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Interchangeable Lens Digital CameraILME-FX30

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  • How to use the “Help Guide”
    • Checking the camera and the supplied items
    • Memory cards that can be used
      • Precautions
      • Notes on the battery pack and charging the battery
      • Notes on memory card
      • Cleaning the image sensor (Sensor Cleaning)
      • On cleaning
    • Front side
    • Rear side
    • Top side
    • Sides
    • Bottom
    • XLR handle unit (ILME-FX30 only)
    • Basic icons displayed on the monitor
    • Touch operations on the monitor
    • Using the control wheel
    • Using the multi-selector
    • Using the MODE (Mode) button
    • Using the menu
    • Using the Main menu (shooting setting list)
    • Using the function menu
    • Using the custom buttons
    • Using the DISP (Display Setting) button
    • Using the Delete button
    • Using the front dial and rear dial
    • Using the keyboard
    • In-Camera Guide
      • Inserting/removing the battery pack
      • Charging the battery pack using the supplied AC adaptor
      • Charging the battery with a commercially available AC adaptor or mobile battery
      • Using the AC Adaptor/battery charger abroad
    • Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
    • Inserting/removing a memory card
    • Attaching/removing a lens
    • Attaching the supplied XLR handle unit (only with ILME-FX30)
    • Setting language, date and time
      • Confirmation before shooting
      • Shooting movies
      • Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
  • Finding functions from MENU
    • Contents of this chapter
      • Exposure Ctrl Type
      • Auto/Manual Swt. Set.
      • Movie: Exposure Mode
      • S&Q Motion: Exposure Mode
      • Intelligent Auto
      • Program Auto
      • Aperture Priority
      • Shutter Priority
      • Manual Exposure
      • Auto Slow Shutter
      • Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
      • Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
      • Tracking subject (Tracking function)
      • Manual Focus
      • Direct manual focus (DMF)
      • Focusing on human eyes
      • Face/Eye Prior. in AF (still image/movie)
      • Face/Eye Subject (still image/movie)
      • Subject Sel. Setting (still image/movie)
      • Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)
      • Face/Eye Frame Disp. (still image/movie)
      • Face Memory
      • Regist. Faces Priority (still image/movie)
      • Focus Standard
      • Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area)
      • Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration)
      • Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area)
      • Focus Area Limit (still image/movie)
      • Circ. of Focus Point (still image/movie)
      • AF Frame Move Amt (still image/movie)
      • Focus Area Color (still image/movie)
      • AF Area Auto Clear
      • Area Disp. dur Tracking
      • AF-C Area Display
      • Phase Detect. Area
      • AF Tracking Sensitivity
      • AF Transition Speed
      • AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
      • AF Assist
      • AF/MF Selector
      • AF w/ Shutter
      • AF On
      • Focus Hold
      • Pre-AF
      • Priority Set in AF-S
      • Priority Set in AF-C
      • AF in Focus Mag.
      • Auto Magnifier in MF
      • Focus Magnifier
      • Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
      • Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
      • Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
      • Focus Map
      • Peaking Display
      • Exposure Comp. (still image/movie)
      • Histogram display
      • Exposure step (still image/movie)
      • Exposure Std. Adjust (still image/movie)
      • D-Range Optimizer (still image/movie)
      • Metering Mode (still image/movie)
      • Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie)
      • Spot Metering Point (still image/movie)
      • AE lock
      • AEL w/ Shutter
      • Zebra Display
      • ISO (still image/movie)
      • ISO Range Limit (still image/movie)
      • ISO AUTO Min. SS
      • White Balance (still image/movie)
      • Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)
      • Priority Set in AWB (still image/movie)
      • Shutter AWB Lock
      • Shockless WB
      • Log shooting
      • Log Shooting Setting
      • Select LUT
      • Manage User LUTs
      • Base ISO
      • Base ISO Switch EI
      • Exposure Index
      • Display LUT
      • Creative Look (still image/movie)
      • Picture Profile (still image/movie)
      • Drive Mode
      • Self-timer(Single)
      • Single Bracket
      • Indicator during bracket shooting
      • WB bracket
      • DRO Bracket
      • Bracket Settings
    • Interval Shoot Func.
      • JPEG/HEIF Switch
      • Image Quality Settings: File Format (still image)
      • Image Quality Settings: JPEG Quality/HEIF Quality
      • Image Quality Settings: JPEG Image Size/HEIF Image Size
      • Aspect Ratio
      • HLG Still Image
      • Color Space
      • File Format (movie)
      • Movie Settings (movie)
      • S&Q Settings
      • Proxy Settings
      • Angle of view
      • Touch Operation
      • Swipe Up
      • Touch Func. in Shooting
      • Focusing using touch operations (Touch Focus)
      • Starting tracking with touch operations (Touch Tracking)
      • Shooting with touch operations (Touch Shutter)
      • Silent Mode (still image/movie)
      • Release w/o Lens (still image/movie)
      • Release w/o Card
      • Anti-flicker Set.
      • The zoom features available with this product
      • Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom
      • Zoom Range (still image/movie)
      • Zoom Lever Speed (still image/movie)
      • Custom Key Z. Speed (still image/movie)
      • Remote Zoom Speed (still image/movie)
      • About zoom scale
      • Zoom Ring Rotate
      • SteadyShot (still image)
      • SteadyShot (movie)
      • SteadyShot Adjust. (still image/movie)
      • SteadyShot focal length (still image/movie)
    • Lens Compensation (still image/movie)
      • High ISO NR
      • Auto Review (still image)
      • Remain Shoot Display (still image)
      • Grid Line Display (still image/movie)
      • Grid Line Type (still image/movie)
      • Live View Display Set.
      • Aperture Preview
      • Shot. Result Preview
      • Bright Monitoring
      • Emphasized REC Display
      • Marker Display
      • Gamma Display Assist
      • Gamma Disp. Assist Typ.
      • Audio Recording
      • Audio Rec Level
      • Audio Out Timing
      • Wind Noise Reduct.
      • Shoe Audio Set.
      • Recording audio using the XLR adaptor of the supplied handle (only with the ILME-FX30)
      • TC/UB
      • TC/UB Disp. Setting
      • Matching the time code with other devices
      • USB Streaming (movie)
    • Contents of this chapter
    • Customization features of the camera
    • Assigning frequently used functions to buttons and dials (Custom Key/Dial Set.)
    • Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
      • Camera Set. Memory
      • Recall Camera Setting
      • Memory/Recall Media
      • Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set)
      • Fn Menu Settings
      • Add Item
      • Sort Item
      • Delete Item
      • Delete Page
      • Delete All
      • Display From My Menu
      • Different Set for Still/Mv
      • Av/Tv Rotate
      • Lock Operation Parts
      • REC w/ Shutter (movie)
      • Monitor Flip Direction
      • DISP (Screen Disp) Set
    • Contents of this chapter
      • Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media)
      • Playing back still images
      • Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
      • Enlarge Initial Mag.
      • Enlarge Initial Position
      • Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
      • Playing back movies
      • Volume Settings
      • 4ch Audio Monitoring (movie)
      • Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
      • Cont. Play for Interval
      • Play Speed for Interval
      • Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
      • Switching between still images and movies (View Mode)
      • Display as Group
      • Focus Frame Display (playback)
      • Disp Specified Time Img.
    • Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting)
    • Protecting recorded images (Protect)
      • Rating
      • Rating Set(Custom Key)
      • Rotating an image (Rotate)
      • Photo Capture
      • JPEG/HEIF Switch (Photo Capture)
    • Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy)
      • Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
      • Delete pressing twice
      • Delete confirm.
      • Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable
      • Format
      • Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Recording Media (still image)
      • Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Recording Media (movie)
      • Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Auto Switch Media
      • Recover Image DB (still image/movie)
      • Display Media Info. (still image/movie)
      • File/Folder Settings
      • Select REC Folder
      • Create New Folder
      • File Settings
      • IPTC Information
      • Copyright Info
      • Write Serial Number (still image/movie)
      • Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
      • WPS Push
      • Access Point Set.
      • Wi-Fi Frequency Band (models supporting 5 GHz)
      • Display Wi-Fi Info.
      • SSID/PW Reset
      • Bluetooth Settings
      • Wired LAN (USB-LAN)
      • Airplane Mode
      • Edit Device Name
      • Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate)
      • Security(IPsec)
      • Reset Network Set.
      • FTP Transfer Func.
      • Monitor Brightness
      • Power Save Start Time
      • Auto Power OFF Temp.
      • Fan Control (movie)
      • Display Quality
      • USB Connection Mode
      • USB LUN Setting
      • USB Power Supply
      • HDMI Resolution
      • HDMI Output Settings (movie)
      • HDMI Info. Display
      • CTRL FOR HDMI
      • Language 
      • Area/Date/Time Setting
      • NTSC/PAL Selector
      • Audio signals
      • REC Lamp
      • Video Light Mode
      • Pixel Mapping
      • Version
      • Screen Reader (For some models only)
      • Save/Load Settings
      • Setting Reset
    • Functions available with a smartphone (Imaging Edge Mobile)
      • Pairing the camera with a smartphone (Smartphone Regist.)
      • Connecting the camera and smartphone without pairing
      • Using a smartphone as a remote commander
      • Remote Shoot Setting (smartphone)
      • Select on Cam & Send (transferring to a smartphone)
      • Reset Transfer Status (transferring to a smartphone)
      • Cnct. while Power OFF (smartphone)
    • Reading location information from a smartphone
    • Recommended computer environment
      • Connecting the camera to a computer
      • Disconnecting the camera from the computer
      • Introduction to computer software (Imaging Edge Desktop/Catalyst)
      • Importing images to the computer
    • Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function)
    • USB Streaming (movie)
    • Audio accessories compatible with the Multi Interface Shoe
      • Mount Adaptor
      • LA-EA3/LA-EA5 Mount Adaptor
      • LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor
    • Multi Battery Adaptor Kit
    • Battery life and number of recordable images
    • Number of recordable images
    • Recordable movie times
      • List of icons on the screen for shooting movies
      • List of icons on the screen for shooting still images
      • List of icons on the playback screen
    • List of default setting values
    • Specifications
    • Trademarks
    • License
    • Troubleshooting
    • Warning messages

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