Viewfinder Bright; Eco Mode; Power Save - Sony SLT-A57 &alpha Handbook

Viewfinder Bright.

The brightness of the viewfinder is automatically adjusted to the lighting
conditions of the subject.
You can set the brightness of the viewfinder manually.
MENU button t
Select the desired setting
Note
• When using the camera with the AC-PW10AM AC Adaptor (sold separately), the
brightness of the viewfinder is always set to the brightest setting even if you select
[Auto].

Eco Mode

You can shorten the waiting time until the camera is turned off when it is
not being operated to prevent the battery from being consumed. If you set
this item to [Max], [Power Save] is set to [10 Sec]. If you do not operate the
camera for a given period of time, the brightness of the LCD screen is
reduced.
MENU button t
setting
Note
• When the AC-PW10AM AC Adaptor (sold separately) is used, this item cannot be
set to [Max].

Power Save

You can set different time intervals for the camera to switch to power save
mode (Power Save). Pressing the shutter button halfway down returns the
camera to the shooting mode.
MENU button t
time
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1 t [Viewfinder Bright.] t [Manual] t
1 t [Eco Mode] t Select the desired
1 t [Power Save] t Select the desired
Setting the other functions of the camera