the monitor is where you compose pictures before shooting. in shooting mode, the monitor shows the view through the camera lens. it also gives information on how the camera is set up.
1 zoom indicator ................ 19, 42
2 recording indicator↑1 ........ 21, 86
3 focus indicator↑2 ..................... 20
4 battery level indicator↑3 .......... 17
5 camera shake icon↑4 ........................... 25-26, 44, 86
6 "date not set" icon ↑5 ............. 14
7 self-timer indicator ................ 41
8 number of exposures remaining ............................................. 17
9 flash mode ...................... 25, 43
10 focus mode ........................... 40
11 image quality ........................ 57
12 image size ............................. 57
13 exposure compensation ......... 63
14 white balance ....................... 58
15 metering mode ..................... 60
16 best shot selector (bss) .......... 62
17 image sharpening .................. 64
18 shooting/scene mode ...... 16, 25
19 continuous shooting mode↑6 ............................................. 61
1 appears in same position as focus indicator.
2 displayed only when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
3 appears only when battery is running low.
4 appears only at slow shutter speeds.
5 appears when clock-calendar has not been set.
6 appears in same position as bss indicator.
the monitor is also used to view pictures after they have been taken. when a picture is displayed full screen, information about the image is shown superimposed on the photo.
1 file number and type ............. 47
2 battery level indicator↑* ........... 17
3 print-order icon ..................... 71
4 protect icon ..................... 67, 70
5 transfer icon .......................... 75
6 current frame number/total number of frames
7 image quality ........................ 57
8 image size ............................. 57
9 time of recording .................. 13
10 date of recording .................. 13
* appears only when battery is running low.
controlling the monitor
to hide camera settings or photo info, press the multi selector to the left. press the multi selector to the left a second time to view indicators again.
b the multi selector
the multi selector is used to navigate through camera menus, to page through or select pictures during playback, scroll images during playback zoom, and to control the display of indicators in the monitor.
