Sony ILCE9M2/B - User Manual

High ISO NR (still image) Face detection Regist. Faces Priority Face Registration (New Registration) Face Registration (Order Exchanging) Face Registration (Delete) Using the flash Using flash (sold separately) Red Eye Reduction Flash Mode Flash Comp. FEL lock Wireless Flash Using a flash with a syn...

AF drive speed (movie) AF Tracking Sens. (movie) TC/UB Settings TC/UB Disp. Switch MOVIE Button Marker Display (movie) Marker Settings (movie) 4K Output Select (movie) Video Light Mode Viewing Viewing images Playing back still images Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Rotating reco...

Protecting data Protecting images (Protect) Setting Rating function Rating Rating Set(Custom Key) Designating images for printing (DPOF) Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) Attaching voice memos to images Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) Voice Memo PB Volume Crop Deleting ...

Recover Image DB Camera settings Audio signals Power Save Start Time Auto Power OFF Temp. Anti-dust Function IR Remote Ctrl NTSC/PAL Selector HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models) HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display HDMI Settings: TC...

Security(IPsec) Reset Network Set. Using a computer Recommended computer environment Importing images for use on a computer PlayMemories Home Installing PlayMemories Home Connecting to a computer Importing images to the computer without using PlayMemories Home Disconnecting the camera from the compu...

Focus Magnif. Time Initial Focus Mag. (still image) AF in Focus Mag. (still image) MF Assist (still image) Peaking Setting Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image) Hi Frequency flicker Face Registration (New Registration) Face Registration (Order Exchanging) Face Registration (Delete) Regist. Faces Priorit...

Rating Rating Set(Custom Key) Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) Voice Memo PB Volume Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy) Photo Capture Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarge Initial Mag. Enlarge Ini...

5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation Recover Image DB Display Media Info. Version Save/Load Settings Setting Reset My Menu Add Item Sort Item Delete Item Delete Page Delete All Display From My Menu Precautions/This product Precautions On cleaning Cleaning the image sensor Number of record...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Front side 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation ON/OFF (Power) switch/Shutter button 1. Front dialYou can quickly adjust the settings for each shooting mode. 2. Infrared remote sensor 3. Lens release button 4. MicrophoneDo not c...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rear side Eyepiece Cup To remove the eyepiece cup Push the grips at the bottom of the eyepiece cup to the left and right and lift up the cup. Remove the eyepiece cup when attaching an angle viewfinder (sold separately). Also, select MENU →...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Top side Mode dialThe mode dial is unlocked while you hold down the unlock button at the center. 1. Rear dialYou can quickly adjust the settings for each shooting mode. 2. Exposure compensation dialPressing the lock button at the center sw...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Side view LAN terminal 1. (Flash sync) terminal 2. Speaker 3. (Microphone) jack When an external microphone is connected, the built-in microphone turns off automatically. When the externalmicrophone is a plugin-power type, the power of the...

Notes on USB terminals You can use either the USB Type-C terminal or the Multi/Micro USB Terminal for supplying power, charging the battery,and USB communications. However, you cannot conduct these operations with both terminals simultaneously. The battery charging time does not change according to ...

To remove the cable protector Loosen the attachment screw, and then remove the cable protector. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation Open both of the jack covers on the monitor side. 1. Fit the two hooks (A) on the rear side of the cable protector into the two notches (B) to the left of t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bottom Lock lever 1. Battery insertion slot 2. Battery coverWhen attaching an accessory such as a vertical grip (sold separately), remove the battery cover. To remove the battery cover Pull the battery cover release lever (A) in the direct...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the control wheel You can select setting items by turning or pressing the top/bottom/left/right side of the control wheel. Your selection isdetermined when you press the center of the control wheel.The DISP (Display Setting) and ISO ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the multi-selector Put your finger right on top of the multi-selector to manipulate it more precisely.When [Focus Area] is set to [Zone], [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: FlexibleSpot] or [Trackin...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using MENU items You can change settings related to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and operating method. Youcan also execute camera functions from the MENU. Hint You can display the menu screen by assigning the [ME...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) You can use the custom key function to assign the functions you use most frequently to easily operable keys. This letsyou skip the process of selecting items from MENU, so you can...

Note You can also assign shooting functions to the focus hold button on the lens. However, some lenses do not have a focus holdbutton. If you assign [Follow Custom ( )] to a custom key using [ Custom Key], but the function is one that is unavailable in the movie shooting mode such as [ JPEG Quality]...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II How to use the Quick Navi screen The Quick Navi screen is a function optimized for shooting with the viewfinder, that lets you control settings directly. To adjust settings from the dedicated setting screens MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [DI...

Select the desired function in step 5, then press the center of the control wheel. The dedicated setting screen for thefunction will appear. Follow the operating guide (A) to adjust settings. Note Items that are gray on the Quick Navi screen are not adjustable. When using [Creative Style], etc., som...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II How to use the keyboard When manual character entry is required, a keyboard is displayed on the screen. Move the cursor on desired key using the control wheel, then press the center to enter. To cancel input, select [Cancel]. 5-010-476-14(...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of icons on the monitor The displayed contents and their positions in the illustrations are just guidelines, and may differ from the actual displays.Descriptions are given below the indications of the icons. Icons on the shooting scre...

Icons on the playback screen Single-image playback Histogram display Actual movie recording time (hours: minutes: seconds) Audio Level Display REC Control 00:00:00:00 Time code (hours: minutes: seconds: frames) 00 00 00 00 User Bit Basic information Playback media View Mode IPTC Information Rating P...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Switching the screen display (while shooting/during playback) You can change the display contents on the screen. Press the DISP (Display Setting) button. To switch the information displayed on the viewfinder, press the DISP button while lo...

Histogram display A histogram shows the luminance distribution, displaying how many pixels there are by luminance. It shows darkertoward the left and brighter toward the right.The histogram changes depending on the exposure compensation.A peak at the right or left end of the histogram indicates that...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II DISP Button (Monitor/Finder) Allows you to set the screen display modes that can be selected using DISP (Display Setting) in shooting mode. Menu item details Graphic Display : Shows basic shooting information. Graphically shows the shutter...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Checking the camera and the supplied items The number in parentheses indicates the number of pieces. Camera (1)Battery Charger (1) Power cord (mains lead) (1)* NP-FZ100 Rechargeable Battery Pack (1) USB Type-C™ cable (1) Shoulder Strap (1)...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Charging the battery pack using a charger Insert the battery pack into the battery charger. Place the battery pack on the battery charger aligning the direction of mark. Slide the battery pack to the end towards the arrow. 1 Connect the po...

Note We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C and 30°C (50°F and 86°F). You may notbe able to efficiently charge the battery pack outside this temperature range. Use a nearby wall outlet (wall socket) when using the AC Adaptor/Battery Charger. If any malfuncti...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Inserting/removing the battery pack To charge the battery pack while it is inserted into the camera Turn the camera off, and then connect the camera to a computer, etc. using a USB cable.If the camera is turned on, you will be able to use ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Charging by connecting to a computer The battery pack can be charged by connecting the camera to a computer using a USB cable. Note If the product is connected to a laptop computer that is not connected to a power source, the laptop batter...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Battery life and number of recordable images The above estimates for battery life and number of recordable images apply when the battery pack has been fullycharged. The battery life and number of images may decrease depending on the condit...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket) Use an AC adaptor, etc. to shoot and play back images while power is supplied from a wall outlet (wall socket). Thisconserves the camera's battery power. Note The camera will not activate if...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Notes on the battery pack Notes on using the battery pack Be sure to use only battery packs specified for this product.The correct remaining battery indicator may not be displayed under some operating or environmental conditions.Do not exp...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Notes on charging the battery pack If the product's charge lamp flashes while charging, remove the battery pack being charged, and then insert thesame battery pack firmly back into the product. If the charge lamp flashes again, this may in...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Inserting/removing a memory card Explains how to insert a memory card (sold separately) to the product. Hint Open the memory card cover. 1 Insert the SD card into the slot 1. When using two memory cards, insert the second one into the slot...

When you use a memory card with the camera for the first time, it is recommended that you format the card on the camera formore stable performance of the memory card. You can change the memory card slot for recording by selecting MENU → (Setup) → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Prioritize Rec. Media]. To r...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Memory cards that can be used This camera only supports SD memory cards (UHS-II compatible). When using microSD memory cards with this camera,be sure to use the appropriate adaptor. Note When an SDHC memory card is used to record an XAVC S...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching/removing a lens Turn off the camera before attaching or removing the lens. Remove the body cap (A) from the camera and the rear lens cap (B) from the rear of the lens. It is recommended that you attach the front lens cap when you...

To remove the lens Keep pressing the lens release button (A) and turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it stops. After removing the lens, attach the body cap to the camera and the lens caps to the front and rear of the lens to preventdust and debris from entering the camera and lens. Not...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Mount Adaptor Using a Mount Adaptor (sold separately), you can attach an A-mount lens (sold separately) to this product. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Mount Adaptor. Note You may not be able to use the ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II LA-EA1/LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor If you use the LA-EA1 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) or LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor (sold separately), the followingfunctions are available. Full frame shooting: LA-EA1: Not availableLA-EA3: Available with full frame ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II LA-EA2/LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor If you use the LA-EA2 Mount Adaptor (sold separately) or LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor (sold separately), the followingfunctions are available. Full frame shooting: LA-EA2: Not availableLA-EA4: Available with full frame ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Continuous shooting using a Mount Adaptor When a Mount Adaptor is attached to the camera, the auto-focusing method during continuous shooting variesdepending on the settings for [Cont. Shooting] and [ Shutter Type]. When using the LA-EA1 M...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Vertical grip You can attach a vertical grip (sold separately) to this product and record vertically oriented images. When attaching thevertical grip, remove the battery cover in advance. For details, refer to the operating instructions fo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Multi Battery Adaptor Kit You can use the Multi Battery Adaptor Kit (sold separately) with this camera to shoot for long periods. When using theMulti Battery Adaptor Kit, remove the camera's battery cover. For details, refer also to the op...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting language, date and time The setting screen for language, date and time is displayed automatically when you turn on this product for the first time,initialize this product or when the internal rechargeable backup battery has dischar...

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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II In-Camera Guide The [In-Camera Guide] displays descriptions of MENU items, Fn (Function) items, and settings. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation Select the MENU or Fn item for which you want to see a description, and then pres...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shooting still images To shoot images with the focus locked on the desired subject (Focus-lock) Shoots images with the focus locked on the desired subject in auto focus mode. Select the desired shooting mode by turning the mode dial. Turn ...

Hint When the product cannot focus automatically, the focus indicator flashes and the beep does not sound. Either recompose theshot or change the focus setting. In [Continuous AF] mode, lights up and the beep indicating that the focus has been achieved does not sound. An icon indicating that data is...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Mode Selects the focus method to suit the movement of the subject. Setting details AF-S (Single-shot AF): The product locks the focus once focusing is complete. Use this when the subject is motionless. AF-C (Continuous AF): The produ...

Back-lit subjectsContinuously repetitive patterns, such as the facades of buildingsSubjects in the focusing area with different focal distances Hint In [Continuous AF] mode, you can lock the focus by pressing and holding the button that has been assigned the [Focus Hold]function. When you set the fo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus properly in the auto focus mode. Menu item details Wide : Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen automatically. When you press the s...

Note [Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations: [Intelligent Auto] The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once. When the mode dial is set to (Movie) or or during movie shooting, [Tracking] cannot be sele...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Area Limit By limiting the types of available focus area settings in advance, you can more quickly select settings for [Focus Area]. Hint When you assign [Switch Focus Area] to a desired key by selecting MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Phase detection AF When there are phase detection AF points within the auto focus area, the product uses the combined autofocus of thephase detection AF and contrast AF. Note Phase detection AF is available only when an applicable lens is ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Standard If you assign [Focus Standard] to the desired custom key, you can recall useful functions such as focusing on a subjectin the center of the screen automatically in accordance with the focus area settings. When [Focus Area] i...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Settings Configures the focus functions using the front dial/rear dial or the control wheel. When the focus mode is set to auto focus or Direct Manual Focus You can adjust the focus area settings and the position of the focusing fram...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF/MF control You can easily switch the focusing mode from auto to manual and vice versa while shooting without changing yourholding position. Menu item details AF/MF Control Hold : Switches the focusing mode while the button is held down....

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF w/ shutter (still image) Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focusand the exposure separately. Menu item details On: The auto focus operates when you press th...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focusing on eyes (Face/Eye AF Set.) [Face/Eye AF Set.] is used to determine whether or not the camera focuses with priority on faces/eyes. There are two methods for performing [Eye AF], with some differences between their specifications. S...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF in Focus Mag. (still image) You can focus on the subject more accurately using auto-focus by magnifying the area where you want to focus. Whilethe magnified image is displayed, you can focus on a smaller area than the flexible spot. Hin...

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Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Tracking subject (Tracking function) This camera has the function of tracking which tracks the subject, and keeps marking it with the focusing frame.You can set the start position to track by selecting from focusing areas, or by specifying...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Hold Locks the focus while the key to which the Focus Hold function has been assigned is pressed. Related Topic Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU→ (Camera...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image) You can move the focusing frame to a preassigned position temporarily using a custom key. This function is useful whenshooting scenes in which the subject’s movements ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area) Deletes the focusing frame position that was registered using [ AF Area Registration]. Related Topic Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration) (still image) 5-010-476-14(...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Frame Color You can specify the color of the frame indicating the focusing area. If the frame is difficult to see because of the subject,make it more visible by changing its color. Menu item details White: Displays the frame indicati...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Pre-AF (still image) The product automatically adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down. During focusing operations,the screen may shake. Menu item details On: Adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Priority Set in AF-C Sets whether to release the shutter even if the subject is not in focus when the continuous AF is activated and thesubject is in motion. Menu item details AF: Prioritizes focusing. Release: Prioritizes the shutter's re...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Illuminator (still image) The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. In the time between pressingthe shutter button halfway down and locking the focus, the AF illuminator lights up to ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Area Auto Clear Sets whether the focus area should be displayed all the time or should disappear automatically shortly after focus isachieved. Menu item details On: The focus area disappears automatically shortly after focus is achieved...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Disp. cont. AF area You can set whether or not to display the area that is in focus when [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], in[Continuous AF] mode. Menu item details On: Displays the focus area that is in focus. Off: Does not display...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Phase Detect. Area Sets whether or not to display the Phase Detection AF area. Menu item details On: Displays the Phase Detection AF area. Off: Does not display the Phase Detection AF area. Note Phase Detection AF is available only with co...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Drive in AF (still image) Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize the auto-focusing tracking performance or to prioritize silence. Menu item details Focus Priority: Changes the aperture drive system to prioritize auto-focu...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Manual Focus When it is difficult to focus properly in the autofocus mode, you can adjust the focus manually. Note When you use the viewfinder, adjust the diopter level to obtain the correct focus on the viewfinder. The displayed focus dis...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Direct manual focus (DMF) You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing, letting you focus on a subject more quickly thanwhen using the manual focus from the beginning. This is convenient in situations such as macro...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnifier You can check the focus by enlarging the image before shooting.Unlike with [ MF Assist], you can magnify the image without operating the focus ring. To use the focus magnifier function by touch operation You can magnify the...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Focus Magnif. Time Set the duration for which an image is to be magnified using the [ MF Assist] or [Focus Magnifier] function. Menu item details 2 Sec: Magnifies the images for 2 seconds. 5 Sec: Magnifies the images for 5 seconds. No Limi...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Peaking Setting Sets the peaking function, which enhances the outline of in-focus areas during shooting with Manual Focus or DirectManual Focus. Menu item details Peaking Display: Sets whether to display peaking. Peaking Level: Sets the le...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Drive Mode Select the appropriate mode for the subject, such as single shooting, continuous shooting or bracketing shooting. Setting item details Single Shooting : Normal shooting mode. Cont. Shooting : Shoots images continuously while you...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying continuous shooting remaining time indicator (Cont. Shoot. Length) Sets whether to display an indicator of the remaining time for which continuous shooting can be performed at the sameshooting speed. Menu item details Always Dis...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Self-timer Shoots an image using the self-timer after a designated number of seconds have elapsed since the shutter button waspressed. Use the 5-second/10-second self-timer when you are going to be in the picture, and use the 2-second self...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. Bracket Shoots multiple images while automatically shifting the exposure from base to darker and then to lighter. You can selectan image that suits your purpose after recording. Menu item details For example, the camera shoots a tota...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Single Bracket Shoots multiple images while automatically shifting the exposure from base to darker and then to lighter. You can selectthe image that suits your purpose after recording. Since a single picture is taken each time you press t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Indicator during bracket shooting Viewfinder Ambient light* bracketing 3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps Exposure compensation ±0.0 EV Monitor (Display All Info. or Histogram) Ambient light* bracketing 3 images shifted by 0.3 EV steps Expos...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II WB bracket Shoots a total of three images, each with different color tones according to the selected settings for white balance, colortemperature and color filter. Menu item details White Balance Bracket: Lo: Records a series of three imag...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II DRO Bracket You can record a total of three images, each at a different degree of D-Range Optimizer value. Menu item details DRO Bracket: Lo: Records a series of three images with small changes in the D-Range Optimizer value (Lv 1, Lv 2, a...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bracket Settings You can set the type of bracket or the self-timer in bracket shooting mode, and the shooting order for exposurebracketing or white balance bracketing. Menu item details Bracket Type: Sets the type of bracket shooting. (Con...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Interval Shoot Func. You can automatically shoot a series of still images with the shooting interval and number of shots that you set inadvance (Interval shooting). You can then create a movie from the still images produced by interval sho...

If you press a key to which one of the following functions has been assigned at the moment when shooting starts, the function willremain active during interval shooting even without you holding down the button. [AEL hold][ AEL hold] [AF/MF Control Hold][Regist. AF Area hold][AWB Lock Hold][My Dial 1...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Operation Sets whether or not to activate touch operations on the monitor. Menu item details On: Activates the touch operation. Off: Deactivates the touch operation. Related Topic Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus Func. of Touch ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus [Touch Focus] allows you to specify a position where you want to focus using touch operations. This function is availablewhen [Focus Area] is set to a parameter other than [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flex...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Tracking You can use touch operations to select a subject you want to track in the still image and movie recording modes. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] in advance. Hint To cancel tracking,...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Touch Pad Settings You can adjust settings related to touch pad operations during viewfinder shooting. Menu item details Operation in Vertical Orientation : Sets whether to enable touch pad operations during vertically oriented viewfinder ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (still image) Sets the file format for still images. Menu item details RAW: Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer forprofessional purposes. RAW & JPEG: A...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II RAW File Type (still image) Selects the file type for RAW images. Menu item details Compressed: Records images in compressed RAW format. The file size of the image will be approximately half of that with[Uncompressed]. Uncompressed: Record...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II JPEG Quality (still image) Selects the JPEG image quality when [ File Format] is set to [RAW & JPEG] or [JPEG]. Menu item details Extra fine/Fine/Standard: Since the compression rate increases from [Extra fine] to [Fine] to [Standard],...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aspect Ratio (still image) Menu item details 3:2: Same aspect ratio as 35 mm film 4:3: The aspect ratio is 4:3. 16:9: The aspect ratio is 16:9. 1:1: The horizontal and vertical ratio is equal. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporatio...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II APS-C/Super 35mm Sets whether to record in APS-C-equivalent size for still images and in Super 35mm-equivalent size for movies. If youselect [On] or [Auto], you can use an APS-C size dedicated lens on this product. Menu item details On: Re...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Angle of view The angle of view switches to the equivalent of full frame or APS-C/Super 35mm, depending on the setting for [APS-C/Super 35mm] and the attached lens. The angle of view is also different for still image shooting and movie sho...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of mode dial function You can switch the shooting mode according to the subject or purpose of shooting. Available functions (Intelligent Auto): Allows you to shoot with automatic scene recognition. P (Program Auto): Allows you to shoo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Intelligent Auto The camera shoots with automatic scene recognition. Note The product will not recognize the scene when you shoot images with zoom functions other than optical zoom. The product may not properly recognize the scene under ce...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II About Scene Recognition Scene Recognition operates in [Intelligent Auto] mode. This function allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image. Scene Recognition When the product recognizes certain s...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). You can set shooting functions such as [ISO]. Program Shift When you are not using a flash, you can change the shutt...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Aperture Priority You can shoot by adjusting the aperture and changing the range in focus, or by defocusing the background. Note The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image being shot. Related Topic Aperture ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter Priority You can express the movement of a moving subject in various ways by adjusting the shutter speed, for example, at theinstant of the movement with high speed shutter, or as a trailing image with low speed shutter. Hint Use a...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Manual Exposure You can shoot with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture. Hint You can change the shutter speed and aperture (F-value) combination without changing the set exposure value by rotating ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bulb shooting You can shoot a trailing image of the movement of a subject with long exposure.Bulb shooting is suitable for shooting trails from stars or fireworks, etc. Hint When shooting fireworks, etc., focus at infinity in manual focus ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie: Exposure Mode You can set the exposure mode for movie shooting. Menu item details Program Auto: Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value). Aperture Priority: Allows ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Comp. Normally, exposure is set automatically (auto exposure). Based on the exposure value set by auto exposure, you canmake the entire image brighter or darker if you adjust [Exposure Comp.] to the plus side or minus side, respec...

To set the exposure compensation value using the MENU You can adjust the exposure compensation value within a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV when the exposure compensationdial is set to “0.”MENU→ (Camera Settings1) → [Exposure Comp.] → desired setting. Hint You can operate the exposure compensation dia...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset EV Comp. Sets whether to maintain the exposure value set using [Exposure Comp.] when you turn off the power when theexposure compensation dial position is set to “0.” Menu item details Maintain: Maintains the settings. Reset: Resets ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Ev Comp You can adjust the exposure using the front dial or rear dial when the exposure compensation dial is set to “0.” You canadjust the exposure in a range of -5.0 EV to +5.0 EV. Menu item details Off: Does not enable exposure comp...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Set. Guide You can set whether to display a guide when you change the exposure. Menu item details Off: Does not display the guide. On: Displays the guide. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (Camera Settings2) →...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Metering Mode Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure. Menu item details Multi: Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the p...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Priority in Multi Metering Sets whether the camera measures brightness based on detected faces when [Metering Mode] is set to [Multi]. Menu item details On: The camera measures brightness based on detected faces. Off: The camera measu...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Spot Metering Point Sets whether to coordinate the spot metering position with the focus area when [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot],[Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. Menu item deta...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AE lock When the contrast between the subject and background is high, such as when shooting a backlit subject or a subjectnear a window, meter the light at a spot where the subject appears to have the appropriate brightness and lock theexp...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AEL w/ shutter (still image) Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately. Menu item details Auto: Fixes the exposure after adjusting the focu...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Exposure Std. Adjust Adjusts this camera's standard for the correct exposure value for each metering mode. Metering Mode The set standard value will be applied when you select the corresponding metering mode in MENU → (Camera Settings1) → ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zebra Setting Sets a zebra pattern, which appears over part of an image if the brightness level of that part meets the IRE level that youhave set. Use this zebra pattern as a guide to adjust the brightness. Menu item details Zebra Display:...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II D-Range Optimizer (DRO) By dividing the image into small areas, the product analyzes the contrast of light and shadow between the subject andthe background, and creates an image with the optimal brightness and gradation. Menu item details ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto HDR Shoots three images using different exposures and combines the images with correct exposure, the bright parts of anunderexposed image, and the dark parts of an overexposed image to create images with a greater range of gradation(H...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Sensitivity to light is expressed by the ISO number (recommended exposure index). The larger the number, the higherthe sensitivity. Menu item details ISO AUTO: Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically. ISO 50 – ISO 204800: S...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II ISO Setting: ISO Range Limit You can limit the range of ISO sensitivity when the ISO sensitivity is set manually. To set the range for [ISO AUTO] If you want to adjust the range of ISO sensitivity that is automatically set in the [ISO AUTO...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II The zoom features available with this product The zoom feature of the product provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various zoom features. The icondisplayed on the screen changes, according to the selected zoom feature. When a ...

When using the Smart Zoom, Clear Image Zoom or Digital Zoom function, the following functions are not available: Face/Eye Priority in AFFace Priority in Multi MeteringTracking function To use another zoom function than the optical zoom for movies, assign [Zoom] to the desired key using [ Custom Key]...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom) When you use a zoom function other than the optical zoom, you can exceed the zoom range of the optical zoom. Related Topic Zoom Setting The zoom features available with this product Assigning frequently...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Setting You can select the zoom setting of the product. Menu item details Optical zoom only: Limits the zoom range to the optical zoom. You can use the Smart Zoom function if you set [ JPEG Image Size] to [M] or [S]. ClearImage Zoom :...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II About zoom scale The zoom scale that is used in combination with the zoom of the lens changes according to the selected image size. When [ Aspect Ratio] is [3:2] Related Topic Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom) The zoom features availabl...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Zoom Ring Rotate Assigns zoom in (T) or zoom out (W) functions to the zoom ring rotation direction. Available only with power zoom lensesthat support this function. Menu item details Left(W)/Right(T): Assigns zoom out (W) function to left-...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II White Balance Corrects the tone effect of the ambient light condition to record a neutral white subject in white. Use this function whenthe color tones of the image did not come out as you expected, or when you want to change the color ton...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter AWB Lock (still image) You can set whether or not to lock the white balance while the shutter button is pressed when [White Balance] is set to[Auto] or [Underwater Auto].This function prevents unintentional changes to the white bal...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creative Style Allows you to set the desired image processing and finely adjust contrast, saturation and sharpness for each imagestyle. Menu item details Standard: For shooting various scenes with rich gradation and beautiful colors. Vivid...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Picture Effect Select the desired effect filter to achieve more impressive and artistic images. Menu item details Off: Disables the [Picture Effect] function. Toy Camera: Creates a soft image with shaded corners and reduced sharpness. Pop ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shutter Type (still image) You can set whether to shoot with a mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter. Menu item details Auto: The shutter type is automatically switched based on the shooting conditions and shutter speed. Mechanical S...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the electronic shutter Using the electronic shutter lets you perform various kinds of shooting that are difficult to achieve using the mechanicalshutter, such as shooting without sounds or shaking, shooting with a super-fast shutter,...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Displaying the release timing (Shoot. Timing Disp.) Sets whether or not to display marks (such as a frame) on the screen while shooting. This function is useful in situationswhere it is difficult to determine the timing of shooting just by...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Anti-flicker Shoot. (still image) You can set whether or not to detect flickering with a frequency of 100 Hz or 120 Hz (such as fluorescent light) whenshooting with the mechanical shutter. The camera can time the shooting of images to mome...

Related Topic Hi Frequency flicker Differences between the [Anti-flicker Shoot.] and [Hi Frequency flicker] functions 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 219

Setting a slower shutter speedSwitching to another shutter typeChanging the setting of the electronic front curtain shutter function When you press the shutter button halfway down, flickering may appear temporarily. High-resolution shutter speed setting values cannot be registered to [Reg. Custom Sh...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Differences between the [Anti-flicker Shoot.] and [Hi Frequency flicker] functions This camera has two different functions to reduce the impact of flickering from artificial light sources (such as fluorescentor LED light). The features of ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Lens Sets whether or not the shutter can be released when no lens is attached. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter when no lens is attached. Select [Enable] when attaching the product to an astronomical telescope,etc...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Release w/o Card Sets whether the shutter can be released when no memory card has been inserted. Menu item details Enable: Releases the shutter even if no memory card has been inserted. Disable: Does not release the shutter when no memory ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II e-Front Curtain Shutter The electronic front curtain shutter function shortens the time lag between when the shutter button is pressed and theshutter is released. You can use [e-Front Curtain Shutter] when [ Shutter Type] is set to [Mechan...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Sets whether or not to use the SteadyShot function. Menu item details On: Uses [SteadyShot]. Off: Does not use [SteadyShot]. We recommend that you set [Off] when using a tripod, etc. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporati...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II SteadyShot Settings You can shoot with an appropriate SteadyShot setting for the attached lens. Menu item details Auto: Performs the SteadyShot function automatically according to the information obtained from the attached lens. Manual: Pe...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II High ISO NR (still image) When shooting with high ISO sensitivity, the product reduces noise that becomes more noticeable when the productsensitivity is high. Menu item details Normal: Activates high ISO noise reduction normally. Low: Acti...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Regist. Faces Priority Sets whether to focus with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. Menu item details On: Focuses with higher priority on faces registered using [Face Registration]. Off: Focuses without giving ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Face Registration (Delete) Deletes a registered face. Note Even if you execute [Delete], the data for registered face will remain in the product. To delete the data for registered faces fromthe product, select [Delete All]. 5-010-476-14(1)...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using flash (sold separately) In dark environments, use the flash to light up the subject while shooting. Also use the flash to prevent camera-shake. For details on the flash, refer to the instruction manual for the flash. Note A flash can...

For details on compatible accessories for the Multi Interface Shoe, visit the Sony website, or consult your Sony dealer or localauthorized Sony service facility. Related Topic Flash Mode Wireless Flash Using a flash with a sync terminal cord 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 237

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Red Eye Reduction When using the flash, it is fired two or more times before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. Menu item details On: The flash is always fired to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. Off: Does not use Red Eye Reduction. ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Flash Mode You can set the flash mode. Menu item details Flash Off: The flash does not operate. Autoflash: The flash works in dark environments or when shooting towards bright light. Fill-flash: The flash works every time you trigger the s...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II FEL lock The flash level is automatically adjusted so that the subject gets the optimum exposure during normal flash shooting. Youcan also set the flash level in advance. FEL: Flash Exposure Level Hint By setting [FEL Lock hold], you can h...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wireless Flash There are two methods for wireless flash shooting: light-signal flash shooting that uses the light of the flash attached tothe camera as a signal light, and radio-signal flash shooting that uses wireless communication. To pe...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using a flash with a sync terminal cord Hint If the screen is too dark to check the composition, set [Live View Display] to [Setting Effect OFF] to make it easy to check thecomposition when shooting with a flash. Flashes that have a sync t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Shooting movies You can record movies by pressing the MOVIE (Movie) button. Hint You can assign the start/stop movie recording function to a preferred key. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] → set [MOVIE] to the preferred key. When ...

While shooting movies, the recorded image can be output without the shooting information display by setting [HDMI Info. Display]to [Off]. Note The sound of the lens and the product in operation may be recorded during movie recording. You can turn the sound off by selecting MENU → (Camera Settings2) ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie w/ shutter You can start or stop recording movies by pressing the shutter button, which is bigger and easier to press than theMOVIE (Movie) button. Menu item details On: Enables movie recording using the shutter button when the shoot...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Movie recording formats The following movie recording formats are available with this camera. What is XAVC S? Records movies in high definition such as 4K by converting them into MP4 movies using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec.MPEG-4 AVC/H.264...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Format (movie) Selects the movie file format. Menu item details Note When [ File Format] is set to [AVCHD], the file size of movies is limited to approx. 2 GB. If the movie file size reaches approx. 2 GB during recording, a new movie ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Record Setting (movie) Selects the frame rate and bit-rate for movie recording. Menu item details When [ File Format] is set to [XAVC S 4K] When [ File Format] is set to [XAVC S HD] MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Record Setting] → desired s...

When [ File Format] is set to [AVCHD] Note Recording frame rates are indicated as the closest integer values. The actual corresponding frame rates are as follows: 24p: 23.98 fps, 30p: 29.97 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, and 120p: 119.88 fps. Creating an AVCHD recording disc from movies that were recorded wit...

When [NTSC/PAL Selector] is set to PAL When [ Frame Rate] is set to [120fps]/[100fps], you cannot set [ Record Setting] to [60p]/[50p]. Note In slow-motion recording, the shutter speed becomes faster and you may not be able to obtain the proper exposure. If thishappens, decrease the aperture value o...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Proxy Recording Sets whether to simultaneously record low-bit-rate proxy movies when recording XAVC S movies. Since proxy moviesare small in file size, they are suitable for transferring to smartphones or uploading to websites. Menu item d...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Recording Sets whether to record sounds when shooting movies. Select [Off] to avoid recording the sounds of the lens and thecamera operating. Menu item details On: Records sound (stereo). Off: Does not record sound. 5-010-476-14(1) C...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Level Display Sets whether to display the audio level on the screen. Menu item details On: Displays the audio level. Off: Does not display the audio level. Note The audio level is not displayed in the following situations: When [Audi...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Rec Level You can adjust the audio recording level while checking the level meter. Menu item details +: Turns up the audio recording level. -: Turns down the audio recording level. Reset: Resets the audio recording level to the defau...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio Out Timing You can set echo cancellation during audio monitoring and prevent undesirable deviations between video and audioduring HDMI output. Menu item details Live: Outputs audio without delay. Select this setting when audio deviat...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wind Noise Reduct. Sets whether or not to reduce wind noise by cutting the low-range sound of the input audio from the built-in microphone. Menu item details On: Reduces wind noise. Off: Does not reduce wind noise. Note Setting this item t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF drive speed (movie) You can switch focusing speed when using autofocus in movie mode. Menu item details Fast: Sets the AF drive speed to fast. This mode is suitable for shooting active scenes, such as sports. Normal: Sets the AF drive s...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II AF Tracking Sens. (movie) You can set the AF sensitivity in movie mode. Menu item details Responsive: Sets the AF sensitivity to high. This mode is useful when recording movies in which the subject is moving quickly. Standard: Sets the AF ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II MOVIE Button Sets whether or not to activate the MOVIE (Movie) button. Menu item details Always: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button in any mode. Movie Mode Only: Starts movie recording when you press the MOVIE button on...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Display (movie) Sets whether or not to display markers set using [ Marker Settings] on the monitor or the viewfinder while shooting movies. Menu item details On: Markers are displayed. The markers are not recorded. Off: No marker is...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Marker Settings (movie) Sets the markers to be displayed while shooting movies. Menu item details Center: Sets whether or not to display the center marker in the center of the shooting screen. [Off]/[On] Aspect: Sets the aspect marker disp...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Video Light Mode Sets the illumination setting for the HVL-LBPC LED light (sold separately). Menu item details Power Link: The video light turns on/off in sync with the ON/OFF operation of this camera. REC Link: The video light turns on/of...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back still images Plays back the recorded images. Hint The product creates an image database file on a memory card to record and play back images. An image that is not registered inthe image database file may not be played back cor...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image) Enlarges the image being played back. Use this function to check the focus of the image, etc. Hint You can also enlarge an image being played back using MENU. You can change the initial ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation) Selects the orientation when playing back recorded images. Menu item details Auto: When you rotate the camera, the displayed image rotates automatically by detecting the orientation...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rotating an image (Rotate) Rotates a recorded image counter-clockwise. Note Even if you rotate a movie file, it will be played back horizontally on the monitor or viewfinder of the camera. You may not be able to rotate images shot using ot...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Mag. Sets the initial magnification scale when playing back enlarged images. Menu item details Standard. Mag.: Displays an image with the standard magnification. Previous Mag.: Displays an image with the previous magnificat...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Enlarge Initial Position Sets the initial position when enlarging an image in playback. Menu item details Focused Position: Enlarges the image from the point of focus during shooting. Center: Enlarges the image from the center of the scree...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back movies Plays back the recorded movies. Available operations during movie playback You can perform slow playback and sound volume adjustment, etc. by pressing the down side of the control wheel. : Playback : Pause : Fast-forwar...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Volume Settings Sets the sound volume for movie playback. Adjusting the volume during playback Press the bottom side of the control wheel while playing back movies to display the operation panel, then adjust thevolume. You can adjust the v...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Photo Capture Captures a chosen scene in a movie to save as a still image. First shoot a movie, then pause the movie during playbackto capture decisive moments that tend to be missed when shooting still images, and save them as still image...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index) You can display multiple images at the same time in playback mode. To change the number of images to be displayed MENU → (Playback) → [Image Index] → desired setting. Menu item de...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting the method for jumping between images (Image Jump Setting) Sets which dial and method to use for jumping between images during playback. This function is useful when you wantto find one of many recorded images. You can also quickly...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Switching between still images and movies (View Mode) Sets the View Mode (image display method). Menu item details Date View: Displays the images by date. Folder View(Still): Displays only still images. AVCHD View: Displays only AVCHD-form...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display as Group Sets whether or not to display continuously shot images or images shot using interval shooting as a group. Menu item details On: Displays images as a group. Off: Does not display images as a group. Hint The following image...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cont. PB for Interval Continuously plays back images shot using interval shooting.You can create movies from still images produced by interval shooting using the computer software Imaging Edge(Viewer). You cannot create movies from the sti...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II PB Speed for Interval Sets the playback speed for still images during [Cont. PB for Interval]. Hint You can also change the playback speed by turning the front/rear dial or the control wheel during [Cont. PB for Interval]. Related Topic Co...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Selecting which memory card to play back (Select Playback Media) Selects the memory card slot to be played back. Menu item details Slot 1: Selects the slot 1. Slot 2: Selects the slot 2. Note No image is played back when no memory card is ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copying images from one memory card to another (Copy) You can copy images from a memory card in a slot that is selected using [Select Playback Media] to a memory card inanother slot. Hint You can select the type of images to be displayed b...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show) Automatically plays back images continuously. Menu item details Repeat: Select [On], in which images are played back in a continuous loop, or [Off], in which the product exits the slideshoww...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Protecting images (Protect) Protects recorded images against accidental erasure. The mark is displayed on protected images. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Applies the protection of the selected multiple images.(1) Select the image to be ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating You can assign ratings to recorded images on a scale from to to make it easier to find images. Combining this function with [Image Jump Setting] allows you to find a desired image quickly. Hint You can also assign ratings when playi...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rating Set(Custom Key) Sets the available number of when rating images with the key to which you have assigned [Rating] using [ Custom Key]. Related Topic Rating Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) 5-010-476-14(1) C...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Specifying images to be printed (Specify Printing) You can specify in advance on the memory card which still images you want to print out later. The (print order) icon will appear on the specified images. DPOF refers to “Digital Print Orde...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Attaching audio files to images (Voice Memo) You can record shooting conditions or image descriptions with your voice, and attach the audio files to images as voicememos.Voice memos can be transferred to a computer together with images, an...

Related Topic Voice Memo PB Volume Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key) 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 298

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Voice Memo PB Volume Adjusts the playback volume for voice memos. Hint While playing back a voice memo, you can display the volume control screen by pressing the bottom of the control wheel. Related Topic Attaching audio files to images (V...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Crop Crops recorded images. Hint The cropped image is saved as a separate image file. The original image remains as is. The file format and image quality setting of the cropped image will be the same as those of the original image. On the ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting a displayed image You can delete an image displayed. Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Confirm the image to bedeleted beforehand. Note The protected images cannot be deleted. Related Topic Deleting multiple se...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Deleting multiple selected images (Delete) You can delete multiple selected images. Once you have deleted an image, you cannot restore it. Confirm the image tobe deleted beforehand. Menu item details Multiple Img.: Deletes the selected ima...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable To view images stored on this product using a TV, an HDMI cable (sold separately) and an HD TV equipped with anHDMI jack are required. “BRAVIA” Sync By connecting this product to a TV that support...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Customization features of the camera The camera has various customization features such as registration of functions and shooting settings to custom keys.You can combine your preferred settings to customize the camera for easier operation....

To assign different functions to the dial and switch the function of the dial ( My Dial Settings ) You can assign the desired functions to the front/rear dial and the control wheel, and register up to three combinations ofsettings to the camera as “My Dial 1 - 3” settings. Example: In the case of mo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2) Allows you to register up to 3 often-used modes or product settings to the product and up to 4 (M1 through M4) to thememory card. You can recall the settings using just the mode dial. Items that c...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Registering shooting settings to a custom key (Reg. Custom Shoot Set) You can register shooting settings (such as exposure, focus setting, drive mode, etc.) to a custom key in advance andtemporarily recall them while holding down the key. ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings) You can assign the desired functions to the front dial, rear dial, and control wheel, and register up to three combinationsof settings as “My Dial” settings. You can quickly ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Dial Setup You can switch the functions of the front/rear dial. Menu item details Tv Av: The front dial is used to change the shutter speed and the rear dial to change the aperture value. Av Tv: The front dial is used to change the apertur...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Lock Operation Parts You can set whether the multi-selector, dials, and wheel can be locked by pressing and holding down the Fn (Function)button. Menu item details Off: Does not lock the multi-selector, front dial, rear dial, or control wh...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Add Item You can register the desired menu items to (My Menu) under MENU. Hint You can add up to 30 items to (My Menu). Note You cannot add the following items to (My Menu). Any item under MENU → (Playback) [View on TV] Related Topic Sort ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Sort Item You can rearrange the menu items added to (My Menu) under MENU. Related Topic Add Item 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (My Menu) → [Sort Item]. 1 Select an item that you want to move using the top/bottom/le...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Item You can delete menu items added to (My Menu) of MENU. Hint To delete all the items on a page, select MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete Page]. You can delete all the items added to (My Menu) by selecting MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete All]...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete Page You can delete all the menu items added to a page under (My Menu) in MENU. Related Topic Add Item Delete All 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete Page]. 1 Select a page that you want to del...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Delete All You can delete all the menu items added to (My Menu) in MENU. Related Topic Add Item Delete Page 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (My Menu) → [Delete All]. 1 Select [OK]. 2 322

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Display From My Menu You can set My Menu to appear first when you press the MENU button. Menu item details On: My Menu appears first when you press the MENU button. Off: The most recently displayed menu appears when you press the MENU butt...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Review You can check the recorded image on the screen right after the shooting. You can also set the display time for AutoReview. Menu item details 10 Sec/5 Sec/2 Sec: Displays the recorded image on the screen right after shooting for...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Live View Display Sets whether or not to show images altered with effects of the exposure compensation, white balance, [Creative Style],or [Picture Effect] on the screen. Menu item details Setting Effect ON: Displays Live View in condition...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Grid Line Sets whether the grid line is displayed or not. The grid line will help you to adjust the composition of images. Menu item details Rule of 3rds Grid: Place main subjects close to one of the grid lines that divide the image into t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Monitor Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen. Menu item details Manual: Adjusts the brightness within the range of –2 to +2. Sunny Weather: Sets the brightness appropriately for shooting outdoors. Note The [Sunny Weather] setting...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Viewfinder Bright. When using the viewfinder, this product adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder according to the surroundingenvironment. Menu item details Auto: Adjusts the brightness automatically. Manual: Selects the brightness of th...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Color Temp. Adjusts the color temperature of the electronic viewfinder. Menu item details -2 to +2: When you select “-,” the viewfinder screen changes to a warmer color, and when you select “+,” it changes to a coldercolor. 5-010-47...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Finder Frame Rate (still image) Display the subject's movements more smoothly by adjusting the frame rate of the viewfinder during still image shooting.This function is convenient when shooting a fast-moving subject. Menu item details Stan...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bright Monitoring Allows you to adjust the composition when shooting in dark environments. By extending the exposure time, you cancheck the composition on the viewfinder/monitor even in dark locations such as under the night sky. Note Duri...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Format When you use a memory card with this camera for the first time, we recommend that you format the card using thecamera for stable performance of the memory card. Note that formatting permanently erases all data on the memorycard, and...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Select REC Folder If [Folder Name] under [ File/Folder Settings] is set to [Standard Form] and there are 2 folders or more, you can select the folder on the memory card to which images are to be recorded. Note You cannot select the folder ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II New Folder Creates a new folder on the memory card for recording still images. A new folder is created with a folder number onegreater than the largest folder number currently used. Images are recorded in the newly created folder. Note Whe...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File/Folder Settings (still image) Sets file names for still images to be shot, and specifies folders for storing the shot still images. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to still images.[Series]: Does n...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II File Settings (movie) Configure settings for the file names of recorded movies. Menu item details File Number: You can set how to assign file numbers to movies.[Series]: Does not reset file numbers even if the memory card is changed.[Reset...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Prioritize Rec. Media Selects the memory card slot on which to record. [Slot 1] is the default setting. If you do not intend to change the settingsand will only use one memory card, use the slot 1. Menu item details Sl...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Recording Mode You can select the method for recording an image, such as recording the same image simultaneously to two memorycards or recording different types of images to two memory cards. Menu item details Standard...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Rec. Media Settings: Auto Switch Media If a memory card in use becomes full or you have forgotten to insert a memory card into a slot, you can record images tothe other memory card. Menu item details On: The camera automatically starts rec...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Audio signals Selects whether the product produces a sound or not. Menu item details On:all: Sounds are produced for example when the focus is achieved by pressing the shutter button halfway down. On:other than e-shut: Sounds are produced ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Power Save Start Time Sets time intervals to automatically switch to power save mode when you are not performing operations to preventwearing down the battery pack. To return to shooting mode, perform an operation such as pressing the shut...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Auto Power OFF Temp. Sets the temperature of the camera at which the camera turns off automatically during shooting. When it is set to [High],you can continue shooting even when the temperature of the camera gets hotter than normal. Menu i...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Anti-dust Function If dust or debris gets inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor, clean the image sensor using[Cleaning Mode]. You can also set whether or not to close the shutter when you turn off the camera so t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IR Remote Ctrl You can operate this product and shoot images using the SHUTTER button, 2SEC button (2 second delay shutter), andSTART/STOP button (or Movie button (RMT-DSLR2 only)) on the Wireless Remote Commander RMT-DSLR1 (soldseparately...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II NTSC/PAL Selector Plays back movies recorded with the product on a NTSC/PAL system TV. Note If you insert a memory card that has previously been formatted with a different video system, a message telling you that you mustreformat the card ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution When you connect the product to a High Definition (HD) TV with HDMI terminals using an HDMI cable (sold separately),you can select HDMI Resolution to output images to the TV. Menu item details Auto: The produ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models) You can set 1080/24p or 1080/60p as the HDMI output format when [ Record Setting] is set to [24p 50M], [24p 60M] or [24p 100M]. Menu item details 60p: Movies are o...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie) Sets whether or not to layer the TC (time code) information on the output signal via the HDMI terminal when outputtingthe signal to other professional-use devices. This function layers the time code informa...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI When connecting this product to a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV using an HDMI cable (sold separately), you canoperate this product by aiming the TV remote control at the TV. Menu item details On: You can operate ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Connection Selects the USB connection method when this product is connected to a computer, etc.Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] → [Off] beforehand. Also, set MENU → (Network) → [PC Remote Function] ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB LUN Setting Enhances compatibility by limiting of USB connection functions. Menu item details Multi: Normally, use [Multi]. Single: Set [USB LUN Setting] to [Single] only if you cannot make a connection. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II USB Power Supply Sets whether to supply power via the USB cable when the product is connected to a computer or an USB device. Menu item details On: Power is supplied to the product via a USB cable when the product is connected to a compute...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Language Selects the language to be used in the menu items, warnings and messages. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (Setup) → [ Language] → desired language. 1 364

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Date/Time Setup The Clock Set screen is displayed automatically when you turn on this product for the first time or when the internalrechargeable backup battery has fully discharged. Select this menu when setting the date and time after th...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Area Setting Sets the area where you are using the product. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (Setup) → [Area Setting] → desired area. 1 366

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Copyright Info Writes copyright information onto the still images. Menu item details Write Copyright Info: Sets whether to write copyright information. ([On]/[Off]) If you select [On], an icon will appear on the shooting screen. Set Photog...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Version Displays the version of this product’s software. Check the version when updates for this product’s software are released,etc.Also displays the version of the lens if a lens compatible with firmware updates is attached.The version o...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II IPTC Information You can write IPTC information* when recording still images. Create and edit IPTC information using the IPTC MetadataPreset ( https://www.sony.net/iptc/help/ ) and write the information to a memory card beforehand. Menu it...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Write Serial Number Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data when shooting still images. Menu item details On: Writes the camera's serial number to the Exif data for the image. Off: Does not write the camera's serial number to th...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Demo Mode The [Demo Mode] function displays the movies recorded on the memory card automatically (demonstration), when thecamera has not been operated for a certain time. Normally select [Off]. Menu item details On: The movie playback demo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Setting Reset Resets the product to the default settings. Even if you perform [Setting Reset], the recorded images are retained. Menu item details Camera Settings Reset: Initializes the main shooting settings to the default settings. Initi...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Imaging Edge Mobile Using the smartphone application Imaging Edge Mobile, you can shoot an image while controlling the camera using asmartphone or transfer the images recorded on the camera to the smartphone. Download and install the appli...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Ctrl w/ Smartphone Sets the condition for connecting the camera to a smartphone. Menu item details Ctrl w/ Smartphone: Sets whether to connect the camera and a smartphone using Wi-Fi. ([On]/[Off]) Connection: Displays the QR code or SSID u...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using a smartphone (NFC One-touch remote) You can connect this product to an NFC-enabled smartphone by touching them together and then operate the productusing the smartphone. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is s...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (QR Code) You can control this product using your smartphone by connecting your smartphone to the camera using the QR Code. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an Android smartphone (SSID) You can control this product using your smartphone by connecting your smartphone to the camera using the SSID andpassword. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by sele...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (QR Code) You can connect an iPhone or iPad to the camera using the QR Code and operate the camera using the iPhone or iPad. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selecting MEN...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Controlling the camera using an iPhone or iPad (SSID) You can control the camera using an iPhone or iPad by connecting the iPhone or iPad to the camera using the SSID andpassword. Make sure that [Ctrl w/ Smartphone] is set to [On] by selec...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone You can transfer still images, XAVC S movies, slow-motion movies, or quick-motion movies to a smartphone and viewthem. The application Imaging Edge Mobile must be installed on your smartphone. M...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Sending Target (proxy movies) When transferring XAVC S video to a smartphone with [Send to Smartphone], you can set whether to transfer the low-bit-rate proxy movie or the high-bit-rate original movie. Menu item d...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Smartphone Func.: Cnct. during Power OFF 　 Sets whether or not to accept Bluetooth connections from a smartphone while the camera is turned off. When [Cnct. during Power OFF] is set to [On], you can browse images on the camera's me...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Sending images to a smartphone (NFC One-touch Sharing) With just one touch, you can connect this product and an NFC-enabled smartphone, and send an image displayed onthe product screen directly to the smartphone. You can transfer still ima...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Location Info. Link Set. You can use the application Imaging Edge Mobile to obtain location information from a smartphone that is connectedwith your camera using Bluetooth communication. You can record the obtained location information whe...

Menu item details Location Info. Link: Sets whether to obtain the location information by linking with a smartphone. Auto Time Correct.: Sets whether to automatically correct the date setting of the camera using information from a linked smartphone. Auto Area Adjust.: Sets whether to automatically c...

Supported smartphones 　 Refer to the support page for the latest information. https://www.sony.net/iem/ For details on Bluetooth versions compatible with your smartphone, check the product website for your smartphone. Related Topic Imaging Edge Mobile Send to Smartphone Func.: Send to Smartphone Blu...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth remote commander (sold separately). For details on compatible remotecommander, visit the Sony web site in your area, or consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony servi...

While [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] is set to [On], the camera will not switch to the power-saving mode. Change the setting to [Off] whenyou are done using the Bluetooth remote commander. Related Topic Bluetooth Settings 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation 395

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II View on TV You can view images on a network-enabled TV by transferring them from the product without connecting the product andTV with a cable. For some TVs, you may need to perform operations on the TV. For details, refer to the operating...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Airplane Mode When you board an airplane, etc., you can temporarily disable all the wireless-related functions including Wi-Fi. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (Network) → [Airplane Mode] → desired setting. If you se...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set. You can register your access point manually. Before starting the procedure, check the SSID name of the access point,security system, and password. The password may be preset in some devices. For details, s...

IP Address Setting: Select [Auto] or [Manual]. IP Address: If you are entering the IP address manually, enter the set address. Subnet Mask/Default Gateway/Primary DNS Server/Second DNS Server: If you have set [IP Address Setting] to [Manual], enter each address according to your network environment....

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Bluetooth Settings Controls the settings for connecting the camera to a smartphone or Bluetooth remote commander via a Bluetoothconnection. If you want to pair the camera and smartphone in order to use the location information link functio...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Wired LAN Setting Configures a wired LAN. Menu item details IP Address Setting: Sets whether to configure the IP address for the wired LAN automatically or manually. Display Wired LAN Info.: Displays wired LAN information for this product ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Edit Device Name You can change the device name for Wi-Fi Direct, [PC Remote], or Bluetooth connections. Related Topic Wi-Fi Settings: WPS Push Wi-Fi Settings: Access Point Set. Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function) How...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Reset Network Set. Resets all the network settings to default settings. 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation MENU → (Network) → [Reset Network Set.] → [Enter]. 1 410

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II PlayMemories Home With PlayMemories Home, you can do the following: You can import images shot with this product to your computer.You can play back the images imported to your computer.You can share your images using PlayMemories Online.Yo...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Installing PlayMemories Home Note Log on as Administrator. It may be necessary to restart your computer. When the restart confirmation message appears, restart the computer following theinstructions on the screen. DirectX may be installed ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Connecting to a computer Note Do not turn on/off or restart the computer, or wake the computer from sleep mode when a USB connection has been establishedbetween the computer and the camera. Doing so may cause a malfunction. Before turning ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Disconnecting the camera from the computer Perform steps 1 and 2 below before performing the following operations: Disconnecting the USB cable.Removing a memory card.Turning off the product. Note On Mac computers, drag and drop the memory ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Operating the camera from a computer (PC Remote Function) Uses a Wi-Fi or USB connection, etc. to control the camera from a computer, including such functions as shooting andstoring images on the computer.Select MENU → (Network) → [Ctrl w/...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Send to Computer You can transfer images stored in the product to a computer connected to a wireless access point or wireless broadbandrouter and easily make backup copies using this operation. Before starting this operation, install PlayM...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Imaging Edge Imaging Edge is a software suite that includes functions such as remote shooting from a computer, and adjusting ordeveloping RAW images recorded with the camera. Viewer: You can display and search images. Edit: You can edit im...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Remote Camera Tool Remote Camera Tool is software for PC remote shooting using a wired LAN. You can change the camera settings andshoot images from a computer by connecting the camera to a computer or switching hub using a LAN cable. For d...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Selecting a disc to be created You can create a disc that can be played back on other devices from a movie recorded on this camera. What devices can play back the disc depends on the disc type. Select a disc type suitable for the playback ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creating Blu-ray Discs from high-definition image quality movies You can create Blu-ray Discs that can be played back on Blu-ray Disc playback devices (such as Sony Blu-ray Discplayers or the PlayStation 4, etc.). A. How to create using a ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Creating DVD discs from standard image quality movies You can create DVD discs that can be played back on ordinary DVD playback devices (DVD players, computers that canplay back DVD discs, etc.). A. How to create using a computer With a Wi...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Precautions Refer also to “Notes on using your camera” in the Instruction Manual (supplied) for this product. On the data specifications described in this manual The data on performance and specifications in this manual are based on an ord...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II On cleaning Cleaning the lens Do not use a cleaning solution containing organic solvents, such as thinner, or benzine.When cleaning the lens surface, remove dust with a commercially available blower. In case of dust that sticks to thesurfa...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Cleaning the image sensor If dust or debris gets inside the camera and adheres to the surface of the image sensor (the part that converts the light toan electric signal), it may appear as dark spots on the image, depending on the shooting ...

Do not put the tip of a blower into the cavity beyond the lens mount area, so that the tip of the blower does not touch the imagesensor. Hold the camera slightly face downward so that the dust falls out. Do not subject the product to any shock during cleaning. When cleaning the image sensor with a b...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Number of recordable images When you insert a memory card into the camera and turn the camera on, the number of images that can be recorded(should you continue to shoot using the current settings) is displayed on the screen. Note When “0” ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recordable movie times The table below shows the approximate total recording times using a memory card formatted with this camera. Thevalues may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the type of memory card used. The recording time...

Notes on continuous movie recording High-quality movie recording and high-speed continuous shooting require large amounts of power. Therefore, if youcontinue to shoot, the temperature inside the camera will rise, especially that of the image sensor. In such cases, thecamera will turn off automatical...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Using the battery charger abroad You can use the battery charger (supplied) in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V ACand 50 Hz/60 Hz. Depending on the country/region, a converting plug adaptor may be neede...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II License Notes on the License This product comes with software that are used based on licensing agreements with the owners of that software. Basedon requests by the owners of copyright of these software applications, we have an obligation t...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Specifications Camera [System] Camera Type Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Lens Sony E-mount lens [Image sensor] Image format 35 mm full frame (35.6 mm x 23.8 mm), CMOS image sensor Effective pixel number of camera Approx. 24 200 000 p...

IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Frequency band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Security WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Connection method Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)/Manual Access method Infrastructure mode WW485782 (see name plate on the bottom of camera)Supported format IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Frequency band 2.4 GHz Security WEP/WPA-PSK/...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Trademarks XAVC S and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. AVCHD and AVCHD logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countrie...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II List of default setting values The following are the default setting values. To reset settings to the default values Select MENU→ (Setup) → [Setting Reset] → [Camera Settings Reset] or [Initialize] → [Enter]. The items that can be reset us...

Network To reset the items for [Network] to the default values, select [Initialize] or [Reset Network Set.]. These items are not resetto the default values even if you select [Camera Settings Reset]. MENU items Default setting value Resettable using [Camera Settings Reset] Audio signals On:all ― MEN...

Playback To reset the items for [Playback] to the default values, select [Initialize]. These items are not reset to the default valueseven if you select [Camera Settings Reset]. MENU items Default setting value Location Info. Link Set. (Location Info. Link) Off Location Info. Link Set. (Auto Time Co...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the product, try the following solutions. Related Topic Setting Reset 5-010-476-14(1) Copyright 2019 Sony Corporation Remove the battery pack, wait for about one minute, re-insert the battery ...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Warning messages Set Area/Date/Time. Set the area, date and time. If you have not used the product for a long time, charge the internal rechargeablebackup battery. Power insufficient. The image copying or the image sensor cleaning function...

Processing on the computer such as deletion of the image files may cause inconsistencies in the image databasefiles. Repair the image database files. Check that a lens is mounted. For an unsupported lens, set "Release w/o Lens" in the menu to "Enable". The lens is not attached proper...

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-9M2 α9II Recommended pages Auto Switch Media If you use two memory-card slots, you can automatically switch to recording with the other memory card when thememory card in use becomes full. How to tag the location information on the images You can r...