Sony ILCE5100B, ILCE5100LB Shooting still images using touch operation (Touch Shutter)

Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ILCE-5100

Shooting still images using touch operation (Touch Shutter)

The product automatically focuses on the point you touch and takes a still picture.

1. MENU → (Custom Settings) → [Touch Shoot. Set.] → [Touch Shutter]

2. Touch the icon on the monitor while the shooting screen is displayed.

The mark to the left of the icon turns orange. To cancel [Touch Shutter] , touch the icon again.

3. Touch the subject to focus on.

When the subject you touched is in focus, a still image is recorded.

Hint

You can operate the shooting functions below by touching the monitor:

Shooting burst images using the touch shutter

When [Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Shooting] , you can record burst images while touching the monitor.

Shooting burst images of sports scenes using the touch shutter

When [Scene Selection] is set to [Sports Action], you can record burst images while touching the monitor.

Shooting continuous bracket images using the touch shutter

The product shoots three images while automatically shifting the exposure from base, to darker, and then to lighter.

When [Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Bracket] , keep touching the monitor until the shooting ends.

After the recording you can select the image you prefer.

Note

The [Touch Shutter] function is unavailable in the following situations:

When [Shoot Mode] is set to [Movie]

When [Shoot Mode] is set to [Sweep Panorama]

When [Scene Selection] is set to [Night Scene]

When [Smile/Face Detect.] is set to [Smile Shutter]

When [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus]

When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot]

While using Digital Zoom

You cannot shoot images using [Touch Shutter] with applications downloaded from the website.