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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Selecting a shooting mode
Manual Exposure
This mode is suitable for
z Shooting with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed
and aperture.
1 Set the mode dial to M.
2 Rotate the front control dial to
adjust the shutter speed, and
rotate the rear control dial to
adjust the aperture.
• This camera allows you to set the ISO
sensitivity to [AUTO] in manual
exposure mode. When the ISO
sensitivity is set to [AUTO], the ISO
sensitivity is adjusted to obtain the
correct exposure, according to the
shutter speed and aperture value
combination.
• When the ISO sensitivity is set to
[AUTO] and the camera judges that the
proper exposure has not been obtained
with the selected value, the ISO
sensitivity flashes. In such cases, adjust
the shutter speed or aperture again.
ISO sensitivity
Shutter speed
Aperture (F-number)