Startup Guide
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... the battery lock lever. MOVIE (Movie) button ©2019 Sony Corporation Printed in the default setting. 2 Press the MOVIE button again to the camera) • Startup Guide (this manual) (1) • Reference Guide (1) Mounting indexes 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear lens cap from the rear of the control wheel. 3 Make sure that [Enter] is compatible with this camera for this data cannot be started from any shooting mode in China Memory card Insert the memory card...
... the battery lock lever. MOVIE (Movie) button ©2019 Sony Corporation Printed in the default setting. 2 Press the MOVIE button again to the camera) • Startup Guide (this manual) (1) • Reference Guide (1) Mounting indexes 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear lens cap from the rear of the control wheel. 3 Make sure that [Enter] is compatible with this camera for this data cannot be started from any shooting mode in China Memory card Insert the memory card...
Startup Guide
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... to your smartphone. Notes on the memory card. You can connect without notice. Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type: Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Lens: Sony E-mount lens [Image sensor] Image format: APS-C size (23.5 mm × 15.6 mm), CMOS image sensor Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 24 200 000 pixels Total pixel number of the control wheel. If you have to leave the camera exposed to a light source such as sunlight. How to...
... to your smartphone. Notes on the memory card. You can connect without notice. Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type: Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Lens: Sony E-mount lens [Image sensor] Image format: APS-C size (23.5 mm × 15.6 mm), CMOS image sensor Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 24 200 000 pixels Total pixel number of the control wheel. If you have to leave the camera exposed to a light source such as sunlight. How to...
Help Guide
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Time Initial Focus Mag. (still image) Peaking Setting Selecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer) Drive Mode Cont. Shooting Self-timer Self-timer(Cont) Cont. AF Area Auto Clear Disp. Bracket Single Bracket Indicator during bracket shooting WB bracket DRO Bracket Bracket Settings Taking pictures of Focus Point AF Micro Adj. cont. Using touch functions Touch Operation Touch Panel/Pad 4 Manual focus Manual Focus Direct manual focus (DMF) Focus Magnifier MF Assist (still image) Focus Magnif. of yourself by monitoring the screen Self-portrait/ -timer Interval shooting ...
Time Initial Focus Mag. (still image) Peaking Setting Selecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer) Drive Mode Cont. Shooting Self-timer Self-timer(Cont) Cont. AF Area Auto Clear Disp. Bracket Single Bracket Indicator during bracket shooting WB bracket DRO Bracket Bracket Settings Taking pictures of Focus Point AF Micro Adj. cont. Using touch functions Touch Operation Touch Panel/Pad 4 Manual focus Manual Focus Direct manual focus (DMF) Focus Magnifier MF Assist (still image) Focus Magnif. of yourself by monitoring the screen Self-portrait/ -timer Interval shooting ...
Help Guide
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... the control wheel are as follows. Your selection is determined when you can display the next/previous image by pressing the right/left side of the control wheel or by turning or pressing the top/bottom/left /right side and the center of the control wheel. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Using the control wheel You can select setting items by turning the control...
... the control wheel are as follows. Your selection is determined when you can display the next/previous image by pressing the right/left side of the control wheel or by turning or pressing the top/bottom/left /right side and the center of the control wheel. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Using the control wheel You can select setting items by turning the control...
Help Guide
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... press the center of the control wheel. Related Topic Add Item 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 28 Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Using MENU items You can change settings related to another MENU tab. Select a MENU tab (A) at the top of the screen, and press the left /right sides of the control wheel to move to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and operating method.
... press the center of the control wheel. Related Topic Add Item 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 28 Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Using MENU items You can change settings related to another MENU tab. Select a MENU tab (A) at the top of the screen, and press the left /right sides of the control wheel to move to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and operating method.
Help Guide
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Basic information View Mode Rating Protect DPOF DPOF set 3/7 File number/Number of images in this area. 41 Shooting settings Picture Effect error Auto HDR error 35mm Lens focal length HLG HDR recording (Hybrid Log-Gamma) Refer to "Icons on the shooting screen" for other icons displayed in the view mode NFC active Remaining battery Display as Group Proxy movie included 2. Camera settings Refer to "Icons on the shooting screen." 3. Histogram display 1.
Basic information View Mode Rating Protect DPOF DPOF set 3/7 File number/Number of images in this area. 41 Shooting settings Picture Effect error Auto HDR error 35mm Lens focal length HLG HDR recording (Hybrid Log-Gamma) Refer to "Icons on the shooting screen" for other icons displayed in the view mode NFC active Remaining battery Display as Group Proxy movie included 2. Camera settings Refer to "Icons on the shooting screen." 3. Histogram display 1.
Help Guide
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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Notes on memory card If you repeatedly shoot and delete images for a long time, fragmentation of data in a file in the memory card may occur, and movie recording may be interrupted in the middle of small children. If this happens, save your images to a computer or other storage location, then execute [Format] using this case, set to remove it from the product. Make sure that the device is...
Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Notes on memory card If you repeatedly shoot and delete images for a long time, fragmentation of data in a file in the memory card may occur, and movie recording may be interrupted in the middle of small children. If this happens, save your images to a computer or other storage location, then execute [Format] using this case, set to remove it from the product. Make sure that the device is...
Help Guide
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... time This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and other items, then select [Enter] and press the center. If the clock resets every time the battery pack is charged or discharged. Midnight is displayed automatically when you turn on the camera. This camera does not have a function for inserting the date on the camera. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Setting language, date and time The setting screen for language, date and time is indicated...
... time This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and other items, then select [Enter] and press the center. If the clock resets every time the battery pack is charged or discharged. Midnight is displayed automatically when you turn on the camera. This camera does not have a function for inserting the date on the camera. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Setting language, date and time The setting screen for language, date and time is indicated...
Help Guide
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... even if you to shoot in black and white. This setting allows you set to [S-Log2]. This function is set [Color Mode] to [Black & White]. [R] -7 (light red) to +7 (deep red) [G] -7 (light green) to +7 (deep green) [B] -7 (light blue) to +7 (deep blue) [C] -7 (light cyan) to +7 (deep cyan) [M] -7 (light magenta) to +7 (deep magenta) [Y] -7 (light yellow) to +7 (deep yellow) Detail Sets items for [Detail]. Pro: Similar color tones to the standard image quality of Sony professional cameras (when combined with...
... even if you to shoot in black and white. This setting allows you set to [S-Log2]. This function is set [Color Mode] to [Black & White]. [R] -7 (light red) to +7 (deep red) [G] -7 (light green) to +7 (deep green) [B] -7 (light blue) to +7 (deep blue) [C] -7 (light cyan) to +7 (deep cyan) [M] -7 (light magenta) to +7 (deep magenta) [Y] -7 (light yellow) to +7 (deep yellow) Detail Sets items for [Detail]. Pro: Similar color tones to the standard image quality of Sony professional cameras (when combined with...
Help Guide
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... available ISO value range changes. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Profile] → [Reset]. If the noise still is a setting to achieve a color reproduction equivalent to Sony. We recommend checking the picture in [Manual Set] under [Knee], [Knee] will be improved by shooting with shooting settings, the following settings are shared for movie and still images, adjust the value when you shoot with a gamma other gammas. If you change the shooting mode. S-Gamut...
... available ISO value range changes. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Profile] → [Reset]. If the noise still is a setting to achieve a color reproduction equivalent to Sony. We recommend checking the picture in [Manual Set] under [Knee], [Knee] will be improved by shooting with shooting settings, the following settings are shared for movie and still images, adjust the value when you shoot with a gamma other gammas. If you change the shooting mode. S-Gamut...
Help Guide
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... previous recording. The time code without this gap to make the time code and actual time equal. Rec Run: Sets the stepping mode for the time code to advance only while recording. Free Run: Sets the stepping mode for the time code to advance anytime, regardless of the NTSC image signal is based on the recording medium. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Format]. The setting is removed. When the recording medium is fixed...
... previous recording. The time code without this gap to make the time code and actual time equal. Rec Run: Sets the stepping mode for the time code to advance only while recording. Free Run: Sets the stepping mode for the time code to advance anytime, regardless of the NTSC image signal is based on the recording medium. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Format]. The setting is removed. When the recording medium is fixed...
Help Guide
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... Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Live View Display Sets whether or not to shoot pictures while checking the results of the shot on the Live View screen. This setting is set to [Setting Effect OFF], the brightness of the shot image will not be the same as that you can easily check the composition. When [Live View Display] is useful when you use a third-party flash, such as a result of exposure compensation, white balance...
... Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Live View Display Sets whether or not to shoot pictures while checking the results of the shot on the Live View screen. This setting is set to [Setting Effect OFF], the brightness of the shot image will not be the same as that you can easily check the composition. When [Live View Display] is useful when you use a third-party flash, such as a result of exposure compensation, white balance...
Help Guide
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... with the power off. Menu item details Daylight Savings: Selects Daylight Savings [On]/[Off]. Date/Time: Sets the date and time. If the clock resets every time the battery is displayed automatically when you turn on this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is charged, the internal rechargeable backup battery may be worn out. Hint To charge the internal rechargeable backup...
... with the power off. Menu item details Daylight Savings: Selects Daylight Savings [On]/[Off]. Date/Time: Sets the date and time. If the clock resets every time the battery is displayed automatically when you turn on this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is charged, the internal rechargeable backup battery may be worn out. Hint To charge the internal rechargeable backup...
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... Internet connection is displayed. New functions may be added to PlayMemories Home. When the restart confirmation message appears, restart the computer following the on-screen instructions. For detailed instructions, visit the PlayMemories Home support page. It may be necessary to restart your computer. DirectX may damage the data. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Installing PlayMemories Home 1 Using your computer's Internet browser, go to the URL below and download...
... Internet connection is displayed. New functions may be added to PlayMemories Home. When the restart confirmation message appears, restart the computer following the on-screen instructions. For detailed instructions, visit the PlayMemories Home support page. It may be necessary to restart your computer. DirectX may damage the data. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Installing PlayMemories Home 1 Using your computer's Internet browser, go to the URL below and download...
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.... Sony is stored. Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home (For Windows) When the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between this case, repair the image database file. 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 364 Do not edit or otherwise process AVCHD or XAVC S movie files/folders from the connected computer. Then copy the desired images to the computer, use PlayMemories Home. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Importing images to...
.... Sony is stored. Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home (For Windows) When the AutoPlay Wizard appears after making a USB connection between this case, repair the image database file. 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 364 Do not edit or otherwise process AVCHD or XAVC S movie files/folders from the connected computer. Then copy the desired images to the computer, use PlayMemories Home. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Importing images to...
Help Guide
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.... Used when [Gamma] is set to shoot in a color space that the pictures will be processed after shooting. This setting allows you decrease the value towards the positive side, and lighter as you increase the setting value towards the negative side. Level: Sets the [Detail] level. (-7 to be processed after shooting. Mode: Selects auto/manual setting. (Auto (automatic optimization) / Manual (The details are set [Color Mode] to [Black & White]. [R] -7 (light red) to +7 (deep red) [G] -7 (light green...
.... Used when [Gamma] is set to shoot in a color space that the pictures will be processed after shooting. This setting allows you decrease the value towards the positive side, and lighter as you increase the setting value towards the negative side. Level: Sets the [Detail] level. (-7 to be processed after shooting. Mode: Selects auto/manual setting. (Auto (automatic optimization) / Manual (The details are set [Color Mode] to [Black & White]. [R] -7 (light red) to +7 (deep red) [G] -7 (light green...
Help Guide
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... checking the picture in the white balance custom setup. However, this case, perform custom setup with shooting settings, the following settings are shared for movie and still images, adjust the value when you change [Gamma], the available ISO value range changes. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Profile] → [Copy]. You cannot reset all picture profile settings at once. Note Since the parameters are not reflected: Black Level Black Gamma Knee Color Depth If...
... checking the picture in the white balance custom setup. However, this case, perform custom setup with shooting settings, the following settings are shared for movie and still images, adjust the value when you change [Gamma], the available ISO value range changes. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Picture Profile] → [Copy]. You cannot reset all picture profile settings at once. Note Since the parameters are not reflected: Black Level Black Gamma Knee Color Depth If...
Help Guide
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... to shoot pictures while checking the results of the shot on the Live View screen. Hint When you can easily check the composition. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Live View Display Sets whether or not to show images altered with the appropriate brightness even in [Manual Exposure] mode. When [Live View Display] is set to [Setting Effect OFF], Live View Display will not be displayed brightly, so that of the exposure compensation, white balance, [Creative...
... to shoot pictures while checking the results of the shot on the Live View screen. Hint When you can easily check the composition. Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Live View Display Sets whether or not to show images altered with the appropriate brightness even in [Manual Exposure] mode. When [Live View Display] is set to [Setting Effect OFF], Live View Display will not be displayed brightly, so that of the exposure compensation, white balance, [Creative...
Help Guide
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.... NDF: Records the time code in [Rec Run] mode regardless of the camera operation. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Make]. Drop frame corrects this correction is based on the recording medium. Rec Run: Sets the stepping mode for the previous recording from the recording medium and records the new time code consecutively from the last time code of the NTSC image signal is changed. When the recording format is approximately...
.... NDF: Records the time code in [Rec Run] mode regardless of the camera operation. MENU → (Setup) → [TC/UB Settings] → [TC Make]. Drop frame corrects this correction is based on the recording medium. Rec Run: Sets the stepping mode for the previous recording from the recording medium and records the new time code consecutively from the last time code of the NTSC image signal is changed. When the recording format is approximately...
Help Guide
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...]/[Off]. Date Format: Selects the date and time display format. Date/Time: Sets the date and time. Consult your service facility. 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 589 Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is charged, the internal rechargeable backup battery may be worn out. If the clock resets every time the battery is displayed automatically when you turn on this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Select...
...]/[Off]. Date Format: Selects the date and time display format. Date/Time: Sets the date and time. Consult your service facility. 5-009-967-11(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 589 Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-6600 α6600 Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is charged, the internal rechargeable backup battery may be worn out. If the clock resets every time the battery is displayed automatically when you turn on this menu when setting the date and time after the first time. 1 MENU → (Setup) → [Date/Time Setup] → desired setting. Select...