Sony A 65 Manual

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Shooting (Advanced operations)
Setting the image processing
Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic 
expression.
Picture Effect
 (Picture Effect) on the control 
button  t Select the desired setting
 When a mode that has a fine adjustment 
option is selected, select the desired 
setting with  b/B .
 (Off) Does not use the Picture Effect function.
 (Toy Camera) Creates the look of a Toy Camera photo with shaded corners 
and pronounced colors. You can set the color tone...

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Setting the image processing
Notes When Smart Teleconverter is used, the [Toy Camera] and [Miniature] effects are not 
available.
 When [Partial Color] is selected, images may not retain the selected color,  depending on the subjec t or shooting condition.
 When the exposure mode is set to AU TO, AUTO+, Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep 
Panorama or Continuous Advance Priority AE,  or when [Quality] is set to [RAW] or 
[RAW & JPEG], Picture E ffect cannot be used.
 When [HDR Painting], [Miniature], [Rich-t...

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Setting the image processing
Shooting (Advanced operations)
 (Contrast),   (Saturation), and   (Sharpness) can be adjusted for each 
Creative Style item.
Notes When the exposure mode is set to AUTO,  AUTO+ or Scene Selection, or the Picture 
Effect mode is selected, [Creative Style]  is fixed to [Standard] and you cannot select 
other settings.
 When [Black & White] is select ed, you cannot adjust the saturation.
 (Vivid)
The saturation and contrast are heightened for shooting 
striking images of...

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Adjusting the color tones (White 
balance)
The color tone of the subject changes depending on the characteristics of 
the light source. The table below shows how the color tone changes based 
on various light sources,  compared with a subject that appears white under 
the sunlight.
Use this feature when the color tone  of the image did not come out as you 
expected, or when you want to chan ge the color tone on purpose for 
photographic expression.
Notes When the exposure mode is set to AUTO , AUTO+,...

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Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
Shooting (Advanced operations)
 Use the white balance bracket function if you cannot get the desired color in the selected option (page 142).
 When you select [C.Temp./Filter], you  can adjust the value to the desired 
value (page 136).
 When you select [Custom], you can  register your setting (page 136).
AWB (Auto WB)The camera automatically detects a light source and adjusts 
the color tones.
(Daylight) If you select an option to suit a specific light...

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Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
Note Since color meters are designed for film cameras, the values differ under fluorescent/sodium lamp/mercury lamps.  We recommend that you use the custom white balance 
or perform a test shooting.
In a scene where the ambient light consists of multiple types of light source, 
use of custom white balance is recommended in order to accurately 
reproduce the whiteness.
Color Temp. Fine-tunes color in the B (blue) direction with  b and the A 
(amber) direction...

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Adjusting the color tones (White balance)
Shooting (Advanced operations)
Note The message “Custom WB error” indicates that the value is beyond the expected 
range. (When the flash is used on a subject  in close proximity or a subject with a 
bright color is in the frame.) If you register  this value, the   indicator turns yellow 
on the recording information display. You can shoot at this point, but it is 
recommended that you set the white bala nce again to get a more accurate white 
balance value....

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Zooming in in one step
You can zoom in to the center of an image using the smart teleconverter 
(Digital zoom) and  record the image.
The image size is automatically set to the following regardless of the 
selected image size.
Notes The smart teleconverter is unavailable – When the exposure mode is set to Sw eep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama.
– When [Smart Telecon. Button] is set to [Focus Magnifier].
– [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG].
– The Smile Shutter func tion is set to [On].
 When the...

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Shooting (Advanced operations)
 Selecting the drive mode
This mode is for normal shooting.
Note When the exposure mode is set to [Sports Action] in Scene Selection, you cannot 
shoot single shot.
The camera records the  images continuously.
 To shoot continuously faster, set  the exposure mode to Continuous 
Advance Priority AE (pages 41, 93).
Notes When   is selected, the image record ed between the frames is displayed.
Shooting single shot
 on the control button t 
(Single Shooting)
Cont. Shooting...

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Selecting the drive mode
• You cannot shoot continuously when using Scene Selection modes other than 
[Sports Action].
The 10-second self-timer is convenient  when the photographer appears in a 
photo and the 2-second self-timer is convenient to reduce the camera shake.
To cancel the self-timer
Press   on the control button.
Bracket shooting allows you to shoot  several images, each with different 
degrees of exposure. Specify the value of deviation (steps) from the base 
exposure, and the camera...