Sony ILCE-1 a1 Reference guide

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-1 α1
Using the electronic shutter
Using the electronic shutter lets you perform shooting without sounds, blackout-free shooting, etc.
Continuous shooting
Refer to this topic for the continuous shooting speed and the number of images recordable with
continuous shooting.
Custom key setting
You can assign frequently used functions to the desired buttons and dials.
Recordable movie times
Refer to this topic for the shooting duration of movies recordable on the memory card.
ILCE-1 support information
This website provides basic information about the camera and information regarding compatible
lenses and accessories. (Another window will open.)
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)
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On cleaning
Names of parts/Basic operations
Names of parts
Front side
Rear side
Top side
Sides
Bottom
Basic operations
Touch operations on the monitor
Using the control wheel
Using the multi-selector
Using the mode dial
Using the focus mode dial
Using the drive mode dial
Using the MENU button
Using the C (custom) buttons
Using the Fn (Function) button
Using the DISP (Display Setting) button
Using the Delete button
Using the AEL button
Using the AF-ON button
Using the front dial and rear dial
Using the keyboard
Basic icons
In-Camera Guide
Preparing the camera/Basic shooting operations
Charging the battery pack
Charging the battery pack using a charger
Inserting/removing the battery pack
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Charging the battery pack while it is inserted into the camera
Using the battery charger abroad
Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
Inserting/removing a memory card
Attaching/removing a lens
Setting language, date and time
Basic shooting operations
Confirmation before shooting
Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
Shooting movies
Finding functions from MENU
Using the shooting functions
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Selecting a shooting mode
Intelligent Auto
Program Auto
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
Bulb shooting
Exposure Ctrl Type
Auto/Manual Swt. Set.
Movie: Exposure Mode
S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode
Auto Slow Shutter
Focusing
Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
Tracking subject (Tracking function)
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Face/Eye AF
Focusing on human eyes
Face/Eye Prior. in AF (still image/movie)
Face/Eye Subject (still image/movie)
Subject Sel. Setting (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 the AF 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
Area Disp. dur Tracking
AF-C Area Display
Phase Detect. Area
AF Tracking Sensitivity
AF Transition Speed
AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
AF/MF Selector
AF w/ Shutter
AF On
Focus Hold
Pre-AF
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Priority Set in AF-S
Priority Set in AF-C
AF in Focus Mag.
AF Illuminator
Aperture Drive in AF
Using the MF functions
Manual Focus
Direct manual focus (DMF)
Auto Magnifier in MF
Focus Magnifier
Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
Peaking Display
Adjusting the exposure/metering modes
Exposure Comp. (still image/movie)
Histogram display
Reset EV Comp. (still image/movie)
Exposure step (still image/movie)
Exposure Std. Adjust (still image/movie)
Dial Ev Comp
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
ISO (still image/movie)
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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
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
Cont. Shooting Speed
Self-timer Type: Self-timer(Single)
Self-timer Type: Self-timer(Cont)
Bracket Settings: Cont. Bracket
Bracket Settings: Single Bracket
Indicator during bracket shooting
Bracket Settings: WB bracket
Bracket Settings: DRO Bracket
Bracket Settings: Selftimer during Bracket
Bracket Settings: Bracket order
Interval Shoot Func.
Shooting still images with a higher resolution (Pixel Shift Multi Shoot.)
Setting the image quality and recording format
JPEG/HEIF Switch
Image Quality Settings: File Format (still image)
Image Quality Settings: RAW File Type
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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
Touch Panel/Pad
Touch Pad Settings
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
Using the electronic shutter
Shoot. Start Display (still image)
Shoot. Timing Display (still image)
Release w/o Lens (still image/movie)
Release w/o Card
Anti-flicker Set.
Differences between the [Anti-flicker Shoot.] and [Variable Shutter] functions
Using the zoom
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The zoom features available with this product
Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom)
Zoom Range (still image/movie)
Zoom Speed (still image/movie)
Zoom Speed (Remote commander) (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
Flash Sync Spd. Prty.
Red Eye Reduction
FEL lock
External Flash Set.
Using a flash with a sync terminal cord
Video Light Mode
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
High ISO NR
Setting the monitor display during shooting
Auto Review (still image)
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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.
Recording movie audio
Audio Recording
Audio Rec Level
Audio Out Timing
Wind Noise Reduct.
Shoe Audio Set.
Audio Level Display
TC/UB settings
TC/UB
TC/UB Disp. Setting
Customizing the camera
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Customization features of the camera
Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key Setting)
Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
Registering and recalling camera settings
Camera Set. Memory
Recall Camera Setting
Memory/Recall Media
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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 Assign in M
Av/Tv Rotate
Function Ring(Lens)
Lock Operation Parts
Recording movies by pressing the shutter button
REC w/ Shutter (movie)
Monitor/viewfinder settings
Select Finder/Monitor
DISP (Screen Disp) Set (Monitor/Finder)
Viewing
Contents of this chapter
Viewing images
Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media)
Playing back still images
Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
Enlarge Initial Mag.
Enlarge Initial Position
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