The screen display in the Automatic record mode. Icons across the top indicate that metering is matrix, single frame drive, Red eye reduction flash mode, Auto exposure mode. The image size is currently Large and quality is Fine. And we have enough space left on the SD card to take 510 more pictures.

When the color LCD is turned on and you half-press the shutter you will see the active AF points (green rectangles) used for the AF lock.

The Auto mode recording options:

(from the Function menu):
Record Mode - Auto, Manual, Digital Macro, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, and Underwater
Image Resolution - 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480 or Postcard (1600x1200)
Image Compression - Superfine, Fine, Normal

(from the regular Menu):
Self-timer - 10 or 2 secs.
AF Assist Illuminator - On or Off
Digital Zoom - On or Off
Review Time - Off, 2 - 10 secs.

In Manual record mode you can adjust the exposure compensation, change the white balance, set the ISO, use a Photo Effect, select the metering, etc.

To access these options you press the FUNC. button

Exposure Compensation - Override the metering +/- 2.0EV in 1/3 steps
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom one-push WB set
ISO Sensitivity - Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Effect - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, B&W
Image Resolution - 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480 or Postcard (1600x1200)
Image Compression - Superfine, Fine, Normal

Manual mode MENU options:

AiAF - 9-point automatic AF point selection On or Off
Self-timer - 10 or 2 sec. delay time
AF Assist Illuminator - On or Off
Digital Zoom - On or Off
Review Time - Off, 2 - 10 secs
Date Stamp - On or Off when using Postcard mode
Long Shutter - On or Off, gives you access to slow shutter speeds
Stitch Assist - Panorama mode with onscreen LCD prompting

The StitchAssist Panorama mode aids you via on-screen prompts to achieve the proper overlap of sequential photos for later "stitching" with the PhotoStitch program. You can capture up to 26 images in either left-to-right or right-to-left orientation. After the first picture is taken the white balance and exposure is locked until you exit the StitchAssist mode. Use of a tripod is required.

You can record movie clips with audio in Standard mode at 15 or 30 frames per second in 640x480 VGA or 320 x 240 QVGA resolution. The maximum length of each clip is limited only by the available space on the SD card (when using high-speed SD media.) Movie are recorded in Motion JPEG format and saved as AVI files.

You can also select the Fast Frame Rate capture mode which records 320 x 240 resolution at 60 frames per second with a maximum clip length of one minute. For email use select the Compact 160 x 120 mode at 15fps, maximum clip length is three minutes.

Movie mode FUNC options:

Movie Mode - Standard, Fast Frame Rate, Compact
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom one-push WB set
Effect - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, B&W
Frame Rate - 30 or 15 fps
Movie Size - 640x480, 320x240 or 160x120