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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The functions selected with the MENU button
Functions list
Clock setup menu
Setup menu
Recover Image DB
(185)
Recovers the image database file and enables recording and
playback.
Display Card Space Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the
recordable number of still images on the memory card.
Date/Time Setup (58) Sets date and time, and daylight savings.
Area Setting (58) Sets the location of where the camera is used.
Menu start Sets the default position of the cursor on the menu to the top
item or the last-selected item.
(Top/Previous)
Delete confirm. Sets [Delete] or [Cancel] as the default setting for the delete
confirmation screen.
(“Delete” first/“Cancel” first)
Mode Dial Guide Displays an explanation of each shooting mode and also
allows you to select another shooting mode.
(On/Off)
LCD Brightness (177) Sets the brightness of the LCD screen.
(Auto/Manual/Sunny Weather)
Viewfinder Bright.
(178)
Sets the brightness of the viewfinder.
(Auto/Manual)
Viewfinder Color
Temp.
Sets the color temperature of the screen in the viewfinder.
Setting it toward + makes the color cooler, and toward –
makes the color warmer.
(+2 to 0 to –2)
GPS Settings (187)
(SLT-A99V only)
Sets the GPS functions.
Power Save (178) Sets the response level to be used to activate the power save
mode.
(Max/Standard)