Sony alpha 3000 User Manual

SONYAlpha3000Manual
FILMP/MEDP150/160•M.Lucas
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TheSonyAlpha3000lookslikeaDSLR,butitactuallyisclosertoavideocamerainanSLR
body,AKAa“mirrorless”camera.Itrecordsa20MBstillimage(5456x3632pixels!)and
canbesetforJPEGorRAW+JPEG.
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Thecameracomeswithabattery,acharger,alenscap,alenshoodandashoulderstrap.
ThelenshasaUVfilter,whichcanbecleanedwithoutdamagingthelens.Therearetwo
kindsofchargers,onewhereyoupluginthecamera,andtheotherwhereyoujustputthe
batteryinthecharger,abetteridea.Thebatteriesshouldlastthroughmorethanoneday
ofshooting.Buttheyshouldbechargedatleastonceaweek.
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ThecamerastoresimagesonanSDcard,whichisinaslotasshown.Becarefulwiththe
doorcoveringthecard.Thecardremovesbypushingitin,andspringingitout.
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SidedoorforSDcardandcharger.
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UsingtheCamera
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Theviewfinderiselectronic,givingyouthesameimageyouseeonthebackviewscreen.
Thereisabuttononthetoprighttoswitchbetweenthetwowaysofviewingnexttothe
ModeWheel.(seebelow)Theviewfinderisgoodforsituationsthataretoobrightforthe
rearscreen,butnotgreatforcriticalviewing.
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Thelensisinterchangeable.ItisanE‐mountlens,whichisanewSonymount.Soadaptors
areneededforotherlenseslikeCanonorNikon. 
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Thelensfeelslikeitshouldbeamanualfocuslens,butitisnot.(The‘focus’ringseemsto
beadummy.)Theonlymanualadjustmentisforfocallength,from18‐55mm.Itisalso
notafastlens,maxingoutat f 3.5onthewide,and f 5.6onthetelephotoend.
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Sony alpha 3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Sony
Model	alpha 3000
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English