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1. 126 Grid EDG acia inre 113 H Hand held Twilight esses 54 HDMI Resolution ees 153 Help Guide Display 145 GBH AS Q NR aiite tutes 128 l MONS i e aeta tete mb e 16 Identifying parts Image Data Converter Image Index ImaBe PAIE ceraian e Oe IRE 81 InfoLITHIUM battery pack 195 Landscape Language LCD Brightness Lens Comp Chro Aber eee 130 Lens Comp Distortion esse 131 Lens Comp Shading Live View Display Long Exposure NR Mac Image Size Playback Menu start Metering Mode MF Assist 3 MF Assist Time 4 5 nitet tette ittis 121 Movie Audio REG utter ttti 133 MP4 Multi New Folder Night Portrait Night Scene 0 Object Tracking P Panorama Panorama Direction Peaking Color i PeakingLeyel sins Sasseg saves venie Re Photo Creativity isssisscsssssssassorsevssastscssesssonstssaeanses Picture Effect Playback Playback Display e cssssecsessceessessesessoserson 152 Playback ori TV sissssssssssssassesossssscsssssetesseossasssesss 168 Playback ZOoin citta PlayMemories Home Portrait Program Auto Program shift Protect Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud owes xepu 20
2. F 4 E 4 Frame for movie The frame that appears when Grid Line is set to a setting other than Off will show to what extent your subject is included in the frame This enables you to adjust the composition by moving closer or further away from your subject U9 U09 jo eigen muon orua owes xepu 11388 Peaking Level Enhances the outline of in focus ranges with a specific color in manual focus This function allows you to confirm the focus easily 1 MENU Setup Peaking Level desired setting High Sets the peaking level to high Mid Sets the peaking level to middle Low Sets the peaking level to low v Off Does not use the peaking function Since the camera judges that sharp areas are in focus the peaking level is different depending on the subject shooting situation or on the lens used The outline of in focus ranges is not enhanced when the camera is connected using an HDMI cable U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 11468 Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking function in manual focus 1 MENU Setup Peaking Color desired setting 4 White Enhances outlines in white Red Enhances outlines in red Yellow Enhances outlines in yellow This item cannot be set when Peaking Level is set to Off U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes
3. R 23 Playback e 24 Setup m N N O M 24 Connecting with other equipment Viewing images fel nik tal A A errrere es rere 168 Using with your computer 171 Using the SOftWALre enn enn onn neni 173 Connecting the camera to the computer 176 Creating a movie QjSC rsiisiesiisssisivrsisisevirisrsssii 178 Printing still images IR EC RS 182 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting HH 183 Warning messages eee 189 Others Using the camera abroad 192 Memory card eH HH 193 InfoLITHIUM battery pack m MM 195 Battery charging 197 Mount Adaptor EITT EEE IPEE UOTA ER eade re a A EAE 198 Electronic Viewfinder RR 200 AVCHD format HH 201 Cleaning 202 Continued 4GB U98 U09 Jo eiqer n ee xepu Table of contents Samat photo Menu 203 Index eee eee ee eese eere eene eee eene eene nena n nnne nene han Index Index HGB Sample photo This is the scene I want to capture in a photo but how can I do You may find the answer by going through the sample photos listed here Click the desired sample photo Shooting people page 7 Shooting macro photos page 8 Shooting landscapes page 9 Shooting sunset night scenes page 10 Shooting fast moving subjects page 11 If you click on a photo the screen will jump to the page describing the function recommended for shooting that kin
4. When Partial Color is selected images may not retain the selected color depending on the subject The available picture effects are limited with Photo Creativity Also fine adjustment is not available You can use more picture effects and make fine adjustment with Option Select MENU Brightness Color Picture Effect page 96 3968 DISP Display Contents Using the control wheel 1 Press DISP Display Contents on the control wheel repeatedly to select the desired mode Using the Menu 1 During shooting MENU Camera LCD Display DISP Finder Display DISP During playback MENU Playback Display Contents 2 Select the desired mode camera Histogram is not displayed during following operations Movie recording playback Panorama recording playback Slide Show You can set Finder Display DISP when an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately is attached to the During shooting LCD Display DISP Graphic Display Shows basic shooting information Graphically shows the shutter speed and aperture value except for when Shoot Mode is set to Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama v Display All Info Shows recording information Big Font Size Shows only major items in a larger size Disp No Disp Info Does not show recording information Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud ow
5. Scene Recognition icon and guide amp Backlight Portrait amp Portrait aa Landscape W Macro Spotlight Low Brightness or ON Baby 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Flash Mode is set to Autoflash or Flash Off You can shoot even if the camera has not recognized the scene When Face Detection is set to Off the Portrait Backlight Portrait Night Portrait and Baby scenes are not recognized The advantages of automatic shooting In Superior Auto mode the camera shoots with higher quality than Intelligent Auto mode and perform composite shooting as necessary In Program Auto mode the camera shoots with various functions such as white balance ISO etc adjusted Shooting mode Your purpose iy Intelligent Auto To easily recognize the scene and shoot continuous images iy Superior Auto page 52 To shoot scenes under difficult circumstances such as when you have dark scenes or back lit subjects To shoot a higher quality image than that offered by Intelligent Auto P Program Auto page 64 To shoot with various functions other than the exposure shutter speed and aperture adjusted n Superior Auto mode the recording process takes longer since the camera must make a composite image X Photo Creativity Pressing the center of the control wheel in Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto mode accesse
6. You can protect up to 100 images at a time U9 U09 jo 9jqe muon forua owes xepu 1048 amp Enlarge Image You can check the focus by enlarging a portion of the playback image 1 MENU Playback amp Enlarge Image 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the control wheel 3 Select the position you want to see by pressing the top bottom right left of the control wheel 4 To cancel the enlarged playback select X You cannot enlarge the movies During playing back panoramic images pause first and then enlarge the image X Scaling range The scaling range depends on the image size Image size Scaling range L Approx x1 0 x13 6 M Approx x1 0 x9 9 S Approx x1 0 x6 8 l U9 U09 Jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 105 Volume Settings Adjusts the sound volume of movies in 8 steps 1 MENU Playback Volume Settings desired value X Adjusting the volume during playback The Volume Settings screen appears when you press the bottom of the control wheel while playing back movies You can adjust the volume while listening to the actual sound U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen owyderdues xepu 106 Specify Printing You can specify which still images you shot on the memory card that you want to print out later The DPOF Print order mark is displayed for registered images DPOF Digital Prin
7. U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 120 MF Assist Time Sets the length of time the image will be shown in an expanded form for the MF Assist function 1 MENU Setup MF Assist Time desired setting No Limit Enlarges the display until is selected 5 Sec Enlarges the image for 5 seconds v 2Sec Enlarges the image for 2 seconds This item cannot be set when MF Assist is set to Off U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 12168 Color Space The way colors are represented with combinations of numbers or the range of color reproduction is called color space You can change the color space depending on your purpose 1 MENU Setup Color Space desired setting v sRGB This is the standard color space of the digital camera Use sRGB in normal shooting such as when you intend to print out the images without any modification AdobeRGB This has a wide range of color reproduction When a large part of the subject is vivid green or red Adobe RGB is effective The file name of the image starts with _DSC Adobe RGB is for applications or printers that support color management and DCF2 0 option color space Using some applications or printers that do not support them may result in or print images that do not faithfully reproduce the color When displaying images that were recorded
8. Face Registration Registers or changes the person to be given priority in the focus Smile Shutter Each time the camera detects a smile the camera releases the shutter automatically Auto Port Framing Analyzes the scene when capturing a face and saves another image with a more impressive composition Soft Skin Effect Shoots the skin smoothly in the Face Detection function Shooting Tip List Allows you to access all shooting tips LCD Display DISP Changes the information to be displayed on the LCD screen Finder Display DISP Changes the information to be displayed on an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately DISP Button Monitor Allows you to select the kind of information to be displayed on the LCD screen when you press the DISP button Continued U9 U09 Jo eigen ome orua owes xepu 2268 Allows you to set the image size and aspect ratio Still Image Size Selects the image size Aspect Ratio Selects the aspect ratio Quality Selects the compression format 3D Panorama Image Size Selects the image size of 3D panoramic images Panorama Direction Selects the direction to pan the camera when shooting 3D panoramic images Panorama Image Size Selects the image size of panoramic images Panorama Direction Selects the direction to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images Movi
9. Auto HDR Self portrait Self timer is set to On The last shot is shown on the auto review n Manual Exposure the exposure is shifted by adjusting the shutter speed When you adjust the exposure the exposure is shifted based on the compensated value U9 U09 4865 Jo eiqer omen oud owes xepu Image Index Displays multiple images at the same time 1 Press the gt Playback button to switch to the playback mode 2 Press EZ Image Index on the control wheel 6 image index appears You can switch to 12 image index MENU Playback Image Index 3 To return to the single image playback select the desired image and press the center of the control wheel Displaying a desired folder To select a desired folder select the bar to the left of the image index screen then press the top bottom parts of the control wheel You can change the view mode by pressing the center of the control wheel U9 U09 Jo eiqer 4968 muon orua owes xepu Intelligent Auto The camera analyzes the subject and allows you to shoot with appropriate settings 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto 2 Point the camera to the subject When the camera recognizes the scene the Scene Recognition icon and guide appear on the screen The camera recognizes J Night Scene 9 Tripod Night Scene amp 2 Night Portrait EM Backlight
10. Horr Off Does not use the Picture Effect function Toy Camera Creates the look of a Toy Camera photo with shaded corners and pronounced colors Pop Color Creates a vivid look by emphasizing color tones Posterization Color Creates a high contrast abstract look by heavily emphasizing primary colors Posterization B W Creates a high contrast abstract look in black and white Retro Photo Creates the look of an aged photo with sepia color tones and faded contrast Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 3768 Soft High key Creates an image with the indicated atmosphere bright transparent ethereal oH tender soft 9 soft 2 o oO 2 8 9 Partial Color Creates an image which retains the color M Red red but converts others to black and white ro tb 3 o oO me 2 Partial Color Creates an image which retains the color 9 Green green but converts others to black and Q white 0 Partial Color Creates an image which retains the color Blue blue but converts others to black and white a D Partial Color Creates an image which retains the color 5 Yellow yellow but converts others to black and e white x D High Contrast Mono Creates an image with high contrast in black and white
11. xepu 12468 Eye Start AF Sets whether or not to use autofocus when you look through an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately attached to the camera 1 MENU Setup Eye Start AF desired setting On Auto focusing starts when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder v Off Auto focusing does not start when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder This item is available only when the LA EA2 Mount Adaptor sold separately is attached U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 125 Front Curtain Shutter The electronic front curtain shutter function shortens the time lag between shutter releases 1 MENU Setup Front Curtain Shutter desired setting y On Uses the electronic front curtain shutter function Off Does not use the electronic front curtain shutter function When you shoot at high shutter speeds with a large diameter lens attached the ghosting of a blurred area may occur depending on the subject or shooting conditions In such cases set this item to Off When a lens made by another manufacturer including a Minolta Konica Minolta lens is used set this item to Off If you set this item to On the correct exposure will not be set or the image brightness will be uneven U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 126 Long Exposure NR When you set the shutter speed to a sec
12. 34 Hand held Shoots night scenes with less noise and blur Twilight without using a tripod A burst of shots are taken and image processing is applied to reduce subject blur camera shake and noise In the Night Scene and Night Portrait modes the shutter speed is slower so using a tripod is recommended to prevent the image from blurring In the Hand held Twilight mode the shutter clicks 6 times and an image is recorded If you select Hand held Twilight with RAW or RAW amp JPEG the image quality becomes Fine temporarily Reducing blur is less effective even in Hand held Twilight when shooting Subjects with erratic movement Subjects that are too close to the camera Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tiles and subjects with little contrast such as sky sandy beach or lawn Subjects with constant change such as waves or water falls In the case of Hand held Twilight block noise may occur when using a light source that flickers such as fluorescent lighting The minimum distance that you can come close to a subject does not change even if you select Macro For the minimum in focus range refer to the minimum distance of the lens attached to the camera U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud owes xepu 5468 Anti Motion Blur This is suitable for indoor shots without using the flash to reduce the subject blur 1 MENU Shoot Mode Anti Motion
13. ISO AUTO is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama The larger the number the higher the noise level When the exposure mode is set to Program Auto Aperture Priority Shutter Priority and ISO is set to ISO AUTO ISO is automatically set between ISO200 and ISO3200 Youcan select up to ISO3200 for movie recording When you start recording movies with an ISO higher than 3200 ISO becomes 3200 automatically and returns to the previous value when recording is finished The ISO AUTO setting is not provided in Manual Exposure If you change the exposure mode to Manual Exposure with the ISO AUTO setting it is switched to 200 Set the ISO according to your shooting conditions X Adjusting ISO Sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index ISO setting speed is the sensitivity to light of recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light Even when the exposure is the same images differ depending on the ISO setting High ISO sensitivity With high ISO sensitivity images will be captured with an appropriate brightness even under insufficient exposure However increasing ISO sensitivity will cause images to become noisy Low ISO sensitivity You can record smooth images However compensation for low ISO sensitivity will be made by slowing down the shutter speed
14. omen orua erdues xepu 14665 Power Save You can set time intervals for the camera to switch to power save mode Pressing the shutter button halfway down returns the camera to the shooting mode 1 MENU Setup Power Save desired setting 30 Min 5 Min v 1Min 20 Sec 10 Sec Switches to power save mode after the set time Turn off the camera when you do not use it for a long time U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 1476 LCD Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen 1 MENU Setup LCD Brightness desired setting v Manual Allows you to adjust the brightness within the range of 2 to 2 Sunny Weather Sets the brightness appropriately for shooting outdoors U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 14869 Viewfinder Bright When an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately is attached the brightness of the Electronic Viewfinder is automatically adjusted to the ambient lighting conditions 1 MENU Setup Viewfinder Bright 2 Look through the viewfinder and select the desired setting v Auto Adjust the brightness automatically Manual Allows you to adjust the brightness within the range of 1 to 1 U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen owyderdues xepu 14965 Display Color Selects the colo
15. C Library zlib and libjpeg software are provided in the camera We provide this software based on license agreements with their owners of copyright Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications we have an obligation to inform you of the following Please read the following sections Read license3 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of C Library zlib and libjpeg software THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO i ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD AVC VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camera This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on
16. Superior Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama The higher flash effect may not be visible due to the limited amount of flash light available if the subject is outside the maximum range of the flash If the subject is very close the lower flash effect may not be visible Me Tips to adjust the brightness when shooting people It is important to balance the brightness of people against the dark background in night portraits You can adjust the brightness of people near the camera by changing the flash light intensity If the subject is too far for the flash and still too dark after adjustment move closer to your subject l U9 U09 Jo eigen omen forua owes xepu 9368 DRO Auto HDR Corrects the brightness or contrast 1 MENU Brightness Color DRO Auto HDR desired mode m Off Does not use DRO Auto HDR v Di D Range By dividing the image into small areas the camera analyzes the Opt contrast of light and shadow between the subject and the background producing the image with the optimal brightness and gradation M Auto HDR Shoots 3 images with different exposures and then overlays the bright area of the under exposed image and the dark area of the over exposed image to create an image with rich gradation 1 image with proper exposure and 1 overlaid image are recorded You c
17. Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer 5968 muon orua owes xepu beach or lawn Subjects with constant change such as waves or water falls Subjects with the sun or electric lights etc that are much brighter than surroundings 3D Sweep Panorama recording may be discontinued in the following situations You pan the camera too fast or too slow There is too much camera shake You can pan the camera in the horizontal direction only when shooting 3D Sweep Panorama images Tips for shooting a 3D panoramic image Pan the camera in a small arc at a constant speed in the direction indicated on the LCD screen taking the following points into account You should pan at about half speed of that in normal sweep panorama shooting Shoot a still subject Maintain a sufficient distance between the subject and the background Shoot 3D images in a bright place such as outdoors Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway so that you can lock the focus exposure and white balance w Then press the shutter button fully down and pan the camera w When using a zoom lens it is recommended that you use it with W side You can select the direction by selecting MENU Image Size Panorama Direction You can select the image size by selecting MENU Image Size Image Size File name of the 3D image A 3D image consists of both JPEG and MPO files Tf you import ima
18. Create Discs 2 Select AVCHD HD from the drop down list used for selecting a disc 3 Select the AVCHD movies you want to write 4 Click Add e You can also add movies by a drag and drop operation 5 Create the disc following the instruction on the screen Install PlayMemories Home beforehand Still images and MP4 movie files cannot be recorded on the AVCHD recording disc It may take a long time to create a disc Movies recorded with the 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 24p 24M FX 25p 24M FX setting in Record Setting are converted by PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc This conversion can take a long time Also you cannot create a disc with the original image quality If you want to keep the original image quality you must store your movies on a Blu ray Disc Playing AVCHD recording disc on a computer You can play back the discs using PlayMemories Home Select the DVD drive that hold the disc and click Player for AVCHD on PlayMemories Home See PlayMemories Home Help Guide for details Movies may not be played smoothly depending on the computer environment Creating a Blu ray Disc You can create a Blu ray Disc with AVCHD movies previously imported to a computer Your computer must support the creation of a Blu ray Disc BD R non rewritable and BD RE rewritable media can be used to create a Blu ray Disc You cannot add contents to either type of disc once it has
19. D Using manual focusing effectively Focus fixing is convenient when you can predict the distance to the subject With Focus fixing you can fix the focus in advance to the distance at which the subject is to pass WV To measure the exact distance to the subject The mark shows the location of the image sensor When you measure the exact distance between the camera and the subject refer to the position of the horizontal line The distance from the lens contact surface to the image sensor is about 18 mm 23 32 in The image sensor is the part of the camera that acts as the film If the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens the focus cannot be confirmed Make sure you put enough distance between the subject and the camera 18 mm 23 32 in eae que HMM Continued U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 6698 DMF Direct Manual Focus 1 MENU Camera AF MF Select DMF 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically 3 Keep the shutter button halfway down rotate the focusing ring of the lens to achieve a sharp focus Autofocus Mode is fixed to Single shot AF U9 U09 Jo eiqer nue ojoud ajdwes xepu 6798 Autofocus Area Selects the focusing area Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode 1 MENU Camera Autofocus Area desired m
20. Recording takes a long time The noise reduction function is turned on pages 127 128 This is not a malfunction You are shooting in RAW mode page 84 Since the RAW data file is large the RAW mode shooting may take time The Auto HDR is processing an image page 95 The image is out of focus The subject is too close Check the minimum focal distance of the lens You are shooting in manual focus mode Set AF MF Select to Autofocus page 66 Ambient light is insufficient The subject may require special focusing Use the Flexible Spot page 68 or manual focus function page 66 The flash does not work Press the 4 flash pop up button to pop up the flash You cannot use a flash with the following recording mode Bracket Cont Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Night Scene and Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Continued U9 U09 jo eigen muon forua owes xepu 1846 Anti Motion Blur Movie recording 24 9 Fuzzy white circular spots appear on images shot using the flash Oo Particles dust pollen etc in the air reflected the flash light and appeared on the image This is not a 2 Q malfunction M The flash takes too long to recharge m The flash has been fired in succession in a short period When the flash has been fired in succession D the recharging process may take longer than usual t
21. muon oud owes xepu 1749 Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index 17598 Connecting the camera to the computer Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into To a USB terminal of the the camera or connect the camera to a wall computer outlet wall socket using the AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately 2 Turn on the camera and the computer USB cable 3 Connect the camera to your computer supplied When a USB connection is established for the first time your computer automatically runs a program to j recognize the camera Wait for a while C To the USB terminal Importing images to the computer Windows PlayMemories Home allows you to easily import images For details on PlayMemories Home functions see the PlayMemories Home Help Guide Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home When the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between the camera and a computer click Open folder to view files OK DCIM or MP ROOT copy the desired images to the computer For operations such as importing AVCHD movies to the computer use PlayMemories Home When the camera is connected to the computer if you operate AVCHD movies or folders from the connected computer images may be damaged or cannot be played Do not delete or copy AVCHD movies on the memory card from the computer Son
22. orua owes xepu 167 Viewing images on a TV To view images recorded on the camera on a TV an HDMI cable sold separately and an HD TV equipped with an HDMI connector are required Refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the TV 1 2 4 Turn on the camera then press the Turn off both your camera and the TV Connect the camera to the TV with an HDMI To the HDMI cable sold separately connector Turn on the TV and switch the input HDMI cable gt Playback button to select playback mode Images shot with the camera appear on the TV screen Select the desired image with the control wheel To the HDMI terminal Some devices may not work properly Sounds are output only while recording or playing back movies when the camera is connected with an HDMI cable Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo Use an HDMI mini connector on one end for the camera and a plug suitable for connecting your TV on the other end Do not connect the output connector of the device with the HDMI terminal on the camera This may cause a malfunction Even if the Peaking function is activated the outline of in focus ranges is not enhanced when the camera is connected using an HDMI cable On PhotoTV HD This camera is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard By connecting Sony s PhotoTV HD compatible devices using an HDMI cable sold separately a whole new wo
23. A moving person 88 Y dsi A person lit from behind 65 ness Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer xepu nue wN ojoud aues l 768 ooting macro photos Adjusti ht 89 Flowers 53 Lowering the amount of flash light 93 Preventing camera shake for indoor shots Making food look appealing 42 88 Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer xepu nue ojoud aues l 968 hooting landscapes s u uo9 Jo eiqer Scenery with a wide range of brightness Light outdoors shot from a dark interior 94 94 bh Defocusing the background 33 Keeping your shot level 113 968 Continued nue ojoud ejdues xepu ooting sunset nig U9 U09 Jo eiqer aa ILLI Holding the camera by hand 53 Shooting the red of the sunset beautifully 53 Fireworks 61 Defocusing the background 33 The same scene in different brightness 48 xepu nue wN ojoud aues l Preventing camera shake 46 1098 Continued Shooting fast moving subjects With the subject approaching the camera Capturing the best moment 45 66 U9 U09 Jo eiqer nue ojoud ejdues xepu 1198 Identifying parts 9 Lens 10 Mount 11 Image sensor 12 Lens contacts gt 13 4 flash pop up button 65 14 gt Playback button 29 15 MOVIE button 27 16 Soft key A 20 17 Soft key B 20 18 S
24. If the following messages appear follow the instructions below Incompatible battery Use correct model An incompatible battery pack is being used Set Area Date Time Set the date and time If you have not used the camera for a long time charge the internal rechargeable battery Power insufficient You tried to clean the image sensor Cleaning Mode when the battery level is insufficient Charge the battery pack or use an AC Adaptor sold separately Unable to use memory card Format The memory card was formatted on a computer and the file format was modified Select OK then format the memory card You can use the memory card again however all previous data in the memory card is erased It may take some time to complete the format If the message still appears change the memory card Memory Card Error An incompatible memory card is inserted or the format has failed Reinsert memory card The inserted memory card cannot be used in your camera The memory card is damaged The terminal section of the memory card is dirty This memory card may not be capable of recording and playing normally The inserted memory card cannot be used in the camera Processing Long exposure noise reduction or high ISO noise reduction is being carried out You cannot do any further shooting during this reduction process You can disable the long exposure noise reduction function
25. In this handbook the soft keys are indicated by the icon or the function shown on the screen In this case soft key A works as the MENU Menu button and soft key B as the ZOOM Zoom button Soft key C works as the MODE Shoot Mode button U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 2088 Menu You can set up the basic settings for the camera as a whole or execute functions such as shooting playback or other operations 1 Select MENU 2 Select the desired item by pressing the top bottom right left parts of the control wheel and then press the center 3 Following the instructions on the screen select the desired item and press the center of the control wheel to make your choice Menu se Shoot Mode Camera Image Size JO sw Brightness Playback Setup Color 7 SEE ontrol wheel Shoot Mode Allows you to select a shooting mode such as exposure mode panoramic Scene Selection Intelligent Auto The camera evaluates the subject and makes the proper settings You can enjoy automatic shooting with the appropriate settings Superior Auto Shoots images with a wider range of shooting functions than those of Intelligent Auto shooting Recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions automatically performs Auto HDR and chooses the best image Scene Selection Shoots with pr
26. X Playing movies on other devices This camera uses MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile for AVCHD format recording Movies recorded in AVCHD format with this camera cannot be played by the following devices Other AVCHD format compatible devices which are not compatible with High Profile Devices which are not compatible with the AVCHD format This camera also uses MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Main Profile for MP4 format recording For this reason movies recorded in MP4 format with this camera cannot be played on devices other than those that support MPEG 4 AVC H 264 U9 U09 jo eigen muon oud owes xepu 8698 Record Setting m 9p Selects the image size frame rate and image quality for movie recording The higher the o S data rate average bit rate per second the higher the image quality 2 o 1 MENU Image Size Record Setting desired mode File Format Average Recording CD AVCHD bit rate 5 60i 24M FX 24 Mbps Records high image quality movies of E 50i 24M FX 1920 x 1080 601 501 5 v 60i 17M FH 17 Mbps Records standard image quality movies of 8 50i 17M FH 1920 x 1080 601 501 o 24p 24M FX 24 Mbps Records high image quality moves of 25p 24M FX 1920 x 1080 24p 25p This produces a cinema like atmosphere 24p 17M FH 17 Mbps Records standard image quality movies of 25p 17M FH 1920 x 1080 24p 25p This produces a 2 cinema like atmo
27. 1 When using a zoom lens magnify the image with the zoom ring 2 MENU Camera Zoom desired value The Zoom features available with this camera The Zoom feature of the camera provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various zoom features The icon displayed on the LCD screen changes as follows according to the selected zoom feature Q sQ cQ pQ Ir Y Y O Zoom scale low Zoom scale high Q The Zoom feature of the camera is not used x1 0 is indicated sQ Smart Zoom You can magnify images by trimming them slightly Available only when Image Size is set to M or S cQ Clear Image Zoom You can magnify images using a high quality image process pQ Digital Zoom You can magnify images using an image process Your purpose Clear Digital Image Zoom scale with optical zoom Image Zoom Size Zoom Zooms images by Off Off L trimming them in the available range without I sQ deterioration of image quality S About 2x Q Gives priority to image On off L About x cQ quality when zooming 2x ENEN images M About I About 4 P out x a cQ Continued l U9 U09 Jo eiqer 716 muon orua owes xepu omen forua owes Gives priority to higher On On L About 4x A cQ nQ magnification when Q zooming images 9 M About D 5 6x sQ cQ Q 3 o S About 8x tse io
28. SFULL The number of images exceeds that for which date management in a database file by the camera is possible gt s o ERROR e Unable to register to the database file Import all the images to a computer using PlayMemories Home and recover the memory card Camera Error Turn the power off remove the battery pack then re insert it If the message appears frequently consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Image Database File error There is something wrong occurred in the Image Database File Select Setup Recover Image DB OK Image Database File error Recover You cannot record or play back AVCHD movies because the Image Database File is damaged Follow the on screen instructions to recover data Recording is unavailable in this movie format Set File Format to MP4 Unable to magnify Unable to rotate image mages recorded with other cameras may not be enlarged or rotated Continued 190 No images selected You attem pted to delete without specifying images No images c You attem hanged pted to execute DPOF without specifying images Cannot create more folders The folder with a name beginning with 999 exists on the memory card You cannot create any folders if tl his is the case U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 19168 Using the camera abroad You can
29. Select the optimal level between 1 0 EV weak and 6 0 EV strong You cannot start the next shoot until the capture process is completed after you shoot You cannot use this function with RAW and RAW amp JPEG images Since the shutter is released 3 times for 1 shot be careful about the following Use this function when the subject is motionless or does not blink Do not recompose You may not obtain a desired effect depending on the luminance difference of a subject and the shooting conditions When the flash is used this function has little effect When the contrast of the scene is low or when significant camera shake or subject blur has occurred you may not obtain good HDR images If the camera detects such situation WJ is indicated on the recorded image to inform you of this situation Shoot again as necessary recomposing or paying attention to the blur U9 U09 Jo eiqer 9568 omen cys owes xepu Picture Effect You can shoot with an effect filter to obtain the various textures 1 MENU Brightness Color Picture Effect desired mode v Gor Off Does not use the Picture Effect function Toy Camera Creates the look of a Toy Camera photo with shaded corners and pronounced colors You can set the color tone with Option Pop Color Creates a vivid look by emphasizing color tones Posterization Creates
30. The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images and are not actual images shot using this camera Indicates information that is useful to know 2GB Table of contents Notes on using the camera How to use this handbook eeeeeeeeueeeseesee 2 Sample photo M T 6 Identifying parts HH HH 12 List of icons on the screen eeeeeren 16 Basic operations Operating the camera M 19 Menu eren e ene hern a nenne nhan eene hone nee e asa aae 21 Shooting images NR DRE NET 27 Playing back images 2 2020 04925 5220 0080205 5902021002 09 SN DEI UE 29 Deleting images MH 31 Using functions with the control wheel DISP Display Contents m AE 39 Exposure Comp 42 u Drive Mode MAMMA 43 z Image Index PERAE AIET TT TTS 49 Using the Photo Creativity function Photo Creativity A T 32 Background DefocUus rne nnn rn nnnnnno 33 Brightness dasina waste ENNE E Ce UE eg rE Vea RYE ANE 34 uve T X 35 Vividness eee eere eere eere eee erre eere nnne 36 Picture Effect eere ren rn nete nerunt enn 37 Continued U98 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua agues xepu Using functions in the menu Shoot Moge ssssessacecccesetcncsescsscasacresessaaasescarasanoans 21 Camera eene nennen enne 22 Image Size MH 23 Brightness Color
31. White Balance Custom Setup 2 Hold the camera so that the white area fully covers the AF area located in the center and then press the shutter button down The shutter clicks and the calibrated values color temperature and color filter are displayed 3 To call the custom white balance setting MENU Brightness Color gt White Balance Custom You can finely adjust the color temperature with Option 9068 Continued Ifthe flash is used when the shutter button is pressed a custom white balance is registered with the flash light taken into account Take pictures with the flash in later shootings The message Custom WB error indicates that the value is beyond the expected range When the flash is used on a subject in close proximity or a subject with a bright color is in the frame If you register this value the S4 indicator turns yellow on the recording information display You can shoot at this point but it is recommended that you set the white balance again to get a more accurate white balance value U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 9168 Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure 1 MENU Brightness Color Metering Mode desired mode v Fay Multi Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen
32. only 3D images are displayed on the TV To view normal still images press the bottom of the control wheel to finish 3D To return to 3D press the bottom of the control wheel again To display the image index select MENU Playback Image Index Viewing U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 170 Using with your computer Following applications are contained on the CD ROM supplied to allow more versatile use of images shot with your camera Image Data Converter You can open RAW format image files PlayMemories Home You can import still images or movies recorded with the camera to your computer so that you can view them and use various convenient features to enhance the images you have shot For detailed notes on installation also see page 173 Use Image Data Converter to play back RAW images PlayMemories Home is not compatible with Mac computers When you play back images on Mac computers use the appropriate application software supplied with the Mac computer Recommended computer environment Windows The following computer environment is recommended when using the supplied software and importing images via a USB connection OS pre installed Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 SP1 PlayMemories Home CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster For playing editing the High Definition movies Intel Core Duo 1 6
33. 1 MENU Setup Movie Audio Rec desired setting wv On Records sound stereo Off Does not record sound The sound of the lens and the camera in operation will also be recorded when On is selected U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oeutoues xepu 133 Wind Noise Reduct Sets whether or not to reduce wind noise during movie recording 1 MENU Setup Wind Noise Reduct desired setting On Reduces wind noise v Off Does not reduce wind noise Setting this item to On where wind is not blowing sufficiently hard may cause normal sound to be recorded with too low volume When using a microphone sold separately the wind noise reduction will not be carried out even if it is set to On U9 U09 Jo eiqer ome forua owes xepu 13468 AF Micro Adj Allows you to adjust and register an autofocused position for each lens when using an A mount lens with the LA EA2 Mount Adaptor sold separately 1 MENU Setup AF Micro Adj 2 AF Adjustment Setting On 3 amount desired value OK AF Adjustment Sets whether or not to use the AF Micro Adj function Select On to Setting use it amount Allows you to select an optimum value between 20 and 20 Selecting a larger value shifts the autofocused position away from the camera Selecting a smaller value shifts the autofocused
34. 2 3 4 T 4 5 6 3 55 210 a E mount 1 Focusing ring 2 Zoom ring 3 Focal length scale 4 Focal length index 5 Lens contacts 6 Mounting index Do not touch this part directly 1568 U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu List of icons on the screen Icons are displayed on the screen to indicate the camera status You can change the screen display using DISP Display Contents on the control wheel page 39 Shooting standby 1 2 p ce EM FINE RM QSFINDER I Error v eio MENU cQ x20 o Moy MED Sore rra move 1 125 F3 5 0 0 1S0200 z00me 3 4 Graphic Display i 1 25 4 meo F3 5 sz 9 180200 _ ZOOMe Movie recording 1 fie 123 Min EEN v 072210075 1 125 F3 5 H4 i 0 1SO200 4 Playback Ems 65101 0012 Ert6M FINE Om DPOF v ez MENU 1 25 F3 5 IS0400 B CD 2012 1 1 9 30AM 4 1212 J 1 Display Indication i itt E a PASM Eio Hip Ha Hs Him Shoot Mode AK oA 2392 Scene Selection DP ay 2 FA 22 a A 99 Scene Recognition A Aspect ratio
35. 3D images shot in 3D Sweep Panorama mode of this camera can be played back only on a 3D TV The recorded images are played back as normal still images on the LCD screen of this camera and a non 3D TV 1 MENU Shoot Mode 3D Sweep Panorama 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject then press the shutter button fully down This part will not be taken 3 Pan the camera to the end following the guidance on the LCD screen Guidance bar You may feel uncomfortable symptoms such as eyestrain nausea or a tired feeling while watching 3D images recorded with the camera on 3D compatible monitors When you watch 3D images we recommend that you take a break at regular time intervals Since the need for or frequency of break times varies between individuals please set your own standards If you feel sick stop watching 3D images and consult a doctor as needed Also refer to the operating instructions of the connected device or the software used with the camera A child s vision is always vulnerable especially for children under 6 years of age Before allowing them to watch 3D images please consult with an expert such as a pediatric or ophthalmic doctor Make sure your children follow the precautions above If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time a gray area occurs in the composed image We recommend you pan the camera 180 degrees within about 8 seconds when using an
36. Auto Compensates for distortion of the screen automatically v Off Does not compensate for distortion of the screen This item is available only with an E mount lens U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon owyderdues xepu 13165 Face Priority Tracking Sets whether to preferentially track a certain face or not when the camera detects that face during object tracking 1 MENU Setup gt Face Priority Tracking desired setting v9 On Preferentially tracks the face When the face is not visible on the LCD screen the camera tracks the body but when the face is visible the camera tracks the face If the targeted person disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking him her and then returns to the screen the camera focuses on that face again Off Does not preferentially track the face If you set the detected face as a target even when Face Priority Tracking is set to Off the camera tracks the body when the face is not visible If the targeted person disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking him her and then returns to the screen the camera focuses on that face again When Face Detection is set to Off Face Priority Tracking is set to Off and cannot be reset l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 1328 Movie Audio Rec Sets whether or not you record the sound during movie recording
37. Blur 2 Shoot with the shutter button The camera combines 6 shots at high sensitivity into 1 still image so camera shake is reduced while preventing noise If you select Anti Motion Blur with RAW or RAW amp JPEG the image quality becomes Fine temporarily The shutter clicks 6 times and an image is recorded Reducing blur is less effective when shooting Subjects with erratic movement Subjects that are too close to the camera Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tiles and subjects with little contrast such as sky sandy beach or lawn Subjects with constant change such as waves or water falls When using a light source that flickers such as fluorescent lighting block noise may occur l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud owes xepu 55GB Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a panoramic image from composed images 1 MENU Shoot Mode Sweep Panorama 2 Point the camera at the edge of the subject then press the shutter button fully down This part will not be taken 3 Pan the camera to the end following the guidance on the LCD screen Guidance bar If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time a gray area occurs in the composed image If this happens move the camera fast to record a full panoramic image When you select Wide in Image Size you may not be able to pan the camera across the en
38. Multi pattern metering Center Measures the average brightness of the entire screen while emphasizing the central area of the screen Center weighted metering Spot Measures only the central area Spot metering This function is useful when the subject is backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background Spot metering cross hairs position on the subject If you set Metering Mode to other than Multi the Face Detection function cannot be used Multi is selected when using the following functions Movie recording Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection The Zoom feature of the camera Smile Shutter U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 9268 Flash Comp Adjusts the amount of flash light in 1 3 EV steps in a range of 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV Flash compensation changes the amount of flash light only Exposure compensation changes the amount of flash light along with the change of the shutter speed and aperture 1 Press the 4 flash pop up button to pop up the flash 2 MENU Brightness Color Flash Comp desired value Selecting higher values side makes the flash level higher and images brighter Selecting lower values side makes the flash level lower and images darker You cannot use Flash Comp with the following functions Intelligent Auto
39. Unable to display Images recorded with other cameras or images modified with a computer may not be able to be displayed Cannot recognize lens Attach it properly The lens is not attached properly or the lens is not attached If the message appears when a lens is attached reattach the lens If the message appears frequently check whether the contacts of the lens and camera are clean or not When attaching the camera to an astronomical telescope or something similar set Release w o Lens to Enable page 124 Continued U9 U09 jo eiger omen forua owes xepu 18965 The SteadyShot function does not work You can continue to shoot but the SteadyShot function will a not work Turn the camera off and on If this icon does not disappear consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility 8 D ao 9 o No images zo o There is no image on the memory card Bi Cw Image protecte ge p d m You tried to delete protected images D 3 Unable to print D You tried to mark RAW images with a DPOF mark E g Internal temp high Allow it to cool 2 The camera has become hot because you have been shooting continuously Turn the power off Cool the camera and wait until the camera is ready to shoot again 3 You have been recording images for a long time the camera temperature has risen Stop recording 2 images until the camera cools b o
40. You should take camera shake or movement of subjects into account too U9 U09 jo 9jqe omen orua owes xepu 8868 White Balance Adjusts the color temperature according to the ambient light conditions Use this feature when the color temperature of the image did not come out as you expected or when you want to change the color temperature on purpose for photographic expression 1 MENU Brightness Color White Balance desired mode You can finely adjust the color temperature with Option To adjust the white balance to suit a specific light source see the explanation on each mode wv AWB Auto WB The camera automatically detects a light source and adjusts the color temperature ML 3e lt Daylight If you select an option to suit a specific light source the A Shade color temperature is adjusted for the light source preset white balance e amp Cloudy amp Incandescent 4 1 Fluor Warm White a o Fluor Cool White fne i44 Fluor Day White i 2 Fluor Daylight Flash Ky C Temp Filter Adjusts the color temperature depending on the light source Achieves the effect of CC Color Compensation filters for photography nw Custom Allows to use the white balance setting retained by Custom Setup n set Custom Setup Memorizes the basic white color Custom white balance Au
41. and 30 C 50 F and 86 F U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 19768 Mount Adaptor Using a Mount Adaptor sold separately you can attach an A mount lens sold separately to your camera For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Mount Adaptor The available functions differ depending on the Mount Adaptor type Functions LA EA1 LA EA2 Autofocus Available with SAM SSM lens Available only AF system Contrast AF Phase detection AF AF MF Select Switchable on the lens SAM lens switchable on the lens SSM lens switchable on the lens and also on the menu when the switch on the lens is set to AF Other lenses switchable on the menu Autofocus Area Multi Center Flexible Spot Wide Spot Local Autofocus Mode Single Single Continuous The autofocus speed will be slower compared to when an E mount lens is attached When an A mount lens is attached the autofocus speed will be about 2 seconds to 7 seconds when shooting under Sony measurement condition The speed may vary depending on the subject ambient light etc Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 198 The available Autofocus Area settings differ depending on the Mount Adaptor type LA EA1 ka Multi The camera determines which of the 25 AF areas is used for focusing r1 Center The camer
42. does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to files in sequence until the number reaches 9999 Reset The camera resets numbers when a file is recorded in a new folder and assigns numbers to files from 0001 When the recording folder contains a file a number one higher than the largest number is assigned U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 16168 Folder Name Still images you shoot are recorded in a folder that is automatically created under the DCIM folder on the memory card You can change the folder name form 1 MENU Setup Folder Name desired setting y Standard Form The folder name form is as follows folder number MSDCF Example 100MSDCF Date Form The folder name form is as follows folder number Y the last digit MM DD Example 10020405 Folder number 100 date 04 05 2012 The movie folder form is fixed as folder number ANVO1 You cannot change this name U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 16268 Select Shoot Folder When a standard form folder is selected and there are 2 or more folders you can select the recording folder to be used to record still images 1 MENU Setup Select Shoot Folder desired folder You cannot select the folder when you select the Date Form setting Movie MP4 files are recorded in a folder for movies that has the same number as the
43. fully discharge it on the camera at least once a year Continued l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 195 To use the battery pack up leave the camera in slide show playback mode until the power goes off To prevent staining the terminal short circuiting etc be sure to use a plastic bag to keep away from metal materials when carrying or storing the battery pack On battery life The battery life is limited Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant it is probably time to replace it with a new one The battery life varies according to how it is stored and the operating conditions and environment in which each battery pack is used U9 U09 Jo eiqer s l nue oou jdwe xepu 196 Battery charging Only NP FW50 battery packs and no others can be charged Batteries other than the specified kind may leak overheat or explode if you attempt to charge them posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns Remove the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet wall socket or disconnect the USB cable from the camera If you leave the charged battery pack in the camera battery life may be shortened The charge lamp located on the side of the camera flashes in either way Fast flashing Turns the light on and off repeatedly at the interval of about 0 3 second Slow flashing Turns the light
44. on and off repeatedly at the interval of about 1 3 seconds When the charge lamp flashes fast remove the battery pack being charged and then insert the same battery pack into the camera securely again or disconnect and reconnect the USB cable When the charge lamp flashes fast again this may indicate a battery error or that a battery pack other than the specified type has been inserted or that there is something wrong with the AC Adaptor or USB cable Check that the battery pack is the specified type or the AC Adaptor or USB cable is damaged or not If the battery pack is the specified type remove the battery pack replace it with a new one or another one and check if the battery pack is charged properly If the battery pack is charged properly a battery error may have occurred If another battery pack cannot be charged properly the AC Adaptor or USB cable may be damaged Replace the AC Adaptor or the USB cable to another one and check that the battery pack is charged properly or not When the charge lamp flashes slowly it indicates that the camera stops charging temporarily on standby The camera stops charging and enters the standby status automatically when the temperature is outside of the recommended operating temperature When the temperature gets back within the appropriate range the camera resumes charging and the charge lamp lights up again We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C
45. parts of the control wheel You can change the view mode by pressing the center of the control wheel Continued U9 U09 jo 9jgqe omen forua owes xepu 2968 Enlarged playback A portion of a still image can be enlarged for closer examination during playback This is convenient to check the focus condition of a recorded still image You can enlarge playback images from the menu page 105 U9 U09 jo 9jgqe 1 Display the image you want to enlarge then select amp Enlarge Image 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the control wheel 3 Select the portion you want to enlarge by pressing the top bottom right left of the control wheel 4 To cancel the enlarged playback select X You cannot use the enlarged playback function with movies To enlarge panoramic images pause the playback first and then press Q Enlarge Image muon oud owes X Scaling range The scaling range is as follows Image size Scaling range L Approx x1 0 x13 6 M Approx x1 0 x9 9 S Approx x1 0 x6 8 xepu 3068 Deleting images You can delete the image displayed 1 Display the image you want to delete and select m Delete 2 Select OK Select 9 to quit the operation 4 10 _ Go a TI Delete OK You cannot delete protected images Once you have deleted an image you cannot restore it Check whether you delete t
46. position closer to the camera Clear Clears the value you set It is recommended that you adjust the position under actual shooting conditions When you attach a lens for which you have already registered a value the registered value appears on the screen 0 appears for lens for which a value has yet to be registered f appears more than 30 lenses have been registered If you want to register another lens you must first clear a value Attach a lens of the value to be cleared and select 0 If you want to clear all registered values select Clear Use AF Micro Adj with Sony Minolta and Konika Minolta lenses only If you use AF Micro Adj with other brands of lenses the registered value may be affected You cannot set AF Micro Adj individually for a Sony Minolta and Konika Minolta lens of the same specification U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 135 Menu start Allows you to select whether to always display the first screen of the menu or to display the screen of the item you set the last time 1 MENU Setup Menu start desired setting Top Always displays the first screen of the menu 4 Previous Displays the last item set This will make it easier to quickly reset the last item you set previously U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud erdues xepu 136 Custom Key Settings Assigning functi
47. red Activate the Red Eye Reduction function page 109 Get close to the subject and shoot the subject within the flash range using the flash Dots appear and remain on the LCD screen This is not a malfunction These dots are not recorded The image is blurred The picture was taken in a dark location without the flash resulting in camera shake The use of a tripod or the flash is recommended page 65 Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection page 53 and Anti Motion Blur page 55 are also effective in reducing blur Continued 185 The exposure value is flashing on the LCD screen or the viewfinder The subject is too bright or too dark for the metering range of the camera 8 D 30 2o The self timer lamp does not flash 2o When the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees with Self portrait Self timer set to On Oise the self timer lamp does not flash Viewing images 5 Images cannot be played back E The folder file name has been changed on your computer oO When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image file was recorded using a a model other than that of your camera playback on your camera is not guaranteed o The camera is in USB mode Delete the USB connection page 177 Use PlayMemories Home to play images stored on a computer with this camera Deleting Editing images 2 c The image cannot be deleted Canc
48. the set time 5S Selecting amp Enlarge Image allows you to check the enlarged ec image v 2 Sec Off Does not display In auto review the image will not be displayed in the vertical position even if Playback Display is set to Auto Rotate Even if Grid Line is set to a setting other than Off when recording 3D Sweep Panorama or Sweep Panorama images the grid line does not appear in auto review Before the image is displayed an unprocessed image may be displayed temporarily depending on the setting such as DRO Auto HDR Soft Skin Effect Lens Comp Distortion U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud owes xepu 11288 Grid Line Sets whether the grid line is displayed or not The grid line will help you to adjust the composition of images 1 MENU Setup Grid Line desired setting Rule of 3rds Grid Placing main subjects close to one of the grid lines that divide the image into thirds makes for a well balanced composition Square Grid Square grids make it easier to confirm the horizontal level of your composition This is suitable to determine the quality of the composition when shooting landscape close up or duplicated images Diag Square Grid Placing a subject on the diagonal line can express uplifting and powerful feeling v Off Does not display the grid line D V Checking the frame for movie recording
49. us ua M Zoom scale in the default setting You cannot set this item when using the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter RAW or RAW amp JPEG in Quality You cannot use Clear Image Zoom when the drive mode is set to continuous or bracket shooting You cannot use the Smart Zoom or Clear Image Zoom function with movies If you press the MOVIE button during a zoom operation the camera zooms in the range of Digital Zoom When you use the Zoom feature of the camera the setting of Autofocus Area is invalid and the AF area is indicated with a dotted line AF operates with priority on and around the center area X The quality of the Zoom feature of the camera As the image is zoomed by digital processing in Clear Image Zoom and Digital Zoom the image quality deteriorates compared to that before zooming was used If you use a zoom lens we recommend that you fully zoom in on an image first then use Zoom feature of the camera if you need further xepu zooming 7268 Jo eiqer Face Detection Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus exposure flash settings and perform image processing automatically You can select the priority face to be focused on Face Detection frame white When the camera detects more than 1 subject the camera will judge which is the main sub
50. 1 memory card but 5 the image quality will be lower o When images are not going to be modified using your x computer we recommend that you select Fine or Standard You cannot set this item when using the following functions Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama You cannot add DPOF print order registration to RAW format images You cannot use Auto HDR with RAW and RAW amp JPEG images X RAW images The RAW format file is the raw data yet to go through any kind of digital processing A RAW file is different from a more common file format such as JPEG in that it is the raw material to be processed for professional purposes You need the Image Data Converter software included on the CD ROM supplied in order to open a RAW image recorded on this camera With this software a RAW image can be opened and converted to a common format such as JPEG or TIFF and its white balance color saturation contrast etc can be readjusted 8498 Panorama Direction Sets the direction to pan the camera when you shoot 3D Sweep Panorama or Sweep Panorama images 1 MENU Image Size Panorama Direction desired mode 3D Sweep Panorama v lea Right Pan the camera from the left to the right ga Left Pan the camera from the right to the left Sweep Panorama v E3 Right Pan the camera in the direction you set ga Left ID UP g Down
51. 488 Q QUALITY e 84 RAW Rear Sync Racord Setting ires Recover Image DB Red Eye Reduction Release w o Lens Reset Default RORIS S Auto Image Extract esses 119 SaturalioD ceo nee iae iri eiie es 98 Scene Recognition aa 27 50 Scene Selection Scroll playback Select Shoot Folder Self portrait Self timer wo eee 118 Self UImeb docenti teet o o Prem 46 Self timer Cont Still image Shooting Tip List Shutter Priorily icai etre ts 62 Shutter speed acces tertie aa 62 Single shot AF Slide Show Slow Sync Smile Sutter scettr tert tetto 75 SO Keys ciunt eei piri phetia t 20 Soft Skin Effect Software Spd Priority Cont Specify Printing St adyShot iecore nesae 123 UNSC scole cH ION EROR DIA 53 S perior A to i etit reet estin 52 Sweep Panorama eee 56 T Troubleshooting lt s csscsocsesssscssasscsessstscnssvacsossions 183 U Upload Settings USB Connection V Version View Mode Niewfinder Bright ttes 149 Runs E 36 Volume Settings eret tannas 106 W Warning messages ssesseeeeeee 189 White Balance Wide Image Wind Noise Reduct 134 bn m Z LOOM 71 U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 20568 Notes on the License
52. 6 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo 1 66 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo 2 26 GHz or faster AVC HD FX FH Memory Windows XP 512MB or more 1 GB or more is recommended Windows Vista Windows 7 1 GB or more Hard Disk Disk space required for installation approximately 500 MB Display Screen resolution 1024 x 768 dots or more Image Data Converter Ver 4 CPU Memory Pentium 4 or faster 1 GB or more Display 1024 x 768 dots or more 64 bit editions and Starter Edition are not supported Windows Image Mastering API IMAPI Ver 2 0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs Starter Edition is not supported Continued U9 U09 jo 9jqel omen orua owes xepu 17168 Recommended computer environment Mac The following computer environment is recommended when using the supplied software and importing images via a USB connection OS pre installed USB Connection Mac OS X v10 3 v10 7 Image Data Converter Ver 4 Mac OS X v10 5 v10 6 Snow Leopard v10 7 Lion Image Data Converter Ver 4 CPU Intel processors such as Intel Core Solo Core Duo Core 2 Duo Memory 1 GB or more is recommended Display 1024 x 768 dots or more Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi boot environment If you connect 2 or more USB devices to a single computer at t
53. Blu ray DVD ke Blu ray Disc or DVD with standard image quality STD High definition Standard image quality definition image HD quality STD HDD recorder etc To create a DVD DVD with standard image quality STD Standard definition image quality STD For details on creating a disc refer to the operating manual that comes with the device used U9 U09 Jo eiger muon orua owes xepu 18168 Printing still images You can print still images using the following methods Printing directly using a printer which supports your memory card type For details see the operating instructions supplied with the printer Printing using a computer You can import images to a computer using the PlayMemories Home software and print the images You can insert the date on the image and print it For details see the PlayMemories Home Help Guide Printing at a shop You can take a memory card containing images shot with the camera to a photo printing service shop As long as the shop supports photo printing services conforming to DPOF you can make a DPOF Print order mark on images in advance in the playback mode so that you do not have to reselect them when you print them out at the shop You cannot print RAW images When you print images shot in 16 9 mode both edges may be cut off You cannot print panoramic images depending on the printer When you print at a shop note th
54. Contents page 39 in shooting mode 2 1 MENU gt Camera DISP Button Monitor 2 Select the desired mode The items marked with 7 are available Graphic Display Shows basic shooting information Graphically shows the shutter speed and aperture value except for when Shoot Mode is set to Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama Display All Info Shows recording information Big Font Size Shows only major items in a larger size Disp No Disp Info Does not show recording information Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically For viewfinder Shows only shooting information on the screen no P image Select this when you shoot using a 0 4 us E OW e viewfinder sold separately pee Hm ose CO in Ui Eg bn 1 125 F3 5 150200 8068 Jo eiqer Image Size The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you record an image The larger the image size the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large format paper The smaller the image size the more images can be recorded 1 MENU Image Size Image Size desired mode Image size when Aspect Ratio is 3 2 Usage guidelines v L 16M 4912 x 3264 pixels For prints up to A3 size M 8 4M 3568 x 2368 pixels For prints up to A4 size S 4 0M 2448 x 1624 pixels For prints L 2L size Image size when Aspect Ratio is 16 9 Usage guidelines
55. E18 55 mm lens at the wide end 18 mm for better results You should pan the camera slower with the telephoto side of the lens When you select Wide in Image Size you may not be able to pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time In such cases we recommend that you select Standard or 16 9 in Image Size f you shoot a 3D image with T side of a zoom lens a gray area may occur more often or shooting may be stopped It is recommended that you use a zoom lens with W side The camera continues shooting during 3D Sweep Panorama recording and the shutter keeps clicking until the end of the shooting Since several images are stitched together the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly Under low light conditions 3D panoramic images may be blurred Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same When the whole angle of 3D panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure AE AF lock by pressing the shutter button halfway down are extremely different in brightness color and focus the shooting will not be successful If this happens change the lock angle and shoot again 3D Sweep Panorama is not suitable when shooting Subjects in motion Subjects that are too close to the camera Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tiles and subjects with little contrast such as sky sandy
56. S O NY 4 423 275 11 1 Interchangeable Table of contents Lens Digital Camera Sample photo o Handbook a Index a e M pe m d m e KX 2012 Sony Corporation How to use this handbook A 9p Click on a button at upper right on the cover and each page to jump to the corresponding o page g 9 This is convenient when searching for a function you want to use Search for information by ga Pu function ae D 3 abeat contene M z Sample photo os Search for information by E led Menu sample photos E Index amp 8 ee Search for information in 2 n 5 rF a listing of menu items z Ea Search for information by z 2 keyword x c Marks and notations used in this handbook In this handbook the sequence of a operations is shown by arrows gt 9 Operate the camera in the order Red Eye Reduction indicated When using the flash it is fired 2 or more times before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon 1 MENU Setup Red Eye Reduction desired setting The default setting is indicated by 2 Indicates cautions and limitations relevant to the correct operation of the X What causes the red eye phenomenon camera Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon Gamera Retina
57. The subject is moving too quickly The subject is too small or too large The contrast between the subject and the background is poor It is dark The ambient light changes When Object Tracking is activated the custom setting of soft key B is invalid You cannot use Object Tracking with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Manual Focus The Zoom feature of the camera W Tracking the face you want to shoot The camera stops tracking a subject when the subject moves off of the screen When Face Detection is set to On and the subject to be tracked is a face if the face disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking and then returns to the screen the camera focuses on that face again If you trigger Smile Shutter while tracking a face the face becomes the target of the smile detection feature If you set Object Tracking to On the camera can track the body when the face is not visible on the LCD screen 7068 Jo eiqer Zoom With the Zoom feature of the camera the camera allows you to use a higher magnification zoom than the optical zoom factor of the zoom lens to magnify the image The maximum zoom scale that can be set with the Zoom feature of the camera depends on the setting of Image Size page 81 Clear Image Zoom page 116 or Digital Zoom page 117
58. U9 U09 jo eiqer ojoud ejdures nue xepu 8568 File Format Selects the movie file format 1 MENU Image Size File Format desired mode v AVCHD Records 60i 50i movies or 24p 25p movies in AVCHD format This file format is suitable for viewing the movie on a high definition TV You can create a Blu ray Disc an AVCHD recording disc or a DVD Video disc using the supplied software PlayMemories Home 60i 50i movies are recorded at either 60 fields second or at 50 fields second respectively Both 60i and 50i movies utilize the interlace scanning system Dolby Digital audio and the AVCHD format 24p 25p movies are recorded at either 24 frames second or at 25 frames second respectively Both 24p and 25p movies utilize the progressive scanning system Dolby Digital audio and the AVCHD format MP4 Records mp4 AVC movies This format is suitable for WEB uploads e mail attachments etc Movies are recorded in MPEG 4 format at about 30 frames second utilizing the progressive scanning system AAC audio and the mp4 format You cannot create a disc from the movies recorded in this format using the supplied software PlayMemories Home Checking 60i or 50i To check if your camera is a 1080 60i compatible device or 1080 50i compatible device check for the following marks on the bottom of the camera 1080 60i compatible device 60i 1080 50i compatible device 50i
59. USB cable when the access lamp is lit The data may be damaged U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 1776 Creating a movie disc Depending on the disc type playable devices may vary Select the method that suits your disc player Here 2 ways of creating a disc of movies are described creating a disc with a computer using PlayMemories Home or creating a disc with devices other than a computer such as a recorder Disc type usage Record setting available Player FX FH Blu ray Blu ray Disc playback 7 devices Go l v Sony Blu ray Disc player To keep high definition image PlayStatidn 3 Ste quality HD DVD AVCHD format playback devices e Sony Blu ray Disc player v PlayStation 3 etc To keep high definition image quality HD AVCHD recording disc DVD To keep standard definition image quality STD Ordinary DVD playback devices DVD player computer that can play DVD etc When creating a disc using PlayMemories Home changing the image quality to a lower setting allows you to create a disc Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 178 Characteristics of each type of disc Disc type usage Player High definition image quality HD A Blu ray Disc enables you to record high definition image quality HD movies of a longer duration than DVD discs DVD High definit
60. a high contrast abstract look by heavily emphasizing primary colors or in black and white You can select primary colors or black and white with Option Retro Photo Creates the look of an aged photo with sepia color tones and faded contrast Soft High key Creates an image with the indicated atmosphere bright transparent ethereal tender soft Partial Color Creates an image which retains a specific color but converts others to black and white You can select a color with Option High Contrast Mono Creates a high contrast image in black and white Continued U9 U09 jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 9668 Soft Focus Creates an image filled with a soft lighting effect You can set the intensity of the effect with Option amp HDR Creates the look of a painting Painting enhancing the colors and details The camera releases the shutter 3 times You can set the intensity of the effect with Option Rich tone Creates an image in black and white Mono with rich gradation and reproduction of details The camera releases the shutter 3 times Miniature Creates an image which enhances the subject vividly with the background defocused considerably This effect may often be found in pictures of miniature models You can select the area to be in focus with Option The focus on other area
61. a uses the AF area located in the center area exclusively f Flexible Spot Moves the focusing area to focus on a small subject or narrow area by pressing the top bottom right left of the control wheel LA EA2 Wide The camera determines which of the 15 AF areas is used for focusing hi Spot The camera uses the AF area located in the center area exclusively Local Choose the area for which you want to activate the focus from among 15 AF areas with the control wheel You may not be able to use the Mount Adaptor with certain lenses Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility on compatible lenses When you are using the Mount Adaptor and record movies press the shutter button halfway down to use autofocus You cannot use the AF illuminator when using an A mount lens The sound of the lens and the camera in operation may be recorded during movie recording You can avoid this by selecting MENU Setup Movie Audio Rec Off t may take a long time or may be difficult for the camera to focus depending on the lens used or the subject The light of the flash may be blocked by the lens attached U9 U09 Jo eigen muon orua owes xepu 19965 Electronic Viewfinder By attaching an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately to the Smart Accessory Terminal 2 of the camera you can shoot images while looking through the Electronic Viewfinder Tur
62. ack folder File number s On Protect Horr DPOF Print order el Smile detection 2 sensitivity indicator Display Indication 4 MENUe Soft keys MENU MODES Shooting mode Zoom Z00M amp Delete Enlarge 4 3 Display Indication Display Indication e 9 O Focus status Atia Pen Mode Red Eye 1 125 Shutter speed 0 Reduction F3 5 Aperture value 0 0 Flash compensation 00 Metered manual 0 i Drive Mod AO a Sy Oro v voce 2 0 0 Exposure compensation Oz Oca Ves md moc Enc ETETEPEM O3ev O ev NA Self portrait Self timer 150300 ISO sensitivi Ha NETUS x AE lock GJ etering Mode armos pa 9 Shutter speed indicator Continued U9 U09 Jo eigen ome forua owes xepu 1788 Display Indication a FUA tiii 22 un Aperture indicator REC 0 12 Recording time of the movie m s 2012 1 1 9 30AM Recorded date time of the image 12 12 Image number Number of images in the view mode wp Appears when HDR did not work on the image Da au Appears when Picture Effect did not work on the image Histogram U9 U09 jo eigen omen oud owes xepu 1868 Operating the camera The control wheel and soft keys allow you to use various functions of the camera Soft keys Control wheel Control wheel When shooting DISP Display Contents Exposure Comp and S Drive Mode functions are assigned to the contr
63. amera in an arc with a constant velocity and in the same direction as the indication on the LCD screen Sweep Panorama is better suited for still subjects rather than moving ones Vertical direction j Horizontal direction ac EN CE AC Radius as short as possible When using a zoom lens it is recommended that you use it with W side Determine the scene and press the shutter button halfway so that you can lock the focus exposure and white balance Then press the shutter button fully down and pan the camera If a section with greatly varied shapes or scenery is concentrated along a screen edge the image composition may fail In such case adjust the frame composition so that the section is in the center of the image then shoot again You can select the direction by selecting MENU Image Size Panorama Direction You can select the image size by selecting MENU Image Size Image Size X Playing back scrolling panoramic images You can scroll panoramic images from the beginning to the end by pressing the center of the control wheel while panoramic images are being displayed Press it again to pause Panoramic images shot with other cameras may not be displayed or scrolled correctly Shows the displayed area of the whole panoramic image U9 U09 jo eigen omen forua owes xepu 5768 3D Sweep Panorama Allows you to create a 3D image from composed images
64. an A mount lens sold separately you can adjust the shutter speed when focusing manually during movie recording Shutter speed When a faster shutter speed is used a moving subject such as a running person cars and sea spray appears as if they are stopped When a slower shutter speed is used a trailing image of the movement of the subject is captured to make more natural and dynamic image U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 6298 Aperture Priority Blurs or sharpens things in front of and beyond the subject You can adjust the aperture value also during movie recording MENU Shoot Mode Aperture Priority 2 Select the desired value with the control wheel Smaller F value The subject is in focus but things in front of and beyond the subject is blurred Larger F value The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure You cannot select Flash Off and Autoflash in Flash Mode When you want to fire the flash press the flash pop up button to pop up the flash When you do not fire the flash push down the flash If proper exposure cannot be obtained after the setup the shutter speed blinks Although you can shoot as it is resetting is recommended The brightness of the image on the LCD screen may differ from the actual image being shot When usin
65. an select DRO Auto HDR only in the following modes Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority Program Auto D Range Opt Corrects the brightness of the image DRO Dynamic Range Optimizer 1 MENU Brightness Color DRO Auto HDR D Range Opt 2 Option desired value v 4 Auto Corrects the brightness automatically Lvi Lv5 Optimizes the gradations of a recorded image in each area of the image Select the optimal level between Lv1 weak and Lv5 strong Auto is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Portrait Landscape Macro Sports Action in Scene Selection When shooting with the D Range optimizer the image may be noisy Select the proper level by checking the recorded image especially when you enhance the effect Continued U9 U09 jo eigen omen forua owes xepu 9468 Auto HDR Widens the range gradations so that you can record from bright parts to dark parts in correct brightness Auto High Dynamic Range 1 image with proper exposure and 1 overlaid image are recorded 1 MENU Brightness Color DRO Auto HDR Auto HDR 2 Option desired value v a Auto HDR Corrects the exposure difference automatically Exposure Diff Auto 1 0 EV 6 0 EV Sets the exposure difference based on the contrast of the subject
66. ata U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 165 Display Card Space Displays the remaining recording time of movies on the memory card Number of recordable still images is also displayed 1 MENU Setup Display Card Space U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 166 Upload Settings Sets whether or not you use the upload function when using an Eye Fi card commercially available This item appears when an Eye Fi card is inserted in the camera 1 MENU Setup Upload Settings desired setting v9 On Enables the upload function The icon on the screen changes according to the communication status of the camera Ei Standby No images are to be sent t Connecting Upload standby Uploading En Error Off Disables the upload function The Eco Mode function does not work while the camera is uploading images Eye Fi cards are sold in the U S A Canada Japan and some countries in the EU as of March in 2012 For more information please contact the manufacturer or vendor directly Eye Fi cards can be used only in the countries regions where they were purchased Use Eye Fi cards in accordance with the law of the countries regions where you purchased the card Do not use an Eye Fi card inserted in the camera on an airplane If there is an Eye Fi card inserted in the camera set Upload Settings to Off gor is
67. been created To create Blu ray Discs with PlayMemories Home you have to install proprietary add on software For details access the following URL http support d imaging sony co jp BDUW See PlayMemories Home Help Guide for details Continued U9 U09 Jo eigen muon oud owes xepu 180 Creating a standard definition image quality STD disc on a computer You can create a standard definition image quality STD disc from AVCHD movies imported to a computer using supplied software PlayMemories Home 1 Start up PlayMemories Home and click amp Create Discs 2 Select DVD Video STD from the drop down list used for selecting a disc 3 Select the AVCHD movies you want to write 4 Click Add Youcan also add movies by a drag and drop operation 5 Create the disc following the instruction on the screen Install PlayMemories Home beforehand MP4 movie files cannot be recorded on a disc It will take a longer time to create a disc because AVCHD movies are converted to standard definition image quality STD movies An Internet connection environment is required when creating a DVD Video STD disc for the first time Creating a movie disc with a device other than a computer You can create a disc with a Blu ray Disc recorder etc The disc type you can create depends on the device used Device Disc type e Blu ray Disc recorder To create a
68. cording movies Using an A mount lens sold separately When the AF illuminator is used the setting of Autofocus Area is invalid and the AF area is indicated with a dotted line AF operates with priority on and around the center area U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 108 Red Eye Reduction When using the flash it is fired 2 or more times before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon 1 MENU Setup Red Eye Reduction desired setting On The flash is always fired to reduce the red eye phenomenon v Off Does not use Red Eye Reduction You cannot use Red Eye Reduction with Smile Shutter Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects It depends on individual differences and conditions such as distance to the subject or if the subject looked away from the pre strobe What causes the red eye phenomenon Pupils become dilated in dark environments Flash light is reflected off the blood vessels at the back of the eye retina causing the red eye phenomenon E gue paf ww Eye l U9 U09 jo 9jgqe omen forua owes xepu 109 FINDER LCD Setting When an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately is attached to the camera sensors in the Electronic Viewfinder can detect whether or not it is being used and the camera switches the display 1 MENU Setup FINDER LCD Setting
69. d of photo Refer to those descriptions in addition to the shooting tips displayed on the screen of the camera See the pages in parentheses for details of operation Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile the shutter is released automatically sjuejuoo Jo aqe L 1 MENU Camera Smile Shutter oni Click 2 ie set the sensitivity to detect a smile ption desired setting 3 Wait for a smile to be detected xepu nue ojoud aues l When the smile level exceeds the 4 point on the A happy smile 75 indicator he camera records images automaticaly Ifyou press the shutter button during Smile Shutter shooting the camera shoot the image then returns to Smile Shatter mode 4 To exit Smile Shutter mode MENU Camera Smile Shutter Off ojoud ajdwes nua amp om Does not use the Smile Shutter On Uses the Smile Shutter U9 U09 Jo eiqer You can set the sensitivity to detect a smile with Option xepul B Big Smile Dacca big mie v amp Normal Smile Deisi light Smile somes full 7508 Continued Continued 668 A person stands out while backgrounds blurred away 33 A happy smile 75 With soft skin tones 78 a The same scene with different brigh 48 f dias In candle light 55
70. de Superior Auto Recognized scene mode mark 2 Point the camera to the subject emm When the camera recognizes and adjusts for shooting conditions the following information is indicated recognized scene mode mark appropriate shooting function the number of times the shutter is released Recognized scene J Night Scene 9 Tripod Night Scene Jw Hand held Twilight amp 2 Night Portrait Shooting funct Backlight A Backlight Portrait amp y Portrait Se een aa Landscape Macro Spotlight 8 Low The number of times the shutter is Brightness or amp Baby released Shooting function Auto HDR Slow Sync Daylight Sync Slow Shutter 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject When the camera shoots multiple images it automatically chooses and saves the appropriate image You can also save all the images by setting the S Auto Image Extract item page 119 xepu Flash Mode is set to Autoflash or Flash Off You can shoot even if the camera has not recognized the scene When Face Detection is set to Off the Portrait Backlight Portrait Night Portrait and Baby Scenes are not recognized When Quality is set to RAW or RAW amp JPEG Hand held Twilight and Auto HDR are not selected What is the difference between Superior Auto and Intelligent Auto In Superior Auto mode the camera shoots continuously according to the recognized scene and makes a comp
71. de show ends Interval 1 Sec Sets the display interval of images v 3Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec 30 Sec Image Type vy All Plays back all still images as normal images Display 3D Only Plays back 3D images only You cannot pause the slide show To stop the slide show press the center of the control wheel You can play back images in Slide Show when View Mode is set to Folder View Still only A panoramic image is displayed in full image To scroll a panoramic image press the center of the control wheel when the image is displayed U9 U09 jo eigen omen oud erdues xepu 100 View Mode Selects the unit of images to be played back 1 MENU Playback View Mode desired mode v Folder View Still Displays still images by folder Folder View MP4 Displays movies MP4 by folder AVCHD View Displays AVCHD movies U9 U09 jo eigen muon forua owes xepu 10168 Image Index 9p Selects the number of images to be displayed on the index o 2 O 1 MENU Playback Image Index desired mode De 61 n 5 m is v ages Displays 6 images 2 CD tb j 2 3 a 121 Displays 12 i 2 mages isplays 12 images T Es g o EJ X Displaying a desired folder 2 To select a desired folder select the bar to the left o
72. desired setting v Auto When you look into the Electronic Viewfinder the display is switched to the Electronic Viewfinder automatically Manual You can toggle the display between the Electronic Viewfinder and the LCD screen by using the button on the Electronic Viewfinder U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 11088 Live View Display Sets whether or not to show images altered with effects of the exposure compensation white balance Creative Style or Picture Effect on the LCD screen 1 MENU Setup gt Live View Display desired setting v Setting Effect ON Shows the images with effects applied Setting Effect OFF Does not show the images with effects applied This setting will allow you to concentrate on the composition of the subject as the subject appears on the screen as it is The images are always displayed with the appropriate brightness in the Manual Exposure mode You can select Setting Effect OFF in the following shooting modes only Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority Program Auto U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 11169 Auto Review You can check the recorded image on the LCD screen right after the shooting You can change the displayed time 1 MENU Setup gt Auto Review desired setting 10 Sec Displays for
73. displayed on the screen when Upload Settings is set to Off Transferring images using an Eye Fi card 1 Set your Wi Fi network or destination on the Eye Fi card For details refer to the manual supplied with the Eye Fi card 2 Insert the Eye Fi card you have set up into the camera and shoot still images Images are transferred to your computer etc automatically via the Wi Fi network When you use a brand new Eye Fi card for the first time copy the install file of Eye Fi manager recorded on the card to your computer before formatting the card Use an Eye Fi card after updating the firmware to the latest version For details refer to the operating instructions that comes with the Eye Fi card The power save function of the camera does not work while it is transferring images If Ein error is displayed remove the memory card and reinsert it or turn off then turn on the power again If g appears again the Eye Fi card may be damaged Wi Fi network communication may be influenced by other communication devices If the communication status is poor move closer to the access point of the Wi Fi network For details on the file types that can be uploaded refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Eye Fi card This product does not support the Eye Fi Endless Memory Mode Make sure that Eye Fi cards that you insert into this product have Endless Memory Mode turned off l U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon
74. e File Format Selects AVCHD or MP4 Record Setting Selects the image size frame rate and image quality of movies Brightness Color Allows you to make brightness settings such as metering mode and color settings such as white balance Exposure Comp Compensates for the brightness of the entire image ISO Sets the ISO sensitivity White Balance Adjusts the color temperature according to the ambient light conditions Metering Mode Selects the method used for measuring the brightness Flash Comp Adjusts the amount of flash light DRO Auto HDR Corrects the brightness or contrast automatically Picture Effect Shoots with the desired effects to express a unique atmosphere Creative Style Selects the image processing method Continued U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 2388 Playback Allows you to set playback functions Delete Deletes images Slide Show Plays back images automatically View Mode Allows you to determine how to group the playback images Image Index Selects the number of images to be displayed on the index screen Rotate Rotates images Protect Protects images or cancels the protection 3D Viewing Connects to a 3D compatible TV and allows you to view 3D images Q Enlarge Image Enlarges the image Volume Settings Sets the sound volume of movies Sp
75. e camera during cleaning When cleaning the image sensor with a blower do not blow too hard l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 156 Version Displays the version of your camera and lens Confirm the version when a firmware update is released 1 MENU Setup Version An update can be performed only when the battery level is qzzi 3 remaining battery icons or more We recommend that you use a sufficient battery or the AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 1576 Demo Mode The Demo Mode function displays the movies recorded on the memory card automatically demonstration when the camera has not been operated for a certain time Normally select Off 1 MENU Setup Demo Mode desired setting On The demonstration begins automatically when the camera is not operated for about 1 minute Only protected AVCHD movies are available wv Off Does not show the demonstration You can set this item only when the camera is powered by the AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately Even if On is selected the camera does not start a demonstration when there is no movie recorded on the memory card When On is selected the camera does not switch to power save mode U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 158 Reset Default Initializes the setting to the d
76. e followings Consult your photo printing service shop as to what types of memory card they handle A memory card adaptor sold separately may be necessary Consult your photo printing service shop Before you take image data to a shop always copy back up your data to a disk You cannot set the number of prints If you want to superimpose dates on images consult your photo printing service shop The camera is not compatible with PictBridge U9 U09 jo eiqer muon oud erdues xepu 18268 Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the camera try the following solutions Check the items on pages 183 to 188 cC Remove the battery pack wait for about 1 minute re insert the battery pack then turn on the power Cu Reset the settings page 159 C Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Battery pack and power The battery pack cannot be installed When you insert the battery pack use the tip of the battery pack to push the lock lever You can use an NP FW50 battery pack only Make sure that the battery is NP FW50 The remaining battery indicator is incorrect or sufficient remaining battery indicator is displayed but the power runs out too quickly This phenomenon occurs when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location The battery pack is discharged Install a charged batte
77. ecify Printing Selects the images to print or makes printing settings Display Contents Switches the information to be displayed on the playback screen Allows you to make more detailed shooting settings or change the camera settings Shooting Settings AF Illuminator Sets the AF illuminator to assist auto focusing in dim places Red Eye Reduction Provides pre flash before shooting when using the flash to prevent eyes from being shot in red FINDER LCD Setting Sets how to switch between an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately and the LCD screen Live View Display Allows you to choose whether or not to show the value of exposure compensation etc on the screen display Auto Review Sets the display time of the image right after shooting Grid Line Turns on the grid line that helps you to adjust the composition of images Peaking Level Enhances the outline of in focus ranges with a selected color Peaking Color Sets the color used for the peaking function Clear Image Zoom Zooms an image with higher quality than Digital Zoom Digital Zoom Zooms an image with higher magnification than Clear Image Zoom This feature can be also available in movie recording Self portrait Self timer Sets whether to set the shooting mode to the 3 second delay self timer or not when the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees Contin
78. ed setting m Wait for a smile to be detected Face Detection frame When the smile level exceeds the 4 point on the orange indicator the camera records images automatically Smile Detection indicator If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter shooting the camera shoots the image then returns to Smile Shutter mode To exit Smile Shutter mode MENU Camera Smile Shutter Off Does not use the Smile Shutter Q off On Uses the Smile Shutter U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes You can set the sensitivity to detect a smile with Option Big Smile Detects a big smile v amp Normal Smile Detects a normal smile Slight Smile Detects even a slight smile You cannot use Smile Shutter with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Manual Focus If you set Smile Shutter to On while the Zoom feature of the camera is being used the Zoom feature of the camera is canceled Shooting using the Smile Shutter ends automatically when the memory card becomes full Smiles may not be detected correctly depending on the conditions The drive mode turns to Single Shooting automatically Continued xepu 7568 Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index 1668 Auto Port Framing Wh
79. efault setting Even if you activate Reset Default the images are retained 1 MENU Setup Reset Default OK Be sure not to turn off the camera while resetting Following settings are not reset Date Time Setup Area Setting Faces registered with Face Registration The values registered with AF Micro Adj U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oeutoues xepu 15965 Format Formats the memory card When you use a memory card with this camera for the first time it is recommended that you format the card using the camera for stable performance of the memory card before shooting Note that formatting permanently erases all data on the memory card and is unrecoverable Save precious data on a computer etc 1 MENU Setup Format OK Formatting permanently erases all data including even protected images During the format the access lamp lights up Do not eject the memory card while the lamp is lit Format the memory card using the camera If you format it on a computer the memory card may not be usable with the camera depending on the format type used You cannot format a memory card when the remaining battery is less than 1 96 U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 160 File Number Selects the method for assigning file numbers to images 1 MENU Setup File Number desired setting v4 Series The camera
80. el the protection page 104 b o The image was deleted by mistake Once you have deleted an image you cannot restore it We recommend that you protect images that you do not want to delete page 104 5 Q D x A DPOF mark cannot be put You cannot mark DPOF marks on RAW images Computers Not sure if the OS of the computer is compatible with the camera Check Recommended computer environment page 171 The computer does not recognize the camera Check that the camera is turned on When the battery level is low install the charged battery pack or use the AC Adaptor sold separately Use the USB cable supplied for connection Disconnect the USB cable and connect it again firmly Set USB Connection to Mass Storage page 155 Disconnect all equipment other than the camera the keyboard and the mouse from the USB terminals of your computer Connect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other device Cannot copy images Make the USB connection by properly connecting the camera with your computer page 176 Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS 186 Continued When you shoot images with a memory card formatted by a computer you may not be able to copy EE the images to a computer Shoot using a memory card formatted by your camera 5 9p Cannot play back images on a computer D S If you are using PlayMemor
81. els etc X To use Image Data Converter Refer to Help Click Start All Programs Image Data Converter Help Image Data Converter Ver 4 Image Data Converter support page English only http www sony co jp ids se Using PlayMemories Home With PlayMemories Home you can do the following etc To set images shot with the camera and display them on the computer To organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them To retouch Red Eye Correction etc print and send still images as e mail attachments change the shooting date and more To print or save still images with the date Tocreate a Blu ray Disc or DVD disc from AVCHD movies imported to a computer An internet connection environment is required when a Blu ray Disc DVD disc is created for the first time PlayMemories Home is not compatible with Mac computers When you play back images on Mac computers use the appropriate application software supplied with the Mac computer Movies recorded with the 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 24p 24M FX 25p 24M FX setting in Record Setting are converted by PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc This conversion can take a long time Also you cannot create a disc with the original image quality If you want to keep the original image quality you must store your movies on a Blu ray Disc Continued U9 U09 Jo eigen
82. en forua owes xepu 6498 Flash Mode 9p In a dark location using the flash allows you to shoot T the subject brightly and it also helps to prevent camera Zo shake When shooting into the sun you can use the pes flash to shoot a bright image of the backlit subject ip tb 3 a flash pop up button D S3 1 MENU Camera Flash Mode desired mode 2 2 When you want to fire the flash press the 4 flash pop up button to pop V up the flash re Flash Off Does not fire even if the flash is raised 0 4 Autoflash Fires if it is dark or against light 2 4 Fill flash Fires every time you trigger the shutter 4 Slow Sync Fires every time you trigger the shutter Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot a clear image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed 2 Rear Sync Fires right before the exposure is completed every time you trigger the 5 shutter Rear sync shooting allows you to shoot a natural image of the o trail of a moving subject such as a moving car or a walking person x The default setting depends on the shooting mode Available flash mode depends on the shooting mode You cannot use the flash when recording movies Whenan external flash sold separately is attached to Smart Accessory Terminal 2 the state of the external flash has priority over the setting of the camera Even if you set Flash Mode to Fill flash
83. en the camera detects and shoots a face the captured image is automatically trimmed into a suitable composition Both the original and the trimmed images are saved The trimmed image is recorded with the same image size as that of the original image 1 MENU Camera Auto Port Framing desired mode t turns to green when the camera judges that the trimming feature is available A frame that shows the trimmed area is indicated on the auto review screen after the shot Off Does not use the Auto Port Framing function OFF v ta Auto Uses the Auto Port Framing function You cannot use Auto Port Framing with the following functions Hand held Twilight Sports Action in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich tone Mono Miniature in Picture Effect RAW or RAW amp JPEG in Quality Auto HDR in DRO Auto HDR The Zoom feature of the camera When Face Detection is set to Off The trimmed image may not be the best possible composition depending on the shooting conditions l U9 U09 jo eiqer 7768 muon orua erdues xepu Soft Skin Effect Sets the effect used for shooting the skin smoothly in the Face Detection function 1 MENU Camera Soft Skin Effect On 2 To set the intensity of the Soft Ski
84. era detects and shoots a face the captured image is automatically trimmed into a suitable composition Both the original and the trimmed images are saved page 77 To record movies press the MOVIE button to start recording Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording You can continuously record a movie for up to 29 minutes and an MP4 format movie for up to 2 GB The recording time may shorten depending on the ambient temperatures or recording conditions On Scene Recognition The Scene Recognition function lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and allows you to shoot the image with appropriate settings Scene Recognition icon and guide The camera recognizes J Night Scene o Tripod Night Scene 2 Night Portrait EA Backlight 4 Backlight Portrait amp Portrait a Landscape v Macro Spotlight 8 Low Brightness or Baby and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the LCD screen when the scene is recognized Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 2768 D v If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically the focus indicator blinks Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting Focus indicator Focus indicator Status e lit Focus locked lit Focus is confirmed Focal
85. ers a new face Order Exchanging Changes the priority of faces previously registered Delete Deletes a registered face Select a face and press OK Delete All Deletes all registered faces New Registration 1 MENU Camera Face Registration New Registration 2 Align the guide frame with the face to be registered and press the shutter button 3 When a confirmation message appears select OK Up to 8 faces can be registered Shoot the face from the front in a brightly lit place The face may not be registered correctly if it is obscured by a hat a mask sunglasses etc The registered faces are not cleared by Reset Default Even if you delete the faces by selecting Delete the face data remains stored in the camera If you want to completely delete the face data from the camera select Delete All Order Exchanging 1 MENU Camera Face Registration Order Exchanging 2 Select a face for which you want to change the priority 3 Select the priority level The smaller the number of the position the higher the priority U9 U09 Jo eigen muon orua owes xepu 7468 Smile Shutter When the camera detects a smile the shutter is released automatically 1 MENU Camera Smile Shutter emm BEEN On To set the sensitivity to detect a smile Option desir
86. es xepu 3968 Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically For viewfinder Shows only shooting information on the screen no image Select this when you shoot using a viewfinder sold separately Find er Display DISP v Disp Basic Info Shows basic recording information on the viewfinder Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically WV To set the screen display modes to be available You can select which LCD screen display modes can be selected in shooting mode with DISP Button Monitor page 80 During playback v Display Info Shows recording information Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically in addition to recording information m 2012 1 1 9 30AM 12 12 No Disp Info Does not show recording information Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen owyderdues xepu 4068 Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index E E Ei s hi D U 416 Exposure Comp You can adjust the exposure in 1 3 EV steps in a range of 3 0 EV to 43 0 EV 1 Exposure Comp on the control wheel desired value Or MENU Brightness Color Exposure Comp desired value You cannot use Exposure Comp when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Au
87. eset settings according to the subject or condition Anti Motion Blur Reduces the camera shake when shooting a slightly dark indoor scene or a telephoto Sweep Panorama Shoots with panoramic size 3D Sweep Panorama Shoots 3D panoramic images used for playback on a 3D compatible TV Manual Exposure Adjusts the aperture and shutter speed Continued U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 2168 Shutter Priority Adjusts the shutter speed to express the movement of the subject Aperture Priority Adjusts the range in focus or defocuses the background Program Auto Automatic shooting that allows you to customize settings except for the exposure shutter speed and aperture Camera Allows you to set shooting functions such as continuous shooting self timer and flash Drive Mode Selects the drive mode such as continuous shooting self timer or bracket shooting Flash Mode Selects the method used to fire the flash AF MF Select Selects auto focusing or manual focusing Autofocus Area Selects the area to be focused on Autofocus Mode Selects the autofocus method Object Tracking Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it Zoom Sets the zoom scale of the Zoom feature of the camera Face Detection Detects people s faces automatically and adjusts focus and exposure to suit the faces
88. f the c image index screen then press the top bottom parts of the control wheel You can change the view mode by pressing the center of the control wheel gt Qo D x 10268 Rotate Rotates a still image counter clockwise Use this to display a horizontal orientation image in vertical orientation Once you rotate the image the image is played back in the rotated position even if you turn off the power 1 MENU Playback Rotate 2 Press the center of the control wheel The image rotates counter clockwise The image rotates as you press the center You cannot rotate the following files Movies Protected images 3D images You may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras When viewing images on a computer the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the software U9 U09 jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 103 Protect Protects recorded images against accidental erasure The Om mark is displayed for registered images 1 MENU Playback Protect desired mode v Multiple Img Applies or cancels the protection of the selected images Press the center of the control wheel to select OK Cancel All Images Cancels the protection of all still images Cancel All Movies MP4 Cancels the protection of all movies MP4 Cancel All AVCHD view files Cancels the protection of all AVCHD movies
89. g Mode Allows you to clean the image sensor Version Displays the versions of the camera and the lens mount adaptor Demo Mode Sets whether or not to display the demonstration with movies Reset Default Resets the camera to the factory settings Memory Card Tool Format Formats the memory card File Number Selects the method used for assigning file numbers to images Folder Name Selects the folder name format Select Shoot Folder Selects the recording folder New Folder Creates a new folder Recover Image DB Repairs the image database file when inconsistencies are found Display Card Space Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of still images on the memory card Eye Fi Setup Upload Settings Sets the upload function of the camera when an Eye Fi card is used U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu Appears when an Eye Fi card sold separately is inserted in the camera 2668 Shooting images Shooting images with the settings in effect when you bought the camera is explained here The camera makes decisions appropriate to the situation and adjusts the settings 1 Adjust the LCD screen angle and hold the camera The Scene Recognition function begins to work 2 To take still images press the shutter button halfway down to focus on your subject and press it fully down to shoot When the cam
90. g an A mount lens sold separately you can adjust the aperture when focusing manually during movie recording Aperture Smaller F value opening the aperture narrows the range that is in focus This allows you to put the subject in sharp focus and blur things in front of and beyond the subject Depth of field becomes shallower Larger F value narrowing down the aperture widens the range that is in focus This allows you to shoot the depth of the scenery Depth of field becomes deeper U9 U09 Jo eiqer 6398 omen orua owes xepu Program Auto While exposure is adjusted by the camera automatically you can set shooting functions such as ISO sensitivity Creative Style D Range optimizer 1 MENU Shoot Mode Program Auto 2 Set the shooting functions to your desired settings 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject Youcannot select Flash Off and Autoflash in Flash Mode When you want to fire the flash press the 4 flash pop up button to pop up the flash When you do not fire the flash push down the flash Program Shift P 1125 F3 5 MM 0 0 You can change the shutter speed and aperture F value combination without changing the exposure you set when you do not use the flash Turn the control wheel to select the shutter speed and aperture F value combination The recording mode indicator changes from P to P U9 U09 Jo eiqer om
91. ges shot in 3D Sweep Panorama mode into a computer the following 2 image data are stored in the same folder on the computer DSCOLILILILI JPG DSCOLILILILI MPO If you delete either the JPEG file or the MPO file comprising a 3D image that 3D image may not be played back U9 U09 5968 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu Manual Exposure You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture 1 MENU Shoot Mode Manual Exposure 2 Press the bottom of the control wheel M repeatedly to select shutter speed or aperture Shutter speed and aperture adjustment screens appear uas ras moo alternately co Shutter speed M snas Fas moo Aperture F value 3 Turn the control wheel to select the desired M value Check the exposure value at MM metered manual Toward Images become brighter Toward Images become darker 0 Appropriate exposure analyzed by the camera Metered manual e P D wies ras mwsos T 4 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject You can adjust the shutter speed and aperture value also during movie recording You cannot select Flash Off and Autoflash in Flash Mode When you want to fire the flash press the flash pop up button to pop up the flash When you do not fire the flash push down the flash The jog Weer SteadyShot warning indicator is not indicated in manual exposure m
92. he battery pack the internal rechargeable battery may be exhausted Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The date and time are recorded incorrectly Correct or check the date and time setting by selecting MENU Setup Date Time Setup The number of recordable images does not decrease or decreases 2 images at a time This is because the compression rate and the image size after compression change depending on the image when you shoot a JPEG image The setting is reset without the resetting operation The battery pack was removed when the power switch was set to ON When removing the battery pack make sure the camera is turned off and the access lamp is not lit The camera does not work properly Turn off the camera Remove the battery pack and insert it again If the camera is hot remove the battery pack and allow it to cool down before trying this corrective procedure If an AC Adaptor sold separately is used disconnect the power cord Connect the power cord and turn on the camera again If the camera does not work after doing these solutions consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility E is indicated on the screen Remove the memory card and insert it again If this procedure does not turn off the indication format the memory card page 160 U9 U09 jo eigen muon orua owes xepu 188 Warning messages
93. he image or not beforehand To delete several images Select MENU Playback Delete to select and delete several images at the same time U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 3168 Photo Creativity Using Photo Creativity you can shoot a subject with easy operations and obtain creative photos easily 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select me Photo Creativity 3 Select the item you want to set from the xs items displayed at the bottom of the screen You can use the Photo Creativity setup items simultaneously Me Bee De o 4 Select the desired setting 5 To take still images press the shutter button To record movies press the MOVIE button to start recording To return to Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto select x Bkground Defocus page 33 Adjusts the blurring of the background Brightness page 34 Adjusts the brightness Color page 35 Adjusts the color Vividness page 36 Adjusts the vividness Picture Effect page 37 Selects the desired effect filter for shooting The Photo Creativity function is only available when an E mount lens is mounted The Photo Creativity function is only available when Shoot Mode is set to Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto The Smile Shutter function cannot be used When the Photo Creativity mode is activated several items that ha
94. he same time some devices including the camera may not operate depending on the types of USB devices you are using Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 allows advanced transfer high speed transfer as the camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 When your computer resumes activity from suspend or sleep mode communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 17298 Using the software a 9p ao o Installing the software Windows ao a Log on as Administrator iP n 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the Fo CD ROM drive D The installation menu screen appears o If it does not appear double click Computer For Windows XP My Computer gt o amp PMHOME Install exe S If the AutoPlay screen appears select Run Install exe and follow the instructions that appear on the Q screen to proceed with the installation o 2 Connect the camera to the computer page 176 i 3 Click Install Make sure that both Image Data Converter and PlayMemories Home are checked and z follow the instructions on the screen o When the restarting confirmation message appears restart the computer following the instructions 2 on the screen DirectX may be installed depending on the system environment of your co
95. ies Home refer to the PlayMemories Home Help Guide 2 o Consult the computer or software manufacturer cw The image and sound are interrupted by noise when viewing a movie on a computer B You are playing back the movie directly from the memory card Import the movie to your computer 3 using PlayMemories Home and play it back E ge After making a USB connection PlayMemories Home does not start a automatically o B Make the USB connection after the computer is turned on page 176 Memory card 0 Cannot insert a memory card 2 Insertion direction of the memory card is wrong Insert it in the correct direction b o Cannot record on a memory card The memory card is full Delete unnecessary images pages 31 99 An unusable memory card is inserted gt o Formatted the memory card by mistake e All the data on the memory card is deleted by formatting You cannot restore it Cannot print images RAW images cannot be printed To print RAW images first convert them to JPEG images using Image Data Converter on the supplied CD ROM The color of the image is strange When you print the images recorded in Adobe RGB mode using sRGB printers that are not compatible with Adobe RGB DCF2 0 Exif2 21 or later the images are printed at a lower saturation Images are printed with both edges cut off Depending on your printer the left right top and bottom edges of the image may be c
96. ightly moistened with water then wipe the surface with a dry cloth Do not use the following as they may damage the finish or the casing Chemical products such as thinner benzine alcohol disposable cloths insect repellent sunscreen or insecticide etc Do not touch the camera with the above on your hand Do not leave the camera in contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time Cleaning the lens Do not use a cleaning solution containing organic solvents such as thinner or benzine When cleaning the lens surface remove dust using a commercially available blower In case of dust that sticks to the surface wipe it off with a soft cloth or tissue paper slightly moistened with lens cleaning solution Wipe in a spiral pattern from the center to the outside Do not spray lens cleaning solution directly onto the lens surface U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oroud owes xepu 20288 Index Numerics Connection 3D Sweep Panorama sssssssssssssessssssseessesseseeee 58 enn ed 176 EDAVI AD MC 170 Cont Shooting 5 A CONES c usi ree ir dise aAa AdobeRGB sttteen Control wheel ABEL buon seuna e ass Creative Style ABL toggle entities ect ienenes toties etnia es tah CTRL FOR HDMI AF Illuminator Custom Key Settings AF MF Select Custom white balance siaina 90 Anti Motion Blur JNDerl te canebat HDI otto D Aperture Priorit
97. image is restrained and subdued D Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness The higher the value selected the more the contours are accentuated and the lower the value selected the more the contours are softened When Black amp White is selected you cannot adjust the saturation Standard is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Picture Effect except Off U9 U09 jo eigen omen forua owes xepu 9968 Delete Allows you to select unwanted images for deletion 1 MENU Playback Delete desired mode All AVCHD view files v Multiple Img Deletes the selected images Press the center of the control wheel to select OK All in Folder Deletes all images in the selected folder or all AVCHD movies You can select up to 100 images X To delete an image It is easier to delete an image displayed on the screen by selecting jj Delete of soft key page 31 U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 9968 Slide Show Plays back images automatically Plays back only 3D images in Slide Show on the 3D TV connected to the camera 1 MENU Playback Slide Show desired mode OK Repeat On Plays back images in a continuous loop v Off After all the images have been played back the sli
98. imer press S Gy Drive Mode on the cs Self timer Cont ane 10 Sec 5 Img You cannot use Self timer Cont with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Auto HDR Self portrait Self timer is set to On When the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees with Self portrait Self timer set to On the self timer lamp does not flash U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 47 Bracket Cont Shoots 3 images while automatically shifting the exposure from base to darker then to lighter Press and hold down the shutter button until the bracket recording is completed You can select an image that suits your intention after recording 1 u Drive Mode on the control wheel Bracket Cont Or MENU Camera Drive Mode Bracket Cont 2 Option desired mode To cancel the bracket press v Sy Drive Mode and select Single Shooting v gs Bracket Images are taken with the set value of deviation steps from the Cont 0 3 EV base exposure mc Bracket Cont 0 7 EV You cannot use Bracket Cont with the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter
99. ion image quality HD AVCHD recording disc High definition image quality HD movie can be recorded on DVD media such as DVD R discs and a high definition image quality HD disc is created You can play a high definition image quality HD disc on AVCHD format playback devices such as a Sony Blu ray Disc player and a PlayStation 3 You cannot play the disc on ordinary DVD players Standard definition image quality STD Standard definition image quality STD movie converted from high definition image quality HD movie can be recorded on DVD media such as DVD R discs and a standard image quality STD disc is created Discs you can use with PlayMemories Home You can use 12 cm discs of following type with PlayMemories Home For Blu ray Disc see page 180 Disc type Features DVD R DVD R DVD R DL Unrewritable DVD RW DVD RW Rewritable Always maintain your PlayStation 3 to use the latest version of the PlayStation 3 system software The PlayStation 3 may not be available in some countries regions Continued U9 U09 jo Jqe L muon forua owes xepu 17965 Creating a high definition image quality HD disc AVCHD recording disc You can create a high definition image quality HD AVCHD recording disc from AVCHD movies imported to a computer using the software PlayMemories Home 1 Start up PlayMemories Home and click amp
100. ion moderately Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting Noise reduction is not available in the following modes Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama RAW images U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 128 Lens Comp Shading Compensates for the shaded corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics 1 MENU Setup Lens Comp Shading desired setting y Auto Compensates for darker corners of the screen automatically Off Does not compensate for darker corners of the screen This item is available only with an E mount lens U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon owyderdues xepu 12965 Lens Comp Chro Aber Reduces the color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics 1 MENU Setup Lens Comp Chro Aber desired setting 4 Auto Reduces the color deviation automatically Off Does not compensate for the color deviation This item is available only with an E mount lens l U9 U09 Jo eiqer l nue oou ades xepu 130 Lens Comp Distortion Compensates for the distortion of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics 1 MENU Setup Lens Comp Distortion desired setting
101. ize Aspect Ratio desired mode vy 3 2 Standard aspect ratio Suitable for prints 16 9 For viewing on a high definition TV You cannot set this item when using the following functions Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 8368 Quality a 4 Sg Selects the compression format of still images Oo 2 O 1 MENU Image Size Quality desired mode Mem RAW RAW File format RAW Records using the RAW compression eum format dp This format does not allow you to perform any digital processing E on the images Select this format to process images on a o computer for professional purposes o The image size is fixed to the maximum size The image size S is not displayed on the LCD screen 2 RAW J RAW amp File format RAW Records using the RAW compression JPEG format JPEG 4 A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time This is suitable when you need 2 image files a JPEG for z viewing and a RAW for editing D The image quality is fixed to Fine and the image size is 2 fixed to L 2 FINE Fine File format JPEG The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded STD Standard Since the compression rate of Standard is higher than that of Fine the file size of Standard is smaller than that of Fine This will allow more files to be recorded on
102. ject and set focus by priority The Face Detection frame for the main subject will turn white The frame for which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button halfway down Face Detection frame gray magenta This frame appears on a detected face that is not the face with the priority focus The magenta frame appears on a face that is registered with Face Registration 1 MENU Camera Face Detection desired mode v E On Regist Focuses on faces registered so as to have priority Faces si On Selects the face which the camera is to automatically focus on 121 Off Does not use the Face Detection function You cannot use Face Detection with the following functions Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Manual Focus The Zoom feature of the camera You can select Face Detection only when Autofocus Area is set to Multi and Metering Mode is also set to Multi Upto 8 faces of your subjects can be detected During Smile Shutter shooting Face Detection is automatically set to On Regist Faces even if it is set to Off l U9 U09 Jo eiqer 7368 omen orua owes xepu Face Registration Detects faces for which information has been registered in advance when Face Detection is set to On Regist Faces 1 MENU Camera Face Registration desired mode New Registration Regist
103. lligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select m Photo Creativity 3 Select Brightness 4 Select the desired brightness To make images brighter ll To make images darker Select AUTO to restore to the original status U9 U09 Jo eiqer nue ojoud ajdwes xepu 9468 Color You can adjust the color easily in Photo Creativity 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select m Photo Creativity 3 Select Color 4 Select the desired color To make the color warm To make the color cool Select AUTO to restore to the original status U9 U09 Jo eiqer nue ojoud ajdwes xepu 3568 Vividness You can adjust the vividness easily in Photo Creativity EN 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select m Photo Creativity 3 Select Vividness 4 Select the desired vividness H To make images vivid 3 To make images faint Select AUTO to restore to the original status 93668 U9 U09 Jo eiqer Ss m j xepu Picture Effect You can set Picture Effect easily in Photo Creativity Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic expression 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select m Photo Creativity 3 Select Picture Effect 4 Select the desired effect Select AUTO to restore to the original status
104. llows you to select the desired image processing You can adjust exposure shutter speed and aperture as you like with Creative Style unlike with Scene Selection where the camera adjusts the exposure 1 MENU Brightness Color Creative Style desired mode 2 When you want to adjust contrast saturation or sharpness Option desired setting v stat Standard For shooting various scenes with rich gradation and beautiful colors viva Vivid The saturation and contrast are heightened for shooting striking images of colorful scenes and subjects such as flowers spring greenery blue sky or ocean views Pont Portrait For shooting the skin color in a soft tone ideally suited for shooting portraits tana Landscape The saturation contrast and sharpness are heightened for shooting vivid and crisp scenery Distant landscapes also stand out more Suse Sunset For shooting the beautiful red of the setting sun crew t Black amp White For shooting images in black and white monotone Q Contrast Saturation and fF Sharpness can be adjusted for each Creative Style item Q Contrast The higher the value selected the more the difference of light and shadow is accentuated thus making an impact on an image Q Saturation The higher the value selected the more vivid the color When a lower value is selected the color of the
105. mes the AEL button 3 Aim the camera at an area to which you want to match the exposure The exposure is set 4 Press the AEL button The exposure is locked and AE lock lights up 5 Focus on your subject and shoot it 6 To cancel the exposure lock press the AEL button again U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 140 Beep Selects the sound produced when you operate the camera 1 MENU Setup Beep desired setting v On Turns on audible signals when you press the control wheel or soft keys Off Turns off the audible signal U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua erdues xepu 14168 A Language Selects the language to be used in the menu items warnings and messages 1 MENU Setup H Language desired language U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 14288 Date Time Setup Sets the date and time again 1 MENU Setup Date Time Setup 2 Press the right or left of the control wheel to select an item and press the top or bottom of it to select the desired setting Date Time Setup 5e Daylight sig S300 Bem Date Format Select S Adjust 3 Select OK Daylight Svg Selects ON or OFF Date Format Selects the date and time display format The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images By using PlayMemories Home
106. ming Soft Skin Effect Quality 4 Custom 1 ISO y Custom 2 White Balance a D Metering Mode x 4 Custom 3 DRO Auto HDR Picture Effect Creative Style Flash Mode y Custom 4 Custom 5 Not set Custom Key Settings is available with the following shooting modes A function that has been assigned to the right key soft key B and soft key C on the control wheel is called only in the following shooting mode Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority Program Auto The setting of Soft key B Setting is invalid when the Object Tracking function is activated when Autofocus Area is set to Flexible Spot You do not have to set up all the Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Custom 4 and Custom 5 items 1386 Continued Calling a function assigned to Custom of soft key C 1 Press soft key C when CUSTOM Custom is displayed 2 Select Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Custom 4 or Custom 5 by pressing the right left of the control wheel U9 U09 Jo eiqer nue ojoud ejdueg xepu 13968 AEL toggle When it is hard to obtain an appropriate exposure for the subject this function allows you to lock the exposure by focusing on and measuring the light of an area that has the desired brightness 1 MENU Setup Custom Key Settings Right Key Setting or Soft key B Setting 2 Select AEL toggle The right key or soft key B beco
107. mode v O Single Shoots still image Normal shooting mode Shooting Ly Cont Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the Shooting shutter button page 44 Spd Priority Cont Shoots images continuously at high speed while you press and hold down the shutter button page 45 Focus and brightness settings of the first shot are used for the following shots Self timer Shoots an image after 10 or 2 seconds page 46 amp xc Self Shoots images continuously after 10 seconds page 47 timer Cont EC Bracket Shoots 3 images while holding the shutter button down each Cont with different degrees of brightness page 48 You cannot change the setting when using the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Auto HDR Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich tone Mono Miniature in Picture Effect Self portrait Self timer is set to On U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 4368 Cont Shooting Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button 1 5 u Drive Mode on the control wheel Cont Shooting Or MENU Camera Drive Mode Cont Shooting Youcannot use Cont Shooting with the following functions Scene Selection excluding Sports Action Anti Mo
108. mputer 4 Remove the CD ROM after the installation is complete c The following software is installed and shortcut icons appear on the desktop Image Data Converter PlayMemories Home PlayMemories Home Help Guide Q Note x If PMB Picture Motion Browser supplied with a camera that was purchased before 2011 has already been installed on the computer PMB will be overwritten by PlayMemories Home and you may be unable to use some functions of PMB that were previously available Installing the software Mac Log on as Administrator 1 Turn on your Mac computer and insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 2 Double click the CD ROM icon 3 Copy the IDC_INST pkg file in the MAC folder to the hard disk icon 4 Double click the IDC_INST pkg file in the copy to folder Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 17368 Continued Using Image Data Converter With Image Data Converter you can do the following etc To edit images recorded in RAW format with various corrections such as tone curve and sharpness To adjust images with white balance exposure and Creative Style etc To save the images displayed and edited on a computer You can either save the image as RAW format or save it in the general file format To display and compare the RAW images and JPEG images recorded by this camera e To rank images in 5 grades To apply color lab
109. n Effect Option desired setting On Uses the Soft Skin Effect function v Sirr Off Does not use the Soft Skin Effect function You can set the intensity of the Soft Skin Effect with Option High Sets Soft Skin Effect to high v Sty Mid Sets Soft Skin Effect to medium Low Sets Soft Skin Effect to low You cannot use Soft Skin Effect with the following functions Movie recording Cont Shooting Spd Priority Cont Bracket Cont Self timer Cont Sports Action in Scene Selection Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama RAW in Quality This function may not work depending on your subject U9 U09 Jo eigen omen oud owes xepu 7868 Shooting Tip List Allows you to search through all shooting tips in the camera Use this item when you want to look at shooting tips you have seen before 1 MENU Camera Shooting Tip List 2 Search for the desired shooting tip Turn the control wheel to scroll the text up and down You can access a tip from the Table of contents U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 7968 omen forua owes xepu DISP Button Monitor Q E Allows you to select the screen display modes that can be selected with Display o
110. n incompatible device you may be prompted to format the card Never format the card in response to this prompt as doing so will erase all data on the card exFAT is the file system used on SDXC memory cards Memory Stick media The types of Memory Stick media that can be used with the camera are listed in the table below However proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all Memory Stick media functions Memory Stick PRO Duo Available with your camera media 2 9 Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media 2 Memory Stick Duo media Unavailable with your camera Memory Stick media and Unavailable with your camera Memory Stick PRO media D This is equipped with MagicGate function MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology Data recording playback that requires MagicGate functions cannot be performed with this camera Continued l U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 193 2 Supports high speed data transfer using a parallel interface 9 When using Memory Stick PRO Duo media to record movies only those marked with Mark2 can be used Notes on using Memory Stick Micro media sold separately This product is compatible with Memory Stick Micro media M2 M2 is an abbreviation for Memory Stick Micro media To use a Memory Stick Micro media with the camera be sure to inser
111. n the camera off when you attach or remove an Electronic Viewfinder For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Electronic Viewfinder List of icons Only major items are shown on the Electronic Viewfinder See page 16 for what each icon indicates P C100 EEl16M FINE Ez 10075 Kon I Soe su 914125 F3 5 3 2100010203 150200 X The LCD screen is turned off when the Electronic Viewfinder is used f you use the Electronic Viewfinder for a long time the Electronic Viewfinder may get warm The camera then displays 4 FINDER S FINDER and switches to the LCD screen display automatically When FNR appears reconnect the Electronic Viewfinder l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 20068 AVCHD format The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format used to record a high definition HD signal of either the 1080i specification or the 720p specification using efficient data compression coding technology The MPEG 4 AVC H 264 format is adopted to compress video data and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM system is used to compress audio data The MPEG 4 AVC H 264 format is capable of compressing images at higher efficiency than that of the conventional image compressing format The MPEG 4 AVC H 264 format enables a high definition video signal shot on a digital video camera recorder to be recorded on 8 cm DVD discs hard disk drive flash memory mem
112. ndows 7 computers are connected in MTP and its unique functions are enabled to use In the case of other computers Windows Vista XP Mac OS X the AutoPlay Wizard appears and the still images in the recording folder on the camera are imported to the computer The connection may take a long time when Auto is selected Ifthe camera is not recognized by the computer set USB Connection to Mass Storage U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 155 Cleaning Mode Allows you to clean the image sensor 1 MENU Setup Cleaning Mode OK The message After cleaning turn camera off Continue appears 2 Select OK The anti dust is activated automatically 3 Turn the camera off 4 Detach the lens 5 Use the blower to clean the image sensor surface and the surrounding area 6 Attach the lens A blower is not supplied with the camera Use a commercially available blower Cleaning can be performed only when the battery level is d zzi 3 remaining battery icons or more The use of an AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately is recommended Do not use a spray blower because it may scatter water droplets inside the camera body Do not put the tip of a blower into the cavity beyond the mount so that the tip of the blower does not touch the image sensor Hold the camera s face downward to prevent the dust from resettling in the camera Do not apply a mechanical shock to th
113. ng AF Micro Adj Finely adjusts the autofocused position when using the LA EA2 Mount Adaptor sold separately Main Settings Menu start Selects a first displayed menu from the top menu or the last menu screen Custom Key Settings Assigns functions to the soft keys right key on the control wheel etc Beep Selects the sound produced when you operate the camera Language Selects the language used on the screen Date Time Setup Sets the date and time Area Setting Selects the area where you are using the camera Help Guide Display Turns the Help Guide on or off Eco Mode Sets the level of the power saving feature Power Save Sets the time to turn the camera to the power save mode LCD Brightness Sets the brightness of the LCD screen Viewfinder Bright Sets the brightness of the Electronic Viewfinder sold separately Display Color Selects the color of the LCD screen Wide Image Selects a method to display wide images Continued U9 U09 2568 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu Playback Display Selects the method used to play back portrait images HDMI Resolution Sets the resolution when connected to HDMI TV CTRL FOR HDMI Sets whether or not to operate the camera with a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV s Remote Control USB Connection Selects the method used for a USB connection Cleanin
114. o avoid overheating of the camera 3 gel 0 The image taken with the flash is too dark 9 If the subject is beyond the flash range the distance that the flash can reach the pictures will be dark Q because the flash light does not reach the subject If the ISO is changed the flash range also changes o Pe with it The date and time are recorded incorrectly Set the correct date and time page 143 lt The area selected with Area Setting is different from the actual area Set the actual area by selecting 2 MENU Setup Area Setting c The aperture value and or shutter speed flashes Since the subject is too bright or too dark it is beyond the available range of the camera Adjust the setting again The image is whitish Flare a A 7 D Blurring of light appears on the image Ghosting x The picture was taken under a strong light source and excessive light has entered the lens When using the zoom lens attach a lens hood The corners of the picture are too dark If any filter or hood is used take it off and try shooting again Depending on the thickness of the filter and improper attachment of the hood the filter or the hood may partially appear in the image The optical properties of some lenses may cause the periphery of the image to appear too dark insufficient light You may compensate for this phenomenon with Lens Comp Shading page 129 The eyes of the subject come out
115. ode v 75 Multi The camera determines which of the 25 AF areas is used for focusing When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus When the Face Detection function is active AF operates with priority on faces AF range finder frame r1 Center The camera uses the AF area located in the center area exclusively AF range finder frame fe Flexible Spot Moves the focusing area to focus on a small subject or narrow area by pressing the top bottom right left of the control wheel AF range finder frame When this function is set to other than Multi you cannot use the Face Detection function Multi is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Multi is selected during movie recording But if you use an E mount lens and press the shutter button half way down during recording the autofocus area you set before you started recording is used for focusing When the AF illuminator is used the setting of Autofocus Area is invalid and the AF area is indicated with a dotted line AF operates with priority on and around the center area U9 U09 Jo eiqer 6868 omen forua owes xepu A
116. ode The ISO setting ISO AUTO is set to ISO 200 in manual exposure mode Set the ISO sensitivity as necessary The brightness of the image on the LCD screen may differ from the actual image being shot When using an A mount lens sold separately you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture when focusing manually during movie recording Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 6098 BULB You can shoot trails with long exposure BULB is suitable for shooting trails of light such as fireworks MENU Shoot Mode Manual Exposure Press the bottom of the control wheel to select shutter speed Turn the control wheel counterclockwise until BULB is indicated co r35 mm BULB 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus 5 Press and hold the shutter button for the duration of the shooting As long as the shutter button is pressed the shutter remains open Since the shutter speed becomes slow and the camera shake tends to occur more easily it is recommended that you use a tripod The longer the exposure time the more conspicuous the noise on the image After shooting noise reduction Long Exposure NR will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction When the Smile Shutter or Auto HDR function is activated you cannot set the shutter speed to BULB If the Smile Shutter o
117. of still images 16M 14M 8 4M Image size of still 7 1M 4M 3 4M images D WIDE STD 16 9 RAW RAW J Image quality of still FINE STD images 100 Number of recordable still images 60i 50i Fixe Recording mode of 60i 50i movies 24p 25p HEE 24p 25p Has opp Memory card Upload At ain 123Min Recordable time of movies Y Eco Mode 100 Remaining battery sQ Smart Zoom cQ Clear Image Zoom Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer 16 omen forua erdues xepu Display Indication Display Indication DQ Digital Zoom AF S Focus mode 5e Flash charge in progress MF Deon AF illuminator E23 1 4 Focus area mode Live view Sy Face Detection Gyr Does not record sound ft amp White Balance during movie recording ORA Mo Weer Wy SteadyShot SteadyShot Mar Mao UB Wore Mig VATS n24 7500K A7 G7 FINDER Electronic Viewfinder Sh 9 Soft Skin Effect sold separately connection error DRO Auto HDR uto EE o oy OFF AUTO AUTO FINDER Electronic Viewfinder SIFINDER sold separately mu Auto Port Framing 4 8 8 Port Tana t Su Son niet i full Sunse Bwt atabase file error cu uL UE ua Qo Oo Smile Shutter b MP4 Qn UAVCHD Picture Effect 101 0012 Playb
118. oft key C 20 19 Control wheel 19 3 D Accessories for the Smart Accessory Terminal can be also attached 2 Do not cover this part during movie recording 3 Do not touch this part directly See the pages in parentheses for details of operation 1 Flash 2 ON OFF Power switch 3 Shutter button 27 4 AF illuminator Self timer lamp Smile Shutter lamp 5 Lens release button 6 Image sensor position mark 66 7 Smart Accessory Terminal 2 D 8 Microphone 2 Continued U9 U09 1268 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having screws longer than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch and may damage the camera 9 Battery compartment 1 10 Connection plate cover 21 Ml NU Use this when using an AC PW20 AC 3 SIL Adaptor sold separately Insert the P E connection plate into the battery 4 CE compartment then pass the cord through the 5 connection plate cover as shown below Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover 11 Access lamp 12 Memory card insertion
119. ol wheel When playing back DISP Display Contents and f Image Index functions are assigned to the control wheel You can assign the functions to the right key on the control wheel page 137 Continued U9 U09 Jo qe L muon orua owes xepu 1969 When you turn or press the top bottom right left parts of the control wheel following the on screen display you can select setting items Your selection is determined when you press the center of the control wheel Menu Se Shoot Mode Brightness Color CI Camera O Playback ay Image Size I Setup 5 The arrow means you can turn the control wheel When options are displayed on the screen you can browse through them by turning or pressing the top bottom right left parts of the control wheel Press the center to make your choice Soft keys The soft keys have different roles depending on the context The assigned role function of each soft key is shown on the screen To use the function shown at the upper right corner of the screen press soft key A To use the function shown at the lower right corner of the screen press soft key B To use the function shown at the center press the center of the control wheel soft key C You can assign the functions to the soft keys B and C page 137
120. on the CD ROM supplied you can print or save images with the date U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud erdues xepu 14388 Area Setting Sets the area where you are using the camera This allows you to set the local area when you use the camera abroad 1 MENU Setup Area Setting gt CELTE ss 1 4 Ryo n desired setting TERT xm 2 Press the right or left of the control wheel to D v E select an area Meer sag OC U9 U09 Jo eiqer en xepu 14468 Help Guide Display You can select whether or not the help guide is displayed when you operate the camera 1 MENU Setup Help Guide Display desired setting v On Displays the help guide Off Does not display the help guide U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen owyderdues xepu 14568 Eco Mode You can shorten the waiting time until the camera is turned off when it is not being operated to prevent the battery from being consumed 1 MENU Setup Eco Mode desired setting Max Sets Power Save to 10 Sec and the brightness of the LCD screen is darker If you do not operate the camera for a given period of time the brightness of the LCD screen is reduced y Standard Follows the setting of Power Save When the AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately is used this item cannot be set to Max U9 U09 Jo eiqer
121. ond or longer Long exposure shooting noise reduction is turned on for the same duration that the shutter is open This is to reduce the grainy noise typical in a long exposure 1 MENU Setup Long Exposure NR desired setting v On Activates noise reduction for the same duration that the shutter is open When noise reduction is in progress a message appears and you cannot take another picture Select this to prioritize the image quality Off Does not activate noise reduction Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting Long Exposure NR is set to Off in the following modes Cont Shooting Spd Priority Cont Bracket Cont Sports Action Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Long Exposure NR is set to On in the following modes Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection except Sports Action Hand held Twilight U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud owes xepu 127 High ISO NR When shooting with the high ISO the camera reduces the noise that becomes more noticeable when the camera sensitivity is high When noise reduction is in progress a message may appear and you cannot take another picture 1 MENU Setup High ISO NR desired setting 4 Normal Activates high ISO noise reduction normally Low Activates high ISO noise reduct
122. ons to the various keys allows you to speed up operations by pressing the appropriate key on the shooting information screen 1 MENU Setup Custom Key Settings desired setting Soft Key C Soft Right Key Right Key Setting Shoot Mode ISO Shoot Tips White Balance AF MF Select Metering Mode Autofocus Mode DRO Auto HDR Autofocus Area Picture Effect Object Tracking Creative Style Zoom Flash Mode Face Detection Flash Comp Smile Shutter MF Assist Auto Port Framing AEL toggle page 140 Soft Skin Effect Not set Quality Soft key B Setting Shoot Mode White Balance Shoot Tips Metering Mode Autofocus Mode DRO Auto HDR Object Tracking Picture Effect v Zoom Creative Style Face Detection Flash Mode Smile Shutter Flash Comp Continued l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 1376 Auto Port Framing MF Assist Soft Skin Effect AEL toggle page 140 8 D 30 Quality Not set oo 2o ISO 0o Soft key C Setting v Shoot Mode Calls a recording mode C o Custom Calls a function assigned to Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 5 3 Custom 4 or Custom 5 UO o Custom 1 to 5 Uo gt AF MF Select 2 Autofocus Mode Autofocus Area Face Detection Smile Shutter g c Auto Port Fra
123. orua owes xepu 11869 S Auto Image Extract Sets whether or not to save all the images that were shot continuously in Superior Auto mode 1 MENU Setup S Auto Image Extract desired setting v Auto Saves 1 appropriate image selected by the camera Off Saves all of the images Even when you set S Auto Image Extract to Off with Hand held Twilight selected from recognized scene mode 1 combined image is saved When the Auto Port Framing function is activated 2 images are saved even if you set it to Auto U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 11998 MF Assist Enlarges the image on the screen automatically to make manual focusing easier This works in the Manual Focus or DMF mode 1 MENU Setup MF Assist desired setting 2 Turn the focusing ring to adjust the focus The image is enlarged by 4 8 times You can enlarge the image also by 9 5 times In DMF Direct Manual Focus turn the focusing ring with the shutter button pressed halfway down after adjusting the focus with autofocus 2 On Enlarges the image You can set the enlarging duration with MF Assist Time To finish enlarging the image select 3 Off Does not enlarge the image Youcannot use MF Assist during movie recording When an A mount lens sold separately is attached pressing MFR soft key will enlarge the image
124. ory card etc Discs recorded with HD high definition image quality can be played back only on AVCHD format compatible devices DVD based players or recorders cannot play back HD image quality discs as they are incompatible with the AVCHD format Also DVD based players or recorders may fail to eject HD image quality discs Recording and playback on your camera Based on the AVCHD format your camera records with the high definition image quality HD mentioned below Video signal 1080 60i compatible device MPEG 4 AVC H 264 1920 x 1080 60i 1920 x 1080 24p 1080 50i compatible device MPEG 4 AVC H 264 1920 x 1080 50i 1920 x 1080 25p Audio signal Dolby Digital 2ch Recording media Memory card D 1080i specification A high definition specification which utilizes 1 080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system 2 720p specification A high definition specification which utilizes 720 effective scanning lines and the progressive system 3 Data recorded in AVCHD format other than the above mentioned cannot be played on your camera U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 20188 Cleaning Cleaning the camera Do not touch the inside of the camera such as lens contacts Blow away dust from inside the mount using a commercially available blower For details on cleaning the image sensor see page 156 Do not use a spray blower Using one may cause a malfunction Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth sl
125. osite image Composite shooting This allows the camera to perform back lit compensation and noise reduction automatically and also obtain a higher quality image than Intelligent Auto However the recording process takes longer than normal when making a composite image X Photo Creativity Pressing the center of the control wheel in Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto mode accesses the Photo Creativity menu Using it you can change the settings with easy operations and achieve creative photography page 32 5268 Jo eiqer Scene Selection Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene 1 MENU Shoot Mode Scene Selection desired mode Q Portrait Blurs away backgrounds and sharpens the subject Expresses skin tones softly a Landscape Shoots the entire range of scenery in sharp focus with vivid colors Macro Shoots close subjects such as flowers insects food or small items A Sports Shoots a moving subject at a fast shutter Action speed so that the subject looks as if it is standing still The camera shoots images continuously while the shutter button is pressed Sunset Shoots the red of the sunset beautifully 2g Night Portrait Shoots portraits in night scenes J Night Scene Shoots night scenes without losing the dark atmosphere Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 5398
126. pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up and insert it in the camera immediately before you start shooting The battery pack will run out quickly if you use the flash or record movies frequently We recommend having spare battery packs handy and making trial shots before taking the actual shots Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Do not leave the battery pack in extremely hot places such as in a car or under direct sunlight On the remaining battery time indicator Youcan check the level with the following indicators and percent figures displayed on the LCD screen iz dwzz mwz mm EN Battery exhausted Battery level Yy You cannot shoot any High y Low more image When the power goes off even though the remaining battery time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate charge the battery pack again Remaining battery time will be indicated correctly Note however that the battery indication will not be restored if it is used in high temperatures for a long time or if left after being charged or when the battery pack is frequently used Use the remaining battery indication as a rough guide only How to store the battery pack Fully discharge the battery pack before storing and store it in a cool dry place To maintain the battery pack s function charge the battery pack and then
127. pending on the combination of the memory card and the equipment used Do not remove the memory card while reading or writing data Data may be corrupted in the following cases When the memory card is removed or the camera is turned off during a read or write operation When the memory card is used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noise We recommend backing up important data such as to a hard disk of a computer Do not attach a label on the memory card itself nor on a memory card adaptor Do not touch the terminal section of the memory card with your hand or a metal object Do not strike bend or drop the memory card Do not disassemble or modify the memory card Do not expose the memory card to water Do not leave the memory card within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it The memory card may be hot just after it has been used for a long time Be careful when you handle it Do not use or store the memory card under the following conditions High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight Locations exposed to direct sunlight Humid locations or locations with corrosive substances present Images recorded on an SDXC memory card cannot be imported to or played on computers or AV devices that are not compatible with exFAT Make sure that the device is compatible with exFAT before connecting it to the camera If you connect your camera to a
128. point moves following a moving subject Q lit Still focusing flashing Cannot focus Focusing may be difficult in the following situations It is dark and the subject is distant The contrast between the subject and the background is poor The subject is seen through glass The subject is moving quickly The subject reflects light such as mirror or has shiny surfaces The subject is flashing The subject is backlit U9 U09 jo eigen 2868 omen orua owes xepu Playing back images Plays back the recorded images 1 Press the gt Playback button 2 Select the image with the control wheel 3 To play back panoramic images or movies press the center of the control wheel During movie playback Control wheel operation Pause resume Press the center Fast forward Press the right or turn it clockwise Fast rewind Press the left or turn it counterclockwise Forward slow playback Turn clockwise during pause Reverse slow playback Turn counterclockwise during pause Adjust sound volume Press the bottom top bottom The movie is played back frame by frame Panoramic images shot on other cameras may not be played back properly X Displaying a desired folder To select a desired folder select the bar to the left of the image index screen page 49 then press the top bottom
129. qer muon oud owes xepu 11768 Self portrait Self timer Sets whether or not to set the shooting mode to the 3 second delay self timer when the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees 1 MENU Setup 2 Tilt the LCD screen upward about 180 degrees The 3 second delay self timer is set Self portrait Self timer On 3 Press the shutter button The shutter is released after 3 seconds vy On Automatically sets the shooting mode to the 3 second delay self timer when the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees Off Selects the shooting mode based on the drive mode Select this option when not using the self timer and set the drive mode to Single Shooting You cannot use Self portrait Self timer with the following functions During movie recording Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Auto HDR in DRO Auto HDR Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich tone Mono Miniature in Picture Effect When an accessory is attached to Smart Accessory Terminal 2 you may not be able to tilt the LCD screen upward up to about 180 degrees In such cases remove the accessory Ifthe flash light or AF illuminator is too bright during shooting push the flash down and change the setting of AF Illuminator l U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon f
130. r Auto HDR function is used with the shutter speed set to BULB the shutter speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 61 Shutter Priority You can express the movement of a moving subject in various way by adjusting the shutter speed for example at the instant of the movement with high speed shutter or as a trailing image with low speed shutter You can adjust the shutter speed also during movie recording 1 MENU Shoot Mode Shutter Priority 2 Select the desired value with the control wheel 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject The aperture is automatically adjusted to obtain proper exposure You cannot select Flash Off and Autoflash in Flash Mode When you want to fire the flash press the flash pop up button to pop up the flash When you do not fire the flash push down the flash The Wya Scc SteadyShot warning indicator is not indicated in shutter speed priority mode When the shutter speed is 1 second or more noise reduction Long Exposure NR will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open after shooting You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction If proper exposure cannot be obtained after the setup the aperture value blinks Although you can shoot as it is resetting is recommended The brightness of the image on the LCD screen may differ from the actual image being shot When using
131. r of the LCD screen 1 MENU Setup Display Color desired setting Black v White Blue Pink Turns to the selected color U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud owes xepu 150 Wide Image Selects the method used for displaying the wide images 1 MENU Setup Wide Image desired setting Full Screen Displays the wide images on the entire screen Normal Displays the wide images and the operation information on the screen U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon forua owes xepu 15168 Playback Display Selects the orientation when playing back still images recorded in the portrait position 1 MENU Setup Playback Display desired setting v Auto Rotate Displays in the portrait position Manual Rotate Displays in the landscape position U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon owyderdues xepu 15268 HDMI Resolution When you connect the camera to a High Definition HD TV with HDMI terminals using an HDMI cable sold separately you can select HDMI Resolution to output images to the TV 1 MENU Setup HDMI Resolution desired setting v Auto The camera automatically recognizes an HD TV and sets the output resolution 1080p Outputs signals in HD picture quality 1080p 1080i Outputs signals in HD picture qualit
132. rld of photos can be enjoyed in breathtaking Full HD quality PhotoTV HD allows for a highly detailed photo like expression of subtle textures and colors For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 168 Using BRAVIA Sync By connecting the camera to a TV that supports BRAVIA Sync using an HDMI cable sold separately you can operate the camera with the TV Remote Control 1 Connect a TV that supports BRAVIA Sync to the camera The input is automatically switched and the image shot with the camera appears on the TV screen 2 Press the SYNC MENU button on the TV Remote Control 3 Operate with the buttons on the TV Remote Control Item Operation Slide Show Plays back images automatically Play 1 Image Returns to the single image screen Image Index Switches to the image index screen 3D Viewing Plays back 3D images on a connected 3D TV View Mode Allows you to determine how to group the playback images Delete Deletes the image The operations available are restricted when the camera is connected to a TV using an HDMI cable Only TVs that support BRAVIA Sync can provide SYNC MENU operations The SYNC MENU operations differ depending on the TV connected For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV If the camera performs unnecessary operation
133. ry pack The battery pack is dead Replace it with a new one Cannot turn on the camera Install the battery pack correctly The battery pack is discharged Install a charged battery pack The battery pack is dead Replace it with a new one The power turns off suddenly When the camera or battery pack is too warm the camera displays a warning message and turns off automatically to protect the camera If you do not operate the camera for given period of time the camera turns to power saving mode To cancel the power save operate the camera such as pressing the shutter button halfway down page 147 The charge lamp on the camera flashes when charging the battery pack You can use an NP FW50 battery pack only Make sure that the battery is NP FW50 If you charge a battery pack that has not been used for a long time the charge lamp on the camera may flash The charge lamp flashes in two ways fast about 0 3 second intervals and slow about 1 3 second intervals If it is flashing fast remove the battery pack and reattach the same battery pack securely or Continued U9 U09 jo 9jgqe omen oud owes xepu 183 disconnect and reconnect the USB cable If the charge lamp flashes fast again it suggests that there is something wrong with the battery pack AC Adaptor supplied or USB cable Slow flashing indicates that charging is suspended because the ambient temperature is outside
134. s in response to the TV Remote Control when the camera is connected to another manufacturer s TV using an HDMI connection operate MENU Setup CTRL FOR HDMI Off U9 U09 jo eigen omen orua owes xepu 16965 3D Viewing To view 3D panorama images recorded on the camera on a 3D TV set as follows 1 Connect the camera to the 3D TV using an To the HDMI HDMI cable sold separately Connector 2 MENU Playback 3D Viewing gt i Ga OK HDMI cable 3D panorama images shot with the camera appear on the TV screen When Standard or Wide is selected you can scroll 3D panorama images by pressing the center of the control wheel To the HDMI terminal When you select 3D Viewing mode only 3D images are displayed Do not connect the camera and equipment to be connected using output terminals When the camera and TV are connected using output terminals no video and sound are produced Such connection can also cause trouble of the camera and or connected equipment This function may not work properly with some TVs For example you may not be able to view a video on your TV output in 3D mode or hear sound from the TV Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo Use an HDMI mini connector on one end for the camera and a plug suitable for connecting your TV on the other end To view normal still images on a TV If you select 3D Viewing
135. s is greatly reduced You can select Picture Effect only in the following modes Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority Program Auto You cannot use Picture Effect with RAW and RAW amp JPEG images The Toy Camera and Miniature effects may not be available with the Zoom feature of the camera When Partial Color is selected images may not retain the selected color depending on the subject You cannot check the following effects on the shooting screen because the camera is still processing the image that has been just shot Also you cannot shoot another image until the image processing is finished You cannot use these effects with movies Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich tone Mono Miniature nthe case of HDR Painting and Rich tone Mono the shutter is released 3 times for 1 shot Be careful about the following Use this function when the subject is motionless or does not blink Do not recompose When the contrast of the scene is low or when significant camera shake or subject blur has occurred you may not obtain good HDR images If the camera detects such situation G Il B is indicated on the recorded image to inform you of this situation Shoot again as necessary recomposing or paying attention to the blur U9 U09 Jo eiqer ome forua erdues xepu 9768 Creative Style A
136. s the Photo Creativity menu Using it you can change the settings with easy operations and achieve creative photography page 32 Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 5068 D v If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically the focus indicator blinks Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting Focus indicator Focus indicator Status e lit Focus locked lit Focus is confirmed Focal point moves following a moving subject Q lit Still focusing flashing Cannot focus Focusing may be difficult in the following situations It is dark and the subject is distant The contrast between the subject and the background is poor The subject is seen through glass The subject is moving quickly The subject reflects light such as mirror or has shiny surfaces The subject is flashing The subject is backlit U9 U09 jo eigen 5158 omen orua owes xepu omen forua owes Superior Auto Q E The camera automatically recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions and the o appropriate settings are set automatically The camera shoots images with a wider range 2 of shooting functions than those of Intelligent Auto shooting such as Auto HDR chooses the best image 1 MENU Shoot Mo
137. selected folder for still images l U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud owes xepu 163 New Folder Creates a folder in the memory card for recording images Images are recorded in the newly created folder until you create another folder or select another recording folder 1 MENU Setup New Folder A new folder is created with a number incremented 1 higher than the largest number currently used A folder for still images and a folder for MP4 movies that have the same number are created at the same time When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into the camera and shoot images a new folder may be automatically created Up to 4 000 images in total can be stored in the folders for still images or movies respectively with the same number When the folder capacity is exceeded a new folder is created automatically U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 16468 Recover Image DB When inconsistencies are found in the image database file caused by processing files on computers etc images on the memory card will not be played back in this form If this happens the camera repairs the file 1 MENU gt Setup Recover Image DB OK The Recover Image DB screen is displayed and the camera repairs the file Wait as it is until repairing is completed Use a sufficiently charged battery Low battery power during repairing can cause damage to d
138. self timer 10 Sec When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes and the audible signal sounds until the shutter operates To cancel the self timer press S Gy Drive Mode on the control wheel Self timer Sets the 2 second delay self timer 2 Sec This reduces the camera shake caused by pressing the shutter button You cannot use Self timer with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Auto HDR Self portrait Self timer is set to On When the LCD screen is tilted upward about 180 degrees with Self portrait Self timer set to On the self timer lamp does not flash U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 4695 Self timer Cont Continuously shoots the number of images you have set after 10 seconds You can choose the best shot from several shots taken 1 5 u Drive Mode on the control wheel Self timer Cont Or MENU Camera Drive Mode Self timer Cont 2 Option desired mode To cancel the timer press v Gy Drive Mode and select Single Shooting Y Oc Shoots 3 or 5 still images continuously after 10 seconds Self timer Cont When you press the shutter button the self timer lamp flashes 10 Sec 3 Img and the audible signal sounds until the shutter operates m To cancel the self t
139. slot 13 Memory card cover 1 LCD screen You can adjust the LCD screen to an easily viewable angle such as for a low position shooting Tilt the LCD screen upward about 180 degrees when you take a self portrait The 3 second delay self timer is automatically selected in the default setting page 118 2 Speaker 3 Charge lamp 4 lt USB terminal 176 5 HDMI terminal 168 6 Battery cover 7 Hook for shoulder strap 8 Tripod receptacle Continued U9 U09 jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 1308 Lens E18 55 mm F3 5 5 6 OSS supplied with NEX F3D F3K F3Y 22 B AG 1 3 8 cC l E16 mm F2 8 supplied with NEX F3D Q 9p ao 1 Hood index Zo 2 Focusing ring 3 Zoom ring 4 Focal length scale 9 5 Focal length index 3 6 Lens contacts E 7 Mounting index ue g Do not touch this part directly Oo j 0 2 c b o 3 Q D x 1 Converter index 2 Focusing ring 3 Lens contacts 4 Mounting index A converter is sold separately Do not touch this part directly 1488 Continued E55 210 mm F4 5 6 3 OSS supplied with NEX F3Y 1
140. sphere File Format MP4 Average Recording bit rate wv 1440x1080 12M 12 Mbps Records movies of 1440 x 1080 VGA 3M 3 Mbps Records movies of VGA size _ 1080 60i compatible device a 1080 50i compatible device e Movies recorded with the 60i 24M FX 50i 24M FX 24p 24M FX 25p 24M FX setting in Record Setting are converted by PlayMemories Home in order to create an AVCHD recording disc This conversion can take a long time Also you cannot create a disc with the original image quality If you want to keep the original image quality you must store your movies on a Blu ray Disc To watch 24p 25p movies on a TV you need a TV that is compatible with 24p 25p If you use a non compatible TV the movies are converted to 60i 50i and output to the TV X Checking 60i or 50i To check if your camera is a 1080 60i compatible device or 1080 50i compatible device check for the following marks on the bottom of the camera 1080 60i compatible device 60i 1080 50i compatible device 50i 9798 ISO Sets the luminous sensitivity 1 MENU Brightness Color ISO desired setting vy AS ISO AUTO Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically 200 400 800 1600 Sets the sensitivity to light of the imaging sensor Higher 3200 6400 12800 sensitivities enable faster shutter speeds and or smaller apertures 16000 larger F values The higher the sensitivity the more image noise can become visible
141. t Order Format 1 MENU Playback Specify Printing desired setting DPOF Setup v Multiple Img Selects images to order printing Select an image and press the center of the control wheel To cancel the image select the marked image again Repeat the operation on all images you want to print Cancel All Clears all DPOF marks Date Imprint On Sets whether or not to date the DPOF marked images when v lor printing them You cannot add the DPOF mark to the following files Movies RAW images You can add the DPOF mark to up to 999 images DPOF registration is not cleared after printing It is recommended that you clear it after you print the still images U9 U09 jo 9jgqe muew orua owes xepu 107 AF Illuminator The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings The red AF illuminator allows the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked 1 MENU Setup AF Illuminator desired setting 4 Auto Uses the AF illuminator Off Does not use the AF illuminator You cannot use the AF illuminator when Autofocus Mode is set to Continuous AF Landscape Night Scene or Sports Action in Scene Selection is selected Sweep Panorama is selected 3D Sweep Panorama is selected Re
142. t the Memory Stick Micro media into an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size If you insert a Memory Stick Micro media into the camera without an M2 Adaptor as large as of Duo size you might not be able to remove it from the camera Do not leave the Memory Stick Micro media within the reach of small children They might accidentally swallow it U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon oud erdues xepu 1946 InfoLITHIUM battery pack Your camera operates only with an InfoLITHIUM battery pack NP FW50 You cannot use any other battery packs InfoLITHIUM W series battery packs have the Gve mw f mark An InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ion battery pack that has functions for communicating information related to operating conditions with the camera The InfoLITHIUM battery pack calculates the power consumption according to the operating conditions of your camera and displays the remaining battery time in percentages On charging the battery pack We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C and 30 C 50 F and 86 F The battery pack may not be effectively charged in temperatures outside this range Effective use of the battery pack Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings So in cold places the operational time of the battery pack is shorter To ensure longer battery pack use we recommend putting the battery
143. the suitable range for charging the battery pack Charging will resume and the charge lamp will be lit when the ambient temperature returns to within the suitable temperature Charge the battery pack under the suitable temperatures between 10 C and 30 C 50 F and 86 F The battery has not been charged even if the charge lamp on the camera has turned off This phenomenon occurs when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location Charge the battery pack under the suitable temperatures between 10 C and 30 C 50 F and 86 F The battery pack is not charged When the battery pack is not charged the charge lamp does not light even if you follow the proper charging procedure remove the battery pack and re insert the same battery pack securely or disconnect and reconnect the USB cable hooting images Nothing is displayed on the LCD screen when the power is turned on If you do not operate the camera for given period of time the camera turns to power saving mode To cancel the power save operate the camera such as pressing the shutter button halfway down page 147 The shutter does not release You are using a memory card with a write protect switch and the switch is set to the LOCK position Set the switch to the recording position Check the free capacity of the memory card You cannot record images while charging the flash The lens is not attached properly Attach the lens properly
144. the web Use the following URL to download it http www sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the contents of source code Read license2 pdf in the License folder on the CD ROM You will find licenses in English of GPL and LGPL software To view the PDF Adobe Reader is needed If it is not installed on your computer you can download it from the Adobe Systems web page http www adobe com U9 U09 jo eigen muon orua owes xepu 20688
145. tion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Auto HDR Self portrait Self timer is set to On U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oeutoues xepu 4468 Spd Priority Cont The camera continues to shoot as long as the shutter button is pressed The focus and brightness are set at the first image You can continuously shoot at a rate faster than that of Cont Shooting at a maximum of about 5 5 images per second 1 5 u Drive Mode on the control wheel Spd Priority Cont Or MENU Camera Drive Mode Spd Priority Cont You cannot use Spd Priority Cont with the following functions Scene Selection excluding Sports Action Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Auto HDR Self portrait Self timer is set to On The speed of continuous shooting is estimated using our criteria The speed of continuous shooting may be slower depending on shooting conditions Image size ISO setting High ISO NR or the setting of Lens Comp Distortion U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua gwes xepu 4568 Self timer 1 u Drive Mode on the control wheel Self timer Or MENU Camera Drive Mode Self timer 2 Option desired mode To cancel the timer press v Dy Drive Mode and select Single Shooting v O90 Self timer Sets the 10 second delay
146. tire subject within the given time In such cases we recommend that you select Standard in Image Size The camera continues shooting during Sweep Panorama recording and the shutter keeps clicking until the end of the shooting Since several images are stitched together the stitched part will not be recorded smoothly Under low light conditions panoramic images may be blurred Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light the brightness or color of the combined image is not always the same When the whole angle of panoramic shooting and the angle in which you fixed the focus and exposure with AE AF lock are extremely different in brightness color and focus the shooting will not be successful If this happens change the lock angle and shoot again Sweep Panorama is not suitable when shooting Subjects in motion Subjects that are too close to the camera Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tiles and subjects with little contrast such as sky sandy beach or lawn Subjects with constant change such as waves or water falls Subjects with the sun or electric lights etc that are much brighter than surroundings Sweep Panorama recording may be discontinued in the following situations You pan the camera too fast or too slow There is too much camera shake Continued U9 U09 nue ojoud ejdwes ie one Ti xepu 5668 v Tips for shooting a panoramic image Pan the c
147. to Scene Selection Manual Exposure You can adjust the exposure in a range of 2 0 EV to 42 0 EV for movies f you shoot a subject in extremely bright or dark conditions or when you use the flash you may not be able to get a satisfactory effect Even though you can adjust the exposure between 3 0 EV and 43 0 EV only a value between 2 0 EV and 42 0 EV with the equivalent image brightness appears on the screen when shooting If you set an exposure beyond this range the image brightness on the screen does not show the effect but it will be reflected on the recorded image X Adjusting the exposure for better looking images Overexposure too much light Whitish image lt b Set Exposure Comp toward Correct exposure fi Set Exposure Comp toward Underexposure too little light Darker image To shoot subjects in brighter tones set a side exposure compensation To make photos of food look more appealing shoot the food a little brighter than usual and try to use a white background When shooting a blue sky setting a side exposure compensation will allow you to capture the sky in vivid colors sjuojuoo Jo eiqer 49GB omen orua owes xepu Drive Mode You can set the drive mode such as continuous self timer or bracket shooting 1 5 u Drive Mode on the control wheel desired mode Or MENU Camera Drive Mode desired
148. to WB is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Scene Selection Continued U9 U09 jo 9jqe muon oud owes xepu 8968 X Effects of lighting conditions am 9o The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions S The color temperature is adjusted automatically but you can adjust color temperature 2o manually using the White Balance function 07 Weather Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent N lighting y Characteristics White Bluish Green tinged Reddish A of light standard 3 sok 0 Oo gt 2 o Adjusting the color temperature finely 1 MENU Brightness Color White Balance desired mode 2 As necessary Option adjust the color temperature by pressing the S top bottom right left parts of the control wheel You can adjust the color temperature towards G green M magenta A amber or B blue a C Temp Filter 9 1 MENU Brightness Color White Balance C Temp Filter 2 Option select the desired color temperature by turning the control wheel The higher the number the more reddish the image and the lower the number the more bluish the image 3 Adjust the color temperature by pressing the top bottom right left parts of the control wheel Custom white balance 1 MENU Brightness Color
149. ued U9 U09 2468 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu S Auto Image Extract Sets whether or not to save all the images that were shot continuously in Superior Auto mode MF Assist Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually MF Assist Time Sets the length of time the image will be shown in an expanded form Color Space Changes the range of color reproduction SteadyShot Sets camera shake compensation Release w o Lens Sets whether or not to release the shutter when there is no lens Eye Start AF Sets whether or not to use autofocus when you look through an Electronic Viewfinder sold separately Front Curtain Shutter Sets whether or not to use the electronic front curtain shutter function Long Exposure NR Sets the noise reduction processing for long exposure shootings High ISO NR Sets the noise reduction processing for high ISO sensitivity shootings Lens Comp Shading Compensates for the shaded corners of the screen Lens Comp Chro Aber Reduces the color deviation at the corners of the screen Lens Comp Distortion Compensates for distortion of the screen Face Priority Tracking Sets whether to preferentially track a certain face or not when the camera detects that face during object tracking Movie Audio Rec Sets the sound for movie recording Wind Noise Reduct Reduces wind noise during movie recordi
150. use the AC Adaptor supplied and the AC PW20 AC Adaptor sold separately in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 Hz 60 Hz An electronic voltage transformer is unnecessary and its use may cause a malfunction On TV color systems The camera automatically detects the color system to match that of the connected video device NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Indonesia Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Rumania Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom Viet Nam etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM system Bulgaria France Greece Guiana Iran Iraq Monaco Russia Ukraine etc U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua erdues xepu 19268 Memory card You can use following memory cards with this camera Memory Stick PRO Duo media Memory Stick PRO HG Duo media SD memory card SDHC memory card and SDXC memory card You cannot use a MultiMedia Card Memory card formatted with a computer are not guaranteed to operate with the camera Data read write speeds differ de
151. ut off Especially when you print an image shot with the aspect ratio set to 16 9 the lateral end of the image may be cut off When printing images using your own printer cancel the trimming or borderless settings of the printer Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printer provides these functions or not When having images printed at a photo printing service shop ask the shop whether they can print the images without cutting off both edges Cannot print images with the date Using PlayMemories Home you can print images with date Continued 187 The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images However because the images shot with the camera include information on the recording date you can print images with the date superimposed if the printer or the software can recognize Exif information For compatibility with Exif information consult the manufacturer of the printer or the software When you print images at a shop images can be printed with the date if you ask them to do so The lens gets fogged Moisture condensation has occurred Turn off the camera and leave it for about an hour before using it The message Set Area Date Time appears when the camera is turned on The camera has been left unused for sometime with a low battery or no battery pack Charge the battery pack and set the date again page 143 If the message appears every time you charge t
152. utofocus Mode Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject 1 MENU Camera Autofocus Mode desired mode v EGS Single shot AF The camera focuses and the focus is locked when you press the shutter button halfway down Use this when the subject is motionless Continuous AF The camera continues to focus while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down Use this when the subject is in motion Single shot AF is selected when using the following functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Self timer Scene Selection excluding Sports Action Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter Continuous AF is selected when the exposure mode is set to Sports Action in Scene Selection n Continuous AF mode the audible signals will not sound when the subject is in focus U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 6968 muon oud erdues xepu Object Trackin J g S Keeps the focusing on a moving subject while tracking it o 2 P 1 MENU Camera Object Tracking o A target frame appears 2 Align the target frame with the subject to be tracked and select OK The camera starts tracking the subject To cancel this tracking feature select E7 Target frame 3 Shoot the subject Tracking may be difficult in the following situations
153. ve been set on the menu become invalid When the camera returns to Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto or is turned off the settings are reset to the default ones You can adjust Bkground Defocus only during recording movies with the Photo Creativity function If you turn on the Photo Creativity function while Superior Auto is activated the camera does not make a composite image U9 U09 Jo eiqer 3298 omen forua owes xepu Background Defocus Photo Creativity allows you to defocus the background easily to make the subject stand out while checking the defocusing effect on the LCD screen You can record a movie with a value adjusted with the defocusing effect ETET 1 MENU Shoot Mode Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto 2 Select m Photo Creativity 3 Select Bkground Defocus 4 Defocus the background abe To focus 14e To defocus Select AUTO to restore to the original status The defocusing range available depends on the lens used The defocusing effect may not be noticeable depending on the distance from the subject or the lens used For a better result of Background Defocus Move closer to the subject Lengthen the distance between the subject and the background U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 3398 Brightness You can adjust the brightness easily in Photo Creativity 1 MENU Shoot Mode Inte
154. with the external flash closed the external flash is not fired When an external flash sold separately is attached to Smart Accessory Terminal 2 the built in flash cannot pop up to the correct position Remove the external flash from Smart Accessory Terminal 2 or push down the built in flash The light of the flash may be blocked by the lens attached If this happens it is recommended that you attach an external flash sold separately X Tips on shooting with the flash The lens hood may block the light of the flash Remove the lens hood when using the flash When using the flash shoot the subject at a distance of 1 m 3 3 feet or greater When shooting a backlit subject select Fill flash The flash will operate even in bright daylight and make faces come out brighter 6568 AF MF Select Selects auto focusing or manual focusing 1 MENU Camera AF MF Select desired mode v E Autofocus Focuses automatically DII DMF After focusing automatically make fine focus adjustment manually Direct Manual Focus ma Manual Adjusts the focus manually Turn the focusing ring right or left Focus to make the subject look clearer f you turn the focusing ring when DMF or Manual Focus is selected the image is enlarged automatically to enable you to check focus area easier You can prevent the image from being enlarged by selecting MENU Setup MF Assist Off
155. with Adobe RGB on the camera or non Adobe RGB compliant devices the images are displayed with low saturation U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 12288 SteadyShot Sets whether or not you use the SteadyShot function of the lens 1 MENU Setup SteadyShot desired setting v On Uses SteadyShot Off Does not use SteadyShot This setting is recommended when you use a tripod On is selected when using the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur You cannot set SteadyShot when the name of the lens attached does not contain OSS such as E16 mm F2 8 or when you are using an A mount lens sold separately U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen oud erdues xepu 12305 Release w o Lens Sets whether or not the shutter can be released when no lens is attached 1 MENU Setup Release w o Lens desired setting Enable Releases the shutter when no lens is attached Select this when you attach the camera on an astronomical telescope etc v Disable Releases the shutter only when a lens is attached Correct metering cannot be achieved when you use lenses that do not provide a lens contact such as the lens of an astronomical telescope In such cases adjust the exposure manually by checking it on the recorded image U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes
156. xepu 11588 Clear Image Zoom Sets whether or not to use Clear Image Zoom when the Zoom feature of the camera is used page 71 Zooms an image with higher quality than Digital Zoom 1 MENU Setup Clear Image Zoom desired setting v On Uses the Clear Image Zoom feature Off Does not use the Clear Image Zoom feature You cannot use Clear Image Zoom with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter RAW or RAW amp JPEG in Quality U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 11669 Digital Zoom Sets whether to use Digital Zoom or not when the Zoom feature of the camera is used page 71 Zooms an image with higher magnification than Clear Image Zoom This feature can be also available in movie recording 1 MENU Setup gt Digital Zoom desired setting On Uses the Digital Zoom feature If you want to use higher magnification regardless of the deterioration of the image set it to On wv Off Does not use the Digital Zoom feature You cannot use Digital Zoom with the following functions Hand held Twilight in Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Smile Shutter RAW or RAW amp JPEG in Quality U9 U09 Jo ei
157. y s 63 Dite Fonit E 143 Area Setting Date Time Setup raran 143 Aspect Ratio 83 Daylight SVg carana annn 143 AO HDR E pnei g5 Delete 31 99 Auto Port Framin sssccssssscssscestsosessssscsesssssossives TI Demo Mode Auto REVIEW eiecti tear nit 112 Digital Zoom 47 Autoflash Direct Manual Focus eee 66 Autofocus AUtOfOCUS ATCA antem 68 Autofocus MOde i sidere teris 69 DISP Button Monitor IRAE E OETA E OEE E 86 201 Display Card Space s aay COE Sieira B Display Contents rrt 39 haao TOREPE ENEO eed edes 141 DMF Bracket Cont 48 DPOF BRAVIA Sync Brightness BUEB irent iet eem re eee eee Enlarge Image Enlarged playback Exposure Comp Color filter 90 Bye ELOatd ains tiit eerie Color Space Eye Start AF csssscssssessssssassssssssessssesscanesseaes Color Temperature sse 90 COMPS M 171 F Recommended environment ess 171 Face D tection tirer J3 Face Priority Tracking eese 132 Face Registration File Format Continued sjuejuoo Jo eiqer e m xepu 20368 Pale N imbet aoci SIS FINDER LCD Setting Manual Exposure isiscscsssssssosissssssssssesussrsscsacasasesal 60 Manual Focus Flexible Spot Folder Name On abs ck neta te phus asta Front Curtain Shutter
158. y 10801 If you cannot display the screen properly with the Auto setting select either 1080i or 1080p depending on the TV to be connected l U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 153 CTRL FOR HDMI When connecting the camera to a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV with an HDMI cable sold separately you can play back images on your camera by the TV s remote control aiming at the TV See page 169 on BRAVIA Sync 1 MENU Setup CTRL FOR HDMI desired setting wv On Operates the camera with the TV remote control Off Does not operate the camera with the TV remote control You can perform the operation of the camera with the remote control of your TV by connecting your camera to a BRAVIA Sync compatible TV U9 U09 jo eiqer omen orua owes xepu 1546 USB Connection Selects the method used for a USB connection 1 MENU Setup USB Connection desired setting v Auto Establishes a Mass Storage or MTP connection automatically in accordance with a computer or other USB devices to be connected Windows 7 computers are connected in MTP and its unique functions are enabled to use Mass Storage Establishes a Mass Storage connection between the camera a computer and other USB devices MTP Establishes an MTP connection between the camera a computer and other USB devices Wi
159. y b 14M 4912 x 2760 pixels M 7 1M 3568 x 2000 pixels S 3 4M 2448 x 1376 pixels For viewing on a high definition TV When you print still images recorded with 16 9 aspect ratio both edges may be cut off When you select a RAW image with Quality the image size corresponds to L 3D Sweep Panorama 16 9 Shoots images using a size suitable for a high definition TV Horizontal 1920 x 1080 v E Standard Shoots images using standard size Horizontal 4912 x 1080 E Wide Shoots images using wide size WDE Horizontal 7152 x 1080 Continued U9 U09 Jo eigen muon forua owes xepu 8168 Y Tips for selecting the image size The images appear differently depending on the mode selected When Standard or Wide is selected the images are scrolled when you press the center of 16 9 Standard the control wheel Sweep Panorama The image size varies depending on the Panorama Direction setting Wide ZA E Standard STD Shoots images using standard size Vertical 3872 x 2160 Horizontal 8192 x 1856 E Wide WIDE Shoots images using wide size Vertical 5536 x 2160 Horizontal 12416 x 1856 When you print panoramic images both edges may be cut off U9 U09 Jo eiqer muon orua owes xepu 9298 Aspect Ratio Sets the aspect ratio of still images 1 MENU Image S
160. y is not held liable for consequences resulting from such operations via the computer Importing images to the computer Mac Connect the camera to your Mac computer first Double click the newly recognized icon on the desktop the folder where the images you want 1 to import are stored 2 Drag and drop the image files to the hard disk icon The image files are copied to the hard disk 3 Double click the hard disk icon the desired image file in the containing the copied files The image is displayed folder Continued U9 U09 Jo eiqer omen forua owes xepu 176 X The software for Mac computers For details on other software for Mac computers access the following URL http www sony co jp imsoft Mac Deleting the USB connection Perform the procedures from step to 2 below before Disconnecting the USB cable Removing the memory card Turning off the camera 1 Double click the disconnect icon on the Windows Vista tasktray For Windows 7 click o then click 9 2 Click amp Safely remove USB Mass Storage Disconnect icon Device Drag and drop the icon of the memory card or the drive icon to the Trash icon beforehand when you use a Mac computer and the camera is disconnected from the computer With Windows 7 the disconnect icon may not be displayed In such cases you can disconnect without following the above procedure Do not disconnect the

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