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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Nikon P90 Comparison
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12.Canon SX1 Comparison
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13.Olympus SP-590UZ Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
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HardwarePlayback
Images can be sorted by date or by faces, though the smile filter turns your friends into the Joker.
Playback Mode
The HX1 has a reasonable selection of features for playing back photos: a thumbnail view allows you to easily move through the captured images 9 at a time and you can quickly zoom in and view individual images. You can also zoom in on these images up to 10x, which is useful for checking the focus of an image or looking for blur. You can also create a list of favorites or view photos sorted by date or event. The camera automatically creates these events based on groups of photos that were shot close together.
The slideshow capabilities of this camera are limited, though; the only way to create a slideshow is to create a favorites list and then scroll through them: there is no way to create a slideshow that will automatically show the photos.
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In-Camera Editing (3.50)
The HX1 has some limited in-camera editing features: images can be cropped, resized and have red-eye removed. There are also a number of filters that can be applied, including a soft focus, fisheye, a starburst effect, a radial blur, a retro effect that blurs and dims the edges. There is also the truly frightening Happy Faces filter, which applies a joker-like fake smile to people’s faces. If you value your friends, do not use this feature.
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Direct Print Options (4.00)
The features for printing images directly are basic, but adequate; images can be flagged for printing on the camera using the DPOF system, which most printers will detect when you insert the memory card into the printer. PictBridge support is also offered, which allows the camera to directly connect to a printer and send images to it for printing. Single or multiple images can also be selected easily.
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