Sony DSC-W230 Review

Playback Mode Screens & Menus
Here you can see a typical Playback screen with icons for battery condition, image size, image folder, picture number / total number of pictures, Memory Stick Duo memory being used, file name and the date & time of capture. Pressing "left" and "right" on the 4-way controller allows you to scroll through stored images, and pressing "down" adjusts the volume.
Pressing up on the 4-way controller (DISPlay) toggles the amount of information shown on the screen, from nothing to a detail information including a histogram.
While viewing a picture full screen you can toggle the telephoto zoom control and
zoom-in to the image in multiple steps up to 8x. Once magnified you can scroll around
inside of the image using the onscreen 4-way selector.
Press the wide angle zoom control button to enter index mode, six or twenty thumbnail size
images are displayed per page. This allows you to quickly search through you pictures.
Still image playback mode options:
Slide Show - Start slideshow Retouch - Trimming, Red Eye Correction, Unsharp Masking, Soft Focus, Partial Color,
Protect - This image, Multiple images DPOF - This image, Multiple images Print - Print Rotate - Rotate portrait mode images for TV display Select Folder - Change the current image folder
Movies are played back full-screen, audio is replayed through the speaker.
Main Settings 1:
Function Guide - On or Off Initialize - Reset the default settings Smile demo mode - On or Off (Not shown above)
Component - HD (1080i), SD Video Out - NTSC, PAL Wide Zoom Display - On or Off
Grid Lines - On or Off AF Mode - Single or Monitor Digital Zoom - Smart, Precision, Off Conversion Lens - Tele, Wide, Off
Auto Review - On or Off Clock Settings - Set the date and time Language - Set the camera language Please help support our site and visit the stores below for real-time pricing and availability. You can also find hot, soon to expire online offers on a variety of cameras and accessories at our very own Camera Deals page. |
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