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Reese

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Watch out, username may just tell you to read the manual!

 

If by blinkies you mean "zebra" you will find that option in the menu gear icon tab #1 where you can turn on and regulate intensity.

If you were referring to peaking level (manual focus assist) you need to be in manual or digital manual focus for that to be active.  It is found in menu gear icon tab 2.

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What I want is to show when I've blown out the highlights on an image. I looked at the manual and I'm not certain where to find this option.

If I turn on "zebra" does that show on the live screen or only on playback when I take an image?

Thanks for your help!

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The "zebra" setting isn't what I'm looking for. The "Blinkies" are an animation that shows on any blown out areas of the photo!

I saw this on my camera once but have no idea how to find the setting again.

Sorry to be such a noob, but that's exactly what I am ! :)

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The "zebra" shows highlights that are blown out and can be used to adjust exposure.   Are you sure that isn't what you are looking for?    The only other things that I have seen on my Sony cameras that blink are related to autofocus tracking.  They are green.

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Hi Reese,

 

Just take a picture of a scene with some blown-out highlights, then when you review it, press the disp section of the wheel up  and you'll see the blinking highlight. It also gives you a histogram of the colors and gamma.

 

How you get the camera to display that feature, I forget, but mine does so at the moment, it seems to me that that feature can be turned on/off.

 

Robert in Hollywood, California

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