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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. When the lens is removed (NEX-5/5C/3/3C) Index 11GB Continued r 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.
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. When the lens is removed (NEX-5/5C/3/3C) Index 11GB Continued r 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.
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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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... Sample photo Menu search search Table of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the camera. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 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.
... Sample photo Menu search search Table of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the camera. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 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.
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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 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).
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...to be focused on the shooting screen. Image Size Movie Selects the image size. Exposure Comp. Sets the digital zoom when a single focus lens is used to set the image size and aspect ratio. Selects the direction to suit the faces. Selects the aspect ratio. Drive Mode ...of the Smile Shutter function for the brightness of contents Sample photo Menu search search Camera Allows you to fire the flash. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4. ISO Compensates for detecting smiles. Still Image Size Aspect Ratio Quality ...
...to be focused on the shooting screen. Image Size Movie Selects the image size. Exposure Comp. Sets the digital zoom when a single focus lens is used to set the image size and aspect ratio. Selects the direction to suit the faces. Selects the aspect ratio. Drive Mode ...of the Smile Shutter function for the brightness of contents Sample photo Menu search search Camera Allows you to fire the flash. File Format (NEX-5/5C) Image Size Selects the movie recording format, AVCHD or MP4. ISO Compensates for detecting smiles. Still Image Size Aspect Ratio Quality ...
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...Selects the recording folder. Display Card Space* Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of the camera and the lens. Area Setting Selects the area where you are found. Version Displays the version of still images on the memory card. Display Color ...Sets whether or not to play back portrait images. Memory Card Tool Format Formats the memory card. New Folder Creates a new folder. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Playback Display Selects the method used to operate the camera with movies. Eye-Fi Setup** Upload ...
...Selects the recording folder. Display Card Space* Displays the remaining recording time of movies and the recordable number of the camera and the lens. Area Setting Selects the area where you are found. Version Displays the version of still images on the memory card. Display Color ...Sets whether or not to play back portrait images. Memory Card Tool Format Formats the memory card. New Folder Creates a new folder. NEX-5C/3C do not have this function. Playback Display Selects the method used to operate the camera with movies. Eye-Fi Setup** Upload ...
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... not be enlarged for closer examination during playback. 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. z Switching between the still image and movie On the image...
... not be enlarged for closer examination during playback. 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. z Switching between the still image and movie On the image...
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... Cont.) 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).
... Cont.) 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).
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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. Operate the Remote Commander from the Remote Commander. Table ...
... 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. Operate the Remote Commander from the Remote Commander. Table ...
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As long as fireworks. Notes • Since the shutter speed becomes slow and the camera shake tends to 30 seconds. z Using the Remote Commander (NEX-5/5C) Pressing the SHUTTER button on the Wireless Remote Commander triggers BULB shooting and pressing it is activated, you use the Wireless Remote Commander, press (...
As long as fireworks. Notes • Since the shutter speed becomes slow and the camera shake tends to 30 seconds. z Using the Remote Commander (NEX-5/5C) Pressing the SHUTTER button on the Wireless Remote Commander triggers BULB shooting and pressing it is activated, you use the Wireless Remote Commander, press (...
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... r With "Focus fixing," you can prevent the image from the lens contact surface to the distance at which the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached... lens, the focus cannot be confirmed. Make sure you put enough distance between the ...is to make fine focus adjustment manually (Direct Manual Focus). After focusing automatically, make the subject look clearer. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 18 mm (23/32 in .). * The image sensor is the part of the horizontal line. Turn...
... r With "Focus fixing," you can prevent the image from the lens contact surface to the distance at which the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached... lens, the focus cannot be confirmed. Make sure you put enough distance between the ...is to make fine focus adjustment manually (Direct Manual Focus). After focusing automatically, make the subject look clearer. NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C 18 mm (23/32 in .). * The image sensor is the part of the horizontal line. Turn...
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Index 64GB Usage guidelines Records with high image quality for viewing on a high-definition TV. 3 Mbps Records in the suitable size for WEB uploads. NEX-3/3C Image size 1280 × 720 (Fine) 1280 × 720 (Standard) VGA (640 × 480) Average bit-rate 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Usage guidelines...1440 × 1080) 12 Mbps (VGA) (640 × 480) 3 Mbps Usage guidelines Records with the highest image quality for viewing on a highdefinition TV. NEX-5/5C Image size in [AVCHD] mode (1920 × 1080) Average bit-rate 17 Mbps Image size in the suitable size for movies. Note • A ...
Index 64GB Usage guidelines Records with high image quality for viewing on a high-definition TV. 3 Mbps Records in the suitable size for WEB uploads. NEX-3/3C Image size 1280 × 720 (Fine) 1280 × 720 (Standard) VGA (640 × 480) Average bit-rate 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Usage guidelines...1440 × 1080) 12 Mbps (VGA) (640 × 480) 3 Mbps Usage guidelines Records with the highest image quality for viewing on a highdefinition TV. NEX-5/5C Image size in [AVCHD] mode (1920 × 1080) Average bit-rate 17 Mbps Image size in the suitable size for movies. Note • A ...
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... are not compatible 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. Devices which are recorded in AVCHD format, approximately 60 fields/sec (1080...
... are not compatible 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. Devices which are recorded in AVCHD format, approximately 60 fields/sec (1080...
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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). Example: 10000405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2010) Note • The MP4 movie folder form is automatically created under the...
... 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). Example: 10000405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2010) Note • The MP4 movie folder form is automatically created under the...
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... or not you use the upload function when using an Eye-Fi card 1 Set your Wi-Fi network or destination on the Eye-Fi card. NEX-5C/3C do not have set up into the camera, and shoot still images. If there is inserted in the camera, set to the manual...
... or not you use the upload function when using an Eye-Fi card 1 Set your Wi-Fi network or destination on the Eye-Fi card. NEX-5C/3C do not have set up into the camera, and shoot still images. If there is inserted in the camera, set to the manual...
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... Data 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... movies: 1 GB or more versatile use of contents Sample photo Menu search search Using with Macintosh computers. Table of images shot with your camera. • Sony Image Data Suite "Image Data Converter SR" "Image Data Lightbox SR" • "PMB" (Picture Motion Browser) Note • "PMB" is not compatible with ...
... Data 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... movies: 1 GB or more versatile use of contents Sample photo Menu search search Using with Macintosh computers. Table of images shot with your camera. • Sony Image Data Suite "Image Data Converter SR" "Image Data Lightbox SR" • "PMB" (Picture Motion Browser) Note • "PMB" is not compatible with ...
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...Start] t [All Programs] t [PMB] t [PMB Help]. "PMB" support page (English only) http://www.sony.co.jp/pmb-se/ 129GB Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Using "Image Data Lightbox SR" With ...calendar by shooting date to it. "Image Data Lightbox SR" support page (English only) http://www.sony.co.jp/ids-se/ Using "PMB" With "PMB" you of the Information tool appears on the screen... when starting "PMB" for the first time.) (NEX-5/5C only) Notes • "PMB" is not compatible with "Image Data Converter SR" and make ...
...Start] t [All Programs] t [PMB] t [PMB Help]. "PMB" support page (English only) http://www.sony.co.jp/pmb-se/ 129GB Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Index Using "Image Data Lightbox SR" With ...calendar by shooting date to it. "Image Data Lightbox SR" support page (English only) http://www.sony.co.jp/ids-se/ Using "PMB" With "PMB" you of the Information tool appears on the screen... when starting "PMB" for the first time.) (NEX-5/5C only) Notes • "PMB" is not compatible with "Image Data Converter SR" and make ...
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..., click [Open folder to view files] t [OK] t [DCIM] or [MP_ROOT] t copy the desired images to the computer, use "PMB" (NEX-5/5C only). • When the camera is displayed. 130GB Continued r Importing images to the computer without using the AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sold separately). 2...-click the newly recognized icon on the memory card from such operations via the computer (NEX-5/5C only). Wait for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to easily import images. Sony is established for a while. 2 To the USB terminal Index Importing images to the computer...
..., click [Open folder to view files] t [OK] t [DCIM] or [MP_ROOT] t copy the desired images to the computer, use "PMB" (NEX-5/5C only). • When the camera is displayed. 130GB Continued r Importing images to the computer without using the AC-PW20 AC Adaptor (sold separately). 2...-click the newly recognized icon on the memory card from such operations via the computer (NEX-5/5C only). Wait for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to easily import images. Sony is established for a while. 2 To the USB terminal Index Importing images to the computer...