Sony NEX-5T User manual

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About the NEX-5T
The NEX-5T is equipped with all the functions of the NEX-5R.
This section, “About the NEX-5T,” describes the added functions of the NEX-5T, the
procedure for using them, and the differences between the NEX-5R and the NEX-5T.
For shared functions among the NEX-5R and the NEX-5T, refer to sections other than
“About the NEX-5T.”
Also, refer to the instruction manual of the NEX-5T and the flyer “Wi-Fi Connection/
One-touch (NFC) Guide.”
Added functions of the NEX-5T
The following functions have been added to the NEX-5T compared to the NEX-5R.
Added functions Description
One-touch functions With just one touch, the camera automatically sets the SSID and
the password to connect to an NFC-enabled Android
Smartphone or tablet computers.
One-touch sharing
(Send to Smartphone)
When the camera is in playback mode, you can connect the
camera and an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone with one
touch, and send images to the Smartphone.
Smart Remote Embedded You can use your Smartphone as a remote controller for the
camera. Use the factory preset application [Smart Remote
Embedded] on the camera.
If you use an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone, you can
connect the camera and the Smartphone with a one-touch
operation (One-touch remote).
One-touch(NFC) You can call up an application installed on the camera by
touching an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone to the camera.
Airplane Mode When you board an airplane, etc., you can turn off all Wi-Fi and
NFC functions temporarily.
zAbout NFC
NFC is a technology that enables short-range wireless communication between various
devices, such as mobile phones or IC tags, etc. NFC makes data communication simpler
with just a touch on the designated touch-point.
• NFC (Near Field Communication) is an international standard of short-range wireless
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Renamed functions on the
NEX-5T
On the NEX-5T, the following functions have been renamed from the NEX-5R, but the
features are the same.
To search for these functions in this handbook, use the NEX-5R function names.
One-touch sharing (Sending an
image to a Smartphone)
With just one touch, you can connect the camera and an NFC-enabled Android
Smartphone, and send an image displayed on the camera screen directly to the
Smartphone.
Download and install the application “PlayMemories Mobile” from your Smartphone’s
application store.
If “PlayMemories Mobile” is already installed on your Smartphone, be sure to update it
to the latest version.
For details on “PlayMemories Mobile,” refer to the support page (http://www.sony.net/
pmm/).
To send images to an iPhone, or to an Android Smartphone without the NFC function,
refer to “Sending images without using the NFC function”.
NEX-5R function name NEX-5T function name
Object Tracking Tracking Focus
Reset View on Smartphone SSID/PW Reset
View on Smartphone Send to Smartphone
1Play back a single image to be sent on the
camera.
2Activate the NFC function of the Smartphone.
• Refer to the instruction manual of the Smartphone on how to activate the NFC function.
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• When the camera plays back images in index mode, you cannot send images using One-touch sharing.
• When [Airplane Mode] is set to [On], you cannot connect the camera and the Smartphone. Set [Airplane
Mode] to [Off].
• RAW images are converted to JPEG format when they are sent.
• You cannot send AVCHD format movies.
3Touch the Smartphone to the camera,
aligning both N marks.
The camera and the Smartphone are connected, and
“PlayMemories Mobile” automatically launches on the
Smartphone, and then the displayed image is sent to the
Smartphone.
• The NFC function is available only when the (N mark) is displayed on the camera.
• Touch the Smartphone to the camera for more than two seconds until “PlayMemories Mobile”
launches.
• If you cannot find an N mark on the Smartphone, confirm the touch-point referring to the instruction
manual of the Smartphone.
• You can select an image size to be sent to the Smartphone from [Original], [2M] or [VGA].
To change the image size: For Android, select [Image quality] from the “PlayMemories Mobile”
menu, and for iPhone, select the setting menu t“PlayMemories Mobile” t[Image quality].
Notes
zTraveling to the download website of “PlayMemories
Mobile” with one touch
When you touch an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone to the N mark on the camera, and if
“PlayMemories Mobile” is not installed on that Smartphone, the web browser launches and
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Selecting the desired mode and
sending images (Send to
Smartphone)
Set the image selection mode and then send images to a Smartphone.
Download and install the application “PlayMemories Mobile” from your Smartphone’s
application store.
If “PlayMemories Mobile” is already installed on your Smartphone, be sure to update it
to the latest version.
For details on “PlayMemories Mobile,” refer to the support page (http://www.sony.net/
pmm/).
1MENU t[Playback] t[Send to Smartphone] tdesired mode.
• When you press (Send to Smartphone) on the camera, proceed to step 1of [Select on This
Device].
Connecting the camera and a Smartphone using
One-touch connection
Select on This Device Selects images to be sent to the Smartphone from the camera.
1Select a mode from [This Image], [All Images on This
Date], [All Movie(MP4) on Date], or [Multiple Images].
2[OK] tzon the control wheel
If you select [Multiple Images], select the desired images
using zon the control wheel, then press [OK] tz.
Select on Smartphone Displays all images recorded on the camera’s memory card
on the Smartphone.
When the camera is ready for the connection, the
information screen appears.
2Activate the NFC function of the Smartphone.
3Touch the Smartphone to the camera,
aligning both N marks.
The camera and the Smartphone are connected, and
“PlayMemories Mobile” launches on the Smartphone,
and then the selected images are sent to the Smartphone.
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• When [Airplane Mode] is set to [On], you cannot connect the camera and the Smartphone. Set [Airplane
Mode] to [Off].
• RAW images are converted to JPEG format when they are sent.
• You cannot send AVCHD format movies.
1MENU t[Playback] t[Send to Smartphone] tdesired mode.
• When you press (Send to Smartphone) on the camera, proceed to step 1of [Select on This
Device].
• The NFC function is available only when the (N mark) is displayed on the camera.
• Touch the Smartphone to the camera for more than two seconds until “PlayMemories Mobile”
launches.
• If you cannot find an N mark on the Smartphone, confirm the touch-point by referring to the
instruction manual of the Smartphone.
• You can select an image size to be sent to the Smartphone from [Original], [2M] or [VGA].
To change the image size: For Android, select [Image quality] from the “PlayMemories Mobile”
menu, and for iPhone, select the setting menu t“PlayMemories Mobile” t[Image quality].
Notes
Sending images without using the NFC function
Select on This Device Selects images to be sent to the Smartphone from the camera.
1Select a mode from [This Image], [All Images on This
Date], [All Movie(MP4) on Date], or [Multiple Images].
2[OK] tzon the control wheel
If you select [Multiple Images], select the desired images
using zon the control wheel, then press [OK] tz.
Select on Smartphone Displays all images recorded on the camera’s memory card
on the Smartphone.
When the camera is ready for the connection, the
information screen appears.
2Connect the Smartphone and the camera using the SSID and password
on the information screen.
• You can select an image size to be sent to the Smartphone from [Original], [2M] or [VGA].
To change the image size: For Android, select [Image quality] from the “PlayMemories Mobile”
menu, and for iPhone, select the setting menu t“PlayMemories Mobile” t[Image quality].
[For Android]
[For iPhone]
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Connecting an Android Smartphone to the camera
Connecting an iPhone to the camera
1Launch “PlayMemories Mobile” on your
Smartphone.
2Select the model name of this camera
(DIRECT-xxxx:NEX-5T).
3Input the password that is displayed on the
camera.
The Smartphone is connected to the camera.
1Select the model name of this camera
(DIRECT-xxxx:NEX-5T) on the Wi-Fi setting
screen of your Smartphone.
2Input the password that is displayed on the
camera.
The Smartphone is connected to the camera.
3Launch “PlayMemories Mobile” on the
Smartphone.
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• When [Airplane Mode] is set to [On], you cannot connect the camera and the Smartphone. Set [Airplane
Mode] to [Off].
• RAW images are converted to JPEG format when they are sent.
• You cannot send AVCHD format movies.
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Smart Remote Embedded
You can use a Smartphone as the remote controller for the camera, and shoot still
images. Still images shot via remote control are sent to the Smartphone from the camera.
Download and install the application “PlayMemories Mobile” from your Smartphone’s
application store.
If “PlayMemories Mobile” is already installed on your Smartphone, be sure to update it
to the latest version.
For details on “PlayMemories Mobile,” refer to the support page (http://www.sony.net/
pmm/).
To send images to an iPhone, or to an Android Smartphone without the NFC function,
refer to “Launching [Smart Remote Embedded] without using One-touch remote.”
With a one-touch operation, you can connect the camera to an NFC-enabled Android
Smartphone, and operate the camera and shoot still images remotely using the
Smartphone as a controller (One-touch remote).
• When [Airplane Mode] is set to [On], you cannot connect the camera and the Smartphone. Set [Airplane
Mode] to [Off].
Launching [Smart Remote Embedded] using
One-touch remote
1Activate the NFC function of the Smartphone.
2Switch the camera to shooting mode.
3Touch the Smartphone to the camera,
aligning both N marks.
The Smartphone and the camera are connected, and
“PlayMemories Mobile” launches. On the camera,
[Smart Remote Embedded] launches.
• The NFC function is available only when the (N mark) is displayed on the camera.
• Touch the Smartphone to the camera for more than two seconds until “PlayMemories Mobile”
launches.
• If you cannot find an N mark on the Smartphone, confirm the touch-point by referring to the
instruction manual of the Smartphone.
• If [Smart Remote Embedded] does not launch, first select [Smart Remote Embedded] under MENU
t[Setup] t[One-touch(NFC)].
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Check the composition of the image on the Smartphone screen, and then press the shutter
button (A) on the Smartphone to shoot an image.
• Use button (B) to change the [EV], [Self-Timer] and [Review Check] settings.
• [Smart Remote Embedded] is available when the shooting mode is set to [Intelligent Auto], [Scene
Selection], [Manual Exposure], [Shutter Priority], [Aperture Priority] or [Program Auto]. When the
shooting mode is set to a mode other than the modes above, it is automatically switched to [Intelligent
Auto].
• [Smart Remote Embedded] is not available for movie shooting.
• When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], it is automatically changed to [Fine].
• If a memory card is not inserted in the camera, you can shoot still images and send them to a Smartphone.
However, the images shot will not be saved on the camera.
Launching [Smart Remote Embedded] without
using One-touch remote
1MENU t[Application] t[Smart Remote Embedded].
2When the camera is ready for the
connection, an information screen appears
on the camera. Connect the Smartphone
and the camera using that information.
[For Android]
[For iPhone]
Operating the camera using [Smart Remote
Embedded]
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One-touch(NFC)
You can call up a desired application from the application menu of the camera by
touching an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone to the camera. If the application you call
up has a feature that works with the Smartphone, the camera and the Smartphone will be
connected via Wi-Fi.
To use this function, register the desired application in advance.
1MENU t[Setup] t[One-touch(NFC)] tdesired application.
2Switch the camera to shooting mode.
3Touch an NFC-enabled Android Smartphone to the N mark on this
camera for more than two seconds.
• “PlayMemories Mobile” launches on the Smartphone, and the application you have registered in
Step 1 launches on the camera.
• When the camera is in playback mode, the registered application will not launch even if you touch the
Smartphone to the camera.
• When you call up an application with one touch, even if that application does not work with a
Smartphone, “PlayMemories Mobile” on Smartphone launches. Exit “PlayMemories Mobile” without
performing an operation.
Airplane Mode
When you board an airplane, etc., you can turn off all Wi-Fi and NFC functions
temporarily.
1MENU t[Setup] t[Airplane Mode] tdesired mode.
• If you set [Airplane Mode] to [On], an (airplane) mark will be displayed on the screen.
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Troubleshooting
Cannot find the wireless access point to be connected.
• Wireless access points may not be displayed on the camera due to signal conditions. Place the camera
closer to the wireless access point.
• Wireless access points may not be displayed on the camera depending on the access point settings.
Refer to the instruction manual of the wireless access point.
[WPS Push] does not work.
• [WPS Push] may not work depending on the access point settings. Check the SSID and password of
the wireless access point, and perform [Access Point Settings].
[Send to Computer] is canceled halfway.
• When the battery remaining level of the camera is low, [Send to Computer] may be canceled halfway.
Charge the battery pack and try again.
Cannot send movies to the Smartphone.
• For movies, only MP4-format file can be sent to the Smartphone. To record MP4-format movies,
select MENU t[Image Size] t[File Format] t[MP4].
[Send to Smartphone] is canceled halfway.
• When the battery remaining level of the camera or Smartphone is low, [Send to Smartphone] may be
canceled halfway. Charge the battery pack and try again.
The shooting screen is not displayed smoothly./The connection between the
camera and the Smartphone is disconnected.
• Data communication between the camera and the Smartphone may fail due to signal conditions. Place
the camera closer to the Smartphone.
Shooting using [Smart Remote Embedded] is canceled halfway.
• When the battery remaining level of the camera or the Smartphone is low, shooting using [Smart
Remote Embedded] may be canceled halfway. Charge the battery pack and try again.
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Cannot connect the camera to a Smartphone using the One-touch function.
• Place the N mark on the Smartphone and the N mark on the camera as close as possible. If there is no
response, move the Smartphone a few millimeters or move the Smartphone away from the camera,
wait more than 10 seconds, and then touch them together again.
• If you cannot make a connection, do as the following:
– Launch “PlayMemories Mobile” on your Smartphone, and then move the Smartphone slowly
toward the N mark of the camera.
– If the Smartphone is in a case, remove it.
– If the camera is in a case, remove it.
• Make sure the strap isn’t covering the N mark on the camera when touching the Smartphone to the
camera.
• [Airplane Mode] is activated. Set [Airplane Mode] to [Off].
• When the camera plays back images in index mode, you cannot connect the camera and the
Smartphone with one touch.
• Check whether the NFC function is activated on your Smartphone. For details, refer to the instruction
manual of the Smartphone.
• Do not place any metal objects other than a Smartphone near the N mark.
• Do not contact two or more Smartphones to the camera at the same time.
• If another NFC-based application is running on your Smartphone, terminate that application.
Cannot download applications using the camera’s Wi-Fi.
• If the IP address of the camera is fixed, you cannot download applications using Wi-Fi. Select MENU
t[Setup] t[Access Point Settings] taccess point to be connected, then set [IP Address Setting]
to [Auto]. Or connect the camera and the computer using a USB cable, and then download an
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A
Airplane Mode ..................................................... x
N
NFC ................................................................... i, x
O
Object Tracking ................................................... ii
One-touch remote ............................................. viii
One-touch sharing ................................................ ii
One-touch(NFC) .................................................. x
R
Reset View on Smartphone ..................................ii
S
Send to Smartphone (NFC) .............................ii, iv
Smart Remote Embedded (NFC) ...................... viii
SSID/PW Reset ....................................................ii
T
Tracking Focus ....................................................ii
V
View on Smartphone ........................................... ii

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Notes on using the camera
How to use this handbook
Click on a button at upper right on the cover and each page to jump to the corresponding
page.
This is convenient when searching for a function you want to use.
Search for information by
function.
Search for information by
sample photos.
Search for information in
a listing of menu items.
Search for information by
keyword.
Marks and notations used in this handbook
In this handbook, the sequence of
operations is shown by arrows (t).
Operate the camera in the order
indicated.
The default setting is indicated by .
Indicates cautions and limitations
relevant to the correct operation of the
camera.
The zmark indicates information that
is useful to know.
The photographs used as examples of
pictures in this manual are reproduced
images, and are not actual images shot
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How to use this handbook ·····································2
Sample photo ························································7
Identifying parts ···················································13
List of icons on the screen···································20
Basic operations
Operating the camera··········································23
Menu ···································································29
Shooting images··················································36
Playing back images ···········································39
Deleting images···················································41
Using the Photo Creativity function
Photo Creativity ···················································42
Bkground Defocus···············································43
Brightness ···························································44
Color ····································································45
Vividness ·····························································46
Picture Effect ·······················································47
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Using functions with the mode dial
(NEX-6 only)
Intelligent Auto·····················································64
Superior Auto ······················································66
Scene Selection ··················································68
Sweep Panorama················································70
Manual Exposure ················································72
Shutter Priority·····················································74
Aperture Priority ··················································75
Program Auto ······················································76
Using functions with the control wheel
DISP (Display Contents) ·····································49
(Exposure Comp.) ··········································52
(Drive Mode)··············································53
(ISO) ·······························································60
(Image Index) ·················································61
Using functions with the Fn button
Fn (Function) button ············································62
Using functions with the AEL button
(NEX-6 only)
AEL button (NEX-6 only) ·····································63
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Using functions in the menu
Shoot Mode (NEX-5R only) ·································30
Camera································································30
Image Size ··························································31
Brightness/Color ··················································31
Playback······························································32
Application···························································32
Setup ···································································32
Connecting with other equipment
Viewing images on a TV····································203
Using with your computer··································206
Using the software·············································208
Connecting the camera to the computer ···········211
Creating a movie disc········································213
Printing still images ···········································217
Adding functions to the camera
Adding functions to the camera (Application
downloading) ·····················································218
Launching the downloaded application ·············221
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting·················································222
Warning messages············································229
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Others
Using the camera abroad ··································232
Memory card ·····················································233
“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ·······························235
Battery charging ················································237
Mount Adaptor···················································238
Electronic Viewfinder (sold separately) (NEX-5R
only)···································································240
AVCHD format···················································241
Cleaning ····························································242
Index
Index··································································243
This manual covers the NEX-6 and NEX-5R.
Illustrations and display on the screen are for the NEX-6 unless otherwise noted.
The main characteristics of each model are as follows:
Model
name
Mode dial Touch panel Viewfinder Flash
NEX-6 Compatible Incompatible Internal Internal/
External (sold
separately)
NEX-5R Incompatible Compatible External
(sold separately)
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Sample photo
“This is the scene I want to capture in a photo, but how can I do?”
You may find the answer by going through the sample photos listed here. Click the
desired sample photo.
Shooting people (page 8)
Shooting macro photos (page 9)
Shooting landscapes (page 10)
Shooting sunset/night scenes (page 11)
Shooting fast moving subjects (page 12)
If you click on a photo, the screen will jump to the page describing the function
recommended for shooting that kind of photo.
Refer to those descriptions in addition to the shooting tips displayed on the screen of the
camera.
See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.
Click!
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