Sony A 100 Manual

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Playback menu
 Playback menu 2
The default settings are marked with  .
Plays back recorded images in order with a 5-second interval (Slide show).
Select [Enter] in [Slide show].
The slide show starts.
To end the slide show, press V on the controller or MENU.
 During a slide show, you can display the previous/next image with b/B.
 You can pause/play back the slide show with the center of the controller.
 You can switch the recording data on/off with the...

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To mark all the images
1Select [All on card] in [  DPOF set].
2Select the number of sheets with v/V on the controller (increases with v and decreases with V).
You cannot separately set the number of images.
3Press the center of the controller.
A   (DPOF set) mark appears on all the images, and the screen returns to the menu screen.
 When a DPOF-marked image is played back,  and its number are inserted onto the image.
 If you insert a recording medium that...

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Custom menu
 Custom menu 1
Custom menu
The default settings are marked with  .
Select a setting for shutter release.
* RP: Stands for Release Priority.
 When [Release] is selected, “RP” appears on the recording information display. It is recommended that 
you shoot after confirming the focus in the viewfinder.
If you use a lens equipped with a focus hold button, you can change the function of the button 
to preview a shot.
The function and the mode of operation...

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 While the exposure value is locked, “AEL” appears on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder. Be sure to 
remember to release the lock when “AE toggle” is selected.
 Except for the shutter speed priority mode and the manual mode, slow sync is selected and AE lock is 
performed when the flash is used (page 69).
 The “hold” and “toggle” settings affect the manual shift (page 39) in the manual mode.
You can change the function of the control dial in manual and...

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In the default setting, if exposure compensation is selected when the flash is used, shutter 
speed, aperture, ISO sensitivity (only in AUTO mode), and amount of flash light all change in 
order to perform exposure compensation (page 65). By fixing the amount of flash light, you 
can limit the effect of exposure compensation to the background that is illuminated only by 
ambient light (light other than the flash.)
 With the flash compensation, you can...

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The default settings are marked with  .
You can set the shutter lock to keep the shutter from releasing when no recording medium is 
inserted in the camera.
You can set the shutter lock to keep the shutter from releasing when no lens is mounted on the 
camera. When attaching the camera to an astronomical telescope, for example, select [Off: no 
lens] so the shutter can be released.
When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the local focus...

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The eyepiece sensors located right below the viewfinder determines whether the photographer 
is looking into the viewfinder or not. The LCD monitor can be set to turn off automatically 
when you are looking into the viewfinder.
 Regardless of the setting in this menu, the recording information display automatically turns off after a set 
duration (five seconds in the default setting (page 102)).
You can set the recording information display to rotate...

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Setup menu
The default settings are marked with  .
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor.
1Select [Enter] in [LCDbrightness].
2Adjust the brightness with b/B on the controller or with the control dial, then press the center of 
the controller.
Selects the USB mode to be used when connecting the camera to a computer, etc., using a 
USB cable.
Sets the video signal output according to the TV color system of the connected video 
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Selects the sound produced when the shutter is locked, during self-timer countdown, etc.
Select the language to be used to display the menu items, warning, and messages.
1Select [  Language], then press B on the controller.
2Select the desired language with v/V on the controller, then press the center of the controller.
Sets the date and time.
Select [Enter] in [Date/Time set]. Then, perform the procedure explained in “Set the clock” 
(
t step 3 in...

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The default settings are marked with  .
Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images.
Resets the file number. The number returns to “0001”. When the recording folder contains a 
file, a number one higher than the largest number is assigned.
Select [Enter] in [Reset].
The default standard form folder (100MSDCF, etc.) can be changed to a date form folder to 
classify the folders by date for storage and playback.
 The folders and images...