Sony NEX-7 &alpha User 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

Table 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 available ................................................. 13

Custom key assignment

Assigning the functions to the custom keys..................... 22

Functions that can be assigned ....................................... 23

AF/MF button/AEL button

Switching the focusing mode with the AF/MF button ....... 27

Locking the AE with AEL button ....................................... 28

This [Operations] describes basic operation of the camera, and some advanced

operations using the major functions. See [Getting Started] for information on

how to set up the camera, and the [Handbook] on the CD-ROM (supplied) for

more detailed functions and operations.

Operations

Getting Started Handbook

(This manual)

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 ................................................................ 52

Specifications ................................................................... 53

Index ................................................................................. 56

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

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 at OFF.

* 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 the drive

mode.

AF/MF button/AEL button

At AF/MF, the focusing mode

switches between auto and

manual while the button is held

down (page 27).

At AEL, AE is locked while the

button is held down (page 28).

Control wheel

Sets the items that appear to

the right of the screen. Turn

the control wheel.

button

Compensates for the exposure.

Parts and controls

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 scaling.

Setup

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 side of the

screen.

Soft key B

Activates the function

displayed at the lower right

corner of the screen.

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.

Triple-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 t[Shoot Mode].

2Press the Navigation button to select the desired settings.

Navigation button

Items to be set by turning the control

wheel

Items to be set by turning the control dial

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