Sony DSC-P32 Review



Record Mode Screens & Menus
Record mode screen showing onscreen data overlay. Upper left is the battery
condition icon showing full, below that is the "P" amera icon indicating
Program AE exposure mode. Upper right is 3.1M image size, Fine quality,
folder name is SONY101, there's 147 pictures remaining, the Memory Stick
icon shows it as empty. In the center are the AF target marks.
When the shutter release is half-pressed the autofocus locks and the AF
target marks turn green if successful. You also get the green "OK" dot
near the top. The shutter speed and aperture values are now displayed.
Record mode options:
Exposure Compensation - Override the metering +/-2EV in 1/3EV increments Focus - Multi AF, Center AF or 0.5m, 1m, 3m, 7m or infinity White Balance - Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Sunny ISO - Auto or fixed at 100, 200 or 400 Picture Quality - Fine or Standard Record Mode - Normal, Burst2, E-Mail, Voice Flash Level - High, Normal or Low Picture Effect - None, Negative Art, Sepia, B&W, Solarize
Movie recording screen in the new "VX" mode which captures VGA resolution
(640x480) @ 16fps, the length is limited only by space available on the
Memory Stick. The P32 has a microphone and records audio with the movie.
Movie mode options:
Exposure compensation - Override the metering +/-2EV in 1/3EV increments Focus - Multi AF, Center AF or 0.5m, 1m, 3m, 7m infinity Metering - Multi, Spot White Balance - Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Sunny 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 Red Eye Reduction - Enable/disable the flash Red-Eye mode AF Illuminator - Enable/disable the autofocus illuminator
SETUP options - Memory Stick Tool:
File Number - SERIES (sequential auto number) or RESET Create REC. Folder - Create a new folder on the Memory Stick to store your images Change REC. Folder - Change to a different image folder
SETUP 1 options:
LCD Brightness - Bright, Normal or Dark LCD Backlight - Bright, Normal or Dark Beep - Enable camera "beep" sounds when buttons are pushed Language - Choose From 6 Languages Clock Set - OK or Cancel
SETUP 2 options:
Video Out - NTSC or PAL signal timing |
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