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4-183-855-12(1) Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera α Handbook Table of contents Sample photo search Menu search Index NEX-3/NEX-3C/NEX-5/NEX-5C GB © 2010 Sony Corporation
4-183-855-12(1) Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera α Handbook Table of contents Sample photo search Menu search Index NEX-3/NEX-3C/NEX-5/NEX-5C GB © 2010 Sony Corporation
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Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Connecting with other equipment Viewing images on a TV 123 Using with your computer 125 Using the software 127 Connecting the camera to the computer 130 Creating a movie disc (NEX-5/5C 132 Printing still images 136 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 137 Warning messages 143 Others Using the camera abroad 146 Memory card 147 "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 149 Battery charger 151 Mount Adaptor 152 AVCHD format (NEX-5/5C 153 Cleaning 154 Index Index 155 Index 4GB
Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Connecting with other equipment Viewing images on a TV 123 Using with your computer 125 Using the software 127 Connecting the camera to the computer 130 Creating a movie disc (NEX-5/5C 132 Printing still images 136 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 137 Warning messages 143 Others Using the camera abroad 146 Memory card 147 "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 149 Battery charger 151 Mount Adaptor 152 AVCHD format (NEX-5/5C 153 Cleaning 154 Index Index 155 Index 4GB
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A (Playback) button (26) B ON/OFF (Power) switch C Shutter button (23) D Remote sensor (39) E AF illuminator/Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp F Speaker G Microphone H Smart Accessory Terminal I Lens J Lens release button K Mount L Image sensor* M Lens contacts* * Do not touch this part directly. Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Identifying parts NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. When the lens is removed (NEX-5/5C/3/3C) Index 11GB Continued r
A (Playback) button (26) B ON/OFF (Power) switch C Shutter button (23) D Remote sensor (39) E AF illuminator/Self-timer lamp/Smile Shutter lamp F Speaker G Microphone H Smart Accessory Terminal I Lens J Lens release button K Mount L Image sensor* M Lens contacts* * Do not touch this part directly. Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Identifying parts NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. When the lens is removed (NEX-5/5C/3/3C) Index 11GB Continued r
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Table of contents NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C A (USB) terminal (130) B Hook for shoulder strap C HDMI terminal (123) D Light sensor E LCD monitor F MOVIE button (23) G Control wheel (17) H Soft keys (18) I Image sensor position mark (53) Sample photo Menu search search Index 12GB Continued r
Table of contents NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C A (USB) terminal (130) B Hook for shoulder strap C HDMI terminal (123) D Light sensor E LCD monitor F MOVIE button (23) G Control wheel (17) H Soft keys (18) I Image sensor position mark (53) Sample photo Menu search search Index 12GB Continued r
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NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C • Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to ... longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Insert the connection plate into the battery compartment, then pass the cord through the connection plate cover as shown below. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C Flash A Battery/memory card cover B Tripod receptacle • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents E Access lamp F Memory card insertion slot G Battery compartment...
NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C • Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to ... longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Insert the connection plate into the battery compartment, then pass the cord through the connection plate cover as shown below. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C Flash A Battery/memory card cover B Tripod receptacle • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents E Access lamp F Memory card insertion slot G Battery compartment...
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Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Lens On the E18 - 200 mm lens, refer to the instruction manual of the E18 - 200 mm lens (supplied). E18 - 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (supplied with NEX-5A/5CA/3A/3CA) A Converter index* B Focusing ring C Lens contacts** D Mounting index * A converter is sold separately. ** Do not touch this part directly. E16 mm F2.8 (supplied with NEX-5D/5CD/5K/5CK/3D/ 3CD/3K/3CK) A Hood index B Focusing ring C Zoom ring D Focal-length scale E Focal-length index F Lens contacts* G Mounting index * Do not touch this part directly. 14GB
Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Lens On the E18 - 200 mm lens, refer to the instruction manual of the E18 - 200 mm lens (supplied). E18 - 55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (supplied with NEX-5A/5CA/3A/3CA) A Converter index* B Focusing ring C Lens contacts** D Mounting index * A converter is sold separately. ** Do not touch this part directly. E16 mm F2.8 (supplied with NEX-5D/5CD/5K/5CK/3D/ 3CD/3K/3CK) A Hood index B Focusing ring C Zoom ring D Focal-length scale E Focal-length index F Lens contacts* G Mounting index * Do not touch this part directly. 14GB
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... . Switches the information to be focused on the shooting screen. Selects the compression format. Image Size Movie Selects the image size. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4. Exposure Comp. Detects people's faces automatically, and adjusts focus and exposure to ...Selects the area to set shooting functions, such as continuous shooting, self-timer, or bracket shooting. Sets the digital zoom when a single focus lens is used to suit the faces. Brightness/Color Allows you to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images.
... . Switches the information to be focused on the shooting screen. Selects the compression format. Image Size Movie Selects the image size. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4. Exposure Comp. Detects people's faces automatically, and adjusts focus and exposure to ...Selects the area to set shooting functions, such as continuous shooting, self-timer, or bracket shooting. Sets the digital zoom when a single focus lens is used to suit the faces. Brightness/Color Allows you to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images.
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... USB Connection Selects the method used to display wide images. Recover Image DB Repairs the image database file of the camera and the lens. Wide Image Selects a method to play back portrait images. Reset Default Resets the camera to the power save mode. Folder Selects ... Selects the color of contents Sample photo Menu search search Long Exposure NR Sets the noise reduction processing for long exposure shootings. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Table of the LCD monitor. Select Shoot. Version Displays the version of movies when ...
... USB Connection Selects the method used to display wide images. Recover Image DB Repairs the image database file of the camera and the lens. Wide Image Selects a method to play back portrait images. Reset Default Resets the camera to the power save mode. Folder Selects ... Selects the color of contents Sample photo Menu search search Long Exposure NR Sets the noise reduction processing for long exposure shootings. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Table of the LCD monitor. Select Shoot. Version Displays the version of movies when ...
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... by pressing the center of the control wheel. During movie playback To pause/resume To fast-forward To fast-rewind To slow-forward (NEX-5/5C only) To slow-reverse (NEX-5/5C only) To adjust sound volume Control wheel operation Press the center. Press the left, or turn it left . Table of a recorded...
... by pressing the center of the control wheel. During movie playback To pause/resume To fast-forward To fast-rewind To slow-forward (NEX-5/5C only) To slow-reverse (NEX-5/5C only) To adjust sound volume Control wheel operation Press the center. Press the left, or turn it left . Table of a recorded...
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... and hold down the shutter button (page 34). (Speed Priority Shoots images continuously at high speed while you to use the RMT-DSLR1 Wireless Remote (NEX-5/5C) Commander (sold separately) (page 39). Focus and brightness settings of contents Sample photo Menu search search Drive Mode You can set the drive mode...
... and hold down the shutter button (page 34). (Speed Priority Shoots images continuously at high speed while you to use the RMT-DSLR1 Wireless Remote (NEX-5/5C) Commander (sold separately) (page 39). Focus and brightness settings of contents Sample photo Menu search search Drive Mode You can set the drive mode...
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... supplied with the following functions: - [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - [Anti Motion Blur] - [Sweep Panorama] - [Auto HDR] • A lens or hood may cover the remote sensor and prevent the sensor from receiving the light from positions where the light to the remote sensor, and ... the Wireless Remote Commander. 1 (Drive Mode) on the subject, point the transmitter of contents Sample photo Menu search search Remote Cdr. (NEX-5/5C) You can shoot using the SHUTTER and 2SEC (the shutter is not obscured. Table of the Wireless Remote Commander to the remote sensor...
... supplied with the following functions: - [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - [Anti Motion Blur] - [Sweep Panorama] - [Auto HDR] • A lens or hood may cover the remote sensor and prevent the sensor from receiving the light from positions where the light to the remote sensor, and ... the Wireless Remote Commander. 1 (Drive Mode) on the subject, point the transmitter of contents Sample photo Menu search search Remote Cdr. (NEX-5/5C) You can shoot using the SHUTTER and 2SEC (the shutter is not obscured. Table of the Wireless Remote Commander to the remote sensor...
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... Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is activated, you use the Wireless Remote Commander, press (Drive Mode) on the Wireless Remote Commander. z Using the Remote Commander (NEX-5/5C) Pressing the SHUTTER button on the image. • After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure NR) will be done for the same amount of time...
... Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is activated, you use the Wireless Remote Commander, press (Drive Mode) on the Wireless Remote Commander. z Using the Remote Commander (NEX-5/5C) Pressing the SHUTTER button on the image. • After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure NR) will be done for the same amount of time...
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... when you can fix the focus in advance to the distance at which the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens, the focus cannot be confirmed. Turn the focusing ring right or left to the position of the image sensor*. With "Focus fixing," you put ... camera that acts as the film. • If the subject is to enable you measure the exact distance between the subject and the camera. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 18 mm (23/32 in .). * The image sensor is the part of contents Sample photo Menu search search AF/MF Select Selects auto focusing or...
... when you can fix the focus in advance to the distance at which the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens, the focus cannot be confirmed. Turn the focusing ring right or left to the position of the image sensor*. With "Focus fixing," you put ... camera that acts as the film. • If the subject is to enable you measure the exact distance between the subject and the camera. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 18 mm (23/32 in .). * The image sensor is the part of contents Sample photo Menu search search AF/MF Select Selects auto focusing or...
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... search Movie The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. Records in the suitable size for viewing on a high-definition TV. Index 64GB NEX-3/3C Image size 1280 × 720 (Fine) 1280 × 720 (Standard) VGA (640 × 480) Average bit-rate 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Usage guidelines... Records with the highest image quality for viewing on a high-definition TV. 3 Mbps Records in the suitable size for movies. NEX-5/5C Image size in [AVCHD] mode (1920 × 1080) Average bit-rate 17 Mbps Image size in [MP4] mode Average bit-rate (1440 ×...
... search Movie The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. Records in the suitable size for viewing on a high-definition TV. Index 64GB NEX-3/3C Image size 1280 × 720 (Fine) 1280 × 720 (Standard) VGA (640 × 480) Average bit-rate 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Usage guidelines... Records with the highest image quality for viewing on a high-definition TV. 3 Mbps Records in the suitable size for movies. NEX-5/5C Image size in [AVCHD] mode (1920 × 1080) Average bit-rate 17 Mbps Image size in [MP4] mode Average bit-rate (1440 ×...
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... TV. Movies shot with this camera cannot be played by the following marks on the bottom of contents Sample photo Menu search search File Format (NEX-5/5C) Selects the movie file format. 1 [Menu] t [Image Size] t [File Format] t desired mode.
... TV. Movies shot with this camera cannot be played by the following marks on the bottom of contents Sample photo Menu search search File Format (NEX-5/5C) Selects the movie file format. 1 [Menu] t [Image Size] t [File Format] t desired mode.
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... contents Sample photo Menu search search Folder Name Still images you shoot are recorded in a folder that is fixed as "folder number + ANV01" (NEX-5/5C), or "folder number + MNV01" (NEX-3/3C). Index 117GB Example: 10000405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2010) Note • The MP4 movie folder form is automatically created...
... contents Sample photo Menu search search Folder Name Still images you shoot are recorded in a folder that is fixed as "folder number + ANV01" (NEX-5/5C), or "folder number + MNV01" (NEX-3/3C). Index 117GB Example: 10000405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2010) Note • The MP4 movie folder form is automatically created...
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... to be sent. Index 122GB Upload standby. is displayed on the screen when [Upload Settings] is inserted in the camera. For details, refer to [Off]. NEX-5C/3C do not have set to the manual that comes with the Eye-Fi card. 2 Insert the Eye-Fi card you have this function...
... to be sent. Index 122GB Upload standby. is displayed on the screen when [Upload Settings] is inserted in the camera. For details, refer to [Off]. NEX-5C/3C do not have set to the manual that comes with the Eye-Fi card. 2 Insert the Eye-Fi card you have this function...
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... Converter SR Ver.3" "Image Data Lightbox SR" Microsoft Windows XP*1 SP3/Windows Vista*2 SP2/ Windows 7 CPU: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (NEX-5/5C: For playing/editing the High Definition movies: Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster/Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster...Display: 1024 × 768 dots or more ) Hard Disk: Disk space required for creating discs. *2 Starter (Edition) is not compatible with your camera. • Sony Image Data Suite "Image Data Converter SR" "Image Data Lightbox SR" • "PMB" (Picture Motion Browser) Note • "PMB" is not supported. Recommended ...
... Converter SR Ver.3" "Image Data Lightbox SR" Microsoft Windows XP*1 SP3/Windows Vista*2 SP2/ Windows 7 CPU: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (NEX-5/5C: For playing/editing the High Definition movies: Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster/Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster...Display: 1024 × 768 dots or more ) Hard Disk: Disk space required for creating discs. *2 Starter (Edition) is not compatible with your camera. • Sony Image Data Suite "Image Data Converter SR" "Image Data Lightbox SR" • "PMB" (Picture Motion Browser) Note • "PMB" is not supported. Recommended ...
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... make adjustments to a computer. (An internet connection environment is required when a Blu-ray disc/DVD disc is created for the first time.) (NEX-5/5C only) Notes • "PMB" is not compatible with Macintosh computers. • The confirmation message of the Information tool appears on the ... burner drive. • To create Blu-ray discs, AVCHD format discs or DVD discs from AVCHD format movies imported to it. Click [Start] t [All Programs] t [Sony Image Data Suite] t [Help] t [Image Data Lightbox SR]. Or, click [Start] t [All Programs] t [PMB] t [PMB Help]. Double-click the shortcut ...
... make adjustments to a computer. (An internet connection environment is required when a Blu-ray disc/DVD disc is created for the first time.) (NEX-5/5C only) Notes • "PMB" is not compatible with Macintosh computers. • The confirmation message of the Information tool appears on the ... burner drive. • To create Blu-ray discs, AVCHD format discs or DVD discs from AVCHD format movies imported to it. Click [Start] t [All Programs] t [Sony Image Data Suite] t [Help] t [Image Data Lightbox SR]. Or, click [Start] t [All Programs] t [PMB] t [PMB Help]. Double-click the shortcut ...
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...USB connection is not held liable for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera. Sony is established for consequences resulting from such operations via the computer (NEX-5/5C only). Wait for a while. 2 To the USB terminal Index Importing images to the computer (Windows) ...drop the image files to the hard disk icon. Notes • For operations such as importing AVCHD movies to the computer, use "PMB" (NEX-5/5C only). • When the camera is displayed. 130GB Continued r The image is connected to the computer, if you to easily import ...
...USB connection is not held liable for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera. Sony is established for consequences resulting from such operations via the computer (NEX-5/5C only). Wait for a while. 2 To the USB terminal Index Importing images to the computer (Windows) ...drop the image files to the hard disk icon. Notes • For operations such as importing AVCHD movies to the computer, use "PMB" (NEX-5/5C only). • When the camera is displayed. 130GB Continued r The image is connected to the computer, if you to easily import ...