✦
Built-in flash. The flash is
accessed by lifting up on the two
small ridges on either side of the
viewfinder. To close the flash, just
push down from the top until it
locks into place. Figure 1.1 shows
the flash open.
✦
Hot shoe. This hot shoe lets you
attach an external Sony flash unit
such as the HVL-F56AM, HVL-
F42AM, or the HVL-F36AM.
✦
Image sensor plane indicator.
This marking on the camera body
is used if you need to measure the
exact distance from the subject to
the image sensor.
✦
Drive mode button. This button
opens the Drive mode menu on
the LCD.
✦
White Balance button. This but-
ton opens the White Balance menu
on the LCD.
✦
ISO button. This button opens the
ISO menu on the LCD.
The Drive mode, the White
Balance menu, and the ISO
menu are covered in detail in
Chapter 2.
✦
Exposure button. This button
opens the Exposure Compensation
menu on the LCD.
✦
Shutter button. When pressed,
the shutter moves out of the way
and the photo is taken.
✦
Front control dial. The Front con-
trol dial controls the shutter speed
when the camera is in M (Manual
mode), P (Program Auto mode),
and S (Shutter Priority mode). The
Front control dial controls the aper-
ture when the camera is in A
(Aperture Priority mode).
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Part I
✦
Using the Sony Alpha A700
Shutter
button
Ex
p
osure
button
I
m
age sensor
in
d
icator
Front control
d
ial
Built-in
f
lash
ISO button
Drive
m
o
d
e
button
White
Balance
button
Hot shoe
Mo
d
e
d
ial
1.2
A top view of the camera
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