Sony DSC-T9 Review

Playback screen has icons for battery condition, protected image, DPOF printing, 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 exposure compensation, ISO speed, flash mode, aperture, shutter speed and the histogram graph. Press it again to clear all of the overlay information for slideshow 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.

Press the telephoto wide angle button to enter index mode, nine thumbnail size images are displayed per page. You can quickly search through the stored images and display one full screen.

Still image playback mode options:

Folder - Change the current image folder

Protect - Protect/unprotect images from accidental erasure

DPOF - Attach DPOF printing information to image(s)

Print - PictBridge USB direct printing (see next frame)

Slide - Start slideshow, set interval time between images

Resize - Resize image to 5M, 3M, 1M or VGA resolution

Rotate - Rotate portrait mode images for TV display

Divide - Divide MPEG movie clips

Setup - Enter the Setup menu

Using the PRINT option the T9 can be connected directly to the Sony DPP-FP50 Picture Station photo printer (or any PictBridge comatible printer.) This is a personal 4 x 6" dye sublimation printer that makes photo-quality prints in about 60 seconds that have the same permanence as regular film photos. (Note: DSC-N1 shown above)

Click here to download and play an actual T9 slide show with pictures, transitions and music (6.2MB Windows WMV file)

The Resize option lets you create a smaller image when needed. A 6-megapixel image can be down-sized to 3M, 1M or VGA size.

The Rotate option lets you rotate portrait mode images for correct playback on the LCD or TV screen.

Movies are played back full-screen, audio is replayed through the speaker.

The Divide option allows you to edit the length of movie clips.

SETUP menu:

AF Mode - Single, Monitor (continuous AF when LCD is on)

Digital Zoom - Enable or disable the Smart or Precision digital zoom

Date/Time - Enable date or time+date stamping on the image

Red Eye Reduction - Enable/disable the flash Red-Eye mode

AF Illuminator - Autofocus assist lamp: Auto or Off

Auto Review - On, Off (auto review after capture)

Enlarged Icon - Momentarily displays large icon when changing options

Steady Shot - Image stabilization: Shooting or Continuous

Format - Format the Memory Stick

CreateREC.Folder - Create a new folder for storing images

ChangeREC.Folder - Select a different folder

Copy - Copy pictures to/from internal memory and MS Duo card

Download Music - Load music files for slideshows

Format Music - Format the memory area used by music files

Beep - Camera "beep" sounds: Shutter, On, Off

Language - Menu language

Initialize - Reset all settings to default

File Number - SERIES (sequential auto number images) or RESET

USB Connect - PictBridge, PTP, Mass Storage, Auto

Video Out - NTSC or PAL signal timing

Clock Set - Set the internal clock