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Sharing your pictures

When your pictures take the form of exposed

film, you need to wait for processing before

you can share them with anyone. When

your pictures take the form of digital files,

you can start sharing immediately. There’s no

need to run to the drug store. No processing

time to wait. And nothing to mail in. 

The electronic photo album 

With digital pictures, as long as you’ve got
your camera, you’ve got a photo album.

The camera as photo album.

Digital cameras, especially those
with large screens, are well suited
to showing off your pictures. 

The television as photo album.

Connect your camera to your television
to show the whole gang where you
were and what you did on vacation.

The PC as photo album.

You can connect your camera to a
compatible PC via USB cable. Then
you have a choice of copying your
pictures onto the PC or simply viewing
the pictures, using your camera as
an external PC drive. 

The CD-ROM as photo album.

You can easily copy onto CD-ROM
for long-term storage and sharing
with friends. 

The Internet as photo album.

Photo websites including our own
ImageStation.com enable you to
post pictures to your own personal
web page and invite selected friends
and family to view them. 

Digital photo prints

Thanks to the amazing flexibility of digital
technology, there are more ways than ever
to generate beautiful, long-lasting prints. 

PC-free digital photo printing

Sony DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90
PictureStation

printers are optimized

for your photos, and need not be
connected to a PC. The PictBridge
print interface and USB connection
from the camera to the printer make
everything fast and easy.

PC printing

It’s also easy to print photos from
your PC, using a compatible printer. 

Kiosk printing

Many convenience stores, drug
stores, and business service stores
offer digital print kiosks, including our
own PictureStation kiosks. Kiosks
typically offer a touch-screen display
that makes it easy to select print
sizes, quantities and enhancements
like borders and captions.

Internet printing

Here’s another benefit of photo websites
such as our ImageStation.com. You
can submit your pictures over the
Internet, and then order prints in a
complete range of sizes including
giant, 20 x 30-inch enlargements.
You can even order specialty items
such as greeting cards, calendars,
mugs and mouse pads imprinted
with your pictures! 

Digital photos and computer

applications

The JPEG images produced by Sony digital
cameras are not just pictures. They’re also
computer files, compatible with an incredible
range of computer applications. 

E-mail

Why bother going out to get a print,
putting it in an envelope and sending
it via first class mail? You can e-mail
pictures in seconds, either as “file
attachments” or in the body of the
email message itself! 

Presentations and websites

Even in the digital age, a picture is
still worth the proverbial 1,000 words.

Sony features
for sharing 

Full HD 1080 still image viewing

Your HDTV just got another great new
high definition source: selected Sony
Cyber-shot

®

cameras. 

Sony is the expert in all
things HDTV, and our BRAVIA

televisions are the market

leaders. So it’s no coincidence that you can
now connect a Cyber-shot

®

camera to your

HDTV and enjoy your pictures with over four
times the detail of conventional, standard
definition TV. Full HD 1080 still image
viewing is a great way to share your still
pictures – and a stunning way to show
off the performance of your HDTV. (HDTV
and HD connecting cables sold separately.)
Some cameras go even further, enabling
you to set up an HD Slide Show with music. 

There are three ways to connect to an
optional HDTV and enjoy the Full HD
1080 performance:

• Connect via the optional VMC-MHC1

cable, which goes right to the Y/Pb/Pr
component video inputs of an HDTV.

• Dock your camera in an optional

CSS-HD1 Cyber-shot Station

cradle

that stays connected to your HDTV.

• Enjoy simultaneous slide shows and

printing with the DSC-W80HDPR
bundle. This includes the DSC-W80
camera, DPP-FPHD1 PictureStation

®

printer and a Cyber-shot Station cradle.

For business or pleasure, it’s easy
to liven up your documents and web
pages with the pictures you’ve taken.

Desktop publishing

Graphic design software is set up to
import your pictures and show them
off to good effect. 

Result:

HD Photo Sharing

Option 3:
Connect,

charge

and print

HD Camera/

Printer Bundle

Solution

Option 1:

Connect

HD Component

Cable

Option 2:

Connect

and charge

HD Cradle

Solution

Enjoy High Definition using the optional VMC-MHC1 cable, optional CSS-HD1 Cyber-shot

®

Station cradle or the DSC-W80HDPR bundle connected to your HDTV (sold separately).

(Sample photos for illustration purposes.)

Slide Show

Sony Cyber-shot

®

cameras actually put

your pictures to music.

Most Cyber-shot models are more than just
cameras. They’re also portable slide shows.
Not only can you use the giant LCD monitor
screen to show off your pictures, but the
cameras will advance automatically through
your pictures at selectable transition speeds.
And you can even run the show to your
choice of background music! 

Of course, you can also run the Slide Show
on your television. And models with Full HD
1080 still image viewing can even run a
high definition Slide Show that will look
amazing – especially when you connect
your Sony camera to a Sony BRAVIA

HDTV!

Album feature

The DSC-N2 and G1 aren’t just cameras;
they’re also portable photo albums.

Every time the DSC-N2 and G1 take a
picture, they save it into memory for keeps!
There’s room for up to 500 VGA-sized
images (DSC-N2) or 7500 full-sized images
(DSC-G1). So you can have all your favorite
photos with you wherever you go! Someone
hasn’t seen your kids in years? New
construction in your back yard? European
vacation? With the Album feature, you
don’t just talk about it. You can show it! 

2 Gigabytes of

on-board storage

The DSC-G1 stores and organizes up to
7500 full resolution pictures.

With 2 gigabytes on-board (1.86 GB net
available for storage), the DSC-G1 has
convenient ways to organize your pictures.
The camera automatically groups pictures
by shooting occasions. And the supplied PC
software helps make the on-board storage
even easier to manage.

Summary of Contents for PICTURE STATION DPP-FP90

Page 1: ...Guide to Digital Photography Spring 2007 ...

Page 2: ...hat manages it to the media that stores it to the battery that powers the entire system Backed by these vast resources we re free to create digital cameras that change the way you see the world This guide tells you what you need to know about digital photography and digital photo printing Along the way we ll point out the unique Sony features that help you get the results you re looking for Gettin...

Page 3: ... and flash The result Great pictures every time DSC W200 Sony solves common exposure focus flash and white balance problems with Face Detection technology Sample photos for illustration purposes See page 26 for details or visit www sony com dsctraining Actual photo taken with a Sony digital camera Shutter 1 60 sec Aperture f7 1 Flash Off ISO 200 FACE DETECTION Monitor picture simulated 3 Exposure ...

Page 4: ... with music HD connecting cables sold separately DSC W80 Full HD 1080 A spectacular new way to share your still pictures with the whole crowd on your HDTV in HD resolution Enjoy High Definition using the optional VMC MHC1 cable optional CSS HD1 Cyber shot Station cradle or the DSC W80HDPR bundle connected to your HDTV sold separately Sample photos for illustration purposes See page 44 for details ...

Page 5: ...gital wizardry made possible by Sony s exclusive BIONZ processor DSC T100 Out of the shadows The interplay of highlights and shadows is the soul of photography Now Sony helps you make the most of it The unprocessed picture left is marred by lost detail in both the highlights and shadows The improvement with Sony s DRO right is plain to see Sample photos for illustration purposes See page 41 for de...

Page 6: ...tion compensates for camera shake DSC T20 Bye bye blur Handheld shots in low light have been the perfect recipe for blur Sony uses three powerful technologies to kiss blur goodbye The system uses separate vertical and horizontal sensors that detect camera shake The camera sends an equal but opposite correcting signal to a stabilization lens which moves to compensate for shake Sample photos for ill...

Page 7: ...nd ultra fast 1 4000 second shutter speed deliver razor sharp results DSC H9 Get into the action You may be on the sidelines But your pictures can get right into the action with Sony high zoom cameras Digital zoom left sacrifices resolution The original pixels can become painfully obvious Optical zoom right maintains the full resolution of the image sensor Sample photos for illustration purposes S...

Page 8: ... and even in camera retouching DSC W90 Shoot at the speed of life Life moves fast Thanks to the Sony BIONZ processor you can catch the most memorable moments before they pass you by Shutter lag left could cause you to miss the moment The BIONZ processor right reduces shutter lag to 0 01 second Times vary by camera Sample photos for illustration purposes See page 26 for details or visit www sony co...

Page 9: ...nd more We call it the Auto Touch Up function You ll call it amazing DPP FP90 Picture perfect printing Any printer can print your pictures Sony printers improve them actually correcting defects and achieving quality that will amaze you With the touch of a single button Sony printers will analyze your picture data identify faults and correct them automatically Sample photos for illustration purpose...

Page 10: ... far back as 1985 To the casual user it s obvious that the camera takes the picture But to accomplished photo professionals it s really the lens that takes the picture The lens is responsible for so much of what defines a great image including field of view focus and the selection of what objects are in focus color contrast and detail Focal length The angle of view that a lens takes in is most oft...

Page 11: ...million Maxxum lenses dating back to 1985 Each lens defines a view of the world and establishes its own set of creative possibilities That s why Sony built the a100 on the foundation of 16 million Maxxum lenses dating back to 1985 These include such cherished Minolta glass as the classic 135mm Smooth Transition Focus STF the awe inspiring 300mm f2 8 G and the 500mm f8 Reflex the world s only AF te...

Page 12: ...re megapixels create images ready to use in printed flyers and brochures And higher megapixel counts enable you to crop the image or use digital zoom without sacrificing too much picture detail Use the polarizing filter of the Sony VF 30CPKS to control reflections off water or glass Sample photos for illustration purposes The neutral density filter of the Sony VF 30NK helps control bright outdoor ...

Page 13: ...ngineering tradeoff One obvious way to overcome this is to increase the overall size of the image sensor While rarely prominent on the spec sheet image sensor size is just as important as the number of megapixels Sensors are classified by type measured in fractions of an inch Other things being equal each pixel in a 2 3 inch image sensor will be four times the size of a pixel in a 1 3 inch type im...

Page 14: ...ed as one of 16 384 x 16 384 x 16 384 or 4 4 trillion possible shades Conversion to a data file Before it can be recorded the digitized de mosaiced data still needs to be configured as a computer file typically in the Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG format This formatting is another function of the image processor Analyzing the picture content The image processor is also required to evaluate...

Page 15: ...fter the fact Selected Cyber shot cameras can achieve creative results that might otherwise require painstaking image manipulation in a PC Red eye Reduction filter Sony s pre flash system can minimize the ghoulish red that sometimes occurs when a person s retinas reflect light from the camera flash But if you forget to use this feature you can still correct pictures after you ve shot them with the...

Page 16: ... shutter speed to 1 15 second or choose an ISO of 800 for a shutter speed of 1 30 second With high ISO sensitivity you gain the flexibility to get the shot While some digital cameras can reach ISO 400 or so most Sony cameras achieve settings up to ISO 1000 Several models can attain ISO 3200 while the DSC W200 can be switched into a 3 Megapixel mode for an ISO rating of 6400 These operational setti...

Page 17: ...color correction and image enhancement you can perform on your computer Attempt too much enhancement and JPEG picture quality suffers That s why serious photographers prefer uncompressed RAW image files These files capture the data straight out of the analog to digital converter prior to de mosaicing and other camera processing operations Instead of using the relatively limited resources of the ca...

Page 18: ...ies and up to three times the voltage of Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH Lithium Ion technology also resists memory effect the tendency of some batteries to lose staying power if they re not completely drained before recharging And unlike some other designs when you charge a Lithium Ion battery it actually stays charged InfoLITHIUM battery with AccuPower meter A Sony exclusive accurate readout of remain...

Page 19: ...minator The camera throws a special light on the subject prior to the shot so the camera can see the subject s contrast You get accurate focusing even in low light Multi Point Auto Focus Automatically finds the focus even when your subject isn t in the center of the frame CAMERA CONTROL CAMERA CONTROL Sony solves common focus problems with Face Detection technology Sample photos for illustration p...

Page 20: ...ply the amount of incoming light Wide apertures low f numbers result in limited depth of focus So the background tends to blur Narrow apertures high f numbers tend to keep the entire scene in focus photography In Monitor AF the camera is always pre focusing and doesn t lock until you press the shutter halfway Thanks to pre focusing the camera is faster to take the shot improving your chances of ge...

Page 21: ...t the Program Auto Exposure when backlighting or unusually bright subjects might throw the exposure off 38 CAMERA CONTROL CAMERA CONTROL Taking your best shot Fast shutter speed freezes the runner and the background Sample photos for illustration purposes You can also introduce an evocative blur to the subject with slow shutter speed Slow shutter speed enables you to blur the background as you pan...

Page 22: ...e perfect shot might occur Burst mode gives you a range of choices Burst mode shoots rapidly and repeatedly with the number of shots depending on image size and memory transfer speed Also depending on memory transfer speed the a100 can continue taking pictures at 3 frames per second up to the limit of the memory card ISO sensitivity adjustment Electronic adjustment for increased sensitivity when y...

Page 23: ...ill Flash automatically fires for the correct exposure right Sample photos for illustration purposes Normal flash photography left would miss the background Slow Sync Flash right combines flash for the girls along with long shutter speed for the background to capture both in one shot Sample photos for illustration purposes Red eye Reduction filter suppresses the ghoulish red even after you ve take...

Page 24: ...t new high definition source selected Sony Cyber shot cameras Sony is the expert in all things HDTV and our BRAVIA televisions are the market leaders So it s no coincidence that you can now connect a Cyber shot camera to your HDTV and enjoy your pictures with over four times the detail of conventional standard definition TV Full HD 1080 still image viewing is a great way to share your still pictur...

Page 25: ... our earlier DSC F828 V3 and R1 Cyber shot digital cameras PictBridge compatibility Print without a computer just connect the camera directly to the printer PictBridge is an industry standard that enables the camera to control a printer for photo prints without a computer You first connect the digital camera to a PictBridge compatible printer via USB Then you can select shots on the camera s LCD m...

Page 26: ...t Sony DPP FP70 and DPP FP90 dye sublimation printers can print three dye colors cyan magenta and yellow The CIE l a b color chart demonstrates the superiority of Sony dye sublimation printing SONY DYE SUBLIMATION PRINTER SILVER HALIDE PHOTO INKJET PRINTER CYAN GREEN YELLOW RED BLUE MAGENTA CIE LAB COLOR SPACE BRILLIANT COLOR a 100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100 a b 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 ...

Page 27: ...or viewable area measured diagonally makes framing and reviewing pictures easy 8 1 12 1 megapixels 3x optical zoom Li Ion rechargeable battery DSC W90 also available in Black DSC T20 CYBER SHOT DIGITAL CAMERA Barely the size of a deck of cards and thin sleek lens door doubles as on off switch Full HD 1080 output using optional accessory adaptor cable Face Detection identifies your subjects for pre...

Page 28: ...n low light when flash would spoil the mood Face Detection identifies your subjects for precise focus exposure white balance and flash NightShot function uses infrared technology to take pictures even when there is no visible light 8 1 megapixels 15x optical zoom Li Ion rechargeable battery The world s biggest digital camera monitor as of June 15 2007 Monitor picture simulated Monitor picture simu...

Page 29: ...z 159 g Viewable area measured diagonally Requires optional accessories compatible HDTV Not all products with USB connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations Non metric weights and measurements are approximate and may vary Standard kit lens DT 18 70mm f3 5 5 6 DSC T100 1 2 5 CCD 8 1 MP Carl Zeiss 5X f3 5 4 3 5 8 29mm 35 175mm 0 25X VGA 2X 10X Ttl Auto 9 Area Center AF Spot...

Page 30: ...itor 30 Full HD 1080 4 5 26 44 45 Geometric accuracy lens 17 High Definition 4 5 26 44 45 Histogram 41 ImageStation com 44 47 In camera retouching 26 27 InfoLITHIUM battery 33 Internal memory 31 Internet printing 44 47 ISO sensitivity 9 27 28 37 40 JPEG file format 25 31 Kiosk printing 44 47 LCD monitor 29 30 41 48 Lens and sensor size 16 Lenses integral and interchangeable 17 18 Lithium Ion batte...

Page 31: ... other Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick PRO Duo the Memory Stick logo NightShot PictureStation Print by Sony Real Imaging Processor Remote Commander Smart Zoom Stamina SteadyShot Super SteadyShot SuperCoat2 Super HAD TruFast and XFine are trademarks of Sony PSP Xross Media Bar and XMB are trademarks and PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment...

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