Sony Alpha ILME-FX3 Reference guide

Help Guide

Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ILME-FX3 Ver.2 or later

If your camera’s system software (firmware) is Ver.3.00 or later, use Creators’ App on your smartphone. Imaging Edge

Mobile cannot be used. For details on Creators’ App, refer to the following website.

https://www.sony.net/ca/

Recommended pages in the Help Guide

Support information

Finding functions from MENU

You can check the list of the menu items. You can also move to the explanation page for each item from the menu

item on the list.

Log Shooting Setting

Configures the settings for Log shooting.

Using the Main menu (shooting setting list)

Select the (Main) tab on the menu screen to display a list of shooting settings.

Firmware, Questions & Answers and Compatibility

This website provides Firmware update, Question & Answers and Compatibility information

Basic Knowledge

Improve your shooting techniques by learning the basics of camera.

How to use the “Help Guide”

Before Use

Checking the camera and the supplied items

Memory cards that can be used

Notes on using your camera

Precautions

Notes on the battery pack and charging the battery
Notes on memory card
Cleaning the image sensor (Sensor Cleaning)
On cleaning
Names of parts
Front side
Rear side
Top side
Sides
Bottom
XLR handle unit
Basic icons displayed on the monitor
Basic operations
Touch operations on the monitor
Using the control wheel
Using the multi-selector
Using the MODE (Mode) button
Using the menu
Using the Main menu (shooting setting list)
Using the function menu
Using the custom buttons
Using the DISP (Display Setting) button
Using the Delete button
Using the front dial and rear dial
Using the keyboard
In-Camera Guide
Preparing the camera/Basic shooting operations
Charging the battery pack
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Charging the battery pack using a charger
Inserting/removing the battery pack
Charging the battery with a commercially available AC adaptor or mobile battery
Using the battery charger abroad
Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
Inserting/removing a memory card
Attaching/removing a lens
Attaching the supplied XLR handle unit
Performing initial setup for the camera
Basic shooting operations
Confirmation before shooting
Shooting movies
Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
Finding functions from MENU
Using the shooting functions
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Selecting a shooting mode
Exposure Ctrl Type
Auto/Manual Swt. Set.
Movie: Exposure Mode
S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode
Intelligent Auto
Program Auto
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
Bulb shooting
Auto Slow Shutter
Focusing
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Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
Tracking subject (Tracking function)
Manual Focus
Direct manual focus (DMF)
Face/Eye AF
Focusing on human eyes
Face/Eye Prior. in AF (still image/movie)
Face/Eye Subject (still image/movie)
Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)
Face/Eye Frame Disp. (still image/movie)
Face Memory
Regist. Faces Priority (still image/movie)
Using focusing functions
Focus Standard
Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area)
Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration)
Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area)
Focus Area Limit (still image/movie)
Circ. of Focus Point (still image/movie)
AF Frame Move Amt (still image/movie)
Focus Area Color (still image/movie)
AF Area Auto Clear
AF-C Area Display
Phase Detect. Area
AF Tracking Sensitivity
AF Transition Speed
AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
AF Assist
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AF/MF Selector
AF w/ Shutter
AF On
Focus Hold
Pre-AF
Priority Set in AF-S
Priority Set in AF-C
AF Illuminator
Aperture Drive in AF
AF in Focus Mag.
Auto Magnifier in MF
Focus Magnifier
Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
Peaking Display
Adjusting the exposure/metering modes
Exposure Comp. (still image/movie)
Histogram display
Exposure step (still image/movie)
Exposure Std. Adjust (still image/movie)
D-Range Optimizer (still image/movie)
Metering Mode (still image/movie)
Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie)
Spot Metering Point (still image/movie)
AE lock
AEL w/ Shutter
Zebra Display
Selecting the ISO sensitivity
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ISO (still image/movie)
ISO Range Limit (still image/movie)
ISO AUTO Min. SS
White balance
White Balance (still image/movie)
Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)
Priority Set in AWB (still image/movie)
Shutter AWB Lock
Shockless WB
Log shooting settings
Log shooting
Log Shooting Setting
Select LUT
Manage User LUTs
Base ISO
Exposure Index
Display LUT
Adding effects to images
Creative Look (still image/movie)
Picture Profile (still image/movie)
Shooting with drive modes (continuous shooting/self-timer)
Drive Mode
Cont. Shooting
Self-timer(Single)
Self-timer(Cont)
Cont. Bracket
Single Bracket
Indicator during bracket shooting
WB bracket
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DRO Bracket
Bracket Settings
Interval Shoot Func.
Setting the image quality and recording format
JPEG/HEIF Switch
Image Quality Settings: File Format (still image)
Image Quality Settings: RAW File Type
Image Quality Settings: JPEG Quality/HEIF Quality
Image Quality Settings: JPEG Image Size/HEIF Image Size
Aspect Ratio
HLG Still Image
Color Space
File Format (movie)
Movie Settings (movie)
S&Q Settings
Proxy Settings
APS-C S35 (Super 35mm) Shooting (still image/movie)
Angle of view
Using touch functions
Touch Operation
Touch Sensitivity
Swipe Up
Touch Func. in Shooting
Focusing using touch operations (Touch Focus)
Starting tracking with touch operations (Touch Tracking)
Shutter settings
Silent Mode Settings (still image/movie)
Shutter Type
e-Front Curtain Shut.
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Release w/o Lens (still image/movie)
Release w/o Card
Anti-flicker Shoot.
Using the zoom
The zoom features available with this product
Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom
Zoom Range (still image/movie)
Zoom Lever Speed (still image/movie)
Custom Key Z. Speed (still image/movie)
Remote Zoom Speed (still image/movie)
About zoom scale
Zoom Ring Rotate
Using the flash
Using flash (sold separately)
Flash Mode
Flash Comp.
Exp.comp.set
Wireless Flash
Red Eye Reduction
FEL lock
External Flash Set.
Reducing blur
SteadyShot (still image)
SteadyShot (movie)
SteadyShot Adjust. (still image/movie)
SteadyShot focal length (still image/movie)
Lens Compensation (still image/movie)
Noise reduction
Long Exposure NR
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High ISO NR
Setting the monitor display during shooting
Auto Review (still image)
Remain Shoot Display (still image)
Grid Line Display (still image/movie)
Grid Line Type (still image/movie)
Live View Display Set.
Aperture Preview
Shot. Result Preview
Bright Monitoring
Emphasized REC Display
Marker Display
Gamma Display Assist
Gamma Disp. Assist Typ.
De-Squeeze Display
Recording movie audio
Audio Recording
Audio Rec Level
Audio Out Timing
Wind Noise Reduct.
Shoe Audio Set.
Recording audio using the XLR adaptor of the supplied handle
TC/UB settings
TC/UB
TC/UB Disp. Setting
Matching the time code with other devices
Customizing the camera
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Customization features of the camera
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Assigning frequently used functions to buttons and dials (Custom Key/Dial Set.)
Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
Registering and recalling camera settings
Camera Set. Memory
Recall Camera Setting
Memory/Recall Media
Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set)
Registering frequently used functions to the function menu
Fn Menu Settings
Registering frequently used functions to My Menu
Add Item
Sort Item
Delete Item
Delete Page
Delete All
Display From My Menu
Separately adjusting the camera settings for still images and movies
Different Set for Still/Mv
Customizing the functions of the ring/dial
Av/Tv Rotate
Function Ring(Lens)
Lock Operation Parts
Recording movies by pressing the shutter button
REC w/ Shutter (movie)
Monitor settings
Monitor Flip Direction
DISP (Screen Disp) Set
Viewing
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