnified position into the center of an image When the focus mode is Manual Focus you can adjust the focus while an image is magnified If AF in Focus Mag is set to Off the Focus Magnifier function is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfway down When the shutter button is pressed halfway down while an image is magnified during the auto focusing different functions ...

Page 72: ...agnifier function is ended by pressing the shutter button halfway down MF Assist Enlarges the image on the screen automatically to make manual focusing easier This works in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting 1 MENU Camera Settings 1 MF Assist On 2 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus The image is enlarged You can magnify images further by pressing the center of the control wheel Hint ...

Page 73: ...ing Level desired setting High Sets the peaking level to high Mid Sets the peaking level to middle Low Sets the peaking level to low Off Does not use the peaking function Note Since the product recognizes sharp areas as in focus the effect of peaking differs depending on the subject and lens The outline of in focus ranges is not enhanced on devices connected via HDMI ...

Page 74: ... a high speed shutter in a bright environment such as outside in bright sunlight the beach or snowy mountains When you want to increase the speed of continuous shooting Note In rare cases the shutter sound may be produced when the power is turned off even if the Shutter Type is set to Electronic Shut However this is not a malfunction In the following situations the mechanical shutter will be activ...

Page 75: ... shooting BULB 1 32000 1 2 Continuous shooting 1 8 1 32000 1 2 Single shooting BULB 1 8000 Continuous shooting 30 1 8000 Single shooting 30 1 32000 1 2 Continuous shooting 1 8 1 32000 1 2 Shutter sound Single shooting Mechanical shutter sound Continuous shooting Electronic shutter sound Mechanical shutter sound Electronic shutter sound Blackout Single shooting Occurs Continuous shooting Blackout f...

Page 76: ...continuous shooting with focus and exposure tracking without the screen blacking out MENU Camera Settings 2 Shutter Type Auto or Electronic Shut Turn the mode dial and select Program Auto Aperture Priority Shutter Priority or Manual Exposure then set the shutter speed and aperture value For example shutter speed of 1 250 second and aperture value of F2 8 The product will not adjust the exposure in...

Page 77: ... If you set Audio signals to Off the camera will not beep when the subject comes into focus or when the self timer is in operation During blackout free shooting the slower the shutter speed the lower the refresh rate of the screen If you want the screen display to be smooth in order to track the subject set a shutter speed faster than 1 125 second The electronic shutter operates differently when a...

Page 78: ...pe is set to Mechanical Shut MENU Camera Settings 2 e Front Curtain Shut desired setting On Uses the electronic front curtain shutter function Off Does not use the electronic front curtain shutter function Note When you shoot at high shutter speeds with a large diameter lens attached a defocused circle may get cut because of the shutter mechanism In such cases set this function to Off When a lens ...

Page 79: ...d hold down the shutter button Self timer Shoots an image using the self timer after a designated number of seconds have elapsed since the shutter button was pressed Bracket Shoots images using the bracketing function The type of bracketing function can be set by selecting MENU Camera Settings 1 Bracket Settings Bracket Type Continuous shooting Shoots images continuously while you press and hold d...

Page 80: ...is locked to the setting in the first shot 2 When the Focus Mode is set to AF C Continuous AF the speed of continuous shooting varies depending on the attached lens For details check the support page on compatible lenses 3 During uncompressed RAW shooting 12 images are shot per second at maximum Hint To continuously adjust the focus and exposure during continuous shooting set as follows Focus Mode...

Page 81: ...ng speed MENU Camera Settings 2 Cont Shoot Length desired setting Always Display Always displays the indicator when the drive mode is set to Cont Shooting Shoot Only Display Displays the indicator only while continuous shooting is performed Not Displayed Does not display the indicator Hint When the internal camera memory for buffering is full SLOW will be displayed and the continuous shooting spee...

Page 82: ...a picture is taken after the shutter button is pressed The setting screen for Self timer Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button Self timer Single 10 Sec Self timer Single 5 Sec Self timer Single 2 Sec 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the image The self timer lamp flashes a beep sounds and a picture is taken after the designated number of seconds have elapsed Hint Press the shutter button agai...

Page 83: ...tter button is pressed when Self timer Cont 10 Sec 3 Img is selected The setting screen for Self timer Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button Self timer Cont 10 Sec 3 Img Self timer Cont 10 Sec 5 Img Self timer Cont 5 Sec 3 Img Self timer Cont 5 Sec 5 Img Self timer Cont 2 Sec 3 Img Self timer Cont 2 Sec 5 Img 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the image The self timer lamp flashes a beep sound...

Page 84: ...Bracket Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the image The base exposure is set at the first shot Keep pressing and holding the shutter button until bracket shooting is finished Note The last shot is shown on the auto review When ISO AUTO is selected in Manual Exposure mode the exposure is changed by adjusting the ISO value If a setting other than ISO AUTO i...

Page 85: ...ings Bracket Type Single Bracket desired mode For example three images are shot one by one with an exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0 3 EV when Single Bracket 0 3EV 3 Image is selected The setting screen for Bracket Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the image Press the shutter button for each image Note When ISO AUTO is selected in Manual Exposure ...

Page 86: ...finder Upper indicator Lower indicator Ambient light A generic term for non flash light including natural light electric bulb and fluorescent lighting Whereas the flash light blinks for a moment ambient light is constant so this kind of light is called ambient light Note During bracket shooting guides equal to the number of images to be shot are displayed over under the bracket indicator When you ...

Page 87: ... WB bracket desired mode The setting screen for Bracket Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button White Balance Bracket Lo Records a series of three images with small changes in the white balance within the range of 10MK 1 White Balance Bracket Hi Records a series of three images with large changes in the white balance within the range of 20MK 1 MK 1 is the unit that indicates the capability...

Page 88: ...tings 1 Bracket Settings Bracket Type DRO Bracket desired mode The setting screen for Bracket Type can be displayed by pressing the Fn button DRO Bracket Lo Records a series of three images with small changes in the D Range Optimizer value Lv 1 Lv 2 and Lv 3 DRO Bracket Hi Records a series of three images with large changes in the D Range Optimizer value Lv 1 Lv 3 and Lv 5 3 Adjust the focus and s...

Page 89: ...wn the drive mode dial lock release button MENU Camera Settings 1 Bracket Settings desired setting Bracket Type Sets the type of bracket shooting Cont Bracket Single Bracket WB bracket DRO Bracket Selftimer during Brkt Sets whether to use the self timer during bracket shooting Also sets the number of seconds until the shutter is released if using the self timer OFF 2 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec Bracket order...

Page 90: ...Setup Touch Operation On Specifying the position where you want to focus in the still image mode You can focus on the desired position by touching the monitor Select a Focus Area other than Flexible Spot or Expand Flexible Spot MENU Camera Settings 1 Center Lock on AF Off Touch the monitor Touch the subject to focus When the shutter button is pressed halfway down the camera focuses on the focusing...

Page 91: ...To cancel spot focus touch or press the center of the control wheel Hint In addition to the touch focus function touch operations such as the following are also available When Focus Area is set to Flexible Spot or Expand Flexible Spot the focusing frame can be moved using touch operations When the Focus Mode is set to Manual Focus the focus magnifier can be used by double tapping the monitor Note ...

Page 92: ...2 When Aspect Ratio is set to 16 9 L 24M 6000 4000 pixels L 20M 6000 3376 pixels M 10M 3936 2624 pixels M 8 7M 3936 2216 pixels S 6 0M 3008 2000 pixels S 5 1M 3008 1688 pixels When APS C Super 35mm is set to On When Aspect Ratio is set to 3 2 When Aspect Ratio is set to 16 9 L 10M 3936 2624 pixels L 8 7M 3936 2216 pixels M 6 0M 3008 2000 pixels M 5 1M 3008 1688 pixels S 2 6M 1968 1312 pixels S 2 2...

Page 93: ... RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time This is suitable when you need two image files a JPEG for viewing and a RAW for editing The JPEG image quality is set to Fine Extra fine File format JPEG The image is compressed in the JPEG format and recorded using a higher quality than with Fine Fine File format JPEG The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded Standard File fo...

Page 94: ...not apply Auto HDR or Picture Effect functions with RAW images RAW images recorded with this camera have a resolution of 14 bits per pixel However the resolution may be limited to 12 bits in the following shooting modes Long Exposure NR BULB Continuous shooting You can set whether RAW images are compressed or uncompressed using RAW File Type Note If you do not intend to edit the images on your com...

Page 95: ... 1 APS C Super 35mm desired setting On Records in either APS C equivalent size or Super 35mm equivalent size Auto Automatically sets the capture range depending on the lens Off Always captures 35mm full size image sensor pictures Note When you attach an APS C compatible lens and set APS C Super 35mm to Off shooting may fail When you set APS C Super 35mm to On the angle of view will be the same as ...

Page 96: ... select various settings using the menu Aperture Priority Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you want to blur the background etc Shutter Priority Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects etc by manually adjusting the shutter speed Manual Exposure Allows you to shoot still images with the desired exposure by adjusting the exposure both the shutter speed and the aperture value F value ...

Page 97: ... The product may not properly recognize the scene under certain shooting conditions About Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto mode This function allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image Scene Recognition When the product recognizes certain scenes the following icons and guides are displayed on the first line Portrait Inf...

Page 98: ...nation without changing the appropriate exposure set by the camera Turn the front rear dial to select the aperture value and shutter speed combination P on the screen changes to P when you turn the front rear dial To cancel program shift set the shooting mode to other than Program Auto or turn off the camera Note According to the brightness of the environment the program shift may not be used Set ...

Page 99: ...screen will blink If this happens change the aperture value 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure Note The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image being shot Shutter Priority You can express the movement of a moving subject in various ways by adjusting the shutter speed for example at the instan...

Page 100: ...iority mode When Long Exposure NR is set to On and the shutter speed is 1 second or longer with a Shutter Type other than Electronic Shut is set noise reduction after shooting is performed for the same amount of time that the shutter was open However you cannot shoot any more while noise reduction is in progress The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image being shot ...

Page 101: ...o check the exposure value Toward Images become brighter Toward Images become darker 0 Appropriate exposure analyzed by the product Indicates under over for appropriate exposure It is displayed using a numerical value on the monitor and with a metering indicator on the viewfinder 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Hint You can change the shutter speed and aperture F value combination without...

Page 102: ...ing As long as the shutter button is pressed the shutter remains open Hint When shooting fireworks etc focus at infinity in manual focus mode If you use a lens whose infinity point is unclear adjust the focus on the fireworks in the area you want to focus on in advance In order to perform bulb shooting without causing the image quality to deteriorate we recommend that you start shooting while the ...

Page 103: ... Bracket Shutter Type is set to Electronic Shut If you use the above functions when the shutter speed is set to BULB the shutter speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds If you set Drive Mode to Cont Shooting and Shutter Type to Auto or Electronic Shut when the shutter speed is set to BULB the shutter speed will be temporarily set to 1 8 seconds Recall Allows you to shoot an image after recalling of...

Page 104: ...d settings are given priority and the original settings may become invalid Check the indicators on the screen before shooting Movie Exposure Mode You can select the exposure mode for movie shooting 1 Set the mode dial to Movie 2 MENU Camera Settings 2 Exposure Mode desired setting Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture valu...

Page 105: ...ting Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically both the shutter speed and the aperture value Aperture Priority Allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value manually Shutter Priority Allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed manually Manual Exposure Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure both the shutter speed and the aperture value ma...

Page 106: ...er if you adjust Exposure Comp to the plus side or minus side respectively exposure compensation Turn the exposure compensation dial over side Images become brighter under side Images become darker You can adjust the exposure compensation value within the range of 3 0 EV to 3 0 EV You can confirm the exposure compensation value that you set on the shooting screen Exposure compensation dial Monitor...

Page 107: ... Exposure Comp or Dial Ev Comp in MENU Only a value between 3 0 EV and 3 0 EV with the equivalent image brightness appears on the screen when shooting If you set an exposure compensation value outside this range the image brightness on the screen will not be affected but the value will be reflected in the recorded image You can adjust the exposure compensation value within the range of 2 0 EV to 2...

Page 108: ...on of the metering circle depends the setting for Spot Metering Point Entire Screen Avg Measures the average brightness of the entire screen The exposure will be stable even if the composition or the position of the subject changes Highlight Measures the brightness while emphasizing the highlighted area on the screen This mode is suitable for shooting the subject while avoiding overexposure Hint W...

Page 109: ...Camera Settings 1 Spot Metering Point desired setting Center The spot metering position does not coordinate with the focus area but always meters brightness at the center Focus Point Link The spot metering position coordinates with the focus area Note When Focus Area is set to other than Flexible Spot or Expand Flexible Spot the spot metering position is locked to the center When Focus Area is set...

Page 110: ...an the subject and lock the exposure of the entire screen 1 Adjust the focus on the spot at which the exposure is adjusted 2 Press the AEL button The exposure is locked and AE lock is displayed 3 Keep pressing the AEL button and focus on the subject again then shoot the picture Keep holding the AEL button down while taking a shot if you want to continue shooting with the fixed exposure Release the...

Page 111: ...r overexposure as well as the brightness level for Zebra The settings for correct exposure confirmation and overexposure confirmation are registered to Custom 1 and Custom 2 respectively in the default settings To check the correct exposure set a standard value and the range for the brightness level The zebra pattern will appear on areas that fall within the range you set To check the overexposure...

Page 112: ...er Auto Corrects the brightness automatically D Range Optimizer Lv1 D Range Optimizer Lv5 Optimizes the gradation of a recorded image for each divided area Select the optimization level from Lv1 weak to Lv5 strong Note In the following situations D Range Opt is fixed to Off When Picture Effect is set to other than Off When Record Setting is set to 120p 100M 100p 100M 120p 60M or 100p 60M or when F...

Page 113: ... sides of the control wheel Auto HDR Exposure Diff Auto Corrects the brightness automatically Auto HDR Exposure Diff 1 0EV Auto HDR Exposure Diff 6 0EV Sets the exposure difference based on the contrast of the subject Select the optimization level from 1 0 EV weak to 6 0 EV strong For example if you set the exposure value to 2 0 EV three images will be composed with the following exposure levels 1...

Page 114: ...rocess is completed after you shoot You may not obtain the desired effect depending on the luminance difference of a subject and the shooting conditions When the flash is used this function has little effect When the contrast of the scene is low or when product shake or subject blur occurs you may not obtain good HDR images will be displayed over the recorded image to inform you when the camera de...

Page 115: ...to a value lower than ISO 100 the range for recordable subject brightness dynamic range may decrease The higher the ISO value the more noise will appear on the images The available ISO settings will differ depending on whether you are shooting still images shooting movies or shooting slow motion quick motion movies ISO values between 50 and 25600 are available in the following situations Shutter T...

Page 116: ...ou can shoot images with less noise 1 16000 30 The ISO sensitivity starts to change at the shutter speed you have set Hint The difference in shutter speed at which ISO sensitivity starts to change between Faster Fast Standard Slow and Slower is 1 EV Note If the exposure is insufficient even when the ISO sensitivity is set to ISO AUTO Maximum in ISO AUTO in order to shoot with an appropriate exposu...

Page 117: ...zoom range is displayed When a lens other than a power zoom lens is mounted the zoom slider is fixed at the left end of the zoom bar while the zoom position is in the optical zoom range displayed as 1 0 Smart Zoom range Zoom images without causing the original quality to deteriorate by partially cropping an image only when the image size is M or S Clear Image Zoom range Zoom images using an image ...

Page 118: ...her Zoom function than the optical zoom When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom Metering Mode is fixed to Multi When using a zoom function other than the optical zoom the following functions are not available Face Detection Lock on AF To use another zoom function than the optical zoom for movies assign Zoom to the desired button using Custom Key Shoot page 170 Clear Image Zoom Dig...

Page 119: ...tion with the zoom of the lens changes according to the selected image size When Aspect Ratio is 3 2 Zoom Setting Image Size Full frame APS C Zoom scale Optical zoom only including smart zoom L M Full frame Approx 1 5 APS C Approx 1 3 S Full frame Approx 2 APS C Approx 2 On ClearImage Zoom L Full frame Approx 2 APS C Approx 2 M Full frame Approx 3 APS C Approx 2 6 S Full frame Approx 4 APS C Appro...

Page 120: ...ite balance When you select Auto the product automatically detects the light source and adjusts the color tones C Temp Filter Adjusts the color tones depending on the light source Achieves the effect of CC Color Compensation filters for photography Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Uses the white balance setting saved in Custom Setup Custom Setup Memorizes the basic white color under the light conditions...

Page 121: ...ce in order to accurately reproduce the whiteness You can register 3 settings 1 MENU Camera Settings 1 White Balance Custom Setup 2 Hold the product so that the white area fully covers the circle located in the center of the screen and then press the center of the control wheel After the shutter sound beeps the calibrated values Color Temperature and Color Filter are displayed 3 Select a registrat...

Page 122: ...ed that you set the white balance again When an error value is set the indicator turns orange on the recording information display The indicator will be displayed in white when the set value is in the expected range If you use a flash when capturing a shot the custom white balance will be registered with the flash light Shoot images with a flash when recalling a setting registered with the flash ...

Page 123: ...lowered for shooting images in subdued tones This is also suitable for capturing image material to be modified with a computer Clear For shooting images in clear tones with limpid colors in highlight suitable for capturing radiant light Deep For shooting images with deep and dense colors suitable for capturing the solid presence of the subject Light For shooting images with bright and simple color...

Page 124: ...ister preferred settings Then select the desired settings using the right button You can call up the same style with slightly different settings 3 To adjust Contrast Saturation and Sharpness select the desired item using the right left sides and then select the value using the top bottom sides 4 When selecting Style Box move to the right side using the right side of the control wheel and then sele...

Page 125: ...d the more the difference of light and shadow is accentuated and the bigger the effect on the image Saturation The higher the value selected the more vivid the color When a lower value is selected the color of the image is restrained and subdued Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness The higher the value selected the more the contours are accentuated and the lower the value selected the more the contours...

Page 126: ...ges without any modification AdobeRGB This color space has a wide range of color reproduction When a large part of the subject is vivid green or red Adobe RGB is effective The file name of the recorded image starts with _ Note AdobeRGB is for applications or printers that support color management and DCF2 0 option color space Images may not be printed or viewed in the correct colors if you use app...

Page 127: ...s You can shoot with an appropriate SteadyShot setting for the attached lens 1 MENU Camera Settings 2 SteadyShot On 2 SteadyShot Settings SteadyShot Adjust desired setting Auto Performs the SteadyShot function automatically according to the information obtained from the attached lens Manual Performs the SteadyShot function according to the focal length set using SteadyS Focal Len 8mm 1000mm Check ...

Page 128: ...nnot obtain focal length information from the lens the SteadyShot function does not work correctly Set SteadyShot Adjust to Manual and set SteadyS Focal Len to match the lens you are using The current set value of the SteadyShot focal length will display to the side of When using an SEL16F28 lens sold separately with a teleconverter etc set SteadyShot Adjust to Manual and set the focal length When...

Page 129: ...gress a message appears and you cannot take another picture Select this to prioritize the image quality Off Does not activate noise reduction Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting Note Long Exposure NR is not available when Shutter Type is set to Electronic Shut Noise reduction may not be activated even if Long Exposure NR is set to On in the following situations Drive Mode is set to Co...

Page 130: ...rmal Activates high ISO noise reduction normally Low Activates high ISO noise reduction moderately Off Does not activate high ISO noise reduction Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting Note High ISO NR is not available in the following shooting modes Intelligent Auto When Quality is set to RAW this function is not available High ISO NR does not work for RAW images when the Quality is RAW...

Page 131: ...on frame turns white When you press the shutter button halfway down the frame turns green In case you have registered the priority order for each face using Face Registration the product automatically selects the first prioritized face and the face detection frame over that face turns white The face detection frames of other registered faces turn reddish purple Note You cannot use the Face Detecti...

Page 132: ...used when Shutter Type is set to Electronic Shut A flash can be used during continuous shooting with Shutter Type set to Auto The mechanical shutter will be used The light of the flash may be blocked if the lens hood is attached and the lower part of a recorded image may be shaded Remove the lens hood When using the flash stand 1 m or more away from the subject You cannot use the flash when record...

Page 133: ... seconds If this occurs Sony recommends shooting in the manual flash mode and setting the flash level to 1 2 or higher For details on compatible accessories for the Multi Interface Shoe visit the Sony website or consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Flash Mode You can set the flash mode MENU Camera Settings 1 Flash Mode desired setting Flash Off The flash does not oper...

Page 134: ...mpensation changes the amount of flash light along with the change of the shutter speed and aperture MENU Camera Settings 1 Flash Comp desired setting Selecting higher values side makes the flash level higher and lower values side makes the flash level lower Note Flash Comp does not work when the shooting mode is set to the following modes Intelligent Auto The higher flash effect side may not be v...

Page 135: ... 2 Custom Key Shoot desired button then assign the FEL Lock toggle function to the button 2 Center the subject on which FEL is to be locked and adjust the focus 3 Press the button to which FEL Lock toggle is registered and set the flash amount A pre flash flashes The FEL lock lights up 4 Adjust the composition and shoot the image When you want to release the FEL lock press the button to which the ...

Page 136: ...nnot be set when a flash is not attached If a flash that does not support the FEL lock is attached an error message is displayed When both AE and FEL lock are fixed lights up Wireless flash shooting There are two ways to use the wireless flash One way uses a light signal and the other uses a radio signal to communicate with the flash The flash attached to the camera must be the controller in light...

Page 137: ...om Key Shoot AEL Button to AEL hold when performing wireless flash shooting Note The off camera flash may emit light after receiving a light signal from a flash used as the controller of another camera If this occurs change the channel of your flash For details on how to change the channel refer to the instruction manual for the flash Two flashes a controller and an off camera flash are required f...

Page 138: ...tter speed to the slower of the following values or slower 1 200 seconds The shutter speed recommended by the flash Use flashes with a sync voltage of 400 V or lower Turn off the flash connected to the sync cord when you connect the sync cord to the flash sync terminal Otherwise the flash may emit light when the sync cord is connected The flash power level is set to full power Flash Comp cannot be...

Page 139: ... to a preferred key MENU Camera Settings 2 Custom Key Shoot set the function to the preferred key When you want to specify the area to be focused on set the area using Focus Area To keep the focus on a face arrange the composition so that the focusing frame and face detection frame overlap or set the Focus Area to Wide You can focus quickly while shooting movies by pressing the shutter button half...

Page 140: ...e it without flicking The temperature of the camera tends to rise when shooting movies continuously and you may feel that the camera is hot This is not a malfunction Also Internal temp high Allow it to cool may appear In such cases turn the camera off and wait until the camera is ready to shoot again When the icon appears the temperature of the camera is too high For the continuous shooting time o...

Page 141: ...ill switch to Display All Info when movie shooting starts Use PlayMemories Home when importing XAVC S movies AVCHD movies and MP4 movies to a computer Movie w shutter You can start or stop recording movies by pressing the shutter button which is bigger and easier to press than the MOVIE Movie button MENU Camera Settings 2 Movie w shutter desired setting On Enables movie recording using the shutter...

Page 142: ...Class U3 is required to record at 100 Mbps or more HDMI Info Display temporarily switches to Off when File Format is set to XAVC S 4K Images will not appear on the monitor of the camera if you record movies while the camera is connected to an HDMI device with File Format set to XAVC S 4K XAVC S HD Records HD movies in the XAVC S format This format supports a high bit rate Audio LPCM One of the fol...

Page 143: ...pprox 2 GB during recording a new movie file will be created automatically When File Format is set to MP4 the file size of movies is limited to approx 4 GB If the movie file size reaches approx 4 GB during recording recording will stop automatically Record Setting Selects the image size frame rate and image quality for movie recording The higher the bit rate the higher the image quality MENU Camer...

Page 144: ...r 1080 50i compatible devices in interlaced mode with Dolby Digital audio and in the AVCHD format 24p 25p Movies are recorded at approximately 24 frames sec for 1080 60i compatible devices or 25 frames sec for 1080 50i compatible devices in progressive mode with Dolby Digital audio and in the AVCHD format 60p 50p Movies are recorded at approximately 60 frames sec for 1080 60i compatible devices or...

Page 145: ...28M PS 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 24p 24M FX 25p 24M FX as the Record Setting are converted by PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc You cannot create a disc in the original image quality The conversion can take a long time If you want to keep the original image quality store your movies on a Blu ray Disc To play back 60p 50p 24p 25p movies on a TV the TV must be compatible with ...

Page 146: ...0M 25p 60M 25p 100M When File Format is set to XAVC S HD AVCHD or MP4 When the mode dial is set to B Angle of view equivalent to approx 1 2 times the focal length indicated on the lens When File Format is set to XAVC S 4K and Record Setting is set to 30p 60M or 30p 100M C Angle of view equivalent to approx 1 5 times the focal length indicated on the lens When APS C Super 35mm is set to On When APS...

Page 147: ...starry sky Sound will not be recorded 1 Set the mode dial to S Q Motion 2 Select MENU Camera Settings 2 Exposure Mode and select the desired setting of slow motion quick motion Program Auto Aperture Priority Shutter Priority or Manual Exposure 3 Select MENU Camera Settings 2 S Q Settings and select the desired settings for Record Setting and Frame Rate Record Setting Selects the frame rate of the ...

Page 148: ...times quick 7 5 times quick 4fps 6 times quick 7 5 times quick 15 times quick 2fps 12 times quick 15 times quick 30 times quick 1fps 24 times quick 30 times quick 60 times quick When NTSC PAL Selector is set to PAL Frame Rate Record Setting 25p 50p 100fps 4 times slower 50fps 2 times slower Normal playback speed 25fps Normal playback speed 2 times quick 12fps 2 08 times quick 4 16 times quick 6fps...

Page 149: ...ovie varies depending on the settings for Frame Rate and Record Setting The movie will be recorded in XAVC S HD format During slow motion quick motion recording the following functions are not available Dual Video REC TC Run under TC UB Settings TC Output under HDMI Settings 4K Output Sel Audio Recording Sets whether to record sounds when shooting movies Select Off to avoid recording the sounds of...

Page 150: ...ies with loud volumes set Audio Rec Level to a lower sound level Doing so enables you to record more realistic audio When you record audio movies with lower volumes set Audio Rec Level to a greater sound level to make the sound easier to hear Note Regardless of the Audio Rec Level settings the limiter always operates Audio Rec Level is available only when the shooting mode is set to movie mode Aud...

Page 151: ... the markers Marker Settings Sets the markers to be displayed while shooting movies MENU Camera Settings 2 Marker Settings desired setting Center Sets whether or not to display the center marker in the center of the shooting screen Off On Aspect Sets the aspect marker display Off 4 3 13 9 14 9 15 9 1 66 1 1 85 1 2 35 1 Safety Zone Sets the safety zone display This becomes the standard range that c...

Page 152: ... camera s memory card HDMI Only 25p Outputs a 4K movie in 25p to the external recording playback device without recording on the camera s memory card Only when NTSC PAL Selector is set to PAL Note This item can be set only when the camera is in movie mode and connected to a 4K compatible device When HDMI Only 30p HDMI Only 24p or HDMI Only 25p is set HDMI Info Display will temporarily be set to Of...

Page 153: ...file may not be played back correctly To play back images shot using other devices register those images to the image database file using MENU Setup Recover Image DB If you play back the images right after continuous shooting the monitor may display an icon indicating that data is being written the number of images left to write page 223 During writing some functions are not available You can also...

Page 154: ... information cannot be obtained the camera will zoom in on the center of the image 2 Select the portion you want to enlarge by pressing the top bottom right left sides of the control wheel 3 Press the MENU button or the center of the control wheel to exit the playback zoom Hint You can also enlarge an image being played back using MENU You can change the initial magnification and initial position ...

Page 155: ...g the orientation of the camera Manual Images shot vertically are displayed vertically If you have set the image orientation using the Rotate function the image will be displayed accordingly Off Images are always displayed horizontally Playing back movies Plays back the recorded movies 1 Press the playback button to switch to playback mode 2 Select the movie to be played back using the control whe...

Page 156: ...st rewind Forward slow playback Reverse slow playback Next movie file Previous movie file Displays the next frame Displays the previous frame Photo Capture Sound volume adjustment Closes the operation panel Hint Forward slow playback Reverse slow playback Displays the next frame and Displays the previous frame are available during pause Movie files recorded using other products may not be able to ...

Page 157: ...movie and pause it 4 Find the desired scene using forward slow playback reverse slow playback displays the next frame and displays the previous frame and then stop the movie 5 Press Photo Capture to capture the chosen scene The scene is saved as a still image Playing back images on the image index screen Image Index You can display multiple images at the same time in playback mode 1 Press the Imag...

Page 158: ...le the bar is being selected you can display the calendar screen or folder selection screen by pressing the center In addition you can switch View Mode by selecting an icon Switching between still images and movies View Mode Sets the View Mode image display method MENU Playback View Mode desired setting Date View Displays the images by date Folder View Still Displays only still images Folder View ...

Page 159: ...a Copying images from one memory card to another Copy You can copy images from a memory card in a slot that is selected using Select PB Media to a memory card in another slot MENU Playback Copy All of the contents with a date or in a folder currently being played back will be copied to a memory card in another slot Hint You can select the type of images to be displayed by selecting MENU Playback V...

Page 160: ...l the images are played back once Interval Select the display interval for images from among 1 Sec 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec or 30 Sec 2 Select Enter To quit the slideshow in the middle of playback Press the MENU button to quit the slideshow You cannot pause the slideshow Hint During playback you can display the next previous image by pressing the right left side of the control wheel You can activate a s...

Page 161: ...ects all images in the selected date range Cancel All in this Folder Cancels the protection of all images in the selected folder Cancel All with this date Cancels the protection of all images in the selected date range Note The menu items that can be selected differ depending on the View Mode setting Multiple Img Select the image to be protected then press the center of the control wheel The mark ...

Page 162: ...eted an image you cannot restore it Confirm the image to be deleted beforehand MENU Playback Delete desired setting Multiple Img Deletes the selected images All in this Folder Deletes all images in the selected folder All with this date Deletes all images in the selected date range Hint Perform Format to delete all images including protected images To display the desired folder or date select the ...

Page 163: ... selected differ depending on the View Mode setting Multiple Img Select the images to be deleted then press the center of the control wheel The mark is displayed in the check box To cancel the selection press the center again to remove the mark To delete other images repeat step MENU OK ...

Page 164: ... and the TV 2 Connect the HDMI micro terminal of this product to the HDMI jack of the TV using an HDMI cable sold separately 3 Turn on the TV and switch the input 4 Turn on this product Images shot with the product appear on the TV screen 5 Select an image using the right left sides of the control wheel The monitor of this camera is not lit up on the playback screen If the playback screen is not d...

Page 165: ... the TV If the product performs unwanted operations in response to the TV remote control when the product is connected to another manufacturer s TV using an HDMI connection select MENU Setup HDMI Settings CTRL FOR HDMI Off Hint This product is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard If you connect Sony PhotoTV HD compatible devices using an HDMI cable sold separately the TV is set to the image qua...

Page 166: ...HDMI micro terminal of the product and the HDMI jack of the TV When TC Output is set to On the image may not be output properly to the TV or recording device In such cases set TC Output to Off page 184 If images do not appear on the TV screen properly select MENU Setup HDMI Settings HDMI Resolution 2160p 1080p 1080p or 1080i according to the TV to be connected During HDMI output when you switch th...

Page 167: ...rious functions for shooting The items that can actually be registered are displayed on the menu of the camera Aperture F number Shutter speed To change registered settings Change the setting to the desired one and re register the setting to the same mode number Note M1 through M4 can be selected only when a memory card is inserted into the product When registering the settings on a memory card on...

Page 168: ...stom hold 1 to Recall Custom hold 3 The setting screen for the selected number will be displayed 2 Using the top bottom left right side of the control wheel select the check boxes for the functions that you want to recall with one of the registration numbers and press the center to check each box A mark will be displayed in the boxes for the functions To cancel a selection press the center again 3...

Page 169: ...the shooting screen press the shutter button while holding down the key to which you assigned one of the registration numbers The registered settings are activated while you are holding down the custom key Hint You can change the settings for Reg Cust Shoot Set after assigning one of the registration numbers to the custom key using Custom Key Shoot Note The registration numbers Recall Custom hold ...

Page 170: ...ant to assign the function on the selection screen and then press the center of the control wheel The keys that can be assigned functions are different for Custom Key Shoot and Custom Key PB You can assign the desired functions to the following keys AF ON Button Custom Button 3 Custom Button 2 Custom Button 1 AEL Button Center Button Control Wheel Down Button Left Button Right Button Custom Button...

Page 171: ...t You can assign the functions to be called up when you press the Fn Function button MENU Camera Settings 2 Function Menu Set set a function to the desired location The functions that can be assigned are displayed on the setup item selection screen ...

Page 172: ...using the top bottom left right sides of the control wheel Hint You can add up to 30 items to My Menu Note You cannot add the following items to My Menu Any item under MENU Playback View on TV Sort Item You can rearrange menu items added to My Menu under MENU 1 MENU My Menu Sort Item 2 Select an item that you want to move using the top bottom left right sides of the control wheel 3 Select a destin...

Page 173: ...e Item 2 Select an item that you want to delete using the top bottom left right sides of the control wheel and then press the center to delete the selected item Hint To delete all the items on a page select MENU My Menu Delete Page You can delete all the items added to My Menu by selecting MENU My Menu Delete All ...

Page 174: ...Off Does not display the Auto Review Note When you use a function that performs image processing the image before processing may be displayed temporarily followed by the image after processing The DISP Display Setting settings are applied for the Auto Review display page 35 Aperture Preview While you press and hold the key to which you assigned the Aperture Preview function the aperture is stepped...

Page 175: ...nd ISO sensitivity settings applied Check the shooting result preview before shooting 1 MENU Camera Settings 2 Custom Key Shoot set the Shot Result Preview function to the desired key 2 Confirm the image by pressing the key to which Shot Result Preview was assigned Hint The DRO settings shutter speed aperture and ISO sensitivity settings you have set are reflected on the image for Shot Result Prev...

Page 176: ...ly in the Electronic Viewfinder Monitor Manual The Electronic Viewfinder is turned off and the image is always displayed on the screen Hint You can assign the FINDER MONITOR function to your preferred key MENU Camera Settings 2 Custom Key Shoot set Finder Monitor Sel to the preferred key To turn off automatic switching of the display using the eye sensor set FINDER MONITOR to Viewfinder Manual or ...

Page 177: ...his function can be assigned to button of your choice using Custom Key Shoot High Displays the movements of the subject more smoothly on the viewfinder Standard Displays the subject at a normal frame rate on the viewfinder Note When Finder Frame Rate is set to High the resolution of the viewfinder is lowered Finder Frame Rate is locked to Standard in the following situations During playback During...

Page 178: ... memory card slot Note Formatting permanently erases all data including protected images and registered settings from M1 to M4 page 167 The access lamp lights up during formatting Do not remove the memory card while the access lamp is lit up Format the memory card on this camera If you format the memory card on the computer the memory card may not be usable depending on the format type It may take...

Page 179: ...if you change the setting of the recording destination the file numbers will be sequential across the two memory cards in each slot by setting File Number to Series Set File Name You can specify the first three characters of the file name for images you shoot 1 MENU Setup Set File Name 2 Select the entry field for the file name to display a keyboard on the screen and then enter three characters of...

Page 180: ...you select in Select Rec Media Simult Records a still image to a memory card in the memory card slot that you select in Select Rec Media and records a movie to both memory cards Simult Records a still image and a movie to both memory cards Sort JPEG RAW Records an image in JPEG format to a memory card in the memory card slot that you select in Select Rec Media and records an image in RAW format to...

Page 181: ... the memory card to which images are to be recorded MENU Setup Select REC Folder desired folder Note You cannot select the folder when Folder Name is set to Date Form If Recording Mode is set to other than Standard you may only select the common folder on the both memory cards If there is no common folder you can make one using New Folder page 219 ...

Page 182: ...me The power save function is not activated when power is being supplied via USB when playing back slideshows when recording movies or when connected to a computer or TV Remote Ctrl You can operate this product and shoot images using the SHUTTER button 2SEC button 2 second delay shutter and START STOP button or Movie button RMT DSLR2 only on the Wireless Remote Commander RMT DSLR1 sold separately ...

Page 183: ...I Resolution desired setting Auto The product automatically recognizes an HD TV and sets the output resolution 2160p 1080p Outputs signals in 2160p 1080p 1080p Outputs signals in HD picture quality 1080p 1080i Outputs signals in HD picture quality 1080i Note If the images are not displayed properly using the Auto setting select either 1080i 1080p or 2160p 1080p based on which TV is to be connected...

Page 184: ...hooting information on the TV Only the recorded image is displayed on the TV while the recorded image and the shooting information are displayed on the camera s monitor Note When this product is connected to a 4K compatible TV Off is selected automatically TC Output Sets whether or not to layer the TC time code information on the output signal via the HDMI terminal when outputting the signal to ot...

Page 185: ...nd to an external recorder player The camera is sending a recording command to an external recorder player Off The camera is not able to send a command to an external recorder player to start stop recording Note Available for external recorders players compatible with REC Control When you use the REC Control function set the shooting mode to Movie When TC Output is set to Off you cannot use the RE...

Page 186: ...ages on this product are displayed on the TV screen Press the SYNC MENU button of the TV s remote control Operate this product using the TV s remote control Note If you connect this product to a TV using an HDMI cable available menu items are limited CTRL FOR HDMI is available only with a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV Also the SYNC MENU operation differs depending on the TV you are using For details r...

Page 187: ... even when Off is selected Note Insert the battery pack into the product to supply power via USB cable PC Remote Settings Still Img Save Dest Sets whether to save still images stored in both the camera and the computer during PC Remote shooting This setting is useful when you want to check recorded images on the camera without leaving the camera PC Remote Uses Remote Camera Control page 204 to con...

Page 188: ...te shooting When shooting still images using PC Remote the application on the computer does not display the image until the image has been completely transferred When performing RAW JPEG shooting you can accelerate the display processing speed by transferring only JPEG images instead of transferring both RAW and JPEG images PC Remote Uses Remote Camera Control page 204 to control this product from...

Page 189: ...e retained MENU Setup Setting Reset desired setting Camera Settings Reset Initializes the main shooting settings to the default settings Initialize Initializes all the settings to the default settings Note Be sure not to eject the battery pack while resetting The value set with AF Micro Adj will not be reset even when Camera Settings Reset or Initialize is performed ...

Page 190: ... Using a smartphone as a remote control for the camera Viewing still images on a TV Recording location information from a smartphone to images For details refer to the Help Guide page 2 Installing PlayMemories Mobile PlayMemories Mobile is required to connect the camera and a smartphone If PlayMemories Mobile is already installed on your smartphone be sure to update it to the latest version For de...

Page 191: ...ets The Wi Fi functions of this camera are not available when connected to a public wireless LAN Depending on future version upgrades the operational procedures or screen displays are subject to change without notice Transferring images to the FTP server You can use the camera s Wi Fi function or wired LAN to transfer images to the FTP server For details refer to the FTP Help Guide http rd1 sony n...

Page 192: ...the camera and smartphone by following the procedure below To establish a one touch connection with an NFC enabled Android smartphone Activate the NFC function of the smartphone Switch the camera to the shooting mode Touch the N mark on the camera to the N mark on the smartphone for 1 2 seconds until PlayMemories Mobile launches Note If you cannot connect the camera to the smartphone using the NFC...

Page 193: ...ns on the iPhone or iPad screen On the Home screen of the iPhone or iPad select Settings Wi Fi Select the SSID displayed on the camera Return to the Home screen of the iPhone or iPad and launch PlayMemories Mobile Hint Once the QR code has been read this product s SSID DIRECT xxxx and password are registered to the smartphone This enables you to easily connect the smartphone to the product via Wi ...

Page 194: ...e touch the N mark on the smartphone to the N mark on the camera page 192 To establish a Wi Fi connection with the smartphone using a QR code select MENU Network Send to Smartphone and display the QR code on the monitor of the camera then scan the QR code using PlayMemories Mobile on the smartphone The transferred images are saved to a gallery or album on the Android or to an album on the iPhone o...

Page 195: ...work Wi Fi Settings Access Point Set 2 Use the control wheel to select the access point to which you want to connect Press the center of the control wheel and enter the password for the wireless access point then select OK Note If a connection is not established see the wireless access point operating instructions or contact the administrator of the access point To save images to a computer instal...

Page 196: ...ation Linkage is not displayed on the top page of PlayMemories Mobile you need to perform the following steps beforehand 1 Install PlayMemories Mobile on your smartphone You can install PlayMemories Mobile from the application store of your smartphone If you have already installed the application update it to the latest version 2 Transfer a pre recorded image to your smartphone using the Send to S...

Page 197: ...then perform the pairing operation by following steps 2 through 7 using the camera and the application PlayMemories Mobile 2 On the camera select MENU Network Bluetooth Settings Bluetooth Function On 3 On the camera select MENU Network Bluetooth Settings Pairing 4 Launch PlayMemories Mobile on your smartphone and tap Location Information Linkage If Location Information Linkage is not displayed fol...

Page 198: ...ation information can be linked when PlayMemories Mobile is running on your smartphone even if the smartphone monitor is off When PlayMemories Mobile is not operating such as when the smartphone is restarted launch PlayMemories Mobile to resume location information linking In the application PlayMemories Home you can view images on a map by importing images with location information to your comput...

Page 199: ...n information with that of a different smartphone turn off Location Information Linkage in PlayMemories Mobile on the smartphone that is currently linked If the Bluetooth connection is unstable remove any obstacles such as people or metal objects from between the camera and the paired smartphone When pairing the camera and your smartphone be sure to use the Location Information Linkage menu on Pla...

Page 200: ...bled for use Mass Storage Establishes a Mass Storage connection between this product a computer and other USB devices MTP Establishes an MTP connection between this product a computer and other USB devices Windows 7 Windows 8 1 or Windows 10 computers are connected in MTP and their unique functions are enabled for use The memory card in memory card slot 1 is the connection target PC Remote Uses Re...

Page 201: ...g the micro USB cable supplied When you connect the camera to the computer for the first time the procedure for recognizing the camera may start automatically on the computer Wait until the procedure is finished If you connect the product to your computer using the micro USB cable when USB Power Supply is set to On power is supplied from your computer Default setting On To the Multi Micro USB Term...

Page 202: ...rdware and Eject Media in the taskbar 2 Click the displayed message Note On Mac computers drag and drop the memory card icon or the drive icon into the Trash icon The camera will be disconnected from the computer On Windows 7 Windows 8 computers the disconnection icon may not appear In that case you can skip the steps above Do not remove the micro USB cable from the camera while the access lamp is...

Page 203: ...the software from the following URL http www sony net pcenv PlayMemories Home PlayMemories Home allows you to import still images and movies to your computer and view or use them You need to install PlayMemories Home to import XAVC S movies or AVCHD movies to your computer You can access the download website directly from the following URL http www sony net pm When you connect the camera to your c...

Page 204: ...mera Control you can change the camera settings or release the shutter from a computer connected via a USB cable To use Remote Camera Control first select MENU Setup USB Connection PC Remote then connect the camera to a computer via a USB cable ...

Page 205: ... MENU 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu screen MENU button 2 Select the desired setting you want to adjust using the top bottom left right sides of the control wheel or by turning the control wheel and then press the center of the control wheel Select an icon at the top of the screen and press the left right side of the control wheel to move to another MENU item 3 Select the desired sett...

Page 206: ...o record in APS C equivalent size for still images and Super 35 mm equivalent size for movies 95 Long Exposure NR Sets noise reduction processing for shots with a shutter speed of 1 second or longer 129 High ISO NR Sets noise reduction processing for high sensitivity shooting 130 Color Space Changes the color space range of reproducible colors 126 Lens Comp Selects the type of lens compensation He...

Page 207: ...the timing of the shutter release when Focus Mode is set to Continuous AF with a moving subject 65 Focus Area Selects the area of focus Wide Flexible Spot etc 53 Focus Settings Allows you to focus using the front dial rear dial or control wheel Help Guide Swt V H AF Area Sets whether to adjust the Focus Area and the position of the focusing frame based on the camera s position horizontal or vertic...

Page 208: ...sing frame to a preassigned position when shooting still images 63 Del Reg AF Area Deletes the focusing frame position information that was registered using AF Area Regist Help Guide AF Area Auto Clear Sets whether the focus area is displayed all the time or disappears automatically shortly after focusing Help Guide Disp cont AF area Sets whether or not to display the focus area in Continuous AF m...

Page 209: ...ation values Help Guide AEL w shutter Sets whether to lock the exposure when the shutter button is pressed halfway down This is useful when you want to adjust the focus and exposure separately Help Guide Exposure Std Adjust Adjusts the standard for the correct exposure value for each metering modes Help Guide Flash Flash Mode Sets the flash settings 133 Flash Comp Adjusts the intensity of flash ou...

Page 210: ...effect Toy Camera Rich tone Mono etc Help Guide Focus Assist Focus Magnifier Enlarges the image before shooting so that you can check the focus 71 Focus Magnif Time Sets the length of time the image will be shown in an enlarged form Help Guide Initial Focus Mag Sets the initial magnification scale when using Focus Magnifier Help Guide AF in Focus Mag Sets whether or not to autofocus when an enlarg...

Page 211: ... file format XAVC S 4K AVCHD etc 142 Record Setting Selects the bit rate and frame rate for the movie size 143 S Q Settings Changes the settings for slow motion and quick motion movie shooting 147 Dual Video REC Sets whether to simultaneously record an XAVC S movie and MP4 movie or an AVCHD movie and MP4 movie Help Guide AF drive speed Switches focusing speed when using autofocus in movie mode Hel...

Page 212: ...t sold separately Help Guide Movie w shutter Records movies using the shutter button 141 Shutter SteadyShot Shutter Type Sets whether to shoot with a mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter 74 e Front Curtain Shut Sets whether to use the electronic front curtain shutter function 78 Release w o Lens Sets whether to release the shutter when the lens is not attached Help Guide Release w o Card Se...

Page 213: ...adjust brightness 111 Grid Line Displays grid lines for adjusting the image composition Help Guide Exposure Set Guide Sets the guide displayed when exposure settings are changed in the shooting screen Help Guide Live View Display Sets whether to reflect settings such as exposure compensation in screen display Help Guide Shoot Start Disp Sets whether to let the screen black out when shooting the fi...

Page 214: ... be used for adjusting shutter speed and aperture Help Guide Dial Ev Comp Sets whether to compensate the exposure with the front or rear dial Help Guide MOVIE Button Enables or disables for the MOVIE button Help Guide Lock Operation Parts Sets whether to disable the multi selector control wheel or front and rear dials temporarily when the Fn button is pressed and held down Help Guide Audio signals...

Page 215: ...ons from the device such as Wi Fi NFC and Bluetooth function Help Guide Wi Fi Settings Allows you to register your access point and check or change the Wi Fi connection information Help Guide Bluetooth Settings Controls the settings for connecting the camera with a smartphone via a Bluetooth connection 197 Loc Info Link Set Obtains location information from the paired smartphone and records it to ...

Page 216: ...designated in Select PB Media to the memory card in the other slot 159 Slide Show Plays a slide show 160 Rotate Rotates the image Help Guide Enlarge Image Enlarges the playback images 154 Enlarge Init Mag Sets the initial magnification scale when playing back enlarged images Help Guide Enlarge Initial Pos Sets the initial magnification area when playing back enlarged images Help Guide Protect Prot...

Page 217: ...p Guide Pwr Save Start Time Sets the time intervals to automatically switch to power save mode 182 Auto Pwr OFF Temp Sets the camera temperature at which the camera turns off automatically during shooting When shooting in hand held mode set to Standard Help Guide NTSC PAL Selector 1 Changes the TV format of the device so that you can shoot in a different movie format Help Guide Cleaning Mode Start...

Page 218: ...o Multi in normal conditions and to Single only when the connection cannot be established Help Guide USB Power Supply Sets whether to supply power via USB connection when the camera is connected to a computer or USB device using a micro USB cable 187 PC Remote Settings Controls the PC remote shooting settings 187 Language Selects the language 46 Date Time Setup Sets the date time and daylight savi...

Page 219: ...e Sets the folder format for still images Help Guide Recover Image DB Recovers the image database file and enables recording and playback Help Guide Display Media Info Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of still images on the memory card Help Guide Version Displays the camera software version Help Guide Certification Logo 2 Displays certification information ...

Page 220: ...elete Page Deletes all the MENU items on a page in My Menu 173 Delete All Deletes all the MENU items added to My Menu 173 1 If you change this item you will need to format the memory card for compatibility with the PAL or NTSC system Also note that it may not be possible to play back movies recorded for the NTSC system on PAL system TVs 2 Overseas models only Gray tab ...

Page 221: ... monitor The displayed contents and their positions in the illustrations are just guidelines and may differ from the actual displays Monitor mode Viewfinder mode Intelligent Auto mode P A S M mode For playback Basic information display Histogram display ...

Page 222: ...images 93 120p 60p 60i 30p 24p 100p 50p 50i 25p Frame rate of movies 143 Display Indication Record setting of movies 143 Bluetooth connection available Bluetooth connection unavailable 198 Connected to smartphone Not connected to smartphone Remaining battery 39 Remaining battery warning USB power supply 187 Flash charge in progress 132 APS C Super 35mm 95 Setting Effect OFF 213 AF Illuminator 66 N...

Page 223: ...r File number 179 Protect 161 XAVC S 4K XAVC S HD AVCHD MP4 File format of movies 142 DPOF DPOF set 216 Dual Video REC 211 PC PC remote 187 Display Indication Shooting without shutter sound 76 Bright Monitoring Copyright information writing on 218 120fps 60fps 30fps 15fps 8fps 4fps 100fps 50fps 25fps 12fps 6fps 3fps 2fps 1fps Frame rate for slow quick motion shooting 147 Writing data Number of ima...

Page 224: ... Range Opt 112 Auto HDR 113 Display Indication 3 3 3 Creative Style 123 Contrast saturation and sharpness Picture Effect 210 Copyright information exists for image 218 Shutter Type 74 Finder Frame Rate 177 Select Rec Media 219 Display Indication Lock on AF Guide display for Lock on AF 61 Lock on AF Cancel Guide display for canceling Lock on AF 61 Focus Cancel Guide display for canceling focusing 9...

Page 225: ...10 FEL lock 135 Shutter speed indicator 37 Aperture indicator 37 Histogram 36 Location information 196 Latitude longitude information 196 Digital level gauge 38 Audio Level Display 212 DRO 112 Auto HDR Auto HDR image warning 113 Picture Effect error Display Indication 2017 1 1 10 37AM Date of recording 46 3 7 File number Number of images in the view mode REC Control 185 Spot metering area 108 00 0...

Page 226: ...mera Remove the battery pack wait for about one minute re insert the battery pack then turn on the power Refer to the Help Guide page 2 Initialize the settings page 189 Consult your dealer or local authorized service facility Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net ...

Page 227: ... the product may turn off automatically to protect itself In this case a message is displayed on the product screen before the product turns off The battery pack discharges quickly When Remote Ctrl has been set to On the power save mode will not function Set Remote Ctrl to Off after using with a remote control page 182 You cannot charge the battery Turn off the product before charging the battery ...

Page 228: ...ch to the record position Check the free capacity of the memory card The lens is not attached properly Attach the lens properly page 43 When attaching the product to an astronomical telescope etc set Release w o Lens to Enable page 212 Set Release w o Card to Enable page 212 However when no memory card has been inserted the images shot will not be saved The self timer has been activated Recording ...

Page 229: ...is is not a malfunction When using the zoom lens attach the lens hood Set up the composition so that you shoot images while avoiding backlit condition The corners of the picture are too dark If any filter or hood is used take it off and try shooting again Depending on the thickness of the filter and improper attachment of the hood the filter or the hood may partially appear in the image The optica...

Page 230: ... likely be sound clipping The camera vibrates while the power is on The image sensor moves up down left right due to an in camera anti blur mechanism This is not a malfunction Vibration or sounds occur when you shake the camera while the power is turned off The image sensor vibrates or makes sounds due to an in camera image sensor shift mechanism This is not a malfunction Viewing images Images can...

Page 231: ... If the battery level is low insert a charged battery pack Use the micro USB cable supplied to connect the devices Disconnect the USB cable and connect it again firmly Disconnect all equipment other than this product the keyboard and the mouse from the USB terminals of your computer Connect this product directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other device You cannot copy ima...

Page 232: ...hen you print the images recorded in Adobe RGB mode using sRGB printers that are not compatible with Adobe RGB the images are printed at a lower saturation page 126 Images are printed with both edges cut off Depending on your printer the left right top and bottom edges of the image may be cut off Especially when you print an image shot with Aspect Ratio set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may...

Page 233: ...formed The camera settings may be reset if the battery pack is ejected while the ON OFF Power switch is set to ON When ejecting the battery pack first set the ON OFF Power switch to OFF and make sure that the access lamp is not illuminated before ejecting page 25 41 The product does not work properly Turn off the product Remove the battery pack and insert it again If the product is hot remove the ...

Page 234: ...at the memory card You can use the memory card again however all previous data in the memory card is erased It may take some time to complete the format If the message still appears change the memory card Memory Card Error An incompatible memory card is inserted Formatting has failed Format the memory card again page 178 Unable to read memory card Reinsert memory card An incompatible memory card i...

Page 235: ...lay Images recorded with other products or images modified with a computer may not be displayed Processing on the computer such as deletion of the image files may cause inconsistencies in the image database files Repair the image database files page 219 Check that a lens is mounted For an unsupported lens set Release w o Lens in the menu to Enable The lens is not attached properly or the lens is n...

Page 236: ...e by the product is possible Unable to register to the database file Import all the images to a computer using PlayMemories Home and recover the memory card Image DataBase File error There is something wrong in the Image Database File Select Setup Recover Image DB page 219 System Error Camera Error Turn power off then on Remove the battery pack and then re insert it If the message appears frequent...

Page 237: ...to magnify Unable to rotate image Images recorded with other products may not be enlarged or rotated Cannot create more folders A folder in the memory card has the first three digits 999 You cannot create any more folders on this camera ...

Page 238: ...image depending on the shooting environment If this happens follow the steps below to clean the image sensor 1 Confirm that the battery has been charged sufficiently 2 MENU Setup Cleaning Mode Enter The image sensor vibrates a little to shake off the dust 3 Turn off the product following the instructions on the screen 4 Detach the lens 5 Use the blower to clean the image sensor surface and the sur...

Page 239: ... performing the cleaning The use of an AC Adaptor supplied is recommended Do not use a spray type blower as it may scatter water droplets inside the camera body Do not put the tip of a blower into the cavity beyond the lens mount area so that the tip of the blower does not touch the image sensor Hold the camera slightly face downward so that the dust falls out Do not subject the product to any sho...

Page 240: ...ptor both sold separately and the vertical grip sold separately are not designed to be attached at the same time If you attach them at the same time the space between the Mount Adaptor and the vertical grip will become narrow making the camera difficult to hold You cannot use the AF illuminator when using an A mount lens The sound of the lens and the product in operation may be recorded during mov...

Page 241: ...be changed using the operating switch on the lens Focus Mode Single shot AF Continuous AF This setting is unavailable when AF System is set to Contrast AF When using a Mount Adaptor and the camera is set to movie mode the Auto Focus only works when the shutter button is pressed halfway down or when using the AF On function When using a Mount Adaptor in movie mode adjust the aperture manually Avail...

Page 242: ... on the lens Lenses that support DMF with the focus mode switch Can be changed using the focus mode switch on the lens When the focus mode switch on the lens is set to AF you can change the focusing method by the operation of the camera Other lenses without the focus mode switch Can be changed by the operation of the camera Focus Mode Single shot AF Continuous AF DMF Only available when using lens...

Page 243: ...of the Mount Adaptor to the latest version in advance Shutter Type Mechanical Shut Auto Electronic Shut Continuous Shooting Hi The focus continuously tracks the subjects 1 The focus continuously tracks the subjects 1 2 Continuous Shooting Mid The focus continuously tracks the subjects 1 Continuous Shooting Lo The focus continuously tracks the subjects 1 When the F value is greater than F11 the foc...

Page 244: ...d to this product the battery remaining is displayed as How to attach the battery cover Slide the battery cover release lever and align the battery cover hinge with the battery cover shaft hole to attach the battery cover Hint The battery pack inside the vertical grip can be charged while the vertical grip is attached to the camera Turn off the camera and connect the camera to the AC Adaptor suppl...

Page 245: ...ery pack at an ambient temperature of 25 C 77 F Using a Sony SDXC memory card of UHS I Speed Class 3 sold separately Using a lens FE 28 70 mm F3 5 5 6 OSS sold separately The numbers for Shooting still images are based on the CIPA standard and shooting under the following conditions CIPA Camera Imaging Products Association One picture is taken every 30 seconds The power is turned on and off once e...

Page 246: ... PRO Duo Mark2 only Mark2 only Memory Stick PRO HG Duo 1 Memory Stick Micro M2 Mark2 only Mark2 only SD memory card 2 2 SDHC memory card 3 3 4 SDXC memory card 3 3 4 microSD memory card 2 2 microSDHC memory card 3 3 4 microSDXC memory card 3 3 4 1 Movies cannot be recorded in 100 Mbps or more 2 Memory card compatible with SD Speed Class 4 or faster 3 Memory card compatible with SD Speed Class 4 or...

Page 247: ...be recorded simultaneously when using a combination of the exFAT file system and FAT32 file system File Format is set to XAVC S 4K or XAVC S HD Recording Mode is set to Simult or Simult Memory card File system SDXC memory card exFAT Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 Memory Stick PRO HG Duo SDHC memory card FAT32 Number of recordable images When you insert a memory card into the camera and set the ON OFF ...

Page 248: ...rd 1100 2300 4600 9200 Fine 790 1600 3200 6400 Extra fine 435 870 1750 3500 RAW JPEG Compressed RAW 215 435 870 1750 RAW Compressed RAW 295 600 1200 2400 RAW JPEG Uncompressed RAW 125 255 510 1000 RAW Uncompressed RAW 150 305 610 1200 When Aspect Ratio is set to other than 3 2 you can record more images than the numbers shown in the table above except when RAW is selected Note Even if the number o...

Page 249: ...g 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB XAVC S 4K 30p 100M 25p 100M 9 m 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 30p 60M 25p 60M 15 m 30 m 1 h 2 h 5 m 24p 100M 9 m 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 24p 60M 15 m 30 m 1 h 2 h 5 m XAVC S HD 120p 100M 100p 100M 9 m 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 120p 60M 100p 60M 15 m 30 m 1 h 2 h 5 m 60p 50M 50p 50M 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 2 h 35 m 30p 50M 25p 50M 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 2 h 35 m 24p 50M 15 m 35 m 1 h 15 m 2 h 35 m AVCHD 6...

Page 250: ... reaches approximately 29 minutes the played back movie reaches approximately 29 minutes Recording will automatically stop when the recorded file reaches approximately 15 minutes if Record Setting is set to 60p 50p and Frame Rate is set to 30fps 25fps The times for slow motion quick motion movies are playback times not recording times Note The recordable time of movies varies because the camera is...

Page 251: ...0M 50p 50M not connected via Wi Fi 4K XAVC S 4K 24p 60M 25p 60M not connected via Wi Fi The duration of time available for movie recording varies with the temperature file format record setting for movies Wi Fi network environment or condition of the camera before you start recording If you frequently recompose or shoot images after the power is turned on the temperature inside the camera will ris...

Page 252: ...ontrast detection system Sensitivity Range 3 EV to 20 EV at ISO 100 equivalent F2 0 AF illuminator Approx 0 3 m to 3 m 0 99 ft to 9 8 ft When using an FE 28 70 mm F3 5 5 6 OSS Electronic viewfinder Type Electronic viewfinder Total number of dots 3 686 400 dots Frame coverage 100 Magnification Approx 0 78 with 50 mm lens at infinity 1 m 1 Eye Point Approx 23 mm from the eyepiece and approx 18 5 mm ...

Page 253: ...ble devices up to 1 60 second in AUTO mode up to 1 30 second in Auto slow shutter mode 1080 50i compatible devices up to 1 50 second in AUTO mode up to 1 25 second in Auto slow shutter mode Flash sync speed 1 250 second when using a flash manufactured by Sony Continuous shooting Continuous shooting speed when shooting with the electronic shutter Maximum of approx 20 images per second Maximum of ap...

Page 254: ...der Approx 4 1 W When using the monitor Approx 3 0 W Others Microphone Stereo Speaker Monaural Exif Print Compatible DPOF Compatible PRINT Image Matching III Compatible Dimensions Approx 126 9 mm 95 6 mm 63 0 mm Approx 5 inches 3 7 8 inches 2 1 2 inches W H D excluding protrusions Mass Approx 673 g 1 lb 7 7 oz including battery pack and SD card Approx 588 g 1 lb 4 7 oz body only Operating temperat...

Page 255: ...f Sony Corporation XAVC S and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation AVCHD Progressive and the AVCHD Progressive logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries IOS is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems Inc iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the ...

Page 256: ... Wi Fi Alliance The N Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC Forum Inc in the United States and in other countries The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license QR code is a trademark of Denso Wave Inc In addition system and product names used in this manual are in general tradem...

Page 257: ...these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it http oss sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Licenses in English are recorded in the internal memory of your product Establish a Mass Storage connection between the product and a computer to read li...

Page 258: ...rture Priority 99 APS C Super 35mm 95 Area Setting 218 Aspect 151 Aspect Ratio 93 Audio Level Display 212 Audio Out Timing 212 Audio Rec Level 150 Audio Recording 149 Audio recording of movies 149 Audio signals 214 Autoflash 133 Auto focus 53 Auto HDR 113 Auto Mode 47 Auto Pwr OFF Temp 217 Auto Review 174 Auto Slow Shut 211 Autumn leaves 124 AVCHD 143 AWB 120 B Battery pack 40 Blackout free shooti...

Page 259: ...alues 189 Delete 162 Delete confirm 217 Delete Item 173 Del Reg AF Area 208 Demo Mode 217 Dial Ev Comp 214 Dial Setup 214 Digital zoom 117 118 Diopter adjustment 25 Direct manual focus 51 70 DISP 35 DISP Button 37 Disp cont AF area 208 Displaying vertically oriented images 155 Display Media Info 219 Display Rotation 155 DMF 51 70 D Range Opt 112 Drive Mode 79 DRO 112 DRO Auto HDR 112 113 DRO Brack...

Page 260: ...er 71 Focus Magnif Time 210 Focus Mode 51 Focus Point Link 109 Focus Settings 207 Focus Standard 56 Folder Name 219 Format 178 FTP Transfer Func 215 Function button 25 31 Function Menu Set 171 G Grid Line 213 Guideframe 151 H HDMI Info Display 184 HDMI Only 24p 152 HDMI Only 25p 152 HDMI Only 30p 152 HDMI Resolution 183 HDMI Settings 183 HDR 113 Help Guide 2 High ISO NR 130 Highlight 108 Histogram...

Page 261: ...de 108 MF 51 69 MF Assist 72 Mode dial 96 Monitor 35 221 Monitor Brightness 217 Mount Adaptor 45 240 Movie 104 139 MOVIE Button 214 Movie file format 142 MOVIE Movie button 25 139 Movie record setting 143 Movie w shutter 141 MP4 143 MTP 200 Multi 108 Multi Interface Shoe 27 Multi selector 31 My Menu 172 220 N Network 214 Neutral 123 New Folder 219 NFC 190 Night Scene 123 Noise reduction 129 NR 129...

Page 262: ...Setting 143 Recover Image DB 219 Red Eye Reduction 209 Reg Cust Shoot Set 168 Release w o Card 212 Release w o Lens 212 Remote Camera Control 204 Remote Ctrl 182 Reset EV Comp 208 Reset Network Set 215 Rotate 216 S S 99 Safety Zone 151 Saturation 125 Scene recognition 97 Screen display 35 Select PB Media 159 Select REC Folder 181 Select Rec Media 41 219 Self timer 82 Self timer Cont 83 Self timer ...

Page 263: ...tion 90 Touch Operation 90 U Underwater Auto 120 USB 200 USB Connection 200 USB LUN Setting 218 USB Power Supply 187 V Version 219 Vertical grip 244 Video Light Mode 212 Viewfinder 35 Viewfinder Bright 217 Viewing images on a TV 164 View Mode 158 View on TV Wi Fi 215 Vivid 123 Volume 156 217 Volume Settings 156 217 W Warning messages 234 WB 120 WB bracket 87 White Balance 120 Wide 53 Wi Fi 190 Wi ...

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