Sony ILCE-5100 Manual

4.  Press the shutter button down fully to take the picture.
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Manual Focus
When it is difficult to get the proper focus in autofocus mode, you can adjust the focus
manually. 1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings )  → [Focus  Mode] → [Manual Focus] .
2 .  Rotate  the focus ring to achieve  sharp  focus.
When you rotate the focus ring,  the focus distance is displayed on the screen.
3 .  Press the shutter button fully down to take the picture.
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focus.
When you rotate the focus ring,  the focus distance is displayed on the screen.
4 .  Press the shutter button fully down to shoot  an image.
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MF Assist (still image)
Enlarges  the image on the screen  automatically to make  manual focusing easier.  This works
in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting. 1.  MENU  → 
 (Custom  Settings )  → [MF  Assist] → [On].
2 .  Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus.
The image is enlarged. You...

You can check the focus by enlarging the image before shooting.1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings)  → [Focus  Magnifier] .
2 .  Press 
 on the center of the control  wheel to enlarge the image and select the
position  you want to enlarge using up/down/left/right side of the control  wheel.
3 .  Confirm  the focus.
4 .  Press the shutter button fully down to shoot  the image.
Hint
Each time you press   in the center, the magnifier scaling changes.
When focusing manually, you can adjust the focus while an...

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Peaking Level
Enhances  the outline  of in-focus ranges using a specific color in Manual Focus or Direct
Manual Focus shooting. This function  allows you to confirm the focus easily.1.  MENU  → 
 (Custom Settings)  → [Peaking Level]  → desired setting.
Menu item details
High:
Sets  the peaking  level to high.
Mid :
Sets  the peaking  level to middle.
Low:
Sets  the peaking  level to low.
Off (default setting):
Does not use the peaking...

Red: 
Enhances  outlines  in red.
Yellow:  
Enhances  outlines  in yellow.
White  (default setting): 
Enhances  outlines  in white.
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Pre-AF (still image)
The product automatically adjusts focus before you press  the shutter button halfway down.
1.  MENU  → 
 (Custom  Settings )  → [Pre-AF] → desired setting.
Menu item details
On (default setting):
Adjusts focus before you press  the shutter button halfway down.
Off:
Does not adjust focus before...

AF/MF Ctrl Toggle:
Switches  the focusing mode  until the button is pressed again.
Note
You cannot  set the [AF/MF Control Hold] function  to [Left  Button] , [Right Button] or [Down
Button].
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AF Illuminator (still image)
The AF illuminator supplies fill  light to focus more easily on a subject in dark  surroundings.
The red  AF illuminator allows the product to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, until the focus is locked....

AF Micro Adj.
Allows you to adjust and register an autofocused  position  for each lens, when using an A-
mount lens with the Mount Adaptor  LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 (sold separately).1.  Select MENU  → 
 (Custom Settings)  → [AF Micro  Adj.].
2 .  Select  [AF Adjustment  Set.]  → [On].
3 .  [amount]  → desired value.
You can select a value between −20  and +20. Selecting a positive value shifts the
autofocused  position  away from the product. Selecting a negative value shifts the
autofocused  position  closer...

On (default setting):
Displays the focus area  that is in focus.
Off:
Does not display the focus area  that is in focus.
Note
When [Focus  Area] is [Center]  or [Flexible Spot], the frames in the focus area  that is in
focus turn green, regardless of the [Disp. cont. AF area] settings.
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AF On
You can focus using any button instead of pressing the shutter button halfway down. The
settings  for [Focus  Mode] will be applied. 1.  Select the desired...

Note
Depending on the circumstances, the camera may not be able to focus on the eyes. In
such cases, the camera detects a face and focuses  on the face.
If the camera cannot  detect a person’s face, you cannot  use [Eye  AF].
Depending on the circumstances, you cannot  use [Eye  AF], such as when [Focus  Mode]
is set to [Continuous AF] or [Manual Focus] , etc.
[Eye  AF] may not function  in the following situations:
When the person is  wearing  sunglasses.
When the front  hair covers  the person’s eyes....

subject to be focused  is changed. This mode  is useful for shooting impressive images.
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AF Track Duration (movie)
You can set the duration for AF tracking  in movie mode.1.  MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings )  → [AF Track Duration]  → desired setting.
Menu item details
High:
Sets  the AF Track Duration to high. This mode  is useful when recording movies when the
subject is moving quickly.
Normal (default setting):
Sets  the AF Track Duration to...