Sony Clie NZ90 Camera
Here is a few pieces of information about the camera which might make it easier
to know what to expect from it.
The lens is 5mm f2.8 this translates into a field of view which is almost identical to a 35 mm lens on a traditional film camera.
The pictures are sharp, however the chip tends to get noisy in low-light conditions.
The following resolutions are available.
1600x1200
1600x1072 (3:2)
1280x960
800x600
640x480
320x480
320x240
The first one being the 2 megapixel resolution, note that this is almost excatly a 8x10 print format, so if you are looking to make 8x10 prints this is the ticket. The second resolution is a odd size, it is longer than typical digital images, and closely resembles the shape of a 35mm frame from a SLR. This format is great if you like that look, and since it is actually slightly less pixels than the 2 megapixels, it also saves some space on your storage card. It is good for 4x6 5x7 and 8x12 prints, however you would have to trim a bit off the end to make a 8x10.
I find that I am most impressed with indoor pictures when I set the camera to night sene, which forces a longer shutter speed, make sure you hold onto the camera and support it to prevent shaking. Lately I am having a lot of fun using the night-portrait setting, this is the long exposure time, with a light flash pop. it is fun to use with some delibrate movement, so I try to move the camera a little when taking the picture, that gives wonderful motion blur in the background while the flash freezes person in the picture.
The Automatic Color Balance is mostly good, but for some reason it does not always pick up on indoor (tungsten) lighting, be aware of this and when it does not get the colors right, use the button on the screen to select the right color temperature.
There are no manual mode, but I have mapped the exposure compensation to the Jog Dial, that way I can look at the screen and addjust the exposure by rotating the dial. It is worth remembering that the pictures tends to be a tad darker than expected when looking at the screen. So go a bit light in your exposure. (Well. DONT overdo it)