Playback Screens & Menus

After you take a picture or when you switch to Playback mode, the last image captured is displayed full screen with a minimal amount of overlay information. This screen shows the exposure information: the file folder number (100), picture number (0040), image quality (SHQ), image size (2560 x 1920), exposure compensation (0.0), date (10/12/05), and time (11:54) and this is image number (5.) of all the images currently on the xD card. Pressing the wide angle zoom control enables the thumbnail index mode. Under the Playback menu, you can select to display 4 or 9 thumbnails to quickly locate a desired image. The green "movie camera" indicates that there is a video file. While viewing an image full screen, you can press the telephoto zoom control and magnify an image from 1.5x to 4.0x (in 0.5x steps.) Once enlarged you can move around the image using the 4-way controller to examine the picture for color, focus, etc. To correct the orientation of you pictures when viewing images on either the LCD or on a Television set, simply select the Rotate option in the Playback menu. Pressing the Ok button will start playback of a video clip. The exposure information is displayed for a brief moment when the movie starts playing. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the Ok button again. There are no options for Fast forward, Rewind, Pause, etc. Playback Menu options: Slide Show - Choose options for Slide show playback Back Up - Copies all information when plugged into the PC - Enter DPOF printing information Protect - Protect against deletion, On or Off Rotate - Rotate portrait mode pictures 90° clockwise or counter clockwise - Set the time and date - Select the language for on-screen display Sleep - Adjusts power saving settings Video Output - Select NTSC or PAL video format - Thumbnail display: 4 or 9 images

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