Sony A57 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Functions list
Functions that can be selected with
the Fn (Function) button
The functions that can be selected with the Fn button are as follows:
Scene Selection (39,
89)
Selects an appropriate mode from among the Scene Selection
preset settings to suit shooting conditions.
(Portrait/Sports Action/Macro/Landscape/Sunset/Night
Scene/Hand-held Twilight/Night Portrait)
Movie (105) Selects the exposure mode to suit your subject or your effect
and records movies.
(P/A/S/M)
Cont. Priority AE
Mode (41, 93)
Sets the speed for continuous shooting.
(Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE/Cont. Priority AE)
Drive Mode (46, 144) Sets the drive mode such as continuous shooting.
(Single Shooting/Cont. Shooting/Self-timer/Bracket: Cont./
Single Bracket/WB bracket/Remote Cdr.)
Flash Mode (42, 128) Sets the flash mode.
(Flash Off/Autoflash/Fill-flash/Slow Sync./Rear Sync./
Wireless)
Autofocus Mode
(112)
Selects the method for focusing according to movement of
the subject.
(Single-shot AF/Automatic AF/Continuous AF)
AF area (113) Selects the area of focus.
(Wide/Zone/Spot/Local)
Object Tracking (114) Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it.
(On/Off)
Smile/Face Detect.
(119, 122)
Automatically captures people’s face(s) with the optimal
focus and exposure./Shoots when a smile is detected.
(Face Detection Off/Face Detection On (Regist. Faces)/Face
Detection On/Smile Shutter)
Auto Port. Framing
(121)
Analyzes the scene when capturing face and automatically
saves another image with well-balanced composition.
(Auto/Off)
ISO (130) Sets the sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the faster
the shutter speed.
(Multi Frame Noise Reduct./ISO AUTO to 16000)
Metering Mode (125) Selects the method for measuring brightness.
(Multi segment/Center weighted/Spot)