Picture Quality / Size Options (7.0)
The picture quality and size on the Sony W1 are adjustable by pressing the Image Size/Delete button. Once the image size control has been depressed, a menu will appear over the frame. In this pop-up menu, there are five image sizes to choose from: VGA/ E-Mail (640 x 480), 1M (1280 x 960), 3M (2048 x 1536), 3:2 (2592 x 1728), 5M (2592 x 1944). Once selected, a yellow check-mark will appear next to the size that is in use. There are also quality options to select from, accessed through the main menu. Once in the main menu options, the user can scroll over to quality options. There are two options available to select from, Fine and Standard quality. Size and Quality alterations are rendered immediately and can be perceived across the “live” frame during selection if a noticeable adjustment occurs.

Picture Effects Mode (6.0)
While I would recommend and expect most serious picture effects advocates to expend most of their efforts in external software, nearly all cameras will still include some form of in-camera effects. The picture effects options present on the Cyber-shot DSC-W1 are pretty typical, containing black & white and sepia tone options. However, as far as digital cameras have come, black and white imagery is not an area in which they stand to compete. If you are looking to make a series of black and white exposures, the in-camera settings should suffice, but do not expect spectacular imagery as it is a digital effect. The same goes for sepia. This is made to replicate sepia toner, commonly used in a darkroom for black and white prints. The sepia tone attaches a brownish hue to the image and gives it an aged quality and feel.

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