User manual SONY ALPHA DSLR-A450

[. . . ] Preparing the camera Before your operation Shooting images Using the shooting function Using the viewing function Changing your setup Viewing images on a computer Printing images Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera Instruction Manual DSLR-A450 Printed using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. __________________________ WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. [. . . ] For shooting the beautiful red of the setting sun. For shooting images in black and white monotone. (Portrait) (Landscape) (Sunset) (B/W) (Contrast), (Saturation), and Creative Style item. (Contrast) (Sharpness) can be adjusted for each The higher the value selected, the more the difference of light and shadow is accentuated, thus making an impact on an image. The higher the value selected, the more vivid the color. When a lower value is selected, the color of the image is restrained and subdued. The higher the value selected, the more the contours are accentuated, and the lower the value selected, the more the contours are softened. (Saturation) (Sharpness) 94 Notes · When the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection, [Creative Style] is fixed to (Standard) and you cannot select other settings. · When (B/W) is selected, you cannot adjust the saturation. Changing the range of color reproduction (Color Space) The way colors are represented with combinations of numbers or the range of color reproduction is called "color space. " You can change the color space, depending on your purpose. MENU button t setting sRGB 1 t [Color Space] t Select the desired This is the standard color space of the digital camera. Use sRGB in normal shooting, such as when you intend to print out the images without any modification. This has a wide range of color reproduction. When a large part of the subject is vivid green or red, Adobe RGB is effective. · The file name of the image starts with "_DSC. " Using the shooting function AdobeRGB Notes · Adobe RGB is for applications or printers that support color management and DCF2. 0 option color space. Using some applications or printers that do not support them may result in or print images that do not faithfully reproduce the color. · When displaying images that were recorded with Adobe RGB on the camera or nonAdobe RGB-compliant devices, the images are displayed with low saturation. 95 Setting ISO Sensitivity to light is expressed by the ISO number (recommended exposure index). The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. 1 Press the ISO button to display the ISO screen. ISO button 2 Select the desired value with v/V on the controller. · The larger the number, the higher the noise level. Notes · When the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection, ISO is fixed to AUTO and you cannot select other ISO numbers. · When the exposure mode is set to P/A/S and ISO is set to [AUTO], ISO is automatically set between ISO 200 and ISO 1600. · The [AUTO] setting is not provided in exposure mode M. If you change the exposure mode to M with the [AUTO] setting, it is switched to [200]. Set the ISO according to your shooting conditions. 96 Adjusting the color tones (White balance) The color tone of the subject changes depending on the characteristics of the light source. The table below shows how the color tone changes based on various light sources, compared with a subject that appears white under the sunlight. Daylight Weather/ lighting Characteristics of light White Bluish Green-tinged Reddish Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent White balance is a feature that adjusts the color tone to approximate what you see. Use this feature when the color tone of the image did not come out as you expected, or when you want to change the color tone on purpose for photographic expression. Notes · When the exposure mode is set to AUTO or Scene Selection, [White balance] is fixed to AWB (Auto WB) and you cannot select other modes. · If the only light source available is a mercury lamp or a sodium lamp, the camera will not be able to acquire the accurate white balance because of the characteristics of the light source. Use the flash in such cases. Using the shooting function Adjusting the white balance to suit a specific light source (Auto/Preset white balance) Fn button t AWB (White balance) t Select the desired setting · When [AWB] is not selected, you can fine tune the color tone with b/B on the controller. Adjusting it toward + turns the image reddish and adjusting it toward ­ turns the image bluish. 97 AWB (Auto WB) (Daylight) (Shade) (Cloudy) (Incandescent) (Fluorescent) (Flash) The camera automatically detects a light source and adjusts the color tones. [. . . ] 27 Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 64 Shutter speed priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Single-shot AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]