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268 “Custom” (Gear icon) Menu Settings

exhaustive tests, but I believe that when the A77 II’s green scales go all the
way to the right, it’s the equivalent of the ¾ deflection of the VU scale. If
your audio is so loud that it’s distorting, these scales will not show it to
you.

6.5 AUTO REVIEW

Menu Position MENU  1  Auto Review

What it Does After you take a picture, this setting tells the camera how
long to show the image you just took

Recommended Setting 10 seconds, unless you’re shooting people

The greatest feature of digital cameras is the ability to instantly examine the
image you just took. The A77 II will automatically play back the last
image taken if you want it to for either 2, 5, or 10 seconds. It can be a
really useful feature – for example, if you’re taking pictures of people, you
can know instantly if someone had their eyes closed or if an expression was
off. Set it to 10 seconds and it will always show you the last picture you
took, giving you enough time to turn the camera around and show the
subjects the shot you just took without needing to press a button.
The only time I ever turn this off is when shooting the kids, since reviewing
your shot = missing the next expression (and they’re always changing
expressions every nanosecond!)
You can cancel the Auto Review at any time just by pressing the shutter
release button halfway, at which time the camera goes back to Live View
mode, ready for you to take the next picture.

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