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Sony a1 II Complete Setup Guide – Drive Mode Top Dial

Leave a Comment / By Colby Brown / December 17, 2024

The Drive Mode Dial (New to the Sony a1 II), Single Shot - Shooting a single image Hight + - 30FPS by default ( other Requirements to achieve) High - 20 FPS by default Medium - 15 FPS by default Low - 5 FPS by default Shutter Delay - Sets a countdown timer before an image is taken Bracket Mode - Jumps into the Bracketing mode you had chosen via the menu system * - If you set the Drive Mode Dial to "*", you can change the drive mode via the digital menu system rather than just with the top dial. This is a new feature to the a1 II.

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Colby is a photographer, photo educator and author based out of Eastern Pennsylvania. Specializing in landscape, travel and wildlife photography, his body of work spans the four corners of the globe and covers all 7 continents. He has been a Sony Ambassador and Sony Artisan since 2015.

He is also the founder of the humanitarian photo organization The Giving Lens, which blends the art form of photography with the focus and purpose of giving back to those in need around the world.



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