Sony A 200 Manual

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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 shooting, the EV scale appears in the viewfinder, too, 
but it does not appear in flash bracket shooting.
 When the bracket shooting starts, the indexes that indicate already 
recorded images start to disappear one by one.
1 button t Desired bracket t Desired bracket step
2Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
The base exposure is set at the first shot in the bracket.
* (Bracket: 
Cont.)Shoots three images with the exposure shifted by a selected 
step.
Press and hold the shutter button until the recording stops.
* (Bracket: 
Single)Shoots three images with the exposure shifted by a selected 
step.
Press the shutter button shot by shot.
Ambient bracket
0.3 steps, three shots
Exposure compensation 0Flash bracket
0.7 steps, three shots
Flash compensation –1.0
LCD monitor
Shown in the top row. Shown in the bottom row.
Viewfinder 
						

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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 white balance, and color temperature/color filter, 
three images are taken.
*1The value beneath   is the value currently selected.*2Mired: a unit to indicate the color conversion quality in color temperature filters.
Shooting with white balance shifted (WB bracket)
1 button t   (WB bracket) t Select the desired 
setting
2Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
*1 (WB 
bracket)Shoots three images with the white balance shifted. When Lo 
is selected, it is shifted by 10 mired*2, and when Hi is 
selected, it is shifted by 20 mired. One shot records three 
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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 the 
portrait position
MENU button t  2 t [PlaybackDisplay] t Select the 
desired setting
1Press the   button.
 button
2Select an image with b/B on the controller.
Displays previous or 
next images, up to five 
images.
With recording 
dataHistogram display
With recording 
dataWithout recording 
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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 the focus condition of a recorded image.
Rotating an image
1Display the image you want to 
rotate, then press the   button.
 button
2Press the center of the controller.
The image is rotated counter-clockwise. When you want to do another 
rotation, repeat step 2.
 Once you rotate the image, the image is played back in the rotated position, 
even if you turn off the power.
Enlarging images
1Display the image you want to 
enlarge, then press the   button.
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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 images with the same 
composition, you can compare their 
focus conditions.
 Each time you press the center of the 
controller, the screen changes between 
the zoomed screen and the full-screen 
mode.
 button
1Display the image you want to 
enlarge, then press the   button.
 button
2Press the center of the controller.
The red frame appears.
3Move the red frame to the center point you want to enlarge with 
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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 Approx. ×1.1 – ×12
M Approx. ×1.1 – ×9.1
S Approx. ×1.1 – ×6.1
Switching to the display of the image list
1Press the   button.
The screen changes to the index screen.
 button
2Press the DISP button repeatedly 
to select the desired screen 
format.
 The screen changes in the following 
order: 9 images t 25 images t 4 
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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 button t  2 t [Interval] t Select the desired 
number of seconds
1Select the folder bar with b/B on 
the controller, then press the 
center.
Folder bar
2Select the desired folder with v/V, then press the center.
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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 
5500K M1White balance (Auto, 
Preset, Color 
temperature, Color filter, 
Custom) (83)
 D-Range Optimizer (87)
2008  1  1
10:37AMDate of recording
3/7File number/total number 
of images
DisplayIndication 
						

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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 shift to the bright side 
(right side). If the exposure compensation 
is applied on the negative side, the 
histogram will shift to the other side.
Both ends of the histogram show a high-
key or low-key portion. It is impossible to 
restore these area with a computer later. 
Adjust the exposure if necessary and 
shoot again.
Number of pixels
Dark Light
Luminance R (Red)
G (Green)
B (Blue) Flashing