About Scene - Sony ILCE-7 How To Use Manual

When [Mode Dial Guide] is set to [On], you can select the desired settings after you
have changed the position of the mode dial.
3. Point the camera to the subject.
When the camera recognizes a scene, scene recognition icon appears on the screen. If
necessary, appropriate shooting function for the recognized scene and the number of
times the shutter is released also appear.
4. Adjust the focus and shoot the image.
When the camera shoots multiple images, it automatically chooses and saves the
appropriate image. You can also save all the images by setting the [S. Auto Img. Extract.].
Note
When the product is used to create composite images, the recording process takes longer
than usual.
The product will not recognize the scene when you use zoom functions other than optical
zoom.
The product may not properly recognize a scene under some shooting conditions.
When [ Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], the product cannot create a
composite image.
[19] Shooting > Selecting a shooting mode
About Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in [Intelligent Auto] mode and [Superior Auto] mode.
This function allows the product to automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot
the image.
Scene Recognition:
Icons and guides such as
(Backlight Portrait),
(Portrait), (Infant),
(Backlight), (Landscape),
(Night Portrait),
(Macro), (Spotlight),
(Night Scene),
(Low