α Handbook
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Introduction of functions
- Before use
- Functions list
- Preparing the camera
- Shooting and viewing images
- Selecting a shooting mode
- Switching the recording information display
- Adjusting the focus
- Adjusting the brightness of the image
- Using the drive mode
- Advanced shooting
- Using the flash (sold separately)
- Flash modes available
- Flash Compensation
- Flash control
- FEL lock
- Setting ISO
- Compensating for the brightness and contrast automatically (D-Range)
- Setting the image processing
- Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
- Setting image size
- Setting the aspect ratio and image quality
- Detecting faces
- Smile Shutter
- Zooming
- Reducing the noise in an image
- Setting the color space
- Movie recording setup
- Advanced playback
- Setup of the camera
- Viewing images on a computer
- Troubleshooting/Others
- Index
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Identifying parts
Before use
A Hooks for shoulder strap
• Attach both ends of the strap
onto the camera.
B (Flash sync) terminal (118)
C REMOTE terminal
• When connecting the RM-
L1AM Remote Commander
(sold separately) to the camera,
insert the plug of the Remote
Commander into the REMOTE
terminal, aligning the guide of
the plug with the guide of the
REMOTE terminal. Make sure
that the cord of the Remote
Commander faces forward.
D Speaker
E DC IN terminal
• When connecting the AC-
PW10AM AC Adaptor (sold
separately) to the camera, turn
the camera off, then plug the
connector of the AC Adaptor to
the DC IN terminal on the
camera.
F m (Microphone) jack
• When an external microphone
is connected, the microphone is
turned on automatically. If the
external microphone is a plug-
in-power type, the power of the
microphone is supplied by the
camera.
G i (Headphones) jack (158)
H HDMI terminal (172)
I (USB) terminal (205)
J Memory card cover (51)
Sides