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.

Option Values / Actions Notes
Page one
Delete  • Multiple images
Selection screen
 • All in folder
Delete
Cancel
Still/movie select  • Still
 • Movie		 Switches between movie and still image playback (they aren't shown together)
Format  • OK
 • Cancel		  
Slide show  • Interval
1 sec
3 sec
5 sec
10 sec
30 sec
 • Repeat
On
Off
 • Image type
All
Display 3D only
 • Enter
 • Cancel		  
Image index  • 6 images
 • 12 images		  
3D viewing   For viewing 3D panoramas on a 3D-compatible TV-set
Protect  • Multiple images
Selection screen
 • All all images
 • Cancel all		  
Specify Printing  • DPOF setup
Multiple images
Cancel all
 • Date imprint
On
Off
 • Enter
 • Cancel		  
Page two
Volume settings Select 1-7  
Select folder Selection screen  
Select date Selection screen  
Playback Display  • Auto Rotate
 • Manual Rotate 		 

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.
Option Values / Actions Notes
Format  • Enter
 • Cancel		 Formats the memory card
File number  • Series
 • Reset 		 
Folder name  • Standard form
 • Date form 		 
Select REC folder  • 100MSDCF
 • 101MSDCF
 • etc. 		 
New folder  • OK Creates a new running number folder.
Recover image DB  • Enter
 • Cancel		  
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).

Option Values / Actions Notes
Date/Time setup  • Date - Time
 • Date format
YYYY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YYYY
MM/DD/YYYY		  
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.

Option Values / Actions Notes
Page one
LCD brightness  • Auto
 • Manual
Low (-2) to High (+2)
 • Sunny weather		  
Viewfinder brightness  • Auto
 • Manual
Low (-2) to High (+2)		  
GPS settings  • GPS On/Off
On
Off
 • GPS auto time cor
 • Use GPS assist data
 • Delete GPS assist data
Enter
Cancel		  
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		  
Audio signals  • On
 • Off		  
Cleaning mode  • Enter
 • Cancel		 Performs auto sensor cleaning procedure
Version Displays firmware version  
Demo mode  • On
 • Off		  
Reset default  • Enter
 • Cancel		 Resets shooting settings and camera setup.