Sony DSLR-A900 User Guide

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Shooting images
 Shooting with the automatic setting
The “AUTO” mode allows you to easily shoot any subject under any 
conditions.
Notes
• If you turn the camera off or change the exposure mode in the AUTO mode, the 
main shooting functions are reset to the default settings. The functions that are not 
reset are as follows:
– Switch, dial, buttons:
The 
 switch, the diopter-adjustment dial, the items set with the DISP button, 
and the C button
– Recording menu:
Image size, Aspect ratio, Quality, Exposure step, Memory
– Custom menu/Playback menu/Setup menu:
All the items
1
Set the mode dial to 
.
2
Hold the camera and look into the 
viewfinder.
Focus indicator
3
Press the shutter button halfway down to focus and press the 
shutter button fully down to shoot.
When the focus is confirmed, the focus indicator z or 
 (Focus indicator) 
lights up (page 59).
Focus area