Setup Menu

Another new sight on a Sony digital camera is the dedicated Setup mode, taking some of the less often changed settings away from the record menu and putting them away in a dedicated menu makes a lot more sense and allows for greater flexibility and expansion later. A welcome sight. The menu itself is split into three categories:

Setup: Camera

Expanded Focus Selects expanded focus mode:

• On (camera magnifies center of frame in manual focus mode)
• Off
Moving Image Selects the movie image format:

• MPEG Movie (320 x 240, 320 x 240 HQ or 160 x 120)
• Clip Motion (Animated GIF @ 160 x 120 or 80 x 60)
Date / Time Enables / Disables stamping of a date and/or time onto image:

• Day & Time
• Date
• Off
Digital Zoom Enables / Disables digital zoom:

• On
• Off
Bracket Setup Selects bracketing mode exposure step:

• +/- 1.0 EV
• +/- 0.7 EV
• +/- 0.3EV
Red Eye Reduction Enables / Disables red eye reduction flash:

• On
• Off
Hologram AF Enables / Disables laser focusing:

• Auto
• Off

Setup: Setup 1

Format Reformats Memory Stick:

• Ok
• Cancel
File Number Selects file numbering system:

• Series (images are numbered in a continuous sequence)
• Normal (numbers reset after each change of Memory Stick)
Conversion Sets up the cameras focusing and zoom system to work correctly with conversion lenses:

• On
• Off
Language Selects menu language:

• English
• Japanese
Clock Set Sets the camera's internal clock:

• Ok
• Cancel

Setup: Setup 2

LCD Brightness Controls LCD image brightness:

• Bright
• Normal
• Dark
LCD Backlight Controls strength of the LCD backlight:

• Normal
• Bright
EVF Backlight Controls strength of the EVF backlight:

• Normal
• Bright
Beep Sets the cameras beep:

• Shutter (enables the annoying "cuurchk" shutter noise)
• On
• Off
Video Out Selects video output format:

• NTSC
• PAL
USB Connect Sets USB connection type:

• PTP
• Normal