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4-423-275- 11 (1) GB © 2012 Sony Co rporation NEX-F3 Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Table of cont ents Sample ph oto Menu Index ...
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2 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on using the camera How to use this handboo k Clic k on a button at up per right on the cover and eac h page to jump to the correspon ding page . This is co nvenien t when searc hing for a functi on you want to use. Search for information by function. Search for information by sample ph otos. Se ...
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3 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Table of cont ents Notes on using the camera How to use this han dbook ········ ········ ········· ········ ···· 2 Sampl e photo ········· ····· ········ ········· ········ ······ ········ ··· 6 Iden tifying p ...
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4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functio ns in the menu Shoot Mode ··· ········· ········ ····· ········· ········ ········ ······ · 2 1 Came ra ········ ········ ········ ······ ········ ········ ········· ····· ...
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5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Inde x Inde x ······ ········ ········· ········ ····· ········· ········ ········ ····· 203 ...
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6 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sample phot o “Thi s is the scene I want to ca pture in a phot o, but how can I do? ” You may find the an swer by going thr ough the sample photos liste d here. Clic k the desired sam ple photo. Shoot ing people (p age 7) Shoot ing macro ph otos (page 8) Shoot ing landsca pes (pag e 9) Shooti ng s ...
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7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people A person stands out, while backgrounds blurred away (33) The same scene with different brightness (48) A happy smile ( 75) In candle li ght (55) A person in front of night v iew (53) A moving pers on (88) A group photo (46, 47) A person lit from behind (65) With soft skin tones (78) 53 ...
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8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the ba ckground (33) Adjusting the co lor to indoor light ( 89) Flowers (53) Lowering the amount of flash light (93) Focusing manua lly (66) In better brightnes s (42) Preventing ca mera shake for indoo r shots (88) Making food look appealing (42) 53 89 53 93 66 42 88 ...
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9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (42) Running wat er (62) Vivid green colors (98) Colored leaves (98) Panoramic photos (56) Scenery with a wide range of brightness (94) Light outdoors shot from a dark interio r (94) Defocusing the ba ckground (33) Keeping your shot level (113) 42 62 98 98 5 ...
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10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (53) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (53) Fireworks (61) Trail of light (65) The same scene in different brightness ( 48) Defocusing the background (33) Preventing camera shake (46) 53 53 61 65 48 46 46 Continued r ...
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11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (69) Expressing vigorous action (62) With the subject approaching the ca mera (66) Capturing the best moment (45) 69 62 66 45 ...
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12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Identi fying part s See t he pages in pa rentheses fo r details of operat ion. A Flash B ON/OFF (Power) switc h C Shutter but ton (27) D AF illum inator/Self-time r lamp/Sm ile Shutter la mp E Lens releas e button F Image sensor posi tion mark (66) G Smart A ccessory Termina l 2 1) H Micro phone 2) I ...
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13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A LCD sc reen • You can adjust the L CD screen to an easily viewable angle, s uch as for a low- position shooting. Tilt the LCD screen upward about 18 0 degrees when you take a self-portrait. The 3-second delay self- timer is autom atically selected in the default setti ng (page 118). B Speaker C C ...
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14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E18 – 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (s upplied with NEX-F3D/F3K/F3Y) A Hood index B Focusing ring C Zoom ri ng D Focal-len gth scale E Focal-len gth index F Lens conta cts* G Mounting i ndex * Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly . E16 mm F2.8 (supplied with NEX-F 3D) A Converter index* B Focusing ring C Lens c ...
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15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E55 – 210 m m F4.5-6.3 OSS (supplied with NEX-F3Y) A Focusing ring B Zoom ring C Focal-length scale D Focal-length index E Lens contacts* F Mounting i ndex * Do n ot touch th is part dire ctly. ...
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16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index List of icons on the scre en Icons are disp layed on the scr een to indicate the c amera status. You c an chan ge t he sc reen disp lay using DISP (Di splay Cont ents) on t he c ontr ol w heel (page 3 9). Shooting standb y Graphic D isplay Movie re cording Playback A Displa y Indication P A S M Shoot ...
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17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C D Digital Zoom Flash ch arge in progress AF illum inator Live view Does not rec ord sound during movie recording SteadySh ot/SteadyS hot warn ing Electro nic Viewfi nder (sold separa tely) connection error Electro nic Viewfi nder (sol d separ ately ) overheat ing warning Overhea ting warning Data ...
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18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Apertur e indicato r REC 0 :12 Recording time of the movie (m: s) 2012-1-1 9:30AM Reco rded date/tim e of the image 12/12 Image number /Number of imag es in the view mode Appe ars when HDR d id not work on the image . Appe ars when Picture Effect di d not work on the image. Hist ogra m Display Indica ...
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19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera When shooting, DISP (Display Cont ents), (Exposu re Comp. ), and (Drive Mode) f uncti ons are ass igned t o the contr ol whee l. Wh en pla ying back, DISP (Di spl ay Conten ts) an d (Imag e Index) functi ons ar e assign ed to the co ntrol wh eel. You can a ssign ...
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20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index When you turn or pr ess the top/bo ttom/righ t/left par ts of the contr ol wheel foll owing the on-scree n displa y, you can select settin g items. You r select ion is determined when yo u pre ss the cen ter of the co ntrol wh eel. The soft keys have dif ferent roles, dependin g on the contex t. The ...
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21 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Menu You c an set up t he basic setti ngs for th e camera as a whol e, or ex ecute func tions such a s shoo ting, playb ack, or other operat ions . Allows you to select a shoot ing mode, such as ex posure mod e, panoram ic, Scene Select ion. 1 Select MENU. 2 Select the d ...
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22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash. Shutter Priority Adjusts the shutter speed to expre ss the movement of the subject. Aperture Pri ority Adjusts the range in focus, or defoc uses the backgro und. Program A uto Automatic s hooting that al lows ...
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23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect rati o. Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lance. Image Si ze Still Image Size Selects the image size. Aspect R atio Selects the aspect ratio. Quality Selects th e compression f ormat. 3D P ...
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24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set playback func tions. Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. Play back Delete Deletes ima ges. Slide S how Plays b ack imag es automa tically. View Mode Allow s you to dete rmine how to gro up the playb ack image s. Image Index Selects t ...
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25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index S. Auto Image Extract. Sets whether or not to save all th e image s that were shot continuou sly in Superio r Auto mode. MF Assist Display s an enlarged imag e when focusin g manually. MF Assist Time Sets the leng th of time the image will be shown in an expanded f orm. Color Space Changes the ra nge ...
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26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * App ears whe n an Eye-Fi car d (sold sep arately) is insert ed in the came ra. Playb ack Display Selects the method use d to play b ack po rtrait images. HDMI Resolution Sets the resolution w hen connect ed to HDM I TV. CTRL FOR HDM I Sets wheth er or not to opera te the camera with a “BRAVI A” ...
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27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shootin g imag es Shooti ng images with the settings in effe ct when you bo ught the came ra is explaine d here . The camera makes dec isions appr opriate to the si tuatio n, and adj usts the se tting s. • You can c ontin uousl y re cord a movi e for up to 2 9 mi nutes , and an MP 4 form at mo vie ...
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28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a sti ll image of a subject that is difficul t to focus on • Focusin g may be difficult in the following situations: – It is dark and the sub ject is dist ant. – T he contras t between the subjec t and the ba ckgroun d is poor. – T he subject is seen th rough gl ass. – T he s ...
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29 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the recor ded imag es. 1 Press t he (Playb ack) but ton. 2 Select the imag e with the contro l wheel. 3 To pl ay back panorami c ima ges or movi es, pres s the cente r of t he con trol wheel. * The movie is pl ayed back frame-by-fr ame. • Pano ramic imag es sh ot o ...
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30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A por tion of a st ill ima ge can be enlarge d for cl oser exam ination during pl ayback. This is conve nient to chec k the focu s conditio n of a recorde d still image. You can enlarg e playba ck im ages f rom the menu ( page 1 05). • You ca nnot use th e enlarged playback function with mov ies. ? ...
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31 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • You ca nnot delet e prote cted images . • Once y ou have de leted an im age, you can not rest ore it. Chec k whethe r you delet e the image or not before hand. 1 Displ ay the image yo u want to de lete, and sele ct (De lete) . 2 Select OK. ...
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32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the Photo Crea tivity fun ction Photo Crea tivity Using Photo Creativit y, you can shoo t a subject with easy operations an d obtain crea tive photos ea sily. • The Ph oto Creat ivity func tion is only availabl e when an E-m ount lens is mounted. • The Ph oto Creat ivity fu nction is o nly ...
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33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Backg round Defocu s Photo Cre ativity allo ws you to defoc us the backgroun d easily to make the subject stand out, whi le chec king the defoc using effe ct on the LCD screen. Yo u can recor d a movie wit h a value ad juste d with th e defocusi ng effec t. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [In telligent Auto ...
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34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brightne ss You can a djust the brightne ss easily in Photo Creat ivity. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [In telligent Auto] or [Superior Auto ]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Brightness] . 4 Select the desired br ightness . : To m ake imag es brigh ter : To m ake imag es dark er Select A UTO to re ...
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35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Col or You can a djust the colo r easily in Photo Cre ativity. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [In telligent Auto] or [Superior Auto ]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Color]. 4 Select the desired co lor. : To mak e the co lor warm : To mak e the co lor cool Select A UTO to restore to the origina l s ...
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36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Vividness You can a djust the vivi dness easily in Photo Creati vity. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [In telligent Auto] or [Superior Auto ]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Vivid ness]. 4 Select the desired vi vidness. : To ma ke images v ivid : To ma ke imag es faint Select AUTO to restore to the ...
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37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You ca n set Pic ture Effe ct easil y in Photo Creativ ity. Se lect th e desired ef fect filt er to achieve more impressive and artistic e xpression. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [In telligent Auto] or [Superior Auto ]. 2 Select (Photo Creativity). 3 Select [Picture Eff ect]. 4 Select the ...
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38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • When [Partial Color] is selected, im ages may not retain the se lected co lor, depend ing on the s ubject. • The ava ilabl e picture ef fects ar e limited with Photo Cr eativity . Also, f ine adj ustment is not availa ble. Yo u can u se more picture effects and ma ke fine adjustm ent wit h Opti ...
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39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Displ ay Content s) Using the c ontrol wheel : 1 Press D ISP (Display Contents) on the control wh eel repeat edly to select the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Cam era] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)]. Durin g play ...
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40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphic ally. For viewfinder Shows only shoo ting informa tion on the screen (no ima ge). Select this when you shoot using a vie wfinder (so ld separatel y). Finder Display(DISP) Disp. Basic I nfo Sho ws basic recordi ng informat ion on the view fin der. ...
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41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z What is histogram ? The histogr am display s the luminanc e distributi on that shows how many pixe ls of a particular b rightness exist in t he picture. Bright er image will m ake the entire h istogram shift to the rig ht side , and dark er image to the lef t side. • If the image has a high- key ...
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42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Exposure Comp. You ca n adjust the exposu re in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –3. 0 EV to +3.0 EV . 1 (Exposu re Comp. ) on the cont rol whee l t desi red va lue. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposure Comp.] t desired va lue. • You ca nnot use [E xposure Comp.] when usin g the follo wing func ti ...
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43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Driv e Mode You can se t the drive mo de, such as continu ous, self-tim er, or bracket shoo ting. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t des ired mode . Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t desired m ode. • You ca nnot chan ge the setti ng when u sing the fol lowing fu nctions : – [ Hand-he ...
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44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cont. S hooting Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooti ng]. • You ca nnot use [C ont. Sh ooting] w ith the foll owing fun ctions: – [ Scene Se ...
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45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Spd Priorit y Cont. The ca mera cont inues to shoot as long as the shut ter button is pr essed. The focus and bright ness are set at the first image. Y ou can cont inuously shoot at a rate faster tha n that of [Co nt. Shoo ting] (at a maximum of abo ut 5.5 i mages pe r second) . 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t ...
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46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-time r]. 2 Option t desired mod e. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Dri ve Mode) and sele ct [Sin gle Shootin g]. • You ca nnot use [S elf-time r] with the foll owing fun ctions: – [ Hand- ...
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47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-t imer(Co nt) Continuo usly shoots the numbe r of images you have set after 10 seconds. You can choose the best shot from several shots taken. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t h e contr o l whee l t [Self-time r(Cont)]. Or, MENU t [Camer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-time r(Cont)]. 2 Option t desired mod e. To ...
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48 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brac ket: Con t. Shoots 3 im ages while au tomatica lly shifting the exp osure from base, to darker, then t o light er. Press and ho ld down the shutte r button un til the bracket recording is completed. You can se lect an image that su its yo ur inte ntion , afte r reco rdin g. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on t ...
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49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu Imag e Index Displays mul tiple imag es at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) button to switc h to the p layback mode. 2 Press (Im age Inde x) on the cont rol whee l. 6-imag e index appears. You can switch to 12-image index; MENU t [Playb ack ] t [Image Index] . 3 To ...
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50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Intel ligen t Auto The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [Fl ash Mode] is se t to [Autof lash] or [Flas h Off]. • You ca n shoot eve n if the cam era has not recogniz ed the scen e. • When [Face Detecti on] is set to [ Off], the [Po rtrait] ...
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51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a sti ll image of a subject that is difficul t to focus on • Focusin g may be difficult in the following situations: – It is dark and the sub ject is dist ant. – T he contras t between the subjec t and the ba ckgroun d is poor. – T he subject is seen th rough gl ass. – T he s ...
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52 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Superior Auto The ca mera auto matically recognizes an d evalua tes the shooting con ditions, and the approp riate set tings are set aut omatica lly. The ca mera shoo ts images wi th a wider range of shooting fun ctions than those of Intelligent Auto shoo ting, such as Auto HDR, chooses the best imag ...
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53 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to sh oot wi th pr eset se ttings accordi ng to the sc ene. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Scene Selection] t desi red mode. (Por trait) Blurs away backgro unds and sharpens the subject. Expresses sk in tones softly. (Lan dscap e) Shoots the ent ire range of scenery in sharp f ...
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54 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • In th e [Night Scen e] and [Nig ht Portra it] modes , the shutter speed is slo wer, so us ing a tripo d is reco mmen ded to preven t the imag e fro m blurr ing. • In the [H and-hel d Twiligh t] mode, the shutter cli cks 6 times and an image is recorded. • If you se lect [Han d-held Twili ght] ...
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55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Anti Motion Blu r This is suita ble for indoor shots without using the flash, to reduc e the subject blur. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Ant i Motion Blur]. 2 Shoo t with the shutte r button. The cam era combines 6 sh ots at high sensit ivity into 1 still im age, so camer a shake is reduce d while preven ...
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56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to creat e a pan oramic i mage f rom compose d imag es. • If yo u cannot p an the camera across t he entire subj ect wit hin the giv en time, a gra y area occu rs in the comp osed image. If this happ ens, move the camera fas t to record a full panora mic image. • When yo ...
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57 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for shooti ng a panoramic image Pan the cam era in an arc with a con stant velocity and in the sa me direction as the indicatio n on the LCD screen. [Sweep Pan orama] is better suited for still su bjects, rather than mov ing ones. • When using a zoom lens, i t is recommended t hat you use it ...
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58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 3D Sweep Panor ama Allow s you t o crea te a 3D image fr om com posed i mages. 3D ima ges shot in [3D Sw eep Panoram a] mode of this c amera can be pla yed back onl y on a 3 D TV. Th e reco rded ima ges a re pla yed bac k as no rmal s till i mages on the L C D scree n of this cam era and a non- 3D TV ...
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59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index beach, or lawn. – S ubjects with const ant chang e such as wa ves or wat er falls. – S ubjects with the sun or electric lights, et c. that are mu ch bright er than surr oundings. • [3D Sw eep Pano rama] rec ording ma y be disco ntinued in the follow ing situa tions: – Y ou pan th e camera to ...
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60 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Manual Exp osure You can sho ot with the desired e xposure setting by adjusting b oth the sh utter speed and apertur e. • You c annot se lect [Fla sh Off] and [Au toflash] in [Flas h Mode] . When you want to fire the flash, p ress the (flash pop-up) butt on to po p up the flas h. When you do not fi ...
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61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n shoot trails wi th long exposure . BULB is suitab le for shooting t rails of ligh t, such as firew orks . • Since the shutter speed beco mes slow and the cam era shak e tends to occu r more easi ly, it is reco mmen ded th at y ou us e a tripo d. • The lon ger the exp osure tim e, the mor ...
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62 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shutte r Priority You can e xpress the moveme nt of a moving subject in various way by a djusting the shutte r speed, for exam ple, at the in stant of the movem ent with hig h speed shutter, or as a trail ing i mage with low s peed s hutter. You c an adju st the s hutt er spee d also during movie r e ...
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63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aper ture Pri ority Blurs or sharpe ns things in front of and be yond the subject. Y ou can adjust the apertu re value als o during movi e recordin g. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [A pert ure Pr iorit y]. 2 Select the desired va lue with the control whe el. Smaller F-va lue: The subject is in focus, but ...
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64 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Auto While exposure is adjuste d by the camera a utomatica lly, you can set shoo ting fu nctions such a s ISO se nsitivity, Creative St yle, D -Range opt imizer. 1 MENU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Program Auto]. 2 Set t he shoo ting fun ction s to your de sire d sett ings. 3 Adjust the focus an d shoo ...
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65 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Mode 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Flash Mode] t de sired mode . 2 When yo u want to fire t he flash, pres s the (f lash pop-up ) button to pop up t he fl ash. • The def ault se tting depe nds on the shooting mode. • Avai lable flas h mode depends on the sh ootin g mode . • You ca nnot use th e f ...
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66 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [AF/MF Se lect] t desired m ode. • If you tu rn the focu sing ring whe n [DMF] or [M anual Fo cus] is sele cted, the ima ge is enlar ged autom atically to enable yo u to check focus area e asier. Yo u can prev ent the ...
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67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [AF/MF Se lect] t [DMF]. 2 Press t he shutter button halfwa y down to fo cus automa tically. 3 Keep the shutter button h alfway down, ro tate the fo cusing ring of the lens to achiev e a sharp fo cus. • [Auto focus Mode] is fixed to [S ingle-sh ot AF]. DMF (Direct M anual Focus ...
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68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Autofo cus Are a Selec ts the focusing area . Use this func tion when it is diffi cult to get the pr oper focus in auto fo cus mod e. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Aut ofocus Ar ea] t desired m ode. • When this functi on is set to other tha n [Multi] , you cann ot use the [Face Dete ction] function . • [ ...
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69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t he focu s method t o suit t he movemen t of th e subject . 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Aut ofocus Mod e] t desired mode. • [Si ngle-sho t AF] is sele cted whe n using the followin g function s: – [Inte llig ent Auto] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [Self-t imer] – [ Scene ...
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70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Obje ct Trac king Keeps the focusing on a movin g subject wh ile tracking it . • Track ing may be difficult in the follow ing situatio ns: – T he subje ct is movin g too quick ly. – T he subje ct is too sma ll, or too larg e. – T he contra st betwee n the subje ct and the b ackgrou nd is poor ...
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71 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Zoom With the [Z oom] featu re of th e camera, the cam era allows you to us e a higher magn ification zoom than the optical zo om factor of t he zoom lens t o magnify the image. The maxi mum zoom scal e that can be se t with the [Zoom] feature of the came ra depends on the set ting of [Im age Size] ( ...
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72 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * Z oom s cale in the d efault setting • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [ Hand-he ld Twilight ] in [Scene Selection ] – [ Anti Mot ion Bl ur] – [ Sweep Pa norama ] – [ 3D Swee p Panoram a] – [ Smil e Shutter] – [ RAW] or [RA W & JPEG] in [Q ualit ...
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73 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Dete ction Det ects the fa ces of your su bjects an d adjust s the focus, exposure, flash settings and perform i mage pro cessing a u tomati cally. You can s elect the pr iority f ace to be foc used on. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce Dete ction] t de sired mod e. • You ca nnot use [F ace Detec ti ...
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74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Reg istra tion Detect s fac es for whic h inf ormati on has been r egis tered in ad vance, when [Fac e Detectio n] is set to [On (Regist . Faces )]. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Face Registration] t desi red mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Face Registration] t [N ew R egis tra tion ]. 2 Align the guide fra ...
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75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shut ter is rele ased auto mati cally. You can se t the sen sitiv ity to d etec t a smil e with O ption . • You ca nnot use [S mile Shutte r] with the fo llowing fun ctions: – [ Hand-he ld Twilight ] in [Scene Selection ] – [ Anti Mot ion Bl ...
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76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for better capturing of smil es • The shutter ope rates when any pers on whose smile is detecte d. • If a face is r egistered, the camer a detect s the smile of that face only . • If a sm ile is not det ected, set the sensitivity with Optio n. 1 Do not cover the eyes wit h the bangs. Do ...
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77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Port. Framing When the came ra detect s and shoot s a face, the ca ptured i mage is aut omatic ally trimme d into a suitable compo sition. Both th e origi nal an d the tr immed i mages ar e save d. The trimmed image is reco rded wit h th e same im age si ze as th at of t h e or iginal image. 1 M ...
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78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Soft Skin Effect Sets the effect used for shoo ting the skin sm oothly in the Face Detection function. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Soft Skin Effect ] t [On]. 2 To set the inte nsity of the Soft Skin Effect, Opt ion t desired se tting. You can se t the in tensit y of th e Soft S kin E ffect with O ption . ? ...
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79 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting Tip Lis t Allow s you to search thr ough all shooti ng tips in the cam era. Use th is item when you want to look at shooting tips you ha ve seen befo re. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Shoo tin g Tip Li st]. 2 Search for the desi red shooti ng tip. Turn th e control wheel to scroll the text up and do ...
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80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DISP Button (Monitor) Allows you to sele ct the scr een disp lay mode s that can be sel ected with [Displ ay Conte nts] (pag e 39) i n shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Bu tton(Monitor)]. 2 Select the desired m ode. The i tems mark ed with are av ailable. Graphic Disp lay Shows basic shooting ...
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81 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age size dete rmines t h e s ize of the imag e file that is reco rded wh en you r ecord an image. The lar ger t he image size, the mor e det ail wi ll be r eprodu ced wh en the im age is printe d on lar ge-f ormat pa per. The s maller the i mage s ize, th e more images can be recor ...
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82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The im age size var ies depend ing on the [Panor ama Dire ction] setting. • Whe n you print panor ami c imag es, bot h edg es may be c ut off. Sweep Panorama (Stand ard) Shoots i mages usin g standard s i ze. Vertica l: 3872 × 2160 Horizont al: 8192 × 1856 (Wide) Shoots images usi ng wide size. V ...
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83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of still images. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Aspect Ratio ] t desire d mode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [ Sweep Pa norama ] – [ 3D Swee p Panoram a] 3:2 Standard a spect ratio. Suitable for prints. 16:9 For vie wing on ...
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84 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t he compr ession for mat of st ill imag es. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Quality] t desired mode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [ Sweep Pa norama ] – [ 3D Swee p Panoram a] • You ca nnot add D POF (print or der) regis tration to RAW format ...
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85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Panorama Direction Sets t he direct ion to p an the c amera wh en you shoot 3D Sweep Pa norama o r Sweep Pano rama ima ges. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Panorama Dir ection] t desired mod e. 3D Sweep Panorama (Right) Pan the camera from the left to the right. (Lef t) Pan the c amera from the right to the ...
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86 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Forma t Selects th e movie file forma t. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Fi le For mat] t de sired mod e. AVCHD Records 60i/50i movies or 24p/25p movies i n AVCHD format. This fi le format is su itable for v iewing th e movie o n a high-def inition TV. You can create a Blu-ray Disc, an AVCH D record in ...
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87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size, f rame rat e , an d imag e quality for mo vie reco rding. The hi gher th e data rate (average bi t-rate) per second , the higher t he image quali ty. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Re cor d Set ti ng] t desired mode. * 108 0 60i-com patible device ** 1080 50i -com ...
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88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [ISO] t desi red se tti ng. • [ISO A UTO] is selec ted when usin g the follo wing functio ns: – [Inte llig ent Auto] –[ S u p e r i o r A u t o ] – [ Scene Se lection] – [ Anti Mot ion Bl ur] – [ Sweep Pa norama ] – [ 3 ...
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89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index White Balance Adju sts th e colo r temp erat ure acc ordin g to the ambi ent lig ht con ditio ns. Use thi s fe ature when th e color temper ature of th e imag e did not co me out as you expec ted, or when you wan t to chan ge the color te mperature on purpose for photogra phic expression. 1 MENU t [B ...
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90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [White Bal ance] t desired m ode. 2 As necessary, Op tion t adjust the color temperatur e by pressin g the top/ bottom/ rig ht/l eft part s of the co ntr ol whee l. You c an adjust th e color tem peratur e towards G ( green ), M (mag enta), A (a mber) o r B (blue). 1 ME ...
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91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • If the flash is use d when the shut ter butt on is press ed, a custom white bala nce is regis tered with the flash ligh t taken int o account. T ake pictu res with th e flash in lat er shootings . • The me ssage “Cu stom WB err or” indica tes that th e value is beyond th e expecte d range. ...
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92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Meteri ng Mod e Select s the meteri ng mode tha t sets which part of the subjec t to measur e to deter mine the expos ure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Meterin g Mode] t desire d mode. • If yo u set [Meterin g Mode] to other than [Multi], th e [Face De tection] fu nction ca nnot be used. • [Mu ...
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93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Comp. Adjusts th e amount of fla sh light in 1/3 EV step s in a range of –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. Flash compensa tion cha nges the amount of flas h light o nly. Exp osure comp ensation chang es the amount of flash light al ong with the change of the shu tter speed and apertur e. 1 Pres s th e (fl ...
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94 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t desi red mod e. • You ca n select [D RO/Aut o HDR] on ly in the foll owing mode s: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [ Shutter P riority] – [ Apertur e Priority ] – [ Progr am Auto] Corr ect ...
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95 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Widens th e range (grada tions) so that you can record from brig ht parts to dark parts in correc t brightness (Aut o High Dynam ic Range). 1 im age with proper exp osure and 1 overl aid ima ge are recorded. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t [Aut o HDR] . 2 Option t desired val ue. • ...
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96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can shoot w ith an ef fect filter to obtain th e variou s textures. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Picture Eff ect] t desired mode. (Off) Does not use the Picture Effec t function. (Toy C amera) Creates the look o f a Toy Camera photo wit h shad ed co rner s and prono unce d colo ...
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97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ca n select [Pi cture Effe ct] only in the following modes: –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [ Shutter P riority] – [ Apertur e Priority ] – [ Progr am Auto] • You ca nnot use [P icture Eff ect] with [ RAW] and [RAW & JPEG] image s. • The [ Toy Camera ] and [Miniatu re] effe ...
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98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to select the de sired ima ge processi ng. You ca n adjus t exposur e (shutter speed an d apertu re) as you lik e with [Creativ e Style], unlike wi th [Sce ne Selecti on] where the ca mera adju sts the exposure. 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color ] t [Creative Styl e] t desired m o ...
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99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t de sired mod e. • You ca n selec t up to 100 imag es. Multiple Img . D eletes the selec ted images. Press the cen ter of the c ontrol wheel to select OK. All in Folder Deletes al l images in the selected ...
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100 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slide Show Plays ba ck images au tomatic ally. Plays bac k only 3D image s in Slide Show on the 3D TV connec ted to the cam era. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Sl ide Show ] t desired mo de t OK. • You ca nnot paus e the slide s how. To stop the slid e show, pre ss the cente r of the c ontrol wheel . • ...
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101 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View Mode Sele cts the unit of image s to be pla yed ba ck. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Vie w M ode ] t desired mode. Folder View(S till) Display s still i mages b y folder. Folder View(MP4) Di splays movies (MP4) by fo lder. AVCHD V iew Displays AVCHD movie s. ...
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102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Selects th e number of im ages to be displayed on the index. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t desir ed mode. 6 Images Displays 6 images. 12 Images Displays 12 images. z Displaying a desi red folder To select a desired folder , select the bar to the left of the image index screen ...
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103 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image counte r-cloc kwise. Use this to displa y a horizon tal orien tation imag e in vert ical orie ntati on. On ce y ou r otate the image , th e ima ge is pla yed b ack in the rotated position, even if yo u turn off the power . 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Rotate]. 2 Press t he ...
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104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s recorded image s again st acc ident al eras ure. The m ark is displayed for re gistered imag es. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t desi red mode. • You c an pro tect up to 100 images at a time. Multiple Img . A pplies or cancels the protection of the selected images. Pre ss th ...
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105 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Enlarge Image You ca n check the fo cus by enlar ging a porti on of the playba ck image. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [ Enlarge I mage]. 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the co ntrol wh eel. 3 Select the pos ition you w ant to see by pressing the top/ bottom/rig ht/left of the co ntro l whee l. 4 To ca nce ...
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106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Volume Settings Adjusts the soun d volume of movies in 8 steps. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Volume Sett ings] t desired va lue. z Adjusting the volume duri ng playback The [Vol ume Sett ings] scree n appears when you pr ess the b ottom of the contro l wheel w hile playing ba ck movies. You can adjust th ...
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107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Specify Printing You can spe cify which still imag es you shot on the memory card that you want to prin t out later. The (Print order) mark is displayed for re gistered images (DPOF: Digi tal Print Orde r Format). 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Specify P rinting] t desir ed set ting . • You ca nnot add t ...
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108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF Illumi nator Th e AF illu mina tor su pplie s fill li ght to focu s more ea sily on a su bject in dark surroundi ngs. The red AF illu minator allows t he camera to foc us easily when the shutt er butt on is pre ssed ha lfw ay, un til the fo cus is locked . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Illumi nator] t d ...
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109 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Red Eye Re duction When using the fl ash, it is fired 2 or more times before shooting to redu ce the red-ey e phenom enon. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Red Eye R eduction] t des ired settin g. • You ca nnot use R ed Eye Reduc tion with [Sm ile Shutt er]. • Red Ey e Reducti on may no t produce the desi re ...
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110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting When an Elec tronic V iewfi nder (s old sep arate ly) is attache d to the camera, sen sors in th e Elect ronic Viewfi nder can det ect wh ethe r or no t it i s bein g used a n d th e camer a swit ches the display. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desired set ting. Auto Wh ...
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111 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Live Vi ew Displa y Sets whether or not to show image s altered with effe cts of the exposure co mpensation, white balanc e, Cre ative Style , or Pi cture Effect on the LCD screen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Live View Disp lay] t desire d setting. • You ca n select [Se tting Effe ct OFF] in t he followin ...
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112 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can check the r ecord ed image on the LCD s creen right after the shoot ing. Y ou can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Aut o Re view] t desired sett ing. • In au to review, the im age will not be dis played in the vertical pos ition even if [Playback Display] is se ...
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113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The grid line will help you to adjust th e comp osition of images. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Grid Line ] t desi red sett ing. Rule of 3rds G rid Placing mai n subjects clos e to one of the grid lin es that divide the image into third s makes for ...
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114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Leve l Enhan ces the outline o f in-focus r anges w ith a sp ecific col or in ma nual focu s. This function allows you to confi rm the focus easily. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Lev el] t desired setting. • Since the camera judges tha t sharp are as are in focus, the peaki ng level is d if ...
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115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used f or the peaking functi on in ma nual fo cus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Co lor] t desired setting. • This ite m cannot be set when [Pe aking Lev el] is set to [Off]. White Enhances ou tlines in white . Red Enhances o utlines in red. Yellow Enha nces outlines in ...
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116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Clea r Image Zoom Sets whet her or no t to use Clear Image Zoo m when the [Zoo m] featu re of th e camera is used (page 71). Z ooms an imag e with higher qu ality than D igital Zoom . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Clear Image Zoom] t de sir ed sett ing . • You ca nnot use [C lear Image Z oom] with the follo ...
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117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Digi tal Zoo m Sets whether to use Digital Zoom or not when the [Zoom] feat ure of the camer a is used (page 71). Zooms an imag e with highe r magn ifica tion t han Cl ear I mage Zo om. Thi s featu re ca n be also avai lable in movie re cording. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Digital Zoom] t de sire d setting ...
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118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-por trait Self-timer Sets wh ether or not to set the shooting mode to the 3-second delay self-timer wh en the LCD sc reen is tilted up ward about 180 degre es. • You ca nnot use [S elf-port rait Self-t imer] with the followin g functio ns: – D uring m ovie recor ding – [ Hand-he ld Twilig ...
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119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index S. Auto Image Extract. Sets w hether o r not t o save a ll the i mages that were shot con tinuously in Superior Auto mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [S. Auto Image Extrac t.] t desired sett ing. • Even when y ou set [ S. Auto Image Extract.] to [Off] w ith [H and-he ld Twiligh t] sel ected fr om reco gn ...
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120 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scree n automati cally to make manual- focusin g easier. This works in the [Ma nual Focus] or [DMF] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t desired se tting. 2 Turn th e focusing ring to adjust the focus. The i mage is en larged by 4.8 time s. You can enlarge the ...
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121 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Ti me Sets the length o f time t h e im age will b e shown in an exp anded form for the [ MF Assist] function . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist Tim e] t desire d setting. • This ite m cannot be set when [MF Assist] is set to [Off] . No Limit Enlarge s the display until is selected. 5 Sec E ...
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122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are repre sente d with com bin atio ns of numbers or th e range of colo r reprodu ction i s called “ color space .” You can change t he color spa ce, depe nding on your purpo se. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Col or Space ] t desired sett ing. • Adob e RGB is for appl icati ...
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123 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index SteadyShot Sets wh ether or not you use the SteadyShot funct ion of the lens. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t de sire d set tin g. • [On] is selected w hen using t he following function s: – [ Hand-he ld Twilight ] in [Scene Selection ] – [ Anti Mot ion Bl ur] • You ca nnot set [S teadySho ...
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124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rele ase w/o Lens Set s whethe r or not the sh utter ca n be relea sed when no lens is attach ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Releas e w/o Lens] t desired se tting. • Corre ct meterin g cannot b e achieved when you use lenses tha t do not prov ide a lens c ontact, such as the lens o f an astr onomica l te ...
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125 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Start AF Sets whether or not to use autofocu s when you look th rough an Electronic V iewfind er (sold separately ) attached to the ca mera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Eye-S tart AF] t desi red set ting . • This ite m is availa ble only w hen the LA-E A2 Mount Adap tor (sold s eparately ) is attache ...
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126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Fron t Curtain Shu tter The el ectronic fr ont curtain shu tter function shor tens the time la g between shut ter rele ases . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Front Curtai n Shutter] t desire d setting . • Whe n you shoo t at hig h shutt er spee ds with a large di amete r lens at tach ed, the gh ostin g of a b ...
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127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Long Expos ure NR When you set the shutter spee d to a secon d or longer (Long e xposure shooting ), noise reductio n is tu rned on fo r the same dura tion tha t the shu tter i s open. Th is is to reduce t he grain y noise t ypical in a long expo sure. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [L ong Exp osu re N R] t des ...
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128 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index High ISO NR When shooting wit h the high ISO, the ca mera reduc es the noise tha t becomes more notic eable when the c amera sensitiv ity is high. W hen noise reduc tion is in progre ss, a messag e may appear and you cannot take another pictu re. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [High ISO NR] t de sire d sett ing ...
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129 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Shading Compen sates for t he shad ed cor ners of th e scre en, ca used by cert ain lens charac terist ics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp. : Shad ing] t de sired setting . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. Auto Comp ensates for darker corners of the screen autom a ...
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130 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber. Reduc es the color dev iation at t he corners of the sc reen, cause d by certain le ns charac teri stics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desi red sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. Auto Reduce s the co lor deviation automatical ...
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131 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Lens Comp.: Distorti on Compensa tes for the distortion of the screen, cause d by certain lens charac teristics. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Lens Comp.: Distortion] t desire d sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens. Auto Comp ensates for disto rtion of the sc reen automatic ally. ...
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132 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Prio rity Tracking Sets w hether to pr eferent ially- track a cert ain face o r not wh en the camera detects t hat face du ring object tracking. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Face Pr ior it y Trac king ] t desired sett ing. • When [Face Detecti on] is set to [Off], [Face Priority T racking] is set to [ ...
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133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Movie Aud io Rec Sets whether or not you record the sou nd during mo vie record ing. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Mov ie A udio Rec] t des ired se tti ng. • The sou nd of the le ns and the ca mera in opera tion will also be reco rded, when [On] is sele cted. On Records sound (st ereo). Off Does not record ...
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134 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Reduct. Sets w hether o r not t o reduc e wind no ise duri ng mov ie record ing. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Wind Noise Reduct .] t desire d setting. • Settin g this item to [On] where wind is not b lowing suffi cientl y hard may cau se normal sound to be rec orded with too low volume . • Whe ...
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135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF Micr o Adj. All ows you to ad just and r egister a n autofocu sed posit ion for eac h lens, wh en using an A-moun t lens with the LA -EA2 Mount Adaptor (so ld separately). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.]. 2 [AF Adjustmen t Setting] t [On]. 3 [amount] t desir ed value t OK. • It is re commend ...
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136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Menu st art Allows you to sel ect whe ther to a lways displa y the first sc reen of the menu or to display the scr een of t he ite m you set the la st time. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Menu sta rt] t desired setting. Top Alway s displays the first screen of the menu. Previous Displays the last item set. Thi ...
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137 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Custo m Key Settings Assign ing functions to the vario us keys allows you to speed up operations by pressing the app ropriate key on th e shooting infor mation scre en. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Cus tom Key Sett ings ] t desire d setting. Right Key Right Key Se tting Shoot Mode ISO Shoo t. Tip s Whit e Ba ...
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138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Custo m Key Settin gs] is avail able with the followi ng shooti ng modes. A function that has bee n assigned to the rig ht key, so ft key B, and sof t key C on the control w heel is called o nly in the fo llowing s hooting mode. –[ M a n u a l E x p o s u r e ] – [ Shutter P riority] – [ ...
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139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Calling a function assigned to [Custom] of soft key C 1 Pre ss soft key C when CU STOM (Cus tom) is displayed. 2 Select [Custom 1], [Custom 2 ], [Custom 3], [Cus tom 4 ], or [Cust om 5] by pr essing t he right/l eft of the contro l wheel. ...
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140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL to ggle When it is hard to obtain an appropr iate exposure for t he subject, thi s function allow s you to lock t he exposure by focusing on and m easuring the light of an area tha t has the desired bri ghtness. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Custom Key Setti ngs] t [Right Key Setti n g] or [Soft key B Set ...
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141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Beep Sel ects the s ound produc ed when you opera te the ca mera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Bee p] t desi red set ting . On Turns on audibl e signals when you pre ss the control whee l or soft keys. Off Turns off the audibl e signal. ...
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142 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [ Langu age] t de sired lang uage. ...
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143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the d ate and time again . • The cam era does not have a fea ture for su perimpo sing dates on images . By using “P layMemor ies Home ” on the C D-ROM (su pplied), yo u can print or save ima ges with th e date. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Dat e/Tim e Set up] . 2 Press the right o ...
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144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Area Se tting Set s the area where you are u sin g the came ra. Th is a llow s you to se t the loca l area whe n you u se the c amera a broad. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Area Sett ing] t desi red se tti ng. 2 Press the right or left of the control wheel to sele ct a n ar ea. ...
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145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Help Guide Display You ca n select whet her or not the help gu ide is displaye d when you ope rate the camera . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Hel p Guide Dis play ] t desired se tting. On Displays the help gui de. Off Does not display the help gui de. ...
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146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eco Mode You can sho rten the wa iting time unt il the camer a is tu rned of f when it is not being operat ed to preve nt the batt ery from bei ng consumed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Eco Mode] t desired setti ng. • When the AC-PW20 A C Adaptor (sold separatel y) is used, thi s item cann ot be set to [ M ...
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147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Save You can set t ime int erval s for the cam era to switch to p ower s ave mode . Pressing the shutter button h alfway down return s the came ra to th e shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Save] t desired se tting. • Tur n off the cam era when you do not use it for a lon g time. 30 Mi ...
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148 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index LCD Brightness You ca n adjust the brigh tness of the LC D screen. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [LCD Brightness] t desired se tting. Manual Allows you to ad just the brig htness within the r ange of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather Sets the bri ghtness a ppropriate ly for sho oting out doors. ...
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149 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Viewfind er Br ight. When an El ectro nic View find er (sol d separatel y) is att ached , the brig htness of the Electro nic View finder is automatical ly adju sted to the ambi ent li ghting conditi ons. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Viewfinder Br ight.] 2 Look th rough the vi ewfinder an d select th e desire ...
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150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Color Select s the co lor of the LC D screen . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Color ] t desir ed setting . Black Turn s to the sele cted color. White Blue Pink ...
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151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wide Image Selects th e method used for displaying t he wide imag es. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Wide Imag e] t desi red setting. Full Screen Displays t he wide imag es on th e entire screen. Normal Displays t he wide images and the operation informati on on the screen. ...
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152 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playbac k Display Selec ts the orientat ion when pla ying back still i mages record ed in the por trait position. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Playback Display ] t desi red setti ng. Auto Ro tate Displa ys in the p ortrait position . Manual Rotat e Display s in the land scape posit ion. ...
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153 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index HDMI Reso lution When you connect the camera to a Hig h Definition (H D) TV with HD MI terminal s using an HDMI cable (sold separa tely), you can sel ect HDMI Re solution to output images to the TV. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution ] t desi red set tin g. • If yo u cannot d isplay the screen pr ...
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154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index CTRL FOR HDMI Wh en conn ectin g the c amera to a “BRA VIA” S ync com patib le TV w ith an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can play bac k images on your c amera by the TV ’s remot e control aiming at the TV. See page 169 on “BRAV IA” Sync. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [CTRL FOR HDMI] t desired s ...
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155 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index USB Connection Sel ects the m ethod us ed for a US B connec tion. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [USB Conn ection] t desired sett ing. • The con nection may take a lo ng time w hen [Auto] is s electe d. • If th e camera is not recognize d by the com puter, set [USB Con nection] to [Mass Stora ge]. Auto Esta ...
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156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the im age sens or. • A blow er is not sup plied wit h the came ra. Use a com merciall y availabl e blower. • Clean ing can be p erformed only whe n the batter y level is (3 remaining battery ic ons) or more. The use of an AC-PW20 AC A daptor (sold separate ly ...
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157 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Version Displays th e version of you r camera and lens . Confirm the ve rsion when a firmwar e upda te is r eleas ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Version] . • An upd ate can be perform ed only whe n the batte ry level is (3 re maining ba ttery i cons) or mor e. We recom mend that yo u use a suffi cient ba ...
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158 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Demo Mod e The [De mo Mode] fun ction displays the mo vies recor ded on the memo ry card automat ical ly (demo nstrat ion) , when the cam era ha s not been oper ated for a certa in time . Norma lly select [Off]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Dem o Mode ] t des ired setting. • You ca n set this ite m only wh ...
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159 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t Defaul t Initiali zes the settin g to the default se tting . Even if you acti vate [ Reset Def ault], the ima ges are r etain ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Res et Defa ult ] t OK. • Be sure not to turn off th e camera w hile reset ting. • Follow ing setti ngs are not reset: – [Date /Tim e Set ...
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160 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Format Format s the memory card. When you use a memory card with th is camera for the fi rst time, it is recommende d that you for mat the card u sing th e camera for stable performan ce of th e memory card b efore shoo ting. No te tha t format ting perma nentl y erases all da ta on the memo ry ca r ...
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161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Number Selects t he method for assig ning file numbers to image s. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [File Number] t de sired setting. Series The camera does not re set number s, and assig ns numbers to f iles in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.” Reset The came ra res ets nu mbers when a file is ...
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162 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Folder Name Still images yo u shoot ar e reco rded in a folder that is auto matical ly creat ed unde r the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fo lder Nam e] t desire d sett ing. • The movie fol der form is fixed as “fo lder num ber + ANV0 ...
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163 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select Shoot. Folder When a standard form fo lder is select ed and the re are 2 or more fol ders, you can sel ect the re cording f older to be use d to re cord s till ima ges. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot. Folder] t desired folder. • You ca nnot selec t the folde r when you sele ct the [Dat e ...
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164 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index New Folder Creates a folder in the mem ory card for reco rding images. Images are r ecorde d in t he new ly cr eated fol der unt il you creat e another fold er or s elect anoth er recording fol der. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [New Fol der ]. A new folder i s created with a nu mber incr emented 1 higher tha ...
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165 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recove r Image DB When inconsistencie s are found in the image data base file, caused by pro cessing files on comput ers, etc., im ages on the memory card w ill no t be p layed back in thi s form . If t his happens, the camera repai rs the file. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Rec over Im age D B] t OK. The [R ...
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166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Card Sp ace Displays the re maining record ing time of movie s on the memory c ard. Numb er of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Display Ca rd Space]. ...
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167 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Upload Settings Sets wh ether or not you use the upload funct ion when using an Eye-Fi card (co mmerc ially av ailabl e). This item appe ars wh en an Ey e-Fi ca rd is inse rted in the camera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Upl oad Set tin gs] t desire d setting. • The Eco Mode fun ction does not w ork while ...
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168 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Connecting with other equipment Viewing imag es on a T V To vie w images recor ded on the cam era on a TV, an HD MI cable (sol d separately ) and an HD TV equipped with an HDMI conne ctor a re re quire d. Re fer al so to the op erati ng instruct ions suppl ied with t h e TV. • Some devices ma y no ...
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169 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index By co nnecti ng the cam era to a TV that suppo rts “B RAVIA ” Sync usi ng an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can operate the camera with th e TV Remo te Control. 1 Conn ect a TV that suppo rts “BRAV IA” Sync to the ca mera. The input is autom atically swit ched and the image shot with t ...
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170 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 3D Viewing To view 3D pa norama imag es reco rded on the camera on a 3D TV, set a s follo ws. • Whe n you sele ct [3D Vi ewin g] mode, only 3D im ages are disp layed. • Do not connect th e camera and eq uipmen t to be conn ected usin g output te rminals. W hen the came ra and TV are c onnected u ...
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171 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using wit h your computer Follo wing ap plic ation s are co ntai ned on the CD-ROM ( suppl ied) t o all ow mo re ver satil e use of i mages shot with your came ra. • “ Image Data Convert er” You ca n open RAW forma t imag e fil es. • “ PlayMemori es Home” You can imp ort still images or ...
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172 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The fol lowing c omputer env ironment i s recomme nded when usi ng the suppli ed software and impo rting i mages via a USB connect ion. • Opera tion is not assured in an enviro nment b ased on an up grade of th e operati ng system s descri bed above or in a multi -boot env ironment. • If yo u co ...
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173 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 Turn on y our comput er, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive. The installa tion menu screen a ppears. • If it doe s not appear, doubl e-click [Compute r] (For Windo ws XP: [My Computer]) t (PMHOME) t [Install .exe]. • If t he A ...
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174 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index With “I mage D ata Co nvert er” yo u can do the follo wing, etc. : • T o edit imag es reco rded in RAW f ormat with v ariou s correc tions , such as ton e curv e, and sh arpnes s. • T o adjust im ages with wh ite ba lanc e, exp osure, and Cre ative Style , etc . • To save the images di spl ...
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175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z To use “Pla yMemories Home” Refer to “ PlayMemo ries Home He lp Guide. ” Double-cl ick the shortcut of (PlayMemories Home Help Gu ide) on the desktop . Or, click [S tart] t [All P rograms] t [PlayMe mories Home] t [PlayMem ories Home Help Guide]. “PlayMemo ries Home” sup port page (En ...
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176 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the c amera to th e comp uter “Pl ayMem orie s Ho me” allow s yo u to easi ly i mpor t ima ges. For detai ls on “Pla yMemories Home ” functio ns, see t he “PlayMem ories Home Help Gui de.” Importing i mages to the computer wi thout using “ PlayMemorie s Hom e” When the A ...
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177 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Perform the procedures from step 1 to 2 below before: • Disconnecti ng the USB ca ble. • R emoving the me mory car d. • Turning off the came ra. • Drag an d drop the icon of the memory card or the d rive icon to the “Tras h” icon be forehand when you use a Mac co mputer, an d the came ra ...
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178 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Crea ting a mo vie disc Depend ing on the disc ty pe, playabl e devices may va ry. Select the m ethod that suits yo ur disc pl ayer. Here, 2 ways of creating a disc of movies ar e described; creating a disc w ith a compute r usin g “PlayMem ories Home” or crea ting a d isc with de vices other th ...
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179 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Character istics of ea ch type of di sc Disc type/usage P layer High-defin ition image quality (HD) A Blu-ray Disc ena bles yo u to recor d high definit ion imag e quality (H D) movie s of a l onger durat ion than DVD di scs . High-defin ition image quality (HD) ( AVCHD record ing dis c) High defin ...
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180 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a high de finition ima ge quality (HD) AVCHD recording di sc from AVCHD movies imp orted to a comp uter usi ng the sof tware “P layMemori es Home.” 1 Start up [ PlayMem ories Hom e] and click (Cr eate Discs) . 2 Select [AVCHD (HD)] fr om the drop-down l ist used for s electing a ...
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181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a stand ard definition image quali ty (STD) disc from AVCHD m ovies impor ted to a c omputer using supp lied softwa re “PlayMem ories Hom e.” 1 Start up [ PlayMem ories Hom e] and click (Cr eate Discs) . 2 Select [DVD -Video (ST D)] from the dro p-down list use d for selecting a ...
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182 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Printing dire ctly using a printer which su pports you r memory card type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer. • Printing using a compu ter You can import images to a comp uter ...
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183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camera, try the followi ng solutio ns. The batt ery pack cannot be installed. • When you in sert the batte ry pa ck, u se th e tip of th e ba ttery pack to p ush t he loc k leve r. • Yo u can use an NP-FW50 ba ttery pack onl ...
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184 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index discon nect a nd reconn ect the USB c able. If th e charge lamp flash es fast aga in, it sug gests tha t there i s somet hing wron g with the battery pa ck, AC Adap tor (supplie d), or USB ca ble. Slo w flashin g indica tes that c hargi ng is sus pended bec ause the ambien t temper ature is o utside ...
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185 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index – [Anti Motion Blur ] – Movie recor ding Fuzzy white circular spots appear on im ages shot usin g the flash. • Par ticles (du st, pol len, etc.) in the air reflec ted the fl ash light and appe ared on t he image . This is n ot a malfu nction. The flash takes too long to recharge. • The fl as ...
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186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The expo sure value is flashing on t he LCD screen or the viewfinder. • The subject is too bright o r too dark fo r the meteri ng range of th e camera. The sel f-timer lamp does not flash. • When the LCD scree n is tilted up ward about 1 80 degree s with [Self-p ortrai t Self-timer] set to [On], ...
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187 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • When you sh oot i mage s with a mem ory c ard fo rma tted by a computer , yo u may n ot be able to c opy the i mages to a com puter. Sho ot using a mem ory card fo rmatted by your camer a. Cannot play back images o n a computer. • If yo u are usi ng “PlayMe mories Hom e,” refer to the “P ...
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188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The camera doe s not have a fea ture for supe rimposi ng dates on images. H owever, bec ause the im ages shot wi th the came ra includ e informa tion on the recording date, yo u can print images wi th the date superi mposed if the printe r or the softwar e can recog nize Exif information . For c ...
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189 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the fo llowin g messages a ppear, foll ow the instruct ions bel ow. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • An incompat ible batte ry pack is be ing used. Set Area/D ate/Time. • Set the date and time. If you h ave not use d the came ra for a long t ime, charg e the inter ...
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190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The SteadyS hot functi on doe s not work . You can con tinue t o shoot bu t the Steady Shot fun ction will not wo rk. Turn t he came ra of f and on. If this icon does n ot dis appea r, con sult your Sony deale r or local au thorized Sony serv ice facilit y. No ima ges. • The re is no image on ...
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191 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index No ima ges selected. • Yo u attempted to delete wit hout spec ifying imag es. No ima ges changed. • Yo u attempted to execute D POF withou t specifyi ng image s. Cannot create more folder s. • The folder with a name beginni ng with “99 9” exists on the memor y card. Yo u cannot create a ny ...
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192 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You can use t he AC Adaptor (supplied), and the AC-PW20 AC A daptor ( sold separate ly) in any count ry or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz/60 Hz . • An el ectr onic volt age t ransf ormer is un neces sary and i ts us e ma y caus e a ...
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193 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Memory card You can use f ollowing memory cards with this ca mera: “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo” m edia, SD memory ca rd, SDHC memor y card, and SDX C memory card. You cannot use a Mul tiMedia Card. • Mem ory ca rd form atted with a co mput er ar e no t guar ant ...
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194 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 2) Suppo rts high-s peed data transfer us ing a paral lel interfa ce. 3) When using “Me mory Stic k PRO Duo” media to record m ovies, on ly tho se marked with Mar k2 can be used. Notes on u sing “Mem ory Stick Mic ro” media (s old separatel y ) • This product is compa tible with “M emory ...
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195 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck Your c amera ope rates only with an “In foLITHIU M” batter y pack NP- FW50. Y ou cannot use any ot her battery pa cks. “InfoLITHI UM” W ser ies battery pack s have the mark. An “I nfoL ITHI UM” bat tery pa ck is a l ith ium-i on batte ry pack t hat has f ...
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196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • T o use the batte ry pa ck up, leave the ca mera in slide show playba ck mod e unti l the power goes off. • T o prevent stai nin g the ter min al, sh ort-ci rcuitin g, etc. , be sure t o us e a p lastic bag t o keep away from metal m aterials wh en carrying or sto ring the batt ery pack. On ba ...
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197 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charging • Only NP-FW50 ba ttery pack s (and no others) can be charged . Batteries oth er than the specifie d kind may leak, ove rheat, or exp lode if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of injury fr om electrocu tion and burns. • R emove th e AC Adaptor from the wal l outlet (wa ...
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198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Moun t Adaptor Using a Moun t Adaptor (sold sep arately), you can attach an A-mount lens (sol d separate ly) to your camer a. For details, refer to the operating instructions suppli ed with the Mou nt Adap tor. The av ailabl e functions dif fer depend ing on the Mou nt Adap tor type. * The autofocu ...
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199 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The av ailable [A utofocu s Area] setti ngs differ depen ding on the Mo unt Adaptor typ e. • You m ay no t be a ble t o us e the Moun t Adap tor wi th ce rtain lens es. C onsul t your Sony deale r or l ocal autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s. • When you are using t he Mou ...
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200 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Electron ic Viewfin der By att aching an El ectronic V iewfind er (sold separ ately) to the Sma rt Accessory Term inal 2 of the ca mera, you c an shoot image s while look ing throug h the Elect ronic Viewfi nder. Turn th e cam era off when yo u attac h or remo ve an Elect ronic View finder . For de ...
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201 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AVCHD format The A VCHD form at is a high defi nition digital vi deo camera form at used to rec ord a high de finition (HD) sig nal of either the 108 0i specification 1) or the 720p spe cification 2) using ef ficient da ta compressi on coding te chnology. T he MPEG-4 AVC /H.264 for mat is adopt ed t ...
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202 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camera, suc h as lens contacts. Blow away du st from inside the mo unt using a comm ercially av ailable bl ower*. For deta ils on cleaning the image sensor, see page 156. * D o not use a spra y blowe r . Usin g one may caus e a malfun ctio n. • C lean ...
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203 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x Numerics 3D Sweep Pano rama .............. ........... ....... .......... 58 3D Viewing ............. ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 170 A AdobeRG B .......... ........... ........ ........... ........... .... 122 AEL butt on ............. ........... ........... ........ ...
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Sony NEX-F3 - page 204
204 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Numb er ............... ............ ....... ........... ........ 161 Fill-flas h .......... ................... ................... ............. 65 FINDER /LCD Settin g ............ ........... ........... .... 11 0 Flash ..... ....... ............ ........... ................... ............ ...
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Sony NEX-F3 - page 205
205 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Q Quality ........ ............ ....... ........... ............ ............. 84 R RAW ........... ................... ................... ................. 84 Rear Syn c. .................. ................... ................... .. 6 5 Record S etting . ........... ........ ........... .......... ...
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Sony NEX-F3 - page 206
206 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Notes on th e License “C Libra ry”, “ zlib”, an d “libjpeg ” soft ware are pr ovid ed in the camer a. We prov ide this software based on license a greements with t heir owners of copyrig ht. Based on req uests by the ow ners of copyrig ht of these soft ware appl ications, we ha ve an obl ...
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