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4-183-855- 12 (1) GB © 2010 Sony Co rporation NEX-3/NEX -3C/NEX-5/ NEX-5C Inte rchangeable Lens Digi tal Camera α Handbook Table of con tents Sample ph oto sear ch Menu search Index.
2 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Notes on using the camera How to use this handb ook Clic k on a button at up per right on the cover and eac h page to jump to the correspon ding page . This is co nvenien t when searc hing for a functi on you want to use.
3 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Table of cont ents Notes on using the camera How to use this han dbook ········ ········ ······ ······· ·.
4 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Connect ing with other eq uipm ent Viewin g imag es on a TV ···· ····· ········ ········· ········ ·.
5 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Sample phot o searc h “Thi s is the scene I want to ca pture in a phot o, but how can I do? ” You may find the an swer by going th rough the samp le phot os liste d here. Clic k the desired sam ple photo.
6 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting people Only the main s ubject is in focus by defocusing the background (24) The same scene with different brightness (38) A ha.
7 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting macro photos Defocusing the ba ckground (24) Adjusting the co lor to indoor light ( 69) Flowers (43) Lowering the amount of fl.
8 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting landscapes The sky in vivid colors (32) Running wat er (50) Vivid green colors (75) Colored leaves (75) Panoramic photos (46) .
9 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting sunset/night views Holding the camera by hand (43) Trail of light (31) Fireworks (49) Defocusing the background (24) The same .
10 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting fast moving subjects Following a moving subject (56) Expressing vigorous action (50) With the subject approaching the ca mera.
11 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Identi fyi ng pa rts NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C See the pa ges in parent heses for det ails of operation.
12 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C A (USB ) termi nal (130) B Hook for shoul der strap C HDMI termin al (123) D Light se nsor E LCD monitor F MOVIE but.
13 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C A Batter y/memo ry card cover B Tripod r eceptac le • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable t o firmly se cure the came ra to tr ipods having screws longer t han 5.
14 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index On the E1 8 – 200 mm lens, refe r to the instruction m anual of the E18 – 20 0 mm lens (sup pl ied ).
15 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index List of icons on the s creen Icons are disp layed on the scr een to indicate the c amera status. You c an ch ange the scr een dis pla y usi ng D ISP (Di spl ay C ont ents) on the con trol whe el (page 2 9).
16 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index B C D Overhea ting warning Databa se file full/ Databa se file erro r Hist ogra m 101-0012 Play back folder – File number Protec t 1 Print order and numb er of copies Display Indicatio n Menu z Shoot Mode Shoot.
17 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Basic operations Using the con trol whee l and soft keys When shooting, DISP (Di splay C ontents), (Flash Mo de), (Exposure Comp.) and (Driv e Mode) functi ons are assign ed to the contr ol wheel.
18 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The soft keys have dif ferent roles, dependin g on the contex t. The assi gned role (func tion) of each soft key is show n on the scree n. To use the fun ction shown at th e upper right co rner of the scree n, press soft key A.
19 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Menu search You c an set up t he basic setti ngs for th e camera as a whol e, or ex ecute func tions such a s shoo ting , play back , or ot her oper atio ns. Allows you to select a shoot ing mode, such as ex posure mod e, panoram ic, Scene Select ion.
20 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Allows you to set shooting funct ions, such as continuous sho oting, self-time r, and flash. Allows you to set the ima ge size and aspect ra tio. Allows you to make brightne ss settings such as metering m ode, and color setting s such as whit e ba lanc e.
21 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Allows you to set playback func tions. Allows you to make more det ailed shooting settin gs, or change the cam era settings. White B alance Adjusts the color to nes accor ding to the a mbient lig ht conditions.
22 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index * App ears whe n a memory card (s old separ ately) i s inserted in the camera. ** A ppears whe n an Eye-Fi car d (sold sep arately) is insert ed in the came ra. NEX-5C/3 C do not have th is functi on.
23 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shootin g imag es Shooti ng images with the settings in effe ct when you bo ught the came ra is explaine d here . The camera makes dec isions appropri ate to the si tuat ion, and a djusts t he se ttings .
24 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index (Intelli gent Auto) allows you to defoc us the backgro und easily to make the subject stand out. You ca n check the defo cusing effe ct on the LCD monitor. 1 Press t he center of the control whe el.
25 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index • When the Scene Rec ognition function is enabled, the came ra analyz es the scene when you pre ss the center of the co ntrol wheel, and uses it as the Reco gnized Sc ene. • The def ocusi ng range a vailable d epends on the len s used.
26 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Playin g back imag es Plays b ack th e r ecord ed imag es. Still imag es an d mov ies ar e di spla yed on sep arat e screen s. You cannot display still imag es and movies on the sam e screen.
27 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index • You ca nnot use th e enlarged playback function with movi es. • To enla rge panor amic images , pause th e playbac k first, an d then pre ss [Option ]. Note s z Scaling range The scalin g range is a s follows.
28 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Deletin g images You ca n delete the im age displa yed. • You ca nnot delet e protecte d images . 1 Displ ay the image yo u want to de lete, and pres s [De let e]. 2 Press t he center of the control whe el to confirm [OK].
29 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Using functions with the control wheel DISP (Displ ay Content s) Using the c ontrol wheel : 1 Press D ISP (Display Contents) on the control wh eel repeat edly to select the de sir ed mod e.
30 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index • Histog ram is not d isplaye d du ring follo wing playba ck mo des. –M o v i e – Panor ama – Slid e Show During playback Display Info. Shows r ec ord in g in for mat io n. Histogram Displays the luminance distributi on graphica lly, in addition to recordin g information.
31 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Flash Mode 1 Attach the fl ash. 2 (Flash Mod e) on the co ntrol whee l t desi red mode. Or, [Menu] t [Ca mer a] t [Flash Mode] t desire d mode. 3 Raise the fl ash when using the flas h.
32 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Exposure Comp. You ca n adjust the exposu re in 1/3 EV steps in a range of –2. 0 EV to +2.0 EV . 1 (Exposu re Comp. ) on the cont rol whee l t desi re d valu e. Or, [Menu] t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Exposure Comp.
33 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Driv e Mode You can se t the drive mo de, such as continu ous, self-tim er, or bracket shoo ting. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the c ontrol wheel t de sir ed mode . Or, [Menu] t [Ca mer a] t [Drive Mode] t desired m ode.
34 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Usin g function s in the menu Continu ous Adv. Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the c ontrol wheel t [Continuou s Adv.].
35 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Speed Priority Cont. Shoots ima ges continuou sly while you press an d hold down the shutter button, at a highe r speed than tha t of [Continuou s Adv.]. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the c ontrol wheel t [Speed Priority Cont.
36 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Self-timer 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the c ontrol wheel t [Self- timer]. Or, [Menu] t [Ca mer a] t [Drive Mode] t [Self-time r].
37 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Self-t imer (Cont .) Continuo usly shoots the numbe r of images you have set af ter ten seconds. You can choose the best shot from several shots taken. 1 (Dri ve Mode) on the c ontrol wheel t [Self- timer(Cont.
38 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Brac ket : Cont. Shoots thr ee images whi le automat ically shifting th e exposure fro m base, to darke r, then to lighter. Press and hold down th e shutter butt on unti l the brack et recordin g is com plete d.
39 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Remote Cdr. (NE X-5/ 5C) You can shoot usi ng the SHUTTE R and 2 SEC (t he shutter i s released after two se conds) buttons on t he RMT-DSLR1 Wi reless Re mote Comman der (s old separate ly).
40 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Imag e Index Displays mul tiple images at the same time . 1 Press the (Playback) butt on to switc h to the playback mode . 2 Pres s (I mage Ind ex) of the co nt rol wheel . Six-imag e index appear s.
41 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Intel lig ent Aut o The ca mera an alyzes th e subject, a nd allo ws you to shoot with appropri ate setting s. • [Flash Mode] is se t to [Autoflas h] or [Flas h Off]. • You ca n shoot eve n if the camera has not r ecognized th e scene.
42 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index z If you shoot a sti ll image of a subject that is diffi cult to focus on • Focusin g may be difficult in the following situations: – It is da rk and the sub jec t is di sta nt. – The co ntras t between the subjec t and the ba ckground is p oor.
43 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Scene Selec tion Allows y ou to shoot with preset sett ing s acco rding to t he sc ene. 1 [Men u] t [Shoot Mode ] t [Scene Selection] t desired mode. (Portr ait) Blurs away bac kgrounds and sharpe ns the subject.
44 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index • In the [N ight View] an d [Night P ortrait] m odes, the sh utter spee d is slower , so using a tripod is reco mmen ded to p rev ent the im age from bl urr ing. • In the [H and-hel d Twilight] m ode, the shu tter clicks six times a nd an image is re corded.
45 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Anti Motion Blu r This is suita ble for indoor shots without using the flash, to reduc e the subject blur. 1 [Men u] t [Shoot Mode ] t [Anti Motion Blu r]. 2 Shoo t with the shutte r button.
46 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Sweep Panorama Allows you to cre ate a panor amic i mage fr om comp osed ima ges. • If you ca nnot pan th e camera across the e ntire subj ect wit hin the giv en time, a gra y area occu rs in the comp osed image.
47 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index z Tips for shooti ng a panoramic image Pan the cam era in an arc with a con stant velocity and in the sa me direction as the indicatio n on the LCD mon itor. [Sweep Panorama] is better suited for still subjects, rather th an moving ones.
48 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Manual Exp osure You can sho ot with the desired e xposure setting by adjusting b oth the sh utter speed and apertur e. • You ca nnot selec t [Flash Off] a nd [Autof lash] in [Fl ash Mode].
49 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index You ca n shoot trails wi th long exposure . BULB is suitab le for shooting t rails of ligh t, such as fir ework s. • Since the shutter speed beco mes slow and the camer a shake ten ds to occu r more easi ly, it is reco mmen ded that yo u us e a t rip od.
50 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shutte r Priority You can e xpress the moveme nt of a moving subject in various way by a djusting the shutte r speed, for exam ple, at the in stant of the movem ent with hig h speed shutter, or as a trail ing i mage with l ow sp eed shu tter.
51 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Aper ture Pr iori ty Blurs or sha rpens things in front of and be yond the subjec t. • You ca nnot selec t [Flash Off] a nd [Autof lash] in [Fl ash Mode].
52 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Program Auto While exposure is adjuste d by the camera a utomatica lly, you can set shoo ting fu nctions such a s ISO se nsitivity, Creative St yle, D -Range opt imizer. 1 [Men u] t [Shoot Mode ] t [Progr am Auto].
53 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index AF/MF Sele ct Sel ects au to fo cusing or manual foc using. 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [AF/MF Select] t desire d mode. • If you tu rn the focu sing ring whe n [Manualfo cus] or [DM F] is selecte d, the im age is enlar ged autom atically to enable yo u to check focus area e asier.
54 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [AF/MF Select] t [DMF]. 2 Press t he shutter button halfwa y down to fo cus automa tically. 3 Keep the shutter button h alfway down, ro tate the fo cusing ring of the lens to achiev e a sharp fo cus.
55 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Autofo cus Are a Selec ts the focusing area . Use this func tion when it is diffi cult to get the pr oper focus in auto fo cus mo de. 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [A utof oc us Ar ea] t desired mod e.
56 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Auto focus Mode Selects t he fo cus meth od to su it t he movemen t of the subj ect. 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [A utof oc us Mod e] t des ired mode .
57 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Precision Dig. Zoom Wh en a si ngle focus lens i s atta ched , you c an sh oot st ill im ages w hil e zoo ming in on t he center po rtion. 1 Attac h a single focus lens. 2 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [Pre cision Dig.
58 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Face Dete ction Detects th e faces of your subj ects and ad justs the focus, flash, expo sure, and white balance se ttin gs aut omatica lly. You can s elect the priori ty fa ce to b e foc used on.
59 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Smile Shutter When the cam era dete cts a smile, the shutte r is rele ased auto mati cally .
60 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Smile Dete ction Sets t he sensitivity of the Sm ile Shut ter function for de tecting smi les.
61 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Panorama Direction Sets the direc tion to pan th e camera when you shoot Sweep Panor ama image s. 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [Panorama Direc tion] t des ired mode . (Right) Pan the c amera in the directi on you se t.
62 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shooting Tip Lis t Allow s you to search thr ough all shooti ng tips in the cam era. Use th is item when you want to look at shooting tips you ha ve seen befo re. 1 [Men u] t [Ca mer a] t [S hoo tin g Tip Li st].
63 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Imag e Size The im age si ze de term ines t he siz e of the imag e fi le th at is r eco rded wh en yo u rec ord a n image. The lar ger t he i mage s ize, the mor e det ail w ill b e re produc ed wh en the image i s pr inte d on lar ge-f ormat pape r.
64 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The larg er the image siz e, the hi gher th e image quality . NEX-5/5C NEX-3/3C • A telep hoto image re sults exce pt when th e [VGA] image s ize is selec ted for mov ies.
65 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Aspect Ratio Sets the aspec t ratio of sti ll images. 1 [Men u] t [Image Size] t [ Aspect Ratio] t desired mode . • You ca nnot selec t [Aspect Ratio] when u sing [Swe ep Panor ama]. 3:2 Standard a spect ratio.
66 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Qualit y Selects t he comp ressio n format o f stil l imag es. 1 [Men u] t [Image Size] t [ Quality] t desired m ode. • You ca nnot selec t the image qu ality when using [Sw eep Pano rama].
67 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index File Fo rmat ( NEX-5/ 5C) Selects th e movie file forma t. 1 [Men u] t [Image Size] t [ Fi le F orm at] t des ire d mode . AVCHD This file for mat i s suitabl e for vi ewing smoo th vide o image s on a high-defin ition TV.
68 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index ISO Sets the lumi nous sensiti vity. 1 [Men u] t [Brightne ss/Color] t [I SO] t de si red se tti ng.
69 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index White Balance Adju sts th e colo r tones acco rding t o the am bien t light c ondi tions . Use thi s fe ature when the co lor t one of th e imag e did not come o ut as you expect ed, or when you w ant to change the c olor tone on purp ose fo r photog raphic ex pression.
70 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index 1 [Men u] t [Brightne ss/Color] t [White Balanc e] t desired mod e. 2 As necessary, [Op tion] t adjust th e color tone. Adjusting it toward + turns the image redd ish and adjustin g it towa rd – turns the image bluish.
71 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Meteri ng M ode Select s the mete ring mod e that set s which p art of the subjec t to m easure t o determi ne the expos ure. 1 [Men u] t [Brightne ss/Color] t [Metering Mod e] t desired mode .
72 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Flash Compen sati on Adjusts th e amount of fla sh light in 1/3 EV step s in a range of –2.
73 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index DRO/Auto HDR Correc ts the brigh tness or contrast. 1 [Men u] t [Brightne ss/Color] t [DRO/Auto HDR] t de sir ed mod e.
74 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Widens th e range (grada tions) so that you can record from brig ht parts to dark parts in correc t brightness (Aut o High Dynam ic Range). O ne image with pro per exposure and one over lai d ima ge are recor ded.
75 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Creati ve Style Allows you to sele ct the desire d image processi ng. You ca n adjus t exposur e (shutter speed an d apertu re) as you lik e with [Creativ e Style], unlike wi th [Sce ne Selec tio n] where the ca mera ad justs th e exp osure.
76 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Del et e Allows you to select unw anted images for deletion. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [Delete] t de sired mod e. • You ca n select up to 100 imag es. Multiple Img . Deletes the selec ted ima ges.
77 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Slide Show Plays ba ck im ages automat ical ly. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [ Sli de Sh ow] t desired mo de t [O K]. • You ca nnot paus e the slide s how. To stop the slid e show, pre ss the cente r of the c ontrol wheel .
78 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Still/Movie Select Selects st ill i mages or movi es to p lay ba ck. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t desi re d mode. • You ca nnot disp lay still im ages and mov ies on the sa me index scre en.
79 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Imag e Index Selects th e number of im ages to be displayed on the index. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [Image Inde x] t desired m ode. 6 Images Displays six images. 12 Images Displays 12 images.
80 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Select Folder When multi ple fo lders a re crea ted in a memory ca rd, th is sele cts the f older conta ining th e still image you want to play back. • You ca nnot selec t this item dur ing movie playback.
81 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Select D ate Movies a re stored by da te. You can sel ect the date of movi es to be played bac k. • You ca nnot selec t this item dur ing still im age playback . 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [Still/ Movie Select] t [Movie].
82 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Rota te Rotate s a still image co unter- clockwi se. Use this to displa y a horizont al orien tation imag e in vert ical orie ntati on. On ce y ou r otate the image , th e ima ge is pla yed b ack in the rotated position, even if yo u turn off the power .
83 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Protect Protect s rec ord ed imag es ag ain st acc ident al er asur e. The m ark is displayed for re gistered imag es. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [Pro tect ] t desire d mode. • You can p rot ect up to 100 imag es a t a t ime.
84 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Enlarge Image You ca n check the fo cus by enlar ging a porti on of the playba ck image. 1 [Men u] t [Playbac k] t [ En large Image ]. 2 Adjust the scaling by turning the co ntrol wh eel.
85 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Volume Settings Adjusts th e sound volume of movies in eight steps. This item ap pears during mo vie playb ack only.
86 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Specify Printing You can spe cify which an d how many co pies of still images you shot on the memory card t hat you want to prin t out late r. The (Print order) mark is disp layed for registered images (DPOF: Digital Print Orde r Format).
87 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index AF Illumi nator Th e AF illu mina tor su pplie s fill li ght to focu s more ea sily on a su bject in dark surroundi ngs. The red AF il lumina tor al lows the camera to foc us eas ily when th e shutt er bu tton i s pre ssed ha lfw ay, un til the fo cus is locked .
88 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Red Eye Re duct ion The flas h strobes two or more times before shoot ing to reduce the red-eye ph enomen on when usin g the f lash. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Red Eye Redu ction] t desire d se tt ing.
89 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Auto Re view You can chec k the re corded im age on t he LCD monitor ri ght after the sho oting. You can chang e the displayed t ime. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [A uto R evi ew] t desired set ting.
90 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Grid L ine Sets whether the gr id line is displa yed or not. The gri d line will help you to adjust the comp osition of images. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Grid Line] t desire d sett ing . On Displays the grid line.
91 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index His to gr am Sets wh ether the histogr am is displaye d or not. The hi stogram display s the luminan ce distributi on that shows how many pixels of a partic ular brig htness exist in the image.
92 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index MF Assist Enlarges th e image on the scr een automa tica lly to make manual- focusi ng easier. Th is works in the [Ma nualfocus] or [DMF] mod es. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t [On].
93 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Colo r Spac e The w ay colors are repre sente d with com bin atio ns of numbers or th e range of colo r reprodu ction i s called “ color space .” You can change t he color spa ce, depe nding on your purpo se .
94 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index SteadyShot Sets wh ether or not you use the SteadyShot funct ion of the lens. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [SteadyShot] t de si red sett in g.
95 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Rele ase w/oL ens Set s whethe r or not the sh utter ca n be relea sed when no lens is attach ed. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Release w /oLens] t desire d sett in g. Enable Release s the shu tter when no lens is attached.
96 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Long Expos ure NR When you set the shutter spee d to a secon d or longer (Long e xposure shooting ), noise reductio n is tu rned on for the same dura tion t hat th e shutt er is o pen. Th is is to reduc e the grain y nois e typi cal in a long expos ure.
97 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index High ISO NR When shooting wit h the high ISO, the ca mera reduc es the noise tha t becomes more not iceab le whe n the c amera sensit ivit y is hig h. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [High ISO NR] t de si red se tt ing .
98 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Movie Aud io Rec Sets whether or not you record the sou nd during mo vie record ing. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [M ovie Au dio R ec] t des ire d sett ing . • The sou nd of the le ns and the ca mera in opera tion will also be reco rded, when [On] is selecte d.
99 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Beep Sel ects the s ound produc ed when you opera te the ca mera. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [B eep] t desi red sett ing. AF So und The audio sig nals will so und only when the subject is in focus, and during self -timer c ountdown.
100 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Langua ge Selects the l anguage to be used in the menu items, warnings and messa ges.
101 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Date/T ime Setup Sets the date and t ime aga in. • The cam era does not have a f eature for superimp osing da tes on ima ges. By usin g “PMB” in t he CD-ROM (su pplied), yo u can print or save ima ges wit h the date.
102 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Area Se tting Set s the area where you are u sin g the came ra. Th is a llow s you to se t the loca l area whe n you u se th e came ra abro ad. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Area Setting] t desi red se tt ing .
103 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Help Guide Display You ca n select whet her or not the help gu ide is displaye d when you ope rate the camera . 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [H elp G uid e D ispl ay ] t desired se tting. On Displays the help gui de.
104 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Power Save You can set t ime i nter vals for the camera to swi tch t o p ower save mode. P ress ing th e shutter button h alfway down return s the came ra to th e shooting mode. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Power Save] t desired se tting.
105 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index LCD Brightness The brightn ess of the LCD monito r is automatic ally adjuste d to the ambien t lighti ng condi tions using the ligh t sensor (page 12). You can set the bri ghtness of the LCD monitor m anually.
106 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Display Color Sel ects th e colo r of th e LCD m onito r. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Display Col or] t desired se tting.
107 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Wide Image Selects th e method used for displaying t he wide imag es. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Wide Imag e] t desire d setting. Full Screen Displays t he wide imag es on th e entire screen.
108 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Playbac k Display Selec ts the orientat ion when pla ying back still i mages record ed in the por trait position.
109 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index CTRL FOR HDMI Wh en conn ectin g the c amera to a “BRA VIA” S ync com patib le TV w ith an HDM I cable (sold separately), yo u can play bac k images on your c amera by the TV ’s remot e control aiming at the TV.
110 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index USB Connection Sel ects the m ethod us ed for a US B connec tion. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [USB Conn ection] t des ired settin g. • You ca nnot import m ovies and RAW images w ith [PTP].
111 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Cleani ng Mode Allows you to cle an the image se nsor. • Clean ing can be p erformed on ly when th e battery le vel is (th ree remai ning batte ry icons) or more. The u se o f an A C- PW20 AC Adap tor (so ld s epa ratel y) is r eco mme nded .
112 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Version Displays th e versio n of your camera an d lens. Confir m the ver sion when a firmwar e upda te is r eleas ed. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Version]. • An up date can be perf ormed o nly whe n the ba ttery level is (thre e remai ning bat tery i cons) or more.
113 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Demo Mod e Sets whether or not to display the demo nstrat ion with movies. Select [Off ] when you do not want to see the de monstratio n. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [D emo M ode] t desired sett ing.
114 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Rese t Defaul t Initiali zes t he setti ng to the d efault se ttin g. Even if you ac tivate [Reset Defa ult], the ima ges a re re tained . 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [R eset De faul t] t [OK].
115 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Format Format s the memory card. When you use a memory card with th is camera for the fi rst time, it is recomme nded to forma t the card us ing the cam era for stable perfo rmance of the memo ry card b efore sh ootin g.
116 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index File Number Selects t he meth od for a ssignin g file numbers to ima ges. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [File Numbe r] t desired setti ng. Series The camera does not reset numbe rs, and assigns num bers to f iles in sequenc e until the nu mber reaches “9999.
117 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Folder Name Still images y ou shoo t are recor ded in a fold er th at is automat ical ly creat ed un der th e DCIM fo lder on the mem ory card. You can chang e the folder na me form. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Fol der Name ] t desir ed set ti ng.
118 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Select Shoot. Folder When a s tand ard f orm fo lde r is se lect ed and there are two o r mor e fold ers, you ca n s elect the re cording f olde r to b e used to re cord s till images.
119 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index New Folder Creates a folder in the mem ory card for reco rding images. Images are r eco rded in t he newl y cr eate d fo lde r unt il y ou cr eate anot her f older or s ele ct anoth er recording fol der.
120 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Recove r Image DB When inconsistenc ies are found in the i mage data base file of movie s, caused by proce ssin g movi es on c omput ers, etc. , mo vies on t he me mory card w ill not b e pl ayed back in this for m.
121 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Display Card Sp ace Displays the remain ing reco rdin g time of movie s on th e mem ory c ard. Numb er of rec ordab le stil l ima ges is also dis play ed. 1 [Men u] t [Setup] t [Display Ca rd Space] t [OK].
122 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Upload Settings Sets wh ether or not you use the upload funct ion when using an Eye-Fi card (co mmerc ially av ailabl e). This item appe ars wh en an Ey e-Fi ca rd is inse rted in the camera.
123 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Connecting with other equipment Viewing imag es on a T V To vie w images recor ded on the cam era on a TV, an HD MI cable (sol d separately ) and an HD TV equi ppe d wit h an HDMI conne ctor are r equ ire d.
124 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index By co nnecti ng the cam era to a TV that suppo rts “B RAVIA ” Sync usi ng an HDM I cable (sold separate ly), you can opera te the cam era with the TV Remote Control . 1 Conn ect a TV that suppo rts “BRAV IA” Sync to the ca mera.
125 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Using wit h your computer Follo wing applic at ions are co ntai ned on t he CD- ROM ( suppl ie d) to allo w more ver satil e use of i mages shot with your came ra.
126 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The fol lowing c omputer env ironment i s recomme nded when usi ng the suppli ed software and impo rting images vi a a USB conn ectio n.
127 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Usin g the softwa re Log on a s Adminis trat or. 1 Turn on y our comput er, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive.
128 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Log on a s Adminis trat or. 1 Turn on your Maci ntosh co mputer, and insert the CD -ROM (s upplied) in to the CD- ROM dr iv e. 2 Double-click t he CD-ROM icon. 3 Copy the [IDS_INST.pkg] file in the [MAC] folder to the hard disk icon.
129 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index With “Image Data Li ghtbox SR” you can do the fol lowing, etc.: • To displa y and comp are RAW/ JPEG imag es reco rded with thi s camera . • To rate t he i mages on a scal e of five .
130 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Conn ecti ng th e cam era to the comp uter “PMB” allo ws you to easi ly impor t ima ges.
131 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before: • Disconnecti ng the USB ca ble.
132 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Creati ng a mov ie disc (N EX-5/5C) You can creat e a d isc fr om AVCHD for mat mov ies r ecord ed on th e ca mera. Select th e me thod th at best suits your disc pla yer. See “PMB Help” f or deta ils on crea ting a disc u sing “P MB.
133 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index z Characterist ics of each type of disc A Blu-ray disc enables you to record high definition imag e quality (HD) movies of a lo nger duration than DVD discs.
134 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index You ca n create a high def inition ima ge quality (H D) AVCH D format disc from AV CHD forma t movies import ed to a comput er using the suppl ied software “ PMB.” 1 Turn on y our comput er and place an empty disc on the DVD dr ive.
135 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index You ca n create a stand ard definiti on image quali ty (STD) disc from AVCHD fo rmat movies imported to a co mputer using sup plied software “PMB .” 1 Turn on y our comput er and place an empty disc on the DVD dr ive.
136 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Printing still images You can pr int still image s using the follow ing methods. • Printing dire ctly using a printer which su pports you r memory card type For details, see the ope rating instruc tions supplied with the printer.
137 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshoo ting If you expe rience trouble with th e camera, try the followi ng solutio ns. The batt ery pack cannot be installed. • When yo u in ser t the bat tery pack , us e th e ti p of the batt ery pac k to push the loc k le ver .
138 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index bat tery pack. Sl ow flashi ng indi cates that chargi ng is suspe nded bec ause the am bient tem peratur e is outs ide t he s uit abl e ra nge fo r ch arg ing the batt ery pac k.
139 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The imag e taken with t he flash is too dark. • I f the sub ject is beyo nd the flas h range (the distan ce that the flash ca n reach), the pict ures will be dark becau se the flash light does not reach th e subject.
140 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The imag e cannot be deleted. • C ancel the protectio n (page 83). The imag e was deleted by mistake. • Once you have de leted an i mag e, yo u ca nnot r est ore i t. We rec omme nd t hat yo u pr otec t im ages that you do not want t o de lete (page 83) .
141 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Cannot insert a memory card. • I nsertion direct ion of the mem ory card is wro ng. Insert it in the corr ect direc tion. Cannot recor d on a memor y card . • T he memory card is full.
142 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index The messa ge “Set Area/D ate/Time.” app ears when the ca mera is turned on. • T he camer a has been left unused for somet ime with a low batter y or no batte ry pack. Cha rge the batt ery pack a nd set the da te again (p age 101).
143 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Warning mess ages If the fo llowin g message s appear , foll ow the instruct ions b elow. Incompa tible battery. Use correct model. • A n incom patible ba ttery pack is being us ed. Set Area/D ate/Time.
144 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index No ima ges • T here i s no image on the memory card. Image pr otect ed • Y ou tried to delete pro tected imag es. Unable to print. • Y ou tried to mark RAW images with a DPOF mar k.
145 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Unable to magnify. Unable to rotate image. • I mages rec orded wi th othe r cameras may not be enla rged or rot ated. No ima ges selected. • You at temp te d t o pr int wit hout spe cif yin g im ages .
146 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Othe rs Using th e camera abroad You ca n use the battery charger (suppli ed), and the AC-PW20 AC Ad aptor (sold separate ly) in any count ry or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz/60 Hz .
147 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Memory card You can use f ollowing memory cards with this ca mera: “M emory Stick PRO Duo” media, “Memory Stick PR O-HG Duo” m edia, SD memory ca rd, SDHC memor y card, and SDX C memory card.
148 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index *2 Suppo rts high-s peed data transfer us ing a paral lel interfa ce. *3 When using “Me mory Stic k PRO Duo” media to record m ovies, on ly tho se marked with Mar k2 can be used.
149 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index “InfoL ITHIUM” b attery pa ck Your c amera ope rates only with an “In foLITHIU M” batter y pack NP- FW50. Y ou cannot use any ot her battery pa cks. “InfoLITHI UM” W ser ies battery pack s have the mark.
150 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index On battery life • The battery li fe is limited. Battery cap acity decrea ses over time an d through rep eated use. If d ecreas ed u sage time be tween char ges becomes sig nifi cant, it i s pro bably time to replac e it with a new one.
151 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Batt ery charger • Only NP-FW typ e battery packs (a nd no others) can be charged in the battery charger (supplied ). Batteries other than the specifie d kind may leak, overheat, or ex plode if you attem pt to c harge them , posing a risk of i njury fr om electro cution and burns.
152 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Moun t Adaptor Using the Mount Ada ptor LA-E A1 (sold separate ly), you can at tach an A-mo unt lens to your c amera. For details, r efer to t he operat ing instru ctions supplie d with t he Mount Ada pt or .
153 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index AVCHD fo rmat (NEX-5/5C) The A VCHD form at is a high defi nition digital vi deo camera form at used to rec ord a high d efinition (HD) signal of eithe r the 1080i specificat ion *1 or t he 720p specificat ion *2 using ef ficient da ta compressi on coding te chnology.
154 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Cle ani ng • Do not touch the inside of the camera, suc h as lens contacts. Blow away du st from inside the mo unt using a comm ercially av ailable bl ower*. For deta ils on cleaning the image sensor, see page 111.
155 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Index Inde x A AdobeRG B .......... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ .. 93 AF Illuminato r ............... ........ ....... ........ ........... .. 87 AF/MF Se lect .
156 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index I Icons . ........ ....... ........ ....... ........... ........ ....... ........ .. 15 Identify ing parts ......... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ .. 1 1 Image Data Conv erter SR .
157 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Shutter Priorit y ............... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...... 50 Shutter speed .............. ........ ....... ........ ........... ...... 50 Single- shot AF .............
158 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index Notes on th e Licens e “C Libr ary”, “Exp at”, “zli b”, “dtoa” , “pcr e”, a nd “li bjpeg ” sof twar e are p rovi ded in the camera. We pr ovid e th is sof twar e bas ed on lice nse a greemen ts w ith their owne rs o f copyright .
159 GB Table of conte nts Sample photo searc h Menu s ear ch Index On GNU GPL/LGPL ap plied so ftware The softwa re that is eli gible for the foll owing GNU General Public Lice nse (h ereinaf ter referred to as “GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter referred to as “LG PL”) ar e includ ed in th e camer a.
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