Sony DSC-T9 Review
Playback Mode Screens & Menus
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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:
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:
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 |
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