Nikon D50 SLR Review

Pressing the Monitor button brings up the last image captured in full screen mode. This is also what you will see after shooting a picture if the Preview option is enabled.

When reviewing images you can press the Left or Right portion of the 4-way controller to bring up the extended information overlays. You can cycle through them by repeatedly pushing the controller switch.

The histogram displays the range of brightness of the image.

The Highlights overlay displays over-exposed areas by blinking them

Pressing the index button will display small thumbnail images so you can quickly search through the captured images. This is the four per page display.

You can also display thumbnail images in the nine per page mode.

Pressing the ENTER button enables the zoomed playback mode. The image is magnified further by holding the Thumbnail button and rotating the main command dial. You can stop at any one of ten zoom views and scroll around to check for critical focus, color or composition by using the 4-way controller.

Playback Menu

Delete - Selected or All images
Playback folder - Current or All folders
Rotate tall - Yes= rotate portrait images, No = do not rotate
Slide show - Start auto playback, set Frame Interval 2-10 secs.
Print set - Embed DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) information.
Small Picture - Create 640x480, 320x240 or 160x120 size image