Top of camera controls
Controls on the top of the camera are isolated to the
right hand side. The power switch sits to the left of the the mode dial
which surrounds the shutter release button. Below and to the left is the
nightshot / nightframing lever. The power button turns the camera on and
off instantly (there's no delay unlike some cameras).
Exposure / Camera Mode Dial
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Movie Mode
The DSC-V1 sports 'MPEG VX' movie mode which allows you to record
movies at either 640 x 480 or 160 x 120 at 16 fps with audio. The
DSC-V1 manages to 'stream record' this directly to the Memory Stick
card which means you can record constantly until the current Memory
Stick is full. At 640 x 480 this means up to 44 minutes of video
on a 1 GB Memory Stick.
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Playback
Enters playback mode, this displays the last image/movie recorded.
Cursor arrows or jog-wheel can be used to scroll through images (other
functions described later). |
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Auto Exposure ('Auto
Adjustment' mode)
Automatic exposure mode, camera meters the scene and selects best
combination of aperture and shutter speed and ISO sensitivity to properly
expose the image. You can not change ISO, white balance, exposure
compensation etc. |
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Program Auto Exposure
(Flexible)
Automatic exposure mode, camera meters the scene and selects best
combination of aperture and shutter speed (and ISO if set to Auto)
to properly expose the image. The DSC-V1 is the first Sony prosumer
digital camera to provide flexible exposure selection, you can roll
the jog dial to select equivalent exposures (different combinations
of aperture and shutter speed). |
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Shutter Priority Auto Exposure
In this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will attempt
to select the best aperture for a proper exposure. Shutter speed
is displayed on the LCD, click once then roll the jog-dial to select
different shutter speeds. As you change the shutter speed the cameras
exposure system recalculates and displays the appropriate aperture,
there is no warning if the exposure is outside the camera's exposure
range. The LCD view changes to reflect the look of the final image
at this exposure. Available shutter speeds:
30, 25, 20, 15, 13, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 1/1.3,
1/1.6, 1/2, 1/2.5, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20,
1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200,
1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000 s
* Exposures of 1/6 sec or slower are indicated as 'NRx' where x
is the shutter speed, noise reduction is automatically applied.
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Aperture Priority Auto Exposure
In this mode you select the aperture and the camera will attempt
to select the best shutter speed for a proper exposure. Aperture
is displayed on the LCD, click once then roll the jog-dial to select
different apertures. As you change the aperture the cameras exposure
system recalculates and displays the appropriate shutter speed,
there is no warning if the exposure is outside the camera's exposure
range. The LCD view changes to reflect the look of the final image
at this exposure. Available apertures:
Wide: F2.8, F3.2, F3.5, F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8.0
Tele: F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8.0
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| M |
Full Manual Exposure
In this mode you select the aperture and the shutter speed from any
combination of the above. Use the jog-dial to switch between shutter
speed or aperture, click then roll it again to change the value. The
LCD view changes to reflect the look of the final image at this exposure.
The exposure compensation readout now displays the difference between
the selected exposure and the metered exposure up to a maximum of
+/-2.0 EV. |
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Special Scene Exposure
"Scene Exposure mode" is set through the SETUP menu, you
can choose from three exposure modes which preset certain camera
settings to ensure the best possible exposure in those scene modes:
• Twilight
• Twilight Portrait
• Landscape
• Portrait
• Snow
• Beach
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SET
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Setup
Enters camera setup mode (described in more detail later). |
NightFraming shooting mode
NightFraming can only be used in Auto or Program AE (P) exposure modes,
it allows you to use the light sensitive NightShot mode to frame the subject
before taking the final shot in normal mode (flash exposure). Flash can
not be disabled in this mode, slowest exposure is 1/30 sec. Example shooting
sequence:
- Switch to NightFraming, a small click is heard as the IR filter is
removed from the CCD, IR lamp on the front of the camera comes on and
screen turns 'NightShot Green'
- Use this 'NightShot' view to frame the subject
- Half-press shutter release and IR filter is replaced screen returns
to full colour, (if enabled) Hologram AF (laser focus) will lock focus
on subject, IR filter is again removed and screen returns to 'NightShot'
view, flash pops up if not already up
- Fully depress shutter release, IR filter is replaced, flash fires
and full colour image is taken
- Screen returns to 'NightShot' type view
NightShot shooting mode
NightShot can only be used in Auto or Program AE (P) exposure modes.
Flash can not be enabled in this mode, slowest exposure is 1/5 sec. Example
shooting sequence:
- Switch to NightShot, a small click is heard as the IR filter is removed
from the CCD, IR lights on the front of the lens come on and screen
turns 'NightShot Green'
- Frame subject
- Half-press shutter release and AE and AF lock (Hologram AF is NOT
used in this mode)
- Fully depress shutter release and shot is taken in 'NightShot' mode
(green sepia B&W)
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