Sony ILCE-5100 Manual

If the date  and time setting  is cancelled halfway, the setting  screen  for the date  and time
appears every  time you turn on the camera.
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Confirming the operation methodConfirming the operation method
Using the control wheel
You can select setting  items by turning or pressing the top/bottom/right/left side of the control
wheel. Your selection  is determined  when you press  
 on the center of the control  wheel.
The DISP  (Display Setting), 
(Exposure Comp. ),(Photo Creativity...

1.  MENU  → (Setup )  → [Touch Operation] → desired setting.
Menu item details
On (default setting):
The touch  panel  is activated.
Off:
The touch  panel  is deactivated.
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Confirming the operation methodConfirming the operation method
Using MENU items
In this section,  you learn how to change settings  related to all  camera operations and
execute  camera functions  including  shooting, playback, and operation methods.
1.  Press MENU  button to display the Menu  screen.
2.  Select the...

wheel or by turning the control  wheel, and then  press  on the center of the control
wheel.
Select an icon at the top of the screen  and press  the left/right side of the control
wheel to move  to another MENU  item.
4.  Select the desired setting  value, and press   to confirm.
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ShootingShooting  still  images/movies
Shooting still images
Shoots still  images. 1.  Set  the shooting mode  to 
 (Intelligent Auto ).
If another function  is assigned  to the center button, select MENU  →...

4.  Press the shutter button fully down.
Focus indicator
lights:
Image is in the focus.
flashes:  
The focusing has failed.
lights: 
Image is in the focus. The focused  position  will change to suit the motion  of the subject.
lights: 
The focusing is in progress.
Hint
When the product cannot  focus automatically, the focus indicator flashes and the beep
does not sound.  Either recompose  the shot or change the focus setting. When
[Continuous AF] is set, the beep does not sound when focus is achieved....

1.  Press the MOVIE  button to start  recording.
2.  Press the MOVIE  button again  to stop recording.
Note
To adjust the shutter speed and aperture value to the desired settings, set the shooting
mode  to 
 (Movie).
If you use a function  such as zoom  while shooting a movie,  the noise of the product
operating will be recorded. The sound of the MOVIE  button operating may also be
recorded  when you press  the MOVIE  button to stop recording.
For the continuous shooting time of a movie recording,  refer...

Allows you to shoot  with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and
the aperture value (F  value)). Also  you can select various settings  from the menu.
A (Aperture Priority): 
Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot, for example when you want to blur the
background,  etc.
S  (Shutter  Priority):
Allows you to shoot  fast-moving subjects etc., by manually  adjusting  the shutter speed.
M  (Manual Exposure):
Allows you to shoot  still  images with the desired exposure by...

other than  optical zoom.
The product may not properly recognize these  scenes under some  shooting conditions.
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ShootingSelecting a shooting mode
Superior Auto
The product automatically recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions, and the
appropriate settings  are  set automatically.
The product may shoot  multiple  images and create a composite image,  etc., using more
shooting settings  than  in Intelligent Auto mode  to record higher quality images. 1.  Adjust the focus and shoot...

[31] How  to UseShootingSelecting a shooting mode
About Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in [Intelligent Auto] mode  and [Superior Auto] mode.
This function  allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions  and
shoot  the image.
Scene Recognition:
Icons and guides  such as  (Portrait),  (Infant ),  (Night Portrait ),  (Night
Scene), 
 (Backlight Portrait ),  (Backlight),  (Landscape),  (Macro), 
(Spotlight), (Low Light ),  (Night Scene using a tripod ) or  (Hand-held...

aperture) adjusted.
Note
In [Intelligent Auto] mode, you may not be able to shoot  dark  scenes or back-lit subjects
clearly.
In  [Superior Auto] mode, the recording process  takes longer, since the product creates a
composite image.
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ShootingSelecting a shooting mode
Program Auto
Allows you to shoot  with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and
the aperture value).
You can set shooting functions  such as [ISO]. 1.  MENU → 
 (Camera Settings)  →  [Shoot Mode] →...

Sweep Panorama
Allows you to create a single panoramic image from multiple  images shot while panning the
camera.
1.  MENU  →  (Camera Settings )  → [Shoot Mode] → [Sweep Panorama] .
2 .  Point the camera at the subject.
3 .  While  pressing the shutter button halfway down, aim the camera at one end of the
desired panoramic composition.
(A) This part will not be shot.
4 .  Press the shutter button fully down.
5 .  Pan the camera to the end of the guide  in the direction of the arrow  on the monitor.
(B)...