Note: For more information about all of the Capture mode menus and related soft keys, see “Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference” starting on page 52.

For more information about the Preferences menu, see “Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu” starting on page 94.

Figure 6: Parts of a Menu

Menu icons

Current

menu’s title Menu options

Overlay bar

Soft keys

Figure 7: 4-Way Controller

Using the Capture Mode Menus

Your camera has four Capture mode menus:

ŠCapture Settings

ŠPhoto Assist

ŠImage Stamp

ŠPreferences

The Capture Settings, Photo Assist, and Image Stamp menus have settings you can change which affect the images you capture. The Preferences menu allows you to change a variety of your camera’s general settings.

To access the Capture mode menus:

1Set the camera mode dial to Capture mode .

2Power on the camera if you haven’t already.

3Press the MENU button on the back of the camera. The Capture mode menus are displayed on the image LCD (see Figure 6).

4Press the right or left arrow on the 4-way controller to move across the menu icon bar to access a particular menu. (See the next subsection, “Using the 4-Way Controller.”)

5Press the down or up arrow on the 4-way controller to move the highlight to the menu option you want to select.

6Press the left soft key to select the highlighted menu option.

Using the 4-Way Controller

The 4-way controller is the large button located on the back of your camera (see Figure 7). Press an arrow on the 4-way controller to move in the direction of that arrow (up, down, right, or left) in the image LCD, such as within the menu structures of the Capture, Review, or Playback modes.

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Using the Image LCD