Sony A 200 Manual

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Using the viewing function
Protecting images (Protect)
You can protect images against accidental erasure.
MENU button t  1 t [Protect] t [All images] or [Cancel 
all] t [OK]
Protecting selected images/canceling the protection of the 
selected images
1MENU button t  1 t [Protect] t [Marked images]
2Select the image you want to 
protect with b/B on the 
controller, then press the center 
of the controller.
A - mark appears on the selected 
image.
 To cancel a selection, press the center 
again.
-
3To...

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Deleting images (Delete)
Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Check whether you 
delete the image or not beforehand.
Note Protected images cannot be deleted.
Deleting the image that is currently displayed
1Display the image you want to 
delete and press the   button.
 button
2Select [Delete] with v, then press the center of the controller.
Deleting the selected images
1MENU button t  1 t [Delete] t [Marked images]
2Select the images you want to 
delete with the controller, then...

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Using the viewing function
MENU button t  1 t [Delete] t [All images] t [Delete]
Note It may take a long time to delete a lot of images by selecting [All images]. It is 
recommended that you delete images on a computer or format the memory card 
using the camera.
5Select [Delete] with v on the controller, then press the center 
of the controller.
Deleting all the images in the folder
1Press the   button.
2Select the folder bar with b on 
the controller.
Folder bar
3Press the center of the controller,...

104
Viewing images on a TV screen
1Turn off both your camera and the 
TV, and connect the camera to the 
TV.
2Turn on the TV and switch the input.
 See also the operating instructions supplied with the TV.
3Turn on the camera, and press the 
 button.
Images shot with the camera appear on 
the TV screen.
Select the desired image with b/B on the 
controller.
 The LCD monitor on the rear of the 
camera does not turned on.
1 To video input jack
Video cable 
2 To the 
VIDEO OUT 
terminal
Controller
button 

105
Using the viewing function
To use your camera abroad
It may be necessary to switch the video signal output to match that of your 
TV system.
MENU button t  1 t [Video output] t Select the desired 
setting
On TV color systems
If you want to view images on a TV screen, you need a TV with a video 
input jack and the video cable. The color system of the TV must match that 
of your digital still camera. Check the following lists for the TV color 
system of the country or region where the camera is used....

106
Changing your setup
Setting image size and image quality
MENU button t  1 t [Image size] t Select the desired size
[Aspect ratio]: [3:2]
[Aspect ratio]: [16:9]
Note When you select a RAW file with [Quality], the image size of the RAW file 
corresponds to L. This size is not displayed on the LCD monitor.
MENU button t  1 t [Aspect ratio] t Select the desired 
ratio
MENU button t  1 t [Quality] t Select the desired setting
Image size
L:10M3872 × 2592 pixels
M:5.6M2896 × 1936 pixels
S:2.5M1920 × 1280...

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Changing your setup
Note For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image quality is 
changed, see page 29.
About RAW filesYou need the “Image Data Converter SR” software included on the CD-ROM 
(supplied) in order to open a RAW file recorded on this camera. With this software, a 
RAW file can be opened and converted to a common format, such as JPEG or TIFF, 
and its white balance, color saturation, contrast, etc., can be readjusted.
 Recording a RAW format image entails the...

108
Setting the method for recording on a 
memory card
MENU button t  2 t [File number] t Select the desired 
setting
The recorded images are stored in the automatically-created folder in the 
DCIM folder on the memory card.
MENU button t  2 t [Folder name] t Select the desired 
setting
Selecting the method for assigning file numbers to images
SeriesThe camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to 
files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
ResetThe camera resets numbers in the following...

109
Changing your setup
You can create a folder in a memory card for recording images.
A new folder is created with a number incremented one higher than the 
largest number currently used, and the folder becomes the current recording 
folder.
MENU button t  2 t [New folder]
When a standard form folder is selected and there are two or more folders, 
you can select the recording folder to be used to record images.
MENU button t  2 t [Select folder]t Select the desired 
folder
Note You cannot select the...

110
Changing the noise reduction setting
When you set the shutter speed to a second or longer (Long exposure 
shooting), the noise reduction is turned on for the same duration as the 
shutter was open.
This is to reduce the grainy noise typical in a long exposure. When noise 
reduction is in progress, a message appears and you cannot take another 
picture. Select [On] to prioritize the image quality. Select [Off] to prioritize 
the timing of shooting.
MENU button t  2 t [Long exp.NR] t [Off]
Note Noise...