The screen display in Auto record mode. Icons along the top indicate that ISO is set to Auto, Auto flash, Auto exposure and single drive mode. Along the left you can see the metering is Evaluative, image size is Large, quality is Superfine and there's space left on the SD card to take 563 more pictures.

When the color LCD is turned on and you half-press the shutter you will see which of the nine AF points (green rectangles) where used for the focus lock. You can also see whether the flash will be used as well as the shutter speed, aperture and ISO values that were selected for by the camera for this shot.

Function options in Auto:

Image Compression - Normal, Fine, Superfine
Image resolution - 3264x2448, 2595x1944, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 640x480,
Postcard (1600x1200), and Widescreen (3072x1728)

Manual mode is more like a program auto mode, where you have more control over the camera settings but the aperture and shutter speeds are still selected for you.

Function options in Manual:

Exposure - ±2 in 1/3 steps White Balance - Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, , Fluorescent, Fluorescent H and Custom one-push WB set
My Colors - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black&White, and Custom
Metering - Evaluative, Center Weighted Avg. and Spot
Image Compression - Normal, Fine, Superfine
Image resolution - 3264x2448, 2595x1944, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 640x480, Postcard (1600x1200), and Widescreen (3072x1728)

MENU options in Program mode:

AF Frame - Face Detect, AiAF, Center
AF-Point Zoom - On or Off
Digital Zoom - On or Off
Flash Settings - Slow Synchro, Red-Eye Correction, Red-Eye Lamp
Self Timer - Set time for custom timer
AF-Assist Beam - On or Off
Review - Off, Hold or 2 - 10 secs
Review Info - Off, Detailed, Focus Check
Auto Category - On or Off
Display Overlay - Off, Grid lines
Set Print/Share button - Allows you to use the button in record mode to change various camera settings (ISO, White balance, Digital Tele-converter, Disp. Overlay, Display Off)

The camera has a very respectable macro focusing mode with coverage from 2 inches to 1.5 feet in wide angle and 1.0 to 1.5 feet in telephoto.

On the Mode Dial are positions for Portrait (Shown above), Landscape, Indoor, Kids&Pets, Night Snapshot, and Stitch Assist. Options for the SCN (Special Scene) position are: Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, and Underwater (when using the optional underwater housing). These modes are pre- programmed to give you the best possible pictures for the chosen shooting situation.

When using the Standard Movie mode, you can capture video clips at either 640x480 20fps or 320x240 30fps. There's also Compact (160x120). These are great when wanting to be a bit more creative and the Compact mode is perfect for sending clips via email. The optical zoom may not be used during recording, but can be preset before hand. Movie clips are recorded in Motion JPEG format and saved as AVI files.

Both the video and audio portion of movies can be replayed on the camera thanks to the built-in speaker. Full audio-video playback is also possible when connected to a TV monitor or a compatible PC after downloading.

FUNC. Menu

Shooting Mode - Standard, Compact
White Balance - Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, and Custom one-push WB set
My Colors - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black&White and Custom
Movie Size: 640x480, 640x480 LP or 320x240