Sony Camera Alpha Nex 7 Instruction Manual

NEX-7
Interchangeable Lens 
Digital Camera
Operations
Instruction Manual
E-mount
Parts and controls
Triple-dial-control
Custom key assignment
AF/MF button/AEL button
Others 

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2Table of contents
Parts and controls
Recording ...........................................................................  5
Playback .............................................................................  7
Setup ..................................................................................  8
Triple-dial-control
Triple-dial-control operation .............................................  10
Functions of the control dials ...........................................  12
Settings modes...

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Others
Menu list............................................................................ 30
The unique digital shooting functions ............................... 39
αHandbook ...................................................................... 42
Restriction of the functions ............................................... 43
Number of recordable images.......................................... 46
List of icons on the screen ................................................ 49
Troubleshooting...

Parts and controls
All the major parts of your camera, and controls and 
buttons that are used for recording, playback, and 
setups are described here. 

Parts and controls
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Recording
Navigation button
Selects the adjustment settings for the 
Triple-dial-control operation.
Control dial R
Sets the items that appear at the top right of the screen.
Control dial L
Sets the items that appear at the top left of the screen.
Shutter button
Shoots still images.
Allows you to focus on the 
subject when it is pressed half 
way down.
Zoom ring
Zooms in or out the subject (when 
a zoom lens is used).
ON/OFF (Power) switch
Turns on the camera at ON, off 
the camera...

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* Be careful as the flash pops up when you press the button. Retract the flash when you are not using it. Be careful not to pinch your finger when you push the flash 
down.
 (Flash pop-up) button *
Pops up the built-in flash.
Press the button when you want to fire the flash. 
Push the flash down to retract it when you do not 
want to fire the flash (page 44).
MOVIE button
Records movies.
Pressing this button again 
stops recording (page 41).
DISP button
Switches the screen display. button
Selects...

Parts and controls
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Playback
 (Playback) button
Switches between the 
shooting mode and the 
playback mode.
DISP button
Switches the screen 
display.
 (Delete) button
Deletes the image when   is 
displayed at the lower right 
corner of the screen.
Control wheel
Selects the image.
 button
Displays the image 
index. (Enlarge Image) button
Enlarges the image on the 
screen when it is pressed 
while   is displayed at the 
center on the right side of the 
screen.
Turning the control wheel 
adjusts the...

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Navigation button
Selects the adjustment 
settings for the Triple-dial-
control operation.
Soft key A
Activates the 
function displayed at 
the upper right 
corner of the screen.
Control wheel
Sets the items that appear to 
the right of the screen. Turn 
the control wheel.
Control dial R
Sets the items that appear at 
the top right of the screen. Control dial L
Sets the items that appear at 
the top left of the screen.
Soft key C
Activates the 
function displayed at 
the center on the 
right...

Triple-dial-control
The Triple-dial-control allows you to adjust the 
various shooting settings quickly and intuitively, 
using the 3 dials and the Navigation button. 

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10Triple-dial-control operation
The Triple-dial-control allows you to adjust or set various shooting adjustment 
items, simultaneously, on a single screen.
Even though you can set these functions separately on the menu screen, using 
the Triple-dial-control, you can adjust these functions interactively on the 
same screen.
1Press the center of the control 
wheel, and turn it to select a 
shooting mode from P, A, S, 
or M.
When [Soft key C Setting] is set to 
[Custom], select a shooting mode by 
MENU...