When the camera is in Macro mode the color LCD is automatically turned on. The macro range is 10-24 inches so there would be severe parallax error if you tried to frame the shot using the optical viewfinder.

The MENU while in Still Record mode:

Exposure Compensation - Override metering by +/- 2.0EV in 0.5EV steps

White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Tungsten or Fluorescent

Color - Color, B&W or Sepia

Quality - 4MP, 4MP high compression, 3.1MP, 2.2MP, 1.0MP, 1.0MP Burst

Exposure Metering - Multi-Pattern, Center-weighted, Center Spot

Sharpness - Sharp, Standard, Soft

ISO Speed - Auto (100-400), 100, 200 or 400

Shutter Speed - Auto, 0.7s, 1s, 1.5s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s, 12s, 16s

Date Stamp - Off, YYYY MM DD, MM DD YYYY, DD MM YYYY (overlay date stamp in lower right hand corner of picture)

The SETUP menu accessed from the Mode Dial:

Power Save - Off, Standard or On

Digital Zoom - Continuous, Pause or None

Camera Sounds - Off, Selected On, All On

Date & Time - Set the internal clock

Video Out - Video output format - NTSC or PAL

Language - Menu language - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Portugese

Format - Format the memory card

Reset User Setting - Reset camera settings to default on power off - Yes or No

About - Display firmware revision number