Menus cont..
Play menu
The play menu is kept rather simple and includes the all the usual functions such as delete, protect and a slide-show option. On the A55 the menu now comprises two pages to accommodate new functions for movie and 3D playback.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Delete | • Multiple images Selection screen• All in folder  DeleteCancel |
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| Still/movie select | • Still • Movie |
Switches between movie and still image playback (they aren't shown together) |
| Format | • OK • Cancel |
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| Slide show | • Interval1 sec3 sec5 sec10 sec30 sec • Repeat OnOff• Image type AllDisplay 3D only• Enter • Cancel |
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| Image index | • 6 images • 12 images |
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| 3D viewing | For viewing 3D panoramas on a 3D-compatible TV-set | |
| Protect | • Multiple imagesSelection screen • All all images • Cancel all |
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| Specify Printing | • DPOF setupMultiple imagesCancel all • Date imprint OnOff• Enter • Cancel |
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| Page two | ||
| Volume settings | Select 1-7 | |
| Select folder | Selection screen | |
| Select date | Selection screen | |
| Playback Display | • Auto Rotate • Manual Rotate |
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Memory menu
Most functions in this menu had on previous Alphas been integrated into the setup and play menus but on the new model Sony has deemed the functions important enough to create a new menu tab for them. You'll mostly enter this menu to format your memory card.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
| 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 | ||
Time and date settings
We're not quite sure why the date and time settings in this menu merit an individual tab as most users will only change their camera's system time very rarely (if at all).
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
| Date/Time setup | • Date - Time • Date format YYYY/MM/DDDD/MM/YYYYMM/DD/YYYY |
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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. You'll also find the settings for the new GPS module in here. This menu is split across two pages.
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| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| LCD brightness | • Auto • Manual Low (-2) to High (+2)• Sunny weather |
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| Viewfinder brightness | • Auto • Manual Low (-2) to High (+2) |
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| GPS settings | • GPS On/OffOnOff • GPS auto time cor • Use GPS assist data • Delete GPS assist data EnterCancel |
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| Power save | • 30 min • 5 min • 1 min • 20 sec • 10 sec |
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. |
| CTRL for HDMI | • On • Off |
Allows camera control with TV remote when connected to a compatible TV |
| Language | • English • French • Spanish • Italian • German • Portuguese • Dutch • Russian • Swedish • Danish • Norwegian • Finnish • Polish • Czech • Hungarian • Greek • Turkish |
Varies by region |
| Help Guide disp. | • On • Off |
Explaining each function as you select options |
| Page two | ||
| USB connection | • Mass storage • PTP |
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| Audio signals | • On • Off |
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| Cleaning mode | • Enter • Cancel |
Performs auto sensor cleaning procedure |
| Version | Displays firmware version | |
| Demo mode | • On • Off |
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| Reset default | • Enter • Cancel |
Resets shooting settings and camera setup. |
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