And, just to add a sense of farce to the proceedings, a button that only works in Live view mode when you're shooting JPEGs. A button that does nothing else (and nothing at all in playback mode). Yet despite being of questionable value, it is given its own button. The 'Digital Teleconverter' is a gimmick that uses the center portion of the sensor to yield a 7.7MP or 3.5MP crop that simulates a 1.4x or 2.0x teleconverter. When zoomed in, the button zooms back out.ĭouglas Adams once described a button that, upon being pressed, lit up a sign saying: "please do not press this button again." And its difficult not to think of him every time you press the 'Digital Teleconverter' button and expect it to do something useful. (Pressing the DISP changes the number of thumbnails).
Pressing the 'Fn' button jumps back to full screen.įrom playback mode, toggles index (thumbnail) mode on and off. In play mode enters the camera's magnify mode (at 7.2x, initially), press again to magnify the image further (up to 14x). When magnified the controller is used to scroll around the image.Īllows you to rotate the displayed image through 90, 180 or 270 degrees. Press left or right arrows to browse through the images, note that you can also use the control dial to achieve the same function. Note that you can achieve the same function by simply half-pressing the shutter release button. Leaves play mode and returns to shooting. This displays a Yes / No confirmation box. In play mode press this button to delete the currently displayed / selected image. Film strip (thumbs and single large image)Īlso used to change the number of thumbnails in index view.This only works when shooting JPEG images. Used to enable or disable the 'Super Steady Shot' CCD-shift anti shake system.Įngages 'Digital Teleconverter' mode, in which the camera crops the image size to simulate 1.4x or 2x zoom.
In manual exposure (M) mode holding this button down activates a 'Manual Shift' option, which allows you to retain a fixed exposure but to change the aperture and shutter speed combination by turning the front dial. When the exposure is locked, the display also shows the current spot metered value to help you judge the correct exposure. Provides access to the function menu, that provides control over the camera functions you may want to change fairly regularly that don't have direct access buttons.īy default acts as a standard AEL lock button (hold it down to lock the exposure), though you can change the behavior to 'Hold' (press once to activate AEL). Pressing the center button forces the camera to focus on the center spot (irrespective of the focus area or spot currently in use). If the AF area is set to 'Local' the controller is also used to select your focus point when shooting. The multi selector is used to navigate menus and make selections (using the center button). This displays a Delete / Cancel confirmation box.Įnters play mode, displays the last image taken or the last image browsed. Select recording information display mode:ĭuring record review (image playback immediately after taking the shot) you can press this button to delete the image.
Enters or leaves the current mode menu, all menus are accessible once in the menu system but pressing this button in Play mode will take you directly to the Play section.