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4-297-558- 12 (1) GB © 2011 Sony Co rporation NEX-7 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 the AF/M F button/AEL button AEL (A E lock ) ······ ········ ········ ········· ········ ······ ··.
5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AVCHD format··········· ········· ········· ········ ··········· ··· 206 Clea ning ········ .
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.
7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting people A person stands out, while backgrounds blurred away (62) The same scene with different brightness (57) A happy smile ( 84) In candle li .
8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the ba ckground (62) Adjusting the co lor to indoor light ( 97) Flowers (62) Lowering the amount of flash light (101) F.
9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (51) Running wat er (71) Vivid green colors (106) Colored leaves (106) Panoramic photos (65) Scenery with a .
10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting sunset/night scenes Holding the camera by hand (62) Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully (62) Fireworks (70) Trail of light (74) The sam.
11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (79) Expressing vigorous actio n (71) With the subject approaching the ca mera (76) Capturing .
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 Fla sh B AF illuminator/ Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter la mp C Shutter.
13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index A Eyepiece sensor B Viewfind er C Ey epiece cup • The eyepiece cup i s not attach ed when you purchase the camera. D HDMI terminal (174) E (USB) terminal ( 182) F MIC (microp hone) ja ck • When an extern al microphone is connected, the interna l microphone is t urned off automatic ally.
14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index E18 – 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (s upplied with NEX-7K) A H ood inde x B Focusing ring C Zoom ring D Fo cal-length scale E Fo cal-length inde x F Lens contacts* G Mounting index * Do no t touch this pa rt dir ectly .
15 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 48).
16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index B C D Live view Does not rec ord sound during movie recording SteadySh ot/SteadyS hot warn ing Control dia ls L/ R Overhea ting warning Databa se file .
17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 2011-1-1 9:30AM Recorded d ate/time 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.
18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Basic operations Oper ating the camera When shooting, DISP (Display Cont ents), (Ex posure Com p.), 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 (Image I ndex) fu nction s are ass igned to the cont rol whee l.
19 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.
20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using t he cont rol di als L/R and c ontrol wheel, you can adjus t or set r elated items s uch as focusing, exposure c ompensation , and other shootin g adjustm ents, simulta neously, on a single sc reen (Tri ple-dial- control).
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.
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. Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect rati o. Program A uto Automatic shooting that a llows y ou to c ustomize se ttings, except for the exposure (s hutter spee d and apertur e).
23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lance. Allows you to set playback func tions. Movi e File Format Selects AVCHD 60i/60p , AVCHD 50i/50p or MP 4.
24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. Setup Shooting Setti ngs AEL Sets how the AEL butt on works. AF/MF control Sets how the AF/MF b utton works. Dial/W heel Lock Sets whether or not to lock the control dials and the control whee l.
25 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. Main Set tings Menu start Selects a first-disp layed menu from the top me nu or the last menu screen. Functio n Settings Sets the functio ns to call up for the Triple-dial-c ontrol.
26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Shootin g imag es The [In telligen t Auto] mode a llows you t o easily shoot any subject u nder any cond itions because th e camer a makes ap propria te judgm ents on t he situat ion to a djust the set tings.
27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is diffi cult to focus on • Focusin g may be difficult in the following situations: – It is dark a nd t he su bjec t is dist ant . – The co ntras t between the subjec t and the ba ckground is p oor.
28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Playin g back i mages Plays ba ck the recor ded imag es. 1 P ress the ( Playbac k) button. 2 S elec t the image with the control wheel. 3 To play back pa nor amic i mage s or mov ies , pr ess th e cent er of the c ontr ol wheel.
29 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 14).
30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • Yo u cannot de lete prote cted imag es. • On ce you hav e deleted an image, you cannot res tore it. C heck whe ther you de lete the im age or not before hand.
31 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using the Triple-d ial-contr ol func tion Triple-dial-control The Tr iple-dial-c ontrol allows you to adj ust or set various shooting ad justment ite ms, simultan eously, on a singl e screen .
32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z To prevent the di als from operating incorrect ly You can lock th e contro l dia ls L/R and the control wheel b y holding the Na vigation b utton down. To unl ock t hem, ho ld the Navi gati on but ton do wn ag ain.
33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Exposu re Setting s You can se t items used to adjust the e xposure, such as shut ter speed and ape rture, on a single screen. 1 S et each item wi th the contro l dials L/R and t he control w heel. The functi ons assigned to th ese dials vary depending on th e shooting mode.
34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Focus Set tings You can se t the focusing ite ms together. 1 P ress the Na vigation but ton to sele ct [Focus Sett ings].
35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Wh en this fun ction is set to othe r than [Mul ti], you c annot use the [Face D etection ] functi on. • [M ulti] is sele cted when usi ng [Smile Sh utter]. • [M ulti] is sele cted durin g movie reco rding.
36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index White Balance Set tings Allows yo u to adj ust th e color temperat ure ac cording t o the ambient light condi tions.
37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index for a cert ain color te mperatu re in [C.Temp./ Filter], the adjuste d value is reta ined even if you selec t anoth er color tem peratur e. 1 S elect [Custo m] with th e control dial L. 2 S elec t [ (Custom Setup)] with s oft key B.
38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index D-Range Settings The br ightn ess or cont rast is cor rected auto maticall y. You ca n set the ex posure com pensa tion sim ultan eously . 1 P ress the Na vigation but ton to sele ct [D-Range Settings] .
39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index – Sin ce the sh utter i s released 3 times for 1 shot, use this f unction w hen the subject i s motionles s or does not bli nk, and do not re compose . – You m ay not obtai n a desire d effect depend ing o n the lum inanc e dif fere nce of a sub ject and the shooti ng con ditions.
40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Creati ve Style Se ttings Allows you to select the de sired ima ge processi ng. 1 P ress the Na vigation but ton to select [Creative Styl e Settings]. 2 S et each item wi th the contro l dials L/R and t he control w heel.
41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Wh en [Black & White] or [S epia] is sel ected, yo u cannot adjust the sa turation . • Wh en using [Pic ture Effec t] (except [Off]), [S tandard ] is selected and you cann ot call up [C reative St yle Settin gs].
42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Picture Ef fect Setting s You ca n shoot with an ef fect filter to obtain the va rious texture s. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Funct ion Set ting s] t [Picture Effect Settin gs]. 2 P ress th e Navigation butto n to select [ Picture Effect Settings].
43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Yo u cannot ca ll up [Picture Effect Sett ings] wit h [RAW] and [RA W & JPEG] images . • The [Toy Camer a] and [Min iature] ef fects ar e not avail able with [Pre c.
44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Yo u canno t check the foll owing e ffects o n the shoo ting scr een, b ecause t he came ra is st ill proce ssing the imag e that ha s been just sho t. Also, you c annot shoot anothe r ima ge unti l the imag e proc essi ng i s finis hed .
45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Custom Settings If you se lect [Cust om Settings], you can assign a diffe rent functio n to each o f the cont rol dial s L/R and the co ntrol wheel. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Funct ion Set ting s]. 2 A ssign [ Custom Settings] to either one of [Fu nction Sett ings 1 to 4].
46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the A F/MF bu tton/AEL button AEL (A E lock) When there is wi de range of b rightness be tween the subject and the back ground, such a s when you are shooti ng a subjec t that is backl it or near a window, you c an measur e and lock the e xposure at an app ropriate bri ghtness spot.
47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/MF (AF /MF control) You ca n switch the focusing mo de between auto an d manual te mporarily. If you do so, in the [Autofo cus] or [DMF] mode , the focusing mode be comes manua l. In the [Manual Focu s] mode, the focusi ng mode beco mes [Autofocus] .
48 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 P ress DISP (D isplay Conte nts) on the co ntrol wheel repe atedly to se lect the de sire d mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Cam era] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display (DISP)].
49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Level Indicat es whether the camer a is level in both th e horizontal a nd front- back directions. W hen the ca mera is lev el in both direc tions, the indic ator turns to gree n. Histogram Displays the lumina nce distri bution graphic ally.
50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • His togram is not displaye d during fo llowing operation s. – Mo vie record ing/playba ck – Pan orama re cording/ playback – Slid e Show During playback Display Info. Sho ws recor din g in form atio n.
51 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 –5. 0 EV to +5.0 EV . 1 (Exposu re Comp. ) on the cont rol whee l t desire d valu e. Or, MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [Exposure Comp .
52 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 Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t desire d mo de. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t desire d mode.
53 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 Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Cont. Shooting]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Cont. Shooting].
54 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Spd Priorit y Cont. Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button, at a highe r speed (max. 10 images per second ) than th at of [Cont. Shoo ting]. 1 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Spd Priority Cont.
55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Self-timer 1 (Drive Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Self-timer]. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-timer] . 2 Option t de sired mode. To cancel the timer, pr ess (Drive Mode ) and select [Single Shoo ting].
56 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 Mode) on the c ontrol whee l t [Self-timer(Cont)] .
57 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.
58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Remote Cdr. You can shoot using the S HUTTER and 2 SEC (t he shutte r is r elease d after 2 se conds) buttons on t he RMT-DSLR1 Wir eless Remote C ommander (sold separ ately). Also, r efer to th e opera ting instru ction s sup plied with the Wirele ss Re mote C omman der.
59 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 P ress the (Playback) butt on to switch to the playback mode. 2 P ress (Imag e Index) on t he control wh eel. 6-imag e index appears.
60 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 set to [Autof lash] or [Flash Off]. • Yo u can shoo t even if the c amera has not recogniz ed the scen e.
61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is diffi cult to focus on • Focusin g may be difficult in the following situations: – It is dark a nd t he su bjec t is dist ant . – The co ntras t between the subjec t and the ba ckground is p oor.
62 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 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Scene Selection] t desired mode . (Por trait) Blurs away backgro unds and sharpens the subject.
63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • In th e [Night S cene] and [ Night Por trait] modes , the shut ter speed is slower, so using a tri pod is reco mmen ded to preven t the imag e fro m blurr ing. • In th e [Hand-h eld Twiligh t] mode, the shutter cli cks 6 times and an ima ge is recorded .
64 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.
65 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 cam era across the entire su bject within the given time, a gray area oc curs in the comp osed image.
66 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for shooting 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 mon itor. [Sweep Panorama] is better suited for still subjects, rather th an moving ones.
67 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 monitor of this camera and a non -3D TV.
68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index beach, or lawn. – Sub jects wit h constan t change su ch as wave s or water fa lls. – Sub jects wit h the sun or e lectric lig hts, etc.
69 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. 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Manua l Expos ure]. 2 S et the shutter speed, aper ture, ISO with the contro l dials L/R, and th e control wheel.
70 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 . 1 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Manua l Expos ure]. 2 T urn the contro l dial L until [BULB] is indicated.
71 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.
72 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 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Ape rtur e Priori ty] . 2 S elect the de sired value w ith the con trol dial L.
73 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 ME NU t [Shoot Mo de] t [Program Auto].
74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Flash Mode 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Flash Mode] t desire d mode. 2 W hen you wan t to fire the flash , press the (flash pop- up) button to pop up t he fl ash. • The default se tting depe nds on the shooting mode.
75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Using a lighting ratio control flash (sold sep arately) an d a wireless flash (sold separa tely), you can ai m the flash at the subject fro m away from the camer a.
76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [AF /MF Select] t desi red mode. • If yo u turn the fo cusing rin g when [DMF] o r [Manual Fo cus] is s elected, the image is en larged autom atically to enable yo u to check focus area e asier.
77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [AF /MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 P ress the shut ter button ha lfway do wn to focus aut omatic ally. 3 K eep the shutter b utton halfw ay down , rotate t he focusi ng ring of the lens to achiev e a sharp fo cus.
78 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 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Area] t desired m ode. • Wh en this fun ction is set to othe r than [Mul ti], you c annot use the [Face D etection ] functi on.
79 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 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Autof ocus Mode] t desired m ode. • [Si ngle-s hot AF] is selected w hen using the follow ing funct ions: – [In telli gen t Auto ] – [ Self-timer] –[ R e m o t e C d r .
80 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 . • Tra cking may be difficult in the fol lowing situa tions: – The subje ct is moving to o quickly . – The subject is too small, or too larg e.
81 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Prec. Di g. Zoom You can sho ot st ill ima ges wh ile zo oming in on the cent er porti on. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Prec. Dig. Zoom]. 2 De cide th e zoo m rate . You can zo om in up to 10 times. 3 T o stop zoomin g, selec t .
82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Face Dete ction Detects th e faces of your subj ects and ad justs the focus, flash, expo sure, and white balance se ttings autom aticall y. You can select the p riority f ace to be foc used on. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [ Face De tection] t de sired mod e.
83 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 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Fa ce Registration] t desired m ode.
84 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 .
85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Tips for bet ter captur ing of s miles • 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.
86 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 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [Soft Skin Effect] t [On]. 2 T o se t the intensity of the Soft Ski n Effect, Option t desired setting.
87 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 48) i n shooting mode. 1 ME NU t [Ca mera] t [DISP Button(Monitor)]. 2 S elect the de sired mod e.
88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index For view finder Shows onl y shooting information on the sc reen (no image) . Select this when you shoot using the v iewfind er.
89 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.
90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The im age size var ies depend ing on the [Panor ama Dire ction] setting. • When you pr int p anora mic i mages , both edg es may be cut off. Sweep Panorama (Stand ard) Shoots images usin g standard size.
91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of still images. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Aspect Ra tio] t desire d mode. • Yo u cannot se t this item when using the followin g functio ns: – [ Sweep Pa norama ] – [ 3D Sweep Pa norama] 3:2 Sta ndard aspect r atio.
92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Qualit y Selects t he compr ession for mat of st ill imag es. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Qualit y] t desi red mode.
93 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 ME NU t [Image Size] t [Panor ama Direction] t desired m ode. 3D Sweep Panorama (Right) Pan the camer a from the left to the right.
94 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Forma t Selects th e movie file forma t. 1 ME NU t [Image Size] t [ File For mat] t desire d mode . * 108 0 60i-com patible device ** 1080 50i -com pati ble de vice AVCHD 6 0i/60p * AVCHD 5 0i/50p ** Records 60i/50i mov i es or 24p/ 25p movies in AVCHD format, and 60p/50 p movies.
95 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 ME NU t [Image Size] t [ Recor d Sett ing] t desired mode.
96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [ISO] t desi red setti ng. • [IS O AUTO] is se lected when using the fo llowing .
97 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.
98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Whi te Balance] t desired mod e. 2 A s ne cessary, Option t adjust the color temper ature by pr essing 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).
99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • If the flash is used when the s hutter but ton is pr essed, a custo m white b alance is re gistered w ith the flas h ligh t taken int o account. T ake pictu res with th e flash in lat er shootings .
100 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 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Met ering Mode] t desired mode . • If yo u set [Mete ring Mode] to other than [Multi], the [Face Detection] fu nction ca nnot be us ed.
101 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 –3.0 EV to +3.0 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.
102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t desi red mod e.
103 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.
104 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 ME NU t [Brightness/Co lor] t [Picture Effect] t desired mode . (Off) Does not use the Pictur e Effect func tion.
105 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Yo u cannot us e [Picture Effect] with [ RAW] and [R AW & JPEG] im ages. • The [Toy Camer a] and [Min iature] ef fects ar e not avail able with [Pre c. Dig. Zo om]. • Wh en [Partial Co lor] is sele cted, imag es may not reta in the selec ted color , depending on the sub ject.
106 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.
107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index (Contrast), (Saturation), and (Sharpness) can be a djusted for each Cr eative Style i tem. • Wh en [Black & White] or [Sepi a] is sel ected, you ca nnot adjust the sa turation .
108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t desire d mode. • Yo u can selec t up to 10 0 images. • “AVCHD Vi ew movie s” are movies t hat wer e recorde d in th e [AVCH D 60i/60p] or [AVC HD 50i/50p] mode of [F ile Forma t].
109 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 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Sl ide Show ] t desired mo de t OK. • Yo u cannot pa use the sli de show.
110 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 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Vie w M ode ] t desired mode. Folder View(S till) Displays still i mages by folder. Folder View(MP4) Displays movi es (MP4) by folder.
111 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 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t de sired mod e.
112 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 .
113 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 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t des ired mode. • You can protect up to 100 im ages at a time.
114 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 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [ Enlarge I mage]. 2 A djust the scal ing by turn ing the contro l wheel. 3 S elect the p osition you want to see b y press ing the top/bottom /right/le ft of the co ntro l whee l.
115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Volume Settings Adjusts the soun d volume of movies in 8 steps. 1 ME NU t [Playbac k] t [Volume Sett ings] t de sired 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 w hile playing ba ck movies.
116 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 orde r) mark is displayed for regist ered images (DPOF: Digital Pri nt Orde r Format).
117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AEL Allow s you to set how th e AEL bu tton works. Yo u can set how lo ng to keep the exposure value obtai ned with the A E lock funct ion. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [AEL] t de sired setti ng. • The setting m ay change from [Tog gle] to [Hold ], when y ou select MEN U, etc.
118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index AF/M F contro l Allows you to set how t he AF/MF butt on works. You can set wh en to swit ch the focusin g mode from aut o to manual, or vice -versa. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [AF/MF cont rol] t desired sett ing.
119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Dial/ Wheel L ock All ows you to set wheth er or not the co ntrol di als and the control wheel ar e locked w hen you hold the Navigation bu tton down. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Dial/Wheel Lock] t desired se tting.
120 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 .
121 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Red Eye Reducti on] t desire d set tin g. • Yo u cannot us e Red Eye Red uction with [Smile Shutt er].
122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index FINDER/LCD Setting The ca mera detec ts whether or not you are look ing into th e viewfinde r with a sensor, an d switche s between the viewfinder an d the LCD mo nitor to display im ages. Also, you can select th e viewfind er or the LCD mo nitor to display ima ges.
123 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 th e LCD mo nitor . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Live View Display] t desired se tting.
124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Auto Re view You can chec k the re corded im age on t he LCD monitor ri ght after the sho oting. You can chang e the displayed t ime.
125 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.
126 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Peaki ng Leve l] t desire d setting.
127 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Peaki ng Colo r] t desired se tting. • Thi s item can not be set when [Peaking Level] is se t to [Off].
128 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t de sired se tting. 2 T urn the focu sing ring to ad just the focus .
129 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [MF Assi st Time] t desired se tting. • Thi s item can not be set when [MF Assi st] is set to [O ff].
130 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.
131 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t desire d setti ng.
132 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Re lease w/o Len s] t de sired setti ng.
133 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 the vi ewfinder . 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Eye-Start AF] t desi red setti ng. • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly when the LA -EA2 Moun t Adaptor (so ld separa tely) is atta ched.
134 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 .
135 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.
136 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.
137 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Lens C omp.: S hading] t desir ed setting . • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-m ount lens .
138 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Chro. Aber.] t desire d sett ing. • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-m ount lens .
139 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Len s Comp.: Distortion] t desire d setting . • Thi s item is ava ilable on ly with an E-m ount lens .
140 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Movi e Au dio Re c] t des ired se tt ing. • The sound of th e lens and th e camera in op eration w ill also be re corded, wh en [On] is selected.
141 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Wind Noise Reduct.] t desire d setting. • Set ting this it em to [On] where wind is n ot blowing su fficientl y hard may cause nor mal sound to b e rec orded with too low volume .
142 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [AF Micro Adj.
143 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Me nu start] t des ired settin g.
144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Function Settings Allows you to sele ct the set of shooting ad justments that y ou can c all for t he Tri ple-dial- contro l operati on by pressing t he Naviga tion butt on. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Funct ion Set ting s] t desire d sett ing.
145 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 ME NU t [Set up] t [Cu sto m Ke y Se tting s] t desire d setting.
146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • [Cu stom Key Se ttings] is av ailable w ith the follo wing shoot ing mode s. A function that has been assigne d 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.
147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Calling a function assigned to [Custom] of soft key C 1 P ress sof t key C whe n CUSTO M (Custo m) is displayed. 2 S elec t [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.
148 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Beep] t desi red se tti ng. On Turns on a udible signals when you press the contr ol wheel or soft keys. Off Turns off t he audible si gnal.
149 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [ La nguag e] t desire d language.
150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the d ate and time again . • The camera do es not hav e a feature fo r superim posing d ates on image s. By usin g “PMB” on the CD-R OM (suppli ed), you can print or save images with the date.
151 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Area Setting] t desi red se tti ng. 2 P ress the right or left of the control wheel to sele ct a n ar ea.
152 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Hel p Guid e Displa y] t d esired set ting. On Displays the help guide.
153 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Power Save] t de sired setti ng.
154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index LCD Brightness The brightn ess of the LCD monitor is au tomatical ly adju sted to the ambi ent lighti ng condi tions using the ligh t sensor (page 13). You can set the bri ghtness of the LCD monitor m anually.
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156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Display Color Sel ects th e colo r of th e LCD m onito r. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Display Color] t desir ed setting.
157 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Wide Image Selects th e method used for displaying t he wide imag es. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [Wide Image] t desire d setting. Full Screen Displays the w ide image s on the e ntire screen. Normal Display s the w ide images and the operation informati on on the screen.
158 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Playback Display] t des ired setti ng. Auto Ro tate Displa ys in the p ortrait position .
159 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [HDMI Resolution] t desi red setti ng.
160 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.
161 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [US B Connection ] t desired setting.
162 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the im age sens or. • Cle aning can be perform ed only w hen the bat tery level is (3 remain ing batter y icons) or more. Th e use of an AC-PW20 AC A daptor (sold separate ly) is recomm ended.
163 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Vers ion]. • An update ca n be perfo rmed only w hen the ba ttery leve l is (3 rem aining ba ttery icon s) or more.
164 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].
165 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Reset Defaul t] t OK. • Be s ure not to turn o ff the came ra while reset ting.
166 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.
167 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Number Selects t he method for assig ning file numbers to image s. 1 ME NU t [Setup] t [File Number] t desired se tting. Series The ca mera does no t reset numbe rs, and assigns numbers t o files in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.
168 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Fo ld er Na me ] t desir ed sett ing.
169 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Select Shoot.
170 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [New F old er].
171 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.
172 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.
173 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 ME NU t [Setup] t [Upl oad Sett ings ] t desire d setting.
174 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.
175 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 Co nnect a TV tha t supports “BR AVIA” Sync t o the camera.
176 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. • When yo u selec t [3D View ing] mode, only 3D im ages are displ ayed. • Do not connec t the camera an d equipm ent to be co nnected u sing outp ut terminals .
177 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 Conver ter” • “PMB” ( Picture Mo tion Browse r) • “PMB ” is not compa tible with Ma cintosh c omputers.
178 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. • Op eration is not assure d in an env ironme nt based on an upgrade of the oper ating sys tems des cribed ab ove or in a multi -boot env ironment.
179 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 T urn on your com puter, and i nsert the CD- ROM (sup plied) into the CD-ROM drive. The installa tion menu screen a ppears. • If i t does not appea r, double-cli ck [Computer] (For Windo ws XP: [My Computer] ) t (SONYPMB) t [Ins tall.
180 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Log on a s Adminis trator. 1 T urn on you r Macintosh computer , and insert the CD-RO M (suppl ied) into the CD- ROM drive. 2 Double-click the CD-ROM i con. 3 Copy the [IDC_INST.pkg] file in the [MAC] folder to the hard disk icon.
181 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • “PMB ” is not compa tible with Ma cintosh c omputers. • Mo vies recor ded with th e [60p 28M(P S)/50p 28 M(PS)]/ [60i 24M(FX )/50i 24M (FX)]/ [24p 24M(F X)/25p 24M( FX)] setti ng in [Record Setting] a re convert ed by “PMB” in order to cr eate an AVCHD dis c.
182 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Conn ectin g the c amera to th e comp uter “PMB” allo ws you to easily i m port images. For detai ls on “PMB” f unction s, see the “PMB H elp.
183 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before: • Disc onnecti ng the U SB ca ble. • Removing the me mory car d.
184 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Crea ting a mo vie disc You can create a disc from AVCHD View movies recorded on the ca mera. “AVCHD View movi es” are movi es that were record ed in the [AVC HD 60i/60 p] or [AVCHD 50i/ 50p] mod e of [File Format].
185 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index z Characteristics of each type of disc A Blu-ray Disc enables you to record high definition image quality (HD) movies of a lo nger durati on than DVD discs.
186 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a high def inition ima ge quality (H D) AVCH D format disc from AVCH D View movies impo rted to a comput er using the sup plied software “PMB.” 1 T urn on your com puter and place an empt y disc on the D VD drive.
187 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index You ca n create a stand ard definiti on image qua lity (STD ) disc from AVCHD View movies imported to a co mputer using sup plied software “PMB .” 1 T urn on your com puter and place an empt y disc on the D VD drive.
188 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Prin ting direct ly using a printer which su pports you r memory card typ e For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer.
189 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.
190 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Slow fl ashing in dicates th at chargin g is suspende d because the ambie nt temperatu re is outsid e the suit able range for chargi ng the batte ry pack. Cha rging wil l resume and th e CHARGE lam p will be lit when th e ambient tem peratur e returns to within the suitable te mperatu re.
191 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The flash does not work. • Pre ss the (flas h pop-up ) button to pop up the fl ash. • Yo u cannot us e a flash wit h the followin g recordi ng mode: – [Bracket: Cont .
192 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index The eye s of the subject co me out red. • Act ivate t he Red Eye Re ductio n func tion (pag e 121). • 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 monit or.
193 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Dis connect all equipm ent other than the ca mera, the ke yboard an d the mou se from the U SB terminal s of yo ur compu ter. • Co nnect the ca mera dire ctly to you r comput er without pa ssing through a U SB hub or othe r device.
194 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • Wh en printi ng image s using yo ur own p rinter , cancel t he trimm ing or bo rderless s etting s. Cons ult the printe r manufac turer as to w hether the pri nter pr ovides these function s or not.
195 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.
196 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.
197 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.
198 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the battery charger (suppli ed), and the AC-PW20 AC Ad aptor (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 .
199 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.
200 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.
201 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.
202 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index • To us e the batte ry pa ck up, leave the ca mera in slid e show p layba ck mod e unti l the power goes off. • To pr event stai ning 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.
203 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Batt ery charger • Only NP-FW type ba ttery packs (a nd no others) can be ch arged in the battery cha rger (supplied ). Batteries other than the specifie d kind may leak, overheat, or ex plode if you attem pt to c harge them , posing a risk of i njury fr om electro cution and burns.
204 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.
205 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 ma y not be ab le to use the M ount Adapto r with ce rtain lens es. Con sult your S ony deale r or l ocal autho rized Sony ser vice facil ity on com patible lense s.
206 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.
207 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camera, such as le ns contacts. Bl ow 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 162.
208 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Index Inde x Numerics 3D Sweep Pano rama .............. ........... ....... .......... 67 3D Viewing ............. ....... ........... ........ ........... .... 176 A AdobeRG B .......... ........... .
209 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index File Forma t .......... ........... ................... ................. 94 File Numb er ............... ............ ....... ........... ........ 167 Fill-flas h .......... ................... ......
210 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo Menu Index Portrait ........ ............ .................. ................... ...... 62 Power Sa ve ......... ........... ............... ........... ........ 153 Prec. Di g. Zoom ......... ............ ......
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-7 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-7 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Alpha NEX-7 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Alpha NEX-7 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Alpha NEX-7, 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-7.
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-7. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Alpha NEX-7 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.
