Fujifilm FinePix A700 Review

When you select Playback mode the last picture taken is displayed. You can move backward or forward through the images using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. The amount of overlay information displayed is controlled by pressing the DISP button. Date/time and image number are displayed for several seconds as each image is reviewed; there is no extended exposure information available.

You can quickly search through stored images using the Index playback function which is actuated by pressing the DISP button. Nine thumbnail size images will be displayed and you can select one using the LEFT/RIGHT and WIDE/TELE buttons and then pressing the MENU/OK button.

The image can be magnified in several steps pressing the telephoto zoom button. Once the image is enlarged at any step, you can move around (Pan) inside of it using the left/right and zoom control; the zoom control becomes the up/down control after first panning left/right.

Movie clips can be played in the camera or viewed on a TV using the supplied audio/video cable.

Playback MENU options:

ERASE - Single frame or All frames

DPOF - Set the DPOF (Direct Print Order Format); Reset All, Without Date, With Date

PROTECT - Frame, Set All, Reset All

OPTION - Adjust LCD brightness, enter the SETUP menu

PLAYBACK - Set the style in which you want the images to be displayed in Automatic Playback.

COPY - Copy images between the camera's internal memory and an xD memory card

VOICE MEMO - Add a 30 second audio memo to an image

TRIMMING - Allows you to zoom in and crop an image

Here you can see the Voice Memo option described above.

The Trimming function allows you to zoom in on a portion of a capture image, then crop that segment out as a new file.

Set-Up menu in Auto, Manual and Play modes:

IMAGE DISP. - Off/On, Allows review of capture for 2 seconds
SHUTTER VOL - Set volume of shutter sound (off, low, high) BEEP VOLUME - Volume of camera sounds (off, low, high)
FRAME NO. - Continuous or renew (file numbering)
DIGITAL ZOOM - Digital zoom on or off
AUTO POWER OFF - 2min/5 min/off
LCD POWER SAVE - On/Off, Dims the LCD after 10 seconds of no use
FORMAT - Formats the xD-Picture Card
DATE/TIME - setting of date and time
TIME DIFFERENCE - World time offset
LANGUAGE - English/French/German/Spanish/Italian
USB MODE - DSC(download to a PC)/PICTBRIDGE (printer connection)
VIDEO SYSTEM - NTSC or PAL video signal timing
DISCHARGE - Discharge the NiMH rechargeable batteries
RESET - resets all camera settings to default.