Sony A 6500 Manual

							[7] Names of parts/Icons and indicatorsBasic operations
How to use the keyboard
When manual character entry is required, a keyboard is displayed on the \
screen.
Move the cursor on desired key using the control wheel, then press the c\
enter to enter.To cancel input, select [Cancel].
[8] Names of parts/Icons and indicators
Icons and indicators
Input box
 
The characters you entered are displayed.
1.
Switch character types 
Each time you press this key, the character type will switch between alp\
habet letters,
numerals and symbols.2.
Keyboard 
Each time you press this key, the characters corresponding to that key w\
ill be displayed
one-by-one in order.
For example: If you want to enter “abd”
Press the key for “abc” once to display “a”  → select “”((5) Move cursor) and press the
key for “abc” twice to display “b” → press the key for “def” once to display “d.”
3.
Finalize  
Finalizes the entered characters.4.
Move cursor 
Moves the cursor in the input box to the right or left.5.
Delete 
Deletes the character preceding the cursor.6.
 
Switches the next character to a capital or lowercase letter.7.
 
Enters a space.8. 
						

							List of icons on the screen
The displayed contents and their positions shown below are just a guidel\
ine, and may differ
from the actual display.
Monitor mode
Viewfinder mode
In Auto Mode or Scene Selection mode
P/A/S/M/Sweep Panorama mode
For playback
Basic information display 
						

							Histogram display
 P P* A S M 
Shoot Mode
Memory recall
 
Scene Recognition icons
Scene Selection
NO CARD
Memory card status/Uploading status
100
Remaining number of recordable images
Aspect ratio of still images
24M / 20M / 12M / 10M / 6.0M / 5.1M 
Image size of still images
Image quality of still images
Frame rate of movies
Record setting of movies
 
Bluetooth connection available/Bluetooth connection unavailable
100%
1. 
						

							Remaining battery
Remaining battery warning
USB power supply
Flash charge in progress
AF Illuminator
Setting Effect OFF 
NFC is activated
Airplane Mode
No audio recording of movies
Wind Noise Reduct.
SteadyShot Off/On, Camera shake warning
 
SteadyS. Focal Len. /Camera shake warning
 
Obtaining location information/Location information cannot be obtained
Overheating warning
Database file full/Database file error
Smart Zoom/Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom
View Mode 
100-0003
Folder number-File number
Protect
File format of movies
DPOF
DPOF set 
						

							Dual Video REC
PC Remote
Silent Shooting
Bright Monitoring
Copyright information writing on
Gamma Disp. Assist
Auto object framing image
120fps 60fps 30fps 15fps 8fps 4fps 100fps 50fps 25fps 12fps 6fps 3fps 2f\
ps 1fps
Frame rate for slow/quick motion shooting
Writing data/Number of images left to write
Focus Cancel
Lock-on AF OFF
Spot Focus
Performing Spot Focus
Drive Mode
Flash Mode/Red Eye Reduction
±0.0
Flash Comp.  
Focus Mode
Focus Area
Metering Mode
35mm
Lens focal length
7500K A5 G5
White Balance (Auto, Preset, Underwater Auto, Custom, Color temperature\
, Color filter)
D-Range Optimizer/Auto HDR
+3 +3 +3
Creative Style/Contrast, saturation, and sharpness
2. 
						

							Picture Effect
Smile detection sensitivity indicator
― 
Picture Profile
Copyright information exists for image
Silent Shooting
Finder Frame Rate
Lock-on AF
Guide display for Center button Lock-on AF
Select Focus Point On/Off
Guide display for setting Focus Area
Focus Cancel
Guide display for setting Focus Cancel
Bracket indicator
Exposure compensation/Metered Manual
STBY
Movie recording standby
REC 1:00:12
Actual movie recording time (hours: minutes: seconds)
Control wheel function
Control dial function
Focus
1/250
Shutter speed
F3.5
Aperture Value
3. 
						

							ISO400
ISO AUTO
ISO sensitivity
 
Exposure Setting Guide
AE lock/FEL lock
Shutter speed indicator
Aperture indicator
Histogram
Location information
90°44′55″N 
233°44 ′55″W
Latitude/longitude information
Digital level gauge
Audio level
DRO/Auto HDR/Auto HDR image warning
Picture Effect error
2016-1-1
10:37AM
Date of recording
3/7
File number/Number of images in the view mode
REC Control
Spot metering area
00:00:00:00
Time code (hour:minute:second:frame)
00 00 00 00
User Bit 
						

							[9] Names of parts/Icons and indicatorsIcons and indicators
Switching the screen display (while shooting/during
playback)
You can change the display contents on the screen.
Press the DISP (Display Setting) button.To switch the information displayed on the viewfinder, press the DISP bu\
tton while
looking into the viewfinder.
Each time you press the DISP button, the recording information display c\
hanges.
The displayed contents and their position are just a guideline, and may \
differ from the
actual display.
During shooting (Monitor)
Display All Info. → No Disp. Info. → Histogram → Level → For viewfinder → Display All
Info.
During shooting (Viewfinder)
Level → No Disp. Info. → Histogram → Level
During playback (Monitor/Viewfinder)
Display Info. → Histogram → No Disp. Info. → Display Info.
If the image has flare or black defects, the corresponding section blink\
s on the
histogram display (flare/black defects warning).
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							Histogram display
A histogram shows the luminance distribution, displaying how many pixels\
 there are by
luminance. It shows darker toward the left and brighter toward the right\
.
The histogram changes depending on the exposure compensation.
Peaks at the right and left ends of the histogram indicate that the imag\
e has flare and black
defects, respectively. You cannot correct such defects using a computer \
after shooting. Perform
exposure compensation before shooting as necessary.
(A): Pixel count
(B): ContrastNote
The viewfinder display and the monitor display for shooting can be set s\
eparately. Look through the
viewfinder to set the display settings for the viewfinder.
[Histogram] is not displayed during panorama shooting.
The information in the histogram display does not indicate the final pho\
tograph. It is information
about image displayed on the screen. The final result depends on the ape\
rture value, etc.
The histogram display is extremely different between shooting and playba\
ck in the following cases: When the flash is used
When shooting a low luminance subject such as a night scene
In movie mode, [For viewfinder] cannot be displayed.
The settings for playback are also applied in [Auto Review]. 
						

							Hint
The following are not displayed in the default settings.Graphic Display
Display All Info. (when using the viewfinder)
To change the display modes, press MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings2) → [DISP Button] and
change the setting.
[10] Names of parts/Icons and indicatorsIcons and indicators
DISP Button (Monitor/Finder)
Allows you to set the screen display modes that can be selected using DI\
SP (Display Setting) in
shooting mode.
Menu item details
Graphic Display :
Shows basic shooting information. Graphically shows the shutter speed an\
d aperture value.
Display All Info. :
Shows recording information.
No Disp. Info. :
Does not show recording information.
Histogram :
Displays the luminance distribution graphically.
Level :
Indicates whether the product is level in both the front-back  (A) and horizontal (B) directions.
When the product is level in both directions, the indicator turns to gre\
en. MENU → 
 (Camera Settings2) → [DISP Button] → [Monitor] or [Finder] →
desired setting → [Enter].
The items marked with 
 are available.
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