Sony DSLR-A850 Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.......................................... 3
Read this first ..................................................................... 5
Notes on using your camera  .............................................. 9

Checking the accessories supplied .................................. 13
Preparing the battery pack  ............................................... 14
Attaching a lens  ............................................................... 21
Inserting a memory card  .................................................. 23
Preparing the camera  ....................................................... 27
Using the accessories supplied  ........................................ 29
Checking the number of recordable images  .................... 31
Cleaning ........................................................................... 33

Front side .................................................................... 36
Rear side ..................................................................... 37
Sides/Bottom .............................................................. 38
LCD monitor (Recording information display)  ......... 39
Display panel .............................................................. 42
Viewfinder .................................................................. 43

 Shooting with Manual exposure  ............................ 53
 Shooting with BULB  ............................................. 54

Selecting the focus mode (Auto focus)  ...................... 56
Selecting the focus area .............................................. 58
Shooting with focus-lock  ........................................... 59
AF illuminator  ............................................................ 60
Shooting with Manual focus  ...................................... 60
Shooting with Direct manual focus ............................ 61
Switching the AF/MF easily  ...................................... 62