You can switch the functions of the dial dial between shutter speed and aperture. : On (Regist. This configuration starts AF once the EVF sensor has detected your eye near the viewfinder. Off: Does not display the focus area that is in focus. The Sony creative styles can best be explained as being film emulations as it some other camera manufacturers implement this. Cine1: Softens the contrast in dark parts and emphasizes gradation in bright parts to produce a relaxed color movie. Shoots night scenes without losing the dark atmosphere. In such cases, set this function to Off. You can turn off audio signals like the beep when the Sony A6300 achieves focus. ITU709: Gamma curve that corresponds to ITU-709. Custom Button 2: Focus Magnifier. Jpegs are saved with this styling applied. Wide / Middle / Narrow Level: Sets the correcting level. Open 'Accessories', then 'Ease Of Access'. While this can be handy for holding the button and rotating the focus ring to make quick focus adjustments (the camera switches to manual focus when the button is pressed), I personally prefer changing this button to “AF On”. Auto automatic optimization / Manual The details are set manually. Set it to large for optimal quality, if SD card space is an issue, you can set it to Small. Open 'Magnifier'. Selects a gamma curve. Manually set the Monitor brightness recommended leave to zero or change to a brighter setting for Sunny Weather. Maybe the same happens on the a6300. MF assist will need to be turned on if you want to use this feature. Hope it helps. Panorama mode will capture a series of images in succession. There is now a special version of Capture One available free for Sony cameras which also has this functionality. Also available in the Quick Menu accessed by pressing the FN button. Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus. Both shutter speed and the aperture value can be changed in this mode, also during movie recording. If you’re familiar with Sony’s feature, turn it OFF. Under "Display," turn on Enable docked magnifier. For landscapes, I set camera mode to Aperture Priority, Manual Focus, ISO to 100, turn Auto ISO off and turn off other irrelevant settings such as face registration. I just held it down. Format your SD card before use; this will erase any images still on the memory card. Peaking Level: Mid – focus peaking only works in MF mode. SS option in Exposure1 sub-menu). Tap the screen to focus on the image. SteadyShot: On – keep this turned on. In spot or centre, the Sony A6300 only considers what is in that spot or the centre per example, if your subject is completely black, the camera will try to compensate by overexposing the image. Like when using an adapter with vintage lenses. This way, the button is used purely for back-button focusing and can also be used to focus and recompose (although you don’t really need to do that anymore thanks to such superb focus point coverage). You probably know that the A6300 has a face recognition feature. Selects Auto/manual settings. You can choose Graphic Display, all info, no disp info, and histogram. One thought on “ Sony A6300 with mf lenses: observations ” n3pous May 12, 2016 at 10:46 am. Corrects gamma in low-intensity areas.Range: Selects the correcting range. Choose whether to have folder names in standard form DSC or create a new one by date. If something does not function properly, and you want to start from scratch, can be useful. I rarely ever shoot video, but when I do, I use the setting that consumes least amount of memory. This will help you prevent getting blurred images when shooting action or sports. If the camera has to push all that information through HDMI as well as the screen, it would probably heat up much faster. Shoots close-ups of the subjects, such as flowers, insects, food, or small items. This advanced manual is easiest to navigate if you have your camera with you and simply follow along with the Menu structure. The human brain is hard-wired to recognise structure and most people find a well-composed image more eye-pleasing. Time: 5 Sec, I like to keep it a bit longer, Marker Settings: All Off (depending on your video shooting needs). Set to M and turn the dial beyond 30 seconds shutter speed. Shooting or Spd Priority Cont. Cine3 Intensifies the contrast in light and shade more than [Cine1] and [Cine2] and strengthens gradation in black. At the top of your screen, you’ll see the zoomed in area. The camera does not focus using the auto focus (AF) setting. You should do this as quickly as possible, just to get it out of the way. Works well, and helps to get the right people in-focus in busy shots. Otherwise, use Multi. Movie: Standard gamma curve for movies. First things fist: setting up your camera for your use and getting to know the MENU system. Face Registration: used for registering faces. After you’ve familiarised yourself with this method, it is well worth getting to know the advanced functionality of the Sony A6300, as it often will yield better results than just setting it to iAuto. another work around to exit focus magnifier after half pressing the shutter button is to turn off the AF in Focus … You can adjust the shutter speed or aperture value to your desired settings for recording movies. A fail-proof way of getting the camera to focus on what you want. Hi Wim, So far, I get to a screen with only one setting for recording frame rate (24p/50MB). Wireless: Select wireless is if want to use the in-camera flash to trigger an external flash like the Sony HVL-43M with TTL!. Only works in Superior Auto mode. Pressing the same button several times will allow you to zoom in up to 11.7x (pixel level). This is another powerful feature. When ISO Auto is used, the ISO value automatically changes to achieve the appropriate exposure using the aperture value and shutter speed you have set. If you have any problems using the autofocus and are in a situation where you don’t want to miss any shots, revert to Center and just make sure you have your subject centred. This is an impressive functionality, as you can register faces of your subject like at a wedding the bride and groom and the camera will automatically detect these registered faces and give autofocus priority to them. As stated before in other articles, I do not find Sony’s menu system particularly user-friendly – it is a rather cluttered and out of place menu system. Many landscapes you’ll see have the horizon run through the middle of the image for instance, but this is just composition in its simplest form. In iAuto mode, you can access this feature when turned ON and camera is set to AF by pressing the Center button of the multi-controller. This setting is used for shooting super slow movies. Extract. Did I hear you say Selfie? The Sony A6300 is an advanced interchangeable lens mirrorless camera designed for enthusiasts and professionals, so it has many complex functions and features. This is only important if you shoot JPEG and not RAW. The advantage of setting it to English is that you’ll find much more information online when you need any troubleshooting. 24p/25p: Movies are recorded at approximately 24 frames/sec for 1080 60i-compatible devices or 25 frames/sec for 1080 50i-compatible devices, in progressive mode, with Dolby Digital audio, in AVCHD format. Ideal for action scenes where there is a lot of movement going on in your frame. , covering over 90% of it. Flexible spot: Flexible spot area selects a place anywhere on the screen where the Sony A6300 should focus. Distance markings and/or an external monitor are required to get critical focus with shallow depth of field with a moving camera or subject. By checking this box I consent to the use of my information, as detailed in the Privacy Policy. You can either save all images captured OFF or only the combined image ON. If you don’t have a zoom lens, this might be an option as the camera uses the RAW file to zoom; although still some image quality will be lost. The ISO Auto feature works really well and has all the features of modern Auto ISO implementations found on Nikon and Canon cameras. When enabled, the Sony 6300 will automatically crop your captured image to what it deems best. At this price-point, that is almost unbelievable, and I’m sure many novice photographers will jump at the chance to get all this technology. You can assign the desired functions to the following keys. I’ve also updated those menus in the post so it will be easier to understand these pages. . I don’t care for or use these. This stands for Dynamic range optimise and analyses the contrast of your scene in real-time. MENU – Camera Settings – page 4 … Select whether you want the camera to rotate images automatically when you rotate the Sony A6300 or not. The SteadyShot warning indicator does not appear in shutter speed priority mode. Nothing Jerry, I’m sure it’s set to both RAW and Jpeg. The a6300 features an updated BIONZ X processor that has been optimised to deliver better resolution at high sensitivities and a new 24.2MP Exmor APS-C CMOS sensor with copper wiring to improve light collecting efficiency. When the dial is set to “AEL”, I let the camera hold my exposure, which is the default behavior (AEL hold). The A6300 does have its limitations when it comes to shooting dark scenery. This conveys a sense of speed with moving objects. Kind Regards This can even be set up to continue pushing images after the Sony A6300 has turned off. Wide: Wide focus area uses all focus points on the sensor. Use a tripod to prevent blurring when you use a slow shutter speed. equivalent to HG4609G33. Sets if you want to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when Focus Mode is set to Single-shot AF, DMF or Automatic AF, and the subject is still. You’ll have to connect Sony A6300 via Wifi first it makes a Wifi access point, using the instruction on the A6300 screen. I can dial from -5 to +5 and it makes zero difference in the EC. Sets items for Detail. How do you change the aperture in movie mode? Display All Info is too cluttered and Graphic Display occupies too much of the screen. Leave as is at 3:2, you can always crop your pictures later. FINDER/MONITOR: Auto – will automatically switch between viewfinder and LCD. As explained in our aperture priority mode article, Spencer and I usually choose Apertuire Priority over other camera modes, since it gives us control over lens aperture and the camera does the rest of the exposure calculation work, which works really well in most cameras, including the Sony A6300. When the Sony A6300 is connected via USB to a PC, you can use the Remote Camera Control RCC software to take pictures or change settings on the Sony A6300 from the computer. when in panorama shooting mode Size is selectable between standard and wide. Although this is a relatively easy camera to use, it is still very customizable, and this might seem daunting at first. The shutter will be released even if the subject is out of focus. You can see the MAC address of the camera here, might be useful for some advanced configuration or troubleshooting. The Sony 6300 sensor has a dual phase/contrast detect system embedded in the sensor itself, covering over 90% of it. RAWs are still distorted and are only corrected after applying a profile in Lightroom. Control Wheel Center Button/Down Button/Left Button/Right Button. Think of this menu as an Instagram app right in your Sony A6300, with all kinds of retro filters and effects. How do you turn off the auto focus? This determines the Exposure Compensation levels, used to darken or lighten the exposure if you feel the auto setting isn’t giving you the right ‘mood.’ The hard clicks on that wheel to the right of your top plate can be changed from 0.5EV to  0.3EV steps for a more precise control. HFR is 120fps as standard, I don’t think it is possible to change the frame rate. How do I disable the zoom magnifier on my LCD screen when I try to focus with the 55? Hi Frank, first, of course, set your dial to movie mode. This enables you to shoot images with less noise. Unfortunately, by default, there is no quick way to change the focus point. It produces an image with optimal brightness and recovered shadow detail. It is the first camera I use in my life and took from my long time till I decided to buy a6300 and I am just using it in iAuto and need to practice more and more on it because my photos in iPhone are much better than my sony photos Focus Mode: The default “AF-A” (Automatic AF, which is a combination of AF-S and AF-C modes) should work well for most scenarios, but if you need to switch to continuous or manual focus, this is where you do it from. Movie Mode Only: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button only if the shooting mode is set to Movie mode. There is a range of styles available from vivid colour to black and white. There are quite many Windows users who want to disable Magnifier after using on Windows 10. The time code can be set between the following range: 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29. Thank you for info. I locked on to my son and fired off about 8 or 9 frames. You can set whether or not to display the focus area that is in focus when[Focus Area] is set to Wide or Zone and Focus Mode is set to Continuous AF. I decided to test it out to see how well it worked. Level: Sets the [Detail] level. As I capture in RAW, I am very careful not to have any highlight clipping, to be able to possibly fully recover highlights in Lightroom. Turn on focus tracking with Magnifier. The keys that can be assigned functions are different for [Custom KeyShoot.] 0 to 4, Select if you want guidelines in movie mod. Set to Optical zoom only using the optical zoom capabilities of your lens. Sets type and level of colors. You can choose the quality of recorded video here. You can switch this OFF or anywhere in a range between 70 and 100.The Zebra Pattern is a highlight warning indicator that is common in video cameras. Wide means your picture will cover a larger area. 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