Sony A 6500 Manual

4K movies cannot be recorded on a disc in 4K image quality.
[271] Using a computerCreating a movie disc
Creating Blu-ray Discs from high-definition image
quality movies
You can create Blu-ray Discs that can be played back on Blu-ray Disc pla\
yback devices (such
as Sony Blu-ray Disc players or the PlayStation 3, etc.).
A. How to create using a computer
With a Windows computer, you can copy movies imported to the computer an\
d create Blu-ray
Discs using PlayMemories Home. 
Your computer must be able to...

You can create DVD discs (AVCHD recording discs) that can be played ba\
ck on AVCHD-
compatible playback devices (such as Sony Blu-ray Disc players or the P\
layStation 3, etc.).
A. How to create using a computer
With a Windows computer, you can copy movies imported to the computer an\
d create DVD
discs (AVCHD recording discs) using PlayMemories Home. 
Your computer must be able to create DVD discs (AVCHD recording discs)\
. 
When you create a DVD disc for the first time, connect your camera to th\
e...

When you create a DVD disc for the first time, connect your camera to th\
e computer using a
USB cable. Install the dedicated add-on software following the on-screen\
 instructions. (An
internet connection is needed.)
For details on how to create a disc using PlayMemories Home, refer to th\
e Help for
PlayMemories Home.
B. How to create using a device other than a computer
You can also create DVD discs using a Blu-ray recorder, HDD recorder, et\
c. 
For details, refer to the devices operating...

[275] List of MENU itemsCamera Settings1
Quality (still image)
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RAW: 
File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format) 
Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this for\
mat to process images on a
computer for professional purposes.
The image size is fixed to the maximum size. The image size is not displ\
ayed on the screen.
RAW & JPEG

: 
File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format) + JPEG
 
A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at...

This will allow more files to be recorded on one memory card, but the im\
age quality will be
lower.
About RAW images
To open a RAW image file recorded with this camera, the software Image D\
ata Converter is
needed. With Image Data Converter, you can open a RAW image file, then c\
onvert it into a
popular image format such as JPEG or TIFF, or readjust the white balance\
, saturation or
contrast of the image.
You cannot apply [Auto HDR] or [Picture Effect] functions with RAW images.
RAW images recorded...

Note
When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the image size for RAW images corresponds
to L.
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Aspect Ratio (still image)
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3:2:
Suitable for standard prints.
16:9:
For viewing on a high-definition TV.
[278] List of MENU items
Camera Settings1
Panorama: Size
Sets the image size when shooting panoramic images. The image size varie\
s depending on the
[Panorama: Direction] setting.
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When [Panorama: Direction] is set to [Up] or...

[279] List of MENU itemsCamera Settings1
Panorama: Direction
Sets the direction to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images.
Menu item details
Right:
Pan the camera from the left to the right.
Left:
Pan the camera from the right to the left.
Up:
Pan the camera from the bottom to the top.
Down:
Pan the camera from the top to the bottom.
[280] List of MENU items
Camera Settings1
Long Exposure NR (still image)
When you set the shutter speed to 1 second(s) or longer (long exposur\
e shooting), noise...

Noise reduction may not be activated even if [Long Exposure NR] is set to [On] in the following
situations:The shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama].
[Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Shooting] or [Cont. Bracket].
The shooting mode is set to [Scene Selection] and [Sports Action], [Hand-held Twilight] or [Anti
Motion Blur] is selected.
The ISO sensitivity is set to [Multi Frame NR].
[
Long Exposure NR] cannot be set to [Off] in the following shooting modes:
[Intelligent Auto]
[Superior Auto]
[Scene...

[High ISO NR] does not work for RAW images when the [Quality] is [RAW & JPEG].
[282] List of MENU itemsCamera Settings1
Color Space (still image)
The way colors are represented using combinations of numbers or the rang\
e of color
reproduction is called “color space.” You can change the color spa\
ce depending on the purpose
of the image.
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sRGB:
This is the standard color space of the digital camera. Use [sRGB] in normal shooting, such as
when you intend to print out the images without...

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Auto:
Compensates for darker corners of the screen automatically.
Off:
Does not compensate for darker corners of the screen.Note
This function is only available when using an automatic compensation com\
pliant lens.
The amount of light around the edges may not be corrected, depending on \
the lens type.
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Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber. Comp.
Reduces the color deviation at the corners of the screen, caused by cert\
ain lens characteristics.
Menu item...