Sony ILCE-5100 Manual

2.  Press the shutter button fully down.
When  you do not use the flash
When not using the flash, press  it back into the camera body.
Note
If you fire the flash before the flash unit pops up entirely,  it may cause malfunction.
You cannot  use the flash when recording movies.
While  charging the flash,  flashes.  After charging is completed, the flashing  icon will
light up.
The light of the flash may be blocked  by the lens attached.
The corners of a recorded  image may be shaded, depending on the...

The flash does not operate.
Autoflash:
The flash works in dark  environments  or when shooting towards  bright  light.
Fill-flash:
The flash works every  time you trigger the shutter.
Slow Sync.:
The flash works every  time you trigger the shutter. Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot  a
clear image of both  the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed.
Rear Sync.:
The flash works right  before the exposure is completed every  time you trigger the shutter.
Rear sync shooting allows you...

Switching the screen display (Shooting)
You can change the display contents on the screen.1.  Press the DISP  (Display Setting)  button.
Each time you press  the DISP  button, the recording information  display changes as
follows: 
Graphic  Display  → Display All Info.  → No Disp. Info. → Histogram → Graphic  Display
Graphic  Display
Display All Info.
No Disp. Info.
Histogram 

Some display modes  are  not available  in the default  settings. 
To change the display modes, press  MENU  → 
 (Custom  Settings)  → [DISP Button] and
change the setting.
Note
Histogram is not displayed during panorama  shooting.
Hint
To hide the grid lines displayed during still  image shooting, select MENU  →(Custom
Settings)  → [Grid Line]  → [Off].
To hide the marker displayed during movie recording,  select MENU  →(Custom
Settings)  → [
Marker Display]  → [Off].
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Using shooting...

[50] How  to UseUsing shooting functionsSelecting still  image size/image quality
Aspect Ratio (still image)
Sets  the aspect  ratio  of still  images.1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings)  → [Aspect Ratio] → desired setting.
Menu item details
3:2 (default setting):
Suitable for standard prints.
16:9:
For viewing on a high-definition  TV.
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Using shooting functionsSelecting still  image size/image quality
Quality (still image)
Selects the compression format of still  images.
1.  MENU  →...

The image is compressed  in the JPEG format when recorded. Since  the compression rate of
[Standard] is higher than  that of [Fine] , the file size of [Standard] is smaller than  that of
[Fine] . This will allow more files to be recorded  on 1 memory card, but the image quality will
be lower.
Note
If images are  not to be modified using your  computer,  we recommend that you record
images in JPEG format.
You cannot  add DPOF (print order) registration  to RAW format images.
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Using...

Pan the camera from the left to the right.
Left: 
Pan the camera from the right  to the left.
Up: 
Pan the camera from the bottom to the top.
Down : 
Pan the camera from the top to the bottom.
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Using shooting functionsAdjusting the focus
Focus Mode
Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject.
1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings )  → [Focus  Mode] → desired setting.
Menu item details
 (Single-shot AF): 
The product locks the focus when the focus adjustment is achieved. Use...

[Automatic AF] is available  only when you are  using a lens that supports focal plane
phase detection AF.
When [Focus  Area] is [Wide]  or [Zone], the focus range finder  frame may change after
you achieve  focus using [Automatic AF] mode.
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Using shooting functionsAdjusting the focus
Focus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function  when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto
focus mode. 1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings )  → [Focus  Area] → desired setting.
Menu item...

by rotating the control  wheel.
Note
When [Focus  Mode] is [Continuous AF] and [Focus  Area] is [Wide]  or [Zone], the focus
range finder  frame may change after  the focus is achieved.
When [AF Illuminator] is [Auto]  and [Focus  Area] is [Wide]  or [Zone], an AF range
finder  frame may be shown by the dotted line.
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Using shooting functionsAdjusting the focus
Focal plane phase detection AF
When there are  focal plane  phase detection AF points within the auto  focus area, the
product...

3.  Press the shutter button fully down to shoot  the image.
Note
[Center Lock-on AF] may not function  very well in the following situations:
The  subject is  moving  too quickly.
The  subject is  too small, or too large.
The  contrast between the subject and the background  is  poor.
It is  dark.
The  ambient light changes.
Lock-on AF does not work in the following situations:
In  [Sweep Panorama] mode
When  [Scene Selection] is  set to [Hand-held Twilight] or [Anti  Motion  Blur]
When shooting in...