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Before your operation

Identifying parts and screen indicators

See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

A Shutter button (50)

B Power switch (25)

C Control dial (64)

D Self-timer lamp (109)

E Remote sensor

F Lens contacts*

G Mirror*

H Mount

I Built-in flash* (88)

J Mode dial (50 – 70)

K (Flash pop-up) button (88)

L Lens release button (21)

M Focus mode switch (79, 84)

* Do not directly touch these

parts.

Front side

1 2 ... 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... 177 178

DSLR-A500/A550 1
Owner’s Record 2
Battery pack 2
For Customers in the U.S.A 3
Regulatory Information 4
For Customers in Europe 5
Notice for customers in the 6
United Kingdom 6
Notes on using your camera 7
Table of Contents 8
Using the 9
Preparing the camera 12
Preparing the battery pack 13
3 Close the battery cover 17
Attaching a lens 20
Inserting a memory card 22
Notes on using memory cards 23
Press the MENU button 26
To set up the date/time again 26
Attaching the shoulder strap 27
(page 136) 28
DSLR-A500 (Units: Images) 30
SD memory card 30
DSLR-A550 (Units: Images) 30
DSLR-A550 DSLR-A500 31
Cleaning 32
5 Detach the lens (page 21) 33
Before your operation 35
Front side 35
Rear side 36
O Controller (v/V/b/B) (43) 37
P Controller (Enter) (43)/AF 37
Sides/Bottom 39
LCD monitor 41
Selecting a function/setting 43
1 Press the Fn button 44
Correct posture 47
Using the SteadyShot function 48
Using a tripod 49
3 Overlay the AF area on the 50
Taking portrait photos 55
Taking landscape photos 56
Taking small-subject photos 57
Taking moving-subject photos 58
Taking sunset photos 59
Taking night view photos 60
(Exposure mode) 61
1 Set the mode dial to P 62
1 Set the mode dial to A 63
Select the aperture value (F 64
1 Set the mode dial to S 65
1 Set the mode dial to M 67
3 Shoot the image after the 68
Switching to the viewfinder 71
Standard Display 73
No display 73
Graphic Display 73
(Default setting) 73
LCD monitor (Graphic Display) 74
Viewfinder 78
Selecting the focus method 79
Press the MF CHECK LV button 85
Confirm and adjust the focus 86
Zooming in in one step 87
Using the flash 88
Metering) 92
(Exposure compensation) 93
TTL: Through the lens 96
1 D-RANGE button t (DRO) 98
Dynamic Range) 99
Image processing 101
Setting ISO 103
(Auto/Preset white balance) 104
Temperature/Color filter) 105
Using the shooting function 107
Selecting the drive mode 108
Using the self-timer 109
button t (Remote Commander) 112
2 Wait detecting a smile 113
Playing back images 115
Rotating an image 116
Enlarging images 116
1 Press the button 117
DISP button 118
Folder bar 118
Using the viewing function 119
To play back repeatedly 119
Basic information display 120
Histogram display 121
Protecting images (Protect) 122
Deleting images (Delete) 123
4 Press the button 124
Viewing images on a TV screen 125
NTSC system 126
PAL system 126
PAL-M system 126
Using “BRAVIA” Sync 127
Changing your setup 128
Image size 128
Aspect ratio 128
Creating a new folder 131
Formatting the memory card 131
Changing other settings 134
Setting the LCD monitor 135
Turning the grid line on/off 136
Displaying the version 137
Resetting to the default 138
Custom menu 139
Playback menu 139
Setup menu 139
Using your computer 140
Viewing images on a computer 141
2 Double-click [DCIM] 142
Deleting the USB connection 144
2 Copy the image file to the 146
Using the software 147
2 Click [Install] 148
• Log on as Administrator 149
Using “PMB” 151
Specifying DPOF 152
Dating images 153
2 To the 154
1 To the 154
Stage 2: Printing 155
Specifications 156
BC-VM10 Battery charger 158
Rechargeable battery pack 158
NP-FM500H 158
Troubleshooting 160
Shooting images 161
2 Attach the lens cap 163
Viewing images 164
Deleting/Editing images 164
Computers 164
Memory card 165
Printing 166
PictBridge compliant printer 167
Warning messages 169
Precautions 172
Notes on recording/playback 173

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