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Interchangeable Lens Digital CameraILCE-7Cα7C

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  • Tracking On + AF On

    You can track and keep focusing on the subject for as long as you hold down the custom key.
    [Tracking On + AF On] is assigned to the AF-ON button in the default settings.

  • Looking for valuable information, such as essential points on shooting (Tutorials)

    This website introduces convenient functions, ways of usage, and setting examples. Refer to the website when you set up your camera. (Another window will open.)

  • ILCE-7C lens compatibility information

    This website provides the lens compatibility information. (Another window will open.)

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  • How to use the “Help Guide”
      • Front side
      • Rear side
      • Top side
      • Side view
      • Bottom
      • Using the control wheel
      • Using MENU items
      • Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key)
      • Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu)
      • How to use the Quick Navi screen
      • How to use the keyboard
      • List of icons on the monitor
      • Switching the screen display (while shooting/during playback)
      • DISP Button (Monitor/Finder)
    • Checking the camera and the supplied items
    • FE 28-60mm F4-5.6
      • Inserting/removing the battery pack
      • Charging the battery pack while it is inserted in the camera
      • Charging by connecting to a computer
      • Battery life and number of recordable images
      • Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
      • Notes on the battery pack
      • Notes on charging the battery pack
      • Inserting/removing a memory card
      • Memory cards that can be used
      • Notes on memory card
    • Attaching/removing a lens
      • Mount Adaptor
      • LA-EA3/LA-EA5 Mount Adaptor
      • LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor
      • Multi Battery Adaptor Kit
    • Setting language, date and time
    • In-Camera Guide
    • Shooting still images
      • Focus Mode
      • Focus Area
      • Focus Area Limit
      • Phase detection AF
      • Focus Standard
      • Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area)
      • AF/MF control
      • AF w/ shutter (still image)
      • AF On
      • Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.)
      • AF in Focus Mag. (still image)
      • Tracking subject (Tracking function)
      • Focus Hold
      • Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image)
      • Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area)
      • Focus Frame Color
      • Pre-AF (still image)
      • Eye-Start AF (still image)
      • AF Tracking Sens. (still image)
      • Priority Set in AF-S
      • Priority Set in AF-C
      • AF Illuminator (still image)
      • AF Area Auto Clear
      • Disp. cont. AF area
      • Circ. of Focus Point
      • AF Frame Move Amt
      • AF Micro Adj.
      • Aperture Drive in AF (still image)
      • Manual Focus
      • Direct manual focus (DMF)
      • Focus Magnifier
      • MF Assist (still image)
      • Focus Magnif. Time
      • Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
      • Peaking Setting
      • Drive Mode
      • Cont. Shooting
      • Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length)
      • Self-timer
      • Self-timer(Cont)
      • Cont. Bracket
      • Single Bracket
      • Indicator during bracket shooting
      • WB bracket
      • DRO Bracket
      • Bracket Settings
      • Interval Shoot Func.
      • Touch Operation
      • Touch Panel/Pad
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Shutter
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Tracking
      • Touch Pad Settings
      • File Format (still image)
      • RAW File Type (still image)
      • JPEG Quality (still image)
      • JPEG Image Size (still image)
      • Aspect Ratio (still image)
      • APS-C/Super 35mm
      • Angle of view
      • List of mode dial function
      • Intelligent Auto
      • About Scene Recognition
      • Program Auto
      • Aperture Priority
      • Shutter Priority
      • Manual Exposure
      • Bulb shooting
      • Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
      • Movie: Exposure Mode
      • S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode
      • Exposure Comp.
      • Reset EV Comp.
      • Dial/Wheel Ev Comp
      • Exposure Set. Guide
      • Exposure step
      • Metering Mode
      • Face Priority in Multi Metering
      • Spot Metering Point
      • AE lock
      • AEL w/ shutter (still image)
      • Exposure Std. Adjust
      • Exp.comp.set
      • Zebra Setting
      • D-Range Optimizer (DRO)
      • Auto HDR
      • ISO Setting: ISO
      • ISO Setting: ISO Range Limit
      • ISO Setting: ISO AUTO Min. SS
      • The zoom features available with this product
      • Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom)
      • Zoom Setting
      • About zoom scale
      • Zoom Ring Rotate
      • White Balance
      • Priority Set in AWB
      • Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)
      • Shutter AWB Lock (still image)
      • Creative Style
      • Picture Effect
      • Color Space (still image)
      • Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image)
      • Release w/o Lens
      • Release w/o Card
      • Silent Shooting (still image)
      • SteadyShot
      • SteadyShot Settings
      • Lens Comp.
      • Long Exposure NR (still image)
      • High ISO NR (still image)
      • Regist. Faces Priority
      • Face Registration (New Registration)
      • Face Registration (Order Exchanging)
      • Face Registration (Delete)
      • Using flash (sold separately)
      • Red Eye Reduction
      • Flash Mode
      • Flash Comp.
      • FEL lock
      • External Flash Set.
      • Wireless Flash
    • Shooting movies
    • Movie w/ shutter
    • Movie recording formats
    • File Format (movie)
    • Record Setting (movie)
    • S&Q Settings
    • Livestreaming video and audio (USB Streaming) (movie)
    • Proxy Recording
    • Audio Recording
    • Audio Level Display
    • Audio Rec Level
    • Audio Out Timing
    • Wind Noise Reduct.
    • Picture Profile
    • Gamma Disp. Assist
    • Auto Slow Shutter (movie)
    • Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
    • AF Transition Speed (movie)
    • AF Subj. Shift Sens. (movie)
    • TC/UB Settings
    • TC/UB Disp. Switch
    • Marker Display (movie)
    • Marker Settings (movie)
    • 4K Output Select (movie)
    • Video Light Mode
      • Playing back still images
      • Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
      • Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
      • Rotating an image (Rotate)
      • Enlarge Initial Mag.
      • Enlarge Initial Position
      • Playing back movies
      • Volume Settings
      • Photo Capture
      • Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
      • Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting)
      • Switching between still images and movies (View Mode)
      • Display as Group
      • Cont. PB for Interval
      • PB Speed for Interval
      • Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
      • Protecting images (Protect)
      • Rating
      • Rating Set(Custom Key)
      • Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing)
      • Deleting a displayed image
      • Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
      • Delete confirm.
      • Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable
    • Customization features of the camera
      • Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
      • Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set)
      • Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
      • Dial/Wheel Setup
      • Av/Tv Rotate
      • Dial / Wheel Lock
      • Function Ring(Lens)
      • Add Item
      • Sort Item
      • Delete Item
      • Delete Page
      • Delete All
      • Display From My Menu
      • Auto Review
      • Aperture Preview
      • Shot. Result Preview
      • Live View Display
      • Grid Line
      • FINDER/MONITOR
      • Monitor Brightness
      • Viewfinder Bright.
      • Finder Color Temp.
      • Finder Frame Rate (still image)
      • Display Quality
      • Bright Monitoring
      • Format
      • File/Folder Settings (still image)
      • File Settings (movie)
      • Display Media Info.
      • Select REC Folder
      • New Folder
      • Recover Image DB
      • Audio signals
      • Power Save Start Time
      • Auto Power OFF Temp.
      • NTSC/PAL Selector
      • HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution
      • HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60p compatible models)
      • HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display
      • HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie)
      • HDMI Settings: REC Control (movie)
      • HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI
      • USB Connection
      • USB LUN Setting
      • USB Power Supply
      • Language 
      • Date/Time Setup
      • Area Setting
      • Copyright Info
      • Version
      • IPTC Information
      • Write Serial Number
      • Setting Reset
      • Imaging Edge Mobile
      • Ctrl w/ Smartphone
      • Controlling the camera using a smartphone (NFC One-touch remote)
      • Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (QR Code)
      • Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (SSID)
      • Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (QR Code)
      • Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (SSID)
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies)
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF
      • Sending images to a smartphone (NFC One-touch Sharing)
      • Location Info. Link Set.
      • Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
      • FTP Transfer Func.
      • Airplane Mode
      • Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz)
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Display Wi-Fi Info.
      • Wi-Fi Settings: SSID/PW Reset
      • Bluetooth Settings
      • Edit Device Name
      • Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate)
      • Security(IPsec)
      • Reset Network Set.
    • Recommended computer environment
      • Connecting to a computer
      • Disconnecting the camera from the computer
      • Introduction to computer software (Imaging Edge Desktop)
      • Importing images to the computer
    • Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function)
    • Livestreaming video and audio (USB Streaming) (movie)
    • Using MENU items
      • File Format (still image)
      • RAW File Type (still image)
      • JPEG Quality (still image)
      • JPEG Image Size (still image)
      • Aspect Ratio (still image)
      • APS-C/Super 35mm
      • Long Exposure NR (still image)
      • High ISO NR (still image)
      • Color Space (still image)
      • Lens Comp.
      • Drive Mode
      • Bracket Settings
      • Interval Shoot Func.
      • Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
      • Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
      • Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set)
      • Focus Mode
      • Priority Set in AF-S
      • Priority Set in AF-C
      • Focus Area
      • Focus Area Limit
      • Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area)
      • AF Illuminator (still image)
      • Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.)
      • AF Tracking Sens. (still image)
      • Aperture Drive in AF (still image)
      • AF w/ shutter (still image)
      • Pre-AF (still image)
      • Eye-Start AF (still image)
      • Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image)
      • Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area)
      • Focus Frame Color
      • AF Area Auto Clear
      • Disp. cont. AF area
      • Circ. of Focus Point
      • AF Frame Move Amt
      • AF Micro Adj.
      • Exposure Comp.
      • Reset EV Comp.
      • ISO Setting: ISO
      • ISO Setting: ISO Range Limit
      • ISO Setting: ISO AUTO Min. SS
      • Metering Mode
      • Face Priority in Multi Metering
      • Spot Metering Point
      • Exposure step
      • AEL w/ shutter (still image)
      • Exposure Std. Adjust
      • Flash Mode
      • Flash Comp.
      • Exp.comp.set
      • Wireless Flash
      • Red Eye Reduction
      • External Flash Set.
      • White Balance
      • Priority Set in AWB
      • D-Range Optimizer (DRO)
      • Auto HDR
      • Creative Style
      • Picture Effect
      • Picture Profile
      • Shutter AWB Lock (still image)
      • Focus Magnifier
      • Focus Magnif. Time
      • Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
      • AF in Focus Mag. (still image)
      • MF Assist (still image)
      • Peaking Setting
      • Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image)
      • Face Registration (New Registration)
      • Face Registration (Order Exchanging)
      • Face Registration (Delete)
      • Regist. Faces Priority
      • Movie: Exposure Mode
      • S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode
      • File Format (movie)
      • Record Setting (movie)
      • S&Q Settings
      • Proxy Recording
      • AF Transition Speed (movie)
      • AF Subj. Shift Sens. (movie)
      • Auto Slow Shutter (movie)
      • Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
      • Audio Recording
      • Audio Rec Level
      • Audio Level Display
      • Audio Out Timing
      • Wind Noise Reduct.
      • Marker Display (movie)
      • Marker Settings (movie)
      • Video Light Mode
      • Movie w/ shutter
      • Livestreaming video and audio (USB Streaming) (movie)
      • Silent Shooting (still image)
      • Release w/o Lens
      • Release w/o Card
      • SteadyShot
      • SteadyShot Settings
      • Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom)
      • Zoom Setting
      • Zoom Ring Rotate
      • DISP Button (Monitor/Finder)
      • FINDER/MONITOR
      • Finder Frame Rate (still image)
      • Zebra Setting
      • Grid Line
      • Exposure Set. Guide
      • Live View Display
      • Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length)
      • Auto Review
      • Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key)
      • Using Fn (Function) button (Function menu)
      • Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
      • Dial/Wheel Setup
      • Av/Tv Rotate
      • Dial/Wheel Ev Comp
      • Function Ring(Lens)
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Shutter
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus
      • Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Tracking
      • Dial / Wheel Lock
      • Audio signals
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies)
      • Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF
      • FTP Transfer Func.
      • Ctrl w/ Smartphone
      • Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function)
      • Airplane Mode
      • Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set.
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz)
      • Wi-Fi Settings: Display Wi-Fi Info.
      • Wi-Fi Settings: SSID/PW Reset
      • Bluetooth Settings
      • Location Info. Link Set.
      • Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
      • Edit Device Name
      • Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate)
      • Security(IPsec)
      • Reset Network Set.
      • Protecting images (Protect)
      • Rotating an image (Rotate)
      • Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
      • Rating
      • Rating Set(Custom Key)
      • Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing)
      • Photo Capture
      • Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
      • Enlarge Initial Mag.
      • Enlarge Initial Position
      • Cont. PB for Interval
      • PB Speed for Interval
      • Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
      • Switching between still images and movies (View Mode)
      • Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
      • Display as Group
      • Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
      • Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting)
      • Monitor Brightness
      • Viewfinder Bright.
      • Finder Color Temp.
      • Gamma Disp. Assist
      • Volume Settings
      • Delete confirm.
      • Display Quality
      • Power Save Start Time
      • Auto Power OFF Temp.
      • NTSC/PAL Selector
      • Cleaning Mode
      • Touch Operation
      • Touch Panel/Pad
      • Touch Pad Settings
      • TC/UB Settings
      • HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution
      • HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60p compatible models)
      • HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display
      • HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie)
      • HDMI Settings: REC Control (movie)
      • HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI
      • 4K Output Select (movie)
      • USB Connection
      • USB LUN Setting
      • USB Power Supply
      • Language 
      • Date/Time Setup
      • Area Setting
      • IPTC Information
      • Copyright Info
      • Write Serial Number
      • Format
      • Select REC Folder
      • New Folder
      • File/Folder Settings (still image)
      • File Settings (movie)
      • Recover Image DB
      • Display Media Info.
      • Version
      • Setting Reset
      • Add Item
      • Sort Item
      • Delete Item
      • Delete Page
      • Delete All
      • Display From My Menu
    • Precautions
    • On cleaning
      • Cleaning Mode
    • Number of recordable images
    • Recordable movie times
    • Using the AC Adaptor/battery charger abroad
    • License
    • Specifications
    • Trademarks
    • List of default setting values
    • Troubleshooting
    • Warning messages

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