Sony A 230 Manual

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Note When you press the shutter button without looking into the viewfinder, use the 
eyepiece cover (page 26).
Bracket shooting allows you to shoot several images, each with different 
degrees of exposure. This camera is equipped with an auto bracket 
function. Specify the value of deviation (steps) from the base exposure, and 
the camera shoots while automatically shifting the exposure. You can 
choose an image that has the brightness you like after shooting is finished.
When the flash is fired, flash bracket shooting is used to shift the amount of 
flash light. To shoot, press the shutter button shot by shot.
* _ EV displayed with   is the step currently selected.
Shooting images with the exposure shifted (Exposure 
bracket)
1 on the control button t 
 (Bracket: Cont.) t Select 
the 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.
When the flash is fired, press the shutter button shot by shot.
Base exposure
– direction
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Notes When the mode dial is set to M, the exposure is shifted by adjusting the shutter 
speed.
 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
* 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.
 In bracket shooting, the same number of indices as the number of 
recordable images is displayed on the EV scale. However, in flash bracket 
shooting, the indices are not displayed in the viewfinder.
 When the bracket shooting starts, the indices that indicate already 
recorded images start to disappear one by one.
 If the shutter button is pressed halfway down and released, “br 1” 
appears. “Fbr 1” appears for the flash bracket. When flash bracket 
shooting starts, it indicates what number the next frame is, for instance, 
“Fbr 2,” “Fbr 3.”
Ambient light* bracket
0.3 steps, three shots
Exposure compensation 0Flash bracket
0.7 steps, three shots
Flash compensation –1.0
LCD monitor (Standard 
Display)
Shown in the top row. Shown in the bottom row.
Viewfinder 
						

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You can shoot using the SHUTTER and 2SEC (the shutter is released after 
2 seconds) buttons on the RMT-DSLR1 Wireless Remote Commander 
(sold separately). Also, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the 
Wireless Remote Commander.
Note Use the eyepiece cover (page 26).
Shooting with the Remote Commander
1 on the control button t  
(Remote Commander)
2Focus on the subject, point the transmitter of the Remote 
Commander to the remote sensor, and shoot the image. 
						

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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 DISP on the control button.
Each time you press DISP on the control button, the screen changes as 
follows.
To select the orientation when playing back an image recorded in the 
portrait position
MENU button t  1 t [PlaybackDisplay] t Select the 
desired setting
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.
1Press the   button.
 button
2Select an image with b/B on the control button.
With recording 
dataHistogram display
Without recording 
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To return to the normal playback screen
Press the   button.
Note When you copy rotated images to a computer, “PMB” 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
1Fn button t [Rotate]
2Press the center of the control button.
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. button
2Zoom the image in or out with the 
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To cancel the enlarged playback
Press the   button so that the image returns to the normal size.
Scaling range
The scaling range is as follows.
Fn button t [Image Index] t Select the desired number of 
images to be displayed
The screen changes to the image index screen.
To return to the single-image screen
Press the center of the control button when you select the desired image.
To select a folder
3Select the portion you want to enlarge with v/V/b/B on the 
control 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
1Select the folder bar with b/B on the 
control button, then press the center.
2Select the desired folder with v/V, 
then press the center.
Folder bar 
						

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The slide show can be operated either using the Fn button or the MENU 
button. Here operation using the Fn button is described.
Fn button t [Slide show]t [OK]
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 control button.
To pause the slide show
Press the center of the control button. Pressing again starts the slide show 
again.
To end in the middle of the slide show
Press the   button.
To choose the interval between the images in slide show
Fn button t [Slide show] t [Interval] t Select the desired 
number of seconds
To play back repeatedly
Fn button t [Slide show] t [Repeat] t [On]
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Checking the information of recorded 
images
Each time you press DISP on the control button, the information display 
changes (page 94).
Basic information display
DisplayIndication
 Memory card (20)
100-0003Folder - file number 
(127)
-Protect (101)
DPOF3DPOF set (135)
 
 
 Image quality (109)
   
  Image size (108)/Aspect 
ratio (108)
Remaining battery 
warning (16)
1/125Shutter speed (63)
F3.5Aperture (61)
ISO100ISO sensitivity (82)
2009  1  1
10:37AMDate of recording
3/7File number/total number 
of images 
						

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A
B
Histogram display
DisplayIndication
 Memory card (20)
100-0003Folder - file number 
(127)
-Protect (101)
DPOF3DPOF set (135)
 
 
 Image quality (109)
   
  Image size (108)/Aspect 
ratio (108)
Remaining battery 
warning (16)
DisplayIndication
Histogram (100)
 P A S M 
    
  Mode dial (48 – 68)
1/125Shutter speed (63)
F3.5Aperture (61)
ISO100ISO sensitivity (82)
 –0.3Exposure compensation 
(79)
 –0.3Flash compensation (80)
  Metering mode (81)
35mmFocal length (142)
  
  
  Creative Style (86)
AWB +1 
5500K M1White balance (Auto, 
Preset, Color 
temperature, Color filter) 
(83)
  D-Range Optimizer (86)
2009  1  1
10:37AMDate of recording
3/7File number/total number 
of images
DisplayIndication 
						

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How to check the histogram
The histogram displays the luminance 
distribution that shows how many pixels 
of a particular brightness exist in the 
picture. To display the histogram, press 
DISP on the control button (page 94).
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