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.

 

Viewing the Camera Status

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

 

 

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

 

screen, including:

 

Š

means that a memory card is inserted in the camera.

 

Š

means that the current auto focus range setting is Macro.

 

Š

shows the battery status.

 

 

 

The following status information is provided:

Resolution

Resolution setting for capturing images (Full Size or 1/4)

 

 

Quality

Quality setting for capturing images (Good, Better, or Best for the JPEG file

 

type, or TIFF for the TIFF file type)

 

 

White Balance

Color correction setting to make white areas appear white with no color cast

 

 

EV Comp

Exposure Value compensation setting for exposure control

 

 

ISO Speed

ISO Speed setting

 

 

AE Metering

Auto Exposure Metering setting

 

 

Version

The version number of your camera’s firmware

 

 

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

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Using the Image LCD