Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Review: 11. Menus: Digital Photography Review

	In addition to the record menu options the A100 also has two pages of custom menu options which allow for personalization of the camera such as the function of various buttons, focusing modes etc.

Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Page one
Priority setup	• AF • Release	Choose whether the camera will release the shutter without focus lock
Focus Hold button	• Focus hold • DOF preview
AEL button	• AE hold • AE toggle • Spot AE hold • Spot AE toggle	Choose if the AEL button must be held or toggles AE lock, additionally this can be set to spot meter instead
Ctrl dial set	• Shutter speed • Aperture	Sets the function of the control dial
Exp. comp. set	• Ambient & flash • Ambient only
AF illuminator	• On • Off
Page two
Shutter lock	• On: no card • Off: no card	When set to On the shutter can not be released when no card inserted
Shutter lock	• On: no lens • Off: no lens	When set to On the shutter can not be released when no lens is attached
AF area setup	• 0.3 sec display • 0.6 sec display • Display off	Controls how long the selected AF area is illuminated in the viewfinder
Monitor display	• Automatic • Manual	When set to Auto the eye sensors are used to switch off the LCD
Recording display	• Auto rotate • Horizontal	Controls whether the recording information display is rotated or not
Play display	• Auto rotate • Manual rotate	Controls whether images are automatically rotated in play mode

	The last menu is the Setup menu which allows you to configure general camera settings (mostly digital related) such as USB transfer modes, video output etc. This menu is split across three pages.

Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Page one
LCD brightness	• Enter Low (-2) to High (+2)
Transfer mode	• Mass storage • PTP	- USB 'mass storage device' - For PictBridge and transfer wizards
Video output	• NTSC • PAL
Audio signals	• On • Off
Language	• Japanese • English • French • Spanish • Italian • Chinese (Simplified) • Chinese (Traditional)	USA model
Date/Time set	• Enter Date Time Date format
Page two
File # memory	• On • Off
Reset	• Enter
Folder name	• Standard form • Date form
Select folder	• 100MSDCF • 101MSDCF • etc.
New folder	• Enter	Creates a new running number folder
Page three
LCD backlight	• 1 min • 30 sec • 10 sec • 5 sec	The amount of time the LCD backlight remains on
Power save	• 30 min • 10 min • 5 min • 3 min • 1 min	The amount of time before the camera enters 'sleep' state, it can be woken by a half-press of the shutter release or one of the LCD buttons
Menu Sec. Memory	• Off • On	Remember which menu section was active when returning to the menu
Delete confirm	• "Yes" • "No"	Set the default option for the delete confirm box
Clean CCD	• Enter Yes No	Enables manual cleaning of the sensor by locking up the mirror and opening the shutter.
Reset default	• Enter Yes No	Reset camera settings to default

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