Set up Menu
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Pressing the MENU/OK button without an image displayed on the LCD monitor enters the camera's set up mode. This mode provides control over various settings including custom white balance, high mode selection, storage card selection etc. Use the up and down arrows to navigate through the menu, press the left or right arrows to change settings. |
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Set up Menu
| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Image Display | • Off • On • Preview |
- No record review |
| Custom WB | • Set | Set a custom white balance (choose custom 1 or 2 via the control panel) |
| Color Spaces | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
Allows you to select the color space, new to the S3 Pro, as you can now shoot Adobe RGB JPEG. |
| Dynamic Range | • Standard • Wide |
- Uses only S pixels - Uses both S and R pixels, mix can be changed |
| Auto Rotate | • On • Off |
Defines whether or not the camera's orientation sensor is used to record orientation of image |
| Media | • xD-Picture Card • Compact Flash |
The camera will automatically select the correct media of only one is inserted, this option allows you to select the specific media slot if both are in use. |
| Test Shooting (No Card) |
• Off • On |
When enabled this option allows you to take images without a storage card (and therefore no images are stored). |
| Format | OK | Formats current media. |
| Beep | • Off • Low • High |
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| Date/Time | • Set | |
| USB Mode | • Mass storage • PTP (Direct Print) |
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| 1394 Mode | • Mass storage |
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| Frame no. | • Cont. • Renew |
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| Language | • English • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Chinese • Japanese |
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| Video System | • NTSC • PAL |
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| Discharge | • OK | Used to fully discharge the batteries |
| Reset | • OK | Resets all camera settings |
| Live Image | • On | Enters 'Live Image' display mode |
Play Menu
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Pressing the MENU/OK button while an image is displayed (after pressing PLAY) enters the Play menu. The menu consists of five options arranged along the bottom of the display. Menu options are displayed over the current image. For clarity we have used a black background. |
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Play Menu
| Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
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| Erase | • Al Frames | |
| Protect | • Reset All • Set All |
- Remove protection from all frames - Mark all frames as protected |
| DPOF | • Reset All • Without Date • With Date |
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| Playback | • With transition, Slow • With transition • No transition, Slow • No transition |
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| Trimming | • Set | Allows you to create a reduced resolution crop of an image in-camera |
| Monitor Brightness | • Set | Brightness can be set from -5 to +5 |
Custom Function Menu (CSM)
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Turn the camera mode dial to the 'CSM' position to change the camera's custom function settings. In this mode settings are chosen using the main command dial (front) and changed using the sub command dial (rear). A full textual description of the setting is shown on the rear LCD monitor and a numeric representation is shown on the top status panel LCD. |
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Custom Function Menu
| Option | Values | Notes |
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| 1: Bracketing Order | 0: Meter -> Under -> Over 1: Under -> Meter -> Over |
Change the Bracketing compensation sequence |
| 2: On-demand Grid lines | 0: Off 1: On |
Enable viewfinder grid lines |
| 3: Illumination for Focus Area | 0: Auto 1: Off 2: On |
Makes AF points glow red when AF is being measured |
| 4: Focus Area Selection | 0: Normal 1: Enable Rotation |
Enable 'wrap around' selection of AF point using 4-way controller |
| 5: AE-Lock | 0: Disabled 1: Activated |
When enabled a half-press locks AE |
| 6: Bulb in Manual Mode | 0: Disabled 1: Activated |
Enable Bulb exposures in manual exposure mode |
| 7: S-AF Closest Subject Priority | 0: Enabled 1: Disabled |
Disable closest subject AF for AF-S mode |
| 8: C-AF Closest Subject Priority | 0: Disabled 1: Enabled |
Enable closest subject AF for AF-C mode |
| 9: AE/AF Lock Button | 0: AE/AF Lock 1: AE Lock only 2: AF Lock only 3: AE Remains locked 4: AF Operation |
Control the function of the AE/AF lock button |
| 10: Command Dial functions | 0: Disabled 1: Enabled |
Allows you to switch the function of the command dials |
| 11: Multiple Exposure | 0: Single Shutter Release 1: Continuous Shutter Release |
Enable continuous shooting for multiple exposures |
| 12: Auto Power Off | 0: Off 15: 15 secs 2: 2 mins 5: 5 mins |
Change the auto power off time |
| 13: Self-Timer Operation | 2: 2 secs 5: 5 secs 10: 10 secs 20: 20 secs |
Change the self-timer time |
| 14: LCD Illumination | 0: Off 5: 5 secs 15: 15 secs |
When set to 5 or 15 the LCD panels will illuminate with any button press |
| 15: AF-Assist Illuminator | 0: On 1: Off |
Enable or disable white AF assist lamp for low light situations |
