Sony A 200 Manual

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Preparing the camera
Cleaning
Wipe the screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit (not supplied) to remove 
fingerprints, dust, etc.
 When cleaning the lens surface, remove dust using a blower. In case of 
dust that sticks to the surface, wipe it off with a soft cloth or tissue paper 
slightly moistened with lens cleaning solution. Wipe in a spiral pattern 
from the center to the outside. Do not spray lens cleaning solution directly 
onto the lens surface.
 Do not touch the inside of the camera, such as...

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If dust or debris enters the camera and lands on the image sensor (the part 
that acts as the film), it may appear on the photo image, depending on the 
shooting environment. If there is dust on the image sensor, use a 
commercially available blower and clean the image sensor following the 
steps below. You can easily clean the image sensor using only the blower 
and the anti-dust function.
Notes Cleaning can be performed only when the battery level is   (three remaining 
battery icons) or more. Low...

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Preparing the camera
Note The camera starts beeping if the battery pack becomes low during cleaning. Stop the 
cleaning immediately and set the POWER switch to OFF.
5Detach the lens (page 20).
6Use the blower to clean the image 
sensor surface and the 
surrounding area.
 Do not touch the image sensor with the 
tip of the blower. Complete the 
cleaning quickly.
 Hold the camera’s face downward to 
prevent the dust from resettling in the 
camera.
 When cleaning the image sensor, do not 
put the tip of a...

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Before your operation
Identifying parts and screen indicators
See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.
AShutter button (48)
BControl dial (58, 112)
CSelf-timer lamp (90)
DLens contacts*
EMirror*
FLens mount
GBuilt-in flash* (72)
HMode dial (48)
I (Flash pop-up) button (72)
JLens release button (20)
KFocus mode switch (67, 71)
*  Do not directly touch these parts.
Front side 

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Before your operation
AAccessory shoe (40)
BViewfinder (26)
CEyepiece sensors (69)
DPOWER switch (25)
EMENU button (41)
FDISP (Display) button/LCD 
brightness button (39, 93)
G (Delete) button (102)
H (Playback) button (93)
ILCD monitor (37, 39)
JDiopter-adjustment dial (26)
KFor shooting:   (Exposure) 
button (78)
For viewing:   (Zoom out) 
button (94)/  (Index) button 
(96)
L (Drive) button (89)
MISO button (82)
N Image sensor position 
mark (68)
OFor shooting: AEL (AE lock) 
button (64, 76)
For...

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AVIDEO OUT/USB terminal 
(104, 120)
BMemory card cover
CMemory card insertion slot (21)
DMemory card eject lever (22)
EHooks for shoulder strap (27)
FREMOTE terminal
 When connecting the RM-
S1AM/RM-L1AM Remote 
Commander (not supplied) to 
the camera, insert the plug of 
the Remote Commander in the 
REMOTE terminal, aligning 
the guide of the plug on the 
guide of the REMOTE 
terminal.
GDC IN terminal
 When connecting the AC-
VQ900AM AC Adaptor/
Charger (not supplied) to the 
camera, turn the camera...

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Before your operation
 The illustration above is for the detailed display. The enlarged display is displayed as 
the default setting.
A
BC
LCD monitor (Recording information display)
DisplayIndication
 P A S M 
    
   Mode dial (48)
1/125Shutter speed (61)
F5.6Aperture (59)
+2.0Exposure (63)
AE lock (76)
DisplayIndication
    
    
 Flash mode (74)/Red-eye 
reduction (73)
 Exposure-compensation 
(78)/Metered Manual 
(63)
Flash compensation (79)
EV scale (63, 91)
ISO AUTOISO sensitivity (82)...

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D
DisplayIndication
 90%Battery remaining (17)
 
 
 Image quality (106)
   
  Image size (106)/Aspect 
ratio (106)
100Remaining number of 
recordable images (29) 

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Before your operation
Switching the recording information display
Note You can display the screen used for adjusting the brightness of the LCD monitor by 
pressing the DISP button a little longer (page 114).
Press the DISP button to switch between 
the enlarged display and the detailed 
display.
When you rotate the camera to a vertical 
position, the display automatically rotates 
to adjust to the camera position.
DISP button
Detailed display
No display Enlarged display 

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A
B* When using the HVL-F56AM/HVL-
F36AM Flash (not supplied), you can 
shoot with a High-speed sync feature 
at any shutter speed. For details, refer 
to the operating instructions supplied 
with the flash.
Viewfinder
DisplayIndication
AF area (70)
Spot AF area (70)
Spot metering area (80)
Shooting area for aspect 
ratio 16:9 (106)
DisplayIndication
Flash compensation (79)
Flash charging (74)
WLWireless flash (74)
High-speed sync*
Manual focus (71)
z  Focus
125Shutter speed (61)
5.6Aperture (59)
EV...