Sony A 6500 Manual

							[62] ShootingSelecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer)
Indicator during bracket shooting
Viewfinder
Ambient light* bracketing 
3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps 
Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV
Monitor (Display All Info. or Histogram)
Ambient light* bracketing 
3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps 
Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV
Flash bracketing 
3 images shifted by 0.7 EV steps 
Flash compensation -1.0 EV
Monitor (For viewfinder)
Ambient light* bracketing (upper indicator) 
3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps 
Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV
Flash bracketing (lower indicator) 
3 images shifted by 0.7 EV steps 
Flash compensation -1.0 EV
Note
During bracket shooting, guides equal to the number of images to be shot\
 are displayed over/under
the bracket indicator.
When you start single bracket shooting, the guides will disappear one by\
 one as the camera records
images.
Ambient light: A generic term for non-flash light including natural ligh\
t, electric bulb and fluorescent lighting.
Whereas the flash light blinks for a moment, ambient light is constant, \
so this kind of light is called ambient light.* 
						

							[63] ShootingSelecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer)
WB bracket
Shoots a total of three images, each with different color tones accordin\
g to the selected settings
for white balance, color temperature and color filter.
Menu item details
White Balance Bracket: Lo:
Records a series of three images with small changes in the white balance\
 (within the range of
10MK
-1*).
White Balance Bracket: Hi:
Records a series of three images with large changes in the white balance\
 (within the range of
20MK
-1*).
* MK-1 is the unit that indicates the capability of color temperature conversi\
on filters and
indicates the same value as mired.
Note
The last shot is shown on the auto review.
[64] ShootingSelecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer)
Select / (Drive Mode) of the control wheel  → [WB bracket].
You can also set the drive mode by selecting MENU→
 (Camera Settings1) →
[Drive Mode].
1
Select the desired mode using the right/left side of the control wheel.
2Adjust the focus and shoot the image.
3 
						

							DRO Bracket
You can record a total of three images, each at a different degree of D-\
Range Optimizer value.
Menu item details
DRO Bracket: Lo:
Records a series of three images with small changes in the D-Range Optim\
izer value (Lv 1, Lv
2, and Lv 3).
DRO Bracket: Hi:
Records a series of three images with large changes in the D-Range Optim\
izer value (Lv 1, Lv
3, and Lv 5).
Note
The last shot is shown on the auto review.
[65] ShootingSelecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer)
Bracket Settings
You can set the self-timer in bracket shooting mode, and the shooting or\
der for exposure
bracketing and white balance bracketing.
Select / (Drive Mode) of the control wheel  → [DRO Bracket].
You can also set the drive mode by selecting MENU→
 (Camera Settings1) →
[Drive Mode].
1
Select the desired mode using the right/left side of the control wheel.
2Adjust the focus and shoot the image.
3
Select / (Drive Mode) of the control wheel  → select bracket shooting mode.
You can also set the drive mode by selecting MENU  → 
 (Camera Settings1) →
[Drive Mode].
1 
						

							Menu item details
Selftimer during Brkt:
Sets whether to use the self-timer during bracket shooting. Also sets th\
e number of seconds
until the shutter is released if using the self-timer. 
(OFF/2 Sec/5 Sec/10 Sec)
Bracket order:
Sets the order of exposure bracketing and white balance bracketing. 
(0→-→+/-→0→+)
[66] Shooting
Using touch functions
Touch Operation
Sets whether or not to activate touch operations on the monitor.
Touch operations when shooting with the monitor are referred to as touc\
h panel operations,
and touch operations when shooting with the viewfinder are referred to a\
s touch pad
operations.
Menu item details
Touch Panel+Pad:
Activates both the touch panel operations when shooting with the monitor\
 and touch pad
operations when shooting with the viewfinder.
Touch Panel Only:
Activates only the touch panel operations when shooting with the monitor\
.
Touch Pad Only:
Activates only the touch pad operations when shooting with the viewfinde\
r.
Off:
Deactivates all touch operations.Note
Touch pad operations cannot be used with applications downloaded from Pl\
ayMemories Camera
Apps.
MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Bracket Settings] → desired setting.2
MENU → 
 (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → desired setting.1 
						

							[67] ShootingUsing touch functions
Touch Focus
You can select a subject on which to focus using touch operations in the\
 still image and movie
recording modes.
Specifying the position where you want to focus in the still image mode
You can focus on the desired position by touching the monitor.
Specifying the position where you want to focus in the movie recording m\
ode
(spot focus)
The camera will focus on the touched subject. Spot focus is not availabl\
e when shooting with
the viewfinder.MENU → 
 (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → Desired setting other than [Off].1
Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot].
1.
MENU →  (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].2.
Touch the monitor. When shooting with the monitor, touch the subject to focus.
When shooting with the viewfinder, you can move the position of the focu\
s by touching
and dragging on the monitor while looking through the viewfinder.
When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the camera focuses on t\
he focusing
frame. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot images.
To cancel focusing with touch operations, touch 
 or press the center of the control
wheel if shooting with the monitor, and press the center of the control \
wheel if shooting
with the viewfinder.
3.
Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot].1.
MENU →  (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].2.
Touch the subject on which you want to focus before or during recording.\
When you touch the subject, the focus mode temporarily switches to manual focus and
the focus can be adjusted using the focus ring.3. 
						

							Hint
In addition to the touch focus function, touch operations such as the fo\
llowing are also available.When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot], the focusing frame can be
moved using touch operations.
When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can \
be used by double-
tapping the monitor.
These touch operations can also be used in applications downloaded from \
PlayMemories Camera
Apps.
Note
The touch focus function is not available in the following situations: When the shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama].
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus].
When using the digital zoom
When using the LA-EA2 or LA-EA4
When using the LA-EA1 or LA-EA3, and the shooting mode is set to Movie
The touch focus function cannot be used with applications downloaded fro\
m PlayMemories Camera
Apps.
[68] ShootingUsing touch functions
Touch Pad Area Set.
Sets the area to be used for touch pad operations when shooting with the\
 viewfinder. You can
prevent unintentional operations caused by your nose, etc. touching the \
monitor.
Menu item details
Whole Screen:
Uses the entire monitor as the touch pad.
Right 1/2 Area:
Uses only the right half of the monitor as the touch pad.
Right 1/4 Area:
Uses only the right quarter of the monitor as the touch pad.
To cancel spot focus, touch  or press the center of the control wheel.
MENU →  (Setup) → [Touch Pad Area Set.] → desired setting.1 
						

							[69] ShootingUsing touch functions
Touch Pad (vertical)
Sets whether or not to activate touch pad operations when shooting with \
the viewfinder in the
vertical position. You can prevent unintentional operations caused by yo\
ur nose, etc. touching
the monitor.
Menu item details
On:
Activates touch pad operations.
Off:
Deactivates touch pad operations.
[70] Shooting
Selecting still image size/image quality
Image Size (still image)
The larger the image size, the more detail will be reproduced when the i\
mage is printed on
large-format paper. The smaller the image size, the more images can be r\
ecorded.
Menu item details
When [Aspect Ratio] is set to [3:2]
L: 24M 6000×4000 pixels
M: 12M 4240×2832 pixels
S: 6.0M 3008×2000 pixels
When [
Aspect Ratio] is set to [16:9]
L: 20M 6000×3376 pixels
M: 10M 4240×2400 pixels
S: 5.1M 3008×1688 pixels
Note
When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the image size for RAW images corresponds
to L.
MENU →  (Setup) → [Touch Pad (vertical)] → desired setting.1
MENU → 
 (Camera Settings1) → [Image Size] → desired setting.1 
						

							[71] ShootingSelecting still image size/image quality
Aspect Ratio (still image)
Menu item details
3:2:
Suitable for standard prints.
16:9:
For viewing on a high-definition TV.
[72] Shooting
Selecting still image size/image quality
Quality (still image)
Menu item details
RAW: 
File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format) 
Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this for\
mat to process images on a
computer for professional purposes.
The image size is fixed to the maximum size. The image size is not displ\
ayed on the screen.
RAW & JPEG

: 
File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format) + JPEG
 
A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time. This is suita\
ble when you need
2 image files, a JPEG for viewing, and a RAW for editing. The JPEG image\
 quality is set to
[Fine]

.
Extra fine: 
File format: JPEG 
The image is compressed in the JPEG format and recorded using a higher q\
uality than with
[Fine]. MENU → 
 (Camera Settings1) → [Aspect Ratio] → desired setting.1
MENU → 
 (Camera Settings1) → [Quality] → desired setting.1 
						

							Fine: 
File format: JPEG 
The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded.
Standard: 
File format: JPEG 
The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded. Since the comp\
ression 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 one memory card, but the im\
age quality will be
lower.
About RAW images
To open a RAW image file recorded with this camera, the software Image D\
ata Converter is
needed. With Image Data Converter, you can open a RAW image file, then c\
onvert it into a
popular image format such as JPEG or TIFF, or readjust the white balance\
, saturation or
contrast of the image.
You cannot apply [Auto HDR] or [Picture Effect] functions with RAW images.
RAW images recorded with this camera have a resolution of 14 bits per pi\
xel. However,
resolution is limited to 12 bits in the following shooting modes:[
Long Exposure NR]
[BULB]
Continuous shooting
 
(including continuous shooting in [Superior Auto]
  mode)
[
Silent Shooting]
Note
If you do not intend to edit the images on your computer, we recommend t\
hat you record in JPEG
format.
You cannot add DPOF (print order) registration marks to RAW images.
[73] ShootingSelecting still image size/image quality
Panorama: Size
Sets the image size when shooting panoramic images. The image size varie\
s depending on the
[Panorama: Direction] setting.
Menu item details
When [Panorama: Direction] is set to [Up] or [Down]
Standard: 3872×2160 MENU → 
 (Camera Settings1) → [Panorama: Size] → desired setting.1 
						

							Wide: 5536×2160
When [Panorama: Direction] is set to [Left] or [Right]
Standard: 8192×1856
Wide: 12416×1856
[74] Shooting
Selecting still image size/image quality
Panorama: Direction
Sets the direction to pan the camera when shooting panoramic images.
Menu item details
Right:
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.
[75] Shooting
Selecting a shooting mode
List of mode dial function
You can select the desired shooting mode by turning the mode dial.MENU → 
 (Camera Settings1) → [Panorama: Direction] → desired setting.1