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Fluorescent (Cool White, Day White,
Daylight), Flash, Custom, One Push,
and One Push Set. Shutter speed range
from 30 to 1/2000 second. Self-timer
can be set to 2 or 10seconds for up to
three consecutive shots.

Still images are captured in JPEG
format with maximum dimensions
of 4,896 x 3,264 pixels, while videos
are recorded in AVCHD, MP4 or
XAVC S format at the best quality of
1,920 x 1,080/50p. The camera can
shoot continuous frames at the rate
of 10 frames per second for up to
10 shots at full resolution, but only
at certain settings. Shooting modes
include Superior Auto, Intelligent
Auto, Program, Shutter Speed Priority,
Aperture Priority, Manual, Movie,
Panorama, Scene Selection, and MR
(Memory Recall). Movie modes include
Program Auto, Aperture Priority,
Shutter Speed Priority, and Manual
Exposure. Scene Selection mode
provides sub-modes such as High

WB500 also provides an optical zoom

of 30x during movie recording. It has

a manual pop-up type built-in flash

with a range of approximately 0.3 to

5.4m at the wide-angle end and 2.5 to

3.0m at the telephoto end when ISO

sensitivity is set to Auto. Flash modes

include Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync.,

Flash Off, and Rear Sync.

The camera uses a 3.0-inch, 921,600-

dot Xtra Fine TFT for display, and it

can be tilted up by approximately

180 degrees. The WB500 uses a

Memory Stick (Duo/PRO Duo/PRO

HG Duo) or SD/SDHC/SDXC card for

The HDMI port on the bottom plate necessitates

the camera to be resting on the LCD or lens

while connected to a computer or TV-which is

not a good idea

Mahesh Reddy

Aperture: f/7.1

Shutter Speed: 1/400sec

ISO: 100

Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait,

Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Snow,

Fireworks, Advanced Sports Shooting,

Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld

Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Backlight

Correction HDR, Sunset, Picture Effect,

HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome,

Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Colour,

Partial Colour, Soft High-key, Water

Colour, Posterisation, Retro Photo, Soft

Focus, High Contrast Monochrome,

and Illustration. The camera offers

Auto Macro, Face Detection (detects

up to eight faces), Face Registration,

Smile Shutter, Zebra, and Histogram

among other useful features. The

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