Menus cont..
Play menu
The play menu has all the options you might expect but also includes the option that allows you to switch between viewing stills, MP4 movies and AVCHD movies.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Still/Movie Select | • Folder View (Still) • Folder View (MP4) • AVCHD View |
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| Delete | • Multiple images Selection screen• All in folder  DeleteCancel |
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| Slide show | • RepeatOnOff • Interval 1 sec3 sec5 sec10 sec30 sec• Image type AllDisplay 3D only• Enter • Cancel |
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| Image Index | • 4 Images • 9 Images |
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| Protect | • Multiple Img.Selection screen • Cancel All Images |
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| Specify Printing | • DPOF setupMultiple Img.Cancel All • Date Imprint OnOff• Enter • Cancel |
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| Picture Effect | • Watercolor • Illustration |
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| Volume Settings | Select 0-7 | |
| Playback Display | • Auto Rotate • Manual Rotate |
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Memory menu
Unlike most other brands, Sony likes to write an image database file to the memory card (and the camera will sometimes ask to update this database at startup if you've used your card in another camera). Those controls and various other file management options can be found here.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Format | • Enter • Cancel |
Formats the memory card |
| File Number | • Series • Reset |
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| Folder Name | • Standard form • Date form |
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| Select REC folder | • 100MSDCF • 101MSDCF • etc. |
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| New Folder | • OK | Creates a new running number folder. |
| Recover Image DB | • Enter • Cancel |
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| Display Card Space | • OK | |
Time and date settings
Date and time settings get their own section but might, just as logically be part of the Setup section.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
| Date/Time setup | • Daylight Svg.: On/Off • Y - M - D, Hr:Mn • Date format Y/M/DD/M/YM/D/Y |
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| Area setting | Select your location from map display | |
Setup menu
The last menu is the Setup menu which allows you to configure general camera settings such as USB transfer modes or language. This menu is split across three pages. You can also find the viewfinder and LCD brightness options here as well.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Menu start | • Top • Previous |
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| Delete confirm. | • "Delete" first • "Cancel" first |
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| Mode Dial Guide | • On • Off |
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| LCD brightness | • Auto • Manual Low (-2) to High (+2)• Sunny Weather |
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| Viewfinder Bright. | • Auto • Manual Low (-1) to High (+1) |
Available only when optional EVF is attached |
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| LCD Quality | • High • Standard |
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| Power Saving Start Time | • 30 Min • 5 Min • 1 Min • 20 Sec • 10 Sec |
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| HDMI Resolution | • Auto • 1080p • 1080i |
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| CTRL for HDMI | • On • Off |
Allows camera control with TV remote when connected to a compatible TV |
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| USB Connection | • Auto • Mass storage • MTP • PC Remote |
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| USB LUN Setting | • Multi • Single |
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| USB Power Supply | • On • Off |
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| Audio signals | • On • Off |
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| Version | Displays firmware version | |
| Language | • Japanese • English • French • Spanish • Italian • Chinese (Simplified) • Chinese (Traditional) • German • Portuguese • Dutch • Russian • Swedish • Danish • Norwegian • Finnish • Polish • Czech • Hungarian • Korean • Arabic • Farsi • Thai • Greek • Turkish • Malay |
Varies by region |
| Demo mode | • On • Off |
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| Initialize | • Reset default • Rec mode reset • Custom reset |
Resets shooting settings and camera setup. |
