Sony Nex 6 Owners Manual

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexAutofocus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in 
auto focus mode.
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MENU  t [Camera]  t [Autofocus Area]  t desired mode.
 When this function is set to other than [Multi], you cannot use the [Face Detection] function.
 [Multi] is selected when using the following functions:
– [Intelligent Auto]
–[Superior Auto]
– [Scene Selection]
– [Sweep Panorama]
– [Smile Shutter]
 [Multi] is selected during...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexzPhase Detection AF Area
If the Phase Detection AF ranging points are displayed inside 
the selected auto focus area, the camera focuses using the Phase 
Detection AF and the contrast AF in combination.
You can set the display of the Phase Detection AF ranging 
points by selecting MENU t
 [Setup] t [Phase Detection AF 
Area] (page 131).
Phase Detection AF 
ranging points 

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexAutofocus Mode
Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject.
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MENU  t [Camera]  t [Autofocus Mode]  t desired mode.
 [Single-shot AF] is selected when using the following functions:
– [Intelligent Auto]
–[Superior Auto]
– [Self-timer]
– [Scene Selection], excluding [Sports Action]
– [Sweep Panorama]
– [Smile Shutter]
 [Continuous AF] is selected when the exposure mode is set to [Sports Action] in [Scene Selection].
 In [Continuous AF] mode,...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexTouch Shutter (NEX-5R only)
The camera adjusts the focus and releases the shutter automatically when you simply 
touch the subject that you want to focus on the screen.
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MENU  t [Camera]  t [Touch Shutter]  t [On].
 The touch shutter icon is not displayed in the following situations:
– [Off] in [Touch Operation]
– [Sweep Panorama]
– Movie recording
– [Night Scene] in [Scene Selection]
– [On (Regist. Faces)] in [Face Detection]
– The camera is connected to a...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexObject Tracking
Continuously track a moving subject.
NEX-6:
NEX-5R:
 Tracking may be difficult 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.
 When [Object Tracking] is activated, the custom setting of soft key B is invalid.
 You cannot use [Object Tracking] with the following functions: –...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexzTracking the face you want to shoot
The camera stops tracking a subject when the subject moves off of the screen. When [Face 
Detection] is set to [On] and the subject to be tracked is a face, if the face disappears from 
the screen while the camera is tracking, and then returns to the screen, the camera focuses on 
that face again.
 If you trigger [Smile Shutter] while tracking a face, the face becomes the target of the 
smile detection feature.
 If you...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexZoom
With the [Zoom] feature of the camera, the camera allows you to use a higher 
magnification zoom than the optical zoom factor of the zoom lens to magnify the image. 
The maximum zoom scale that can be set with the [Zoom] feature of the camera depends 
on the setting of [Image Size] (page 98), [Clear Image Zoom] (page 139), or [Digital 
Zoom] (page 140).
When using a lens with power zoom:
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Zoom the subject by using a zooming lever or zooming ring.
When...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu Index
* Zoom scale in the default setting
 You cannot set this item when using the following functions:
– [Sweep Panorama]
– [Smile Shutter]
– [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] in [Quality]
 You cannot use the [Zoom] feature in MENU when a lens with power zoom is attached. When you  operate the zooming lever or zooming ring, the camera shifts automatically to the [Zoom] feature of the 
camera when the magnification scale is greater than that of the optical zoom.
 You cannot...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexFace Detection
Detects the faces of your subjects and adjust
s the focus, exposure, flash settings and 
perform image processing automatically. You can select the priority face to be focused 
on.
1 MENU  t [Camera]  t [Face Detection]  t desired mode.
 You cannot use [Face Detection] with the following functions:
– [Sweep Panorama]
–[Manual Focus]
– The [Zoom] feature of the camera
 You can select [Face Detection] only when [Autofocus Area] is set to...

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Table of 
contents Sample photo Menu IndexFace Registration
If you register faces in advance, the camera can detect the registered face as a priority 
when [Face Detection] is set to [On (Regist. Faces)].
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MENU  t [Camera]  t [Face Registration]  t desired mode.
1 MENU  t [Camera]  t [Face Registration]  t [New Registration].
2 Align the guide frame with the face to be registered, and press the shutter 
button.
3 When a confirmation message appears, select OK.
 Up to 8 faces can be registered....