Sony A 6500 Manual

Menu item details
Off: 
Does not use the [
Soft Skin Effect] function.
On: 
Uses the [
Soft Skin Effect].
Hint
When [Soft Skin Effect] is set to [On], you can select the effect level.   Select the effect level by
pressing the right/left side of the control wheel.
Note
[Soft Skin Effect] is not available when [Quality] is [RAW].
[
Soft Skin Effect] is not available for RAW images when the [Quality] is [RAW & JPEG].
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Focus Magnifier
You can check the focus by...

To use the focus magnifier function by touch operation
You can adjust the focus on the magnified image touching the monitor. Set [Touch Operation] to
other than [Off] beforehand. When the focus mode is [Manual Focus], you can perform [Focus
Magnifier] by double-tapping the area to focus on while shooting with the monitor.\
 While
shooting with the viewfinder, a frame is displayed in the center of the \
monitor by double-tapping
and you can move the frame by dragging it. The image is magnified by pre\...

No Limit:
Magnifies the images until you press the shutter button.
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Camera Settings1
AF in Focus Mag. (still image)
You can focus on the subject more accurately using auto-focus by magnify\
ing the area where
you want to focus. While the magnified image is displayed, you can focus\
 on a smaller area
than the flexible spot.Hint
Use of a tripod is recommended to accurately identify the location you w\
ant to magnify.
You can check the auto-focusing result by magnifying the...

Note
The edges of the screen may be unfocused.
The exposure and white balance cannot be adjusted while the displayed im\
age is being magnified.
[
AF in Focus Mag.] is unavailable in the following situations:
In [Sweep Panorama] mode
During movie shooting
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF].
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Automatic AF] and the shooting mode is set \
to other than P/A/S/M.
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Automatic AF] and [Drive Mode] is set to [C\
ont. Shooting]. When using a Mount...

Hint
You can set how long the image is to be shown magnified by selecting MENU → (Camera
Settings1) → [Focus Magnif. Time].
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Peaking Level
Enhances the outline of in-focus ranges using a specific color in Manual\
 Focus or Direct Manual
Focus shooting.
Menu item details
High:
Sets the peaking level to high.
Mid:
Sets the peaking level to middle.
Low:
Sets the peaking level to low.
Off:
Does not use the peaking function.
Note
Since the product recognizes sharp areas...

Menu item details
Red:
Enhances outlines in red.
Yellow:
Enhances outlines in yellow.
White:
Enhances outlines in white.
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Camera Settings1
Smile/Face Detect.
Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, exposure, flas\
h settings and performs
image processing automatically.
Menu item details
Off:
Does not use the [Face Detection] function.
On (Regist. Faces):
Detects the registered face with higher priority using [Face Registration].
On:
Detects a face without giving...

Tips for capturing smiles more effectively
Do not cover the eyes with front hair and keep the eyes narrowed.
Do not obscure the face by a hat, masks, sunglasses, etc.
Try to orient the face in front of the product and be as level as possib\
le.
Give a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is easier to be detecte\
d when the teeth
are shown.
If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter, the product shoots\
 the image. After
shooting, the product returns to Smile Shutter mode.
Hint
When the...

If you register faces in advance, the product can detect the registered \
face as a priority when
[Smile/Face Detect.] is set to [On (Regist. Faces)].Note
Up to eight faces can be registered.
Shoot the face from the front in a brightly lit place. The face may not \
be registered correctly if it is
obscured by a hat, a mask, sunglasses, etc.
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Face Registration (Order Exchanging)
When multiple faces are registered to be given priority, the face regist\
ered first...

Deletes a registered face.Note
Even if you execute [Delete], the data for registered face will remain i\
n the product. To delete the
data for registered faces from the product, select [Delete All].
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Auto Obj. Framing (still image)
When this product detects and shoots faces, macro shooting subjects or s\
ubjects that are
tracked by [Lock-on AF], the product automatically trims the image into \
an appropriate
composition, and then saves it. Both the original and the...

[Auto Obj. Framing] is not available in the following situations.
[Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Shooting], [Self-timer(Cont)], [Cont. Br\
acket], [Single Bracket], [WB
bracket], or [DRO Bracket].
The ISO sensitivity is set to [Multi Frame NR].
[DRO/Auto HDR] is set to [Auto HDR].
Other zoom functions than the optical zoom
When shooting in Manual Focus mode
[Picture Effect] is set to [Soft Focus], [HDR Painting], [Rich-tone Mono.], [Miniature], [Watercolor],
or [Illustration].
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