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

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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)

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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
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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.

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* 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.

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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.

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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.

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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
R
Items to be set by turning the control dial
L