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Table of Contents
Notes on using your camera .............................................. 7
Preparing the
camera
Checking the accessories supplied .................................. 13
Identifying parts .............................................................. 14
Charging the battery pack ................................................ 18
Inserting the battery pack/memory card (sold separately)
..................................................................................... 20
Attaching a lens ............................................................... 26
Preparing the camera ....................................................... 28
Using the accessories supplied ........................................ 30
Checking the number of recordable images .................... 32
Cleaning ........................................................................... 35
Before your
operation
Screen indicators ............................................................. 39
Switching the screen mode between the LCD monitor
and the electronic viewfinder ............................ 39
Switching the recording information display (DISP)
............................................................................ 40
Recording information display (Graphic Display/
Recording information (For Live View)) .......... 42
Recording information display (For viewfinder) ....... 44
Selecting a function/setting ............................................. 46
Selecting a function with the Fn (Function) button ... 47
The functions selected by the Fn (Function) button ... 48
The functions selected by the MENU button ............. 49
Shooting images Adjusting the angle of the LCD monitor ......................... 55
Shooting an image without camera shake ....................... 56
Correct posture ........................................................... 56
Using the SteadyShot function ................................... 57
Using a tripod ............................................................. 58
Shooting with the automatic setting ................................ 59
Shooting with appropriate settings
automatically ..................................................... 59
Shooting with the settings that the camera adjusts
automatically ..................................................... 61
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Shooting with a suitable setting for the subject ............... 63
Shooting with preset settings according to the scene
(Scene Selection) ............................................... 63
Shooting panoramic images (Sweep Shooting) . 66
Shooting continuously at high speed (Continuous
Advance Priority AE) ........................................ 69
Shooting an image the way you want it (Exposure mode)
..................................................................................... 70
Shooting with program auto .................................. 71
Shooting by controlling the blur of the background
(Aperture priority) ............................................. 72
Shooting a moving subject with various expressions
(Shutter speed priority) ..................................... 75
Shooting with the exposure adjusted manually
(Manual exposure) ............................................ 77
Shooting trails with long exposure (BULB) .......... 79
Recording movies ............................................................ 81
Available recording time for a movie ........................ 83
Notes on continuous movie recording ........................ 84
Using the
shooting function
Selecting the focus method .............................................. 85
Using autofocus .......................................................... 85
Shooting with your desired composition (Focus-lock)
............................................................................ 87
Selecting the focus method to suit the movement of the
subject (Autofocus Mode) ................................. 88
Selecting the focus area (AF area) ............................. 89
Adjusting the focus manually (Manual focus) ........... 90
Checking the focus by enlarging the image ............... 91
Detecting faces ................................................................ 93
Using the Face Detection function ............................. 93
Capturing smiling faces (Smile Shutter) .................... 94
Using the flash ................................................................. 96
Performing wireless flash shooting ............................ 99
Adjusting the brightness of the image (Exposure, Flash
compensation, Metering) .......................................... 100
Shooting with fixed brightness (AE Lock) .............. 100
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Using brightness compensation for the entire image
(Exposure compensation) ................................ 101
Adjusting the amount of flash light (Flash
Compensation) ................................................ 103
Selecting the flash control mode to set the amount of
flash light (Flash control) ................................ 104
Selecting the method for measuring the brightness of a
subject (Metering Mode) ................................. 105
Setting ISO .................................................................... 106
Compensating for the brightness and contrast automatically
(D-Range) ................................................................. 107
Correcting the brightness of the image (D-Range
Optimizer) ....................................................... 107
Compensating automatically with rich gradation (Auto
High Dynamic Range) .................................... 108
Image processing ........................................................... 110
Selecting your desired image processing (Creative Style)
.......................................................................... 110
Changing the range of color reproduction (Color Space)
.......................................................................... 111
Adjusting the color tones (White balance) .................... 112
Adjusting the white balance to suit a specific light source
(Auto/Preset white balance) ............................ 112
Setting the color temperature and a filter effect (Color
Temperature/Color Filter) ............................... 113
Registering the color tones (Custom white balance) 114
Selecting the drive mode .................................. 116
Shooting single shot ................................................. 116
Shooting continuously .............................................. 116
Using the self-timer .................................................. 117
Shooting images with the exposure shifted (Exposure
bracket) ............................................................ 118
Shooting with white balance shifted (WB bracket)
.......................................................................... 119
Shooting with the Wireless Remote Commander .... 120
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Using the viewing
function
Playing back images ...................................................... 121
Checking the information of recorded images .............. 127
Protecting images (Protect) ........................................... 131
Deleting images (Delete) ............................................... 132
Viewing images on a TV screen .................................... 134
Changing your
setup
GPS setting (SLT-A55V only) ...................................... 138
Setting image size and image quality ............................ 141
Setting the method for recording on a memory card ..... 145
Changing the noise reduction setting ............................ 149
Changing the function of the buttons ............................ 150
Changing other settings ................................................. 151
Setting the LCD monitor/electronic viewfinder ............ 153
Confirming the version of the camera ........................... 155
Resetting to the default .................................................. 156
Viewing images
on a computer
Using with your computer ............................................. 159
Using the software ......................................................... 161
Connecting the camera to the computer ........................ 165
Creating a movie disc .................................................... 168
Printing images Specifying DPOF ........................................................... 172
Others Specifications ................................................................ 174
Troubleshooting ............................................................. 179
Warning messages ......................................................... 189
Precautions .................................................................... 192
AVCHD format ............................................................. 195
GPS (SLT-A55V only) .................................................. 196
3D-shootings .................................................................. 198
Index .............................................................................. 199 |
