Sony SLT-A57M α Handbook - Page 93

Shooting (Advanced operations) Selecting the shooting mode To set the pan or tilt direction You can set the direction in which to pan or tilt the camera. MENU button t 1 t [Panorama: Direction] or [3D Pan.: Direction] t Select the desired setting Cont. Priority AE Mode This mode is suitable for z Shooting a fast-moving subject continuously to capture a moment. z Shooting a child's expressions, changing continuously from moment to moment. Set the mode dial to (Cont. Priority AE Mode), select the desired mode, and shoot images (page 41). • When (Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE) is selected, the minimum zoom scale of the camera (ZOOM) is set to 1.4 times and the image size is set to M or S. Shooting techniques • When the autofocus mode is set to [Continuous AF], the focus and the exposure continue to be adjusted during shooting. The ISO sensitivity can be adjusted. • In manual focus mode or when the autofocus mode is set to [Single-shot AF], you can adjust the ISO sensitivity and the aperture. When [Singleshot AF] is selected, the focus is fixed at the first image. Notes • The Face Detection function is turned off. • When [Auto HDR] is selected, the DRO process is performed temporarily according to the DRO setting. • When (Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE) is selected, you cannot set [Quality] to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG]. 93