Sony Camera Slt A58 Instruction Manual

							Shooting still images
Shooting and viewing images
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5Press the shutter button 
halfway down to focus.
When the focus is confirmed, z or 
(Focus indicator) lights up.
Focus indicator
6Press the shutter button fully 
down to shoot.
 When [Auto Object Framing] is set to 
[Auto] and the camera shoots faces, 
close-ups, or subjects tracked by 
[Lock-on AF], the camera 
automatically trims the image into a 
suitable composition. Both the 
original and the trimmed images are 
saved (page 53). 
						

							GB32
Recording movies
Notes The sound of the camera and the lens in operation may be recorded while recording a 
movie. You can disable sound recording by setting [Audio Recording] to [Off] 
(page 57).
 The continuous recording time of a movie may be shorter, depending on the ambient 
temperature or the status of the camera. See “Notes on continuous movie recording.”
 When the   icon appears, the temperature of the camera is too high. Turn the 
camera off and wait until the temperature of the camera drops.
1Press the MOVIE button to 
start recording.
 Movie recording can be started from 
any exposure mode.
 The shutter speed and aperture are 
adjusted automatically. If you want to 
set them to particular values, set the 
mode dial to   (Movie) (page 36).
 The camera continues to adjust the 
focus when it is in autofocus mode.
MOVIE button
2Press the MOVIE button again to stop recording. 
						

							Shooting and viewing images
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Playing back images
Notes Movies recorded using other devices may not play back on this camera in some 
cases.
1Press the   button.
 button
2MENU button t  1 t [Still/Movie Select] t Select 
the desired mode
 To play back still images, select [Folder View(Still)], and to play back 
movies, select [Folder View(MP4)] or [AVCHD View], depending on the 
file format.
3Select an image using b/B on the control button.
 To play back movies, press the center of the control button.
During movie playback Control button/control dial operation
To pause/resumez
To fast-forwardB
To fast-reverseb
To slow-forward Rotate the control dial to the right during 
pause.
To slow-reverse Rotate the control dial to the left during 
pause.
 The movie is played back frame-by-
frame.
To adjust sound volumeV t v/V
To display the informationv 
						

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Deleting images (Delete)
Once you have deleted an image, the image cannot be restored. Be sure that 
you do not want the image before deleting it.
Notes Protected images cannot be deleted.
1Display the image you want 
to delete and press the   
button.
 button
2Select [Delete] using v on the control button, then 
press the center of the control button. 
						

							Shooting images to suit your subject
35GB
Shooting images to suit your subject
Adjusting the angle of the LCD screen
Adjust the LCD screen to an easily 
viewable angle.
 The LCD screen tilts down about 55 
degrees and up about 135 degrees. 
						

							GB36
Selecting a shooting mode
The following shooting modes are available:
Set the mode dial to the desired 
shooting mode.
 (Intelligent 
Auto)/   (Flash Off) 
(30)In [Intelligent Auto] mode, the camera analyzes the subject 
and allows you to shoot with the appropriate settings.
Select [Flash Off] when you want to shoot without the flash.
 (Superior 
Auto) (37)The camera recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions, 
and appropriate settings are set automatically. The camera 
saves 1 appropriate image by combining or extracting 
images, as necessary.
 (Scene 
Selection) (38)Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the 
scene.
 (Sweep 
Panorama) (39)Allows you to shoot panoramic images.
 (Picture Effect) 
(54)Allows you to shoot still images with a texture unique to the 
selected effect.
 (Tele-zoom 
Cont. Priority AE) 
(40)The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is 
pressed fully down. The camera records images continuously 
at a maximum of about 8 images per second.
 (Movie) (32)Allows you to shoot movies with the exposure (both the 
shutter speed and the aperture value) adjusted manually.
 (Program Auto)Allows you to shoot with the exposure (both the shutter speed 
and the aperture value) adjusted automatically. The other 
settings can be adjusted manually.
 (Aperture 
Priority)Allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value 
manually using the control dial.
 (Shutter Priority)Allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed 
manually using the control dial.
 (Manual 
Exposure)Allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure (both the 
shutter speed and the aperture value) manually using the 
control dial. 
						

							Selecting a shooting mode
Shooting images to suit your subject
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Scene recognition
 Superior Auto
1Set the mode dial to   (Superior Auto).
2Point the camera towards the subject, and adjust the focus and 
shoot the subject.
When the camera recognizes the subject 
and adjusts itself for shooting conditions, 
the following information appears on the 
screen: Scene Recognition icon, 
appropriate shooting function, and the 
number of images to be shot.
Recognized scene: (Night Scene), 
(Hand-held Twilight), 
(Landscape), (Backlight Portrait), 
(Portrait), (Tripod Night Scene), 
(Backlight), (Macro), (Night 
Portrait), (Spotlight), (Low 
Brightness), (Baby)
Shooting function: Cont. Shooting, 
Slow Sync. (page 41), Auto HDR 
(page 54), Daylight Sync., Slow Shutter, 
Hand-held TwilightScene Recognition icon
Number of images to be shot
Shooting function 
						

							Selecting a shooting mode
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 Scene Selection
1Set the mode dial to   (Scene Selection), then press the 
center of the control button.
2Select the desired mode using v/V, then press the center of 
the control button.
 To change the scene, press the Fn button, then select another scene.
3Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
 (Portrait) Blurs away backgrounds and sharpens the subject. 
Accentuates skin tones softly.
 (Sports Action) Shoots a moving subject at a fast shutter speed so that the 
subject looks as if it is standing still. The camera shoots 
images continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
 (Macro) Shoots close-ups of the subjects such as flowers and foods.
 (Landscape) Shoots the entire range of scenery in sharp focus with vivid 
colors.
 (Sunset) Shoots the red of the sunrise or sunset beautifully.
 (Night Scene) Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark 
atmosphere of the surroundings.
 (Hand-held 
Twilight)Shoots night scenes with less noise and blur without using a 
tripod. A burst of shots are taken, and image processing is 
applied to reduce subject blur, camera shake, and noise.
 (Night Portrait) Shoots portraits in night scenes. 
						

							Selecting a shooting mode
Shooting images to suit your subject
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 Sweep Panorama
1Set the mode dial to   (Sweep Panorama).
2Point the camera at the subject for which you want to adjust the 
brightness and focus, and press the shutter button halfway 
down.
3Point the camera at the edge of 
the composition while pressing 
the shutter button halfway down, 
and then press the shutter button 
fully down.
This part will not be shot.
4Pan or tilt the camera to the end, 
following the guidance on the 
screen.
Guidance bar 
						

							Selecting a shooting mode
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 When [AEL w/ shutter] is set to [Off], the camera continues to adjust the 
exposure even after the first shot in [Cont. Shooting] or [Tele-zoom Cont. 
Priority AE] (page 56).
 When [Autofocus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF], the camera continues 
to adjust focus during shooting. You can set [ISO] to the desired number.
 Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE
1Set the mode dial to  (Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE).
2Adjust the focus and shoot the subjects.
 The camera continues to shoot while the shutter button is pressed fully 
down.
 The center area on the screen is cropped and the camera records the images 
continuously at a maximum of about 8 images per second.
 The minimum zoom scale of the camera is set to 2 times and the image size 
is set to S.
Shooting techniques