| Landscape Program exposure mode | The exposure mode setting in the Photo Assist menu that automatically optimizes the camera settings for |
| taking pictures of distant subjects, such as landscape scenes. See also “exposure modes” on page 116. |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display. A display technology that is used on digital cameras. An LCD displays numeric |
| characters and/or icons to communicate the camera's status, such as the particular settings that you have |
| made for taking a picture. See also “image LCD” on page 118 and “status LCD” on page 122. |
LED | Light Emitting Diode. An indicator on the camera that shows the status of some feature or process by |
| either lighting solid or blinking on and off. |
lens | One or more pieces of optical glass or similar material designed to collect and focus rays of light to form |
| a sharp image on the film (for traditional film cameras) or the CCD (for digital cameras). Lenses are rated |
| according to their maximum aperture (smallest possible |
| specified in millimeters). See also “aperture” on page 115, “CCD” on page 116, and |
live view | Using the image LCD on the back of the camera to view the picture subject before taking the picture. |
Manual Focus mode | The focus mode that you set in the Photo Assist menu that lets you control the focus distance of the lens |
| when capturing images. See also “Auto Focus mode” on page 115. |
marking | Specifying an image or several images to which you will then apply a single action. |
memory card | A small removable, |
| camera. The memory card stores the images so you can process or view them at a later time. Make sure |
| the camera is powered off any time you remove the memory card from the camera. |
memory card access LED | The LED that blinks to indicate the memory card is in use. See also “LED” on page 119. |
memory card door | The door on the side of the camera that you open to access the memory card in the camera. |
MENU button | A button on the back of the camera that lets you view menus on the image LCD in the Capture, Review, or |
| Playback mode. See also “modes” on page 119. |
menus | These appear on the image LCD when you press the MENU button in the Capture, Review, or Playback |
| mode and are used to choose and set camera settings. |
microphone | The audio device on the front of the camera used to record sound that is then attached to an image. |
mode dial | See “camera mode dial” on page 116. |
modes | These set the way the camera functions. There are four operational modes: Capture, Review, Playback, and |
| PC Connect. |
NTSC connection | National Television Standards Committee connection. The video (TV) connection standard used in the |
| United States and Japan. |
One Shot image type | The image type setting on the camera that captures one image at a time. See also “image type” on |
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