Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-5100

List of shooting modes

You can select a desired shooting mode.

  1. MENU (Camera Settings) → [Shoot Mode] → desired setting.

Available functions

(Intelligent Auto):
Allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically.

(Superior Auto):
Allows you to shoot still images in higher quality than with Intelligent Auto mode.

P (Program Auto):
Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value (F value)). Also you can select various settings from the menu.

A (Aperture Priority):
Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot, for example when you want to blur the background, etc.

S (Shutter Priority):
Allows you to shoot fast-moving subjects etc., by manually adjusting the shutter speed.

M (Manual Exposure):
Allows you to shoot still images with the desired exposure by adjusting the shutter speed and the aperture value.

(Movie):
Allows you to change the settings for movie recording.

(Sweep Panorama):
Allows you to shoot a panoramic image by compositing the images.

SCN (Scene Selection):
Allows you to shoot with preset settings according to the subject and scene.