Using the Overlay Soft Key
Press the middle (Overlay) soft key to turn both overlay bars off in the live view of Capture mode. To turn the overlay bars on again, press any of the three soft keys. When the overlay bars are off, the soft keys are disabled for their normal functions and are, instead, enabled only to turn the overlay bars on again.
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Figure 5: Status Screen | You can press the right (Status) soft key while in the live view of Capture mode to display the Status | |
| screen (see Figure 5). This screen allows you to check the current camera status, such as the current | |
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| resolution, quality, and white balance settings. (To change these settings, use the Capture mode | |
| menus. See the next subsection for details.) One or more icons may also appear on the Status | |
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| | means that the current auto focus range setting is Macro. |
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The following status information is provided:
Resolution | Resolution setting for capturing images (Full Size or 1/4) |
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Quality | Quality setting for capturing images (Good, Better, or Best for the JPEG file |
| type, or TIFF for the TIFF file type) |
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White Balance | Color correction setting to make white areas appear white with no color cast |
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EV Comp | Exposure Value compensation setting for exposure control |
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ISO Speed | ISO Speed setting |
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AE Metering | Auto Exposure Metering setting |
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Version | The version number of your camera’s firmware |
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To exit the Status screen and return to the live view of Capture mode, press the right (Exit) soft key.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Take Pictures | 14 | Using the Image LCD |
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