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Table of contents Sample photo Shooting macro photos 34 Defocusing the background (34) 54 Flowers (54) 67 Focusing manually (67) 87 Preventing camera shake for indoor shots (87) 88 Adjusting the color to indoor light (88) 92 Lowering the amount of flash light (92) 43 In better brightness (43) 43 Making food look appealing (43) Menu Index 8GB Continued r
Table of contents Sample photo Shooting macro photos 34 Defocusing the background (34) 54 Flowers (54) 67 Focusing manually (67) 87 Preventing camera shake for indoor shots (87) 88 Adjusting the color to indoor light (88) 92 Lowering the amount of flash light (92) 43 In better brightness (43) 43 Making food look appealing (43) Menu Index 8GB Continued r
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Appears when Picture Effect did not work on the image. Table of contents Sample photo D Display z 1/125 F3.5 ±0.0 ±0.0 Indication Focus status Shutter speed Aperture value Metered manual Exposure compensation ISO400 ISO sensitivity AE lock Shutter speed indicator Aperture indicator REC 0:12 Recording time of the movie (m:s) 2011-1-1 9:30AM Recorded date/time of the image 12/12 Image number/Number of images in the view mode Appears when HDR did not work on the image. Histogram Menu Index 18GB
Appears when Picture Effect did not work on the image. Table of contents Sample photo D Display z 1/125 F3.5 ±0.0 ±0.0 Indication Focus status Shutter speed Aperture value Metered manual Exposure compensation ISO400 ISO sensitivity AE lock Shutter speed indicator Aperture indicator REC 0:12 Recording time of the movie (m:s) 2011-1-1 9:30AM Recorded date/time of the image 12/12 Image number/Number of images in the view mode Appears when HDR did not work on the image. Histogram Menu Index 18GB
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... camera as a whole, or execute functions such as exposure mode, panoramic, Scene Selection. Intelligent Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority The camera evaluates the subject and makes the proper settings. Continued r 23GB MENU Control wheel Shoot Mode Allows you to...
... camera as a whole, or execute functions such as exposure mode, panoramic, Scene Selection. Intelligent Auto Scene Selection Anti Motion Blur Sweep Panorama 3D Sweep Panorama Manual Exposure Shutter Priority Aperture Priority The camera evaluates the subject and makes the proper settings. Continued r 23GB MENU Control wheel Shoot Mode Allows you to...
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...'s faces automatically, and adjusts focus and exposure to be displayed on the LCD monitor. Changes the information to suit the faces. Selects auto focusing or manual focusing. Index 24GB Continued r Each time the camera detects a smile, the camera releases the shutter automatically. Image Size Allows you to be displayed on an...
...'s faces automatically, and adjusts focus and exposure to be displayed on the LCD monitor. Changes the information to suit the faces. Selects auto focusing or manual focusing. Index 24GB Continued r Each time the camera detects a smile, the camera releases the shutter automatically. Image Size Allows you to be displayed on an...
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... the LA-EA2 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) and the LCD monitor. Sets how to assist auto-focusing in red. Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually. Sets whether or not to use the electronic front curtain shutter function. Main Settings Menu start Sets the AF illuminator to switch between an Electronic...
... the LA-EA2 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) and the LCD monitor. Sets how to assist auto-focusing in red. Displays an enlarged image when focusing manually. Sets whether or not to use the electronic front curtain shutter function. Main Settings Menu start Sets the AF illuminator to switch between an Electronic...
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... the equivalent image brightness appears on the recorded image. Notes • You cannot use [Exposure Comp.] when using the following functions: - [Intelligent Auto] - [Scene Selection] - [Manual Exposure] • If you to capture the sky in a range of contents Sample photo Menu Exposure Comp. Correct exposure M Set [Exposure Comp.] toward -. Underexposure = too...
... the equivalent image brightness appears on the recorded image. Notes • You cannot use [Exposure Comp.] when using the following functions: - [Intelligent Auto] - [Scene Selection] - [Manual Exposure] • If you to capture the sky in a range of contents Sample photo Menu Exposure Comp. Correct exposure M Set [Exposure Comp.] toward -. Underexposure = too...
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You can select an image that suits your intention, after recording. 1 (Drive Mode) on the auto review. • In [Manual Exposure], the exposure is shifted by adjusting the shutter speed. • When you adjust the exposure, the exposure is completed. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [...
You can select an image that suits your intention, after recording. 1 (Drive Mode) on the auto review. • In [Manual Exposure], the exposure is shifted by adjusting the shutter speed. • When you adjust the exposure, the exposure is completed. Or, MENU t [Camera] t [Drive Mode] t [...
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... to select shutter speed or aperture. Select it by pushing the flash up or down with the desired exposure setting by the camera Metered manual 4 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject. Shutter speed and aperture adjustment screens appear alternately. Notes • You cannot select [Flash Off... from the actual image being shot. • When using an A-mount lens, you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture when focusing manually during movie recording. Set the ISO sensitivity as necessary. • The brightness of the image on the screen. You can adjust the ...
... to select shutter speed or aperture. Select it by pushing the flash up or down with the desired exposure setting by the camera Metered manual 4 Adjust the focus and shoot the subject. Shutter speed and aperture adjustment screens appear alternately. Notes • You cannot select [Flash Off... from the actual image being shot. • When using an A-mount lens, you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture when focusing manually during movie recording. Set the ISO sensitivity as necessary. • The brightness of the image on the screen. You can adjust the ...
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Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Shoot Mode] t [Manual Exposure]. 2 Press the bottom of the shooting. z Using the Remote Commander Pressing the SHUTTER button on the image. • After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure ...
Sample photo Menu Index 1 MENU t [Shoot Mode] t [Manual Exposure]. 2 Press the bottom of the shooting. z Using the Remote Commander Pressing the SHUTTER button on the image. • After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure ...
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... shutter speed, for the same amount of time that the shutter was open after the setup, when you can adjust the shutter speed when focusing manually during movie recording. When a slower shutter speed is used , a moving subject in various way by pushing the flash up or down , the aperture value blinks...
... shutter speed, for the same amount of time that the shutter was open after the setup, when you can adjust the shutter speed when focusing manually during movie recording. When a slower shutter speed is used , a moving subject in various way by pushing the flash up or down , the aperture value blinks...
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You can adjust the aperture when focusing manually during movie recording. Select it is, resetting is recommended. • The brightness of the image on the LCD monitor may differ from the actual image ...
You can adjust the aperture when focusing manually during movie recording. Select it is, resetting is recommended. • The brightness of the image on the LCD monitor may differ from the actual image ...
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... to the distance at which the subject is convenient when you to make fine focus adjustment manually (Direct Manual Focus). When you turn the focusing ring when [DMF] or [Manual Focus] is selected, the image is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens..., the focus cannot be confirmed. Table of the image sensor*. Adjusts the focus manually. z Using manual focusing effectively "Focus fixing" is to the subject. The distance from being enlarged by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t...
... to the distance at which the subject is convenient when you to make fine focus adjustment manually (Direct Manual Focus). When you turn the focusing ring when [DMF] or [Manual Focus] is selected, the image is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens..., the focus cannot be confirmed. Table of the image sensor*. Adjusts the focus manually. z Using manual focusing effectively "Focus fixing" is to the subject. The distance from being enlarged by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t...
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Note • [Autofocus Mode] is fixed to achieve a sharp focus. Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index DMF (Direct Manual Focus) 1 MENU t [Camera] t [AF/MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically. 3 Keep the shutter button halfway down, rotate the focusing ring of the lens to [Single-shot AF]. 68GB
Note • [Autofocus Mode] is fixed to achieve a sharp focus. Table of contents Sample photo Menu Index DMF (Direct Manual Focus) 1 MENU t [Camera] t [AF/MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus automatically. 3 Keep the shutter button halfway down, rotate the focusing ring of the lens to [Single-shot AF]. 68GB
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... the screen, the camera focuses on that face again. • If you want to be difficult in the following functions: - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec.
... the screen, the camera focuses on that face again. • If you want to be difficult in the following functions: - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec.
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... to automatically focus on. The magenta frame appears on a detected face that is not the face with the following functions: - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. Off Does not use [Face Detection] with the priority focus. Dig. Table of contents Sample photo Menu Face Detection Detects the faces of...
... to automatically focus on. The magenta frame appears on a detected face that is not the face with the following functions: - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. Off Does not use [Face Detection] with the priority focus. Dig. Table of contents Sample photo Menu Face Detection Detects the faces of...
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...]. 2 To set the sensitivity to detect a smile with the following functions: - [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - [Anti Motion Blur] - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. You can set the sensitivity to detect a smile, Option t desired setting. 3 Wait for a smile to be detected correctly depending on the indicator, the...
...]. 2 To set the sensitivity to detect a smile with the following functions: - [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - [Anti Motion Blur] - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. You can set the sensitivity to detect a smile, Option t desired setting. 3 Wait for a smile to be detected correctly depending on the indicator, the...
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... camera shake or movement of recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light. Even when the exposure is not provided in [Manual Exposure]. Sets the sensitivity to [Manual Exposure] with an appropriate brightness even under insufficient exposure. If you change the exposure mode to light of contents Sample photo Menu...
... camera shake or movement of recording media that incorporates an image sensor that receives light. Even when the exposure is not provided in [Manual Exposure]. Sets the sensitivity to [Manual Exposure] with an appropriate brightness even under insufficient exposure. If you change the exposure mode to light of contents Sample photo Menu...
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... the lighting conditions. Table of contents z Effects of lighting conditions The apparent color of the subject is adjusted automatically, but you can adjust color temperature manually using the [White Balance] function. You can adjust the color temperature towards G (green), M (magenta), A (amber) or B (blue). Custom white balance 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [White Balance...
... the lighting conditions. Table of contents z Effects of lighting conditions The apparent color of the subject is adjusted automatically, but you can adjust color temperature manually using the [White Balance] function. You can adjust the color temperature towards G (green), M (magenta), A (amber) or B (blue). Custom white balance 1 MENU t [Brightness/Color] t [White Balance...
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... image may be noisy. Notes • [Auto] is selected when using the following functions: - [Intelligent Auto] - [Portrait], [Landscape], [Macro], [Sports Action] in the following modes: - [Manual Exposure] - [Shutter Priority] - [Aperture Priority] - [Program Auto] D-Range Opt. By dividing the image into small areas, the camera analyzes the contrast of the image (DRO...
... image may be noisy. Notes • [Auto] is selected when using the following functions: - [Intelligent Auto] - [Portrait], [Landscape], [Macro], [Sports Action] in the following modes: - [Manual Exposure] - [Shutter Priority] - [Aperture Priority] - [Program Auto] D-Range Opt. By dividing the image into small areas, the camera analyzes the contrast of the image (DRO...
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Table of contents FINDER/LCD Setting When an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately) is being used. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desired setting. Sample photo Menu Index 109GB You can detect whether or not it is attached to the Electronic Viewfinder automatically. Auto Manual When you look into the Electronic Viewfinder, the display is switched to the camera, sensors in the Electronic Viewfinder can toggle the display between the Electronic Viewfinder and the LCD monitor by using the button on the Electronic Viewfinder.
Table of contents FINDER/LCD Setting When an Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately) is being used. 1 MENU t [Setup] t [FINDER/LCD Setting] t desired setting. Sample photo Menu Index 109GB You can detect whether or not it is attached to the Electronic Viewfinder automatically. Auto Manual When you look into the Electronic Viewfinder, the display is switched to the camera, sensors in the Electronic Viewfinder can toggle the display between the Electronic Viewfinder and the LCD monitor by using the button on the Electronic Viewfinder.