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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Using the SteadyShot function ................................... 60
Holding the camera properly ...................................... 61
Removing the Eyepiece cup ............................................ 62
Shooting and viewing images
Shooting still images ....................................................... 63
Recording movies ............................................................ 65
Playing back images ........................................................ 66
Switching between still images and movies ............... 66
Deleting images ............................................................... 67
Selecting a shooting mode
Selecting a shooting mode ............................................... 68
Selecting the desired mode by rotating the mode dial
............................................................................ 69
Auto Mode ..................................................... 69
Scene Selection .................................................. 71
Sweep Panorama ................................................ 73
Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE ........................... 76
Program Auto ......................................................... 77
Aperture Priority ................................................... 78
Shutter Priority ....................................................... 80
Manual Exposure ................................................... 82
BULB .................................................................... 84
Functions available for each shooting mode ................... 86
Switching the recording information display
Switching the recording information display (DISP) ...... 87
Selecting the screen mode .......................................... 87
Histogram ................................................................... 89
Monitoring the subject through the lens without effects
displayed ........................................................... 89
Adjusting the focus
Adjusting the focus .......................................................... 91
Autofocus ................................................................... 91
Focus-lock .................................................................. 94
AF area ....................................................................... 95
Object Tracking .......................................................... 95
Restricting the autofocus range (AF Range Control)
............................................................................ 98










