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Unlike the many cameras that can only guess at flash metering, Sony delivers better flash exposure with Through-the-Lens

Pre-Flash Metering. (1) Pre-Flash. (2) Metering off the CCD, through the lens. (3) Accurate flash exposure, adjusted

according to the metering! 

Conventional flash metering tends to overexpose near subjects and underexpose far subjects. Through-the-Lens Pre-Flash

Metering helps deliver correct exposure for all subjects! 

Step Three:

In just a fraction of a second,

the camera adjusts flash exposure precisely!
It’s easy. And it’s automatic. 

Flexible flash modes

Sony flash modes get the best out of your
specific shooting situation. 

Flash is a great addition to your photography
when you want it, but there are times when
you don’t. Sony enables you to control the
flash to your best advantage. 

Auto Flash

mode (no indicator)

automatically provides flash when
there’s not enough light for an
adequate exposure.

Forced Flash

mode ( ) triggers the

flash when you want the extra light. 

No Flash

mode (

) is great for

twilight photography of distant subjects
or candle-lit photographs. 

Slow-Sync Flash

(

) is perfect for

capturing people in the foreground,
while it provides a longer exposure to
capture a night-time background. 

Daylight Fill Flash

( ) is ideal for

putting light on the faces of your
subjects in strong backlight situations.

Red-eye reduction

Controls the ghoulish red in people’s eyes
that often appears in flash photography.

Red-eye is the creepy effect that occurs
when the camera’s flash bounces off the
retinas of your subjects’ eyes. Red-eye
reduction tackles the problem by shining
a pre-flash, which enables your subjects’
eyes to adjust before the main flash fires. 

Red-eye Reduction filter

Correction for red-eye even after you’ve
taken the shot, thanks to the BIONZ

processor.

Sony’s pre-flash system can minimize
red-eye. But if you forget to use this
feature, you can still correct pictures even
after you’ve shot them. Sony’s powerful
BIONZ

processor is smart enough to

analyze the data in your picture, identify
red-eye and suppress it.  

Taking your best shot

First or Rear Curtain flash

Coordinates flash and motion for trailing
effects. 

While low-light exposures require large
fractions of a second, flash firing is very
short – almost instantaneous. To make the
most of this difference, the DSC-H7, H9
and the 

a

100 Digital SLR offer a choice in

how you coordinate flash with the shutter
mechanism. 

First Curtain flash fires at the beginning of
the exposure, and is typically used for
subjects that are standing still. Rear Curtain
Flash fires at the end of the exposure,
and is typically used for subjects that are
in motion. Rear Curtain flash gives the
brightest exposure to the subject at
the end of the exposure, with a streaked,
darker image trailing behind. 

In this bright, backlit scene, the flash would normally

not fire (left). Daylight Fill 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 taken the shot. (Sample photos for

illustration purposes.)

Multi-Burst

A sequence of images that plays back
on-screen, Multi-Burst is perfect for
analyzing a golf, tennis or baseball swing.

Our Multi-Burst mode shoots a sequence
of 16 rapid-fire frames, each of which has
320 x 240 resolution. The 16 frames become
part of a single 1280 x 960 image that
plays back sequentially in the camera.
Selectable frame intervals include 1/7.5,
1/15 and 1/30 second for convenient
motion analysis.

Multi-Burst mode is perfect for analyzing your golf swing.

(Sample photos for illustration purposes.)

Burst mode gives you a rapid sequence of shots to capture

fast action. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.)

Most digital cameras include a built-in

flash. Under most circumstances, when

the camera detects that there’s not enough

light for an adequate exposure, the flash

will trigger. 

This system generally works well, but it
does have some limitations. 

Metering/exposure issues.

With

flash as an added variable, it can
be difficult for the camera to get an
accurate exposure. 

Control.

There are times and

circumstances when you want
flash. And times when you don’t.
Control is crucial. 

Red-eye.

Whether you’re shooting

pets or people, flash tends to reflect
off the retinas of your subjects’ eyes,
resulting in the eerie look of red-eye.

Fortunately, well-designed cameras address
these issues. 

Flash

Sony flash
features

Face Detection

Taking advantage of the BIONZ

integrated

circuit, Sony cameras accurately recognize
– and apply appropriate flash to – the
human face.  

Even a simple snapshot can
trip up the flash system of a
conventional camera. For example,

faces can easily become bleached out
because the flash was too strong. Sony’s
BIONZ

processor solves this problem with

Face Detection. As you shoot, the Face
Detection function actually analyzes the data
that make up your digital picture. In this
way, Face Detection can identify and track
up to eight faces at a time. Then the camera
automatically adjusts for optimum focus,
exposure, flash and even white balance
on the faces themselves. The result is far
more “good” pictures, far fewer rejects
and re-takes.

For the complete story on Face Detection
and the BIONZ processor, please turn to
page 26.

TTL Pre-Flash Metering

Unlike other digital cameras, which only
“guess” at flash exposures, Sony actually
measures the flash output and adjusts
accordingly. 

When it comes to flash photography, most
auto exposure systems are flying “blind.”
They can only guess at flash levels because
they can’t measure the scene as it is lit by
the flash. Sony demanded a better way, called
Through-the-Lens Pre-Flash Metering. 

Step One:

The Sony system fires a

momentary pre-flash onto your subject. 

Step Two:

The system instantly reads the

resulting light through the camera’s lens,
and off the camera’s CCD image sensor. 

Sony solves the common problem of excessive flash with Face Detection technology. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.)

Содержание PICTURE STATION DPP-FP90

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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