Sony ILCE-9M3 Reference guide

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-9M3 α9III
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.
Memory cards that can be used
Information about memory cards that can be used with this camera.
Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth compatible remote commander (sold separately) or shooting grip
(sold separately).
Customization features of the camera
The camera has various customization features, such as custom keys and a function to register shooting settings.
Anti-dust Function
You can clean the image sensor. You can also set whether or not to close the shading curtain when you turn off the
camera.
Looking for valuable information, such as essential points on shooting
This website introduces convenient functions, ways of usage, and setting examples. Refer to the website when you
set up your camera.
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.
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Shooting tips
Learn how to choose lenses and shooting techniques in various scenes.
How to use the “Help Guide”
Notes on using your camera
Precautions
Lending, transferring or discarding the camera and/or memory card to others (Notes on protecting private
information)
Notes on the battery pack and charging the battery
Notes on memory card
Cleaning the image sensor (Sensor Cleaning)
On cleaning
Checking the camera and the supplied items
Names of parts
Front side
Rear side
Top side
Sides
Bottom
Basic icons displayed on the monitor
Touch function icons
Basic operations
Touch panel
Touch function icons
Control wheel
Multi-selector
Still/Movie/S&Q dial and mode dial
MENU button
Main menu (shooting setting list)
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Fn (function) button
Focus mode dial
Drive mode dial
C (custom) buttons
DISP (Display Setting) button
Delete button
AEL button
AF-ON button
Front dial and rear dial (L/R)
Keyboard screen
In-Camera Guide
Functions for accessibility
Preparing the camera/Basic shooting operations
Charging the battery pack
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)
Memory cards that can be used
Inserting/removing a memory card
Attaching/removing a lens
Performing initial setup for the camera
Basic shooting operations
Confirmation before shooting
Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
Shooting movies (Intelligent Auto)
Finding functions from MENU
Using the shooting functions
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Contents of this chapter
Selecting a shooting mode
Intelligent Auto
Program Auto
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
Bulb shooting
BULB Timer Settings
Exposure Ctrl Type
Auto/Manual Swt. Set.
Shoot Mode (S&Q/time-lapse)
Convenient functions for shooting self-portrait videos and vlogs
Self-timer (movie)
Auto Framing Settings
Focusing
Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
Tracking subject (Tracking function)
Manual Focus
Direct manual focus (DMF)
Subject Recognition AF
Focusing using subject recognition functions
Subject Recog in AF (still image/movie)
Recognition Target (still image/movie)
Recog Trgt Select Set (still image/movie)
Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)
Sbj Recog Frm Disp. (still image)
Sbj Recog Frm Disp. (movie)
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Face Memory (still image/movie)
Regist. Face Priority (still image/movie)
Selecting a person to track (Select Face to Track)
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
Area Disp. dur Tracking
AF-C Area Display
Phase Detect. Area
AF Lvl for Crossing
AF Trk for Spd Chng
AF Transition Speed
AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
AF Assist
AF/MF Selector
Full Time DMF
AF w/ Shutter
AF On
Focus Hold
Pre-AF
Priority Set in AF-S
Priority Set in AF-C
AF Illuminator
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Aperture Drive in AF
Preset Focus/Zoom
AF in Focus Mag.
Auto Magnifier in MF
Focus Magnifier
Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
Focus Map
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
Auto Slow Shutter
Zebra Display
Selecting the ISO sensitivity
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)
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WB Capt. Frame Size (still image/movie)
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
Display LUT
Adding effects to images
Creative Look (still image/movie)
Picture Profile (still image/movie)
Soft Skin Effect (still image/movie)
Shooting with drive modes (continuous shooting/self-timer)
Drive Mode
Drive Mode Limit
Cont. Shooting
Cont. Shooting Speed
Cnt Shoot Speed Boost
Pre-Capture Settings
Selection/Memo Shot
Self-timer(Single)
Self-timer(Cont)
Self-timer Type
Cont. Bracket
Single Bracket
Indicator during bracket shooting
Focus Bracket
WB bracket
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DRO Bracket
Bracket Settings
Self-timer (movie)
Interval Shoot Func.
Shooting still images with a higher resolution
NR Shooting Settings
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
Time-lapse 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 Panel Settings
Touch Pad Settings
Focusing using touch operations (Touch Focus)
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Starting tracking with touch operations (Touch Tracking)
Shooting with touch operations (Touch Shutter)
Adjusting the exposure with touch operations (Touch AE)
Shutter settings
Silent Mode Settings (still image/movie)
Release Lag/Start Disp.
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 [Var. Shutter] functions
Using the zoom
The zoom features available with this product
Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom)
Zoom Range (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.
Flash Timing Setting
Reg. Flash Shooting Set
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Using a flash with a sync terminal cord
Sync Terminal Settings
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
Shoot Mode Sel. Screen
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 (still image)
Marker Display (movie)
Gamma Display Assist
Gamma Disp. Assist Typ.
Recording movie audio
Audio Recording
Audio Rec Level
Audio Out Timing
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Wind Noise Reduct.
Shoe Audio Set.
TC/UB settings
TC/UB
TC/UB Disp. Setting
Matching the time code with other devices
Livestreaming video and audio
USB Streaming (movie)
Customizing the camera
Contents of this chapter
Customization features of the camera
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 (still image/movie)
Fn Menu Settings (playback)
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
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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/viewfinder settings
Select Finder/Monitor
Monitor Flip Direction
DISP (Screen Disp) Set (Monitor/Finder)
Viewing
Contents of this chapter
Viewing images
Play Set of Multi. Media
Playing back still images
Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
Enlarge Initial Mag.
Enlarge Initial Position
Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
Playing back movies
Playback/Monitor. Vol.
4ch Audio Monitoring (movie)
Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
Cont. Play for Interval
Play Speed for Interval
Changing how images are displayed
Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
Playback Filter Condition
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Image Order
Display as Group
Focus Frame Display (playback)
Aspect Marker Disp. (still image)
Disp Specified Time Img.
Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting)
Protecting recorded images (Protect)
Adding information to images
Rating
Rating Set(Custom Key)
Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo)
Voice Memo Play Vol.
Rotating an image (Rotate)
Crop
Extracting still images from a movie
Photo Capture
JPEG/HEIF Switch (Photo Capture)
Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy)
Deleting images
Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
Delete pressing twice
Delete confirm.
Viewing images on a TV
Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable
Changing the camera settings
Memory card settings
Format
Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Recording Media (still image)
Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Recording Media (movie)
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Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Auto Switch Media
Recover Image DB (still image/movie)
Display Media Info. (still image/movie)
File settings
File/Folder Settings
Select REC Folder
Create New Folder
File Settings
IPTC Information
Copyright Info
Write Serial Number (still image/movie)
Network settings
Wi-Fi Connect
WPS Push
Access Point Set.
Wi-Fi Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz)
Display Wi-Fi Info.
SSID/PW Reset
Bluetooth Settings
Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
Wired LAN
Tethering Connection
Airplane Mode
Edit Device Name
Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate)
Access Authen. Settings
Access Authen. Info
Reset Network Set.
FTP Transfer Func.
Viewfinder/monitor settings
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Monitor Brightness
Viewfinder Bright.
Finder Color Temp.
Viewfinder Magnifi.
Finder Frame Rate (still image)
Power settings
Auto Monitor OFF (still image)
Power Save Start Time
Power Save by Monitor
Auto Power OFF Temp.
Display Quality (still image)
USB settings
USB Connection Mode
USB LUN Setting
USB Power Supply
External output settings
HDMI Resolution
HDMI Output Settings (movie)
HDMI Info. Display
CTRL FOR HDMI
General settings
Language
Area/Date/Time Setting
NTSC/PAL Selector
Audio Signal(Shooting)
Audio Signal(Start/End)
Audio Signal Volume
Video Light Mode
Anti-dust Function
Auto Pixel Mapping
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Pixel Mapping
Version
Display Serial Number
Privacy Notice
Screen Reader (For some models only)
Enlarge Screen
Certification Logo (For some models only)
Save/Load Settings
Setting Reset
Functions available with a smartphone
Functions available with a smartphone (Creators' App)
C3 Portal
Monitor & Control
Pairing the camera with a smartphone (Smartphone Connection)
Using a smartphone as a remote commander
Using a smartphone as a remote commander
Remote Shoot Setting
Transferring images to a Smartphone
Select on Cam & Send (transferring to a smartphone)
Reset Transfer Status (transferring to a smartphone)
Connecting while the camera is turned OFF
Cnct. while Power OFF (smartphone)
Reading location information from a smartphone
Using a computer
Recommended computer environment
Connecting/disconnecting the camera and a computer
Connecting the camera to a computer
Disconnecting the camera from the computer
Managing and editing images on a computer
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Introduction to computer software (Imaging Edge Desktop/Catalyst)
Importing images to the computer
Operating the camera from a computer
Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function)
Remote Shoot Setting
Remote shooting with a wired LAN (Remote Camera Tool)
USB Streaming (movie)
Appendix
Audio accessories compatible with the Multi Interface Shoe
Vertical grip
Mount Adaptor
Mount Adaptor
LA-EA3/LA-EA5 Mount Adaptor
LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor
Multi Battery Adaptor Kit
Battery life and number of recordable images
Number of recordable images
Recordable movie times
List of icons on the monitor
List of icons on the screen for shooting still images
List of icons on the screen for shooting movies
List of icons on the playback screen
List of default setting values
List of default setting values (Shooting)
List of default setting values (Exposure/Color)
List of default setting values (Focus)
List of default setting values (Playback)
List of default setting values (Network)
List of default setting values (Setup)
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List of default setting values (My Menu)
Specifications
Trademarks
License
If you have problems
Troubleshooting
Warning messages
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Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-9M3 α9III
How to use the “Help Guide”
The “Help Guide” is a “Web Instruction Manual” that has been designed to describe the functions and operating methods
of this camera. Use the “Help Guide” to search for any information that you require in order to make full use of the
camera.
(The “Help Guide” screens shown on this page are for reference only. They may differ from the actual on-screen display
of your model.)
Hint
The “Startup Guide” supplied with the camera describes basic operating methods and precautions for use. Please refer to the
“Startup Guide” in combination with this “Help Guide.”
Icons used in the “Help Guide”
: Menu items displayed in the still image shooting modes
: Menu items displayed in the movie recording modes and slow-motion/quick-motion shooting modes
: Menu items displayed in any of the still image shooting modes, movie recording modes, or slow-
motion/quick-motion shooting modes
For details on the relationship between each shooting mode and the menu, refer to “MENU button.”
Finding your desired information
Method A: Searching by keyword
Enter a search keyword (“white balance,” “focus area,” etc.), and use the search results to display the description page
that you want to view. If you enter two or more keywords by separating them with spaces (blanks), you can search for
pages that contain all of those keywords.
Method B: Viewing the table of contents
Click (Table of contents) to display the table of contents. Select a heading from the table of contents to display the
description page.
Screen displayed on a computer
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Screen displayed on a smartphone
Method C: Finding functions from MENU
If you want to search for information while checking it against the MENU screen of the camera, use the “Finding functions
from MENU” page. Select a MENU item from the list to go directly to the description page.
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