Sony A 100 Manual

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 Custom menu 1 ..................................................................................93Priority setup
FocusHoldButt.
AEL button
Ctrl dial set
Exp. comp. set
AF illuminator
 Custom menu 2 ..................................................................................96Shutter lock
Shutter lock
AF area setup
Monitor Disp.
Rec. display
Play. display
 Setup menu 1 .....................................................................................98LCDbrightness
Transfer mode
Video output...

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How to print images .............................................................................. 122
Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer ............... 123
Troubleshooting..................................................................................... 127
Warning messages ............................................................................... 137
On the “Memory Stick” .......................................................................... 139
On the CF...

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Basic techniques for better images
When you look into the viewfinder, or you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera 
adjusts the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Make it a habit to press the shutter button only 
halfway down to confirm that the subject is visually in focus.
If the image looks blurred even after focusing, it may be because of camera shake. 
t See 
“Hints for preventing blur” (as follows).
FocusFocusing on a subject successfully
Press the shutter 
button fully down 
straight...

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When the subject is outside the focus frame (Focus-lock)
Normally, in auto focus mode, place the subject within the focus 
frame   and take the picture. If the subject is off-center and 
outside the focus frame, the background within the focus frame 
will be in focus and the subject will be out of focus. To prevent 
this, use the focus-lock function by following the steps below.
 The focus-lock function is also effective when shooting subjects with which autofocus is less effective 
(page 15). 
1Place...

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2Keep the shutter button halfway down, and put the subject back in the original position to re-
compose the shot.
3Press the shutter button fully down to take the picture.
 The focus-lock function will lock the exposure as well (when multi segment metering is selected 
(page 58)).
 Releasing the shutter button after shooting will disengage the focus-lock. If you keep the shutter button 
halfway down after shooting, you can continue shooting with the same focal point.
 If the z indicator does not light...

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You can create various images by adjusting the shutter speed and aperture. Exposure is the 
amount of light that the camera will receive when you release the shutter.
ExposureAdjusting the light intensity
Overexposure
= too much light
Whitish imageThe exposure is automatically set to the 
proper value in the auto adjustment mode. 
However, you can adjust it manually using 
the functions below.
Manual exposure:
Allows you to adjust the shutter speed and 
aperture value manually. t page 37
Metering...

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The apparent color of the subject is affected by the lighting conditions.
Example: The color of an image affected by light sources
The color tones are adjusted automatically in the auto white balance mode.
However, you can adjust color tones manually with the white balance mode (page 46).
A digital image is made up of a collection of small dots called pixels.
If it contains a large number of pixels, the picture becomes large, it takes up more memory, 
and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Image...

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Selecting the image size for use
The default settings are marked with  .
* The images recorded using the camera are the same 3:2 ratio as used photograph printing paper or 
postcards, etc.
** This is a size larger than A3 size. You can print images with a margin around the A3 size image.
Selecting the image quality (compression ratio) in combination (page 83)
You can select the compression ratio when digital images are saved. When you select a high 
compression ratio, the image lacks the fineness of...

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Before your operation
Before your operation
Identifying parts
* Do not directly touch these parts.
See the pages in parentheses for details of 
operation.
AMode dial (31)
B (Drive) button (60)
CShutter button (
t step 5 in “Read This 
First”)
DControl dial (33, 94)
ESelf-timer lamp (62)
FLens contacts*
GMirror*
HLens mount
IDepth-of-field preview button (70)
JBuilt-in flash* (
t step 5 in “Read This 
First”)
KFn (Function) button (43)
LFunction dial (42)
MHook for shoulder strap (21)
NLens release...

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NFor shooting: +/– (Exposure) button (37, 
65)
For viewing:   (Reduce) button (72, 
77)
OFor shooting: AEL (AE lock) button 
(39, 67)
For viewing:   (Enlarge) button (77)
PAccess lamp (
t step 4 in “Read This 
Fi rs t ”)
Q (Super SteadyShot) switch (
t 
step 5 in “Read This First”)
RCF card cover (
t step 4 in “Read This 
Fi rs t ”)
SVIDEO/USB jack (78, 108)
TCF card insertion slot (
t step 4 in 
“Read This First”)
UCF card eject lever (
t step 4 in “Read 
This First”)ATripod receptacle
 Use a tripod...