Ok, I think after all this time I have realized the soft focus is probably from my lenses. One lens is a Minolta 70-300 55mm and a Tameron 28-105 f/2.8. Watched a review on this lens and a full frame camera and the problem was the same as what I'm getting. Now I'm in the hunt for a good 70 -200ish to try out.

Sounds like a call to Sony or the repair shop is in order.

Once again, I cannot access the reset/initialize menu.