Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Instruction Manual

Shooting and viewing images

Shooting still images

In [Intelligent Auto] mode, the camera analyzes the subject and allows you to shoot with the appropriate settings.

Select when shooting in a location where flash use is restricted.

1

Set the mode dial to

(Intelligent Auto) or

(Flash Off).

or

2

Hold the camera, monitoring your shot using the LCD screen or viewfinder.

3

Overlay the AF area on the desired subject.

• If the (Camera shake warning) indicator flashes, carefully shoot the subject, holding the camera steady or using a tripod.

• When the camera recognizes the scene, the Scene Recognition icon appears on the screen and suitable settings for that scene will be used.

4

When using a zoom lens, turn the zoom ring, then decide on your shot.

AF area

(Camera shake warning) indicator

Zoom ring

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Shooting still images

5

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.

When the focus is confirmed, z or

(Focus indicator) lights up.

6

Press the shutter button fully down to shoot.

• When [Auto Object Framing] is set to

[Auto] and the camera shoots faces, close-ups, or subjects tracked by

[Lock-on AF], the camera automatically trims the image into a suitable composition. Both the original and the trimmed images are

saved (page 53).

Focus indicator

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Recording movies

1

Press the MOVIE button to start recording.

• Movie recording can be started from any exposure mode.

• The shutter speed and aperture are adjusted automatically. If you want to set them to particular values, set the mode dial to

(Movie) (page 36).

• The camera continues to adjust the focus when it is in autofocus mode.

MOVIE button

2

Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording.

Notes

• The sound of the camera and the lens in operation may be recorded while recording a

movie. You can disable sound recording by setting [Audio Recording] to [Off]

(page 57).

• The continuous recording time of a movie may be shorter, depending on the ambient

temperature or the status of the camera. See “Notes on continuous movie recording.”

• When the icon appears, the temperature of the camera is too high. Turn the camera off and wait until the temperature of the camera drops.

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Playing back images

1

Press the button.

button

2

MENU button t

the desired mode

• To play back still images, select [Folder View(Still)], and to play back movies, select [Folder View(MP4)] or [AVCHD View], depending on the file format.

3

Select an image using b/B on the control button.

• To play back movies, press the center of the control button.

During movie playback

To pause/resume

To fast-forward

To fast-reverse

To slow-forward

Control button/control dial operation

z

B b

To slow-reverse

To adjust sound volume

To display the information

Rotate the control dial to the right during pause.

Rotate the control dial to the left during pause.

• The movie is played back frame-byframe.

V v t v/V

Notes

• Movies recorded using other devices may not play back on this camera in some cases.

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Deleting images (Delete)

Once you have deleted an image, the image cannot be restored. Be sure that you do not want the image before deleting it.

1

Display the image you want to delete and press the button.

2

Select [Delete] using v on the control button, then

press the center of the control button.

button

Notes

• Protected images cannot be deleted.

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