Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions about your product. Auto Switch Media If you use two memory-card slots, you can automatically switch to recording with the other memory card when the memory card in use becomes full. How to tag the location information on the images You can record the location information on the images. The location information can be acquired via a smartphone.
Rear side Top side Side view Bottom Basic operations Using the control wheel Using the multi-selector Using MENU items Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu) How to use the Quick Navi screen How to use the keyboard Icons and indicators List of icons on the monitor Switching the screen display (while shooting/during playback) DISP Button (Monitor/Finder) Preparing the camera Checking the camera and the supplied items Charging the battery pac
Attaching a lens Attaching/removing a lens Attaching the lens hood Attaching accessories Mount Adaptor LA-EA1/LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor LA-EA2/LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor Continuous shooting using a Mount Adaptor Vertical grip Multi Battery Adaptor Kit Setting language, date and time In-Camera Guide Shooting Shooting still images Focusing Focus Mode Auto focus Focus Area Focus Area Limit Phase detection AF Focus Standard Focus Settings Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertic
Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image) Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area) Focus Frame Color Pre-AF (still image) Eye-Start AF (still image) AF Tracking Sens. (still image) Priority Set in AF-S Priority Set in AF-C AF Illuminator (still image) AF Area Auto Clear Disp. cont. AF area Phase Detect. Area Circ. of Focus Point AF Micro Adj.
Cont. Bracket Single Bracket Indicator during bracket shooting WB bracket DRO Bracket Bracket Settings Interval shooting Interval Shoot Func. Using touch functions Touch Operation Touch Panel/Pad Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus Func.
Bulb shooting Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Movie: Exposure Mode S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode Controlling the exposure/metering modes Exposure Comp. Reset EV Comp. Dial Ev Comp Exposure Set. Guide Exposure step Metering Mode Face Priority in Multi Metering Spot Metering Point AE lock AEL w/ shutter (still image) Exposure Std. Adjust Exp.comp.
Zoom Ring Rotate White balance White Balance Priority Set in AWB Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance) Shutter AWB Lock (still image) Setting how to process images Creative Style Picture Effect Color Space (still image) Shutter settings Shutter Type (still image) Using the electronic shutter Displaying the release timing (Shoot. Timing Disp.) Shoot. Start Disp. Anti-flicker Shoot.
Face Registration (Order Exchanging) Face Registration (Delete) Using the flash Using flash (sold separately) Red Eye Reduction Flash Mode Flash Comp. FEL lock Wireless Flash Using a flash with a sync terminal cord Recording movies Shooting movies Movie w/ shutter Movie recording formats File Format (movie) Record Setting (movie) S&Q Settings Proxy Recording Audio Recording Audio Level Display Audio Rec Level Audio Out Timing Wind Noise Reduct. Auto Slow Shutter (movie) Initial Focus Mag.
Marker Display (movie) Marker Settings (movie) 4K Output Select (movie) Video Light Mode Viewing Viewing images Playing back still images Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation) Rotating an image (Rotate) Enlarge Initial Mag.
Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) Attaching voice memos to images Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) Voice Memo PB Volume Deleting images Deleting a displayed image Deleting multiple selected images (Delete) Delete confirm.
Auto Review Aperture Preview Shot. Result Preview Live View Display Monitor/viewfinder settings Grid Line FINDER/MONITOR Monitor Brightness Viewfinder Bright. Finder Color Temp. Finder Frame Rate (still image) Bright Monitoring Memory card settings Format Select REC Folder New Folder File/Folder Settings (still image) File Settings (movie) Display Media Info. Rec. Media Settings: Prioritize Rec. Media Rec. Media Settings: Recording Mode Rec.
HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models) HDMI Settings: HDMI Info.
Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies) Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF Sending images to a smartphone (NFC One-touch Sharing) Reading location information from a smartphone Location Info. Link Set. Using a remote commander with Bluetooth communication Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl Transferring images to a TV View on TV Changing the network settings Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
Operating the camera from a computer Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function) Transferring images to a computer Send to Computer FTP Transfer Func.
Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Select Media (Memory recall) Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set) Priority Set in AF-S Priority Set in AF-C Focus Area Focus Settings Focus Area Limit Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area) AF Illuminator (still image) Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.) AF Tracking Sens.
Metering Mode Face Priority in Multi Metering Spot Metering Point Exposure step AEL w/ shutter (still image) Exposure Std. Adjust Flash Mode Flash Comp. Exp.comp.set Wireless Flash Red Eye Reduction White Balance Priority Set in AWB D-Range Optimizer (DRO) Auto HDR Creative Style Picture Effect Shutter AWB Lock (still image) Focus Magnifier Focus Magnif. Time Initial Focus Mag. (still image) AF in Focus Mag. (still image) MF Assist (still image) Peaking Setting Anti-flicker Shoot.
Movie: Exposure Mode S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode File Format (movie) Record Setting (movie) S&Q Settings Proxy Recording AF drive speed (movie) AF Tracking Sens. (movie) Auto Slow Shutter (movie) Initial Focus Mag. (movie) Audio Recording Audio Rec Level Audio Level Display Audio Out Timing Wind Noise Reduct.
Finder Frame Rate (still image) Zebra Setting Grid Line Exposure Set. Guide Live View Display Shoot. Start Disp. Displaying the release timing (Shoot. Timing Disp.) Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length) Auto Review Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu) Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings) Dial Setup Av/Tv Rotate Dial Ev Comp Function Ring(Lens) Func.
Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set. Wi-Fi Settings: Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz) Wi-Fi Settings: Display Wi-Fi Info. Wi-Fi Settings: SSID/PW Reset Bluetooth Settings Location Info. Link Set. Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl Wired LAN Setting Edit Device Name Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate) Security(IPsec) Reset Network Set.
Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show) Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media) Switching between still images and movies (View Mode) Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index) Display as Group Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation) Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting) Setup Monitor Brightness Viewfinder Bright. Finder Color Temp. Volume Settings Delete confirm. Power Save Start Time Auto Power OFF Temp.
USB Connection USB LUN Setting USB Power Supply Language Date/Time Setup Area Setting IPTC Information Copyright Info Write Serial Number Format Rec. Media Settings: Prioritize Rec. Media Rec. Media Settings: Recording Mode Rec. Media Settings: Auto Switch Media Select REC Folder New Folder File/Folder Settings (still image) File Settings (movie) Recover Image DB Display Media Info.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Front side 1. ON/OFF (Power) switch/Shutter button 2. Front dial You can quickly adjust the settings for each shooting mode. 3. Infrared remote sensor 4. Lens release button 5. Microphone Do not cover this part during movie recording. Doing so may cause noise or lower the volume. 6. AF illuminator/Self-timer lamp When the lens is removed 7. 8. 9. 10. * Mounting index Image sensor* Mount Lens contacts* Do not directly touch these parts.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rear side 1. Eyepiece Cup To remove the eyepiece cup Push the grips at the bottom of the eyepiece cup to the left and right and lift up the cup. Remove the eyepiece cup when attaching an angle viewfinder (sold separately). Also, select MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [FINDER/MONITOR], and then switch [Viewfinder(Manual)] and [Monitor(Manual)]. 2. 3. 4. 5.
7. Diopter-adjustment dial Adjust the diopter-adjustment dial according to your eyesight until the display appears clearly in the viewfinder. If it is hard to operate the diopter-adjustment dial, remove the eyepiece cup before operating the dial. 8. MOVIE (Movie) button 9. For shooting: AF-ON (AF On) button For viewing: (Enlarge) button 10. For shooting: AEL button For viewing: (Image index) button 11. Multi-selector 12.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Top side 1. Mode dial The mode dial is unlocked while you hold down the unlock button at the center. 2. Rear dial You can quickly adjust the settings for each shooting mode. 3. Exposure compensation dial Pressing the lock button at the center switches the exposure compensation dial between the locked and unlocked status. The dial is unlocked when the lock button is popped up and the white line is visible. 4.
7. Multi Interface Shoe* Some accessories may not go in all the way and protrude backward from the Multi interface shoe. However, when the accessory reaches the front end of the shoe, the connection is completed. 8. Upper: Drive mode dial The drive mode dial is unlocked while the unlock button at the center is being pressed. Lower: Focus mode dial The focus mode dial is unlocked while the unlock button at the front is being pressed.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Side view 1. LAN terminal 2. (Flash sync) terminal 3. Speaker 4. (Microphone) jack When an external microphone is connected, the built-in microphone turns off automatically. When the external microphone is a plugin-power type, the power of the microphone is supplied by the camera. 5. (Headphones) jack 6. HDMI micro jack 7. USB Type-C terminal 8. Multi/Micro USB Terminal* This terminal supports Micro USB-compatible devices. 9. Charge lamp 10.
11. (N-Mark) This mark indicates the touch point for connecting the camera and an NFC-enabled Smartphone. NFC (Near Field Communication) is an international standard of short-range wireless communication technology. 12. SLOT 1 (Memory card slot 1) Supports SD cards only (compatible with UHS-I and UHS-II) 13.
1. Open both of the jack covers on the monitor side. 2. Fit the two hooks (A) on the rear side of the cable protector into the two notches (B) to the left of the USB Type-C terminal and Multi/Micro USB Terminal, and then align the cable protector with the terminal part of the camera. 3. Push the attachment screw (C) in and turn it to secure the cable protector. 4. Insert the cable into one of the jacks. 5. Insert the cable into the holding part and then secure the cable with the fixing dial (D).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bottom 1. Lock lever 2. Battery insertion slot 3. Battery cover When attaching an accessory such as a vertical grip (sold separately), remove the battery cover. To remove the battery cover Pull the battery cover release lever (A) in the direction of the arrow, and then remove the battery cover.
4. Tripod socket hole Use a tripod with a screw less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inches) long. Otherwise, you cannot firmly secure the camera, and damage to the camera may occur.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the control wheel You can select setting items by turning or pressing the top/bottom/left/right side of the control wheel. Your selection is determined when you press the center of the control wheel. The DISP (Display Setting) and ISO (ISO) functions are assigned to the top/right side of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the multi-selector Put your finger right on top of the multi-selector to manipulate it more precisely. When [Focus Area] is set to [Zone], [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot], you can move the focus area by pressing the multi-selector up/down/left/right. The [Focus Standard] function is assigned to the center of the multi-selector in the default settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using MENU items You can change settings related to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and operating method. You can also execute camera functions from the MENU. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu screen. 2 Select the desired setting you want to adjust using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel or by turning the control wheel, and then press the center of the control wheel.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) You can use the custom key function to assign the functions you use most frequently to easily operable keys. This lets you skip the process of selecting items from MENU, so you can recall the functions more quickly. You can also assign [Not set] to easily operable keys to prevent accidental operation.
2 Move to the [Rear1] screen using the left/right side of the control wheel. Then, select [AEL Button] and press the center of the control wheel. 3 Press the left/right side of the control wheel until [Eye AF] is displayed. Select [Eye AF], and then press the center. If you press the AEL button in the still image shooting mode and eyes are detected, [Eye AF] will activate, and the camera will focus on the eyes. Shoot images while holding down the AEL button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu) The Function menu is a menu of 12 functions that is displayed at the bottom of the screen when you press the Fn (Function) button in the shooting mode. You can access frequently used functions more quickly by registering them to the function menu. For details on functions that can be registered to the function menu, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.
3 Select the desired setting by turning the front dial, and press the center of the control wheel. Some functions can be fine-tuned using the rear dial. To adjust settings from the dedicated setting screens Select the desired function in step 2, then press the center of the control wheel. The dedicated setting screen for the function will appear. Follow the operating guide (A) to adjust settings. To change the functions in the function menu (Function Menu Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II How to use the Quick Navi screen The Quick Navi screen is a function optimized for shooting with the viewfinder, that lets you control settings directly. 1 MENU → 2 Place a 3 Press the DISP on the control wheel to set the screen mode to [For viewfinder]. 4 Press the Fn button to switch to the Quick Navi screen. (Camera Settings2) → [DISP Button] → [Monitor]. mark on [For viewfinder] and then select [Enter].
Note Items that are gray on the Quick Navi screen are not adjustable. When using [Creative Style], etc., some of the setup tasks can only be accomplished on a dedicated screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II How to use the keyboard When manual character entry is required, a keyboard is displayed on the screen. Move the cursor on desired key using the control wheel, then press the center to enter. 1. Input box The characters you entered are displayed. 2. Switch character types Each time you press this key, the character type will switch between alphabet letters, numerals and symbols. 3.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of icons on the monitor The displayed contents and their positions in the illustrations are just guidelines, and may differ from the actual displays. Descriptions are given below the indications of the icons. Icons on the shooting screen Monitor mode Viewfinder mode 1. Shooting mode/Scene recognition P P* A S M Shooting mode Register number Scene Recognition icons 2.
Image size of still images RAW RAW recording (compressed/uncompressed) X.
NFC active Bluetooth connection available / Bluetooth connection unavailable Connected to smartphone / Not connected to smartphone Obtaining location information / Location information cannot be obtained Airplane Mode Overheating warning Database file full / Database file error 3. Battery Remaining battery Remaining battery warning USB power supply 4. Shooting settings Drive Mode Flash Mode /Wireless Flash/Red Eye Reduction ±0.0 Flash Comp.
F3.5 Aperture value Exposure compensation/Metered Manual ISO400 ISO AUTO ISO400 ISO sensitivity AE lock/FEL lock/AWB lock 6.
Histogram display 1. Basic information Playback media View Mode IPTC Information Rating Protect DPOF DPOF set 3/7 File number/Number of images in the view mode NFC active Remaining battery Display as Group Proxy movie included A Voice Memo is attached. 2. Camera settings Refer to “Icons on the shooting screen.” 3.
35mm Lens focal length Refer to “Icons on the shooting screen” for other icons displayed in this area. 4.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Switching the screen display (while shooting/during playback) You can change the display contents on the screen. 1 Press the DISP (Display Setting) button. To switch the information displayed on the viewfinder, press the DISP button while looking into the viewfinder. Each time you press the DISP button, the screen display changes. The displayed contents and their position are just a guideline, and may differ from the actual display.
If the image has an overexposed or underexposed area, the corresponding section will blink on the histogram display (overexposed/underexposed warning). The settings for playback are also applied in [Auto Review]. Histogram display A histogram shows the luminance distribution, displaying how many pixels there are by luminance. It shows darker toward the left and brighter toward the right. The histogram changes depending on the exposure compensation.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II DISP Button (Monitor/Finder) Allows you to set the screen display modes that can be selected using DISP (Display Setting) in shooting mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [DISP Button] → [Monitor] or [Finder] → desired setting → [Enter]. The items marked with are available. Menu item details Graphic Display : Shows basic shooting information. Graphically shows the shutter speed and aperture value. Display All Info.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Checking the camera and the supplied items The number in parentheses indicates the number of pieces. Camera (1) Battery Charger (1) Power cord (mains lead) (1)* * Multiple power cords may be supplied with your camera. Use the appropriate one that matches your country/region.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Charging the battery pack using a charger 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. Place the battery pack on the battery charger aligning the direction of mark. Slide the battery pack to the end towards the arrow. 2 Connect the power cord (supplied) to the battery charger, and connect the battery charger to the wall outlet (wall socket). When charging starts, the CHARGE lamp (A) lights up in orange.
The charge level shown by the charging status indicator lamp and the percentages in the above table are rough guides. The actual status may differ depending on the ambient temperature and the condition of the battery pack. Charging time (Full charge): The charging time is approximately 150 min. The above charging time applies when charging a fully depleted battery pack at a temperature of 25°C (77°F). Charging may take longer depending on conditions of use and circumstances.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Inserting/removing the battery pack 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert the battery pack while pressing the lock lever (A) with the tip of the battery until the battery locks into place. 3 Close the cover. To charge the battery pack while it is inserted into the camera Turn the camera off, and then connect the camera to a computer, etc. using a USB cable.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Charging by connecting to a computer The battery pack can be charged by connecting the camera to a computer using a USB cable. 1 Turn off the product, and connect to the USB terminal of the computer. Note If the product is connected to a laptop computer that is not connected to a power source, the laptop battery level decreases. Do not leave the product connected to a laptop computer for an extended period of time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Battery life and number of recordable images Battery life Number of images Screen mode — Approx. 690 Viewfinder mode — Approx. 500 Screen mode Approx. 120 min. — Viewfinder mode Approx. 110 min. — Screen mode Approx. 200 min. — Viewfinder mode Approx. 195 min.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket) Use an AC adaptor, etc. to shoot and play back images while power is supplied from a wall outlet (wall socket). This conserves the camera's battery power. 1 Insert the battery pack into the camera. 2 Connect the camera to the wall outlet (wall socket) with a USB cable and an AC adaptor, etc. Note The camera will not activate if there is no remaining battery.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Notes on the battery pack Notes on using the battery pack Be sure to use only battery packs specified for this product. The correct remaining battery indicator may not be displayed under some operating or environmental conditions. 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.
Battery performance decreases in low temperature environments. So in cold places, the operational time of the battery pack is shorter. To ensure longer battery pack use, we recommend putting the battery pack in your pocket close to your body to warm it up, and insert it in the product immediately before you start shooting. If there are any metal objects such as keys in your pocket, be careful of causing a short-circuit.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Notes on charging the battery pack If the product's charge lamp flashes while charging, remove the battery pack being charged, and then insert the same battery pack firmly back into the product. If the charge lamp flashes again, this may indicate a faulty battery or that a battery pack other than the specified type has been inserted. Check that the battery pack is the specified type.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Inserting/removing a memory card Explains how to insert a memory card (sold separately) to the product. 1 Open the memory card cover. 2 Insert the SD card into the slot 1. When using two memory cards, insert the second one into the slot 2. Insert the memory card with the terminal side facing toward you, until it clicks into place.
When you use a memory card with the camera for the first time, it is recommended that you format the card on the camera for more stable performance of the memory card. You can change the memory card slot for recording by selecting MENU → Rec. Media]. (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Prioritize To record the same image on two memory cards at the same time or to sort recorded images onto two memory card slots by the image type (still image/movie), select MENU → (Setup) → [Rec.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Memory cards that can be used This camera only supports SD memory cards (UHS-II compatible). When using microSD memory cards with this camera, be sure to use the appropriate adaptor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Notes on memory card If you repeatedly shoot and delete images for a long time, fragmentation of data in a file in the memory card may occur, and movie recording may be interrupted in the middle of shooting. If this happens, save your images to a computer or other storage location, then execute [Format] using this camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching/removing a lens Turn off the camera before attaching or removing the lens. 1 Remove the body cap (A) from the camera and the rear lens cap (B) from the rear of the lens. It is recommended that you attach the front lens cap when you have done shooting. 2 Mount the lens by aligning the two white index marks (mounting indexes) on the lens and camera.
Be sure to hold the lens straight when attaching it. To remove the lens Keep pressing the lens release button (A) and turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it stops. After removing the lens, attach the body cap to the camera and the lens caps to the front and rear of the lens to prevent dust and debris from entering the camera and lens. Note When attaching/removing the lens, work quickly in a dust-free location. Do not press the lens release button when attaching a lens.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching the lens hood We recommend that you use the lens hood to prevent light outside the shooting frame from affecting the image. 1 Match the shape of the lens hood mounting part and lens head, and turn the lens hood clockwise until it clicks. Note Attach the lens hood properly. Otherwise, the lens hood may not have any effect or may be partially reflected in the image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Mount Adaptor Using a Mount Adaptor (sold separately), you can attach an A-mount lens (sold separately) to this product. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Mount Adaptor. Note You may not be able to use the Mount Adaptor or auto-focus with certain lenses. Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility on compatible lenses.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II LA-EA1/LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor If you use the LA-EA1 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) or LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor (sold separately), the following functions are available. Full frame shooting: LA-EA1: Not available LA-EA3: Available with full frame shooting-compatible lenses only Autofocus: Available with SAM/SSM lens only AF system: Phase Detection AF AF/MF select: Can be changed using the operating switch on the lens.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II LA-EA2/LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor If you use the LA-EA2 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) or LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor (sold separately), the following functions are available.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Continuous shooting using a Mount Adaptor When a Mount Adaptor is attached to the camera, the auto-focusing method during continuous shooting varies depending on the settings for [Cont. Shooting] and [ Shutter Type].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Vertical grip You can attach a vertical grip (sold separately) to this product and record vertically oriented images. When attaching the vertical grip, remove the battery cover in advance. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the vertical grip. To remove the battery cover Pull the battery cover release lever (A) in the direction of the arrow, and then remove the battery cover.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Multi Battery Adaptor Kit You can use the Multi Battery Adaptor Kit (sold separately) with this camera to shoot for long periods. When using the Multi Battery Adaptor Kit, remove the camera's battery cover. For details, refer also to the operating instructions supplied with the Multi Battery Adaptor Kit. To remove the battery cover Pull the battery cover release lever (A) in the direction of the arrow, and then remove the battery cover.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting language, date and time The setting screen for language, date and time is displayed automatically when you turn on this product for the first time, initialize this product or when the internal rechargeable backup battery has discharged. 1 Turn on the camera. The language setting screen will appear and then setting screen for date and time will appear. 2 Select your language, and then press the center of the control wheel.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II In-Camera Guide The [In-Camera Guide] displays descriptions of MENU items, Fn (Function) items, and settings. 1 Select the MENU or Fn item for which you want to see a description, and then press the (A). The descriptions of the item are displayed.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shooting still images 1 Select the desired shooting mode by turning the mode dial. Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode dial lock release button in the center of the mode dial. 2 Adjust the monitor angle, and hold the camera. Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera. 3 When a zoom lens is mounted, enlarge images by rotating the zoom ring. 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.
The focus is locked. If it is difficult to focus on the desired subject, set [Focus Area] to [Center] or [Flexible Spot]. 3. Keep pressing the shutter button halfway down, and place the subject back in the original position to re-compose the shot. 4. Press the shutter button down fully to take the picture. Hint When the product cannot focus automatically, the focus indicator flashes and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Mode Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject. 1 Turn the focus mode dial (B) while pressing the focus mode dial lock release button (A) and select the desired mode. Setting details AF-S (Single-shot AF): The product locks the focus once focusing is complete. Use this when the subject is motionless. AF-C (Continuous AF): The product continues to focus while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down.
Continuously repetitive patterns, such as the facades of buildings Subjects in the focusing area with different focal distances Hint In [Continuous AF] mode, you can lock the focus by pressing and holding the button that has been assigned the [Focus Hold] function. When you set the focus to infinity in the manual focus mode or the direct manual focus mode, make sure that the focus is on a sufficiently distant subject by checking the monitor or the viewfinder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus properly in the auto focus mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → desired setting. Menu item details Wide : Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in the still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.
When [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], the focusing frame may switch between “When focusing on a larger area” and “When focusing on a smaller area” depending on the subject or situation. When you attach an A-mount lens with a Mount Adaptor (LA-EA1 or LA-EA3) (sold separately), the focusing frame for “When focusing on a smaller area” may be displayed.
Note [Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations: [Intelligent Auto] The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once. When the mode dial is set to (Movie) or or during movie shooting, [Tracking] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Limit By limiting the types of available focus area settings in advance, you can more quickly select settings for [Focus Area]. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area Limit] → Add check marks to the focus areas that you MENU → want to use, and then select [OK]. The types of focus areas marked with will be available as settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Phase detection AF When there are phase detection AF points within the auto focus area, the product uses the combined autofocus of the phase detection AF and contrast AF. Note Phase detection AF is available only when an applicable lens is attached. If you use a lens that does not support phase detection AF, you cannot use [ AF Tracking Sens.], [ AF Tracking Sens.] or [ AF drive speed].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Standard If you assign [Focus Standard] to the desired custom key, you can recall useful functions such as focusing on a subject in the center of the screen automatically in accordance with the focus area settings. (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] → desired key, then assign the [Focus Standard] 1 MENU → function to the key.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Settings Configures the focus functions using the front dial/rear dial or the control wheel. 1 MENU → 2 Perform settings using the front/rear dial or control wheel. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Settings]. When the focus mode is set to auto focus or Direct Manual Focus You can adjust the focus area settings and the position of the focusing frame.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area) You can set whether to switch the [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera (horizontal/vertical). This function is useful when shooting scenes for which you have to change the camera position frequently, such as portraits or sports scenes.
When you shoot images right after the power is turned on and the camera is vertical, the first shot is taken with the horizontal focus setting or with the last focus setting. The orientation of the camera cannot be detected when the lens is facing up or down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF/MF control You can easily switch the focusing mode from auto to manual and vice versa while shooting without changing your holding position. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Control Hold] or [AF/MF Ctrl Toggle]. Custom Key] or [ Custom Key] → desired button → [AF/MF Menu item details AF/MF Control Hold : Switches the focusing mode while the button is held down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF w/ shutter (still image) Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down. Off: The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF On You can focus without pressing the shutter button halfway down. The settings for the focus mode dial will be applied. 1 Press the AF-ON (AF On) button while shooting in autofocus mode. Hint Set [ AF w/ shutter] to [Off] when you do not want to perform auto focusing using the shutter button. Set [ AF w/ shutter], [ position of the subject.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.) [Face/Eye AF Set.] is used to determine whether or not the camera focuses with priority on faces/eyes. There are two methods for performing [Eye AF], with some differences between their specifications. Select the appropriate method according to your purpose. [Eye AF] via [Face/Eye AF Set.] [Eye AF] via a custom key Details can be found here.
Hint Maintaining focus on a moving eye or face (Eye AF + Tracking) If you use the [Tracking] function under [Focus Area], you can maintain focus on a moving eye or face. For details, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/support/ilc/autofocus/ilce9m2/l/eyeaf.php 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face/Eye AF Set.] → desired setting item.
[Eye AF] by custom key The Eye AF function can also be used by assigning [Eye AF] to a custom key. The camera can focus on eyes as long as you are pressing the key. This is useful when you want to temporarily apply the Eye AF function to the entire screen regardless of the setting for [Focus Area]. The camera does not focus automatically if no faces or eyes are detected.
Right/Left Eye Select Face Priority in Multi Metering Regist. Faces Priority The [Eye AF] function may not function very well in the following situations: When the person is wearing sunglasses. When the front hair covers the person’s eyes. In low-light or back-lit conditions. When the eyes are closed. When the subject is in the shade. When the subject is out of focus. When the subject is moving too much. If the subject is moving too much, the detection frame may not be displayed correctly over their eyes.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF in Focus Mag. (still image) You can focus on the subject more accurately using auto-focus by magnifying the area where you want to focus. While the magnified image is displayed, you can focus on a smaller area than the flexible spot. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF in Focus Mag.] → [On]. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnifier].
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Tracking subject (Tracking function) This camera has the function of tracking which tracks the subject, and keeps marking it with the focusing frame. You can set the start position to track by selecting from focusing areas, or by specifying by touch operation. The required function varies depending on the setting method. You can refer to the related functions under “Related Topic” at the bottom of this page.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Hold Locks the focus while the key to which the Focus Hold function has been assigned is pressed. 1 MENU→ (Camera Settings2)→[ function to the key of your choice. 2 Focus and press the key to which the [Focus Hold] function has been assigned. 3 Press the shutter button while holding down the key.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image) You can move the focusing frame to a preassigned position temporarily using a custom key. This function is useful when shooting scenes in which the subject’s movements are predictable; for example, sports scenes. With this function, you can switch the focus area quickly according to the situation. How to register focus area 1.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area) Deletes the focusing frame position that was registered using [ 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Area Registration]. Del. Regist. AF Area].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Frame Color You can specify the color of the frame indicating the focusing area. If the frame is difficult to see because of the subject, make it more visible by changing its color. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Frame Color] → desired color. Menu item details White: Displays the frame indicating the focusing area in white. Red: Displays the frame indicating the focusing area in red.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Pre-AF (still image) The product automatically adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down. During focusing operations, the screen may shake. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Pre-AF] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down. Off: Does not adjust focus before you press the shutter button halfway down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Eye-Start AF (still image) Sets whether or not to use autofocus when you look through an Electronic Viewfinder. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Eye-Start AF] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Auto focusing starts when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder. Off: Auto focusing does not start when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Tracking Sens. (still image) You can select the AF track sensitivity when the subject goes out of focus in still image mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Tracking Sens.] → desired setting. Menu item details 5(Responsive) / 4 / 3(Standard) / 2 / 1(Locked on): Select [5(Responsive)] to focus responsively on subjects at different distances.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AF-S Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF] or [DMF] and the subject is remaining still. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AF-S] → desired setting. Menu item details AF: Prioritizes focusing. The shutter will not be released until the subject is in focus. Release: Prioritizes the shutter's release.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AF-C Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when the continuous AF is activated and the subject is in motion. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AF-C] → desired setting. Menu item details AF: Prioritizes focusing. The shutter will not be released until the subject is in focus. Release: Prioritizes the shutter's release.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Illuminator (still image) The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. In the time between pressing the shutter button halfway down and locking the focus, the AF illuminator lights up to allow the camera to focus easily. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Illuminator] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The AF illuminator lights up automatically in dark surroundings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Area Auto Clear Sets whether the focus area should be displayed all the time or should disappear automatically shortly after focus is achieved. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [AF Area Auto Clear] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The focus area disappears automatically shortly after focus is achieved. Off: The focus area is displayed all the time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Disp. cont. AF area You can set whether or not to display the area that is in focus when [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], in [Continuous AF] mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Disp. cont. AF area] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the focus area that is in focus. Off: Does not display the focus area that is in focus.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Phase Detect. Area Sets whether or not to display the Phase Detection AF area. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Phase Detect. Area] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the Phase Detection AF area. Off: Does not display the Phase Detection AF area. Note Phase Detection AF is available only with compatible lenses. If an incompatible lens is attached, you will be unable to use Phase Detection AF.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Circ. of Focus Point Sets whether to allow the focusing frame to jump from one end to the other when you move the focusing frame with [Focus Area] set to [Zone], [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. This function is useful when you want to move the focusing frame from one end to the other quickly. 1 MENU→ (Camera Settings1)→[Circ.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Micro Adj. Allows you to adjust the auto-focusing position and register an adjusted value for each lens when using A-mount lenses with an LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor (sold separately). Use this function only when adjustments are needed. Note that the auto focus function may not be performed at a proper position when using this adjustment. 1 MENU → 2 Select [AF Adjustment Set.] → [On]. 3 [amount] → desired value.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Drive in AF (still image) Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize the auto-focusing tracking performance or to prioritize silence. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Aperture Drive in AF] → desired setting. Menu item details Focus Priority: Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize auto-focusing performance. Standard: Uses the standard aperture drive system.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Manual Focus When it is difficult to focus properly in the autofocus mode, you can adjust the focus manually. 1 Turn the focus mode dial (B) while pressing the focus mode dial lock release button (A) and select MF. 2 Rotate the focusing ring to achieve sharp focus. When you rotate the focusing ring, the focus distance is displayed on the screen. The focus distance is not displayed when the Mount Adaptor (sold separately) is attached.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Direct manual focus (DMF) You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing, letting you focus on a subject more quickly than when using the manual focus from the beginning. This is convenient in situations such as macro shooting. 1 Turn the focus mode dial (B) while pressing the focus mode dial lock release button (A) and select DMF. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnifier You can check the focus by enlarging the image before shooting. Unlike with [ MF Assist], you can magnify the image without operating the focus ring. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnifier]. 1 MENU → 2 Press the center of the multi-selector to enlarge the image and select the area you want to enlarge by pressing the multi-selector up/down/left/right. Each time you press the center, the magnification scale will change.
Initial Focus Mag. (still image) AF in Focus Mag.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II MF Assist (still image) Enlarges the image on the screen automatically to make manual focusing easier. This works in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting. (Camera Settings1) → [ 1 MENU → 2 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus. MF Assist] → [On]. The image is enlarged. You can magnify images further by pressing the center of the control wheel. Hint You can set how long the image is to be shown magnified by selecting MENU → Time].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnif. Time Set the duration for which an image is to be magnified using the [ 1 MENU → MF Assist] or [Focus Magnifier] function. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnif. Time] → desired setting. Menu item details 2 Sec: Magnifies the images for 2 seconds. 5 Sec: Magnifies the images for 5 seconds. No Limit: Magnifies the images until you press the shutter button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Initial Focus Mag. (still image) Sets the initial magnification scale when using [Focus Magnifier]. Select a setting that will help you frame your shot. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Initial Focus Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details Full-frame shooting x1.0: Displays the image with the same magnification as the shooting screen. x4.7: Displays a 4.7-times enlarged image. APS-C/Super 35mm size shooting x1.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Peaking Setting Sets the peaking function, which enhances the outline of in-focus areas during shooting with Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Peaking Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Peaking Display: Sets whether to display peaking. Peaking Level: Sets the level of enhancement of in-focus areas. Peaking Color: Sets the color used to enhance in-focus areas.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Drive Mode Select the appropriate mode for the subject, such as single shooting, continuous shooting or bracketing shooting. 1 Select the desired drive mode by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. Setting item details Single Shooting : Normal shooting mode. Cont. Shooting : Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. Shooting Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button. 1 Turn the drive mode dial and select the desired mode. Turn the drive mode dial while pressing the drive mode dial lock release button.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length) Sets whether to display an indicator of the remaining time for which continuous shooting can be performed at the same shooting speed. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Cont. Shoot. Length] → desired setting. Menu item details Always Display: Always displays the indicator when the drive mode is set to [Cont. Shooting]. Shoot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Self-timer Shoots an image using the self-timer after a designated number of seconds have elapsed since the shutter button was pressed. Use the 5-second/10-second self-timer when you are going to be in the picture, and use the 2-second self-timer to reduce camera-shake caused by pressing the shutter button. 1 Select (Self-timer) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Self-timer(Cont) Shoots a designated number of images using the self-timer after a designated number of seconds have elapsed since the shutter button was pressed. You can choose the best from multiple shots. 1 Select (Self-timer) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Self-timer Type] → [Self-timer(Cont)] → desired mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Self-timer Type When shooting with the self-timer, sets how many images are recorded and how many seconds elapse from when you press the shutter button until when the shutter is released. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Self-timer Type] → desired setting. The setting screen for [Self-timer Type] can be displayed by pressing the Fn button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. Bracket Shoots multiple images while automatically shifting the exposure from base to darker and then to lighter. You can select an image that suits your purpose after recording. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → mode. (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → [Bracket Type] → [Cont.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Single Bracket Shoots multiple images while automatically shifting the exposure from base to darker and then to lighter. You can select the image that suits your purpose after recording. Since a single picture is taken each time you press the shutter button, you can adjust the focus or the composition for each shot. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Indicator during bracket shooting Viewfinder Ambient light* bracketing 3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV Monitor (Display All Info. or Histogram) Ambient light* bracketing 3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV Flash bracketing 3 images shifted by 0.7 EV steps Flash compensation -1.0 EV Monitor (For viewfinder) Ambient light* bracketing (upper indicator) 3 images shifted by 0.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II WB bracket Shoots a total of three images, each with different color tones according to the selected settings for white balance, color temperature and color filter. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → [Bracket Type] → [WB bracket] → desired mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II DRO Bracket You can record a total of three images, each at a different degree of D-Range Optimizer value. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → mode. (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → [Bracket Type] → [DRO Bracket] → desired The setting screen for [Bracket Type] can be displayed by pressing the Fn button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bracket Settings You can set the type of bracket or the self-timer in bracket shooting mode, and the shooting order for exposure bracketing or white balance bracketing. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Bracket Type: Sets the type of bracket shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Interval Shoot Func. You can automatically shoot a series of still images with the shooting interval and number of shots that you set in advance (Interval shooting). You can then create a movie from the still images produced by interval shooting using the computer software Imaging Edge (Viewer). You cannot create a movie from the still images on the camera. For details on interval shooting, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.
[AEL hold] [ AEL hold] [AF/MF Control Hold] [Regist. AF Area hold] [AWB Lock Hold] [My Dial 1 during Hold] to [My Dial 3 during Hold] If you set [Display as Group] to [On], still images shot with the interval shooting function will be displayed in groups. Still images shot with interval shooting can be played back continuously on the camera. If you intend to create a movie using the still images, you can preview the result.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Operation Sets whether or not to activate touch operations on the monitor. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Activates the touch operation. Off: Deactivates the touch operation. Related Topic Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus Func.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Panel/Pad Touch operations when shooting with the monitor are referred to as "touch panel operations," and touch operations when shooting with the viewfinder are referred to as "touch pad operations." You can select whether to activate touch panel operations or touch pad operations. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Panel/Pad] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus [Touch Focus] allows you to specify a position where you want to focus using touch operations. This function is available when [Focus Area] is set to a parameter other than [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] beforehand. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Func.
The touch focus function is not available in the following situations: When [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Tracking You can use touch operations to select a subject you want to track in the still image and movie recording modes. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] in advance. (Camera Settings2) → [Func. of Touch Operation] → [Touch Tracking]. 1 MENU → 2 Touch the subject that you want to track on the monitor. Tracking will start.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Pad Settings You can adjust settings related to touch pad operations during viewfinder shooting. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Pad Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Operation in Vertical Orientation : Sets whether to enable touch pad operations during vertically oriented viewfinder shooting. You can prevent erroneous operations during vertically oriented shooting caused by your nose, etc. touching the monitor.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (still image) Sets the file format for still images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ File Format] → desired setting. Menu item details RAW: Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes. RAW & JPEG: A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II RAW File Type (still image) Selects the file type for RAW images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ RAW File Type] → desired setting. Menu item details Compressed: Records images in compressed RAW format. The file size of the image will be approximately half of that with [Uncompressed]. Uncompressed: Records images in uncompressed RAW format.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II JPEG Quality (still image) Selects the JPEG image quality when [ 1 MENU → File Format] is set to [RAW & JPEG] or [JPEG]. (Camera Settings1) → [ JPEG Quality] → desired setting. Menu item details Extra fine/Fine/Standard: Since the compression rate increases from [Extra fine] to [Fine] to [Standard], the file size decreases in the same order. This allows more files to be recorded on one memory card, but the image quality is lower.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II JPEG Image Size (still 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 → (Camera Settings1) → [ JPEG Image Size] → desired setting. Menu item details When recording in the full frame size When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 3:2 L: 24M 6000×4000 pixels M: 10M 3936×2624 pixels S: 6.
When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 4:3 L︓9.2M 3488×2624 pixels M︓5.3M 2656×2000 pixels S︓2.3M 1744×1312 pixels When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 16:9 L: 8.7M 3936×2216 pixels M: 5.1M 3008×1688 pixels S: 2.2M 1968×1112 pixels When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 1:1 L: 6.9M 2624×2624 pixels M: 4.0M 2000×2000 pixels S: 1.7M 1312×1312 pixels Note When [ File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the image size for RAW images corresponds to “L.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aspect Ratio (still image) 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Aspect Ratio] → desired setting. Menu item details 3:2: Same aspect ratio as 35 mm film 4:3: The aspect ratio is 4:3. 16:9: The aspect ratio is 16:9. 1:1: The horizontal and vertical ratio is equal.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II APS-C/Super 35mm Sets whether to record in APS-C-equivalent size for still images and in Super 35mm-equivalent size for movies. If you select [On] or [Auto], you can use an APS-C size dedicated lens on this product. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [APS-C/Super 35mm] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Records in either APS-C-equivalent size or Super 35mm-equivalent size. Auto: Automatically sets the capture range according to the lens.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Angle of view The angle of view switches to the equivalent of full frame or APS-C/Super 35mm, depending on the setting for [APSC/Super 35mm] and the attached lens. The angle of view is also different for still image shooting and movie shooting.
(A) Angle of view equivalent to full-frame (B) Angle of view during XAVC S 4K movie recording set to [30p 60M]/[30p 100M] (C) Angle of view equivalent to Super 35mm Related Topic File Format (movie) Record Setting (movie) APS-C/Super 35mm 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 162
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of mode dial function You can switch the shooting mode according to the subject or purpose of shooting. 1 Turn the mode dial to select the desired shooting mode. Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode dial lock release button in the center of the mode dial. Available functions (Intelligent Auto): Allows you to shoot with automatic scene recognition.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Intelligent Auto The camera shoots with automatic scene recognition. 1 Set the mode dial to (Auto Mode). The shooting mode will be set to 2 (Intelligent Auto). Point the camera at the subject. When the camera recognized the scene, the icon for the recognized scene appears on the screen. 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the image. Note The product will not recognize the scene when you shoot images with zoom functions other than optical zoom.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II About Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in [Intelligent Auto] mode. This function allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). You can set shooting functions such as [ISO]. 1 Set the mode dial to P (Program Auto). 2 Set the shooting functions to your desired settings. 3 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Priority You can shoot by adjusting the aperture and changing the range in focus, or by defocusing the background. 1 Set the mode dial to A (Aperture Priority). 2 Select the desired value by turning the front/rear dial. Smaller F-value: The subject is in focus, but objects in front of and beyond the subject are blurred. Larger F-value: The subject and its foreground and background are all in focus.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter Priority You can express the movement of a moving subject in various ways 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. 1 Set the mode dial to S (Shutter Priority). 2 Select the desired value by turning the front/rear dial. If proper exposure cannot be obtained after setup, the aperture value on the shooting screen blinks.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Manual Exposure You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture. 1 Set the mode dial to M (Manual Exposure). 2 Select the desired aperture value by turning the front dial. Select the desired shutter speed by turning the rear dial. You can change the setting of the front/rear dial using MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Dial Setup]. You can also set [ISO] to [ISO AUTO] in manual exposure mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bulb shooting You can shoot a trailing image of the movement of a subject with long exposure. Bulb shooting is suitable for shooting trails from stars or fireworks, etc. 1 Set the mode dial to M (Manual Exposure). 2 Turn the rear dial clockwise until [BULB] is indicated. 3 Select the aperture value (F-value) using the front dial. 4 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Allows you to shoot an image after recalling often-used modes or camera settings registered with [ Memory] in advance. 1 Set the mode dial to 1, 2, or 3 (Memory recall). 2 Press the center of the control wheel to confirm. You can also recall registered modes or settings by selecting MENU → / Recall].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie: Exposure Mode You can set the exposure mode for movie shooting. (Movie). 1 Set the mode dial to 2 MENU→ 3 Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording. (Camera Settings2) → [ Exposure Mode] → desired setting. Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording. Menu item details Program Auto: Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode You can select the exposure mode for slow-motion/quick-motion shooting. You can change the setting and playback speed for slow-motion/quick-motion shooting with [ S&Q Settings]. (S&Q Motion). 1 Set the mode dial to 2 MENU → 3 Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording. (Camera Settings2) → [ Exposure Mode] → desired setting. Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Comp. Normally, exposure is set automatically (auto exposure). Based on the exposure value set by auto exposure, you can make the entire image brighter or darker if you adjust [Exposure Comp.] to the plus side or minus side, respectively (exposure compensation). 1 Release the exposure compensation dial lock, and turn the exposure compensation dial (A). + (over) side: Images become brighter. - (under) side: Images become darker.
To set the exposure compensation value using the MENU You can adjust the exposure compensation value within a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV when the exposure compensation dial is set to “0.” MENU→ (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure Comp.] → desired setting. Hint You can operate the exposure compensation dial any time you want while the exposure compensation dial lock is released. The exposure compensation dial lock prevents unintentional changes to exposure compensation values.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset EV Comp. Sets whether to maintain the exposure value set using [Exposure Comp.] when you turn off the power when the exposure compensation dial position is set to “0.” 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Reset EV Comp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Maintain: Maintains the settings. Reset: Resets the settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Ev Comp You can adjust the exposure using the front dial or rear dial when the exposure compensation dial is set to “0.” You can adjust the exposure in a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV. 1 Set the exposure compensation dial to "0." 2 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Dial Ev Comp] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Does not enable exposure compensation with the front or rear dial.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Set. Guide You can set whether to display a guide when you change the exposure. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Exposure Set. Guide] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Does not display the guide. On: Displays the guide.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure step You can adjust the setting increment for the shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation values. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure step] → desired setting. Menu item details 0.3EV / 0.5EV Note Even if you set [Exposure step] to [0.5EV], the exposure value adjusted using the exposure compensation dial changes in steps of 0.3EV.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Metering Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Multi: Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen (Multi-pattern metering).
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Priority in Multi Metering Sets whether the camera measures brightness based on detected faces when [Metering Mode] is set to [Multi]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face Priority in Multi Metering] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera measures brightness based on detected faces. Off: The camera measures brightness using the [Multi] setting, without detecting faces.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Spot Metering Point Sets whether to coordinate the spot metering position with the focus area when [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Spot Metering Point] → desired setting. Menu item details Center: The spot metering position does not coordinate with the focus area, but always meters brightness at the center.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AE lock When the contrast between the subject and background is high, such as when shooting a backlit subject or a subject near a window, meter the light at a spot where the subject appears to have the appropriate brightness and lock the exposure before shooting. To reduce the brightness of the subject, meter the light at a spot brighter than the subject and lock the exposure of the entire screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AEL w/ shutter (still image) Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AEL w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Fixes the exposure after adjusting the focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Std. Adjust Adjusts this camera's standard for the correct exposure value for each metering mode. (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure Std. Adjust] → desired metering mode. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired value as the metering standard. You can set a value from -1 EV to +1 EV in 1/6 EV increments. Metering Mode The set standard value will be applied when you select the corresponding metering mode in MENU → Settings1) → [Metering Mode].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exp.comp.set Sets whether to apply the exposure compensation value to control both flash light and ambient light, or just ambient light. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Exp.comp.set] → desired setting. Menu item details Ambient&flash: Applies the exposure compensation value to control both flash light and ambient light. Ambient only: Applies the exposure compensation value to control ambient light only. Related Topic Flash Comp.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zebra Setting Sets a zebra pattern, which appears over part of an image if the brightness level of that part meets the IRE level that you have set. Use this zebra pattern as a guide to adjust the brightness. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zebra Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Zebra Display: Sets whether to display the zebra pattern. Zebra Level: Adjusts the brightness level of the zebra pattern.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II D-Range Optimizer (DRO) By dividing the image into small areas, the product analyzes the contrast of light and shadow between the subject and the background, and creates an image with the optimal brightness and gradation. (Camera Settings1) → [DRO/Auto HDR] → [D-Range Optimizer]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired setting using the left/right sides of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto HDR Shoots three images using different exposures and combines the images with correct exposure, the bright parts of an underexposed image, and the dark parts of an overexposed image to create images with a greater range of gradation (High Dynamic Range). One image with proper exposure and one overlaid image are recorded. (Camera Settings1) → [DRO/Auto HDR] → [Auto HDR].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Sensitivity to light is expressed by the ISO number (recommended exposure index). The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. 1 ISO (ISO) on the control wheel → select desired setting. You can also select MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO]. You can change the value by 1/3 EV steps by turning the front dial as well as by turning the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Range Limit You can limit the range of ISO sensitivity when the ISO sensitivity is set manually. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO Range Limit] → [Minimum] or [Maximum], and MENU → select the desired values.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO AUTO Min. SS If you select [ISO AUTO] when the shooting mode is P (Program Auto) or A (Aperture Priority), you can set the shutter speed at which the ISO sensitivity starts changing. This function is effective for shooting moving subjects. You can minimize subject blurring while also preventing camera shake. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO AUTO Min. SS] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II The zoom features available with this product The zoom feature of the product provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various zoom features. The icon displayed on the screen changes, according to the selected zoom feature. When a power zoom lens is mounted: When a lens other than a power zoom lens is mounted: 1. Optical zoom range Zoom images in the zoom range of a lens.
Face/Eye Priority in AF Face Priority in Multi Metering Tracking function To use another zoom function than the optical zoom for movies, assign [Zoom] to the desired key using [ Related Topic Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom) Zoom Setting About zoom scale Focus Area 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 197 Custom Key].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom) When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom, you can exceed the zoom range of the optical zoom. 1 MENU → 2 When a power zoom lens is mounted, move the zoom lever or the zoom ring of the zoom lens to enlarge subjects. (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Setting] → [ClearImage Zoom] or [Digital Zoom].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Setting You can select the zoom setting of the product. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Optical zoom only: Limits the zoom range to the optical zoom. You can use the Smart Zoom function if you set [ [M] or [S]. JPEG Image Size] to ClearImage Zoom : Select this setting to use Clear Image Zoom.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II About zoom scale The zoom scale that is used in combination with the zoom of the lens changes according to the selected image size. When [ Aspect Ratio] is [3:2] Zoom Setting JPEG Image Size L Full-frame/APS-C Zoom scale - - Full-frame Approx. 1.5× APS-C Approx. 1.3× Full-frame Approx. 2× APS-C Approx. 2× Full-frame Approx. 2× APS-C Approx. 2× Full-frame Approx. 3× APS-C Approx. 2.6× Full-frame Approx. 4× APS-C Approx.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Ring Rotate Assigns zoom in (T) or zoom out (W) functions to the zoom ring rotation direction. Available only with power zoom lenses that support this function. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Ring Rotate] → desired setting. Menu item details Left(W)/Right(T): Assigns zoom out (W) function to left-handed rotation and zoom-in (T) function to right-handed rotation.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II White Balance Corrects the tone effect of the ambient light condition to record a neutral white subject in white. Use this function when the color tones of the image did not come out as you expected, or when you want to change the color tones on purpose for photographic expression. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [White Balance] → desired setting. MENU → Menu item details Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluor.: Warm White / Fluor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AWB Selects which tone to prioritize when shooting under lighting conditions such as incandescent light when [White Balance] is set to [Auto]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AWB] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Shoots with standard auto white balance. The camera automatically adjusts the color tones. Ambience: Prioritizes the color tone of the light source.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance) In a scene where the ambient light consists of multiple types of light sources, it is recommended to use the custom white balance in order to accurately reproduce the whiteness. You can register 3 settings. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [White Balance] → Select from among [Custom 1] to [Custom 3], and MENU → then press the right side of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter AWB Lock (still image) You can set whether or not to lock the white balance while the shutter button is pressed when [White Balance] is set to [Auto] or [Underwater Auto]. This function prevents unintentional changes to the white balance during continuous shooting or when shooting with the shutter button pressed halfway down. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Shutter AWB Lock] → desired setting. Menu item details Shut.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creative Style Allows you to set the desired image processing and finely adjust contrast, saturation and sharpness for each image style. (Camera Settings1) → [Creative Style]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired style or [Style Box] using the top/bottom sides of the control wheel. 3 To adjust (Contrast), (Saturation) and (Sharpness), select the desired item using the right/left sides, and then select the value using the top/bottom sides.
The saturation and sharpness are lowered for shooting images in subdued tones. This is also suitable for capturing image material to be modified with a computer. Clear: For shooting images in clear tones with limpid colors in highlight, suitable for capturing radiant light. Deep: For shooting images with deep and dense colors, suitable for capturing the solid presence of the subject. Light: For shooting images with bright and simple colors, suitable for capturing a refreshingly light ambience.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Picture Effect Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Effect] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Disables the [Picture Effect] function. Toy Camera: Creates a soft image with shaded corners and reduced sharpness. Pop Color: Creates a vivid look by emphasizing color tones.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Color Space (still image) The way colors are represented using combinations of numbers or the range of color reproduction is called “color space.” You can change the color space depending on the purpose of the image. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Color Space] → desired setting. Menu item details sRGB: This is the standard color space of the digital camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter Type (still image) You can set whether to shoot with a mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter. 1 MENU→ (Camera Settings2)→[ Shutter Type]→desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The shutter type is automatically switched based on the shooting conditions and shutter speed. Mechanical Shutter: Shoot with the mechanical shutter only. Electronic Shutter: Shoot with the electronic shutter only.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the electronic shutter Using the electronic shutter lets you perform various kinds of shooting that are difficult to achieve using the mechanical shutter, such as shooting without sounds or shaking, shooting with a super-fast shutter, and blackout-free shooting*. * During blackout-free shooting, the screen does not black out or drop frames and you can keep looking at the subject through the viewfinder or monitor while shooting images.
1. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Shutter Type] → [Auto] or [Electronic Shutter]. 2. Turn the mode dial and select P (Program Auto), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), or M (Manual Exposure), then set the shutter speed and aperture value. (For example: shutter speed of 1/250 second and aperture value of F2.8) The product will not adjust the exposure in manual exposure mode when [ISO] is set to other than [ISO AUTO]. 3.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying the release timing (Shoot. Timing Disp.) Sets whether or not to display marks (such as a frame) on the screen while shooting. This function is useful in situations where it is difficult to determine the timing of shooting just by looking at the screen, such as when the shutter sound is turned off. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Shoot. Timing Disp.] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shoot. Start Disp. Sets whether or not to indicate the shutter release timing with a black screen during blackout-free shooting. The black screen makes it easier to visually confirm when the shutter is released. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Shoot. Start Disp.] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The screen blacks out when shooting the first image during blackout-free shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image) Detects flickering/blinking from artificial light sources such as fluorescent lighting and times the shooting of images to moments when flickering will have less of an impact. This function reduces differences in the exposure and color tone caused by flickering between the upper area and the lower area of an image shot with fast shutter speed and during continuous shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Lens Sets whether or not the shutter can be released when no lens is attached. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Release w/o Lens] → desired setting. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter when no lens is attached. Select [Enable] when attaching the product to an astronomical telescope, etc. Disable: Does not release the shutter when a lens is not attached.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Card Sets whether the shutter can be released when no memory card has been inserted. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Release w/o Card] → desired setting. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter even if no memory card has been inserted. Disable: Does not release the shutter when no memory card has been inserted. Note When no memory card has been inserted, the images shot will not be saved. The default setting is [Enable].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II e-Front Curtain Shutter The electronic front curtain shutter function shortens the time lag between when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter is released. You can use [e-Front Curtain Shutter] when [ Shutter Type] is set to [Mechanical Shutter]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [e-Front Curtain Shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses the electronic front curtain shutter function.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Sets whether or not to use the SteadyShot function. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [SteadyShot] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses [SteadyShot]. Off: Does not use [SteadyShot]. We recommend that you set [Off] when using a tripod, etc.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Settings You can shoot with an appropriate SteadyShot setting for the attached lens. (Camera Settings2) → [SteadyShot] → [On]. 1 MENU → 2 [SteadyShot Settings] → [SteadyShot Adjust.] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Performs the SteadyShot function automatically according to the information obtained from the attached lens. Manual: Performs the SteadyShot function according to the focal-length set using [SteadyS.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Lens Comp. Compensates for shading in the corners of the screen or distortion of the screen, or reduces color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Lens Comp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Shading Comp.: Sets whether to automatically compensate for darkness in the corners of the screen. ([Auto]/[Off]) Chromatic Aberration Comp.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Long Exposure NR (still image) When you set the shutter speed to 1 second(s) or longer (long exposure shooting), noise reduction is turned on for the duration that the shutter is open. With the function turned on, the grainy noise typical of long exposures is reduced. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Long Exposure NR] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Activates noise reduction for the same duration that the shutter is open.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II High ISO NR (still image) When shooting with high ISO sensitivity, the product reduces noise that becomes more noticeable when the product sensitivity is high. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [ MENU → High ISO NR] → desired setting. Menu item details Normal: Activates high ISO noise reduction normally. Low: Activates high ISO noise reduction moderately. Off: Does not activate high ISO noise reduction. Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Regist. Faces Priority Sets whether to focus with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Regist. Faces Priority] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Focuses with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. Off: Focuses without giving higher priority to registered faces. Hint To use the [Regist. Faces Priority] function, set as follows.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (New Registration) If you register faces in advance, the product can focus on the registered face as a priority. 1 MENU → 2 Align the guide frame with the face to be registered, and press the shutter button. 3 When a confirmation message appears, select [Enter]. (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [New Registration]. Note Up to eight faces can be registered. Shoot the face from the front in a brightly lit place.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (Order Exchanging) When multiple faces are registered to be given priority, the face registered first will be given priority. You can change the priority order. 1 MENU → 2 Select a face to change the order of priority. 3 Select the destination. (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [Order Exchanging]. Related Topic Regist.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (Delete) Deletes a registered face. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [Delete]. If you select [Delete All], you can delete all registered faces. Note Even if you execute [Delete], the data for registered face will remain in the product. To delete the data for registered faces from the product, select [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using flash (sold separately) In dark environments, use the flash to light up the subject while shooting. Also use the flash to prevent camera-shake. For details on the flash, refer to the instruction manual for the flash. 1 Attach the flash (sold separately) to the product. 2 Shoot after you have turned on the flash and it is fully charged.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Red Eye Reduction When using the flash, it is fired two or more times before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Red Eye Reduction] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The flash is always fired to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. Off: Does not use Red Eye Reduction. Note Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Flash Mode You can set the flash mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Flash Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Flash Off: The flash does not operate. Autoflash: The flash works in dark environments or when shooting towards bright light. Fill-flash: The flash works every time you trigger the shutter. Slow Sync.: The flash works every time you trigger the shutter.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Flash Comp. Adjusts the amount of flash light in a range of –3.0 EV to +3.0 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 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Flash Comp.] → desired setting. Selecting higher values (+ side) makes the flash level higher, and lower values (- side) makes the flash level lower.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FEL lock The flash level is automatically adjusted so that the subject gets the optimum exposure during normal flash shooting. You can also set the flash level in advance. FEL: Flash Exposure Level 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ toggle] function to the button. 2 Center the subject on which FEL is to be locked, and adjust the focus. 3 Press the button to which [FEL Lock toggle] is registered, and set the flash amount.
The FEL lock cannot be set when a flash is not attached. If a flash that does not support the FEL lock is attached, an error message is displayed. When both AE and FEL lock are fixed, lights up.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wireless Flash There are two methods for wireless flash shooting: light-signal flash shooting that uses the light of the flash attached to the camera as a signal light, and radio-signal flash shooting that uses wireless communication. To perform radio-signal flash shooting, use a compatible flash or the Wireless Radio Commander (sold separately).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using a flash with a sync terminal cord 1 Open the cover of (flash sync) terminal (A), and connect the cord. Hint If the screen is too dark to check the composition, set [Live View Display] to [Setting Effect OFF] to make it easy to check the composition when shooting with a flash. Flashes that have a sync terminal with reversed polarity can be used with this product.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shooting movies You can record movies by pressing the MOVIE (Movie) button. 1 Press the MOVIE button to start recording. Since the [MOVIE Button] is set to [Always] in the default setting, movie recording can be started from any shooting mode. 2 Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording. Hint You can assign the start/stop movie recording function to a preferred key. MENU → Key] → set [MOVIE] to the preferred key.
Note The sound of the lens and the product in operation may be recorded during movie recording. You can turn the sound off by selecting MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Recording] → [Off]. When shooting, the sound of the shoulder strap hooks (triangular hook) could be recorded, depending on the situation used. To prevent the operating sound of the zoom ring from being recorded during movie recording when a power zoom lens is used, we recommend recording movies using the zoom lever.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie w/ shutter You can start or stop recording movies by pressing the shutter button, which is bigger and easier to press than the MOVIE (Movie) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Movie w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Enables movie recording using the shutter button when the shooting mode is set to [Movie] or [S&Q Motion]. Off: Disables movie recording using the shutter button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie recording formats The following movie recording formats are available with this camera. What is XAVC S? Records movies in high definition such as 4K by converting them into MP4 movies using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec. MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is capable of compressing images with higher efficiency. You can record high-quality images while reducing the amount of data. XAVC S/AVCHD recording format XAVC S 4K: Bit-rate: Approx. 100 Mbps or approx.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (movie) Selects the movie file format. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ File Format] → desired setting. Menu item details Characteristics File Format XAVC S 4K Records movies in 4K resolution (3840×2160). XAVC S HD Records movies in crisper quality than AVCHD with larger amounts of data. AVCHD The AVCHD format has a high degree of compatibility with storage devices other than computers.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Record Setting (movie) Selects the frame rate and bit-rate for movie recording. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Record Setting] → desired setting. The higher the bit-rate, the higher the image quality. Menu item details When [ File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] Record Setting * Bit-rate Description 30p 100M/ 25p 100M Approx. 100 Mbps Records movies in 3840×2160 (30p/25p). 30p 60M/ 25p 60M Approx.
Record Setting Bit-rate 120p 60M/100p 60M * Approx. 60 Mbps Description Records high-speed movies in 1920×1080 (120p/100p). You can record movies in 120 fps or 100 fps. You can create smoother slow-motion movies by using compatible editing devices. Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC When [ File Format] is set to [AVCHD] Record Setting Bit-rate Description 60i 24M(FX)/50i 24M(FX) 24 Mbps at maximum Records movies in 1920×1080 (60i/50i). 60i 17M(FH)/50i 17M(FH) Approx.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II S&Q Settings You can record a moment that cannot be captured by the naked eye (slow-motion recording), or record a long-term phenomenon into a compressed movie (quick-motion recording). For example, you can record an intense sports scene, the moment when a bird starts to fly, a blooming flower, and a changing view of clouds or a starry sky. Sound will not be recorded. (S&Q Motion).
When [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to PAL Record Setting Frame Rate 25p 50p 100fps 4 times slower - 50fps 2 times slower Normal playback speed 25fps Normal playback speed 2 times quick 12fps 2.08 times quick 4.16 times quick 6fps 4.16 times quick 8.3 times quick 3fps 8.3 times quick 16.6 times quick 2fps 12.5 times quick 25 times quick 1fps 25 times quick 50 times quick When [ Frame Rate] is set to [120fps]/[100fps], you cannot set [ Record Setting] to [60p]/[50p].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Proxy Recording Sets whether to simultaneously record low-bit-rate proxy movies when recording XAVC S movies. Since proxy movies are small in file size, they are suitable for transferring to smartphones or uploading to websites. 1 (Camera Settings2) → [ MENU → Proxy Recording] → desired setting. Menu item details On : Proxy movies are simultaneously recorded. Off : Proxy movies are not recorded.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Recording Sets whether to record sounds when shooting movies. Select [Off] to avoid recording the sounds of the lens and the camera operating. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Recording] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Records sound (stereo). Off: Does not record sound.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Level Display Sets whether to display the audio level on the screen. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Level Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the audio level. Off: Does not display the audio level. Note The audio level is not displayed in the following situations: When [Audio Recording] is set to [Off]. When DISP (Display Setting) is set to [No Disp. Info.].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Rec Level You can adjust the audio recording level while checking the level meter. (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Rec Level]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired level using the right/left sides of the control wheel. Menu item details +: Turns up the audio recording level. -: Turns down the audio recording level. Reset: Resets the audio recording level to the default setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Out Timing You can set echo cancellation during audio monitoring and prevent undesirable deviations between video and audio during HDMI output. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Out Timing] → desired setting. Menu item details Live: Outputs audio without delay. Select this setting when audio deviation is a problem during audio monitoring. Lip Sync: Outputs audio and video in sync.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wind Noise Reduct. Sets whether or not to reduce wind noise by cutting the low-range sound of the input audio from the built-in microphone. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Wind Noise Reduct.] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Reduces wind noise. Off: Does not reduce wind noise. Note Setting this item to [On] where wind is not blowing sufficiently hard may cause normal sound to be recorded with too low volume.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Slow Shutter (movie) Sets whether or not to adjust the shutter speed automatically when recording movies if the subject is dark. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Auto Slow Shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses Auto Slow Shutter. The shutter speed automatically slows when recording in dark locations. You can reduce noise in the movie by using a slow shutter speed when recording in dark locations.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Initial Focus Mag. (movie) Sets the initial magnification scale for [Focus Magnifier] in the movie shooting mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Initial Focus Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details x1.0: Displays the image with the same magnification as the shooting screen. x4.0: Displays a 4.0-times enlarged image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF drive speed (movie) You can switch focusing speed when using autofocus in movie mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ AF drive speed] → desired setting. Menu item details Fast: Sets the AF drive speed to fast. This mode is suitable for shooting active scenes, such as sports. Normal: Sets the AF drive speed to normal. Slow: Sets the AF drive speed to slow.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Tracking Sens. (movie) You can set the AF sensitivity in movie mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ AF Tracking Sens.]→desired setting. Menu item details Responsive: Sets the AF sensitivity to high. This mode is useful when recording movies in which the subject is moving quickly. Standard: Sets the AF sensitivity to normal. This mode is useful when there are obstacles in front of the subject or in crowded places.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II TC/UB Settings The time code (TC) and the user bit (UB) information can be recorded as data attached to movies. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → setting value you want to change. Menu item details TC/UB Disp. Setting: Sets the display for the counter, time code, and user bit. TC Preset: Sets the time code. UB Preset: Sets the user bit. TC Format: Sets the recording method for the time code. (Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC.
1. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Format]. DF: Records the time code in Drop Frame*2 format. NDF: Records the time code in Non-Drop Frame format. *1 *2 Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC. The time code is based on 30 frames per second. However, a gap between the actual time and the time code will occur during extended periods of recording as the frame frequency of the NTSC image signal is approximately 29.97 frames per second.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II TC/UB Disp. Switch Allows you to display the time code (TC) and user bit (UB) of a movie by pressing the key to which [TC/UB Disp. Switch] function has been assigned. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key], [ the [TC/UB Disp. Switch] function to the desired key. 2 Press the key to which [TC/UB Disp. Switch] is assigned.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II MOVIE Button Sets whether or not to activate the MOVIE (Movie) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [MOVIE Button] → desired setting. Menu item details Always: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button in any mode. Movie Mode Only: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button only if the shooting mode is set to [Movie] or [S&Q Motion] mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Display (movie) Sets whether or not to display markers set using [ movies. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Marker Settings] on the monitor or the viewfinder while shooting Marker Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Markers are displayed. The markers are not recorded. Off: No marker is displayed. Note The markers are displayed when the mode dial is set to (Movie) or , or when shooting movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Settings (movie) Sets the markers to be displayed while shooting movies. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Marker Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Center: Sets whether or not to display the center marker in the center of the shooting screen. [Off]/[On] Aspect: Sets the aspect marker display. [Off]/[4:3]/[13:9]/[14:9]/[15:9]/[1.66:1]/[1.85:1]/[2.35:1] Safety Zone: Sets the safety zone display.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 4K Output Select (movie) You can set how to record movies and perform HDMI output when your camera is connected to 4K-compatible external recording/playback devices, etc. (movie). 1 Turn the mode dial to 2 Connect the camera to the desired device via an HDMI cable. 3 MENU → (Setup) → [ 4K Output Select] → desired setting.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Video Light Mode Sets the illumination setting for the HVL-LBPC LED light (sold separately). 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Video Light Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Power Link: The video light turns on/off in sync with the ON/OFF operation of this camera. REC Link: The video light turns on/off in sync with movie recording start/stop.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back still images Plays back the recorded images. (Playback) button to switch to the playback mode. 1 Press the 2 Select the image with the control wheel. Images shot with continuous shooting or interval shooting are displayed as one group. To play back the images in the group, press the center of the control wheel. Hint The product creates an image database file on a memory card to record and play back images.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarges the image being played back. Use this function to check the focus of the image, etc. 1 Display the image you want to enlarge, and then press the button. Turn the control wheel to adjust the zoom scale. By rotating the front/rear dial, you can switch to the previous or next image while keeping the same zoom scale.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation) Selects the orientation when playing back recorded images. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Display Rotation] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: When you rotate the camera, the displayed image rotates automatically by detecting the orientation of the camera. Manual: Images shot vertically are displayed vertically.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating an image (Rotate) Rotates a recorded image counter-clockwise. 1 Display the image to be rotated, then select MENU → 2 Press the center of the control wheel. (Playback) → [Rotate]. The image is rotated counter-clockwise. The image rotates as you press the center. If you rotate the image once, the image remains rotated even after the product is turned off.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Mag. Sets the initial magnification scale when playing back enlarged images. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [ Enlarge Initial Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard. Mag.: Displays an image with the standard magnification. Previous Mag.: Displays an image with the previous magnification. The previous magnification is stored even after exiting the playback zoom mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Position Sets the initial position when enlarging an image in playback. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [ Enlarge Initial Position] → desired setting. Menu item details Focused Position: Enlarges the image from the point of focus during shooting. Center: Enlarges the image from the center of the screen. Related Topic Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarge Initial Mag.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back movies Plays back the recorded movies. (playback) button to switch to playback mode. 1 Press the 2 Select the movie to be played back using the control wheel and press the center of the control wheel to start playback. Available operations during movie playback You can perform slow playback and sound volume adjustment, etc. by pressing the down side of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Volume Settings Sets the sound volume for movie playback. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Volume Settings] → desired setting. Adjusting the volume during playback Press the bottom side of the control wheel while playing back movies to display the operation panel, then adjust the volume. You can adjust the volume while listening to the actual sound. Note To change the sound volume of [Voice Memo], use MENU → (Playback) → [Voice Memo PB Volume].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Photo Capture Captures a chosen scene in a movie to save as a still image. First shoot a movie, then pause the movie during playback to capture decisive moments that tend to be missed when shooting still images, and save them as still images. 1 Display the movie that you want to capture as a still image. 2 MENU → 3 Play back the movie and pause it.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index) You can display multiple images at the same time in playback mode. (Image Index) button while the image is being played back. 1 Press the 2 Select the image by pressing the top/bottom/right/left sides of the control wheel or turning the control wheel. To change the number of images to be displayed MENU → (Playback) → [Image Index] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting) Sets which dial and method to use for jumping between images during playback. This function is useful when you want to find one of many recorded images. You can also quickly find protected images or images set with a particular rating. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Image Jump Setting] → desired item. Menu item details Select Dial: Selects the dial to use for jumping between images.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Switching between still images and movies (View Mode) Sets the View Mode (image display method). 1 MENU → (Playback) → [View Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Date View: Displays the images by date. Folder View(Still): Displays only still images. AVCHD View: Displays only AVCHD-format movies. XAVC S HD View: Displays only XAVC S HD-format movies. XAVC S 4K View: Displays only XAVC S 4K-format movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display as Group Sets whether or not to display continuously shot images or images shot using interval shooting as a group. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Display as Group] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays images as a group. Off: Does not display images as a group. Hint The following images are grouped. Images shot with [Drive Mode] set to [Cont.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. PB for Interval Continuously plays back images shot using interval shooting. You can create movies from still images produced by interval shooting using the computer software Imaging Edge (Viewer). You cannot create movies from the still images on the camera. (Playback) → [Cont. PB for Interval]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the image group that you want to play back, and then press the center of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II PB Speed for Interval Sets the playback speed for still images during [Cont. PB for 1 MENU → (Playback) → [PB Speed for Interval]. Interval] → desired setting. Hint You can also change the playback speed by turning the front/rear dial or the control wheel during [Cont. PB for Related Topic Cont. PB for Interval 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 280 Interval].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media) Selects the memory card slot to be played back. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Select Playback Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects the slot 2. Note No image is played back when no memory card is inserted in the selected slot. Select a slot into which a memory card has been inserted.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy) You can copy images from a memory card in a slot that is selected using [Select Playback Media] to a memory card in another slot. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Copy]. All of the contents with a date or in a folder currently being played back will be copied to a memory card in another slot. Hint You can select the type of images to be displayed by selecting MENU → (Playback) → [View Mode].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show) Automatically plays back images continuously. 1 MENU → 2 Select [Enter]. (Playback) → [Slide Show] → desired setting. Menu item details Repeat: Select [On], in which images are played back in a continuous loop, or [Off], in which the product exits the slideshow when all the images are played back once.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Protecting images (Protect) Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The 1 MENU → mark is displayed on protected images. (Playback) → [Protect] → desired setting. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Applies the protection of the selected multiple images. (1) Select the image to be protected, then press the center of the control wheel. The box. To cancel the selection, press the center again to remove the mark.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating You can assign ratings to recorded images on a scale from to to make it easier to find images. Combining this function with [Image Jump Setting] allows you to find a desired image quickly. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Rating]. The image rating selection screen will appear. 2 Press the left/right sides of the control wheel to display an image to which you want to assign a rating, and then press the center. 3 Select the number of center.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating Set(Custom Key) Sets the available number of Custom Key]. 1 MENU → 2 Add a when rating images with the key to which you have assigned [Rating] using [ (Playback) → [Rating Set(Custom Key)]. mark to the number of that you want to activate. You can select the checked number when setting [Rating] using the custom key.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) You can specify in advance on the memory card which still images you want to print out later. The (print order) icon will appear on the specified images. DPOF refers to “Digital Print Order Format.” DPOF setting will be retained after the image is printed. We recommend that you cancel this setting after printing. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Specify Printing] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) You can record shooting conditions or image descriptions with your voice, and attach the audio files to images as voice memos. Voice memos can be transferred to a computer together with images, and played back on the computer. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Voice Memo] The image selection screen will appear. 2 Select a still image to which you want to attach a voice memo.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Voice Memo PB Volume Adjusts the playback volume for voice memos. 1 MENU → 2 Adjust the volume by pressing the left/right side of the control wheel. (Playback) → [Voice Memo PB Volume] Hint While playing back a voice memo, you can display the volume control screen by pressing the bottom of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting a displayed image You can delete an image displayed. Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Confirm the image to be deleted beforehand. 1 Display the image you want to delete. 2 Press the 3 Select [Delete] using the control wheel. (Delete) button. If a voice memo is attached to the image to be deleted, select [Delete image and voice memo]. Note The protected images cannot be deleted.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting multiple selected images (Delete) You can delete multiple selected images. Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Confirm the image to be deleted beforehand. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Delete] → desired setting. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Deletes the selected images. (1) Select the images to be deleted, then press the center of the control wheel. The box.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete confirm. You can set whether [Delete] or [Cancel] is selected as a default on the delete confirmation screen. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Delete confirm.] → desired setting. Menu item details "Delete" first: [Delete] is selected as the default setting. "Cancel" first: [Cancel] is selected as the default setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable To view images stored on this product using a TV, an HDMI cable (sold separately) and an HD TV equipped with an HDMI jack are required. 1 Turn off both this product and the TV. 2 Connect the HDMI micro terminal of this product to the HDMI jack of the TV using an HDMI cable (sold separately). 3 Turn on the TV and switch the input. 4 Turn on this product.
If the product performs unwanted operations in response to the TV remote control when the product is connected to another manufacturer’s TV using an HDMI connection, select MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [CTRL FOR HDMI] → [Off]. Hint This product is compatible with the PhotoTV HD standard.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Customization features of the camera The camera has various customization features such as registration of functions and shooting settings to custom keys. You can combine your preferred settings to customize the camera for easier operation. For details on how to configure the settings and use them, refer to the page for each function.
To assign different functions to the dial and switch the function of the dial ( My Dial Settings ) You can assign the desired functions to the front/rear dial and the control wheel, and register up to three combinations of settings to the camera as “My Dial 1 - 3” settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Allows you to register up to 3 often-used modes or product settings to the product and up to 4 (M1 through M4) to the memory card. You can recall the settings using just the mode dial. 1 Set the product to the setting you want to register. 2 MENU → 3 Press the center of the control wheel to confirm. (Camera Settings1) → [ / Memory] → desired number.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Select Media (Memory recall) Selects the memory card slot from which settings are recalled or to which settings are registered for M1 through M4. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Select Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects the slot 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set) You can register shooting settings (such as exposure, focus setting, drive mode, etc.) to a custom key in advance and temporarily recall them while holding down the key. Simply press the custom key to switch the settings quickly and release the key to go back to the original settings. This function is useful when recording active scenes such as sports.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings) You can assign the desired functions to the front dial, rear dial, and control wheel, and register up to three combinations of settings as “My Dial” settings. You can quickly recall or switch registered “My Dial” settings by pressing the custom key you assigned in advance.
My Dial 1 My Dial 2 My Dial 3 Control wheel ISO White Balance Not set Front dial Av Creative Style Move AF Point:L/R Rear dial Tv Picture Effect Move AF Point:U/D 1. Press the C1 (Custom1) button. The functions registered to [My Dial 1] will be assigned to the control wheel, the front dial, and the rear dial. The icons shown below are displayed in the lower part of the screen. 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Setup You can switch the functions of the front/rear dial. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Dial Setup] → desired setting. Menu item details Tv Av: The front dial is used to change the shutter speed and the rear dial to change the aperture value. Av Tv: The front dial is used to change the aperture value and the rear dial to change the shutter speed. Note The [Dial Setup] function is enabled when the shooting mode is set to “M.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Av/Tv Rotate Sets the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel when changing the aperture value or shutter speed. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Av/Tv Rotate] → desired setting. Menu item details Normal: Does not change the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel. Reverse: Reverses the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Lock Operation Parts You can set whether the multi-selector, dials, and wheel can be locked by pressing and holding down the Fn (Function) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Lock Operation Parts] → desired setting. To lock the operating parts, hold down the Fn (function) button until the message “Locked.” appears on the monitor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Function Ring(Lens) You can choose which of the following functions to assign to the function ring on the lens: power-assisted focusing (power focus), or switching the angle of view between full frame and APS-C/Super 35 mm (available only with compatible lenses). For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Function Ring(Lens)]→ desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Add Item You can register the desired menu items to (My Menu) under MENU. (My Menu) → [Add Item]. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to add to wheel. 3 Select a destination using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. (My Menu) using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control Hint You can add up to 30 items to (My Menu). Note You cannot add the following items to Any item under MENU → [View on TV] (My Menu).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Sort Item You can rearrange the menu items added to (My Menu) under MENU. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to move using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. 3 Select a destination using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. (My Menu) → [Sort Item].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Item You can delete menu items added to (My Menu) of MENU. (My Menu) → [Delete Item]. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to delete using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel, and then press the center to delete the selected item. Hint To delete all the items on a page, select MENU → You can delete all the items added to (My Menu) → [Delete Page]. (My Menu) by selecting MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Page You can delete all the menu items added to a page under (My Menu) in MENU. 1 MENU → 2 Select a page that you want to delete using the left/right sides of the control wheel, and then press the center of the control wheel to delete the items. (My Menu) → [Delete Page].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete All You can delete all the menu items added to 1 MENU → 2 Select [OK]. (My Menu) in MENU. (My Menu) → [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display From My Menu You can set My Menu to appear first when you press the MENU button. 1 MENU → (My Menu) → [Display From My Menu] → desired setting. Menu item details On: My Menu appears first when you press the MENU button. Off: The most recently displayed menu appears when you press the MENU button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Review You can check the recorded image on the screen right after the shooting. You can also set the display time for Auto Review. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Auto Review] → desired setting. Menu item details 10 Sec/5 Sec/2 Sec: Displays the recorded image on the screen right after shooting for the selected duration of time. If you perform a magnifying operation during Auto Review, you can check that image using the magnified scale.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Preview While you press and hold the key to which you assigned the [Aperture Preview] function, the aperture is stepped down to the set aperture value and you can check the blurriness prior to shooting. 1 MENU → desired key. 2 Confirm the image by pressing the key to which [Aperture Preview] was assigned.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shot. Result Preview While pressing down the key to which [Shot. Result Preview] is assigned, you can check the image preview with the DRO, shutter speed, aperture and ISO sensitivity settings applied. Check the shooting result preview before shooting. 1 MENU → desired key. 2 Confirm the image by pressing the key to which [Shot. Result Preview] was assigned. (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] → set the [Shot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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 screen. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Live View Display] → desired setting. Menu item details Setting Effect ON: Displays Live View in conditions close to what your picture will look like as a result of applying all your settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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 → (Camera Settings2) → [Grid Line] → desired setting. Menu item details Rule of 3rds Grid: Place main subjects close to one of the grid lines that divide the image into thirds for a well-balanced composition. Square Grid: Square grids make it easier to confirm the horizontal level of your composition.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FINDER/MONITOR Sets the method for switching the display between the viewfinder and the monitor. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [FINDER/MONITOR] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: When you look into the viewfinder, the eye sensor reacts and the display is switched to the viewfinder automatically. Viewfinder(Manual): The monitor is turned off and the image is displayed only in the viewfinder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Monitor Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Monitor Brightness] → desired setting. Menu item details Manual: Adjusts the brightness within the range of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather: Sets the brightness appropriately for shooting outdoors. Note The [Sunny Weather] setting is too bright for shooting indoors. Set [Monitor Brightness] to [Manual] for indoor shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Viewfinder Bright. When using the viewfinder, this product adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder according to the surrounding environment. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Viewfinder Bright.] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Adjusts the brightness automatically. Manual: Selects the brightness of the viewfinder within the range of –2 to +2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Color Temp. Adjusts the color temperature of the electronic viewfinder. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Finder Color Temp.] → desired setting. Menu item details -2 to +2: When you select “-,” the viewfinder screen changes to a warmer color, and when you select “+,” it changes to a colder color.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Frame Rate (still image) Display the subject's movements more smoothly by adjusting the frame rate of the viewfinder during still image shooting. This function is convenient when shooting a fast-moving subject. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) →[ Finder Frame Rate] → desired setting. This function can be assigned to key of your choice using [ Custom Key].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bright Monitoring Allows you to adjust the composition when shooting in dark environments. By extending the exposure time, you can check the composition on the viewfinder/monitor even in dark locations such as under the night sky. (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] → assign the [Bright Monitoring] function to the 1 MENU → desired key. 2 Press the key to which you assigned the [Bright Monitoring] function, then shoot an image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Format When you use a memory card with this camera for the first time, we recommend that you format the card using the camera for stable performance of the memory card. Note that formatting permanently erases all data on the memory card, and is unrecoverable. Save valuable data on a computer, etc. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Format] → desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Select REC Folder If [Folder Name] under [ File/Folder Settings] is set to [Standard Form] and there are 2 folders or more, you can select the folder on the memory card to which images are to be recorded. 1 MENU→ (Setup)→[Select REC Folder]→desired folder. Note You cannot select the folder when [Folder Name] under [ File/Folder Settings] is set to [Date Form]. If [Recording Mode] under [Rec.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II New Folder Creates a new folder on the memory card for recording still images. A new folder is created with a folder number one greater than the largest folder number currently used. Images are recorded in the newly created folder. 1 MENU→ (Setup)→[New Folder]. Note When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into this product and shoot images, a new folder may be automatically created.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File/Folder Settings (still image) Sets file names for still images to be shot, and specifies folders for storing the shot still images. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ File/Folder Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to still images. [Series]: Does not reset file numbers for each folder. [Reset]: Resets file numbers for each folder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Settings (movie) Configure settings for the file names of recorded movies. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ File Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to movies. [Series]: Does not reset file numbers even if the memory card is changed. [Reset]: Resets the file number when the memory card is changed. Series Counter Reset: Resets the series counter used when [File Number] is set to [Series].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display Media Info. Displays the recordable time of movies for the inserted memory card. Also displays the number of recordable still images for the inserted memory card. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Display Media Info.] → desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Prioritize Rec. Media Selects the memory card slot on which to record. [Slot 1] is the default setting. If you do not intend to change the settings and will only use one memory card, use the slot 1. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Prioritize Rec. Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects media in the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects media in the slot 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Recording Mode You can select the method for recording an image, such as recording the same image simultaneously to two memory cards or recording different types of images to two memory cards. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Recording Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Records an image to a memory card in the memory card slot that you select in [Prioritize Rec. Media]. Simult.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Auto Switch Media If a memory card in use becomes full or you have forgotten to insert a memory card into a slot, you can record images to the other memory card. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Auto Switch Media] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera automatically starts recording on the other memory card when a memory card in use becomes full or if you have forgotten to insert a memory card.
Example: When [Prioritize Rec. Media] is set to [Slot 1] ([Recording Mode]: [Simult. ( / )]) : Simultaneous recording is available. : Recording is disabled. : The same image cannot be recorded simultaneously. (A): Recording is no longer possible on the memory card (due to lack of capacity, etc.). (B): The memory card is removed. (C): A recordable memory card is inserted. Images that are not recorded simultaneously (for example: still images during [Simult.
(C): A recordable memory card is inserted. When the memory card in use becomes full while recording movies, the camera starts recording to the other memory card. When recording still images and movies separately to two memory cards: When [Recording Mode] is set to [Sort( / )] When either of the memory cards becomes full, both still images and movies are recorded to the other memory card.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recover Image DB If image files were processed on a computer, problems may occur in the image database file. In such cases, the images on the memory card will not be played back on this product. If these problems happen, repair the file using [Recover Image DB]. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Recover Image DB] → desired memory card slot → [Enter]. Note If the battery pack is extremely depleted, image database files cannot be repaired.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio signals Selects whether the product produces a sound or not. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → desired setting. Menu item details On:all: Sounds are produced for example when the focus is achieved by pressing the shutter button halfway down. On:other than e-shut: Sounds are produced when focusing by pressing the shutter button halfway down, etc. The electronic shutter does not produce any sounds.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Power Save Start Time Sets time intervals to automatically switch to power save mode when you are not performing operations to prevent wearing down the battery pack. To return to shooting mode, perform an operation such as pressing the shutter button halfway down. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Power Save Start Time] → desired setting. Menu item details 30 Min/5 Min/2 Min/1 Min/10 Sec Note Turn off the product when you do not use it for a long time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Power OFF Temp. Sets the temperature of the camera at which the camera turns off automatically during shooting. When it is set to [High], you can continue shooting even when the temperature of the camera gets hotter than normal. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Auto Power OFF Temp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Sets the standard temperature for the camera to turn off.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IR Remote Ctrl You can operate this product and shoot images using the SHUTTER button, 2SEC button (2 second delay shutter), and START/STOP button (or Movie button (RMT-DSLR2 only)) on the Wireless Remote Commander RMT-DSLR1 (sold separately) and RMT-DSLR2 (sold separately). Refer also to the operating instructions for the Infrared Remote Commander. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [IR Remote Ctrl] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II NTSC/PAL Selector Plays back movies recorded with the product on a NTSC/PAL system TV. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [NTSC/PAL Selector] → [Enter] Note If you insert a memory card that has previously been formatted with a different video system, a message telling you that you must reformat the card will appear. If you want to record using another system, re-format the memory card or use another memory card.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution When you connect the product 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 Settings] → [HDMI Resolution] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The product automatically recognizes an HD TV and sets the output resolution. 2160p/1080p: Outputs signals in 2160p/1080p.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models) You can set 1080/24p or 1080/60p as the HDMI output format when [ or [24p 100M]. Record Setting] is set to [24p 50M], [24p 60M] 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [HDMI Resolution] → [1080p] or [2160p/1080p]. 2 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [ 24p/60p Output] → desired setting. Menu item details 60p: Movies are output as 60p. 24p: Movies are output as 24p.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display Selects whether to display the shooting information when this product and the TV are connected using an HDMI cable (sold separately). 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [HDMI Info. Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the shooting information on the TV. The recorded image and the shooting information are displayed on the TV, while nothing is displayed on the camera’s monitor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie) Sets whether or not to layer the TC (time code) information on the output signal via the HDMI terminal when outputting the signal to other professional-use devices. This function layers the time code information on the HDMI output signal. The product sends the time code information as digital data, not as an image displayed on the screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: REC Control (movie) If you connect the camera to an external recorder/player, you can remotely command the recorder/player to start/stop recording using the camera. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [ REC Control] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera can send a recording command to an external recorder/player. The camera is sending a recording command to an external recorder/player.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI When connecting this product to a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV using an HDMI cable (sold separately), you can operate this product by aiming the TV remote control at the TV. (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [CTRL FOR HDMI] → desired setting. 1 MENU → 2 Connect this product to a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV. The input of the TV is switched automatically and images on this product are displayed on the TV screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Connection Selects the USB connection method when this product is connected to a computer, etc. Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Off] beforehand. Also, when you set MENU → (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [PC Remote Cnct Method] to [USB], set [PC Remote] under [PC Remote Function] to [Off]. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB Connection] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB LUN Setting Enhances compatibility by limiting of USB connection functions. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB LUN Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Multi: Normally, use [Multi]. Single: Set [USB LUN Setting] to [Single] only if you cannot make a connection.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Power Supply Sets whether to supply power via the USB cable when the product is connected to a computer or an USB device. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB Power Supply] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Power is supplied to the product via a USB cable when the product is connected to a computer, etc. Off: Power is not supplied to the product via a USB cable when the product is connected to a computer, etc.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Save/Load Settings You can save/load camera settings to/from a memory card. You can also load settings from another camera of the same model. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Save/Load Settings] → desired item. Menu item details Save: Saves the current settings of this camera to a memory card. Load: Loads the settings from a memory card to this camera. Delete: Deletes the settings saved on a memory card.
Note You can save up to 10 settings per memory card. When 10 settings have been already saved, you cannot perform [Save New]. Delete the existing settings using [Delete], or overwrite them. Only Slot 1 is used for saving or loading data. You cannot change the saving/loading destination slot. You cannot load settings from a camera of a different model. You can use this function to save settings registered to [ / Memory].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Language Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warnings and messages. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ Language] → desired language.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is displayed automatically when you turn on this product for the first time or when the internal rechargeable backup battery has fully discharged. Select this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Menu item details Daylight Savings: Selects Daylight Savings [On]/[Off]. Date/Time: Sets the date and time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Area Setting Sets the area where you are using the product. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Area Setting] → desired area.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copyright Info Writes copyright information onto the still images. (Setup) → [Copyright Info] → desired setting. 1 MENU → 2 When you select [Set Photographer] or [Set Copyright], a keyboard appears on the screen. Enter your desired name. Menu item details Write Copyright Info: Sets whether to write copyright information. ([On]/[Off]) If you select [On], an icon will appear on the shooting screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Version Displays the version of this product’s software. Check the version when updates for this product’s software are released, etc. Also displays the version of the lens if a lens compatible with firmware updates is attached. The version of the Mount Adaptor is displayed in the lens area if a Mount Adaptor compatible with firmware updates is attached. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Version].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IPTC Information You can write IPTC information* when recording still images. Create and edit IPTC information using the IPTC Metadata Preset (https://www.sony.net/iptc/help/) and write the information to a memory card beforehand. * IPTC information consists of digital image metadata attributes, as standardized by the International Press Telecommunications Council. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [IPTC Information] → desired setting item.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Write Serial Number Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data when shooting still images. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Write Serial Number] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data for the image. Off: Does not write the camera's serial number to the Exif data for the image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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. Menu item details On: The movie playback demonstration starts automatically if the product is not operated for about one minute. Only protected AVCHD movies can be played back.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting Reset Resets the product to the default settings. Even if you perform [Setting Reset], the recorded images are retained. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Setting Reset] → desired setting. Menu item details Camera Settings Reset: Initializes the main shooting settings to the default settings. Initialize: Initializes all the settings to the default settings. Note Be sure not to eject the battery pack while resetting. The value set with [AF Micro Adj.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Imaging Edge Mobile Using the smartphone application Imaging Edge Mobile, you can shoot an image while controlling the camera using a smartphone or transfer the images recorded on the camera to the smartphone. Download and install the application Imaging Edge Mobile from your smartphone’s application store. If Imaging Edge Mobile is already installed on your smartphone, be sure to update it to the latest version.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Ctrl w/ Smartphone Sets the condition for connecting the camera to a smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → desired setting. Menu item details Ctrl w/ Smartphone: Sets whether to connect the camera and a smartphone using Wi-Fi. ([On]/[Off]) Connection: Displays the QR code or SSID used to connect the camera to a smartphone. Always Connected: Sets whether to keep the camera connected to a smartphone.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using a smartphone (NFC One-touch remote) You can connect this product to an NFC-enabled smartphone by touching them together and then operate the product using the smartphone. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone]. 1 Activate the NFC function of the smartphone.
When [Airplane Mode] is set to [On], you cannot connect this product and the smartphone. Set [Airplane Mode] to [Off]. If this product and the smartphone are connected when the product is in playback mode, the displayed image is sent to the smartphone.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (QR Code) You can control this product using your smartphone by connecting your smartphone to the camera using the QR Code. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone]. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [ Connection]. QR Code (A) and the SSID (B) are displayed on the monitor of this product.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (SSID) You can control this product using your smartphone by connecting your smartphone to the camera using the SSID and password. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone]. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [ Connection]. QR Code is displayed on the monitor of this product. 2 Press the (Delete) button of this product.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (QR Code) You can connect an iPhone or iPad to the camera using the QR Code and operate the camera using the iPhone or iPad. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone]. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [ Connection]. QR Code (A) and the SSID (B) are displayed on the monitor of this product.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (SSID) You can control the camera using an iPhone or iPad by connecting the iPhone or iPad to the camera using the SSID and password. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone]. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [ Connection]. QR Code is displayed on the monitor of this product. 2 Press the (Delete) button of this product.
The iPhone or iPad is connected to the product. 5 Confirm that your iPhone or iPad was connected to the “SSID” shown on this product. 6 Return to the "Home" screen of the iPhone or iPad and launch Imaging Edge Mobile. You can now shoot images remotely while checking the composition on the screen of your iPhone or iPad. Note Radio wave interference may occur as Bluetooth communications and Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) communications use the same frequency band.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone You can transfer still images, XAVC S movies, slow-motion movies, or quick-motion movies to a smartphone and view them. The application Imaging Edge Mobile must be installed on your smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [Send to Smartphone] → desired setting.
Depending on the smartphone, the transferred movie may not be played back correctly. For example, the movie may not play smoothly, or there may be no sound. Depending on the format of the still image, movie, slow-motion movie, or quick-motion movie, it may not be possible to play it back on a smartphone. This product shares the connection information for [Send to Smartphone] with a device that has permission to connect.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies) When transferring XAVC S video to a smartphone with [Send to Smartphone], you can set whether to transfer the lowbit-rate proxy movie or the high-bit-rate original movie. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [ Sending Target] → desired setting. Menu item details Proxy Only: Transfers only proxy movies. Original Only: Transfers only original movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF Sets whether or not to accept Bluetooth connections from a smartphone while the camera is turned off. When [Cnct. during Power OFF] is set to [On], you can browse images on the camera's memory card and transfer images from the camera to a smartphone by operating the smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [Cnct. during Power OFF] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Sending images to a smartphone (NFC One-touch Sharing) With just one touch, you can connect this product and an NFC-enabled smartphone, and send an image displayed on the product screen directly to the smartphone. You can transfer still images, XAVC S movies and slow-motion and quickmotion movies. 1 Activate the NFC function of the smartphone.
RAW images are converted to JPEG format when they are sent. You cannot send AVCHD format movies. Depending on the smartphone, the transferred movie may not be played back correctly. For example, the movie may not play smoothly, or there may be no sound. If the Image Index is displayed on the product, you cannot transfer images using the NFC function. If you cannot make a connection, do as the following: Launch Imaging Edge Mobile on your smartphone, and then move the smartphone slowly toward the product.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Location Info. Link Set. You can use the application Imaging Edge Mobile to obtain location information from a smartphone that is connected with your camera using Bluetooth communication. You can record the obtained location information when shooting images. Preparation in advance To use the location information linking function of the camera, the application Imaging Edge Mobile is required.
8. : On the camera, select MENU → (Network) → [ Location Info. Link Set.] → [Location Info. Link] → [On]. (obtaining location information icon) will be displayed on the monitor of the camera. Location information obtained by your smartphone using GPS, etc., will be recorded when shooting images. Menu item details Location Info. Link: Sets whether to obtain the location information by linking with a smartphone. Auto Time Correct.
For details on Bluetooth versions compatible with your smartphone, check the product website for your smartphone. Related Topic Imaging Edge Mobile Send to Smartphone Func.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth remote commander RMT-P1BT (sold separately). Select MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Settings] → [Bluetooth Function] → [On] in advance. Refer to the instruction manual for the Bluetooth remote commander as well. 1 On the camera, select MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] → [On].
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II View on TV You can view images on a network-enabled TV by transferring them from the product without connecting the product and TV with a cable. For some TVs, you may need to perform operations on the TV. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV. (Network) → [View on TV] → desired device to be connected. 1 MENU → 2 When you want to play back images using slideshow, press the center of the control wheel.
When [Display as Group] is set to [On], only the first image of the group is transferred to the TV. Related Topic Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Airplane Mode When you board an airplane, etc., you can temporarily disable all the wireless-related functions including Wi-Fi. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Airplane Mode] → desired setting. If you set [Airplane Mode] to [On], an airplane mark will be displayed on the screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push If your access point has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button, you can register the access point to this product easily. 1 MENU → 2 Push the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button on the access point to connect. (Network) →[Wi-Fi Settings] → [WPS Push]. Note [WPS Push] works only if the security setting of your access point is set to WPA or WPA2 and your access point supports the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) button method.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set. You can register your access point manually. Before starting the procedure, check the SSID name of the access point, security system, and password. The password may be preset in some devices. For details, see the access point operating instructions, or consult the access point administrator. 1 MENU → 2 Select the access point you want to register. (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Access Point Set.].
Select [Auto] or [Manual]. IP Address: If you are entering the IP address manually, enter the set address. Subnet Mask/Default Gateway/Primary DNS Server/Second DNS Server: If you have set [IP Address Setting] to [Manual], enter each address according to your network environment. Note To give the registered access point priority in the future, set [Priority Connection] to [On].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz) Sets the frequency band for Wi-Fi communications. [5GHz] has faster communication speeds and more stable data transfers than [2.4GHz]. The [Frequency Band] setting only applies to [Send to Smartphone], [Ctrl w/ Smartphone], and [PC Remote] (Wi-Fi Direct). 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Frequency Band] → desired setting. Menu item details 2.4GHz/5GHz Note If there are both 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Display Wi-Fi Info. Displays Wi-Fi information for the camera such as the MAC address, IP address, etc. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Display Wi-Fi Info.].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: SSID/PW Reset This product shares connection information for [Send to Smartphone], [ Connection] under [Ctrl w/ Smartphone], and the Wi-Fi Direct connections using [PC Remote Function] with devices that have permission to connect. If you want to change which devices have permission to connect, reset the connection information. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [SSID/PW Reset] → [OK].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Settings Controls the settings for connecting the camera to a smartphone or Bluetooth remote commander via a Bluetooth connection. If you want to pair the camera and smartphone in order to use the location information link function, refer to “Location Info. Link Set..” If you want to perform pairing in order to use a Bluetooth remote commander, refer to “Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl.” 1 MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Settings] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wired LAN Setting Configures a wired LAN. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wired LAN Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details IP Address Setting: Sets whether to configure the IP address for the wired LAN automatically or manually. Display Wired LAN Info.: Displays wired LAN information for this product such as the MAC address or IP address. IP Address: If you are entering the IP address manually, enter the fixed address.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Edit Device Name You can change the device name for Wi-Fi Direct, [PC Remote], or Bluetooth connections. 1 MENU → 2 Select the input box, then input the device name→[OK]. (Network) → [Edit Device Name]. Related Topic Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate) Imports a root certificate needed to verify a server from a memory card. Use this function for encrypted communications during FTP transfer. For details, refer to the “FTP Help Guide.” https://rd1.sony.net/help/di/ftp/h_zz/ 1 MENU → (Network) → [Import Root Certificate].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Security(IPsec) Encrypts data when the camera and a computer communicate via a wired LAN or Wi-Fi connection. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Security(IPsec)] → desired setting. Menu item details IPsec ([On]/[Off]): Sets whether or not the [Security(IPsec)] function is used. Dest. IP Address: Sets the IP address of the device to connect using the [Security(IPsec)] function. Shared Key: Sets the shared key used by the [Security(IPsec)] function.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset Network Set. Resets all the network settings to default settings. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Reset Network Set.] → [Enter].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recommended computer environment You can confirm the operating computer environment of the software from the following URL: https://www.sony.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II PlayMemories Home With PlayMemories Home, you can do the following: You can import images shot with this product to your computer. You can play back the images imported to your computer. You can share your images using PlayMemories Online. You can edit movies such as by cutting or merging. You can add various effects such as BGM and subtitles to movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Installing PlayMemories Home 1 Using your computer's Internet browser, go to the URL below and download PlayMemories Home by following the on-screen instructions. https://www.sony.net/pm/ An Internet connection is required. For detailed instructions, visit the PlayMemories Home support page. https://www.sony.co.jp/pmh-se/ 2 Connect the product to your computer using the USB cable, then turn the product on.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Connecting to a computer 1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera. 2 Turn on the camera and the computer. 3 Check that [USB Connection] under 4 Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable (A). (Setup) is set to [Mass Storage]. When you connect the camera to the computer for the first time, the procedure for recognizing the camera may start automatically on the computer. Wait until the procedure is finished.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home PlayMemories Home allows you to easily import images. For details on PlayMemories Home functions, see the Help of PlayMemories Home. Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home (For Windows) When the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between this product and a computer, click [Open folder to view files] → [OK] → [DCIM].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Disconnecting the camera from the computer Perform steps 1 and 2 below before performing the following operations: Disconnecting the USB cable. Removing a memory card. Turning off the product. 1 Click 2 Click the displayed message. (Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media ) in the taskbar. Note On Mac computers, drag and drop the memory card icon or the drive icon into the “Trash” icon. The camera will be disconnected from the computer.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function) Uses a Wi-Fi or USB connection, etc. to control the camera from a computer, including such functions as shooting and storing images on the computer. Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Off] beforehand. For details on [PC Remote Function], refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/support/tutorial/ilc/l/ilce-9m2/pcremote.
Pairing information is deleted when you initialize the camera. When [PC Remote Cnct Method] is set to [Wi-Fi Direct] Use the camera as an access point, and connect the computer to the camera directly via Wi-Fi. Select MENU→ (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [Wi-Fi Direct Info.] to display the Wi-Fi connection information (SSID and password) for the camera. Connect the computer and the camera using the Wi-Fi connection information displayed on the camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Computer You can transfer images stored in the product to a computer connected to a wireless access point or wireless broadband router and easily make backup copies using this operation. Before starting this operation, install PlayMemories Home on your computer and register the access point on the product. 1 Start your computer. 2 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Computer] → the desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FTP Transfer Func. You can set up image transferring using an FTP server or transfer images to the FTP server. Basic knowledge of FTP servers is required. For details, refer to the “FTP Help Guide.” https://rd1.sony.net/help/di/ftp/h_zz/ 1 MENU → (Network) → [FTP Transfer Func.] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Imaging Edge Imaging Edge is a software suite that includes functions such as remote shooting from a computer, and adjusting or developing RAW images recorded with the camera. Viewer: You can display and search images. Edit: You can edit images with various corrections such as tone curve and sharpness, and develop images recorded in RAW format.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Remote Camera Tool Remote Camera Tool is software for PC remote shooting using a wired LAN. You can change the camera settings and shoot images from a computer by connecting the camera to a computer or switching hub using a LAN cable. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. MENU → (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [PC Remote] → [On]. MENU → (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [PC Remote Cnct Method] → [Wired LAN]. Connect the camera and the computer using a LAN cable.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Selecting a disc to be created You can create a disc that can be played back on other devices from a movie recorded on this camera. What devices can play back the disc depends on the disc type. Select a disc type suitable for the playback devices you will be using. Depending on the movie type, the movie format may be converted when creating a disc.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creating Blu-ray Discs from high-definition image quality movies You can create Blu-ray Discs that can be played back on Blu-ray Disc playback devices (such as Sony Blu-ray Disc players or the PlayStation 4, etc.). A. How to create using a computer With a Windows computer, you can copy movies imported to the computer and create Blu-ray Discs using PlayMemories Home. Your computer must be able to create Blu-ray Discs.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creating DVD discs (AVCHD recording discs) from high-definition image quality movies You can create DVD discs (AVCHD recording discs) that can be played back on AVCHD-compatible playback devices (such as Sony Blu-ray Disc players or the PlayStation 4, etc.). A. How to create using a computer With a Windows computer, you can copy movies imported to the computer and create DVD discs (AVCHD recording discs) using PlayMemories Home.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creating DVD discs from standard image quality movies You can create DVD discs that can be played back on ordinary DVD playback devices (DVD players, computers that can play back DVD discs, etc.). A. How to create using a computer With a Windows computer, you can copy movies imported to the computer and create DVD disc using PlayMemories Home. Your computer must be able to create DVD discs.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using MENU items You can change settings related to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and operating method. You can also execute camera functions from the MENU. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu screen. 2 Select the desired setting you want to adjust using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel or by turning the control wheel, and then press the center of the control wheel.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (still image) Sets the file format for still images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ File Format] → desired setting. Menu item details RAW: Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes. RAW & JPEG: A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II RAW File Type (still image) Selects the file type for RAW images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ RAW File Type] → desired setting. Menu item details Compressed: Records images in compressed RAW format. The file size of the image will be approximately half of that with [Uncompressed]. Uncompressed: Records images in uncompressed RAW format.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II JPEG Quality (still image) Selects the JPEG image quality when [ 1 MENU → File Format] is set to [RAW & JPEG] or [JPEG]. (Camera Settings1) → [ JPEG Quality] → desired setting. Menu item details Extra fine/Fine/Standard: Since the compression rate increases from [Extra fine] to [Fine] to [Standard], the file size decreases in the same order. This allows more files to be recorded on one memory card, but the image quality is lower.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II JPEG Image Size (still 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 → (Camera Settings1) → [ JPEG Image Size] → desired setting. Menu item details When recording in the full frame size When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 3:2 L: 24M 6000×4000 pixels M: 10M 3936×2624 pixels S: 6.
When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 4:3 L︓9.2M 3488×2624 pixels M︓5.3M 2656×2000 pixels S︓2.3M 1744×1312 pixels When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 16:9 L: 8.7M 3936×2216 pixels M: 5.1M 3008×1688 pixels S: 2.2M 1968×1112 pixels When [ Aspect Ratio] is set to 1:1 L: 6.9M 2624×2624 pixels M: 4.0M 2000×2000 pixels S: 1.7M 1312×1312 pixels Note When [ File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the image size for RAW images corresponds to “L.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aspect Ratio (still image) 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Aspect Ratio] → desired setting. Menu item details 3:2: Same aspect ratio as 35 mm film 4:3: The aspect ratio is 4:3. 16:9: The aspect ratio is 16:9. 1:1: The horizontal and vertical ratio is equal.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II APS-C/Super 35mm Sets whether to record in APS-C-equivalent size for still images and in Super 35mm-equivalent size for movies. If you select [On] or [Auto], you can use an APS-C size dedicated lens on this product. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [APS-C/Super 35mm] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Records in either APS-C-equivalent size or Super 35mm-equivalent size. Auto: Automatically sets the capture range according to the lens.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Long Exposure NR (still image) When you set the shutter speed to 1 second(s) or longer (long exposure shooting), noise reduction is turned on for the duration that the shutter is open. With the function turned on, the grainy noise typical of long exposures is reduced. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Long Exposure NR] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Activates noise reduction for the same duration that the shutter is open.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II High ISO NR (still image) When shooting with high ISO sensitivity, the product reduces noise that becomes more noticeable when the product sensitivity is high. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [ MENU → High ISO NR] → desired setting. Menu item details Normal: Activates high ISO noise reduction normally. Low: Activates high ISO noise reduction moderately. Off: Does not activate high ISO noise reduction. Select this to prioritize the timing of shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Color Space (still image) The way colors are represented using combinations of numbers or the range of color reproduction is called “color space.” You can change the color space depending on the purpose of the image. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Color Space] → desired setting. Menu item details sRGB: This is the standard color space of the digital camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Lens Comp. Compensates for shading in the corners of the screen or distortion of the screen, or reduces color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Lens Comp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Shading Comp.: Sets whether to automatically compensate for darkness in the corners of the screen. ([Auto]/[Off]) Chromatic Aberration Comp.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Self-timer Type When shooting with the self-timer, sets how many images are recorded and how many seconds elapse from when you press the shutter button until when the shutter is released. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Self-timer Type] → desired setting. The setting screen for [Self-timer Type] can be displayed by pressing the Fn button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bracket Settings You can set the type of bracket or the self-timer in bracket shooting mode, and the shooting order for exposure bracketing or white balance bracketing. 1 Select (Bracket) by turning the drive mode dial. Turn the drive mode dial while holding down the drive mode dial lock release button. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Bracket Type: Sets the type of bracket shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Interval Shoot Func. You can automatically shoot a series of still images with the shooting interval and number of shots that you set in advance (Interval shooting). You can then create a movie from the still images produced by interval shooting using the computer software Imaging Edge (Viewer). You cannot create a movie from the still images on the camera. For details on interval shooting, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.
[AEL hold] [ AEL hold] [AF/MF Control Hold] [Regist. AF Area hold] [AWB Lock Hold] [My Dial 1 during Hold] to [My Dial 3 during Hold] If you set [Display as Group] to [On], still images shot with the interval shooting function will be displayed in groups. Still images shot with interval shooting can be played back continuously on the camera. If you intend to create a movie using the still images, you can preview the result.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Allows you to shoot an image after recalling often-used modes or camera settings registered with [ Memory] in advance. 1 Set the mode dial to 1, 2, or 3 (Memory recall). 2 Press the center of the control wheel to confirm. You can also recall registered modes or settings by selecting MENU → / Recall].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Allows you to register up to 3 often-used modes or product settings to the product and up to 4 (M1 through M4) to the memory card. You can recall the settings using just the mode dial. 1 Set the product to the setting you want to register. 2 MENU → 3 Press the center of the control wheel to confirm. (Camera Settings1) → [ / Memory] → desired number.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Select Media (Memory recall) Selects the memory card slot from which settings are recalled or to which settings are registered for M1 through M4. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Select Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects the slot 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set) You can register shooting settings (such as exposure, focus setting, drive mode, etc.) to a custom key in advance and temporarily recall them while holding down the key. Simply press the custom key to switch the settings quickly and release the key to go back to the original settings. This function is useful when recording active scenes such as sports.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AF-S Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF] or [DMF] and the subject is remaining still. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AF-S] → desired setting. Menu item details AF: Prioritizes focusing. The shutter will not be released until the subject is in focus. Release: Prioritizes the shutter's release.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AF-C Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when the continuous AF is activated and the subject is in motion. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AF-C] → desired setting. Menu item details AF: Prioritizes focusing. The shutter will not be released until the subject is in focus. Release: Prioritizes the shutter's release.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus properly in the auto focus mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → desired setting. Menu item details Wide : Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in the still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.
When [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], the focusing frame may switch between “When focusing on a larger area” and “When focusing on a smaller area” depending on the subject or situation. When you attach an A-mount lens with a Mount Adaptor (LA-EA1 or LA-EA3) (sold separately), the focusing frame for “When focusing on a smaller area” may be displayed.
Note [Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations: [Intelligent Auto] The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once. When the mode dial is set to (Movie) or or during movie shooting, [Tracking] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Settings Configures the focus functions using the front dial/rear dial or the control wheel. 1 MENU → 2 Perform settings using the front/rear dial or control wheel. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Settings]. When the focus mode is set to auto focus or Direct Manual Focus You can adjust the focus area settings and the position of the focusing frame.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Limit By limiting the types of available focus area settings in advance, you can more quickly select settings for [Focus Area]. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area Limit] → Add check marks to the focus areas that you MENU → want to use, and then select [OK]. The types of focus areas marked with will be available as settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area) You can set whether to switch the [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera (horizontal/vertical). This function is useful when shooting scenes for which you have to change the camera position frequently, such as portraits or sports scenes.
When you shoot images right after the power is turned on and the camera is vertical, the first shot is taken with the horizontal focus setting or with the last focus setting. The orientation of the camera cannot be detected when the lens is facing up or down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Illuminator (still image) The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. In the time between pressing the shutter button halfway down and locking the focus, the AF illuminator lights up to allow the camera to focus easily. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Illuminator] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The AF illuminator lights up automatically in dark surroundings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.) [Face/Eye AF Set.] is used to determine whether or not the camera focuses with priority on faces/eyes. There are two methods for performing [Eye AF], with some differences between their specifications. Select the appropriate method according to your purpose. [Eye AF] via [Face/Eye AF Set.] [Eye AF] via a custom key Details can be found here.
Hint Maintaining focus on a moving eye or face (Eye AF + Tracking) If you use the [Tracking] function under [Focus Area], you can maintain focus on a moving eye or face. For details, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/support/ilc/autofocus/ilce9m2/l/eyeaf.php 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face/Eye AF Set.] → desired setting item.
[Eye AF] by custom key The Eye AF function can also be used by assigning [Eye AF] to a custom key. The camera can focus on eyes as long as you are pressing the key. This is useful when you want to temporarily apply the Eye AF function to the entire screen regardless of the setting for [Focus Area]. The camera does not focus automatically if no faces or eyes are detected.
Right/Left Eye Select Face Priority in Multi Metering Regist. Faces Priority The [Eye AF] function may not function very well in the following situations: When the person is wearing sunglasses. When the front hair covers the person’s eyes. In low-light or back-lit conditions. When the eyes are closed. When the subject is in the shade. When the subject is out of focus. When the subject is moving too much. If the subject is moving too much, the detection frame may not be displayed correctly over their eyes.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Tracking Sens. (still image) You can select the AF track sensitivity when the subject goes out of focus in still image mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Tracking Sens.] → desired setting. Menu item details 5(Responsive) / 4 / 3(Standard) / 2 / 1(Locked on): Select [5(Responsive)] to focus responsively on subjects at different distances.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Drive in AF (still image) Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize the auto-focusing tracking performance or to prioritize silence. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Aperture Drive in AF] → desired setting. Menu item details Focus Priority: Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize auto-focusing performance. Standard: Uses the standard aperture drive system.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF w/ shutter (still image) Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down. Off: The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Pre-AF (still image) The product automatically adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down. During focusing operations, the screen may shake. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Pre-AF] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down. Off: Does not adjust focus before you press the shutter button halfway down.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Eye-Start AF (still image) Sets whether or not to use autofocus when you look through an Electronic Viewfinder. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Eye-Start AF] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Auto focusing starts when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder. Off: Auto focusing does not start when you look through the Electronic Viewfinder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image) You can move the focusing frame to a preassigned position temporarily using a custom key. This function is useful when shooting scenes in which the subject’s movements are predictable; for example, sports scenes. With this function, you can switch the focus area quickly according to the situation. How to register focus area 1.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area) Deletes the focusing frame position that was registered using [ 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF Area Registration]. Del. Regist. AF Area].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Frame Color You can specify the color of the frame indicating the focusing area. If the frame is difficult to see because of the subject, make it more visible by changing its color. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Frame Color] → desired color. Menu item details White: Displays the frame indicating the focusing area in white. Red: Displays the frame indicating the focusing area in red.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Area Auto Clear Sets whether the focus area should be displayed all the time or should disappear automatically shortly after focus is achieved. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [AF Area Auto Clear] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The focus area disappears automatically shortly after focus is achieved. Off: The focus area is displayed all the time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Disp. cont. AF area You can set whether or not to display the area that is in focus when [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], in [Continuous AF] mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Disp. cont. AF area] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the focus area that is in focus. Off: Does not display the focus area that is in focus.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Phase Detect. Area Sets whether or not to display the Phase Detection AF area. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Phase Detect. Area] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the Phase Detection AF area. Off: Does not display the Phase Detection AF area. Note Phase Detection AF is available only with compatible lenses. If an incompatible lens is attached, you will be unable to use Phase Detection AF.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Circ. of Focus Point Sets whether to allow the focusing frame to jump from one end to the other when you move the focusing frame with [Focus Area] set to [Zone], [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. This function is useful when you want to move the focusing frame from one end to the other quickly. 1 MENU→ (Camera Settings1)→[Circ.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Micro Adj. Allows you to adjust the auto-focusing position and register an adjusted value for each lens when using A-mount lenses with an LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor (sold separately). Use this function only when adjustments are needed. Note that the auto focus function may not be performed at a proper position when using this adjustment. 1 MENU → 2 Select [AF Adjustment Set.] → [On]. 3 [amount] → desired value.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Comp. Normally, exposure is set automatically (auto exposure). Based on the exposure value set by auto exposure, you can make the entire image brighter or darker if you adjust [Exposure Comp.] to the plus side or minus side, respectively (exposure compensation). 1 Release the exposure compensation dial lock, and turn the exposure compensation dial (A). + (over) side: Images become brighter. - (under) side: Images become darker.
To set the exposure compensation value using the MENU You can adjust the exposure compensation value within a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV when the exposure compensation dial is set to “0.” MENU→ (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure Comp.] → desired setting. Hint You can operate the exposure compensation dial any time you want while the exposure compensation dial lock is released. The exposure compensation dial lock prevents unintentional changes to exposure compensation values.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset EV Comp. Sets whether to maintain the exposure value set using [Exposure Comp.] when you turn off the power when the exposure compensation dial position is set to “0.” 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Reset EV Comp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Maintain: Maintains the settings. Reset: Resets the settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Sensitivity to light is expressed by the ISO number (recommended exposure index). The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. 1 ISO (ISO) on the control wheel → select desired setting. You can also select MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO]. You can change the value by 1/3 EV steps by turning the front dial as well as by turning the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Range Limit You can limit the range of ISO sensitivity when the ISO sensitivity is set manually. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO Range Limit] → [Minimum] or [Maximum], and MENU → select the desired values.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO AUTO Min. SS If you select [ISO AUTO] when the shooting mode is P (Program Auto) or A (Aperture Priority), you can set the shutter speed at which the ISO sensitivity starts changing. This function is effective for shooting moving subjects. You can minimize subject blurring while also preventing camera shake. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ISO Setting] → [ISO AUTO Min. SS] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Metering Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Multi: Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen (Multi-pattern metering).
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Priority in Multi Metering Sets whether the camera measures brightness based on detected faces when [Metering Mode] is set to [Multi]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face Priority in Multi Metering] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera measures brightness based on detected faces. Off: The camera measures brightness using the [Multi] setting, without detecting faces.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Spot Metering Point Sets whether to coordinate the spot metering position with the focus area when [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Spot Metering Point] → desired setting. Menu item details Center: The spot metering position does not coordinate with the focus area, but always meters brightness at the center.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure step You can adjust the setting increment for the shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation values. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure step] → desired setting. Menu item details 0.3EV / 0.5EV Note Even if you set [Exposure step] to [0.5EV], the exposure value adjusted using the exposure compensation dial changes in steps of 0.3EV.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AEL w/ shutter (still image) Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AEL w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Fixes the exposure after adjusting the focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Std. Adjust Adjusts this camera's standard for the correct exposure value for each metering mode. (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure Std. Adjust] → desired metering mode. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired value as the metering standard. You can set a value from -1 EV to +1 EV in 1/6 EV increments. Metering Mode The set standard value will be applied when you select the corresponding metering mode in MENU → Settings1) → [Metering Mode].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Flash Mode You can set the flash mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Flash Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Flash Off: The flash does not operate. Autoflash: The flash works in dark environments or when shooting towards bright light. Fill-flash: The flash works every time you trigger the shutter. Slow Sync.: The flash works every time you trigger the shutter.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Flash Comp. Adjusts the amount of flash light in a range of –3.0 EV to +3.0 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 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Flash Comp.] → desired setting. Selecting higher values (+ side) makes the flash level higher, and lower values (- side) makes the flash level lower.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exp.comp.set Sets whether to apply the exposure compensation value to control both flash light and ambient light, or just ambient light. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Exp.comp.set] → desired setting. Menu item details Ambient&flash: Applies the exposure compensation value to control both flash light and ambient light. Ambient only: Applies the exposure compensation value to control ambient light only. Related Topic Flash Comp.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wireless Flash There are two methods for wireless flash shooting: light-signal flash shooting that uses the light of the flash attached to the camera as a signal light, and radio-signal flash shooting that uses wireless communication. To perform radio-signal flash shooting, use a compatible flash or the Wireless Radio Commander (sold separately).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Red Eye Reduction When using the flash, it is fired two or more times before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Red Eye Reduction] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The flash is always fired to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. Off: Does not use Red Eye Reduction. Note Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II White Balance Corrects the tone effect of the ambient light condition to record a neutral white subject in white. Use this function when the color tones of the image did not come out as you expected, or when you want to change the color tones on purpose for photographic expression. 1 (Camera Settings1) → [White Balance] → desired setting. MENU → Menu item details Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluor.: Warm White / Fluor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AWB Selects which tone to prioritize when shooting under lighting conditions such as incandescent light when [White Balance] is set to [Auto]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Priority Set in AWB] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Shoots with standard auto white balance. The camera automatically adjusts the color tones. Ambience: Prioritizes the color tone of the light source.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II D-Range Optimizer (DRO) By dividing the image into small areas, the product analyzes the contrast of light and shadow between the subject and the background, and creates an image with the optimal brightness and gradation. (Camera Settings1) → [DRO/Auto HDR] → [D-Range Optimizer]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired setting using the left/right sides of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto HDR Shoots three images using different exposures and combines the images with correct exposure, the bright parts of an underexposed image, and the dark parts of an overexposed image to create images with a greater range of gradation (High Dynamic Range). One image with proper exposure and one overlaid image are recorded. (Camera Settings1) → [DRO/Auto HDR] → [Auto HDR].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creative Style Allows you to set the desired image processing and finely adjust contrast, saturation and sharpness for each image style. (Camera Settings1) → [Creative Style]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired style or [Style Box] using the top/bottom sides of the control wheel. 3 To adjust (Contrast), (Saturation) and (Sharpness), select the desired item using the right/left sides, and then select the value using the top/bottom sides.
The saturation and sharpness are lowered for shooting images in subdued tones. This is also suitable for capturing image material to be modified with a computer. Clear: For shooting images in clear tones with limpid colors in highlight, suitable for capturing radiant light. Deep: For shooting images with deep and dense colors, suitable for capturing the solid presence of the subject. Light: For shooting images with bright and simple colors, suitable for capturing a refreshingly light ambience.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Picture Effect Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic images. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Effect] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Disables the [Picture Effect] function. Toy Camera: Creates a soft image with shaded corners and reduced sharpness. Pop Color: Creates a vivid look by emphasizing color tones.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter AWB Lock (still image) You can set whether or not to lock the white balance while the shutter button is pressed when [White Balance] is set to [Auto] or [Underwater Auto]. This function prevents unintentional changes to the white balance during continuous shooting or when shooting with the shutter button pressed halfway down. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Shutter AWB Lock] → desired setting. Menu item details Shut.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnifier You can check the focus by enlarging the image before shooting. Unlike with [ MF Assist], you can magnify the image without operating the focus ring. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnifier]. 1 MENU → 2 Press the center of the multi-selector to enlarge the image and select the area you want to enlarge by pressing the multi-selector up/down/left/right. Each time you press the center, the magnification scale will change.
Initial Focus Mag. (still image) AF in Focus Mag.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnif. Time Set the duration for which an image is to be magnified using the [ 1 MENU → MF Assist] or [Focus Magnifier] function. (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnif. Time] → desired setting. Menu item details 2 Sec: Magnifies the images for 2 seconds. 5 Sec: Magnifies the images for 5 seconds. No Limit: Magnifies the images until you press the shutter button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Initial Focus Mag. (still image) Sets the initial magnification scale when using [Focus Magnifier]. Select a setting that will help you frame your shot. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ Initial Focus Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details Full-frame shooting x1.0: Displays the image with the same magnification as the shooting screen. x4.7: Displays a 4.7-times enlarged image. APS-C/Super 35mm size shooting x1.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF in Focus Mag. (still image) You can focus on the subject more accurately using auto-focus by magnifying the area where you want to focus. While the magnified image is displayed, you can focus on a smaller area than the flexible spot. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [ AF in Focus Mag.] → [On]. 2 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Magnifier].
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II MF Assist (still image) Enlarges the image on the screen automatically to make manual focusing easier. This works in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting. (Camera Settings1) → [ 1 MENU → 2 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus. MF Assist] → [On]. The image is enlarged. You can magnify images further by pressing the center of the control wheel. Hint You can set how long the image is to be shown magnified by selecting MENU → Time].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Peaking Setting Sets the peaking function, which enhances the outline of in-focus areas during shooting with Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Peaking Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Peaking Display: Sets whether to display peaking. Peaking Level: Sets the level of enhancement of in-focus areas. Peaking Color: Sets the color used to enhance in-focus areas.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image) Detects flickering/blinking from artificial light sources such as fluorescent lighting and times the shooting of images to moments when flickering will have less of an impact. This function reduces differences in the exposure and color tone caused by flickering between the upper area and the lower area of an image shot with fast shutter speed and during continuous shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (New Registration) If you register faces in advance, the product can focus on the registered face as a priority. 1 MENU → 2 Align the guide frame with the face to be registered, and press the shutter button. 3 When a confirmation message appears, select [Enter]. (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [New Registration]. Note Up to eight faces can be registered. Shoot the face from the front in a brightly lit place.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (Order Exchanging) When multiple faces are registered to be given priority, the face registered first will be given priority. You can change the priority order. 1 MENU → 2 Select a face to change the order of priority. 3 Select the destination. (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [Order Exchanging]. Related Topic Regist.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (Delete) Deletes a registered face. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face Registration] → [Delete]. If you select [Delete All], you can delete all registered faces. Note Even if you execute [Delete], the data for registered face will remain in the product. To delete the data for registered faces from the product, select [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Regist. Faces Priority Sets whether to focus with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Regist. Faces Priority] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Focuses with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. Off: Focuses without giving higher priority to registered faces. Hint To use the [Regist. Faces Priority] function, set as follows.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie: Exposure Mode You can set the exposure mode for movie shooting. (Movie). 1 Set the mode dial to 2 MENU→ 3 Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording. (Camera Settings2) → [ Exposure Mode] → desired setting. Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording. Menu item details Program Auto: Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode You can select the exposure mode for slow-motion/quick-motion shooting. You can change the setting and playback speed for slow-motion/quick-motion shooting with [ S&Q Settings]. (S&Q Motion). 1 Set the mode dial to 2 MENU → 3 Press the MOVIE (movie) button to start recording. (Camera Settings2) → [ Exposure Mode] → desired setting. Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (movie) Selects the movie file format. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ File Format] → desired setting. Menu item details Characteristics File Format XAVC S 4K Records movies in 4K resolution (3840×2160). XAVC S HD Records movies in crisper quality than AVCHD with larger amounts of data. AVCHD The AVCHD format has a high degree of compatibility with storage devices other than computers.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Record Setting (movie) Selects the frame rate and bit-rate for movie recording. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Record Setting] → desired setting. The higher the bit-rate, the higher the image quality. Menu item details When [ File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] Record Setting * Bit-rate Description 30p 100M/ 25p 100M Approx. 100 Mbps Records movies in 3840×2160 (30p/25p). 30p 60M/ 25p 60M Approx.
Record Setting Bit-rate 120p 60M/100p 60M * Approx. 60 Mbps Description Records high-speed movies in 1920×1080 (120p/100p). You can record movies in 120 fps or 100 fps. You can create smoother slow-motion movies by using compatible editing devices. Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC When [ File Format] is set to [AVCHD] Record Setting Bit-rate Description 60i 24M(FX)/50i 24M(FX) 24 Mbps at maximum Records movies in 1920×1080 (60i/50i). 60i 17M(FH)/50i 17M(FH) Approx.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II S&Q Settings You can record a moment that cannot be captured by the naked eye (slow-motion recording), or record a long-term phenomenon into a compressed movie (quick-motion recording). For example, you can record an intense sports scene, the moment when a bird starts to fly, a blooming flower, and a changing view of clouds or a starry sky. Sound will not be recorded. (S&Q Motion).
When [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to PAL Record Setting Frame Rate 25p 50p 100fps 4 times slower - 50fps 2 times slower Normal playback speed 25fps Normal playback speed 2 times quick 12fps 2.08 times quick 4.16 times quick 6fps 4.16 times quick 8.3 times quick 3fps 8.3 times quick 16.6 times quick 2fps 12.5 times quick 25 times quick 1fps 25 times quick 50 times quick When [ Frame Rate] is set to [120fps]/[100fps], you cannot set [ Record Setting] to [60p]/[50p].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Proxy Recording Sets whether to simultaneously record low-bit-rate proxy movies when recording XAVC S movies. Since proxy movies are small in file size, they are suitable for transferring to smartphones or uploading to websites. 1 (Camera Settings2) → [ MENU → Proxy Recording] → desired setting. Menu item details On : Proxy movies are simultaneously recorded. Off : Proxy movies are not recorded.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF drive speed (movie) You can switch focusing speed when using autofocus in movie mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ AF drive speed] → desired setting. Menu item details Fast: Sets the AF drive speed to fast. This mode is suitable for shooting active scenes, such as sports. Normal: Sets the AF drive speed to normal. Slow: Sets the AF drive speed to slow.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Tracking Sens. (movie) You can set the AF sensitivity in movie mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ AF Tracking Sens.]→desired setting. Menu item details Responsive: Sets the AF sensitivity to high. This mode is useful when recording movies in which the subject is moving quickly. Standard: Sets the AF sensitivity to normal. This mode is useful when there are obstacles in front of the subject or in crowded places.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Slow Shutter (movie) Sets whether or not to adjust the shutter speed automatically when recording movies if the subject is dark. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Auto Slow Shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses Auto Slow Shutter. The shutter speed automatically slows when recording in dark locations. You can reduce noise in the movie by using a slow shutter speed when recording in dark locations.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Initial Focus Mag. (movie) Sets the initial magnification scale for [Focus Magnifier] in the movie shooting mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Initial Focus Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details x1.0: Displays the image with the same magnification as the shooting screen. x4.0: Displays a 4.0-times enlarged image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Recording Sets whether to record sounds when shooting movies. Select [Off] to avoid recording the sounds of the lens and the camera operating. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Recording] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Records sound (stereo). Off: Does not record sound.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Rec Level You can adjust the audio recording level while checking the level meter. (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Rec Level]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the desired level using the right/left sides of the control wheel. Menu item details +: Turns up the audio recording level. -: Turns down the audio recording level. Reset: Resets the audio recording level to the default setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Level Display Sets whether to display the audio level on the screen. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Level Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the audio level. Off: Does not display the audio level. Note The audio level is not displayed in the following situations: When [Audio Recording] is set to [Off]. When DISP (Display Setting) is set to [No Disp. Info.].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Out Timing You can set echo cancellation during audio monitoring and prevent undesirable deviations between video and audio during HDMI output. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio Out Timing] → desired setting. Menu item details Live: Outputs audio without delay. Select this setting when audio deviation is a problem during audio monitoring. Lip Sync: Outputs audio and video in sync.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wind Noise Reduct. Sets whether or not to reduce wind noise by cutting the low-range sound of the input audio from the built-in microphone. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Wind Noise Reduct.] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Reduces wind noise. Off: Does not reduce wind noise. Note Setting this item to [On] where wind is not blowing sufficiently hard may cause normal sound to be recorded with too low volume.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Display (movie) Sets whether or not to display markers set using [ movies. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Marker Settings] on the monitor or the viewfinder while shooting Marker Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Markers are displayed. The markers are not recorded. Off: No marker is displayed. Note The markers are displayed when the mode dial is set to (Movie) or , or when shooting movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Settings (movie) Sets the markers to be displayed while shooting movies. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Marker Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Center: Sets whether or not to display the center marker in the center of the shooting screen. [Off]/[On] Aspect: Sets the aspect marker display. [Off]/[4:3]/[13:9]/[14:9]/[15:9]/[1.66:1]/[1.85:1]/[2.35:1] Safety Zone: Sets the safety zone display.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Video Light Mode Sets the illumination setting for the HVL-LBPC LED light (sold separately). 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Video Light Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Power Link: The video light turns on/off in sync with the ON/OFF operation of this camera. REC Link: The video light turns on/off in sync with movie recording start/stop.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie w/ shutter You can start or stop recording movies by pressing the shutter button, which is bigger and easier to press than the MOVIE (Movie) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Movie w/ shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Enables movie recording using the shutter button when the shooting mode is set to [Movie] or [S&Q Motion]. Off: Disables movie recording using the shutter button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter Type (still image) You can set whether to shoot with a mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter. 1 MENU→ (Camera Settings2)→[ Shutter Type]→desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The shutter type is automatically switched based on the shooting conditions and shutter speed. Mechanical Shutter: Shoot with the mechanical shutter only. Electronic Shutter: Shoot with the electronic shutter only.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II e-Front Curtain Shutter The electronic front curtain shutter function shortens the time lag between when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter is released. You can use [e-Front Curtain Shutter] when [ Shutter Type] is set to [Mechanical Shutter]. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [e-Front Curtain Shutter] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses the electronic front curtain shutter function.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Lens Sets whether or not the shutter can be released when no lens is attached. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Release w/o Lens] → desired setting. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter when no lens is attached. Select [Enable] when attaching the product to an astronomical telescope, etc. Disable: Does not release the shutter when a lens is not attached.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Card Sets whether the shutter can be released when no memory card has been inserted. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Release w/o Card] → desired setting. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter even if no memory card has been inserted. Disable: Does not release the shutter when no memory card has been inserted. Note When no memory card has been inserted, the images shot will not be saved. The default setting is [Enable].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Sets whether or not to use the SteadyShot function. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [SteadyShot] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Uses [SteadyShot]. Off: Does not use [SteadyShot]. We recommend that you set [Off] when using a tripod, etc.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Settings You can shoot with an appropriate SteadyShot setting for the attached lens. (Camera Settings2) → [SteadyShot] → [On]. 1 MENU → 2 [SteadyShot Settings] → [SteadyShot Adjust.] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Performs the SteadyShot function automatically according to the information obtained from the attached lens. Manual: Performs the SteadyShot function according to the focal-length set using [SteadyS.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom) When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom, you can exceed the zoom range of the optical zoom. 1 MENU → 2 When a power zoom lens is mounted, move the zoom lever or the zoom ring of the zoom lens to enlarge subjects. (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Setting] → [ClearImage Zoom] or [Digital Zoom].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Setting You can select the zoom setting of the product. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Optical zoom only: Limits the zoom range to the optical zoom. You can use the Smart Zoom function if you set [ [M] or [S]. JPEG Image Size] to ClearImage Zoom : Select this setting to use Clear Image Zoom.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Ring Rotate Assigns zoom in (T) or zoom out (W) functions to the zoom ring rotation direction. Available only with power zoom lenses that support this function. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Ring Rotate] → desired setting. Menu item details Left(W)/Right(T): Assigns zoom out (W) function to left-handed rotation and zoom-in (T) function to right-handed rotation.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II DISP Button (Monitor/Finder) Allows you to set the screen display modes that can be selected using DISP (Display Setting) in shooting mode. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [DISP Button] → [Monitor] or [Finder] → desired setting → [Enter]. The items marked with are available. Menu item details Graphic Display : Shows basic shooting information. Graphically shows the shutter speed and aperture value. Display All Info.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FINDER/MONITOR Sets the method for switching the display between the viewfinder and the monitor. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [FINDER/MONITOR] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: When you look into the viewfinder, the eye sensor reacts and the display is switched to the viewfinder automatically. Viewfinder(Manual): The monitor is turned off and the image is displayed only in the viewfinder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Frame Rate (still image) Display the subject's movements more smoothly by adjusting the frame rate of the viewfinder during still image shooting. This function is convenient when shooting a fast-moving subject. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) →[ Finder Frame Rate] → desired setting. This function can be assigned to key of your choice using [ Custom Key].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zebra Setting Sets a zebra pattern, which appears over part of an image if the brightness level of that part meets the IRE level that you have set. Use this zebra pattern as a guide to adjust the brightness. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Zebra Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Zebra Display: Sets whether to display the zebra pattern. Zebra Level: Adjusts the brightness level of the zebra pattern.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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 → (Camera Settings2) → [Grid Line] → desired setting. Menu item details Rule of 3rds Grid: Place main subjects close to one of the grid lines that divide the image into thirds for a well-balanced composition. Square Grid: Square grids make it easier to confirm the horizontal level of your composition.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Set. Guide You can set whether to display a guide when you change the exposure. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Exposure Set. Guide] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Does not display the guide. On: Displays the guide.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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 screen. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Live View Display] → desired setting. Menu item details Setting Effect ON: Displays Live View in conditions close to what your picture will look like as a result of applying all your settings.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shoot. Start Disp. Sets whether or not to indicate the shutter release timing with a black screen during blackout-free shooting. The black screen makes it easier to visually confirm when the shutter is released. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Shoot. Start Disp.] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The screen blacks out when shooting the first image during blackout-free shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying the release timing (Shoot. Timing Disp.) Sets whether or not to display marks (such as a frame) on the screen while shooting. This function is useful in situations where it is difficult to determine the timing of shooting just by looking at the screen, such as when the shutter sound is turned off. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Shoot. Timing Disp.] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length) Sets whether to display an indicator of the remaining time for which continuous shooting can be performed at the same shooting speed. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Cont. Shoot. Length] → desired setting. Menu item details Always Display: Always displays the indicator when the drive mode is set to [Cont. Shooting]. Shoot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Review You can check the recorded image on the screen right after the shooting. You can also set the display time for Auto Review. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Auto Review] → desired setting. Menu item details 10 Sec/5 Sec/2 Sec: Displays the recorded image on the screen right after shooting for the selected duration of time. If you perform a magnifying operation during Auto Review, you can check that image using the magnified scale.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) You can use the custom key function to assign the functions you use most frequently to easily operable keys. This lets you skip the process of selecting items from MENU, so you can recall the functions more quickly. You can also assign [Not set] to easily operable keys to prevent accidental operation.
2 Move to the [Rear1] screen using the left/right side of the control wheel. Then, select [AEL Button] and press the center of the control wheel. 3 Press the left/right side of the control wheel until [Eye AF] is displayed. Select [Eye AF], and then press the center. If you press the AEL button in the still image shooting mode and eyes are detected, [Eye AF] will activate, and the camera will focus on the eyes. Shoot images while holding down the AEL button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu) The Function menu is a menu of 12 functions that is displayed at the bottom of the screen when you press the Fn (Function) button in the shooting mode. You can access frequently used functions more quickly by registering them to the function menu. For details on functions that can be registered to the function menu, refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.
3 Select the desired setting by turning the front dial, and press the center of the control wheel. Some functions can be fine-tuned using the rear dial. To adjust settings from the dedicated setting screens Select the desired function in step 2, then press the center of the control wheel. The dedicated setting screen for the function will appear. Follow the operating guide (A) to adjust settings. To change the functions in the function menu (Function Menu Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings) You can assign the desired functions to the front dial, rear dial, and control wheel, and register up to three combinations of settings as “My Dial” settings. You can quickly recall or switch registered “My Dial” settings by pressing the custom key you assigned in advance.
My Dial 1 My Dial 2 My Dial 3 Control wheel ISO White Balance Not set Front dial Av Creative Style Move AF Point:L/R Rear dial Tv Picture Effect Move AF Point:U/D 1. Press the C1 (Custom1) button. The functions registered to [My Dial 1] will be assigned to the control wheel, the front dial, and the rear dial. The icons shown below are displayed in the lower part of the screen. 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Setup You can switch the functions of the front/rear dial. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Dial Setup] → desired setting. Menu item details Tv Av: The front dial is used to change the shutter speed and the rear dial to change the aperture value. Av Tv: The front dial is used to change the aperture value and the rear dial to change the shutter speed. Note The [Dial Setup] function is enabled when the shooting mode is set to “M.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Av/Tv Rotate Sets the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel when changing the aperture value or shutter speed. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Av/Tv Rotate] → desired setting. Menu item details Normal: Does not change the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel. Reverse: Reverses the direction of rotation for the front dial, rear dial, or control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Ev Comp You can adjust the exposure using the front dial or rear dial when the exposure compensation dial is set to “0.” You can adjust the exposure in a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV. 1 Set the exposure compensation dial to "0." 2 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Dial Ev Comp] → desired setting. Menu item details Off: Does not enable exposure compensation with the front or rear dial.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Function Ring(Lens) You can choose which of the following functions to assign to the function ring on the lens: power-assisted focusing (power focus), or switching the angle of view between full frame and APS-C/Super 35 mm (available only with compatible lenses). For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the lens. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Function Ring(Lens)]→ desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus [Touch Focus] allows you to specify a position where you want to focus using touch operations. This function is available when [Focus Area] is set to a parameter other than [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] beforehand. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Func.
The touch focus function is not available in the following situations: When [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Tracking You can use touch operations to select a subject you want to track in the still image and movie recording modes. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] in advance. (Camera Settings2) → [Func. of Touch Operation] → [Touch Tracking]. 1 MENU → 2 Touch the subject that you want to track on the monitor. Tracking will start.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II MOVIE Button Sets whether or not to activate the MOVIE (Movie) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [MOVIE Button] → desired setting. Menu item details Always: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button in any mode. Movie Mode Only: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button only if the shooting mode is set to [Movie] or [S&Q Motion] mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Lock Operation Parts You can set whether the multi-selector, dials, and wheel can be locked by pressing and holding down the Fn (Function) button. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Lock Operation Parts] → desired setting. To lock the operating parts, hold down the Fn (function) button until the message “Locked.” appears on the monitor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio signals Selects whether the product produces a sound or not. 1 MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Audio signals] → desired setting. Menu item details On:all: Sounds are produced for example when the focus is achieved by pressing the shutter button halfway down. On:other than e-shut: Sounds are produced when focusing by pressing the shutter button halfway down, etc. The electronic shutter does not produce any sounds.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone You can transfer still images, XAVC S movies, slow-motion movies, or quick-motion movies to a smartphone and view them. The application Imaging Edge Mobile must be installed on your smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [Send to Smartphone] → desired setting.
Depending on the smartphone, the transferred movie may not be played back correctly. For example, the movie may not play smoothly, or there may be no sound. Depending on the format of the still image, movie, slow-motion movie, or quick-motion movie, it may not be possible to play it back on a smartphone. This product shares the connection information for [Send to Smartphone] with a device that has permission to connect.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies) When transferring XAVC S video to a smartphone with [Send to Smartphone], you can set whether to transfer the lowbit-rate proxy movie or the high-bit-rate original movie. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [ Sending Target] → desired setting. Menu item details Proxy Only: Transfers only proxy movies. Original Only: Transfers only original movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF Sets whether or not to accept Bluetooth connections from a smartphone while the camera is turned off. When [Cnct. during Power OFF] is set to [On], you can browse images on the camera's memory card and transfer images from the camera to a smartphone by operating the smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Smartphone Func.] → [Cnct. during Power OFF] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Computer You can transfer images stored in the product to a computer connected to a wireless access point or wireless broadband router and easily make backup copies using this operation. Before starting this operation, install PlayMemories Home on your computer and register the access point on the product. 1 Start your computer. 2 MENU → (Network) → [Send to Computer] → the desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FTP Transfer Func. You can set up image transferring using an FTP server or transfer images to the FTP server. Basic knowledge of FTP servers is required. For details, refer to the “FTP Help Guide.” https://rd1.sony.net/help/di/ftp/h_zz/ 1 MENU → (Network) → [FTP Transfer Func.] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II View on TV You can view images on a network-enabled TV by transferring them from the product without connecting the product and TV with a cable. For some TVs, you may need to perform operations on the TV. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV. (Network) → [View on TV] → desired device to be connected. 1 MENU → 2 When you want to play back images using slideshow, press the center of the control wheel.
When [Display as Group] is set to [On], only the first image of the group is transferred to the TV. Related Topic Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Ctrl w/ Smartphone Sets the condition for connecting the camera to a smartphone. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → desired setting. Menu item details Ctrl w/ Smartphone: Sets whether to connect the camera and a smartphone using Wi-Fi. ([On]/[Off]) Connection: Displays the QR code or SSID used to connect the camera to a smartphone. Always Connected: Sets whether to keep the camera connected to a smartphone.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function) Uses a Wi-Fi or USB connection, etc. to control the camera from a computer, including such functions as shooting and storing images on the computer. Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Off] beforehand. For details on [PC Remote Function], refer to the following URL: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/support/tutorial/ilc/l/ilce-9m2/pcremote.
Pairing information is deleted when you initialize the camera. When [PC Remote Cnct Method] is set to [Wi-Fi Direct] Use the camera as an access point, and connect the computer to the camera directly via Wi-Fi. Select MENU→ (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [Wi-Fi Direct Info.] to display the Wi-Fi connection information (SSID and password) for the camera. Connect the computer and the camera using the Wi-Fi connection information displayed on the camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Airplane Mode When you board an airplane, etc., you can temporarily disable all the wireless-related functions including Wi-Fi. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Airplane Mode] → desired setting. If you set [Airplane Mode] to [On], an airplane mark will be displayed on the screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push If your access point has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button, you can register the access point to this product easily. 1 MENU → 2 Push the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button on the access point to connect. (Network) →[Wi-Fi Settings] → [WPS Push]. Note [WPS Push] works only if the security setting of your access point is set to WPA or WPA2 and your access point supports the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) button method.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set. You can register your access point manually. Before starting the procedure, check the SSID name of the access point, security system, and password. The password may be preset in some devices. For details, see the access point operating instructions, or consult the access point administrator. 1 MENU → 2 Select the access point you want to register. (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Access Point Set.].
Select [Auto] or [Manual]. IP Address: If you are entering the IP address manually, enter the set address. Subnet Mask/Default Gateway/Primary DNS Server/Second DNS Server: If you have set [IP Address Setting] to [Manual], enter each address according to your network environment. Note To give the registered access point priority in the future, set [Priority Connection] to [On].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz) Sets the frequency band for Wi-Fi communications. [5GHz] has faster communication speeds and more stable data transfers than [2.4GHz]. The [Frequency Band] setting only applies to [Send to Smartphone], [Ctrl w/ Smartphone], and [PC Remote] (Wi-Fi Direct). 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Frequency Band] → desired setting. Menu item details 2.4GHz/5GHz Note If there are both 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Display Wi-Fi Info. Displays Wi-Fi information for the camera such as the MAC address, IP address, etc. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [Display Wi-Fi Info.].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: SSID/PW Reset This product shares connection information for [Send to Smartphone], [ Connection] under [Ctrl w/ Smartphone], and the Wi-Fi Direct connections using [PC Remote Function] with devices that have permission to connect. If you want to change which devices have permission to connect, reset the connection information. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wi-Fi Settings] → [SSID/PW Reset] → [OK].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Settings Controls the settings for connecting the camera to a smartphone or Bluetooth remote commander via a Bluetooth connection. If you want to pair the camera and smartphone in order to use the location information link function, refer to “Location Info. Link Set..” If you want to perform pairing in order to use a Bluetooth remote commander, refer to “Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl.” 1 MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Settings] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Location Info. Link Set. You can use the application Imaging Edge Mobile to obtain location information from a smartphone that is connected with your camera using Bluetooth communication. You can record the obtained location information when shooting images. Preparation in advance To use the location information linking function of the camera, the application Imaging Edge Mobile is required.
8. : On the camera, select MENU → (Network) → [ Location Info. Link Set.] → [Location Info. Link] → [On]. (obtaining location information icon) will be displayed on the monitor of the camera. Location information obtained by your smartphone using GPS, etc., will be recorded when shooting images. Menu item details Location Info. Link: Sets whether to obtain the location information by linking with a smartphone. Auto Time Correct.
For details on Bluetooth versions compatible with your smartphone, check the product website for your smartphone. Related Topic Imaging Edge Mobile Send to Smartphone Func.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth remote commander RMT-P1BT (sold separately). Select MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Settings] → [Bluetooth Function] → [On] in advance. Refer to the instruction manual for the Bluetooth remote commander as well. 1 On the camera, select MENU → (Network) → [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] → [On].
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wired LAN Setting Configures a wired LAN. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Wired LAN Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details IP Address Setting: Sets whether to configure the IP address for the wired LAN automatically or manually. Display Wired LAN Info.: Displays wired LAN information for this product such as the MAC address or IP address. IP Address: If you are entering the IP address manually, enter the fixed address.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Edit Device Name You can change the device name for Wi-Fi Direct, [PC Remote], or Bluetooth connections. 1 MENU → 2 Select the input box, then input the device name→[OK]. (Network) → [Edit Device Name]. Related Topic Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate) Imports a root certificate needed to verify a server from a memory card. Use this function for encrypted communications during FTP transfer. For details, refer to the “FTP Help Guide.” https://rd1.sony.net/help/di/ftp/h_zz/ 1 MENU → (Network) → [Import Root Certificate].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Security(IPsec) Encrypts data when the camera and a computer communicate via a wired LAN or Wi-Fi connection. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Security(IPsec)] → desired setting. Menu item details IPsec ([On]/[Off]): Sets whether or not the [Security(IPsec)] function is used. Dest. IP Address: Sets the IP address of the device to connect using the [Security(IPsec)] function. Shared Key: Sets the shared key used by the [Security(IPsec)] function.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset Network Set. Resets all the network settings to default settings. 1 MENU → (Network) → [Reset Network Set.] → [Enter].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Protecting images (Protect) Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The 1 MENU → mark is displayed on protected images. (Playback) → [Protect] → desired setting. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Applies the protection of the selected multiple images. (1) Select the image to be protected, then press the center of the control wheel. The box. To cancel the selection, press the center again to remove the mark.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating an image (Rotate) Rotates a recorded image counter-clockwise. 1 Display the image to be rotated, then select MENU → 2 Press the center of the control wheel. (Playback) → [Rotate]. The image is rotated counter-clockwise. The image rotates as you press the center. If you rotate the image once, the image remains rotated even after the product is turned off.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting multiple selected images (Delete) You can delete multiple selected images. Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Confirm the image to be deleted beforehand. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Delete] → desired setting. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Deletes the selected images. (1) Select the images to be deleted, then press the center of the control wheel. The box.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating You can assign ratings to recorded images on a scale from to to make it easier to find images. Combining this function with [Image Jump Setting] allows you to find a desired image quickly. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Rating]. The image rating selection screen will appear. 2 Press the left/right sides of the control wheel to display an image to which you want to assign a rating, and then press the center. 3 Select the number of center.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating Set(Custom Key) Sets the available number of Custom Key]. 1 MENU → 2 Add a when rating images with the key to which you have assigned [Rating] using [ (Playback) → [Rating Set(Custom Key)]. mark to the number of that you want to activate. You can select the checked number when setting [Rating] using the custom key.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) You can specify in advance on the memory card which still images you want to print out later. The (print order) icon will appear on the specified images. DPOF refers to “Digital Print Order Format.” DPOF setting will be retained after the image is printed. We recommend that you cancel this setting after printing. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Specify Printing] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) You can record shooting conditions or image descriptions with your voice, and attach the audio files to images as voice memos. Voice memos can be transferred to a computer together with images, and played back on the computer. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Voice Memo] The image selection screen will appear. 2 Select a still image to which you want to attach a voice memo.
Related Topic Voice Memo PB Volume Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 599
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Voice Memo PB Volume Adjusts the playback volume for voice memos. 1 MENU → 2 Adjust the volume by pressing the left/right side of the control wheel. (Playback) → [Voice Memo PB Volume] Hint While playing back a voice memo, you can display the volume control screen by pressing the bottom of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy) You can copy images from a memory card in a slot that is selected using [Select Playback Media] to a memory card in another slot. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Copy]. All of the contents with a date or in a folder currently being played back will be copied to a memory card in another slot. Hint You can select the type of images to be displayed by selecting MENU → (Playback) → [View Mode].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Photo Capture Captures a chosen scene in a movie to save as a still image. First shoot a movie, then pause the movie during playback to capture decisive moments that tend to be missed when shooting still images, and save them as still images. 1 Display the movie that you want to capture as a still image. 2 MENU → 3 Play back the movie and pause it.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarges the image being played back. Use this function to check the focus of the image, etc. 1 Display the image you want to enlarge, and then press the button. Turn the control wheel to adjust the zoom scale. By rotating the front/rear dial, you can switch to the previous or next image while keeping the same zoom scale.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Mag. Sets the initial magnification scale when playing back enlarged images. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [ Enlarge Initial Mag.] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard. Mag.: Displays an image with the standard magnification. Previous Mag.: Displays an image with the previous magnification. The previous magnification is stored even after exiting the playback zoom mode.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Position Sets the initial position when enlarging an image in playback. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [ Enlarge Initial Position] → desired setting. Menu item details Focused Position: Enlarges the image from the point of focus during shooting. Center: Enlarges the image from the center of the screen. Related Topic Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarge Initial Mag.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. PB for Interval Continuously plays back images shot using interval shooting. You can create movies from still images produced by interval shooting using the computer software Imaging Edge (Viewer). You cannot create movies from the still images on the camera. (Playback) → [Cont. PB for Interval]. 1 MENU → 2 Select the image group that you want to play back, and then press the center of the control wheel.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II PB Speed for Interval Sets the playback speed for still images during [Cont. PB for 1 MENU → (Playback) → [PB Speed for Interval]. Interval] → desired setting. Hint You can also change the playback speed by turning the front/rear dial or the control wheel during [Cont. PB for Related Topic Cont. PB for Interval 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 607 Interval].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show) Automatically plays back images continuously. 1 MENU → 2 Select [Enter]. (Playback) → [Slide Show] → desired setting. Menu item details Repeat: Select [On], in which images are played back in a continuous loop, or [Off], in which the product exits the slideshow when all the images are played back once.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media) Selects the memory card slot to be played back. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Select Playback Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects the slot 2. Note No image is played back when no memory card is inserted in the selected slot. Select a slot into which a memory card has been inserted.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Switching between still images and movies (View Mode) Sets the View Mode (image display method). 1 MENU → (Playback) → [View Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Date View: Displays the images by date. Folder View(Still): Displays only still images. AVCHD View: Displays only AVCHD-format movies. XAVC S HD View: Displays only XAVC S HD-format movies. XAVC S 4K View: Displays only XAVC S 4K-format movies.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index) You can display multiple images at the same time in playback mode. (Image Index) button while the image is being played back. 1 Press the 2 Select the image by pressing the top/bottom/right/left sides of the control wheel or turning the control wheel. To change the number of images to be displayed MENU → (Playback) → [Image Index] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display as Group Sets whether or not to display continuously shot images or images shot using interval shooting as a group. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Display as Group] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays images as a group. Off: Does not display images as a group. Hint The following images are grouped. Images shot with [Drive Mode] set to [Cont.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation) Selects the orientation when playing back recorded images. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Display Rotation] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: When you rotate the camera, the displayed image rotates automatically by detecting the orientation of the camera. Manual: Images shot vertically are displayed vertically.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting) Sets which dial and method to use for jumping between images during playback. This function is useful when you want to find one of many recorded images. You can also quickly find protected images or images set with a particular rating. 1 MENU → (Playback) → [Image Jump Setting] → desired item. Menu item details Select Dial: Selects the dial to use for jumping between images.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Monitor Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Monitor Brightness] → desired setting. Menu item details Manual: Adjusts the brightness within the range of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather: Sets the brightness appropriately for shooting outdoors. Note The [Sunny Weather] setting is too bright for shooting indoors. Set [Monitor Brightness] to [Manual] for indoor shooting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Viewfinder Bright. When using the viewfinder, this product adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder according to the surrounding environment. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Viewfinder Bright.] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: Adjusts the brightness automatically. Manual: Selects the brightness of the viewfinder within the range of –2 to +2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Color Temp. Adjusts the color temperature of the electronic viewfinder. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Finder Color Temp.] → desired setting. Menu item details -2 to +2: When you select “-,” the viewfinder screen changes to a warmer color, and when you select “+,” it changes to a colder color.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Volume Settings Sets the sound volume for movie playback. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Volume Settings] → desired setting. Adjusting the volume during playback Press the bottom side of the control wheel while playing back movies to display the operation panel, then adjust the volume. You can adjust the volume while listening to the actual sound. Note To change the sound volume of [Voice Memo], use MENU → (Playback) → [Voice Memo PB Volume].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete confirm. You can set whether [Delete] or [Cancel] is selected as a default on the delete confirmation screen. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Delete confirm.] → desired setting. Menu item details "Delete" first: [Delete] is selected as the default setting. "Cancel" first: [Cancel] is selected as the default setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Power Save Start Time Sets time intervals to automatically switch to power save mode when you are not performing operations to prevent wearing down the battery pack. To return to shooting mode, perform an operation such as pressing the shutter button halfway down. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Power Save Start Time] → desired setting. Menu item details 30 Min/5 Min/2 Min/1 Min/10 Sec Note Turn off the product when you do not use it for a long time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Power OFF Temp. Sets the temperature of the camera at which the camera turns off automatically during shooting. When it is set to [High], you can continue shooting even when the temperature of the camera gets hotter than normal. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Auto Power OFF Temp.] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Sets the standard temperature for the camera to turn off.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II NTSC/PAL Selector Plays back movies recorded with the product on a NTSC/PAL system TV. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [NTSC/PAL Selector] → [Enter] Note If you insert a memory card that has previously been formatted with a different video system, a message telling you that you must reformat the card will appear. If you want to record using another system, re-format the memory card or use another memory card.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cleaning Mode If dust or debris gets inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor (the part that converts the light to an electric signal), it may appear as dark spots on the image, depending on the shooting environment. If this happens, follow the steps below to clean the image sensor. 1 Confirm that the battery has been charged sufficiently. 2 MENU → (Setup) → [Cleaning Mode] → [Enter].
Do not subject the product to any shock during cleaning. When cleaning the image sensor with a blower, do not blow too hard. If you blow the sensor too hard, the inside of the product may be damaged. If the dust remains even after you cleaned the product as described, consult the service facility.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Operation Sets whether or not to activate touch operations on the monitor. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Activates the touch operation. Off: Deactivates the touch operation. Related Topic Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus Func.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Panel/Pad Touch operations when shooting with the monitor are referred to as "touch panel operations," and touch operations when shooting with the viewfinder are referred to as "touch pad operations." You can select whether to activate touch panel operations or touch pad operations. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Panel/Pad] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Pad Settings You can adjust settings related to touch pad operations during viewfinder shooting. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Pad Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details Operation in Vertical Orientation : Sets whether to enable touch pad operations during vertically oriented viewfinder shooting. You can prevent erroneous operations during vertically oriented shooting caused by your nose, etc. touching the monitor.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 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. Menu item details On: The movie playback demonstration starts automatically if the product is not operated for about one minute. Only protected AVCHD movies can be played back.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II TC/UB Settings The time code (TC) and the user bit (UB) information can be recorded as data attached to movies. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → setting value you want to change. Menu item details TC/UB Disp. Setting: Sets the display for the counter, time code, and user bit. TC Preset: Sets the time code. UB Preset: Sets the user bit. TC Format: Sets the recording method for the time code. (Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC.
1. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Format]. DF: Records the time code in Drop Frame*2 format. NDF: Records the time code in Non-Drop Frame format. *1 *2 Only when [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to NTSC. The time code is based on 30 frames per second. However, a gap between the actual time and the time code will occur during extended periods of recording as the frame frequency of the NTSC image signal is approximately 29.97 frames per second.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IR Remote Ctrl You can operate this product and shoot images using the SHUTTER button, 2SEC button (2 second delay shutter), and START/STOP button (or Movie button (RMT-DSLR2 only)) on the Wireless Remote Commander RMT-DSLR1 (sold separately) and RMT-DSLR2 (sold separately). Refer also to the operating instructions for the Infrared Remote Commander. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [IR Remote Ctrl] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution When you connect the product 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 Settings] → [HDMI Resolution] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto: The product automatically recognizes an HD TV and sets the output resolution. 2160p/1080p: Outputs signals in 2160p/1080p.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models) You can set 1080/24p or 1080/60p as the HDMI output format when [ or [24p 100M]. Record Setting] is set to [24p 50M], [24p 60M] 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [HDMI Resolution] → [1080p] or [2160p/1080p]. 2 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [ 24p/60p Output] → desired setting. Menu item details 60p: Movies are output as 60p. 24p: Movies are output as 24p.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display Selects whether to display the shooting information when this product and the TV are connected using an HDMI cable (sold separately). 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [HDMI Info. Display] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Displays the shooting information on the TV. The recorded image and the shooting information are displayed on the TV, while nothing is displayed on the camera’s monitor.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie) Sets whether or not to layer the TC (time code) information on the output signal via the HDMI terminal when outputting the signal to other professional-use devices. This function layers the time code information on the HDMI output signal. The product sends the time code information as digital data, not as an image displayed on the screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: REC Control (movie) If you connect the camera to an external recorder/player, you can remotely command the recorder/player to start/stop recording using the camera. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [ REC Control] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera can send a recording command to an external recorder/player. The camera is sending a recording command to an external recorder/player.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI When connecting this product to a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV using an HDMI cable (sold separately), you can operate this product by aiming the TV remote control at the TV. (Setup) → [HDMI Settings] → [CTRL FOR HDMI] → desired setting. 1 MENU → 2 Connect this product to a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV. The input of the TV is switched automatically and images on this product are displayed on the TV screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II 4K Output Select (movie) You can set how to record movies and perform HDMI output when your camera is connected to 4K-compatible external recording/playback devices, etc. (movie). 1 Turn the mode dial to 2 Connect the camera to the desired device via an HDMI cable. 3 MENU → (Setup) → [ 4K Output Select] → desired setting.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Connection Selects the USB connection method when this product is connected to a computer, etc. Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Off] beforehand. Also, when you set MENU → (Network) → [PC Remote Function] → [PC Remote Cnct Method] to [USB], set [PC Remote] under [PC Remote Function] to [Off]. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB Connection] → desired setting.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB LUN Setting Enhances compatibility by limiting of USB connection functions. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB LUN Setting] → desired setting. Menu item details Multi: Normally, use [Multi]. Single: Set [USB LUN Setting] to [Single] only if you cannot make a connection.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Power Supply Sets whether to supply power via the USB cable when the product is connected to a computer or an USB device. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [USB Power Supply] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Power is supplied to the product via a USB cable when the product is connected to a computer, etc. Off: Power is not supplied to the product via a USB cable when the product is connected to a computer, etc.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Language Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warnings and messages. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ Language] → desired language.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is displayed automatically when you turn on this product for the first time or when the internal rechargeable backup battery has fully discharged. Select this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Menu item details Daylight Savings: Selects Daylight Savings [On]/[Off]. Date/Time: Sets the date and time.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Area Setting Sets the area where you are using the product. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Area Setting] → desired area.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IPTC Information You can write IPTC information* when recording still images. Create and edit IPTC information using the IPTC Metadata Preset (https://www.sony.net/iptc/help/) and write the information to a memory card beforehand. * IPTC information consists of digital image metadata attributes, as standardized by the International Press Telecommunications Council. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [IPTC Information] → desired setting item.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copyright Info Writes copyright information onto the still images. (Setup) → [Copyright Info] → desired setting. 1 MENU → 2 When you select [Set Photographer] or [Set Copyright], a keyboard appears on the screen. Enter your desired name. Menu item details Write Copyright Info: Sets whether to write copyright information. ([On]/[Off]) If you select [On], an icon will appear on the shooting screen.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Write Serial Number Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data when shooting still images. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Write Serial Number] → desired setting. Menu item details On: Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data for the image. Off: Does not write the camera's serial number to the Exif data for the image.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Format When you use a memory card with this camera for the first time, we recommend that you format the card using the camera for stable performance of the memory card. Note that formatting permanently erases all data on the memory card, and is unrecoverable. Save valuable data on a computer, etc. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Format] → desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Prioritize Rec. Media Selects the memory card slot on which to record. [Slot 1] is the default setting. If you do not intend to change the settings and will only use one memory card, use the slot 1. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Prioritize Rec. Media] → desired slot. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects media in the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects media in the slot 2.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Recording Mode You can select the method for recording an image, such as recording the same image simultaneously to two memory cards or recording different types of images to two memory cards. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Recording Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Standard: Records an image to a memory card in the memory card slot that you select in [Prioritize Rec. Media]. Simult.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Auto Switch Media If a memory card in use becomes full or you have forgotten to insert a memory card into a slot, you can record images to the other memory card. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Auto Switch Media] → desired setting. Menu item details On: The camera automatically starts recording on the other memory card when a memory card in use becomes full or if you have forgotten to insert a memory card.
Example: When [Prioritize Rec. Media] is set to [Slot 1] ([Recording Mode]: [Simult. ( / )]) : Simultaneous recording is available. : Recording is disabled. : The same image cannot be recorded simultaneously. (A): Recording is no longer possible on the memory card (due to lack of capacity, etc.). (B): The memory card is removed. (C): A recordable memory card is inserted. Images that are not recorded simultaneously (for example: still images during [Simult.
(C): A recordable memory card is inserted. When the memory card in use becomes full while recording movies, the camera starts recording to the other memory card. When recording still images and movies separately to two memory cards: When [Recording Mode] is set to [Sort( / )] When either of the memory cards becomes full, both still images and movies are recorded to the other memory card.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Select REC Folder If [Folder Name] under [ File/Folder Settings] is set to [Standard Form] and there are 2 folders or more, you can select the folder on the memory card to which images are to be recorded. 1 MENU→ (Setup)→[Select REC Folder]→desired folder. Note You cannot select the folder when [Folder Name] under [ File/Folder Settings] is set to [Date Form]. If [Recording Mode] under [Rec.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II New Folder Creates a new folder on the memory card for recording still images. A new folder is created with a folder number one greater than the largest folder number currently used. Images are recorded in the newly created folder. 1 MENU→ (Setup)→[New Folder]. Note When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into this product and shoot images, a new folder may be automatically created.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File/Folder Settings (still image) Sets file names for still images to be shot, and specifies folders for storing the shot still images. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ File/Folder Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to still images. [Series]: Does not reset file numbers for each folder. [Reset]: Resets file numbers for each folder.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Settings (movie) Configure settings for the file names of recorded movies. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [ File Settings] → desired setting. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to movies. [Series]: Does not reset file numbers even if the memory card is changed. [Reset]: Resets the file number when the memory card is changed. Series Counter Reset: Resets the series counter used when [File Number] is set to [Series].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recover Image DB If image files were processed on a computer, problems may occur in the image database file. In such cases, the images on the memory card will not be played back on this product. If these problems happen, repair the file using [Recover Image DB]. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Recover Image DB] → desired memory card slot → [Enter]. Note If the battery pack is extremely depleted, image database files cannot be repaired.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display Media Info. Displays the recordable time of movies for the inserted memory card. Also displays the number of recordable still images for the inserted memory card. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Display Media Info.] → desired memory card slot.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Version Displays the version of this product’s software. Check the version when updates for this product’s software are released, etc. Also displays the version of the lens if a lens compatible with firmware updates is attached. The version of the Mount Adaptor is displayed in the lens area if a Mount Adaptor compatible with firmware updates is attached. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Version].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Save/Load Settings You can save/load camera settings to/from a memory card. You can also load settings from another camera of the same model. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Save/Load Settings] → desired item. Menu item details Save: Saves the current settings of this camera to a memory card. Load: Loads the settings from a memory card to this camera. Delete: Deletes the settings saved on a memory card.
Note You can save up to 10 settings per memory card. When 10 settings have been already saved, you cannot perform [Save New]. Delete the existing settings using [Delete], or overwrite them. Only Slot 1 is used for saving or loading data. You cannot change the saving/loading destination slot. You cannot load settings from a camera of a different model. You can use this function to save settings registered to [ / Memory].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting Reset Resets the product to the default settings. Even if you perform [Setting Reset], the recorded images are retained. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Setting Reset] → desired setting. Menu item details Camera Settings Reset: Initializes the main shooting settings to the default settings. Initialize: Initializes all the settings to the default settings. Note Be sure not to eject the battery pack while resetting. The value set with [AF Micro Adj.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Add Item You can register the desired menu items to (My Menu) under MENU. (My Menu) → [Add Item]. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to add to wheel. 3 Select a destination using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. (My Menu) using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control Hint You can add up to 30 items to (My Menu). Note You cannot add the following items to Any item under MENU → [View on TV] (My Menu).
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Sort Item You can rearrange the menu items added to (My Menu) under MENU. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to move using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. 3 Select a destination using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. (My Menu) → [Sort Item].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Item You can delete menu items added to (My Menu) of MENU. (My Menu) → [Delete Item]. 1 MENU → 2 Select an item that you want to delete using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel, and then press the center to delete the selected item. Hint To delete all the items on a page, select MENU → You can delete all the items added to (My Menu) → [Delete Page]. (My Menu) by selecting MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Page You can delete all the menu items added to a page under (My Menu) in MENU. 1 MENU → 2 Select a page that you want to delete using the left/right sides of the control wheel, and then press the center of the control wheel to delete the items. (My Menu) → [Delete Page].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete All You can delete all the menu items added to 1 MENU → 2 Select [OK]. (My Menu) in MENU. (My Menu) → [Delete All].
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display From My Menu You can set My Menu to appear first when you press the MENU button. 1 MENU → (My Menu) → [Display From My Menu] → desired setting. Menu item details On: My Menu appears first when you press the MENU button. Off: The most recently displayed menu appears when you press the MENU button.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Precautions Refer also to “Notes on using your camera” in the Instruction Manual (supplied) for this product. On the data specifications described in this manual The data on performance and specifications in this manual are based on an ordinary ambient temperature of 25ºC (77°F), except where otherwise indicated. For the battery pack, the data are based on a battery pack that was fully charged until the charge lamp turned off.
If a database file error occurs, export all images to your computer using PlayMemories Home, and then format the memory card using this product. Do not use/store the product in the following places In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may cause a malfunction. Storing under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become discolored or deformed, and this may cause a malfunction.
Notes on using lenses When using the power zoom lens, be careful not to get your fingers or any other objects caught in the lens. (Only for models with a power zoom feature or interchangeable lens cameras) If you must place the camera under a light source such as sunlight, attach the lens cap to the camera. (Only for models supplied with a lens cap or interchangeable lens cameras) When you shoot with backlighting, keep the sun sufficiently far away from the angle of view.
This product conforms with DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) universal standard established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). Services and software provided by other companies Network services, content, and the [operating system and] software of this Product may be subject to individual terms and conditions and changed, interrupted or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration and credit card information.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II On cleaning Cleaning the lens Do not use a cleaning solution containing organic solvents, such as thinner, or benzine. When cleaning the lens surface, remove dust with 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.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cleaning Mode If dust or debris gets inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor (the part that converts the light to an electric signal), it may appear as dark spots on the image, depending on the shooting environment. If this happens, follow the steps below to clean the image sensor. 1 Confirm that the battery has been charged sufficiently. 2 MENU → (Setup) → [Cleaning Mode] → [Enter].
Do not subject the product to any shock during cleaning. When cleaning the image sensor with a blower, do not blow too hard. If you blow the sensor too hard, the inside of the product may be damaged. If the dust remains even after you cleaned the product as described, consult the service facility.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Number of recordable images When you insert a memory card into the camera and turn the camera on, the number of images that can be recorded (should you continue to shoot using the current settings) is displayed on the screen. Note When “0” (the number of recordable images) flashes in orange, the memory card is full. Replace the memory card with another one, or delete images from the current memory card.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recordable movie times The table below shows the approximate total recording times using a memory card formatted with this camera. The values may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the type of memory card used. The recording times for when [ File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] and [XAVC S HD] are recording times when shooting with [ Proxy Recording] set to [Off].
High-quality movie recording and high-speed continuous shooting require large amounts of power. Therefore, if you continue to shoot, the temperature inside the camera will rise, especially that of the image sensor. In such cases, the camera will turn off automatically because the surface of the camera is heated to a high temperature or the high temperature affects the quality of the images or the internal mechanism of the camera.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the battery charger abroad You can use the battery charger (supplied) in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC and 50 Hz/60 Hz. Depending on the country/region, a converting plug adaptor may be needed to connect to a wall outlet (wall socket). Consult a travel agency, etc., and prepare one in advance. Note Do not use an electronic voltage transformer as doing so may cause a malfunction.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AVCHD format The AVCHD format was developed for high-definition digital video cameras when recording an HD (High-Definition) signal using high-efficiency compression coding technology. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is used to compress video data, and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM system is used to compress audio data. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II License Notes on the License This product comes with software that are used based on licensing agreements with the owners of that software. Based on requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications, we have an obligation to inform you of the following. Licenses (in English) are recorded in the internal memory of your product.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Lens Sony E-mount lens [Image sensor] Image format 35 mm full frame (35.6 mm x 23.8 mm), CMOS image sensor Effective pixel number of camera Approx. 24 200 000 pixels Total pixel number of camera Approx.
Total number of dots 1 440 000 dots [Exposure control] Metering method 1 200-zone evaluative metering Metering Range –3 EV to +20 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens) ISO sensitivity (Recommended exposure index) Still images: ISO 100 to ISO 51 200 (Extended ISO: Minimum ISO 50, maximum ISO 204 800), [ISO AUTO] (ISO 100 to 6 400, Maximum/Minimum can be set.
Slot for SD cards (UHS-I and UHS-II compatible) Supports operations between two memory cards. [Input/output terminals] USB Type-C terminal SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Multi/Micro USB Terminal* Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) * Supports Micro USB compatible devices. HDMI HDMI type D micro jack (Microphone) terminal Ø 3.5 mm Stereo mini jack (Headphones) terminal Ø 3.5 mm Stereo mini jack LAN terminal (Flash sync) terminal [Power, general] Rated input 7.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)/Manual Access method Infrastructure mode WW485782 (see name plate on the bottom of camera) Supported format IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Frequency band 2.4 GHz Security WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Connection method Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)/Manual Access method Infrastructure mode [NFC] Tag type NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compliant [Bluetooth communications] Bluetooth standard Ver. 4.1 Frequency band 2.4 GHz Battery charger BC-QZ1 Rated input 100 – 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 0.38 A Rated output 8.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Trademarks XAVC S and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. AVCHD and AVCHD logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Blu-ray Disc™ and Blu-ray™ are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of default setting values The following are the default setting values. To reset settings to the default values Select MENU→ (Setup) → [Setting Reset] → [Camera Settings Reset] or [Initialize] → [Enter]. The items that can be reset using [Camera Settings Reset] are limited. See the following tables. If you select [Initialize], all the settings of the camera will be reset to the default values.
Default setting value MENU items Bracket Settings (Bracket Type) Cont. Bracket Bracket Settings (Selftimer during Bracket) Off Bracket Settings (Bracket order) 0→-→+ Interval Shoot Func. (Interval Shooting) Off Interval Shoot Func. (Shooting Start Time) 1 Sec Interval Shoot Func. (Shooting Interval) 3 Sec Interval Shoot Func. (Number of Shots) 30 Interval Shoot Func. (AE Tracking Sensitivity) Mid Interval Shoot Func. (Shutter Type in Interval) Electronic Shutter Interval Shoot Func.
Default setting value MENU items Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] AF Area Registration Off ― Del. Regist. AF Area ― ― Focus Frame Color White ― AF Area Auto Clear Off ― Disp. cont. AF area On ― Phase Detect. Area Off ― Circ. of Focus Point Does Not Circulate AF Micro Adj.* (AF Adjustment Set.) * This item is not reset even if you select [Camera Settings Reset] or [Initialize]. AF Micro Adj.
Default setting value MENU items Priority Set in AWB Standard DRO/Auto HDR D-Range Optimizer: Auto Creative Style Standard Picture Effect Off Shutter AWB Lock Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] Off Focus Magnifier ― Focus Magnif. Time No Limit ― Initial Focus Mag. x1.0 ― AF in Focus Mag. On ― MF Assist On ― Peaking Setting (Peaking Display) Off ― Peaking Setting (Peaking Level) Mid ― Peaking Setting (Peaking Color) White ― Anti-flicker Shoot.
Default setting value MENU items Auto Slow Shutter Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] On Picture Effect Off Initial Focus Mag. x1.0 ― Audio Recording On Audio Rec Level 26 Audio Level Display On Audio Out Timing Live Wind Noise Reduct.
Default setting value MENU items Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] Exposure Set. Guide Off ― Live View Display Setting Effect ON ― Shoot. Start Disp. Off ― Shoot. Timing Disp. On: Type1 ― Cont. Shoot.
Default setting value MENU items Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] Custom Key (Right Button) Follow Custom ( ) ― Custom Key (Down Button) Follow Custom ( ) ― Custom Key (AEL Button) Follow Custom ( ) ― Custom Key (AF-ON Button) Follow Custom ( ) ― Custom Key (Focus Hold Button) Follow Custom ( ) ― Custom Key (Custom Button 1) Follow Custom ( / ) ― Custom Key (Custom Button 2) Follow Custom ( / ) ― Custom Key (Custom Button 3) Protect ― Custom Key (Fn/ Send to Smartphone ―
MENU items Default setting value View on TV ― Ctrl w/ Smartphone (Ctrl w/ Smartphone) Off Ctrl w/ Smartphone ( ― Connection) Ctrl w/ Smartphone (Always Connected) Off PC Remote Function (PC Remote) Off PC Remote Function (PC Remote Cnct Method) USB PC Remote Function (Pairing) ― PC Remote Function (Wi-Fi Direct Info.) ― PC Remote Function (Still Img. Save Dest.
Playback To reset the items for [Playback] to the default values, select [Initialize]. These items are not reset to the default values even if you select [Camera Settings Reset]. MENU items Default setting value Protect ― Rotate ― Delete ― Rating ― Rating Set(Custom Key) ― Specify Printing ― Voice Memo ― Voice Memo PB Volume 7 Copy ― Photo Capture ― Enlarge Image ― Enlarge Initial Mag. Standard. Mag. Enlarge Initial Position Focused Position Cont.
MENU items Default setting value Finder Color Temp. ±0 Volume Settings 7 Delete confirm. "Cancel" first Power Save Start Time 1 Min Auto Power OFF Temp. Standard NTSC/PAL Selector ― Cleaning Mode ― Touch Operation Off Touch Panel/Pad Touch Panel Only Touch Pad Settings (Operation in Vertical Orientation ) On Touch Pad Settings (Touch Position Mode) Absolute Position Touch Pad Settings (Operation Area) Right 1/2 Demo Mode Off TC/UB Settings (TC/UB Disp.
MENU items Default setting value Area Setting ― IPTC Information (Write IPTC Info) Off IPTC Information (Register IPTC Info) ― Copyright Info (Write Copyright Info) Off Copyright Info (Set Photographer) ― Copyright Info (Set Copyright) ― Copyright Info (Disp. Copyright Info) ― Write Serial Number Off Format ― Rec. Media Settings (Prioritize Rec. Media) Slot 1 Rec. Media Settings (Recording Mode) Standard Rec.
MENU items Default setting value Sort Item ― Delete Item ― Delete Page ― Delete All ― Display From My Menu Off 5-010-476-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 701
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the product, try the following solutions. 1 Remove the battery pack, wait for about one minute, re-insert the battery pack, then turn on the power. 2 Initialize the settings. 3 Consult your dealer or local authorized service facility. Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. https://www.sony.
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Warning messages Set Area/Date/Time. Set the area, date and time. If you have not used the product for a long time, charge the internal rechargeable backup battery. Power insufficient. The image copying or the image sensor cleaning function will not operate because the remaining battery level is too low. Recharge the battery pack or supply power by connecting the camera with a computer, etc. Unable to use memory card.
Check that a lens is mounted. For an unsupported lens, set "Release w/o Lens" in the menu to "Enable". 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 product are clean or not. When attaching the product to an astronomical telescope or similar instrument, or using an unsupported lens, set [Release w/o Lens] to [Enable]. Unable to print.
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recommended pages Auto Switch Media If you use two memory-card slots, you can automatically switch to recording with the other memory card when the memory card in use becomes full. How to tag the location information on the images You can record the location information on the images. The location information can be acquired via a smartphone.
