UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`HTC CORPORATION and HTC AMERICA, INC.
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`Petitioners
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`FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE: To Be Assigned
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`Patent No. 7,259,783 B2
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`DECLARATION OF TONY GOMEZ
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`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,783 B2
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`DECLARATION OF TONY GOMEZ
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,783 B2
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`I, Tony Gomez, declare under penalty of perjury that:
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`1.
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`I have been engaged by HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
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`(collectively, “HTC”) as a consultant in connection with HTC’s Petition for Inter
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`Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,259,783 B2 (the “783 Patent”).
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`2.
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`I am compensated at my customary rate of $200 for preparing this
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`Declaration and $75 per hour for any work incidental to this Declaration. The
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`compensation is not contingent upon my performance, the outcome of the inter
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`partes review, the district court litigations, or any other proceeding, or any issues
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`involved in or related to the inter partes review or the district court litigations.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
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`3.
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`I am a veteran video producer, photographer, and technical editor. I
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`evaluate consumer electronics products that focus on video and digital imaging,
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`and write reviews which describe my evaluations.
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`I earned a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount
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`University in 1979. I also earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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`from the University of Houston in 1968.
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`5.
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`I worked as a video producer, director and editor at Hughes Aircraft
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`Missile Systems Group in Canoga Park, California from 1976 to 1994.
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`DECLARATION OF TONY GOMEZ
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,783 B2
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`6.
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`I worked as a technical editor for JMillerMedia and Miller Magazines
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`between 1996 and 2009. As a technical editor, I reviewed consumer electronics
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`hardware and software, such as digital cameras, camcorders, and computer-related
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`accessories. I authored technical articles summarizing my reviews. I also
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`reviewed and edited stories submitted by contributing editors.
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`7.
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`I also was a contributing editor for www.digitaltrends.com online
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`magazine during 2012-2013. During that time I wrote articles focusing on
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`consumer/prosumer camcorders. My articles are in-depth reports on features of the
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`latest camcorders, and how they perform in real life situations.
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`8. My public LinkedIn profile summarizing my employment and
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`education experience is attached to this Declaration as Attachment A.
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`II. THE SONY DSC-F1 CAMERA AND OWNER’S MANUAL
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`9.
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`Camera manufacturers provide me with newly released digital
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`cameras and their accompanying manuals so that I can evaluate these products and
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`write reviews of these products. The digital cameras and manuals provided to me
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`typically are the same as the ones commercially available to the public at the time.
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`10. When I receive a digital camera and accompanying manual, I read the
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`entire manual to familiarize myself with the operation of the camera. I also operate
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`DECLARATION OF TONY GOMEZ
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`the camera as part of my evaluation. The results of my evaluation are published in
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`print or internet articles that I write.
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`11. One camera I evaluated was the Sony DSC-F1 digital still camera.
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`My review was published in the June 1997 issue of Camcorder magazine, in an
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`article I wrote titled “Digital Still Video: Sony’s DSC-F1 Camera is Super Tiny
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`with a Great Picture and Free Bundled Software.” Attachment B to the declaration
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`is a true and correct copy of that article.
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`12. The Sony DSC-F1 digital camera was released in the United States for
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`public purchase in February 1997. In February 1997, Sony loaned me a retail
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`version of the Sony DSC-F1 digital camera. The camera was provided in retail
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`packaging, which included a manual with operating instructions.
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`13. When I received the Sony DSC-F1 camera and manual, I was under
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`no obligation to maintain them as confidential. The Sony DSC-F1 digital camera
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`and manual were the same as those available for public purchase in 1997.
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`14. After I received the DSC-F1 camera and operating instructions
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`manual from Sony, I reviewed the manual to learn how to operate the camera and
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`to learn about the technical features of the Sony DSC-F1.
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`DECLARATION OF TONY GOMEZ
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,783 B2
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`15.
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`I also used the Sony DSC-F1 to take digital pictures between February
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`and April of 1997. As part of the process of preparing this Declaration, I searched
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`my archives for digital pictures that I took using the Sony DSC-F1.
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`16. Attachment C is a true and correct copy of a screen image from my
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`personal computer showing a digital picture I took using the Sony DSC-F1 camera
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`in February 1997. The Sony DSC-F1 digital camera creates pictures in a
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`proprietary file format called “PMP.” I converted the pictures I took with the Sony
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`DSC-F1 to the more common “PICT” format for storage on my computer at that
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`time. Attachment C also shows the metadata for the image, showing that I took the
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`picture no later than February 5, 1997, which is the date I saved it in “PICT”
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`format after downloading the picture to my computer from the Sony DSC-F1
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`camera. Attachment C also shows that I extracted the picture from my personal
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`picture archive on August 9, 2014.
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`17. HTC’s counsel provided me with a scanned copy of a Sony DSC-F1
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`manual, attached to my Declaration as Attachment D.
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`18.
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`I examined Attachment D attached to my Declaration. I recognize
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`Attachment D as another copy of the Sony DSC-F1 manual I received and read in
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`February 1997 in order to prepare my review of the Sony DSC-F1 digital camera
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`for Camcorder magazine.
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`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,783 B2
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`19. My article in Camcorder magazine described many of the features of
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`the Sony DSC-F1 digital camera. These same features also are described in the
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`Sony DSC-F1 manual. For example, page 9 of the manual describes image
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`recording using the LCD as a viewfinder, and display of the recorded image for
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`two seconds after the shutter button is pressed. Attachment D at page 9. I
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`described this same functionality in the Camcorder magazine article when I
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`described the Sony DSC-F1’s LCD as an “electronic viewfinder” and when I also
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`wrote “The 1.8 inch LCD screen is your real-time window on what is seen and
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`what is being recorded. There is never any question about framing, composition or
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`color balance. Just moments after you take your shot , you can watch playback to
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`confirm the results.” Attachment B at 62.
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`20.
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`In another example, page 13 of the Sony DSC-F1 manual describes
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`image playback on the digital camera LCD using the arrow buttons. Attachment D
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`at page 13. I described the same functionality in the Camcorder magazine article
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`when I wrote “The left and right arrow buttons control the reverse or forward
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`playback of images.” Attachment B at 56.
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`21.
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`In yet another example, page 14 of the Sony DSC-F1 manual
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`describes pressing the ROTATE button on the Sony DSC-F1 digital camera to
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`rotate the stored image by 90 degrees, changing the direction of the image during
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`playback. Attachment D at page 14. I described this same functionality in the
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`Camcorder magazine article when I wrote, “Rotate, a function of the play mode, is
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`a built-in digital rotator that automatically turns vertical-aspect pictures into a
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`properly aligned horizontal format, without cropping the top or bottom of the
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`image.” Attachment B at 56.
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`22.
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`In the magazine publishing industry, an article must be submitted to
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`the publisher 45 days to 60 days before printing. My experience with the article I
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`wrote about the Sony DSC-F1 article was no different. I finished writing the
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`article in Attachment B and submitted it to the publisher no later than May 1, 1997
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`for publication in the June 1997 issue of Camcorder magazine. I also returned the
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`Sony DSC-F1 digital camera, manual, and packaging to Sony when I finished my
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`evaluation.
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`23.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`Attachment D:
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`Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions, DSC-Fl (Sony
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`variety of lighting conditions: close~
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`tures into your computer and then ma-
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`er popular image editing software; and
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`attractive to you. Let‘s go over each of
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`The Sony DSC-FI has an internal
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`pictures maximum). STD or Standard
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`Snap or Snapshot mode (for up to IOR
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`Fine quality uses the lowest JPEG
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`subtlest of shades and colors will be
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`removed. creating the best image qual-
`ity possible. Fine mode should be re»
`served for high-quality printing appli-
`cations. Standard. the middle-quality
`setting. has a more moderate level of
`compression (7zl) that gives not only
`good image quality. but also increases
`the total number of pictures available
`up to 58. Standard mode is a good
`tradeot’f between good quality and in-
`creasing the number of shots available.
`Snapshot (Snap) quality delivers the
`most images possible HUS). but be-
`cause Snap uses the greatest amount of
`compression (about l4:l). the image
`quality is the lowest.
`I tested the DSC-Fl under a variety
`of image’quality settings. and I found
`the STD setting to be a very good all-
`around compromise between a reason-
`able number of available images and
`picture quality.
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`(auntie-re And Ease Of Use
`In my opinion. the Sony DSC-Fl is
`the content leader in digital still camera
`convenience and ease of use. With its
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`tiny size (-1 inches wide by 3 inches
`high by H) inches deep) and its weight
`of only l0.6 ounces (excluding the
`lithium ion battery). the Sony DSC-Fl
`is the most comfortable digital camera
`available now to hand~hold and use.
`But don't let its small size make you
`think the DSC—Fl
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`tures. On the right top side is a rotating
`function switch. This rotating switch is
`used to move from Power Off (center
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`position) to its various record modes:
`A (Automatic) and M (Manual). as
`well as its Play mode 2E.
`The Automatic setting is for fool-
`proof operation. Auto exposure. STD
`Quality. and Auto settings for shutter
`speed and flash adjustment are preset.
`The Manual mode is for creative vari-
`ation. Various selectable menus that
`control all the DSC~Fl's functions are
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`displayed on the LCD panel. For ex-
`ample. if you select Exposure. the Ex-
`posure Menu will appear. By rotating
`the Menu/Execute jog/dial knob. the
`exposure will be changed from the
`Auto setting to :2 stops in l-stop in-
`crements. Happily. these exposure
`changes can be seen on the LCD
`screen!
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`The Play Menu offers the means to
`control the DSC-Fl‘s various play-
`back functions. The most important
`Play function selectable here is
`Delete. This will allow you to selec-
`tively delete any frames already taken.
`That's extremely important in order to
`conserve memory space. And don’t
`worry: You can‘t accidentally delete
`frames easily.
`lt takes five dellibcratc
`steps before any given frame—or
`group of frames—is actually deleted.
`On the LCD backside. seven but-
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`tons take you through most of the oth-
`er functions of the DSC-Fl.. Flash
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`primes the built-in flash according to
`the Flash Menu settings. Self-Timer
`activates a built-in l0-second count-
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`down timer to allow you to get into
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`The Sony DSC-Fl has a lens of
`4.8mm (equivalent to a 35mm medi-
`um wide angle). The lens has an f/2.0
`aperture. which isn't the world's most
`sensitive in available light. But when
`this is combined with the manual shut-
`
`ter spwd (yltnyltn) and the manual ex-
`posure control (two stops over to two
`stops under, in one-stop increments).
`you can adjust for practically every
`lighting situation.
`You can see the manual control re-
`
`sults directly on the LCD panel as you
`make them. This is especially useful if
`you‘re shooting another computer
`screen. And with Shutter Speed Ad-
`justment. you can eliminate the bar
`seen on the screen.
`
`However. if the available light is
`too low for quality pictures. the DSC-
`Fl’s internal flash can be used. It can
`
`be set to Auto. or it can be varied
`manually from its Auto point. from
`two stops over normal exposure to
`two stops under. These three selec-
`tions of Exposure. SH Speed (Shutter
`Speed). and Flash ADJ (Flash Adjust-
`ment) all contribute to making the
`best exposure.
`ltr addition to these exposure fea-
`tures. there is a builhin Close-Up
`mode. On a swiveling video head.
`then: is a rotating lever that switches
`the lens frorn Normal to Close-Up
`mode. When in Close-Up mode. a
`flower close-up symbol appears in the
`LCD panel. By carefully adjusting this
`close-focus lever. you can bring ob-
`jects. within three to l0 inches into
`sharp focus. while watching the focus-
`ing on the LCD screen.
`
`Minimum
`The bundled software is the tool to
`download the images stored in the
`DSC-Fl camera into your personal
`computer. There are actually two dif-
`ferent bundles of software with the
`DSCr-Fl. One set is for the Mac (the
`Sony Album Utility v1.0 and Arc-
`Soft's Photostudio for the Mac). and
`the other set is for the PC (the Sony
`Album Utility v1.0. TWAIN drivers
`for Windows 95. and the Windows 95
`version of PhotoStudio).
`I must con-
`gratulate Sony and ArcSoft for prepar-
`ing the Mac- and PC-bundled soft-
`ware set. This is unlike other digital
`still-camera manufacturers that nar-
`rowly focus on one platform market——
`usually the PC.
`
`In addition to the bundled software.
`there is a serial data cable that gets
`connected between the DSC-Fl's tiny
`serial port connector and either your
`Mac or PC. The other end of the seri-
`al cable gets connected to either the
`Mac's modem or printer
`port
`(whichever is handiest). For PC users.
`the cable goes to either the COM] or
`COM2 serial port.
`I tested the DSC-Fl on both Mac
`
`and PC platforms. There are two dif-
`ferent software packages custom-de-
`signed to work with the Sony DSC-
`Fl. One is Sony‘s Digital Still Camera
`Album Utility v|.0 for either the Mac
`or the PC. The other is ArcSoft's
`
`PholoStudio DSC for image process—
`ing on the Mac or the PC.
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`Sony
`All“
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`(Mat/Widows 95)
`
`Note: the following procedure per-
`tains to the Mac version of software.
`Similar features exist in the Windows
`95 version.
`
`After loading in the Sony Digital
`Still Camera Album Utility from the
`bundled CD-ROM software. you must
`verify that the DSC-Fl is in Playback
`mode. Then from the Album Utility
`software. select under the File Menu.
`Open Family Album. A bidirectional
`arrow symbol activates. This signifies
`that the camera is communicating
`with your computer. The first of sev-
`eral thumbnail screens will be creat-
`ed; with each thumbnail a miniature
`
`snapshot of the images taken. it took
`about 30 seconds to load in 30 image
`thumbnails from the DSC-Fl to my
`68040-based Mac. Shorter loading
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`
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`Recorded Date from the menu. The
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`of each thumbnail.
`
`Now. with the image thumbnail
`"database" loaded in. you can view
`any selected image in full photograph-
`ic quality by double-clicking on its
`thumbnail icon. This process took
`about 30 seconds for each frame in my
`68040-based Mac.
`
`After the image selected is finally
`displayed in full color. it must be
`saved in one of three modes—JPEG.
`PICT or CAMS forthe Mac: or JPEG.
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