Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 Review

A typical Play mode screen. When you flip the Mode Switch to the Play position the last image captured is displayed full screen with overlay data for file folder and number, image resolution and quality, time and date. This same display is also shown when using the QuickView function from Record mode.

When an image is displayed full screen in Play or QuickView mode you can press the Up switch to display the histogram along with the shutter speed, aperture, white balance setting, ISO speed and exposure compensation.

Pressing the "i+" button toggles between the full screen display, full screen w/out overlay and the index mode shown above. From the menu you can select to display 4 or 9 thumbnail images per screen.

The full screen playback image can be enlarged up to 10x in many incremental steps by pressing the magnification button and then using the up or down portion of the 4-way controller. To scroll around, press the center button and then use the 4-way selector, press the center button again to return to zoom mode.

Movie clips can be viewed on the EVF, LCD or a television if you have hooked up the audio-video cable. The audio portion can be heard on the internal speaker when played back in-camera.

Movies play back in full-screen mode on the camera's LCD or TV set.

The Play mode menu:

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Delete - Delete current frame, marked frames or all frames
Format - Format the CF card
View folder - Select the image folder
Lock - Lock (protect) current frame, marked frames, all frames
Copy - Copy image files
Index format - Display 4 or 9 thumbnail images in index mode

Slideshow - Start automatic playback
Playback - Select frames for slideshow
Duration - Select the duration each image is displayed
Repeat - Repeat when last image is displayed

DPOF set - Set printing information
Index Print - Print index sheet
Cancel print - Remove DPOF information

SETUP menu options:

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LCDbrightness - Adjust the LCD brightness
Shortcut help - Assign the shortcut help button
Transfer mode - USB mode: Data storage or computer control
EVF autoSwtch - Auto EVF / LCD or EVF auto-on
Video output - NTSC or PAL format
Language - Chose the menu language

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Custom set - Image size, quality, flash mode, flash control, sharpness, color mode
File#memory - Sequentially number images
Folder name - Choose the method for creating folder names
Select folder - Select the active image folder
New folder - Create a new image folder
Date/Time set - Set the time and date

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Reset default - Return all settings to factory default
Audio signals - Choose a sound effect for camera beeps
Focus signal - Choose a sound effect for focus confirm beep
Shutter FX - Choose a sound effect for the shutter
Volume - Adjust the volume of sound effects
Power save - 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes to auto power off

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Anti-shake - Display + Exposure or just Exposure
Full-time AF - Enable/disable continuous auto focus
Grip sensor - Enable/disable grip sensor
Ctrl dial set - Assign functions of control dials
Manual exposure - Shutter speed/aperture control in Manual
Delete conf - Confirm delete requests, Yes or No