Top of camera controls

Top of the camera is the main mode dial, switch immediately between Play (review images), Still (take still image shots) and Movie (record short video clips) modes. Just in front of this is the shutter release button, with a good feel between the half and full press it "does the job".

In this shot you can see the small handgrip a little better. This would be my one ergonomic niggle with the camera, either the handgrip should be thicker or there should be an indent in the front for your fingertips, at least with my hands the grip doesn't fill my palm which means my fingers end up across the front of the camera.

Rear of camera controls

Rear of the S70 are the remaining controls, most controls are easy at hand, though I'd like to have seen a shortcut for white balance and exposure compensation (the two most regularly changed options). Most things are within reach, the 4-way controller being your access to the cameras menu system (just press up). Current status of options are displayed on the rear LCD and top LCD as you change them.

Button	Action
FOCUS	Focus Select focus mode: • Auto • Macro • Manual 0.5m • Manual 1.0m • Manual 3.0m • Manual 7.0m • Infinity lock
	Flash Select flash mode: • Auto • Anti Red-Eye • Flash Fill • Flash Cancel
LCD	LCD • Toggle LCD display on or off
PROGRAM AE	Program AE Select AE mode: • Auto • Aperture Priority Auto (shows effect of aperture setting immediately)     • Wide: F2.0, 2.4, 2.8, 3.4, 4.0, 4.8, 5.6, 6.8, 8.0     • Tele: F2.4, 2.8, 3.4, 4.0, 4.8, 5.6, 6.8, 8.0 • Shutter Priority Auto     • (8s, 4s, 2s, 1s, 1/2s, 1/4s, 1/8s, 1/15s, 1/30s, 1/60s, 1/90s,       1/100s, 1/125s, 1/180s, 1/250s, 1/350s, 1/500s, 1/725s,       1/1000s). • Night Mode • Night+ Mode • Landscape Mode • Portrait Mode • Spot Metering (Metering cross appears).
VOLUME + / -	Volume / AE +/- • Controls volume and +/- of AE modes above
DISPLAY	Display Toggles status information overlay on LCD preview
	Zoom • Record: Zoom in and out in Still, • Playback: Zoom in and out of image review (up to 5.0x zoom).
	4-way controller • Record & Play: Up/Down - bring up/navigate menu system • Record only: Left/Right - (Still: quick review / leave quick review) • Play only: navigate through taken images
	Power • Power camera on / off. On requires a slight "hold" down.