Sony A 65 Manual

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Setting the other functions of the camera
Setup of the camera (Advanced operations)
The grid line is an auxiliary line for shooting comp osition. You can set the 
grid line to on/off or select the type  of grid line. The available range of 
movie recording is also displayed.
MENU button t   2 t [Grid Line]  t Select the desired setting
You can check the recorded  image on the screen right after the shooting. 
You can change the displayed time.
MENU button  t  2  t [Auto Review]  t Select the desired...

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Setting the other functions of the camera
To assign another function to the AEL button
You can assign one of the following functions to the AEL button in 
addition to the AEL function:
Exposure Comp./Drive Mode/Flash  Mode/Autofocus Mode/AF area/Face 
Detection/Smile Shutter/ISO/Meteri ng Mode/Flash Comp./White Balance/
DRO/Auto HDR/Creative Style/Pictur e Effect/Image Size/Quality/Object 
Tracking/AF lock/Aperture Preview/Shot. Result Preview/Smart Telecon./
Focus Magnifier
You can also assign...

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Setting the other functions of the camera
Setup of the camera (Advanced operations)
Notes When you shoot at high shutter speeds with a large diameter lens attached, the ghosting of a blurred area may occur, depending on the subject or shooting 
conditions. In such cases,  set this item to [Off].
 When a Konica Minolta lens is used, set this  item to [Off]. If you set this item to 
[On], the correct exposure will not be se t or the image brightness will be uneven.
The brightness of the LCD monitor is...

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Setting the other functions of the camera
You can set different time intervals for the camera to switch to power save 
mode (Power Save). Pressing the shutter button halfway  down returns the 
camera to the shooting mode.
MENU button  t  1  t [Power Save]  t Select the desired 
time
Note The camera does not turn to power save m ode when the camera is connected to a TV 
or the drive mode is set to [Remote Cdr.].
You can disable the automatic switc hing of the LCD monitor and the 
viewfinder and enable...

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Setup of the camera (Advanced operations)
Lens compensation
You can automatically compensate the following characteristics: light fall-
off at the edges, chromatic aberrati on, and distortion (only for automatic 
compensation compliant lenses). Fo r further information on automatic 
compensation compliant lenses, visit th e Sony web site in your area, or 
consult your Sony dealer or local  authorized Sony service facility.
Compensates for the shaded  corners of the screen caused by certain lens...

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Setting the method for recording on a 
memory card
Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a memory card, 
including protected images.
MENU button t  1  t [Format]  t [Enter]
Notes During the format, the access lamp lights up . Do not eject the memory card while the 
lamp is lit.
 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 se veral minutes depending on...

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Setting the method for recording on a memory card
Setup of the camera (Advanced operations)
MENU button t  1  t [Folder Name]  t Select the desired 
setting
Note The MP4 movie folder form is fixed as “folder number + ANV01.”
When a standard form folder is select ed and there are 2 or more folders, 
you can select the recording folder  to be used to record images.
MENU button  t  1  t [Select REC Folder]  t Select the 
desired folder
Note You cannot select the folder when you select the setting [Date...

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Setting the method for recording on a memory card
When inconsistencies are found in the image database file, caused by 
processing images on computers, etc ., images on the memory card will not 
be played back in  this form. If this happens,  the camera repairs the file.
MENU button t  1  t [Recover Image DB]  t [Enter]
Note Use a sufficiently charged battery. Low battery power during  repairing can cause 
damage to data.
Sets whether or not you use the upload function when using an Eye-Fi card...

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Setting the method for recording on a memory card
Setup of the camera (Advanced operations)
card inserted in the camera, set [Upload Settings] to [Off].   is displayed on the 
screen when [Upload Settings] is set to [Off].
 When you use a brand-new Eye-Fi card for th e first time, copy the install file of Eye-
Fi manager recorded on the card to your  computer before formatting the card.
 Use an Eye-Fi card after updating the firmware to the latest version. For details, refer  to the manual that comes...

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Resetting to the default
You can reset the main functions of the camera.
MENU button t  3 t [Initialize]  t Select the desired setting 
t  [OK]
The items to be reset are as follows.
Shooting functions (Reset Default/Rec mode reset)
Still shooting menu (Reset  Default/Rec mode reset)
Items Reset to
Exposure compensation (44) ±0.0
Drive mode (46, 139) Single Shooting
Flash Mode (42, 124) Fill-flash (differs based on whether the 
built-in flash is open or not)
Autofocus Mode (111) AF-A
AF area (112)...