Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 Instruction manual

Changing other settings

Setting the sound on/off

Selects the sound produced when the shutter is locked, during self-timer countdown, etc.

setting

Removing the Help Guide from the screen

You can turn off the Help Guide that is displayed when you operate the camera. This is convenient when you want to perform the next operation quickly.

Setting the time to turn the camera to the power save mode

You can set different time intervals for the camera to switch to power save mode (Power Save) for the Live View (LV) and viewfinder modes (OVF).

Pressing the shutter button halfway down returns the camera to the shooting mode.

MENU button t

1 [Power Save (LV)] or [Power Save (OVF)]

t Select the desired time

Note

• Regardless of the setting here, the camera turns to power save mode after 30 minutes when the camera is connected to a TV or the drive mode is set to [Remote Cdr.].

Releasing the shutter when no lens is attached

You can release the shutter when no lens is attached. Select this when you attach the camera on an astronomical telescope, etc.

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Note

• Correct metering cannot be achieved when you use lenses that do not provide a lens contact, such as the lens of an astronomical telescope. In such cases, adjust the exposure manually by checking it on the recorded image.

Selecting the language

Setting the demonstration playback of a movie

You can set the camera to start the demonstration playback of a movie if you do not operate the camera for about one minute.

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