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ID3 tag

MP3 music files include ID3 tags that contain track and title information as well as details on the artist. Editing is possible on any PC or Macintosh computer.

IEEE 1394

IEEE 1394 is another name for i.LINK which allows you to connect a compatible Handycam to a PC or another i.LINK compatible device

Image Director 3

A software package included with the VW200 and VW60 home theatre projector models. Image Director 3 software enables you to connect your projector to a PC with an RS-232C cable to adjust and store the gamma correction setting and balance for ease-of-use.

Image Transfer Software for Automatic Uploading onto PC

PC image transfer software that allows you to automatically upload your images by connecting your camera to your PC via USB.

In-camera Retouching

Allows compensation for incorrect exposure and other common image problems without the need for a PC and image editing software.

Index Mark/Erase

This feature allows marks on the tape to be applied and erased.

Index Playback

Enables an overview of all taken pictures. You can select, protect, delete or print mark your pictures.

Index Search/Scan

Index Search allows you to find marked points on the tape, as required. Index Scan plays the first few seconds of all marked points, thus providing an overview of the contents on the tape.

Index Selection

Indexed music passages can be directly selected through this feature.

Index Titler

This function works in conjunction with Cassette Memory. By marking a scene with a title, a search function is able to find and identify that scene automatically. After recording, tape or index titles can be added with customised size, colour and position.

InfoLITHIUM

This unique technology from Sony shows, to an accuracy of one minute, how long the battery will operate. InfoLITHIUM batteries are light, small, powerful and environmentally friendly and, unlike older technology, have no memory effect.

Infrared Headphones

These headphones use a wireless infrared signal to send the audio from a transmit station to the headphones. One transmit station can send the same signal to a number of users.

Ink-jet printable

Ink-jet is a non-impact dot-matrix printing technology in which droplets of ink are jetted from a small aperture directly to a specified position on an optical disc to create an image.

Instant on

Windows bypass option to access multimedia files and the optical drive. This feature provides convenient access within 7 seconds, saving time and battery life. You can instantly watch DVDs, listen to CDs or browse photos.

Instant Review Button

By pressing the instant review button you are able to view the last picture taken.

Intel® SpeedStep®

SpeedStep® allows the clock speed of a processor to be dynamically changed by software. Running the processor at higher clock speeds allows for better performance. However, when the processor is run at a lower speed, its core voltage can be reduced, allowing for reduced power consumption and heat dissipation.

Intel® Viiv™

Intel® Viiv™ technology is a new Intel platform designed for the enjoyment of digital entertainment. Its dual-core processor increases the multitasking power. An easier navigation of the online services guarantees a simplified user experience. It also has the capability to instantly turn the PC on and off.

Intelligent Accessory Shoe

An accessory shoe that provides communication with a suitable accessory. For example, a video light might be switched on automatically as recording starts.

Intelligent Text

Provides automatic recognition of the many broadcast text services used throughout the world, e.g., Top-Text, Videotext, FLOF (Full Level One Features).

Internal Memory

On-board memory that allows storage without the need for adding removable Memory Stick media.

Internet

The Internet is a worldwide service for information sharing and electronic communication, including e-mail. Data is most often transmitted using a telephone network. The user needs only a PC, a modem and network access via an Internet Service Provider such as AOL.

Interval Recording Mode

In this mode, short sequences of pictures are taken with a delay occurring between each sequence. Recording can start after a certain waiting time (30 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min) and lasts for a short period (0.2 sec, 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec). It enables users to make dynamic recordings of slow-moving subjects, such as growing plants or blooming flowers.

Intro Scan

The beginning of each track on a CD is played.

IPS

Intelligent Power Switches LCD monitor panel

IPS

In-Plane Switching LCD monitor panel

IQ Operation

The remote control features a joystick/cursor control for simple and straightforward operation via the menu system.

IQ Picture

An integral photo sensor checks the ambient lighting conditions and automatically adjusts picture brightness.

IQ Recording

The IQ recording system encapsulates Sony's 'Intelligent' and 'Quality' recording features. These features include High Picture quality on Disc recording, Chasing playback, easy to use GUI and multi-format recording, all designed for maximum convenience and ease-of-use.

IQ Sound

Preset settings ensure that sound can be easily adjusted to suit personal preferences. In Dolby®-equipped TVs, receipt of a broadcast signal will automatically switch to Dolby® Pro Logic® mode.

IQ Vision

A Dynamic Digital Picture Enhancement process that determines the optimum contrast ratio in different areas of the picture. This enables processing of low-contrast areas, giving a clearer, more defined image.

ISDN

(Integrated Services Digital Network) Communications standard that allows the digital transmission of audio, network and video data on a single data line. ISDN initiated the substitution of the analogue telephone network.

ISO

(International Standards Organisation) An organisation that sets internationally recognised standards. Among the tasks of this body, whose members are drawn from a variety of countries, is the determining of standards for various aspects of computer technology, photography and reprography. The ISO film sensitivity, for example, stipulates the light sensitivity and exposure requirements of photographic emulsions.

ISO 800 Sensitivity Setting

Five settings are available -- ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 and auto -- that mimic the ISO settings of traditional film cameras. This enables the photographer to easily adjust the correct sensitivity level, to get the best image under difficult conditions.

ISO 9660

Standardised file system with a fixed structure for directories and subdirectories. File names are restricted to 8+3 characters. CDs in this file system can be read by all conventional computer platforms (Apple Macintosh, Microsoft® Windows®, DOS etc.).

ISO Sensitivity

ISO numbers in photography indicate the sensitivity of photographic film. The International Standards Organisation (ISO) adopted the former ASA and DIN numbers in a new system, containing numbers such as ISO 100/21°.

ISO Sensitivity Setting

Four settings are available -- ISO 100, 200, 400 and auto -- that mimic the ISO settings of traditional film cameras. This enables the photographer to easily adjust the correct sensitivity level, to get the best image under difficult conditions.

IT

(Information Technology) A generic term designating industries and companies involved in the processing of digital information (computer sector, manufacturers of monitors etc.).