Top of camera controls
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The top of the F707 looks fairly similar to the DSC-S85, it's logically laid out, the power switch is mounted around the camera mode dial, just in the right position for a flick from your thumb. Beside the mode dial is the cameras microphone, used to record audio in movie mode. Just below the microphone is the NightFraming / NightShot switch.
Toward the front of the camera is the shutter release button, tilted slightly forwards and it is a soft half-press, click full-press type. Next to this is the exposure compensation button, directly in front of that is the camera's jog-dial which is used to to set exposure compensation, aperture / shutter speed in manual modes and scroll through images in playback mode. I personally found the jog-dial location to be a bit awkward, it would have been better to the left of the shutter release, on the rear of the camera or the front of the hand grip.
Exposure / Camera Mode Dial
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Movie Mode |
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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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Program Auto Exposure![]() ![]() |
S |
Shutter Priority Auto Exposure 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 sec |
A |
Aperture Priority Auto Exposure Wide: F2.0, F2.2, F2.5, F2.8, F3.2, F3.5, F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6,
F6.3, F7.1, F8.0 |
M | Full Manual Exposure![]() ![]() |
SCN |
Special Scene Exposure Twilight (low light shots, long exposures) |
SET UP |
Setup![]() Enters camera setup mode (described in more detail later). Having a distinct setup mode is a new thing to Sony digital cameras, a welcome change, it gets away from overloaded exposure menus. |
Thank goodness Sony have equipped the F707 with all of the S85's excellent exposure options, and added a whole raft of slower shutter speeds which include automatic noise reduction.
Buttons
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Exposure Compensation![]() ![]() ![]() -2.0, -1.7, -1.3, -1.0, -0.7, -0.3, 0, 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 EV |
NightFraming / NightShot switch
NIGHT FRAMING |
NightFraming
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Normal shooting![]() In this mode the camera operates as a normal digital camera, the Infrared filter remains in front of the CCD at all times. However, Hologram AF (laser) may be used in low light circumstances if set to Auto in the Setup menu. (Note that the label for this mode has changed from the word OFF on pre-production cameras to the green dot - this avoids confusing this switch for the power switch). |
NIGHT SHOT |
NightShot
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