Sony A 6500 Manual

The higher the ISO value, the more noise will appear on the images.
The available ISO settings will differ depending on whether you are shoo\
ting still images, shooting
movies, or shooting slow-motion/quick-motion movies.
When shooting movies, ISO values between 100 and 25600 are available. If\
 the ISO value is set to a
value larger than 25600, the setting is automatically switched to 25600.\
 When you finish recording
the movie, the ISO value returns to the original setting.
When you use [Multi Frame...

shoot images with less noise.
1/4000 ― 30:
The ISO sensitivity starts to change at the shutter speed you have set.Hint
The difference in shutter speed at which ISO sensitivity starts to chang\
e between [Faster], [Fast],
[Standard], [Slow], and [Slower] is 1 EV.
Note
If the exposure is insufficient even when the ISO sensitivity is set to \
[ISO AUTO Maximum] in [ISO
AUTO], in order to shoot with an appropriate exposure, the shutter speed\
 will be slower than the
speed set in [ISO AUTO Min. SS].
In the...

Measures the average brightness of the entire screen. The exposure will \
be stable even if the
composition or the position of the subject changes.
Highlight:
Measures the brightness while emphasizing the highlighted area on the sc\
reen. This mode is
suitable for shooting the subject while avoiding overexposure.
Hint
When [Spot] is selected and [Focus Area] is set to either [Flexible Spot\
] or [Expand Flexible Spot]
while [Spot Metering Point] is set to [Focus Point Link], the spot metering po\
int can...

When [Focus Area] is set to other than [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexib\
le Spot], the spot metering
position is locked to the center.
When [Focus Area] is set to [Lock-on AF: Flexible Spot] or [Lock-on AF:E\
xpand Flexible Spot], the
spot metering position coordinates to the Lock-on AF start position, but\
 does not coordinate with the
tracking of the subject.
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Exposure step
You can set the setting range for the shutter speed, aperture, and expos\
ure...

Does not fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down\
. Use this mode
when you want to adjust focus and exposure separately. 
The product keeps adjusting the exposure while shooting in [Cont. Shooting] mode.Note
Operation using the AEL button is prioritized over the [AEL w/ shutter] settings.
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Exposure Std. Adjust
Adjusts this cameras standard for the correct exposure value for each m\
etering mode.
Metering Mode
The set standard value will be...

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Flash Mode
You can set the flash mode.
Menu item details
Flash Off:
The flash does not operate.
Autoflash:
The flash works in dark environments or when shooting towards bright lig\
ht.
Fill-flash:
The flash works every time you trigger the shutter.
Slow Sync.:
The flash works every time you trigger the shutter. Slow sync shooting a\
llows you to shoot a
clear image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutte\
r speed.
Rear Sync.:
The flash works...

Adjusts the amount of flash light in a range of –3.0 EV to +3.0 EV. F\
lash compensation changes
the amount of flash light only. Exposure compensation changes the amount\
 of flash light along
with the change of the shutter speed and aperture.Note
[Flash Comp.] does not work when the shooting mode is set to the followi\
ng modes: [Intelligent Auto]
[Superior Auto]
[Sweep Panorama]
[Scene Selection]
The higher flash effect (+ side) may not be visible due to the limited\
 amount of flash light available,...

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Red Eye Reduction
When using the flash, it is fired two or more times before shooting to r\
educe the red-eye
phenomenon.
Menu item details
On:
The flash is always fired to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.
Off:
Does not use Red Eye Reduction.Note
Red Eye Reduction may not produce the desired effects. It depends on ind\
ividual differences and
conditions, such as distance to the subject, or whether the subject look\
s at the pre-strobe or not.
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Uses the white balance setting saved in [Custom Setup].
Custom Setup: 
Memorizes the basic white color under the light conditions for the shoot\
ing environment.  
Select a memorized custom white balance number.
Hint
You can display the fine adjustment screen and perform fine adjustments \
of the color tones as
required by pressing the right side of the control wheel.
If the color tones do not come out as you expected in the selected setti\
ngs, perform [WB bracket]
shooting.
 or  is displayed only when...

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D-Range Opt. (DRO)
By dividing the image into small areas, the product analyzes the contras\
t of light and shadow
between the subject and the background, and creates an image with the op\
timal brightness and
gradation.
Menu item details
D-Range Optimizer: Auto:
Corrects the brightness automatically.
D-Range Optimizer: Lv1 ― D-Range Optimizer: Lv5:
Optimizes the gradation of a recorded image for each divided area. Selec\
t the optimization level
from Lv1 (weak)...