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4-437-008- 11 (1) GB © 2012 Sony Co rporation NEX-6/NEX-5R Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Table of cont ents Sample ph oto Menu Index.
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.
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 .
4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using fu nction s with the mod e dial (NEX -6 onl y) Intel ligent A uto ····· ········ ········ ········· ····· ··.
5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functio ns in the menu Shoo t Mode (NEX- 5R onl y) · ······ ········ ········· ········ · 30 Came ra ······.
6 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Others Usin g the c amera a broad ······· ········ ········· ····· ····· 232 Memo ry card · ········· ···.
7 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.
8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people A person stands out, while backgrounds blurred away (43) The same scene with different brightness (58) A happy smile ( 91) A person in c.
9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the background (43) Adjusting the color to indoor light (105) Flowers (68) Lowering the amount of flash light (109) Foc.
10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (52) Running wat er (74) Vivid green colors (114) Colored leaves (114) Panoramic photos (70) Scenery with a.
11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (68) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (68) Fireworks (73) Trail of light (77) The sam.
12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (83) Expressing vigorous actio n (74) Shooting the subject approaching the came ra (79) Captur.
13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Identi fying part s NEX -6 NEX -5R See the pages in parentheses for d etail s on operation for the p arts.
14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index NEX -6 NEX -5R A Image sensor posit ion mark (79) B Viewfinde r (NEX- 6 only) C Eyepie ce cup (NEX -6 only) • Not attach ed to the camera a t the fa ctory.
15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z LCD screen NEX-6: • You can adjust the L CD screen to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any position. • You can ad just the LCD scr een upward by about 90 degrees. NEX-5R : • You can adjust the L CD screen to an ea sily viewable angle and shoot fr om any position.
16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index NEX -6 NEX -5R A Batter y/memo ry card cover B Access lam p C Mem ory car d insert ion sl ot D Batter y compartment E Connection pl ate cover • Use this when using an AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (so ld separatel y).
17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A Screw B Flash 1) C Connector 1) 1) Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly . If it is dirt y, wipe it off with a soft cl ean cloth .
18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E18 – 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (s upplied with NEX-5RK) A Hood index B Focusing ring C Zooming ri ng D Focal-len gth scale E Focal-len gth index F Lens conta cts 1) G Mounti ng index 1) Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly .
19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E55 – 210 m m F4.5-6.3 OSS (supplied with NEX-6Y/5RY) A Focusing rin g B Zooming r ing C Focal-length scale D Focal-length index E Lens contacts 1) F Mounti ng index 1) Do not touc h this part d irectly.
20 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 49).
21 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C Does not rec ord sound during movie recording Touch operati on status (Touch Shut ter/Objec t Tracking /Touch operati on off) (NEX-5R only) Wind no.
22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index D Display Indi catio n Level Phase D etection AF ranging points z Focus status 1/125 Shutter spee d F3.
23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera The co ntrol wh eel, contr ol dial, soft ke y and touch panel (NEX -5R only ) allow you to use v ario us f unct ions of t he c amer a. When shooting, DISP ( Display Co ntents), (Exposure Comp.
24 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.
25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n set the apert ure value an d shutter speed, etc. by turni ng the control dia l. The setting va lue assigned to the control dial cha nges for each sho oting mode. Control dial Cont rol di al Aperture value and shutter speed, etc.
26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The soft keys have dif ferent roles, dependin g on the contex t. The assi gned role (func tion) of each soft key is show n on the scree n. To use the fun ction shown at th e upper right co rner of the scree n, press soft key A.
27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You can se lect items and ma ke settings in two way s; by one is using the control wheel, or by the ot her is touchin g and sliding your finger across the screen (Touch panel). • You ca n perform most oper ations usi ng both th e control w heel/sof t keys and th e touch pa nel.
28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select a shooting mode base d on the subject. NEX -6: 1 Tu rn t he mo de di al a nd se t t o th e desi red shoo ting mode . NEX -5R : 1 MENU t Sel ect [Sho ot M ode]. Or se lect MOD E. 2 Tu rn t he c ontr ol w heel and s ele ct t he de sire d sh ooti ng mo de, and t hen pres s the ce nter .
29 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 . • The app lication downloa ding func tion may not b e availabl e in some co untries/ regions.
30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to select a shootin g mode, such as ex posure mode, pan oramic, [Scen e Selecti on]. Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash.
31 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. LCD Display (DISP) Changes the i nformati on to be displ ayed on t he LCD screen .
32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to set playback func tions. You ca n add the desir ed functions to your camera by connect ing to the appl ication down loading websi te “PlayMem ories Came ra Apps” via t he Internet. Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings.
33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Rev iew Sets the display time of the image right after shooting. Grid Lin e Turns on the grid li ne that h elps you to ad just the composition of images. Peaking Level Enhances the o utline of in-f ocus rang es with a selec ted colo r.
34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Main Set tings Menu start Selects a first-disp layed menu from the top me nu or the last menu screen. Function Menu Set tings Assigns functi ons to the Fn (Functi on) button. MOVI E Button Sets whether or not to activate th e MOVIE button.
35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * This se tting appe ars when a n Eye-Fi ca rd is inser ted in the cam era. Select Shoot . Folder Selects the recording fol der to which sti ll images and MP4 movie s ar e reco rded . New Fo lder Creat es a new folder to which stil l images and MP4 movies are reco rded.
36 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.
37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The ca mera adju sts the focus and rel eases the shu tter automatic ally when you si mply touch the subject that you want to focus on th e screen. You ca n use the To uch Shutter functi on when [Touch Shutter] is set to [On] i n the ME NU.
38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • You ca nnot use [T ouch Shutte r] with the following operations : – Movie rec ording – [Swee p Pano rama] – [Night Sc ene] in [Scene Sel ecti.
39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the rec orded i mages. 1 Press the ( Playbac k) button. 2 Selec t the image with the control whe el. Or, slid e your finger acro ss the scree n to the left or right (N EX-5R only ).
40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A porti on of a s till image can b e enlar ged du ring playb ack. Th is is conven ient t o chec k the foc us condit ion of a recor ded stil l image. You can enlar ge play back ima ges fro m the menu (page 125).
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42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the Photo Crea tivity fun ction Photo Crea tivity Using [Photo Creativity], you c an shoot a subjec t with easy ope rations and obtai n creati ve photos easily. • The [Ph oto Crea tivity] functi on is only a vailabl e when an E-mo unt lens is m ounted.
43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Bkgrou nd Defocus 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.
44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brightne ss You can adj u st t he bright ness easily in [Photo Creati vity]. 1 Set the sho otin g m ode to [Int ell igen t Au to] or [Su peri or Au to]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativity) . 3 Select [Brightnes s].
45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Col or You can adju st th e color easily in [Phot o Creat ivity ]. 1 Set the sho otin g m ode to [Int ell igen t Au to] or [Su peri or Au to]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativity) . 3 Select [Color]. 4 Select the desi red color.
46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Vividness You can a djust the vividne ss easily in [Photo Cre ativity]. 1 Set the sho otin g m ode to [Int ell igen t Au to] or [Su peri or Au to]. 2 Selec t (Photo Creativity) . 3 Selec t [Vividness] .
47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect You can set [ Pictur e Effect ] easily in [Photo C reativi ty]. Sel ect the de sired eff ect filt er to achieve more impressive and artistic e xpression: 1 Set the sho otin g m ode to [Int ell igen t Au to] or [Su peri or Au to].
48 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 ilable pic ture ef fects are limit ed with [P hoto Crea tivity]. Als o, fine adjus tment is no t availab le.
49 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 DISP (Di splay Conte nts) on the co ntrol wheel repe atedly to se lect the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During s hooting, MENU t [Camer a] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)].
50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Level Indicates wh ether the came ra is level in bot h the hori zontal and fr ont-back di rections. When th e camera is level in both dir ections, the indica tor turns to g reen.
51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index During playback Display Info. Sho ws reco rdin g infor mat ion . Histogram Displays the lumina nce distri bution graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information. No Disp. In fo. Does not sh ow recor ding info rmation.
52 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 (E xposure C omp.) on the co ntrol wh eel t desi red va lue. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposure Comp .
53 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 (Drive Mo de) on the control wheel t desi red m ode. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t desire d mode.
54 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 (Drive Mo de) on the control wheel t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooting].
55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Spd Priorit y Cont. The ca mera cont inues to shoot as long as th e shutter butt on is pressed. You ca n continuo usly shoot at a rate faste r than that of [Co nt. Shooting] (at a maximum of ab out 10 im ages pe r second ).
56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Drive Mo de) on the control wheel t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer] . 2 OPTION t desired m ode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode ) and select [Single Shoo t ing].
57 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 (Drive Mo de) on the control wheel t [Self-timer( Cont)].
58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Brac ket: Con t. Shoots 3 im ages whi le automati cally shifting the exposure f rom base, to darker, and t hen to lighter. Press and hold down the shut ter button until the bra cket record ing is com plete d.
59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Remote Cdr. You can shoot usi ng the SHUTTE R and 2 SEC (t he shutter i s released after two se conds) buttons o n the RMT-DSLR1 and RM T-DSLR2 Wireless R emote Com mander (so ld separate ly) or using the START/ STOP butto n (Movie b utton: RMT -DSLR2 onl y).
60 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s in the menu ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 (I SO) on th e contro l wheel t desired se tting.
61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Index Displays mul tiple imag es at the same time. 1 Press the (Playback) butt on to switch to the playback mode. 2 Press (I mage Inde x) on the cont rol whee l. 6-imag e index appears. You can switch to 12-image index; MENU t [Pla ybac k] t [Ima ge In dex].
62 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the Fn button Fn (F unctio n) butt on Exec ute set tings or fu nctions th at are used re lativel y frequent ly. When the display setting is set to [For vie wfinder], you can switch the screen t o Quick Navi scre en by pressing the Fn (Fun ction) button.
63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g function s with the AEL butt on (NEX- 6 only) AEL bu tton (NEX- 6 only) 1 Focus on the spot for which you want to set the exposure. 2 Press the AEL bu tton. The exp osure value is fixe d and th e (AE lock) l ights up.
64 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using functions with the mode dial ( NEX-6 only) Intel l ig ent Auto The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [Flash Mode] is se t to [Flash Off ], [Autofla sh] or [Fill -flash].
65 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Photo Creativi ty You can access the [P hoto Creativity] menu by pressing the botto m part of the control wheel in [Inte lligent Au to] or [Supe rior Auto] mode . U sin g the [Photo Creat ivity] menu, you can change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative photo graphy (p age 42).
66 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.
67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Photo Creativi ty You can access the [P hoto Creativity] menu by pressing the botto m part of the control wheel in [Inte lligent Au to] or [Supe rior Auto] mode . U sin g the [Photo Creat ivity] menu, you can change the settings with easy op erations and achieve creative p hotography ( page 42).
68 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 Se t t he sh ooti ng mode t o [Scene Sel ecti on]. 2 Select the desi red mode us ing the co ntrol wheel. You can select another Scene Selection mode by turni ng the contro l dial.
69 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 sl ower, so us e of a tripod is reco mmen ded to preven t the image f rom b lurr ing. • In th e [Hand-hel d Twiligh t] or [Anti M otion Bl ur] mode, the shutt er clicks 6 ti mes and an image is reco rded.
70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to creat e a panorami c image f rom comp osed 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.
71 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Swee p Panorama ] is not suita ble when shooting t he following subjects : – Subje cts in motion. – Subje cts that are too c lose to the c amera. – Subje cts with a re peating pa ttern suc h as tiles, and subjects w ith little co ntrast suc h as sky, sand y beach, or lawn.
72 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 ca nnot selec t [Flash Off] an d [Autof lash] in [Fl ash Mode]. When you wa nt to fire the flash, rais e the flas h.
73 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 camer a-sha ke tends to occur more ea sily, it is reco mmen ded th at you u se a t ripo d.
74 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 ways by ad justing 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 image w ith low speed s h utt er.
75 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 Se t t he sh ooti ng mode t o [Ape rtur e Prior ity] .
76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Program Auto Whil e expos ure (shutte r spee d and aper ture) is adjusted by the ca mera au tomatica lly, yo u can se t shoo ting f unct ions su ch as ISO s ensit ivity , Crea tive Styl e, D-Range optimizer.
77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Mode In dark en vironment s, use the flash to sho ot the subject bri ghtly and to preve nt camera- shak e. Wh en sh ootin g agai nst the s un, use the fla sh to l ighte n the ima ge of the ba cklit subject.
78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The def ault se tting depe nds on the shooting mode. • Avai l ab le flas h mode depends on the sh ootin g mode .
79 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 Select] t desire d mode. • 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.
80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [AF /MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press the shut ter button ha lfway do wn to focus aut omatical ly. 3 Keep the shutter but ton halfw ay down , rotate t he focusi ng ring of t he lens to achiev e a sharper focus.
81 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 [Autof ocus Area ] t de sired mod e. • When this functi on is set to other tha n [Multi] , you cann ot use the [Face Dete ction] function .
82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Phase Detection AF Area If the Phase Dete ction AF ranging point s are displayed inside the selected auto focus area , the camera fo cuses using the Ph ase Detectio n AF and the contrast AF in combinatio n.
83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto focus Mode Selects t h e fo cus method to suit the move ment of the subj ect. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Mode] t desired mode.
84 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch S hutter (NEX- 5R only) The ca mera adju sts the focus and rel eases the shu tter automatic ally when you si mply touch the subject that you w ant to focus on the scr een. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [To uch Shutter] t [On ].
85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Obje ct Trac king Conti nuously tra ck a mo ving subjec t. NEX -6: NEX -5R: • Track ing may be difficult in the follow ing situatio ns: – The sub ject is mo ving too qu ickly. – The sub ject is too small, or too la rge.
86 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tracking the face you want to shoot The ca mera sto ps tracking a subje ct when th e subject moves o ff of the screen.
87 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 use a higher magn ification zoom than the optical zo om factor of t he zoom lens t o magnify the image.
88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index * Zoom scale in the defaul t settin g • You ca nnot set thi s item when us ing the fol lowing fu nctions: – [Swee p Pano rama] – [Smil e Shutt er] – [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] in [Quality ] • You ca nnot use th e [Zoom] feature in M ENU when a lens with po wer zoom is attache d.
89 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 processing automati cally. You can s elect the pr iority f ace to be foc used on.
90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Reg istra tion If you regi ster faces in ad vance, the camera can detec t the registere d face as a priori ty when [Fac e Dete ctio n] is se t to [O n (Regi st. Fa ces)]. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [Face Registrati on] t de sired mode .
91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shut ter is release d automati cally. You can se t the sen sitivi ty to d etec t a smil e with OP TION .
92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for bet ter captur ing of s miles • The shutte r operates when an y person whose smile is dete cted. • If a f ace is reg istered, the camer a detects the smile o f that fac e only. • If a smile is not det ected, set th e sensitivity wi th OPTI ON.
93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Port. Framing When the came ra detect s and shoot s a face , the captu red image i s automat ically trimmed into i ts optimal composit ion. Bo th the o riginal and t he trimme d images a re saved. The trimmed image is recor ded in t he same size as t he orig inal i mage siz e.
94 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 se t the intensit y of the Soft Ski n Effect, OPTION t desired sett ing.
95 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 [Shoot ing Ti p List].
96 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 49) i n shooting mode. 1 MENU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Button(Monitor)]. 2 Select the desi red mode.
97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index For view finder Shows only shoo ting infor mation on the scr een (no image). Sele ct this option when you shoot using a viewfinde r (sold separ ately for the NEX-5R) . Press the Fn (F unction) button and select a function for which yo u want to change th e setting.
98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Imag e Size The im age size determines the s ize of the imag e file that is reco rded when yo u reco rd an image. The lar ger t he image size, the more det ail will be r epro duced w hen the image i s prin ted on lar ge-f ormat pa per.
99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for selecting the image siz e The i mages appe ar diff erently , dependin g on the mode select ed.
100 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 sh ooting in [Sweep Pano rama] mo de. 3:2 Sta ndard aspect r atio.
101 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t h e comp ression format of still i mages. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Qualit y] t des ired mode. • You ca nnot set thi s item when sh ooting in [Sweep Pano rama] mo de. • You ca nnot add D POF (print or der) regis tration to RAW format images.
102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Panorama Direction Sets the direc tion to pan the camera when you shoot [Sweep Panora ma] images. 1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Panorama Dir ection] t desir ed mode. (Right) Pan the c amera i n the directi on you se t.
103 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 desire d mode . AVCHD Records 60i/50i movies, 24p/25p movies or 60p/ 50p movi es in AVCHD f ormat. Th is file format is suitable for v iewing the movie on a high-de finition TV.
104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Record Se tting Select s the ima ge size, f rame rat e, and imag e quality for mo vie reco rding. The hi gher the 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 .
105 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.
106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Whi te Balance] t de sired mod e. 2 As ne cessary, OPTION t adjust the color temper ature by press ing the top/ bottom/ rig ht/ left part s of the co ntrol wh eel. Or touc h the graph on t he screen to adjust the col or temperat ure (NEX- 5R only) .
107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Whi te Balance] t [ Custom S etup]. 2 Hold the camera so that the white are a fully cover s the AF area locat ed in the cen ter, and then pr ess the shut ter button do wn.
108 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 measu re to det ermine th e expos ure. 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Meter ing Mode] t desired mode . • If yo u set [Meterin g Mode] to other than [Multi], th e [Face De tection] fu nction ca nnot be used.
109 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.
110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 MENU t [Brightne ss/Color] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t des ired mod e.
111 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 corre ct brig htne ss ( HDR: H igh D yna mic Ra nge) . 1 image wit h pr oper e xposur e and 1 overl aid ima ge are rec orded.
112 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 [Brightne ss/Color] t [Picture Effect] t des ired mode . (Off) Disable s the Pictu re Effec t functio n.
113 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 ] – [Shutt er Priorit y] – [Aper ture Prior ity] – [Pr ogram Au to] • You ca nnot use [P icture Eff ect] with [ RAW] and [RAW & JPEG] image s.
114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Allows you to select the desired 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 camera ad justs the exposure.
115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Del ete Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t desire d mode. • You ca n selec t up to 100 imag es. Multiple Img . Delete s the selected im ages. Pre ss the center o f the control wheel to select OK.
116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Still/Movie Select Sele cts the uni t of images t o be pla yed back . 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t desi red mod e. Folder View(S till) Displays still i mages by folder. Folder View(MP4) Disp lays MP4 movi es by fold er.
117 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 Show.
118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View on Smartphon e You ca n transfer still images to a Smart phone and view the m. Download the app lication “Pla yMemories Mobil e” to your S martphone from the applic ation stor e. • Some images ma y not be dis played on the Smart phone dep ending o n the recor ding format.
119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Transferring images to Andr oid using “Pla yMemories Mobil e” 1 St art “P layMe mories M obi le” on Andr oid. 2 Select the ca mera (D IRECT- xxxx:NEX -xxx). 3 Enter th e password that is displayed on the camer a.
120 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Transferring images to iOS using “PlayMemories Mobile” 1 Select the ca mera (D IRECT- xxxx:NEX -xxx) on the W i-Fi setting scr een of the iOS. 2 Enter th e password that is displayed on the camer a.
121 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Send to Comp uter You ca n easily back up im ages by transfe rring them t o a comput er connecte d to the networ k.
122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index View on TV If the camera a nd TV are not con nected usi ng an HD MI cable, you can view images on a netwo rk-enab led TV by transf erring the image f rom t he camer a. You can c hange the settings for t he slideshow by pressing OPTION.
123 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 displaye d on registered images (DPOF: Digital Print Orde r Format).
124 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 de sired mod e.
125 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 Im age]. 2 Adjust the scal ing by turnin g the contro l wheel. Or, touch o r on the screen (NEX- 5R only).
126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rota te Rotate s a still image counte r-clockwise. Use this to display 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 .
127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Protect Protect s recorded image s agai nst acc ident al eras ure. The mark is displaye d on protecte d images. 1 MENU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t des ired mode. • You c a n p rotec t up t o 100 images at a time.
128 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 desi red value. z Adjusting the volume during playback The [Vol ume Sett ings] scree n appears when you pr ess the b ottom of the contro l wheel while playing ba ck movies.
129 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL w/ s hutter Sets wh ether or not to fi x the exposure w hen you pres s the shutter button halfway dow n.
130 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 e r bu tton is pre ssed ha lfw ay, un til the fo cus is locked .
131 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Phase D etection AF Area Sets wh ether or not to displ ay the Phase Detec tion AF ranging po ints on the scree n. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Phase Detection AF Area] t des ired mode . • When the apertu re value is gr eater t han F6.
132 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.
133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting The sen sors in the Ele ctronic View finder (sold sep arately for the N EX-5R) ca n detect whether i t is be ing used and the camera swit ches the disp lay. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desi red setting .
134 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, [Creati ve Style], or [Pict ure Ef fect] on t he LCD screen . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Live View Display] t desired se tting.
135 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 righ t aft er the shoot ing. Yo u can chang e the displayed t ime.
136 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.
137 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 is us eful for m acro o r portrait sh ooting that requires fine foc us adjustm ents. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Leve l] t desire d setting.
138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color Sets the color used f or the peaki ng functi on in ma n ual focus. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Pea king Colo r] t desired se tting. • This fu nction cannot be set w hen [Pea king Leve l] is set to [Off] .
139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Clea r Image Zoom Sets whe ther or not to use [ Clear Image Z oom] when the [ Zoom] fe ature of the ca mera is used (page 87). Z ooms an imag e with higher qu ality than [D igital Zoom ]. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Clear Image Zoom] t desi red set ting .
140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Digi tal Zoo m Sets wheth er to use [ Digital Zoom] or not wh en the [Zo om] feat ure of the camera is used (page 87). Zooms an imag e with higher mag nific ation than [C lear I mage Zo om] b ut the image qualit y deterio rates compar ed to [Clear Image Zoom].
141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-portrait Self-timer (NEX- 5R only) Sets whether to set the shooting mode to the 3-seco nd delay self-t imer when the LCD screen is tilted upward about 1 80 degre es. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Se lf- port rait S elf -tim er] t [On ].
142 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index S. Auto Image Extract. Sets w hether or not to save all the im ages that were shot c ontinuou sly in [Super ior Auto] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [S. Auto Image Extract.] t desired setting. • Even when y ou set [ S.
143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scree n automati cally to make manual- focusi ng easier. Th is works in the [Ma nual Focus] or [DMF] mode . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t de sired se tting. 2 Turn the focu sing ring to ad just the focus .
144 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 be shown in an exp anded form f or t he [MF Assi st] function . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assi st Time] t desired se tting. • This fu nction cannot be set w hen [MF Ass ist] is set to [Off].
145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are re presente d using comb in atio ns of numbers or the ra nge of colo r reprodu ction i s called “ color space .” You can change t he color spa ce, depe nding on your purpo se.
146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index SteadyShot Sets w hether o r not y ou use the [SteadySh ot] func tion of t he lens. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t desire d sett ing.
147 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 [Re lease w/o Len s] t de sired setti ng.
148 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 se parately for the NEX -5R). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Eye-Sta rt AF] t desi red se tti ng. • This ite m is availa ble only w hen the LA-E A2 Mount Adap tor (sold s eparately ) is attache d.
149 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 .
150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Long Expos ure NR When you set the shutter spee d to one second or longer (lon g exposure shoo ting), noise reductio n is t urned on for th e durat ion that the sh utter is open. With t he func tion turn ed on, the gra iny noise typica l of long exposures is redu ced.
151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index High ISO NR When shooti ng with h igh ISO se nsitiv ity, the camera reduces noi se that become s more notic eable when th e camera se nsitivity is high. When noise reduction is in effect, a messag e may appear and you cannot take another pictu re.
152 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 Com p.: Shad ing] t desir ed setting . • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens.
153 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 [Len s Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desire d sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens.
154 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 [Len s Comp.: Distortion] t desir ed sett ing. • This ite m is availa ble only w ith an E-mou nt lens.
155 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 w hen t he came ra det ects t hat face du ring object tracking. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [F ace Pr iori ty Tr acking ] t desired set ting.
156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Slo w Shu tter Set whether or not to adjust the shutt er speed automa ticall y when recordin g movies if the subjec t is dark. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Auto Sl ow Shutter] t desired se tting. • [Auto Slow Shut ter] is avai lable if bot h of the foll owing con ditions are met.
157 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 [Movi e Au dio Re c] t desire d sett ing. • The sou nd of the le ns and the ca mera in opera tion will also be reco rded, when [On] is sele cted.
158 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 .
159 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 Ad aptor (sold separ ately). 1 MENU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.
160 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 [Me nu start] t des ired settin g.
161 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Function Menu Settings Assign s functions to the Fn (Function ) button. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fun ctio n Menu Se tt ings ] t Assi gns the desi red function to [Cu stom 1] to [ C ustom 6] .
162 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index MOVIE Button Sets whether or not to activate th e MOVIE bu tton. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [M OV IE Bu tto n] t des ired setting.
163 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 Assigns functions to the soft keys using [Func.
164 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 so ft key is call ed only in th e followi ng shooting mode.
165 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.
166 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Touch Operati on (NEX-5R onl y) Sets whether or not to operate th e camer a using the touc h panel. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Tou ch Op erat ion] t desired setting.
167 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 se tting . On A udible signals will be emitted when you operate the control wheel, sof t keys and c ontrol dial.
168 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 [ La nguage] t desired la nguage.
169 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the d ate and t ime 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.
170 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 abroad . • You ca nnot selec t an area by touchi ng the sc reen (NEX- 5R only).
171 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Help Guide Display You ca n set whether to disp lay the help guid e when you ope rate the came ra. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Hel p Gui de D ispla y] t d esired set ting. On D isplays the help guide. Off Does not di splay the help guide .
172 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Save 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 [Power Save] t de sired setti ng.
173 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Power Saving Start Time You can se t time in terv als to switch to pow er sav e mode . To re turn to shoo ting mo de, perform an o peration such as pressing the shutter b utton h alfway down . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Power Saving Start Time ] t desire d sett ing.
174 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 de sired setti ng. Manual Allows you to adj ust the bright ness within the r ange of –2 to +2.
175 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Viewfind er Br ight. When you u se Elect ronic View finder (sold sep arately fo r the NEX -5R), the bright ness of Electro nic View finder is automatical ly adju sted to the am bient li g htin g condi tions.
176 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.
177 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 Image] t desire d setting. Full Screen Disp lays the w ide image s on the e ntire screen. Normal Displays the wide image s and the operation informati on on the screen.
178 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 des ired setti ng. Auto Ro tate Displa ys in the p ortrait position .
179 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 des ired setti ng.
180 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.
181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index USB Connection Selec ts the appropri ate USB connect ion method for each comput er or USB de vice connecte d to the c amera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [US B Connection ] t desired setting. • The con nection may take a lo ng time w hen [Auto] is s electe d.
182 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 perf ormed onl y when the bat tery lev el is (3 remaini ng battery icons) or more .
183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Calibrati on (N EX-5R only) Enabl es you to perfo rm calibration w hen the touc h panel buttons do no t react at th e approp riate points wh ere you touch. • If yo u touch [Cancel ] to stop calibratio n mid-wa y, any ad justmen ts made up to that poin t are not app lied.
184 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 [Vers ion]. • An up date ca n be pe rformed only whe n the ba ttery le vel is (3 re maining b attery i cons) or more.
185 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 camera has n ot be en oper ated for a cer tain t ime. Norma lly select [Off].
186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Initia lize Initiali zes the settin g to t he defaul t settin g. Ev en if you activ ate [In itia lize], the im ages a re reta ined. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Initia lize] t t he desired se tting. • Be sure not to turn off th e camera w hile reset ting.
187 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 recommen ded that you for mat the card u sing th e camer a for st able performan ce of th e memory card b efore shoo ting.
188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Number Sel ects th e met hod to use to assi gn file numb ers to still i mage s and MP4 mo vies. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [File Number] t desired se tting. Series Th e camera does no t reset numbe rs, and assigns number s to files in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.
189 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 automatic ally cre ated un der the DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Fo lde r Na me ] t desir ed set ting .
190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Select Shoot. Folder When a [Standa rd Form] folder is se lected under [Folde r Name ] and ther e are 2 or mor e folders, you can s elect the rec ording f older t o which stil l images and MP4 movies ar e recor ded.
191 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index New Folder Create s a ne w fold er in the mem ory ca rd to w hich still images and MP4 movie s are recor ded. Images are r ecorde d in the n ewly create d fol d er until you c reate anoth er fo lder or sele ct anoth er recording fol der.
192 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recove r Image DB When inco nsist encie s are cause d in the image data base file by pro cessing fil es on comput ers, etc., im ages on the memory car d will not be pl ayed bac k on this c amera. If these in consis tencies h appen, t he camer a repai rs the f ile.
193 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 a rd. Nu mber of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed.
194 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 Sett ings] t desired se tting.
195 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index WPS Push If your acce ss point has the WPS button, you can register the a ccess point to the came ra easily by pu shing the WPS button . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [W PS Push ]. 2 Pr ess the WPS butt on on th e acces s poi nt y ou want to r egis ter.
196 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Acce ss Point Set tings You ca n register your access point man ually. Before starting the proce dure, che ck the SSI D name of the acc ess point, sec urity system , and pa ssword. The passw ord ma y be prese t in some devices .
197 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index When manual cha racter entry is required , a keyboa rd is displayed on the screen. Select t he desired button usi ng the top/bo ttom/right/ left areas of the cont rol wheel and enter by pressi ng the cent er.
198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Depend ing on the status or the set ting method of you r access point, you may w ant to set more it ems.
199 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Edit Device Name You ca n change the dev ice name un der Wi-Fi Direct . 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Ed it D evi ce Na me] . 2 Select the inpu t box, then inp ut the device na me t OK. For input me thod, refe r to “How to use th e keyboard” (pa ge 197).
200 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Disp MAC Address Displays the MAC addr ess of the camera. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Disp MAC Address]..
201 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t View on Smartphone The ca mera s hares th e connec tion infor mation for [View on Smartp hone] wi th a dev ice that has per mission to conn ect. If you want to cha nge the device t hat is permitted to connec t to t he camer a, re set the connection informa tion by fo llowi ng thes e ste ps.
202 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Rese t Network Setting s Resets all the network sett ings to def ault settin gs. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [Res et Ne twor k Se tti ngs] .
203 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Connecting with other equipment Viewing imag es on a T V To view images on the cam era using a TV, an HDMI cable (sol d separately ) and an HD TV equi pped with an H DMI connec tor are require d. Refer also to th e operating instruct ions suppl i ed wi th the TV.
204 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z O n “PhotoTV HD” This cam era is c ompatible w ith the “PhotoTV HD” stan dard. If you connec t Sony PhotoTV HD-compatibl e devices using an .
205 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 Connect a TV tha t supports “BRA VIA” Sync t o the camera.
206 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 allow mo re ver satil e use of i mages shot with your came ra. • “Imag e Data Conver ter” You ca n open RAW fo rmat i mage f iles.
207 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.
208 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 Tur n on your comp uter, and ins ert the CD-R OM (suppl ied) into the CD-ROM drive.
209 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index With “Image Data Converter” , you can do the fo llowing: • You can play b ack and edit i mages rec orded in RA W format with var ious correc tions, such a s ton e cu rve and sharp ness. • You ca n adjust i mages with white ba lance, ex posure , and [Cre ative Style ], etc.
210 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Using “PlayMemories Home” Refer to “ PlayMemo ries Home He lp Guide. ” Double-cl ick the shortc ut of (PlayMemor ies Home Help Guide) on the desktop, or cli ck [Star t] t [All Prog rams] t [PlayMemor ies Home] t [PlayMemo ries Home Help Guide].
211 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the camera to the comp uter 1 Insert a suff iciently ch arged battery pack into t he camera, or c onnect the camera to a wall o utlet (wal l socket) using t he AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sol d separa tel y).
212 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Connect the camera t o your Ma c computer fir st. Double-c lick the newly recogn ized icon on the deskt op t the folder whe re the image s you want to impo rt are stored. 2 Drag and drop th e image files t o the hard di sk icon.
213 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.
214 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Character istics of ea ch type of di sc Disc type/usage D escript ion 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 .
215 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 Sta rt up [PlayM emories Ho me] and click (Creat e Discs).
216 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 “PlayM emories Ho me.” 1 Sta rt up [PlayM emories Ho me] and click (Creat e Discs).
217 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 directly using a p rinter w hich suppor ts your memory c ard type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer.
218 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Adding functions to the camera Adding function s to t he cam era (App licatio n down loadi ng) You ca n add the desir ed functions to your camera by connect ing to the appl ication downl oading websit e (PlayM emori es Camera Ap ps) vi a the Inter net.
219 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • The app lication downloa ding func tion may not b e availabl e in some co untries an d regions . For details , refer to the appl ication dow nloading website a bove. Starting up down l oading services 1 Acce ss the app lication do wnloadi ng website.
220 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 Se lect MEN U t [Application] t [Applicat ion Manag ement] t [Manage and Re move]. 2 Sel ect the appli cation to be uni nstalled. 3 Select to uninsta ll the applicati o n. The uninstalle d application can be re-installed.
221 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Laun ching t he dow nloaded appli cation Launch an app lication t hat has b een dow nloaded fr om the a pplication downloadi ng website (PlayMemor ies Camera Apps). 1 Select MENU t [Application] t desire d appl icat ion to laun ch.
222 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 battery pack, u se the ti p of t he batte ry pac k to p ush the l ock lever .
223 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The charg e lamp on the c amera flashes wh en charging the b attery pack. • Yo u can use an NP-FW50 ba ttery pack only. M ake sure th at the batte ry is NP-FW5 0. • If yo u charge a batter y pack that has not bee n used for a long time , the cha rge lamp on th e camera may fla sh.
224 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The flash does not work. • Pop up the flash (NEX-6) or raise the flash ( NEX-5 R). • Yo u cannot us e a flash wit h the followin g recordi ng mode: – [Bracket: Cont .
225 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The eye s of the subject co me out red. • Act ivate the [Red Eye Re ducti on] funct ion (page 1 32). • Get close to the subject, and shoot the subjec t within the flash rang e using the flash. Dots app ear and remain on the LCD scre en.
226 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Not sure if the OS of th e computer is co mpatible with t he camera. • Ch eck “R ecommend ed compu ter env ironmen t” (pag e 206) . The com puter does not reco gnize the camera. • Chec k th at th e cam era i s tur ned on.
227 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot print image s. • RA W images canno t be printe d. To print RA W images, fir st convert them to JPE G images us ing “Image Data Conv erter ” on t he su pplie d CD-RO M. The colo r of the image is strange.
228 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The setti ng is reset without t he resetting operat ion. • The batter y pack was rem oved when th e power sw itch was set to ON. When removing the battery pack, make sure the camera is turn ed off and th e access la mp is not lit .
229 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Warning mess ages If the f ollowin g messages a p pear , follo w the in structio ns acco rdingly. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • An incompat ible batte ry pack is be ing used. Set Area/D ate/Time.
230 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cannot recognize len s. Attach it pro perly. • The lens is not at tached pr operly, or the lens is not attached. If the mes sage appe ars when a lens is attach ed, reatt ach the lens . If the me ssage app ears frequ ently, c heck whethe r the contac ts of the len s and ca mera ar e clea n or n ot.
231 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Recording is unavailable in this movie form at. • Set [File Form at] to [MP4]. Unable to magnify. Unable to rotate image. • Ima ges recor ded with o ther came ras may no t be enlarg ed or rot ated.
232 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the AC Ada ptor in any country or reg ion where th e power sup ply is within 1 0 0V t o 2 4 0V A C , 5 0H z / 6 0H z . • An el ectronic volt age t ransf orme r is unnece ssar y and i ts us e may ca use a m alfun ction .
233 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 MultiMe diaCard.
234 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.
235 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.
236 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • To use the battery pack u p, leav e the camera in sl ide sho w play back mo de unti l the power goes off. • To preve nt st ainin g the termin al, short -circ uitin g , et c., be sur e to use a plast ic bag to keep away from metal m aterials wh en carrying or sto ring the batt ery pack.
237 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charging • Only N P-FW50 batte ry packs (and no others) can be ch arged. B atteries other 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/or bur n.
238 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.
239 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 use the Mount Ada ptor with c erta in le nses. C onsult yo ur Son y dealer or lo cal autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s.
240 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Electronic Viewfinder ( sold separa tely) (NEX- 5R onl y) 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.
241 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.
242 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng • Do not tou ch the inside of the camera, such as lens c ontacts. Blow away dust from inside the mo unt with a co mmerciall y availabl e blower*. For de tails on cleani ng the image sensor, see page 182.
243 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x A Access P oint Setti ngs ................ ................... .... 196 AdobeRG B .......... ........... ................... ............... 145 AEL butt on ............. ........... .....
244 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Eye-Fi c ard ...... ........... ........ ........... ........ ........... 194 Eye-Sta rt AF ........... ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 14 8 F Face Det ection ............... ........... .
245 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Peaking Color ......... ........... ........... ................... 138 Peaking Level ......... ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 137 Phase De tection A F Area .............. ..............
246 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wind Noise Redu ct. ....... ........... ............ ........... 158 Windows .. ........... ................... ............... ........... 208 Wireless ... ........... ........... ............... ....
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony Alpha NEX-5R è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony Alpha NEX-5R - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Alpha NEX-5R imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Alpha NEX-5R ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Alpha NEX-5R, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony Alpha NEX-5R.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony Alpha NEX-5R. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Alpha NEX-5R insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
