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... search 5 Identifying parts 11 List of icons on the screen 15 Basic operations Using the control wheel and soft keys 17 Menu search 19 Shooting images 23 Playing back images 26 Deleting images 28 Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Display Contents 29 (Flash Mode 31 (Exposure Comp 32 (Drive Mode 33...
... search 5 Identifying parts 11 List of icons on the screen 15 Basic operations Using the control wheel and soft keys 17 Menu search 19 Shooting images 23 Playing back images 26 Deleting images 28 Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Display Contents 29 (Flash Mode 31 (Exposure Comp 32 (Drive Mode 33...
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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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... Flash A Battery/memory card cover B Tripod receptacle • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C • Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. C Image sensor position mark (53) D Connection plate cover Use this part directly. 13GB Continued r Index Sample photo Menu search search...
... Flash A Battery/memory card cover B Tripod receptacle • Use a tripod with a screw length of contents NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C • Make sure that the cord is not pinched when you close the cover. C Image sensor position mark (53) D Connection plate cover Use this part directly. 13GB Continued r Index Sample photo Menu search search...
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... recording Camera shake warning Continued r 15GB Shooting standby A Display P A S M Indication Shoot Mode Scene Selection Image size/Aspect ratio of still images Graphic display Movie recording RAW RAW+J FINE STD 100 Image quality of still images Number of recordable still images Image size of movies Index Playback Memory card/Upload 123min 100% Recordable time of icons on...
... recording Camera shake warning Continued r 15GB Shooting standby A Display P A S M Indication Shoot Mode Scene Selection Image size/Aspect ratio of still images Graphic display Movie recording RAW RAW+J FINE STD 100 Image quality of still images Number of recordable still images Image size of movies Index Playback Memory card/Upload 123min 100% Recordable time of icons on...
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... 0:12 2010-1-1 9:30AM 12/12 Recording time of the movie (m:s) Recorded date/time of the image Image number/Number of images recorded in the date or selected folder SteadyShot Appears when HDR did not work on the image. ±0.0 AWB 7500K G9 Indication Flash Mode/Red Eye Reduction Drive Mode Focus mode Flash compensation...
... 0:12 2010-1-1 9:30AM 12/12 Recording time of the movie (m:s) Recorded date/time of the image Image number/Number of images recorded in the date or selected folder SteadyShot Appears when HDR did not work on the image. ±0.0 AWB 7500K G9 Indication Flash Mode/Red Eye Reduction Drive Mode Focus mode Flash compensation...
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... soft keys allow you to use various functions of the control wheel. When you turn the control wheel. When playing back, DISP (Display Contents) and (Image Index) functions are assigned to the control wheel. Press the center to the control wheel. Soft keys Control wheel Control wheel When shooting, DISP (Display...
... soft keys allow you to use various functions of the control wheel. When you turn the control wheel. When playing back, DISP (Display Contents) and (Image Index) functions are assigned to the control wheel. Press the center to the control wheel. Soft keys Control wheel Control wheel When shooting, DISP (Display...
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... is used to fire the flash. Selects the direction to suit the faces. Allows you to be displayed on . Selects the aspect ratio. Selects the image size. Exposure Comp. Sets the ISO sensitivity. 20GB Continued r Selects the area to make brightness settings such as metering mode, and color settings such as... Smile Shutter Smile Detection Panorama Direction Shooting Tip List DiIsSpPla(yDCisopnlateynCtsontents) Selects the drive mode, such as white balance. Selects the compression format. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4.
... is used to fire the flash. Selects the direction to suit the faces. Allows you to be displayed on . Selects the aspect ratio. Selects the image size. Exposure Comp. Sets the ISO sensitivity. 20GB Continued r Selects the area to make brightness settings such as metering mode, and color settings such as... Smile Shutter Smile Detection Panorama Direction Shooting Tip List DiIsSpPla(yDCisopnlateynCtsontents) Selects the drive mode, such as white balance. Selects the compression format. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4.
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...sound volume of color reproduction. Switches the information to play back. Index Setup Allows you to set playback functions. Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually. Changes the range of movies. Sample photo Menu search search Playback Allows you to release the shutter when there...shooting. Adjusts the amount of movies to prevent eyes from being shot in dim places. Selects the number of images. Plays back images automatically. Selects a still image or movie to be displayed on the grid line that helps you to make more detailed shooting settings, or change...
...sound volume of color reproduction. Switches the information to play back. Index Setup Allows you to set playback functions. Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually. Changes the range of movies. Sample photo Menu search search Playback Allows you to release the shutter when there...shooting. Adjusts the amount of movies to prevent eyes from being shot in dim places. Selects the number of images. Plays back images automatically. Selects a still image or movie to be displayed on the grid line that helps you to make more detailed shooting settings, or change...
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...the camera. Select Shoot. Date/Time Setup Sets the date and time. Power Save Sets the time to turn the camera to display wide images. Wide Image Selects a method to the power save mode. File Number Selects the method used to the factory-settings. Eye-Fi Setup** Upload Settings Sets...Mode Sets whether or not to operate the camera with movies. Folder Name Selects the folder name format. New Folder Creates a new folder. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Area Setting Selects the area where you are found. CTRL FOR HDMI Sets whether or not to display...
...the camera. Select Shoot. Date/Time Setup Sets the date and time. Power Save Sets the time to turn the camera to display wide images. Wide Image Selects a method to the power save mode. File Number Selects the method used to the factory-settings. Eye-Fi Setup** Upload Settings Sets...Mode Sets whether or not to operate the camera with movies. Folder Name Selects the folder name format. New Folder Creates a new folder. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Area Setting Selects the area where you are found. CTRL FOR HDMI Sets whether or not to display...
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... camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and allows you bought the camera is narrower than that of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Shooting images Shooting images with appropriate settings. Scene Recognition icon and guide • The camera recognizes (Night View), (Tripod Night View), (Night Portrait), (Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), ... view of movies is explained here. The camera makes decisions appropriate to start recording. The Scene Recognition function begins to shoot the image with the settings in effect when you to work. 2 To take still...
... camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and allows you bought the camera is narrower than that of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Shooting images Shooting images with appropriate settings. Scene Recognition icon and guide • The camera recognizes (Night View), (Tripod Night View), (Night Portrait), (Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), ... view of movies is explained here. The camera makes decisions appropriate to start recording. The Scene Recognition function begins to shoot the image with the settings in effect when you to work. 2 To take still...
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... and the background is confirmed. The subject reflects light such as mirror, or has shiny surfaces. - Background Defocus Control (Intelligent Auto) allows you shoot a still image of the control wheel. 2 Defocus the background by turning the control wheel. : Turn up to focus : Turn down to defocus Press [Back] to restore to...
... and the background is confirmed. The subject reflects light such as mirror, or has shiny surfaces. - Background Defocus Control (Intelligent Auto) allows you shoot a still image of the control wheel. 2 Defocus the background by turning the control wheel. : Turn up to focus : Turn down to defocus Press [Back] to restore to...
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... left . Turn it left , or turn it right during pause. Table of the control wheel. You can enlarge playback images from the Menu (page 84). 1 Display the image you want to check the focus condition of the control wheel. 4 To cancel the enlarged playback, press [Exit]. 26GB Continued... To play back panoramic images or movies, press the center of contents Sample photo Menu search search Playing back images Plays back the recorded images. 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...
... left . Turn it left , or turn it right during pause. Table of the control wheel. You can enlarge playback images from the Menu (page 84). 1 Display the image you want to check the focus condition of the control wheel. 4 To cancel the enlarged playback, press [Exit]. 26GB Continued... To play back panoramic images or movies, press the center of contents Sample photo Menu search search Playing back images Plays back the recorded images. 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...
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Table of contents Notes • You cannot use the enlarged playback function with movies. • To enlarge panoramic images, pause the playback first, and then press [Option]. Image size L M Scaling range Approx. ×1.1 - ×13 Approx. ×1.1 - ×10 S Approx. ×1.1 - ×6.7 Sample photo Menu search search Index 27GB z Scaling range The scaling range is as follows.
Table of contents Notes • You cannot use the enlarged playback function with movies. • To enlarge panoramic images, pause the playback first, and then press [Option]. Image size L M Scaling range Approx. ×1.1 - ×13 Approx. ×1.1 - ×10 S Approx. ×1.1 - ×6.7 Sample photo Menu search search Index 27GB z Scaling range The scaling range is as follows.
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Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Deleting images You can delete the image displayed. 1 Display the image you want to delete, and press [Delete]. 2 Press the center of the control wheel to quit the operation. [Cancel] [OK] [Delete] Note • You cannot delete protected images. Press [Cancel] to confirm [OK]. z To delete several images Select [Menu] t [Playback] t [Delete] to select and delete specific images at the same time. Index 28GB
Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Deleting images You can delete the image displayed. 1 Display the image you want to delete, and press [Delete]. 2 Press the center of the control wheel to quit the operation. [Cancel] [OK] [Delete] Note • You cannot delete protected images. Press [Cancel] to confirm [OK]. z To delete several images Select [Menu] t [Playback] t [Delete] to select and delete specific images at the same time. Index 28GB
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Shows recording information. Info. Slide Show z What is not displayed during playback (Luminance limit warning). Flash R (red) Luminance • If the image has a high-key or low-key portion, that shows how many pixels of contents Sample photo Menu search search During playback Display Info. Does not ... modes. - Table of a particular brightness exist in addition to the left side. Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically, in the picture. No Disp. Movie - Brighter image will make the entire histogram shift to the right side, and darker...
Shows recording information. Info. Slide Show z What is not displayed during playback (Luminance limit warning). Flash R (red) Luminance • If the image has a high-key or low-key portion, that shows how many pixels of contents Sample photo Menu search search During playback Display Info. Does not ... modes. - Table of a particular brightness exist in addition to the left side. Histogram Displays the luminance distribution graphically, in the picture. No Disp. Movie - Brighter image will make the entire histogram shift to the right side, and darker...
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... the flash is completed every time you trigger the shutter. z Tips on the shooting mode. • You cannot use the flash to shoot a bright image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed. Fires if it also helps to prevent camera shake. Notes • The default... such as a moving bicycle or a walking person. Fires right before the exposure is raised. Index 31GB Rear sync shooting allows you to shoot a natural image of the trail of the flash. Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Flash Mode In a dark location, using the flash allows you to...
... the flash is completed every time you trigger the shutter. z Tips on the shooting mode. • You cannot use the flash to shoot a bright image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed. Fires if it also helps to prevent camera shake. Notes • The default... such as a moving bicycle or a walking person. Fires right before the exposure is raised. Index 31GB Rear sync shooting allows you to shoot a natural image of the trail of the flash. Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Flash Mode In a dark location, using the flash allows you to...
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... • When shooting a blue sky, setting a --side exposure compensation will allow you may not be able to get a satisfactory effect. Underexposure = too little light Darker image • To shoot subjects in a range of -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. 1 (Exposure Comp.) on the control wheel t desired value. Table of food look more appealing... a +-side exposure compensation. Index 32GB To make photos of contents Sample photo Menu search search Exposure Comp. z Adjusting the exposure for better looking images Overexposure = too much light Whitish image m Set [Exposure Comp.] toward +.
... • When shooting a blue sky, setting a --side exposure compensation will allow you may not be able to get a satisfactory effect. Underexposure = too little light Darker image • To shoot subjects in a range of -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. 1 (Exposure Comp.) on the control wheel t desired value. Table of food look more appealing... a +-side exposure compensation. Index 32GB To make photos of contents Sample photo Menu search search Exposure Comp. z Adjusting the exposure for better looking images Overexposure = too much light Whitish image m Set [Exposure Comp.] toward +.
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... while you press 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 the first shot are used for the... the setting when using the following shots. (Self-timer) Shoots an image after ten or two seconds (page 36). (Selftimer(Cont.)) Shoots images continuously after ten seconds (page 37). (Bracket: Cont.) Shoots three images, each with different degrees of contents Sample photo Menu search search Drive ...
... while you press 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 the first shot are used for the... the setting when using the following shots. (Self-timer) Shoots an image after ten or two seconds (page 36). (Selftimer(Cont.)) Shoots images continuously after ten seconds (page 37). (Bracket: Cont.) Shoots three images, each with different degrees of contents Sample photo Menu search search Drive ...