Sony DSC-P7 Review
Record Mode Screens & Menus
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Record mode screen with data overlay. Starting in the upper left corner is
the battery condition icon and numeric "49 minutes" remaining display.
The image size is 2048x1536 and the quality level is Fine. The Memory Stick has
space for 67 more pictures and the icon graphically shows the space available.
The rectangle brackets in the center denote the focusing area.
Record mode screen after half-pressing the shutter release to set the exposure and lock
the auto focus. The green "dot" and the AF area marks turn green when the auto focus is
locked. The aperture is F3.5 and the shutter speed is 1/50 sec.
 Record mode options:
Focus - Multi AF, Center AF or 0.5m, 1m, 3m, 7m or infinity White Balance - Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Sunny Spot Metering - On or Off ISO - Auto or fixed at 100, 200 or 400 Image Size - 2048x1536, 2048(3:2), 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480 Picture Quality - Fine or Standard Record Mode - Voice, Normal or E-mail Flash Level - High, Normal or Low Picture Effect - None, Negative Art, Sepia, B&W, Solarize Sharpness - Default is 0 but may be +1, +2 or -1 or -2 
The DSC-P7 is basically an automatic point-n-shoot type of camera but it does have
several pre-programmed modes available when the Mode Dial is turned to the SCN (Scene)
position. The Screen above shows the Night mode which gives you slower shutter speeds
to capture dark, night scenes. The other Scene modes are Night Portrait which is
the same as Night mode with the addition of flash to illuminate a person or foreground
subject as well as capturing a night background. The Landscape scene mode sets the
camera's focus to infinity for capturing outdoor scenic shots.
 The recording screen in the "HQX" Movie mode which is new for 2002. The HQX mode is HQ+EX which means it is full screen @ 16fps and the length is limited only by the space available on the Memory Stick. The DSC-P7 records both audio and video thanks to a builtin microphone.
Movie clips can also be recorded at normal 320x240 or 160x112 resolution, these movies
will playback in a smaller window. The advantage is that the file sizes are smaller and
more practical for email purposes.
 Movie mode options:
Focus - Multi AF, Center AF or 0.5m, 1m, 3m, 7m infinity White Balance - Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Sunny Spot Meter - On or Off Image Size - 320(HQX), 320x240, 160x112 Picture Effect - None, Negative Art, Sepia, B&W, Solarize  SETUP options - CAMERA menu:
CLIP MOTION (capture 2-10 images at 160x120 or 120x108 and save them as an animated 256-color GIF image) MULTI BURST (shoots 16 - 320x240 frames in a single JPEG file, can select 3 intervals: 1/30, 1/15, 1/8 sec) DATE/TIME - Enable date or time+date stamping on the image DIGITAL ZOOM - Enable or disable digital zoom RED EYE REDUCTION - Enable/disable the flash Red-Eye mode AF ILLUMINATOR - Enable/disable the autofocus illuminator
FILE NUMBER - SERIES (sequential auto number) or RESET LANGUAGE - Menu language, English or Japanese CLOCK SET - Set the internal clock
BEEP - Enable camera "beep" sounds when buttons are pushed VIDEO OUT - NTSC or PAL signal timing USB CONNECT - USB protocol, PTP or Normal POWER SAVE - On or Off |
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