Sony A 100 Manual

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Using the menu
6Display the options with B on the controller.
 To return to the menu options, press b.
7Select the desired option v/V on the controller, 
then press the center of the controller.
8Press MENU to turn off the menu.
 The menu is also turned off if you press the shutter button halfway down.
 When setting the menu, you can substitute the control dial for b/B on the controller.
 During operation, if you press MENU, the setup is canceled and the camera returns to the recording (or 
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For details on the operation 1 page 80Menu list
 Recording menu (pages 83 to 87)
 Playback menu (pages 88 to 92)
 Custom menu (pages 93 to 97)
 Setup menu (pages 98 to 104)
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Image size
Quality
Inst.Playback
Noise reductn
Eye-Start AFRed eye
Flash control
Flash default
Bracket order
 Reset
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Delete
Format
 Protect
Index formatSlide show
 DPOF set
Date imprintIndex printCancel print
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Priority setup
FocusHoldButt.
AEL button
Ctrl dial set
Exp. comp. set
AF illuminatorShutter lock
Shutter lock
AF...

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Recording menu
 Recording menu 1
Recording menu
The default settings are marked with  .
For details, see page17.
 For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image size is changed, see page 27.
 When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], image size is fixed to [L:10M].
The image compression rate determines the image quality. As the file size (page 17) of the 
uncompressed image will be larger, it is common for a digital camera to compress...

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zAbout RAW files
The digital camera receives the image of the subject captured by the CCD (Charge-Coupled Device), which 
acts as the film for a normal camera. The RAW format file is the raw data recorded on the CCD yet to go 
through any kind of digital processing. A RAW file is different from a more common file format such as 
JPEG in that it is the raw material to be processed for professional purposes. You need the “Image Data 
Converter SR” software included...

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Recording menu
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Long exposure makes noise conspicuous. When the shutter speed is one second or slower, 
noise reduction is activated to reduce the grainy noise that is common in long exposures.
 Noise reduction is not performed on continuous shooting or continuous bracketing regardless of this 
setting.
The focus is confirmed when you look into the viewfinder, and the shutter speed and aperture 
are adjusted automatically.
Noise reductn
OnWhen a long exposure of...

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The default settings are marked with  .
Reduces the red-eye phenomenon by providing low-flash light a few times before shooting 
when using the flash.
 Red-Eye reduction is available only with the built-in flash. (When using an external flash (not supplied), 
the red-eye phenomenon rarely occurs.)
You can select the flash control mode to set the amount of flash light.
ADI: stands for “Advanced Distance Integration”
P-TTL: stands for “Pre-flash,...

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Recording menu
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The order in bracket shooting (page 62) can be selected. The order is common to both ambient 
light bracket and flash light bracket.
 This does not apply to white balance bracket.
You can reset the main functions of the recording mode.
1Select [Enter] in [  Reset].
The message “Reset recording mode?” appears on the LCD monitor.
2Select [Yes] with b on the controller, then press the center of the controller.
The main functions of the recording mode...

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Playback menu
The default settings are marked with  .
You can delete unnecessary images.
 Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it.
 Protected images cannot be deleted.
 Use the   (Delete) button to quickly delete images frame by frame (
t step 6 in “Read This First”).
 You can delete all the images in the folder collectively (page 73).
To delete selected images
1Select [MarkedImages] in [Delete].
2Select the image you want to delete...

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Playback menu
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Formats the recording medium. Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a recording medium, including protected images.
1Select [Enter] in [Format].
The message “All data will be deleted. Format?” appears.
2Select [Yes] with b on the controller, then press the center of the controller.
The format is completed.
 During the format, the access lamp lights up. Do not eject the recording medium while the lamp is lit.
 Formatting may take...

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You can select the index screen format from the following settings.
Index format
16 imageDisplays 16 images on the screen.
9 imageDisplays nine images on the screen.
4 imageDisplays four images on the screen.
File browserDisplays six images on the screen from folder to folder.
9 images 4 images
File browser 16 images