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Table of contents
Preparing the camera
Checking the accessories supplied .................................10
Identifying parts ................................................................12
Preparing the battery pack ...............................................16
Attaching/removing the lens .............................................19
Inserting a memory card (sold separately) .......................21
Attaching the flash ............................................................23
Turning on the camera and setting up the date ...............25
Mastering the basic operation
Shooting still images .........................................................27
Recording movies .............................................................28
Playing back images ........................................................29
Deleting images ................................................................30
Using the control wheel and soft keys ..............................32
Using the guide function of the camera ...........................34
Using the recording functions
Defocusing the background easily (Background Defocus
Control) ............................................................................. 35
Selecting the flash mode .................................................. 36
Adjusting the brightness of still images (Exposure
compensation) .................................................................. 37
Using the self-timer........................................................... 37
Shooting still images continuously.................................... 38
Changing the screen display (DISP) ................................ 38
Shooting with various drive mode..................................... 39
Selecting the image size................................................... 44
Focusing on the face (Face Detection) ............................ 46
Using the playback functions
Enlarging the playback image (Enlarge Image)............... 47
Displaying the image list................................................... 48
Viewing images on a TV ................................................... 49
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Checking the functions available
Menu list ........................................................................... 50
Functions available for each shooting mode ................... 56
Flash modes available...................................................... 57
Importing images to the computer
Installing the software....................................................... 58
What you can do with the supplied software ................... 60
Creating a movie disc (NEX-5/5C) ................................... 61
Others
Checking the number of recordable images ................... 63
List of icons on the LCD monitor ...................................... 65
Learning more about the camera (α Handbook) ............. 68
Troubleshooting................................................................ 69
Precautions....................................................................... 73
Specifications ................................................................... 76
Index................................................................................. 81
This instruction manual is for models NEX-3/3C and NEX-5/5C. The NEX-5/5C is
used for illustrations in this manual, unless otherwise specified.
The differences between each model are as follows:
* NEX-5C/3C are not compatible with Eye-Fi.
** To check whether the camera is 1080 60i-compatible or 1080 50i-compatible,
check for the following marks on the bottom of the camera.
1080 60i-compatible camera: 60i
1080 50i-compatible camera: 50i
Model Movie file format Remote control
NEX-5/5C* AVCHD**/MPEG-4 Available
NEX-3/3C* MPEG-4 Not available
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