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4-437-008-11(1) Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera α Handbook Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index NEX-6/NEX-5R GB © 2012 Sony Corporation
4-437-008-11(1) Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera α Handbook Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index NEX-6/NEX-5R GB © 2012 Sony Corporation
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... menu Shoot Mode (NEX-5R only 30 Camera 30 Image Size 31 Brightness/Color 31 Playback 32 Application 32 Setup 32 Connecting with other equipment Viewing images on a TV 203 Using with your computer 206 Using the software 208 Connecting the camera to the computer 211... Creating a movie disc 213 Printing still images 217 Adding functions to the camera Adding functions to the camera (Application downloading 218 Launching the downloaded application 221 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 222...
... menu Shoot Mode (NEX-5R only 30 Camera 30 Image Size 31 Brightness/Color 31 Playback 32 Application 32 Setup 32 Connecting with other equipment Viewing images on a TV 203 Using with your computer 206 Using the software 208 Connecting the camera to the computer 211... Creating a movie disc 213 Printing still images 217 Adding functions to the camera Adding functions to the camera (Application downloading 218 Launching the downloaded application 221 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 222...
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... Flash Incompatible Compatible Internal Internal/ External (sold separately) External External (sold separately) (NEX-5R only 240 AVCHD format 241 Cleaning 242 Index Index 243 This manual covers the NEX-6 and NEX-5R. The main characteristics of contents Sample photo Others Using the camera abroad 232 Memory card 233 "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 235 Battery charging 237 Mount...
... Flash Incompatible Compatible Internal Internal/ External (sold separately) External External (sold separately) (NEX-5R only 240 AVCHD format 241 Cleaning 242 Index Index 243 This manual covers the NEX-6 and NEX-5R. The main characteristics of contents Sample photo Others Using the camera abroad 232 Memory card 233 "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 235 Battery charging 237 Mount...
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... HDMI terminal (203) I LCD screen (NEX-6 only) / LCD screen/Touch panel (NEX-5R only) J (Flash pop-up) button (NEX-6 only) (77) K (Playback) button (39) L Mode dial (NEX-6 only) (28) M Control dial (25) N MOVIE button (36) O AEL button (NEX-6 only) (165) P Soft key A ...(26) Q Control wheel (23) R Soft key C (26) S Soft key B (26) T Diopter-adjustment dial (NEX-6 only) Menu Index 14GB Continued r Table of contents Sample photo NEX-6 NEX-5R A Image sensor position mark (79) B Viewfinder (NEX-6 only) C Eyepiece cup (NEX-6 only) • Not attached to the camera...
... HDMI terminal (203) I LCD screen (NEX-6 only) / LCD screen/Touch panel (NEX-5R only) J (Flash pop-up) button (NEX-6 only) (77) K (Playback) button (39) L Mode dial (NEX-6 only) (28) M Control dial (25) N MOVIE button (36) O AEL button (NEX-6 only) (165) P Soft key A ...(26) Q Control wheel (23) R Soft key C (26) S Soft key B (26) T Diopter-adjustment dial (NEX-6 only) Menu Index 14GB Continued r Table of contents Sample photo NEX-6 NEX-5R A Image sensor position mark (79) B Viewfinder (NEX-6 only) C Eyepiece cup (NEX-6 only) • Not attached to the camera...
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NEX-5R: • You can adjust the LCD screen upward by about 180 degrees when you take a self-portrait. Table of the LCD screen and the camera body are aligned. 15GB Continued r The 3-second delay self-timer is automatically selected in the default setting (page 141). • When storing the...screen after Self-portrait shooting, lower the LCD screen completely until it fits against the camera body, then slide the LCD screen upward until both the bottoms of contents Sample photo Menu Index z LCD screen NEX-6: • You can adjust the LCD screen to an easily viewable angle and ...
NEX-5R: • You can adjust the LCD screen upward by about 180 degrees when you take a self-portrait. Table of the LCD screen and the camera body are aligned. 15GB Continued r The 3-second delay self-timer is automatically selected in the default setting (page 141). • When storing the...screen after Self-portrait shooting, lower the LCD screen completely until it fits against the camera body, then slide the LCD screen upward until both the bottoms of contents Sample photo Menu Index z LCD screen NEX-6: • You can adjust the LCD screen to an easily viewable angle and ...
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...the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. F Tripod socket hole • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents Sample photo NEX-6 NEX-5R A Battery/memory card cover B Access lamp C Memory card insertion slot D Battery compartment E Connection plate cover • Use this when using screws ...longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods using an AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sold separately). G Speaker Menu Index 16GB Continued r Table of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch...
...the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. F Tripod socket hole • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents Sample photo NEX-6 NEX-5R A Battery/memory card cover B Access lamp C Memory card insertion slot D Battery compartment E Connection plate cover • Use this when using screws ...longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods using an AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sold separately). G Speaker Menu Index 16GB Continued r Table of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch...
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When playing back, DISP (Display Contents) and (Image Index) functions are assigned to the control wheel. NEX-6 NEX-5R Control dial Control dial Soft keys Control wheel Soft keys Control wheel Control wheel When shooting, DISP (Display Contents), (Exposure Comp.), (Drive Mode), and (ISO) functions are assigned to the control wheel. Menu Index 23GB Continued r Table of contents Sample photo Basic operations Operating the camera The control wheel, control dial, soft key and touch panel (NEX-5R only) allow you to use various functions of the camera.
When playing back, DISP (Display Contents) and (Image Index) functions are assigned to the control wheel. NEX-6 NEX-5R Control dial Control dial Soft keys Control wheel Soft keys Control wheel Control wheel When shooting, DISP (Display Contents), (Exposure Comp.), (Drive Mode), and (ISO) functions are assigned to the control wheel. Menu Index 23GB Continued r Table of contents Sample photo Basic operations Operating the camera The control wheel, control dial, soft key and touch panel (NEX-5R only) allow you to use various functions of the camera.
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... shown at the upper right corner of contents Sample photo Menu Soft keys The soft keys have different roles, depending on the context. B Touch panel (NEX-5R only) You can assign the functions to the soft key B (page 163). In this case, soft key A works as C the MENU (Menu) button, and soft... control wheel (soft key C). To use the function shown at the center, press the center of the screen, press soft key B. You can operate the camera intuitively by the icon or the function shown on the screen to select it . Slide your finger across the screen to scroll down to hidden...
... shown at the upper right corner of contents Sample photo Menu Soft keys The soft keys have different roles, depending on the context. B Touch panel (NEX-5R only) You can assign the functions to the soft key B (page 163). In this case, soft key A works as C the MENU (Menu) button, and soft... control wheel (soft key C). To use the function shown at the center, press the center of the screen, press soft key B. You can operate the camera intuitively by the icon or the function shown on the screen to select it . Slide your finger across the screen to scroll down to hidden...
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...ball-point pen, or the tip of the control wheel, and then press the center. Operating the touch panel while the hand holding the camera is touching and sliding your finger. adjust the defocusing level Slide the indicator with your finger across the screen (Touch panel). Operation Control wheel.... • Avoid the followings when using both the control wheel/soft keys and the touch panel. Table of contents Sample photo Operations (NEX-5R only) You can perform most operations using the touch panel: - by one or the other is also touching the screen elsewhere. 27GB Continued r
...ball-point pen, or the tip of the control wheel, and then press the center. Operating the touch panel while the hand holding the camera is touching and sliding your finger. adjust the defocusing level Slide the indicator with your finger across the screen (Touch panel). Operation Control wheel.... • Avoid the followings when using both the control wheel/soft keys and the touch panel. Table of contents Sample photo Operations (NEX-5R only) You can perform most operations using the touch panel: - by one or the other is also touching the screen elsewhere. 27GB Continued r
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Table of the control wheel to make your choice. Menu Index 29GB Continued r NEX-6 NEX-5R 1 Select MENU. 2 Select the desired item by pressing the top/bottom/right/left parts of the control wheel, and then press the center. 3 Following the ... Control wheel Notes • The application downloading function may not be available in the menu Menu You can set up the basic settings for the camera as a whole, or execute functions such as shooting, playback, or other operations.
Table of the control wheel to make your choice. Menu Index 29GB Continued r NEX-6 NEX-5R 1 Select MENU. 2 Select the desired item by pressing the top/bottom/right/left parts of the control wheel, and then press the center. 3 Following the ... Control wheel Notes • The application downloading function may not be available in the menu Menu You can set up the basic settings for the camera as a whole, or execute functions such as shooting, playback, or other operations.
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..., such as continuous shooting, self-timer, and flash. Drive Mode Flash Mode AF/MF Select Autofocus Area Autofocus Mode Touch Shutter (NEX-5R only) Object Tracking Zoom Face Detection Face Registration Smile Shutter Auto Port. Selects the autofocus method. Detects people's faces automatically, and ... Auto Shoots images with a wider range of shooting functions than those of contents Sample photo Shoot Mode (NEX-5R only) Allows you to express the movement of the camera. Adjusts the range in the Face Detection function. Selects the area to use the touch shutter function....
..., such as continuous shooting, self-timer, and flash. Drive Mode Flash Mode AF/MF Select Autofocus Area Autofocus Mode Touch Shutter (NEX-5R only) Object Tracking Zoom Face Detection Face Registration Smile Shutter Auto Port. Selects the autofocus method. Detects people's faces automatically, and ... Auto Shoots images with a wider range of shooting functions than those of contents Sample photo Shoot Mode (NEX-5R only) Allows you to express the movement of the camera. Adjusts the range in the Face Detection function. Selects the area to use the touch shutter function....
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Changes the information to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images. Image Size Allows you to set the image size and aspect ratio. ISO White Balance Metering Mode Flash Comp. Index 31GB ... such as metering mode, and color settings such as white balance. Selects the direction to be displayed on an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately for the NEX-5R). DRO/Auto HDR Picture Effect Creative Style Compensates for measuring the brightness. Selects AVCHD or MP4. Exposure Comp. Still Image Size Aspect Ratio Quality Panorama...
Changes the information to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images. Image Size Allows you to set the image size and aspect ratio. ISO White Balance Metering Mode Flash Comp. Index 31GB ... such as metering mode, and color settings such as white balance. Selects the direction to be displayed on an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately for the NEX-5R). DRO/Auto HDR Picture Effect Creative Style Compensates for measuring the brightness. Selects AVCHD or MP4. Exposure Comp. Still Image Size Aspect Ratio Quality Panorama...
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... Switches the information to be displayed on the index screen. Menu Index Application You can add the desired functions to your camera by connecting to a Smartphone and displays them. on the screen display. 32GB Continued r Transfers the images to the application downloading website "...Transfers the images to a computer that is connected to the network for the NEX-5R) and the LCD screen. Setup Allows you to determine how to make more detailed shooting settings, or change the camera settings. Sets whether or not to fix the exposure when you to choose whether...
... Switches the information to be displayed on the index screen. Menu Index Application You can add the desired functions to your camera by connecting to a Smartphone and displays them. on the screen display. 32GB Continued r Transfers the images to the application downloading website "...Transfers the images to a computer that is connected to the network for the NEX-5R) and the LCD screen. Setup Allows you to determine how to make more detailed shooting settings, or change the camera settings. Sets whether or not to fix the exposure when you to choose whether...
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...for long exposure shootings. Sets the noise reduction processing for distortion of in an expanded form. Sets the noise reduction processing for the NEX-5R) with higher quality than Clear Image Zoom. Enhances the outline of the screen. Sets whether or not to preferentially-track a certain... face or not when the camera detects that face during object tracking. Auto Image Extract. Zooms an image with a selected color. Continued r 33GB Index Menu Sample photo...
...for long exposure shootings. Sets the noise reduction processing for distortion of in an expanded form. Sets the noise reduction processing for the NEX-5R) with higher quality than Clear Image Zoom. Enhances the outline of the screen. Sets whether or not to preferentially-track a certain... face or not when the camera detects that face during object tracking. Auto Image Extract. Zooms an image with a selected color. Continued r 33GB Index Menu Sample photo...
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... the resolution when connected to display wide images. Resets the camera to the camera. Selects the color of contents Display Color Wide Image Playback Display HDMI Resolution CTRL FOR HDMI USB Connection Cleaning Mode Calibration (NEX-5R only) Version Demo Mode Initialize Memory Card Tool Format File Number...the top menu or the last menu screen. Selects the area where you touch. Selects the appropriate USB connection method for the NEX-5R). Sets the level of the Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately for each computer or USB device connected to the default settings. Sets...
... the resolution when connected to display wide images. Resets the camera to the camera. Selects the color of contents Display Color Wide Image Playback Display HDMI Resolution CTRL FOR HDMI USB Connection Cleaning Mode Calibration (NEX-5R only) Version Demo Mode Initialize Memory Card Tool Format File Number...the top menu or the last menu screen. Selects the area where you touch. Selects the appropriate USB connection method for the NEX-5R). Sets the level of the Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately for each computer or USB device connected to the default settings. Sets...
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... images, press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the ambient temperatures or recording conditions. Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera. The recording time may shorten depending on your subject, and press it fully down to the situation, and adjusts the settings. 1 Adjust ...the LCD screen angle, and hold the camera (NEX-6 only). Notes • You can continuously record a movie for up to 29 minutes, and an MP4 format movie for recognized scene and guide ...
... images, press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the ambient temperatures or recording conditions. Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera. The recording time may shorten depending on your subject, and press it fully down to the situation, and adjusts the settings. 1 Adjust ...the LCD screen angle, and hold the camera (NEX-6 only). Notes • You can continuously record a movie for up to 29 minutes, and an MP4 format movie for recognized scene and guide ...
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... subject reflects light such as mirror, or has shiny surfaces. - Menu Index Shooting still images using touch operation (Touch Shutter function) (NEX-5R only) The camera adjusts the focus and releases the shutter automatically when you simply touch the subject that is difficult to focus on When the...Touch Shutter OFF) on the screen. • The icon changes to (Touch Shutter ON) and the touch shutter shooting becomes available. 2 Point the camera to the subject, then touch the subject that you want to focus on the screen. Table of contents Sample photo z Tips for shooting a still ...
... subject reflects light such as mirror, or has shiny surfaces. - Menu Index Shooting still images using touch operation (Touch Shutter function) (NEX-5R only) The camera adjusts the focus and releases the shutter automatically when you simply touch the subject that is difficult to focus on When the...Touch Shutter OFF) on the screen. • The icon changes to (Touch Shutter ON) and the touch shutter shooting becomes available. 2 Point the camera to the subject, then touch the subject that you want to focus on the screen. Table of contents Sample photo z Tips for shooting a still ...
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... Touch panel operation Press the center. Touch during pause. during pause. Table of the control wheel. Or, touch N on other cameras may not be played back properly. Touch X/N. Turn clockwise during Touch pause. Press the bottom t top/ - Press the right,... or turn the control wheel counterclockwise. Turn counterclockwise during pause. Notes • Panoramic images shot on the screen (NEX-5R only). Touch M. Or, slide your finger across the screen to the left , or turn the control wheel clockwise. z Displaying a desired folder...
... Touch panel operation Press the center. Touch during pause. during pause. Table of the control wheel. Or, touch N on other cameras may not be played back properly. Touch X/N. Turn clockwise during Touch pause. Press the bottom t top/ - Press the right,... or turn the control wheel counterclockwise. Turn counterclockwise during pause. Notes • Panoramic images shot on the screen (NEX-5R only). Touch M. Or, slide your finger across the screen to the left , or turn the control wheel clockwise. z Displaying a desired folder...
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...)] when an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately) is not displayed during following operations. - Big Font Size Disp. No Disp. Notes • You can set to the camera (NEX-5R only). • [Histogram] is attached to [Sweep Panorama]. Does not show recording information. Shows recording information. Info. Panorama recording/playback - [Slide Show] During ... Using the control wheel: 1 Press DISP (Display Contents) on the control wheel repeatedly to select the desired mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Camera] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display(DISP)].
...)] when an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately) is not displayed during following operations. - Big Font Size Disp. No Disp. Notes • You can set to the camera (NEX-5R only). • [Histogram] is attached to [Sweep Panorama]. Does not show recording information. Shows recording information. Info. Panorama recording/playback - [Slide Show] During ... Using the control wheel: 1 Press DISP (Display Contents) on the control wheel repeatedly to select the desired mode. Using the Menu: 1 During shooting, MENU t [Camera] t [LCD Display (DISP)]/[Finder Display(DISP)].
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... available You can select which you want to change the setting. The setting screen for the selected function opens. (Quick Navi) (NEX-6 only) Shows basic recording information on the screen (no image). Displays the luminance distribution graphically. Basic Info Shows only shooting information ... Press the Fn (Function) button and select the function for the NEX-5R). Displays the luminance distribution graphically. When the camera is level in both directions, the indicator turns to green. • If you tilt the camera to the front or back to a large degree, the level indicator...
... available You can select which you want to change the setting. The setting screen for the selected function opens. (Quick Navi) (NEX-6 only) Shows basic recording information on the screen (no image). Displays the luminance distribution graphically. Basic Info Shows only shooting information ... Press the Fn (Function) button and select the function for the NEX-5R). Displays the luminance distribution graphically. When the camera is level in both directions, the indicator turns to green. • If you tilt the camera to the front or back to a large degree, the level indicator...