Sony CA649W specifications Unlimited creativity and image control, Express your personal vision

Unlimited creativity and image control

Image Data Converter SR for image conversion and editing

Powerful new Image Data Converter SR software enables quick, responsive conversion and editing of full-resolution 24.6-megapixel RAW data image files. It also features an intuitive new inteface for easy adjustment of exposure, white balance, contrast, hue, sharpness and tone curve. It also boasts an improved D-Range Optimizer function and a new Peripheral Illumination function that compensates for light fall-off at image corners caused by vignetting.

Image Data Lightbox SR for image comparison and sorting

Our Image Data Lightbox SR software for comparing, sorting, and organizing RAW and JPEG images has also been updated to offer faster thumbnail display, more filtering options, and improved compatibility with Remote Camera Control software. The enhanced filtering options now include the ability to sort by camera or lens model name, or by color label or user rating. In addition, support for drag & drop selection of images to be previewed or compared allows faster and more intuitive photo library management.

Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM (SAL1635Z), 1/100sec., F11, +0.7 EV, ISO 200, white balance: daylight B/W Image Style

Creative Style settings

Creative Style image matrix

In addition to the parameters shown in this diagram, each Creative Style setting also has a different effect on color reproduction, white balance, sharpness and tone curve, providing exceptionally fine control over the final image. (Selecting a different Creative Style setting will not produce the same results even if the

Express your personal vision

The 900’s Creative Style options are designed to make it easy for you to achieve your artistic and photographic goals. A total of 13 Image Styles is offered, and all of them can be customized to suit your preference. Adjustment parameters include contrast, saturation, sharpness, brightness and zone matching (no saturation adjustment on monochrome Sepia or B/W), enabling you to achieve the precise tonalities and artistic effect that your creative goals require.

Standard	Rich tonal gradation and color; suitable
	for a wide range of subjects and scenes
Vivid	Heightened contrast and saturation;
	suitable for subjects such as flowers, spring
	foliage, sky scenes and ocean views
Neutral	Attenuated saturation and sharpness;
	provides a neutral starting point for
	images that are to be post-processed
Clear	For clear images with limpid colors in the
	highlights; helps evoke a sense of
	radiant light
Deep	For images with deep and dense color;
	helps evoke a sense of depth and solidity
Light	For images with bright, uncomplicated
	color expression; helps evoke a light,
	refreshing ambience
Portrait	For images with rich, natural skin tones;
	ideal for portraits

Heightened contrast, saturation and Landscape sharpness for crisp detail and vivid color;

ideal for landscapes and scenic views

Sunset	Saturated reds for warm, beautiful
	images of the setting sun
Night view	Attenuated contrast for more faithful

Remote Camera Control

Improved Remote Camera Control software expands your shooting horizons by enabling you to capture images remotely and record them directly on your computer’s hard disk drive. A new interval recording function6 has also been added to the program’s impressive feature set, which includes virtually all basic camera controls, as well as white balance, image quality, and D-Range Optimizer settings.

System requirements

PMB (Picture Motion Browser) for easy photo library management

Offering an extremely easy and intuitive way to organize and browse your photo library, PMB is perfect for day-to-day image file management. Photos can be quickly organized into folders, tagged, ranked and titled

to make them easier to find later on. In addition, a new Face Search function helps you locate other photos in your library in which a particular person appears.

basic brightness, contrast and saturation settings are the same.)

1)Standard, 2) Vivid, 3) Neutral, 4) Clear, 5) Deep, 6) Light, 7) Portrait,

8)Landscape, 9) Sunset, 10) Night view, 11) Autumn leaves

	reproduction of night view tonalities
Autumn	Saturated reds and yellows for scenic
leaves	views of autumn foliage
B/W	For black and white images
Sepia	For monochromatic sepia-tone imaging

	PMB	Image Data Converter SR / Image Data Lightbox SR /
			Remote Camera Control
	Windows Vista®8	Microsoft Windows		Macintosh®
OS7	Windows 2000 Vista®8 /	Windows XP8 SP3 /		Mac OS X (v 10.4 / v 10.5)
	Windows XP8 SP3 / Windows Vista8 SP1	Windows Vista8 SP1
				Power PC G4 / G5 Intel® CoreTM
CPU	Pentium® 4, or faster	Pentium 4, or faster		(1.0gHz or faster recommended)
				Intel Core Solo / Core Duo /
				Core 2 Duo, or faster recomended
Memory	256MB, or more	IGB, or more		IGB, or more

Vivid Image Style Landscape Image Style Night View Image Style

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