Sony Alpha 7 User Guide

							Identifying parts
Before use
GB21
ABattery insertion slot (46)
BBattery cover (46)
CTripod socket hole
 Use a tripod with a screw less 
than 5.5 mm (7/32 inches) long. 
Otherwise, you cannot firmly 
secure the camera, and damage 
to the camera may occur.
Connection plate coverUse this when using an AC-PW20 
AC Adaptor (sold separately).
Insert the connection plate into the 
battery compartment, and then pass 
the cord through the connection 
plate cover as shown below.
 Make sure that the cord is not 
pinched when you close the 
cover.
Bottom view 
						

							Identifying parts
GB22
AFocusing ring
BZoom ring
CFocal-length scale
DFocal-length index
ELens contacts*
FMount index
* Do not touch this part directly.
Lens FE 28-70 mm F3.5-
5.6 OSS (Supplied with 
ILCE-7K) 
						

							Before use
GB23
List of icons on the screen
The status of the LCD screen is set to [Display All Info.] in the default 
settings.
When you change [DISP Button] setting, and then if you press DISP on the 
control wheel, the screen status will change to “For viewfinder” mode. You 
can also display the histogram by pressing DISP.
For the LCD screen mode For playback (Basic information 
display)
For the viewfinder mode
In Auto Mode or Scene Selection mode P/A/S/M/Sweep Panorama mode 
						

							List of icons on the screen
GB24
A
DisplayIndication
  
 P P* A 
S M     
   
   
 
 Shooting mode (67)
Register number (67)
   
  
   
  Scene Recognition icons
 
 
  
 Memory card (51)/
Upload (42)
100Remaining number of 
recordable images
 Aspect ratio of still 
images (35)
24M 10M
6.0M 20M
8.7M 5.1M
10M 6.0M
2.6M 8.7M
5.1M 2.2M 
 ILCE-7:
Image size of still images 
(83)
36M 15M
9.0M 30M
13M 7.6M
15M 9.0M
3.8M 13M
7.6M 3.2M
 ILCE-7R:
Image size of still images 
(83) 
 
 Image quality of still 
images (35)
Frame rate of movies
 
 Image size of movies (35)
Remaining battery (50)
Remaining battery 
warning
Flash charge in progress
APS-C Size Capture (40)
Setting Effect OFF (38)
AF Illuminator (36)
NFC is activated
Airplane Mode
No audio recording of 
movies (37)
Wind Noise Reduction 
(38)
 SteadyShot/Camera 
shake warning (37), (58)
Overheating warning
 Database file full/
Database file error
  Smart Zoom/Clear Image 
Zoom/Digital Zoom
Spot metering area
Digital level gauge
Audio level (69)
DisplayIndication 
						

							List of icons on the screen
Before use
GB25
B
C   
 View Mode (41)
100-0003Folder - file number
-Protect (42)
AVCHD 
MP4Recording mode of 
movies
DPOFDPOF set
 Auto Object Framing
DisplayIndication
    
  
  
 Drive mode (35)
   
   Flash mode (35)/Red-eye 
reduction (35)
 ±0.0Flash compensation (35)
  
 Focus mode (35)
  
  
 AF area
  Face Detection/Smile 
Shutter (37)
  Metering mode (36)
AWB  
  
 7500K 
A5 G5White balance (Auto, 
Preset, Custom, Color 
temperature, Color filter) 
(36)
DisplayIndication
  D-Range Optimizer/Auto 
HDR (36)
 +3 +3 
+3Creative Style (36), (70)/
Contrast, Saturation, 
Sharpness
Lock-on AF (37)
 Picture Effect (36)
Smile detection 
sensitivity indicator
DisplayIndication
z Lock on 
AFLock on AF guide
EV scale
 Exposure compensation 
(36)/Metered Manual
REC 0:12Recording time of the 
movie (m:s)
z  Focus
1/250Shutter speed
F3.5Aperture Value
DisplayIndication 
						

							List of icons on the screen
GB26
ISO400
ISO AUTOISO sensitivity (36)
AE lock
Shutter speed indicator
Aperture indicator
Histogram
Auto HDR image 
warning
Picture Effect error
2013-1-1
10:37PMDate of recording
3/7File number/Number of 
images in the view mode
DisplayIndication 
						

							Functions list
GB27
Functions list
Functions that can be operated using 
the buttons/dials
You can set up or operate various functions using these buttons/dials.
For the location of the buttons/dials, see “Identifying parts” (page 16).
Mode dialSwitches the shooting mode.
MENU buttonDisplays the menu screen for setting menu items.
MOVIE buttonRecords movies.
AF/MF button/AEL button/ 
 buttonSwitches the autofocus and manual focus temporarily./
Fixes the exposure of the entire screen./Displays 
multiple images on the screen simultaneously.
 buttonScales an image up when viewing images.
Fn button/  buttonDisplays the setup screen for functions set using the Fn 
button. In [For viewfinder] screen, switches to the Quick 
Navi screen./In playback mode, pressing   button 
switches to “Send to Smartphone” screen.
Exposure compensation 
dialSets the range for exposure adjustment.
 buttonPlays back images.
 buttonDeletes images.
Custom buttonAssigns a frequently-used function to the button.
The following function is assigned to each button in the 
default settings.
C1 (Custom 1) button: Focus Settings
C2 (Custom 2) button: Focus Mode
C3 (Custom 3) button: Not set 
						

							GB28
How to use the Quick Navi screen
Using the Quick Navi screen, you can change settings directly on the 
recording information display when the screen mode is set to [For 
viewfinder] (Quick Navi).
1MENU button t   (Custom Settings) 2 t [DISP Button] t 
[Monitor] t [For viewfinder] t [Enter]
2Press the DISP on the control wheel to set the screen mode to 
[For viewfinder].
3Press the Fn button to switch to the Quick Navi screen.
In Auto Mode or Scene Selection mode
In P/A/S/M/Sweep Panorama mode
4Select the desired item with v/V/b/B on the control wheel. 
						

							How to use the Quick Navi screen
Functions list
GB29
Functions available on the Quick Navi screenDrive Mode/Flash Mode/Flash Comp./Focus Mode/Focus Area/Exposure 
Comp./ISO/Metering Mode/White Balance/DRO/Auto HDR/Creative 
Style/Picture Effect/Lock-on AF/Smile/Face Detect./  Auto Obj. 
Framing/  Image Size/  Aspect Ratio/  Quality/SteadyShot/Auto 
Mode/Scene Selection
Notes Gray items on the Quick Navi screen are not available.
 When using Creative Style (page 70), some of the setup tasks can be accomplished 
only on a designated screen.
5Set the item with the front dial.
 Some setting values can be finely adjusted by turning the rear dial.
 Pressing the center of the control wheel turns on the designated screen used 
to set up the selected item.
 Pressing the Fn button again turns off the Quick Navi screen and the screen 
goes back to the original one. 
						

							GB30
Operating the camera
 You can turn the control wheel or press up/down/left/right on the control 
wheel to move the selection frame. Press 
z in the center of the control 
wheel to set the selected item. In this manual, the action of pressing the 
up/down/left/right side of the control wheel is indicated by v/V/b/B.
 The following functions are assigned to v/b/B on the control wheel. You 
can also change the ISO sensitivity immediately by turning the control 
wheel.
 You can assign a desired function to the V/b/B/
z buttons and to the 
control wheel turning position in shooting mode.
 When you turn the control wheel or press b/B on the control wheel in 
playback mode, you can display the previous or next image.
How to use the control wheel
vDISPChanges the screen display.
BWBWhite Balance
b/ Drive Mode
 Cont. Shooting/Bracket
 Self-timer