Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 User manual

Quick Start Guide
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T
he battery pac
k
1 C
h
arge t
h
e
b
atter
y
pac
k
unti
l
t
h
e
CHARGE lamp li
g
hts o
ff.
F
o
r
custo
m
e
r
s
in
the
U.S.
A
.
a
n
d
Ca
n
ada
CHARGE
l
am
p
For customers in countries/regions
other than the U.S.A. and Canad
a
C
HARGE lam
p
Power cor
d
(
mains
l
ea
d)
2
Insert the battery pack into the camera
.
F
irm
ly
insert t
h
e
b
atter
y
pac
k
a
ll
t
h
e
wa
y
while pressing the lock lever with
t
he tip of the battery.
Th
e
l
e
n
s
1 Remove t
h
e
b
o
dy
cap on t
h
e camera
and packa
g
in
g
lid on the rear o
f
the
le
n
s.
Do not touc
h
insi
d
e
p
arts
.
If dust enters the camera, it ma
y
a
ppear on the photo ima
g
e. Do not
lea
v
e
the
ca
m
e
r
a
a
n
d
le
n
s
wi
thout
t
he caps. When
y
ou change the lens,
do it quickly in a location free from
dust.
2
Mount t
h
e
l
ens
b
y a
l
igning t
h
e in
d
ex
m
a
rk
s
as
ill
ust
r
ated.
Tu
rn
t
h
e
l
e
n
s
u
n
t
il i
t
c
li
c
k
s.
Remove t
h
e
l
ens cap
d
uring
s
hooting
.
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


The memory car
d
1 Open t
h
e memor
y
car
d
cover
.
2
Insert a memory card and select the
type of the memory card you want to
u
se using the memory card switch
.
Termina
l
p
art
Face side (SD memory card)
Face side (“Memor
y
Stick PRO
Duo”
)
Terminal par
t
W
hen inserting a memory card, turn the
ca
m
e
r
a
o
ff
.
For available memory cards, refer to the
Instruction Manual.
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
D
ate/time setup
1 Turn t
h
e camera on
.
2
Set up the date/time.
1 Set t
h
e mo
d
e
d
ia
l
to AUTO
.
2 Look into the view
f
inder
.
Ad
j
ust the diopter-ad
j
ustment dial if the
focus
of
t
h
e
vi
e
w
f
in
de
r i
s
n
ot
ac
hi
e
v
ed.

H
old the
g
rip o
f
the
camera.
S
upport the lens from
be
l
o
w
.
3
Pr
ess
t
h
e
s
h
utte
r
butto
n
halfwa
y
down to focus
.
Pressing the shutter button hal
f
wa
y
down and holding it activates the
autofocus.
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4 Press the shutter button
f
ully
d
own to s
h
oot
.
P
ress
.
T
o p
l
a
y
b
ac
k
a previous or next image: press

/

on t
h
e contro
l
b
utton.
T
o return to the shootin
g
mode:
To
d
e
l
ete t
h
e image
Pr
ess
.
To fully enjoy the features of your single lens reflex
camera, consult the “Instruction Manual.”