Sony A700 Manual - Page 4

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Part I

Using the Sony Alpha A700

Mode dial

1.2

A top view of the camera

Built-in ﬂash. The ﬂash is

accessed by lifting up on the two

small ridges on either side of the

viewﬁnder. To close the ﬂash, just

push down from the top until it

locks into place. Figure 1.1 shows

the ﬂash open.

Hot shoe. This hot shoe lets you

attach an external Sony ﬂash unit

such as the HVL-F56AM, HVL-

F42AM, or the HVL-F36AM.

Image sensor plane indicator.

This marking on the camera body

is used if you need to measure the

exact distance from the subject to

the image sensor.

Drive mode button. This button

opens the Drive mode menu on

the LCD.

White Balance button. This but-

ton opens the White Balance menu

on the LCD.

Built-in flash

Hot shoe

Image sensor

indicator

White

Drive

Balance

mode

button

ISO button. This button opens the

ISO menu on the LCD.

The Drive mode, the White

Balance menu, and the ISO

menu are covered in detail in

Chapter 2.

Exposure button. This button

opens the Exposure Compensation

menu on the LCD.

Shutter button. When pressed,

the shutter moves out of the way

and the photo is taken.

Front control dial. The Front con-

trol dial controls the shutter speed

when the camera is in M (Manual

mode), P (Program Auto mode),

and S (Shutter Priority mode). The

Front control dial controls the aper-

ture when the camera is in A

(Aperture Priority mode).

Front control

dial

Shutter

button

Exposure

button

ISO button