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\nSo I got myself a 4GB Sony Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo for my Sony Cybershot DSC-WX1<\/b>!<\/p>\n


\nThe WX1 is a fun camera – I brought it to a meeting as a ‘happiness indicator’. I turned on Face Detect and Smile Shutter – the more smiles, the more pictures the camera takes, and the more happy it was!<\/p>\n

Now you may ask why a slim camera – honestly, there’s no point in having an in-between-sized camera, for me – you can have a Panasonic LX-3 which has PASM modes but is not pocketable, and it doesn’t quite reach dSLR quality yet. If I wanted to go for social events and not bring my dSLR, I’d want it to be as small as possible. The WX1 (and previously, W190, which I sold) does it for me.<\/p>\n

PASM modes are honestly pointless on a point-and-shoot camera. Too much time fussing over the aperture to use makes for a missed moment. I loved how I could just pull this camera out of my pocket and take the shot. Admittedly, I use this camera in P mode, but as with all modern cameras they tend to pick the brightest aperture possible, in this case, F2.4.<\/p>\n


\nHere’s one at ISO6400 (ISO1600 boosted 1 stop, then the red and blue channels pulled 1 stop, as the original shot was very greenish.) The WX1 has a backlit Exmor-R sensor, meaning the circuitry for the sensor is behind the sensor thus letting in more light.<\/p>\n


\nBut enough of the pixel-peeping! Here’s one discovery I had – the WX1 makes an excellent crotch-cam<\/b>! I just tied it to my lanyard, set Smile Shutter on, activated forced flash and hid it under my jacket – I then opened my jacket like a flasher and thrusted the camera towards the subject!<\/p>\n

Yes it is hilariously fun!<\/p>\n


\nOf course that is, if they notice the camera; if not they might look upwards (at you) instead.<\/p>\n


\nSurprise!<\/p>\n


\nBored while waiting for lunch? Here’s something fun you can do with the center coaster…<\/p>\n


\nPut the camera on the coaster, and use Sweep Panorama while rolling the coaster!<\/p>\n


\nSmile Shutter can be triggered by pictures as well!<\/p>\n

We also turned the coaster to get food – at that point the camera would be pointing at different people. Fun!<\/p>\n


\nOkay, it didn’t trigger this. I had to press it manually. This is the 120mm (35mm equivalent) telephoto end, far longer than the Panasonic LX-3’s 60mm.<\/p>\n


\nIt goes wide; 24mm (35mm equivalent) at F2.4!<\/p>\n


\nAh, I love wide-angle macro.<\/p>\n


\nAh, I love wide-angle group shots from above.<\/p>\n


\nSmile Shutter is triggered by anything white entering the mouth area.<\/p>\n


\nSome have said the WX1 has muddy color – this is because there is no Vivid setting on the camera! It tends to desaturate at ISO1600 and above. However it is still very usable at ISO1600 for a point-and-shoot! There is a decent amount of latitude to pull the mids and add contrast, as well as add saturation.<\/p>\n


\nI pulled up the shadows a fair bit on this, from the JPG files. Nope this camera does not do RAW.<\/p>\n


\nGenerally, I’d say that if the scene and lighting is dull, the pictures turn out the same way. Here it is unedited, and depicting the mood I saw.<\/p>\n

Of course, shoot a sunny colorful scene and you’ll be blessed with bright colors!<\/p>\n


\nMmmm pepperoncinis!<\/p>\n


\nI couldn’t find much practical use for 10 FPS yet, except to capture the exact moment when he discovers the vinegarish kick that pepperoncinis have to offer!<\/p>\n


\nAgain, I am loving the stealthy ability to grab a quick shot.<\/p>\n


\nSweep Panorama means almost nothing is too wide.<\/p>\n


\nAbove is my Sony Alpha 900 with Peleng 8mm F3.5 circular fisheye; below is the WX1 using right-to-left Sweep Panorama. Note that it gets a sweet 180 degree angle of view. This is in Standard mode – Wide mode gets wider! Strangely you’d think that Wide mode would just crop pixels off the top and bottom, but it seems to allow just a bit more in the sweep arc.<\/p>\n


\nAbove is my Sony Alpha 900 with Peleng 8mm F3.5 circular fisheye with 2x teleconverter for a 16mm F7.1 diagonal fisheye effect; below is the WX1 using bottom-to-top Sweep Panorama, turned 90 degrees left so that it is effectively right-to-left Sweep Panorama. Here it is not quite as wide as the diagonal fisheye (180 degrees from top-left to bottom-right corner.) Also note the much superior dynamic range of the A900 (which it is famous for, anyway.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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