Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Notes on using your camera
- Table of Contents
- Preparing the camera
- Before your operation
- Shooting images
- Using the shooting function
- Selecting the focus method
- Zooming in in one step
- Using the flash
- Adjusting the brightness of the image (Exposure, Flash compensation, Metering)
- Shooting with fixed brightness (AE Lock)
- Using brightness compensation for the entire image (Exposure compensation)
- Adjusting the amount of flash light (Flash compensation)
- Selecting the flash control mode to set the amount of flash light (Flash control)
- Selecting the method for measuring the brightness of a subject (Metering mode)
- Compensating for the brightness and contrast automatically (D-Range)
- Image processing
- Setting ISO
- Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
- Selecting the drive mode
- Capturing smiling faces (Smile Shutter)
- Using the viewing function
- Changing your setup
- Viewing images on a computer
- Printing images
- Others
- Index
Others
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Eye Relief Approximately 19 mm
from the eyepiece, 15 mm
from the eyepiece frame at
–1 m
–1
Dioptor Adjustment
–2.5 to +1.0 m
–1
[Exposure control]
Metering Cell
SPC
Metering method
40-segment honeycomb-
pattern, the exclusive
image sensor for Live
View in Live View mode
Metering Range
2 to 20 EV (4 to 20 EV
with Spot metering), (at
ISO 100 conversion with
F1.4 lens)
1 to 17 EV in Live View
mode (on all metering
modes, at ISO 100
conversion with F1.4 lens)
ISO sensitivity (Recommended
exposure index)
AUTO, ISO 200 to 12800
Exposure compensation
±2.0 EV (1/3 EV step)
[Shutter]
Type Electronically-controlled,
vertical-traverse, focal-
plane type
Speed range 1/4000 second to 30
seconds, bulb, (1/3 EV
step)
Flash sync speed
1/160 second
[Built-In-Flash]
Flash G.No.
GN 12 (in meters at ISO
100)
Recycling time
Approx. 4 seconds
Flash coverage
Covering 18 mm lens
(focal length that the lens
indicates)
Flash compensation
±2.0 EV (1/3 EV step)
[Recording media]
“Memory Stick PRO Duo”
media, “Memory Stick
PRO-HG Duo” media, SD
memory card, SDHC
memory card
[LCD monitor]
LCD panel 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT
drive
Total number of dots
DSLR-A550
921 600 (640 × 3 (RGB) ×
480) dots
DSLR-A500
230 400 (960 × 240) dots
[Input/output terminals]
USB miniB
HDMI HDMI type C minijack
[Power, general]
Used battery pack
Rechargeable battery pack
NP-FM500H
[Others]
PictBridge Compatible
Exif Print Compatible
PRINT Image Matching III
Compatible