Sony A 200 Manual

Using the shooting function
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* _ ._ EV beneath  /  is the step currently selected.
Notes When the mode dial is set to M, the exposure is shifted by adjusting the shutter 
speed. If you shift the exposure by adjusting the aperture value, press and hold the 
AEL button.
 When you adjust the exposure, the exposure is shifted based on the compensated 
value.
 The bracket cannot be used when the recording mode is set to AUTO or Scene 
Selection.
The EV scale in bracket shooting
 In ambient* bracket...

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 When Single bracket is selected, if the shutter button is pressed halfway 
down and released, “br 1” appears for the ambient light bracket and “Fbr 
1” appears for the flash bracket in the viewfinder. When bracket shooting 
starts, it indicates what number the next frame is, for instance, “br 2,” “br 
3.”
* Ambient light: Any light other than the flash light that shines on the scene 
for an extended period of time, such as natural light, a light bulb, or a 
fluorescent light.
Based on the selected...

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Using the viewing function
Using the viewing function
Playing back images
The last recorded image is displayed on the LCD monitor.
To return to the shooting mode
Press the   button again.
To switch the recording data display
Press the DISP button.
Each time you press the DISP button, the screen changes as follows.
Note The DISP button switches the recording data display on and off in other playback 
modes, such as on an enlarged screen.
To select the orientation when playing back an image recorded in...

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Note When you play back the image on a TV or a computer, the image will be displayed 
in the portrait position even if [Manual rotate] is selected.
To return to the normal playback screen
Press the   button.
Note When you copy rotated images to a computer, “Picture Motion Browser” contained 
on the CD-ROM (supplied) can display the rotated images correctly. However, the 
images may not be rotated depending on the software.
An image can be enlarged for closer examination. This is convenient to 
check...

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Using the viewing functionTo cancel the enlarged playback
Press the   button so that the image returns to the normal size.
To enlarge the image centering around the previously selected point
You can select a portion of an image first, then enlarge the portion.
2Zoom the image in or out with the 
 or   button.
 You can select the portion you want to 
enlarge with v/V/b/B on the 
controller.
 Rotating the control dial switches the 
image at the same display 
magnification. When you shoot 
multiple...

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Scaling range
The scaling range is as follows.
To return to the single-image screen
Press the   button or the center of the controller when you select the 
desired image.
4Scale up or down the red frame to specify the portion you want 
to enlarge with the   or   button.
5Press the center of the controller.
The portion inside the red frame is enlarged.
 Press the center of the controller to return to the previous screen.
 To cancel the enlarged playback, press the   button.
Image size Scaling range
L...

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Using the viewing function
To select a folder
MENU button t  2 t [Slide show]
Plays back recorded images in order (Slide show). The slide show 
automatically stops after all the images have been played back.
 You can view the previous/next image with b/B on the controller.
To pause the slide show
Press the center of the controller. Pressing again starts the slide show again.
To end in the middle of the slide show
Press the MENU button.
To choose the interval between the images in slide show
MENU...

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Checking the information of recorded 
images
Each time you press the DISP button, the information display changes 
(page 93).
Basic information display
DisplayIndication
100-0003Folder - file number 
(124)
-Protect (101)
DPOF3DPOF set (133)
 
 
 Image quality (106)
   
  Image size (106)/Aspect 
ratio (106)
Battery remaining 
warning (17)
1/125Shutter speed (61)
F3.5Aperture (59)
ISO100ISO sensitivity (82)
2008  1  1
10:37AMDate of recording
3/7File number/total number 
of images 

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Using the viewing function
A
B
Histogram display
DisplayIndication
100-0003Folder - file number 
(124)
-Protect (101)
DPOF3DPOF set (133)
 
 
 Image quality (106)
   
  Image size (106)/Aspect 
ratio (106)
Battery remaining 
warning (17)
DisplayIndication
Histogram (100)
 P A S M 
    
  Mode dial (48)
1/125Shutter speed (61)
F3.5Aperture (59)
ISO100ISO sensitivity (82)
 –0.3EV scale (63, 91)
 –0.3Flash compensation (79)
  Metering mode (80)
35mmFocal length (141)
  
  
  
 Creative Style (87)
AWB +1...

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How to check the histogram
A histogram is the luminance distribution 
that shows how many pixels of a 
particular brightness exist in the picture.
When the image has a high-key or low-
key portion, that portion is flashed on the 
histogram display (Luminance limit 
warning).
The exposure compensation will change 
the histogram accordingly. The right 
illustration is an example.
Shooting with the exposure 
compensation on the positive side 
brightens the whole picture, making the 
entire histogram...