Viewfinder Display
The viewfinder in the Sony Alpha A700 cov-
ers 95 percent of the frame, and because
of its pentaprism design and optical glass
construction, it is bright and clear. The
viewfinder display is broken into two parts,
the main viewing area and the information
display along the bottom of the viewfinder.
The main display
The main display is where the pho-
tographed is composed. Being able to see
what the sensor will record makes compos-
ing your photo easy.
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AF area. There are 11 auto focus
indicators, four on the left, four on
the right, one on the bottom, one
on the top, and the Spot auto
focus area in the center.
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Spot AF area. This is the small
square directly in the middle of the
viewfinder. It is the focus indicator
for the Spot auto focus setting.
When the focus has locked on, the
indicator turns red for a moment,
indicating that the setting is in use.
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Spot metering area. The circle
around the Spot AF area defines
the Spot metering area. This is the
total area of the scene used in Spot
exposure metering.
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16:9 shooting area guidelines.
These crop guidelines are there to
help when composing in the 16:9
aspect ratio Crop mode. Any infor-
mation above or below the crop
marks is not recorded when the
16:9 aspect ratio is set.
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Part I
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Using the Sony Alpha A700
Flash compensation
Shuttter
speed
Aperture
Exposure
value scale
Manual focus
Wireless mode
Aspect ratio 16:9
Super SteadyShot
scale
Camera shake warning
AE lock
Shot remaining
counter
Flash symbol
High-speed sync
Focus indicators
1.8
The view through the viewfinder
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