Sony A 200 Manual

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Using the viewing function
Protecting images (Protect)
You can protect images against accidental erasure.
MENU button t  1 t [Protect] t [All images] or [Cancel 
all] t [OK]
Protecting selected images/canceling the protection of the 
selected images
1MENU button t  1 t [Protect] t [Marked images]
2Select the image you want to 
protect with b/B on the 
controller, then press the center 
of the controller.
A - mark appears on the selected 
image.
 To cancel a selection, press the center 
again.
-
3To protect other images, repeat step 2.
4Press the MENU button.
5Select [OK] with v on the controller, then press the center of 
the controller.
Protecting all the images/canceling the protection of all the 
images 
						

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Deleting images (Delete)
Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Check whether you 
delete the image or not beforehand.
Note Protected images cannot be deleted.
Deleting the image that is currently displayed
1Display the image you want to 
delete and press the   button.
 button
2Select [Delete] with v, then press the center of the controller.
Deleting the selected images
1MENU button t  1 t [Delete] t [Marked images]
2Select the images you want to 
delete with the controller, then 
press the center of the controller.
A   mark appears on the selected 
image.
Total number
3To delete other images, repeat step 2.
4Press the MENU button. 
						

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Using the viewing function
MENU button t  1 t [Delete] t [All images] t [Delete]
Note It may take a long time to delete a lot of images by selecting [All images]. It is 
recommended that you delete images on a computer or format the memory card 
using the camera.
5Select [Delete] with v on the controller, then press the center 
of the controller.
Deleting all the images in the folder
1Press the   button.
2Select the folder bar with b on 
the controller.
Folder bar
3Press the center of the controller, then select the folder you 
want to delete with v/V.
4Press the   button.
5Select [Delete] with v, then press the center of the controller.
Deleting all the images all at once 
						

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Viewing images on a TV screen
1Turn off both your camera and the 
TV, and connect the camera to the 
TV.
2Turn on the TV and switch the input.
 See also the operating instructions supplied with the TV.
3Turn on the camera, and press the 
 button.
Images shot with the camera appear on 
the TV screen.
Select the desired image with b/B on the 
controller.
 The LCD monitor on the rear of the 
camera does not turned on.
1 To video input jack
Video cable 
2 To the 
VIDEO OUT 
terminal
Controller
button 
						

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Using the viewing function
To use your camera abroad
It may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your 
TV system.
MENU button t  1 t [Video output] t Select the desired 
setting
On TV color systems
If you want to view images on a TV screen, you need a TV with a video 
input jack and the video cable. The color system of the TV must match that 
of your digital still camera. Check the following lists for the TV color 
system of the country or region where the camera is used.
NTSC systemBahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, 
Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the U.S.A., 
Venezuela, etc.
PAL systemAustralia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, 
Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, 
Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, 
United Kingdom, etc.
PAL-M systemBrazil
PAL-N systemArgentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
SECAM systemBulgaria, France, Guiana, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, etc. NTSCSets the video output signal to NTSC mode (e.g., for the 
USA, Japan).
PALSets the video output signal to PAL mode (e.g., for Europe). 
						

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Changing your setup
Setting image size and image quality
MENU button t  1 t [Image size] t Select the desired size
[Aspect ratio]: [3:2]
[Aspect ratio]: [16:9]
Note When you select a RAW file with [Quality], the image size of the RAW file 
corresponds to L. This size is not displayed on the LCD monitor.
MENU button t  1 t [Aspect ratio] t Select the desired 
ratio
MENU button t  1 t [Quality] t Select the desired setting
Image size
L:10M3872 × 2592 pixels
M:5.6M2896 × 1936 pixels
S:2.5M1920 × 1280 pixels
L:8.4M3872 × 2176 pixels
M:4.7M2896 × 1632 pixels
S:2.1M1920 × 1088 pixels
Aspect ratio
3:2A normal ratio.
16:9An HDTV ratio.
Quality
 (RAW)File format: RAW (raw data)
This format is not achieved by digital processing. Select this 
format to process images on a computer for professional 
purposes.
 The image size is fixed to the maximum size. The image 
size is not displayed on the LCD monitor. 
						

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Changing your setup
Note For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image quality is 
changed, see page 29.
About RAW filesYou need the “Image Data Converter SR” software included on the CD-ROM 
(supplied) in order to open a RAW file recorded on this camera. With this software, a 
RAW file can be opened and converted to a common format, such as JPEG or TIFF, 
and its white balance, color saturation, contrast, etc., can be readjusted.
 Recording a RAW format image entails the following limitation.
– The RAW file cannot be printed using a DPOF (print) designated printer or a 
PictBridge compliant printer.
 You cannot verify the effects of D-Range Optimizer other than those of   
(Standard) if you play back and enlarge an image recorded in RAW format. (RAW & 
JPEG)File format: RAW (raw data) + JPEG
A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same 
time. This is suitable when you need two image files, a JPEG 
for viewing, and a RAW for editing. The image quality is 
fixed to [Fine] and the image size is fixed to [L].
 (Fine)File format: JPEG
The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded. 
The higher the compression rate, the smaller the file size. 
This will allow more files to be recorded in one memory card, 
but the image quality will be lower.   (Standard) 
						

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Setting the method for recording on a 
memory card
MENU button t  2 t [File number] t Select the desired 
setting
The recorded images are stored in the automatically-created folder in the 
DCIM folder on the memory card.
MENU button t  2 t [Folder name] t Select the desired 
setting
Selecting the method for assigning file numbers to images
SeriesThe camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to 
files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
ResetThe camera resets numbers in the following cases and assigns 
numbers to files from “0001.”
– When the folder format is changed.
– When all the images in the folder are deleted.
– When the memory card is replaced.
– When the memory card is formatted.
Selecting the folder name format
Standard formThe folder name format is as follows: folder number + 
MSDCF.
Example: 100MSDCF
Date formThe folder name format is as follows: folder number + Y (the 
last digit)/MM/DD.
Example: 10080405 
						

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Changing your setup
You can create a folder in a memory card for recording images.
A new folder is created with a number incremented one higher than the 
largest number currently used, and the folder becomes the current recording 
folder.
MENU button t  2 t [New folder]
When a standard form folder is selected and there are two or more folders, 
you can select the recording folder to be used to record images.
MENU button t  2 t [Select folder]t Select the desired 
folder
Note You cannot select the folder when you are setting [Date form].
Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a memory card, 
including protected images.
MENU button t  1 t [Format]t [OK]
 During the format, the access lamp lights up. Do not eject the memory 
card while the lamp is lit.
Notes Format the memory card using the camera. If you format it on a computer, the 
memory card may not be usable with the camera, depending on the format type used.
 Formatting may take several minutes depending on the memory card.
Creating a new folder
Selecting the recording folder
Formatting the memory card 
						

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Changing the noise reduction setting
When you set the shutter speed to a second or longer (Long exposure 
shooting), the noise reduction is turned on for the same duration as the 
shutter was open.
This is to reduce the grainy noise typical in a long exposure. When noise 
reduction is in progress, a message appears and you cannot take another 
picture. Select [On] to prioritize the image quality. Select [Off] to prioritize 
the timing of shooting.
MENU button t  2 t [Long exp.NR] t [Off]
Note Noise reduction is not performed on continuous shooting or continuous bracketing 
even when it is set to [On].
When shooting with the ISO set at 1600 or above, the camera reduces the 
noise that becomes more noticeable when the camera sensitivity is high.
Select [On] to prioritize the image quality. Select [Off] to prioritize the 
timing of shooting.
MENU button t  2 t [High ISO NR] t [Off]
Note Noise reduction is not performed on continuous shooting or continuous bracketing 
even when it is set to [On].
Disabling the noise reduction at a long exposure shooting
Disabling the noise reduction at a high ISO sensitivity