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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Ctrl with  Smartphone
Ctrl with Smartphone
Connect to  the camera  from an  Android  smartphone
Connect to  the camera  from an  iOS  smartphone
Functions  that  can  be  set  with  the smartphone
You  can  shoot  still  images and  movies  by controlling the camera  remotely  by a smartphone.
You  can  also  save  recorded  still  images on  your  smartphone.
Download  the smartphone  support  application  “PlayMemories  Mobile”  to  your  smartphone  from the
application  store.
1 .  MENU  
  (Ctrl with  Smartphone)
2 .  Connect to  the camera  from your  smartphone, using the information  that  appears  on  the screen
when the camera  is ready  to  be  connected. Connection methods  differ,  depending  on  the type of
smartphone.  [Details] [Details]
3 .  Determine  the composition  on  the screen  of  the smartphone, then  press  the shutter button  (A ) to
shoot.
You  can  zoom  with  the zoom  button  (B ).
You  can  switch  between  still  images and  movies  (C ).
You  can  configure  settings  for  [Flash],  [Self -Timer] or saving images on  your  smartphone  (D ).
[Details]
You  cannot  operate on  the camera.
Notes Still  images recorded  on  a smartphone  are  in  [2M]  format.
Movies  cannot  be  recorded  on  a smartphone.
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							Connect to  the camera  from  an Android smartphone
1.  Start  “PlayMemories  Mobile”  on  your  smartphone.
2 .  Select  (DIRECT-XXXX  :  DSC -XXXX).
3.  Input the password  displayed on  the camera.
The smartphone  is connected  to  the camera.
Connect to  the camera  from  an iOS  smartphone
1.  Select  (DIRECT-XXXX  :  DSC -XXXX)  on  the Wi-Fi settings  screen  of  iOS.
2.  Input the password  displayed on  the camera.
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							The smartphone  is connected  to  the camera.
3 .  Start  “PlayMemories  Mobile”  on  your  smartphone.
Functions that can  be set  with the smartphone
Flash Select  [Off] or [Auto].
Self-Timer Select  [Off],  [2sec]  or [10sec].
Review
Check Select  [Off],  [Review Only]  or [Review,  Save  Image].
If you  select  [Review,  Save  Image],  you  can  also  save  still  pictures  on  your
smartphone.
 
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							Cyber-shot User GuidePrint
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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Send  to  Computer
Send to  Computer
You  can  easily back  up  images from the camera  to  a computer  connected  to  your  wireless  access  point
or wireless  broadband  router.
Install  “PlayMemories  Home”  [Details]  before  registering  the wireless  access  point  [Details]  [Details] .
1 .  Start  your  computer.
2 .  MENU  
  (Send  to  Computer)  
Notes
Depending  on  the application  settings  of  your  computer,  the camera  will turn off  after  saving the
images to  your  computer.
The images in  the internal  memory  cannot  be  transferred.
Set  up  the access  point  in  advance.
You  can  simultaneously  transfer multiple  images to  a personal  computer.
To  transfer images to  another computer,  use  a USB cable to  connect  the camera  to  the personal
computer,  then  operate the camera  with  “PlayMemories  Home”.
Related  Topic
WPS  Push
Access point  settings
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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Still  Image  Size(Dual  Rec)
Still Image Size(Dual Rec)
Sets  the still  image size  shot while  recording  a movie.
1 .  MENU  
  (Still  Image  Size(Dual  Rec))   desired  size
When  [Movie Size] is set  to  other than [VGA]
 16:9(15M Level) For viewing  on  a high-definition  TV  and  printing  up  to  A3+ size
 16:9(3M)
For viewing  on  a high-definition  TV
When  [Movie Size] is set  to  [VGA]
 11M  LevelFor prints  up  to  A3(11×17”)
 2MFor prints  up  to  10×15 cm (4×6”)  or 13×18 cm(5×7”).
Related  Topic
MENU  items available  for  each  shooting  mode
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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Still  Image  Size/Panorama
Image  Size
Still Image Size/Panorama Image Size
Image  size  when shooting  still  images
3D  Still  Image  Size
Image  size  in  Easy Mode
Image  size  when shooting  Sweep Panorama
The image size  determines  the size  of  the image file  that  is recorded  when you  take an  image.
The larger the image size, the more  detail will be  reproduced when the image is printed on  large-format
paper.  The smaller the image size, the more  images can  be  recorded.
Image size when shooting  still  images
1 .  MENU    (Still  Image  Size)   desired  size
Image size
(Horizontal ×
Vertical) Usage  guidelines
No.  of
images
Printing
 (5184×3888) For prints  up  to  A3+ size
Less
MoreFineRough
 (3648×2736)
For prints  up  to  A3 size
 (2592×1944)For prints  from 10×15 cm up  to  A4 size
 (640×480)For e-mail  attachments
 (5184×2920) For viewing  on  a high-definition  TV  and  printing  up
to  A3+ size Less
MoreFineRough
 (1920×1080)
For viewing  on  a high-definition  TV
3D Still Image Size
1
.  MENU    (Still  Image  Size)   desired  size
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							 (5184×3888)For prints  up  to  A3+ size
 (5184×2920)
For viewing  on  a high-definition  TV  and  printing  up  to  A3+ size
Image size in Easy Mode
1
.  MENU   [Still Image  Size]  desired  size
Large Shoots  images in  [20M]  size.
Small Shoots  images in  [5M]  size.
Image size when shooting  Sweep Panorama
1.  MENU    (Panorama  Image  Size)   desired  size
 (Standard)
(Horizontal:  4912 ×  1080)
(Vertical:  3424 ×  1920) Shoots  images using standard size.
 (Wide)
(Horizontal:  7152 ×  1080)
(Vertical:  4912 ×  1920) Shoots  images using wide size.
 (360°)
(Horizontal:  11520  ×  1080) Shoots  images using a 360  degree.
 (High Resolution)
(Horizontal:  10480  ×  4096) Shoots  high-resolution  panorama  in  43  megapixel size.
Notes If you  cannot  print  panoramic  images recorded  in  [High  Resolution]  size  due  to  the large size, use
the resize  function  in  the software  “PlayMemories  Home”.
Related  Topic
MENU  items available  for  each  shooting  mode
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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Movie  Quality/Movie Size
Movie Quality/Movie Size
The larger the size  of  the movie  image,  the higher  the image quality.  The higher  the amount  of  data
used  per  second (average  bit-rate),  the higher  the image quality.
Select  a movie  recording  format  by pressing  MENU  
  (Settings)    (Shooting  Settings)  
[Movie  format]  in  shooting  mode.  [Details]
If [Movie  format]  is [AVCHD],  select  the movie  size  from [Movie  Quality],  and  if [Movie  format]  is [MP4],
select  from [Movie  Size].
Movie quality  (recording  format:  AVCHD)
1.  MENU   [Movie  Quality]  desired  mode
FX/FH/HQ:
Movies  shot are  recorded  in  AVCHD  format,  at  approximately 60  fields/sec  (for 1080 60i -compatible
devices) or 50  fields/sec  (for 1080 50i -compatible  devices),  in  interlaced  mode,  with  Dolby Digital  audio,
AVCHD  format.
PS:
Movies  shot are  recorded  in  AVCHD  format,  at  approximately 60  frames/sec (for 1080 60i -compliant
devices) or 50  frames/sec (for 1080 50i -compliant  devices),  in  progressive  mode,  with  Dolby Digital
audio, AVCHD  format.
Movie  quality Average  bit-
rateDescription
 AVC HD  28M
(PS) 28  Mbps
Shoots  at  the highest picture  quality of  1920×1080
(50p/60p)  size
 AVC HD  24M
(FX) 24  Mbps
Shoots  at  the highest picture  quality of  1920×1080
(50i/60i)  size
 AVC HD  17M
(FH) 17  Mbps
Shoots  at  a high picture  quality of  1920×1080  (50i/60i)
size
 AVC HD  9M
(HQ) 9 Mbps
Shoots  at  a standard picture  quality of  1440×1080  (50i/60i)
size
Movie image size (recording  format:  MP4)
1
.  MENU   [Movie  Size]  desired  size
Movies  shot are  recorded  in  MPEG -4 format,  at  approximately 30  frames/sec (for 1080 60i -compatible
devices) or approximately 25  frames/sec (for 1080 50i -compatible  devices),  in  progressive  mode,  with
AAC audio, mp4  format.
Movie  image size Average  bit-rate Description
 MP4 12M12  Mbps Shoots  at  1440×1080  size
 MP4 6M6 Mbps
Shoots  at  1280×720 size
 MP4 3M3 Mbps
Shoots  at  VGA  size
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							NotesA  telephoto  image is produced  when [MP4  3M]  image size  is selected.
When  you  create  AVCHD  discs  from movies  recorded  in  [AVC  HD  28M  (PS)]  or [AVC  HD  24M
(FX)], it will take time as the image quality must  be  converted.  To  save  [AVC  HD  28M  (PS)]  or [AVC
HD  24M  (FX)] movies  without  converting  the image quality,  use  Blu -ray discs.
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Before  Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful  shooting  functions
Useful  viewing  functions
Changing  settings
Viewing  images on  a TV
Using with  your  computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions  /  About  this camera
  Contents  list
Top page  > Useful  shooting  functions  > Menu  items available  for  shooting  >  Exposure Compensation
Exposure Compensation
1.  Turn the exposure  compensation dial to  select  the desired  Exposure Compensation  setting.
Adjusting  the exposure  for better  looking images
A:  Overexposure  (too much  light)
B :  Correct  exposure
C :  Underexposure  (too little  light)
When  the image shot is overexposed,  adjust  [Exposure  Compensation] to  the minus  side.
When  the image shot is underexposed,  adjust  [Exposure  Compensation] to  the plus  side.
Notes If you  shoot  a subject  in  extremely  bright  or dark  conditions,  or when you  use  the flash, the
exposure  adjustment may not be  effective.
Related  Topic
Functions  available  for  each  shooting  mode
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