Sony DSC-R1 Review

(All screens can be displayed on the LCD or EVF)

Playback screen has icons for battery condition, image size, picture number / total number of pictures. Across the bottom is the folder name, image file number and time and date.

Pressing the Monitor button toggles the display of the white balance, flash mode, ISO speed, exposure compensation, aperture, shutter speed and the RGB histogram graph. Press it again to clear all of the overlay information for playback on the TV screen.

While viewing a picture fullscreen you can toggle the telephoto zoom control and zoom-in to the image in multiple steps up to 5x. Once magnified you can scroll around inside of the image using the 4-way selector.

Playback index mode, nine thumbnail size images are displayed per page. You can quickly search through the stored images and display one full screen. As you can see, the RAW images are marked with a "RAW" icon in the upper right corner.

Playback Menu options:

Folder - Change the current image folder
Protect - Protect/unprotect images from accidental erasure
DPOF - Attach DPOF printing information to image(s)
Print - Print All In This Folder, DPOF image, Select, or This image
Slide - Start slideshow, set interval time between images
Resize - Resize image to 10M, 5M, 3M or 1M
Rotate - Rotate portrait mode images for TV display
Setup - Enter the SETUP menu, see below

SETUP menu - CAMERA 1 and 2:

AF Mode - Single, Monitor, Continuous
Digital Zoom - Choose from Precision or Smart zoom
Power Save - Turn off displays: Off, 20s, 1m, 3m, 10m
Date/Time - Enable date or time+date stamping on the image
AF Illuminator - Auto or Off
Auto Review - On/Off, view image immediately after capture
Expanded Focus - Enlarges center during manual focus for easier viewing
Flash Sync - Front or Rear curtain
Flash - Internal, External
Pop-up Flash - Auto or Manual
Flicker Reduction - Fluorescent flicker in viewfinder: Auto, 50 or 60 cycles
Grid Line - Viewfinder guide lines: On or Off

SETUP menu - Memory Stick and Setup 1 and 2:

Format - Format the memory card (Memory Stick or CF)
Create Rec. Folder - Creates the folder in which captured images will be stored
Change Rec. Folder - Allows you to change from created folders
LCD Backlight - Bright, Normal, Dark
EVF Backlight - Bright, Normal, Dark
Beep - Camera "beep" sounds: Shutter, On, Off
Zebra - Viewfinder displays diagonal stripes in over-exposed areas
Language - Set the Menu language
File Number - SERIES (sequential auto number) or RESET
USB Connect - USB protocol: PTP, Normal, or PictBridge
Video Out - NTSC or PAL signal timing
Clock Set - Set the internal clock