Sony Nex 6 Owners Manual

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contents Sample photo Menu IndexImage Index
Displays multiple images at the same time.
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Press the   (Playback) button to switch to the playback mode.
2 Press   (Image Index) on the control wheel.
6-image index appears.
You can switch to 12-image index; MENU  t [Playback]  t [Image Index].
3To return to the single-image playback, select the desired image and 
press the center of the control wheel.
Or, touch the desired image (NEX-5R only).
zDisplaying a desired folder
To select a desired...

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Using functions with the Fn button
Fn (Function) button
Execute settings or functions that are used relatively frequently.
When the display setting is set to [For viewfinder], you can switch the screen to Quick 
Navi screen by pressing the Fn (Function) button. 
On the Quick Navi screen, select the item that you want to change to open the setting 
screen.
 You cannot change the settings of the items which are gray colored.
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Press the Fn (Function) button....

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Using functions with the AEL button (NEX-6 only)
AEL button (NEX-6 only)
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Focus on the spot for which you want to set the exposure.
2 Press the AEL button.
The exposure value is fixed and the   (AE lock) lights 
up.
3Holding the AEL button down, focus on your subject and shoot.
Select MENU t  [Setup] t [Custom Key Settings] t  [Func. of AEL button] t [AEL 
toggle] to keep the AE locked after you have released the AEL button. Or, you can assign 
other...

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Using functions with the mode dial (NEX-6 only)
Intelligent Auto
The camera analyzes the subject, and allo
ws you to shoot with appropriate settings.
 [Flash Mode] is set to [Flash Off], [Autoflash] or [Fill-flash].
 You can shoot even if the camera has not recognized the scene.
 When [Face Detection] is set to [Off], the [Portrait], [Backlight Portrait], [Night Portrait], and [Baby] 
scenes are not recognized.
In [Superior Auto] mode, the camera shoots...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexzPhoto Creativity
You can access the [Photo Creativity] menu by pressing the bottom part of the control wheel 
in [Intelligent Auto] or [Superior Auto] mode. Using the [Photo Creativity] menu, you can 
change the settings with easy operations and achieve creative photography (page 42).
zTips for shooting a still image of a subject that is 
difficult to focus on
 Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:– It is dark and the subject is distant.
–...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexSuperior Auto
The camera automatically recognizes and evaluates the shooting conditions, and the 
appropriate settings are set automatically. The camera shoots images with a wider range 
of shooting functions than those of Intelligent Auto shooting, such as Auto HDR, and 
chooses the best image.
 [Flash Mode] is set to [Flash Off], [Autoflash] or [Fill-flash].
 You can shoot even if the camera has not recognized the scene.
 When [Face Detection] is set to...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexzPhoto Creativity
You can access the [Photo Creativity] menu by pressing the bottom part of the control wheel 
in [Intelligent Auto] or [Superior Auto] mode. Using the [Photo Creativity] menu, you can 
change the settings with easy operations and achieve creative photography (page 42). 

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexScene Selection
Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the scene.
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Set the shooting mode to [Scene Selection].
2 Select the desired mode using the control wheel.
You can select another Scene Selection mode by turning the control dial.
 (Portrait) Blurs away backgrounds and sharpens the 
subject. Accentuate the skin tones softly.
 (Landscape) Shoots the entire range of scenery in sharp 
focus with vivid colors.
 (Macro) Shoots close-ups of the...

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 In the [Night Scene] and [Night Portrait] modes, the shutter speed is slower, so use of a tripod is 
recommended to prevent the image from blurring.
 In the [Hand-held Twilight] or [Anti Motion Blur] mode, the shutter clicks 6 times and an image is  recorded.
 If you select [Hand-held Twilight] or [Anti Motion Blur] with [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the image  quality becomes [Fine] temporarily.
 Reducing blur is less effective even in [Hand-held Twilight] or...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexSweep Panorama
Allows you to create a panoramic image from composed images.
 If you cannot pan the camera across the entire subject within the given time, a gray area occurs in the 
composed image. If this happens, move the camera fast to record a full panoramic image.
 When you select [Wide] in [Image Size], you may not be able to pan the camera across the entire subject  within the given time. In such cases, we recommend that you select [Standard] in...