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
Remove the Shoe Cap attached to the camera and attach the Shoe adaptor
to the camera so that you can attach accessories compatible with a
conventional Accessory Shoe (Auto-lock Accessory shoe).
A Auto-lock Accessory shoe
B Lock knob
How to attach the Lock knob
1 Remove the Connector
protective cap from the shoe.
2 Loosen the Lock knob and
insert the Shoe adaptor into the
shoe.
3 Tighten the Lock knob.
• Do not force the knob to turn after it
locks.
• When you attach the Shoe adaptor to
the camera, insert the Shoe adaptor all
the way in.
• After you remove the Shoe adaptor
from the camera, attach the Connector
protective cap to the Shoe adaptor for
storing the cap.
Shoe adaptor