Sony a5100 download app

Download : Windows. Download : Mac. Recommended environment. How to use, Supported devices, etc. Imaging Edge Desktop allows you to log into your account, browse or develop RAW images, and perform remote shooting. Remote Remote tether shooting function using live view. Composition adjustment grid, guide, live view You can fine-tune your composition using a grid, guide, and overlay display.

Focus adjustment area specification focus, magnified display You can perform precise focus adjustment efficiently by using area specification focus, magnification display and fine-tuning with manual focus. Enabling efficient image selection by linking with the "Remote" and "Edit" functions.

Yes, for the first time in ages for a Sony camera, you can tap to reposition the AF area. To find out I compared the A against several high-end compacts as well as the next model up in the range to help you make the right choice!

As before the body is tiny, about as small as Sony can make an interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sensor and tilting screen. Measuring x63x Measuring x58x41mm and weighing g with battery, the RX III is smaller and more pocketable than the A when the Alpha is fitted with its kit zoom, and also features a built-in viewfinder. So like its predecessor it lacks a dedicated mode dial and hotshoe for mounting flashes and other accessories; note the A and RX III both have a mode dial and the A also has an accessory shoe.

With the mode menu on-screen you then turn the rear wheel to select the desired option. If preferred, the Custom Key settings menu let you change the function of the centre button, along with the left, right, down, and Help buttons from a list of 35 options.

Meanwhile the RX III offers the best of both worlds with a screen that can angle down and all the way up to face the subject. A quick note on screen shapes: the A, along with the A and A, all employ shaped screens, which means HD movies fill the panel, but shooting photos in the narrower native aspect ratio will mean less of the screen is used.

Take any of them out in daylight — overcast or direct sunlight — and the image can become hard to see. Sony offers a monitor brightness control on all of them, and setting for Sunny Weather boosts the brightness to become much more visible, albeit at the cost of decreased battery life.

The A and RX III enjoy the benefit of having built-in electronic viewfinders which are much easier to view in bright conditions, while also providing extra stability with the camera held against your face. You can move the AF area by touch and also fire the shutter too with a tap if desired. Neither can you tap your way through the menus or even use the touch-interface to enter text which would have been very useful in the Wifi section. Even without a touch screen, Quick menus like these are invaluable for operating a modern camera and without one, I found myself having to enter the menus of the A a lot more than I wanted.

The A also features built-in Wifi with NFC, more of which in my dedicated wireless section later. For example you could recharge the camera using a cigarette lighter adapter in your car, or exploit the USB ports fitted into many vehicles including coaches or planes. If you have a laptop, you could recharge the camera using one of your USB ports, or you could simply use an external USB battery to topup or completely recharge absolutely anywhere. At the time of writing Sony offered 15 native E-mount lenses nine zooms and six primes with focal lengths between 10 and mm 15 and mm equivalent ; note three of the 15 lenses are variations of the popular mm though.

In addition you can mount any of the seven native FE lenses designed for the full-frame Alphas without an adapter, although again with the 1. As a mirrorless camera, the A has a short flange to sensor distance which allows you to squeeze in adapters to mount lenses from pretty much any other system, albeit with restrictions on AF and metering.

Once again any lens you mount has its field reduced by 1. This is a retractable design which when powered-down collapses to just over 30mm thick. The mm also offers a more useful equivalent range of mm: the difference between the telephoto 75mm vs 83mm end is negligible, but at the wide-end, 24mm captures a noticeably bigger field than 27mm.

You can see an example of the coverage below. As a power zoom, the mm enjoys motorised control over its focal length using a slider on the side of the barrel or using the collar control around the shutter release like a compact.

If the camera is set to AF, the single ring on the barrel can alternatively be used to adjust the zoom. If the camera is set to manual focus this ring switches its function to focusing. A motorized zoom allows smooth adjustments of focal length while filming movies, but I found the slider control could often be nudged by mistake as I held the camera, resulting in unexpected jumps in focal length. The ring control was also very sensitive when configured for zooming, causing the lens to lurch back and forth without much finesse, and I also found there was a little too much play when manually focusing.

Shrinking the lens down has also resulted in some optical compromises. I also found I needed to stop the lens down to f8 to avoid any softness towards the edges at any focal length, which in turn often meant shooting with slower shutter speeds or higher ISOs than I wanted.

When zoomed to wide, the mm offers a maximum aperture of f3. So when both are zoomed to telephoto, they offer similar reproductions, but when zoomed wide, the RX III, like most compacts, can focus much much closer for more dramatic macro shots. First the cameras at their closest focusing distances when set to 24mm equivalent. As you can clearly see above, the ability to focus much closer has given the RX III a key advantage in not just reproducing the subject larger, but also in blurring the background elements.

This adapter has a lens element that concentrates the medium format image circle down to the size of a 24x36mm sensor of the Sony A7 cameras with a 0. The 80mm lens above has an equivalent focal length of 56mm. The concentrated light also gives us one stop of extra light. This a manual focus lens adapter. Thanks mattiasburling! With it, you can do timelapse for startrails using free software to make the trails later. Without using a rubber band to hold down the shutter. Its a lot more power-conservative too.

You can use it as a more-user friendly remote trigger. Set to 10 sec self timer, and have it spit out a bunch of shots in a row for family pictures. Tried it before, not that good, as I need to look at the phone, press to shutter, then hide my phone, and position my hand where I want it to be. Its troublesome to do this for times to take shots including my 1. Now I just use timelapse to take 60 shots 1 second apart, then just pose and play with my son, hands free.

I feel it is bloatware. I did consider the remote shutter controller before, but the size is big, and it needs another sets of battery, but it does have the ability to focus before each shot I think. If you're doing shots the mobile app works fine, but for a LOT Notice of scheduled maintenance for PlayMemories Online system updates:.

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So it seems that the Time-lapse app is the most popular paid Playmemories camera app and could be handy. I do like time-lapse photography and that tip about using the app for group shots might be fun as well. As for the other apps, well the one I was the most interested about was Motion Shot which I planned on using when shooting my cat jumping or when I play basketball. So I might get that app as well. The preview video was great and all but can someone give me an example of a practical use of that app other than clay man slicing up cucumbers.

Or is it just a one-trick pony? It's just a shame that Sony doesn't put this on their cameras, free. It came installed on my Nikon 1. This application is designed for Sony Cameras works great with A To use it, you must first launch the "Smart Remote Control" application on your camera. Visit Software Site. Please refer to the software manufacturer for detailed information regarding capabilities for your camera.

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