Kyocera Finecam S5 Review

When viewing images in the Playback mode only the battery condition icon overlays the image.

You can bring up this screen of exposure information that shows the filename, file size, image quality ("F"ine), resolution (2560x1920), shutter speed 1/111 sec., aperture F10.6 and exposure compensation, DPOF print information (0 PCS means it is not selected for printing), date/time and battery condition icon.

Use the zoom control to examine images during playback. There is a one-step 2X zoom option that magnifies the image and allows you to scroll around using the 4-way selector.

The Index mode displays 6 small thumbnails and lets you quickly search through stored images to find one to playback in full screen mode.

Play mode MENU options:

MULTI (or SINGLE) - Display index page or return to full screen mode

RECORDING - EXECUTE or CANCEL (recordes audio for each image)

PROTECT - Protect images against accidental erasure

ERASE - Delete current image

ALL ERASE - Delete all images.

RESIZE - Create smaller images

ROTATE - Rotate portrait mode images for proper display on a television set

AUTO PLAY - Begins the sideshow function.

PRINT - Set DPOF printing information

The rotate option allows you to rotate your image 90° left or right.

This is the Movie Playback Screen you can control the volume, play, rewind, pause and fast forward.

Playback of an attached audio annotation.

SETUP Menu options:

BRIGHT CNTRL - Controls LCD brightness

DATE - Set the camera's internal clock/calendar

INSERT DATE - No date or with date (includes date on image or not)

FORMAT - Formats the SD or MMC memory card

POWER SAVE - Turns camera off after selected time

MODE LOCK - When enabled the record mode settings are saved from power Off to On

BEEP - Enable or disable camera sounds

SHUTTER VOLUME - Controls the shutter sound

COLOR SELECT - Select the color desired for the menu bar

START SCREEN - Select default, blue or off

REC REVIEW - Select image review time or turn off

LANGUAGE - Menu language (English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish)

VIDEO OUT - Video output format, NTSC or PAL

FILE NO. - Reset file numbers and create new folder or sequentially number

MODE RESET - Restore default settings of the record mode