Rear of camera controls
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On the rear of the S40 there's a large empty area for the palm of your hand, above this is the multi-controller, a new combined 4-way cursor control and SET button (which I personally DID NOT like) and the 'shooting priority' play mode which you enter by sliding the play lever to the right (lens cover open or not).
Record Mode
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Flash Mode |
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Macro Focus![]() Switches the cameras autofocus system between normal focus range (70 cm +) and macro focus range (10/30 cm - 80 cm). |
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Enter play mode
('shooting priority' type)![]() Pushing this lever to the right enters play mode. You can leave play mode by either pressing the lever again or by half-pressing the shutter release. |
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SET / AF Frame selection![]() In record mode pressing this button displays three AF area frames on the screen [ ] [ ] [ ], use the left and right direction buttons to select the frame to use for auto focus. In menus / settings displays this button also doubles as setting confirmation. This control is particularly difficult to master, it requires a 'punch' of the multi-controller.. I would have preferred a separate SET button. |
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Multifunction Button![]() This button scrolls between four different camera settings: ![]()
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MF | Manual Focus![]() Hold this button and press and use the up and down arrow keys to focus. There is an automatically scaling ruler readout of distance (in metres and feet) as well as a center-of-frame magnified 'loupe' which helps ensure focusing while leaving the rest of the frame visible. There are over 60 manual focus positions. |
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Metering![]() Select a metering mode: Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
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DISPLAY | Display Mode![]() Toggles between three LCD display modes: Image only display, Image and brief frame information, Image and detailed exposure information with histogram. |
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MENU | Enter / Leave the
Record Menu![]() Pressing this button in record or play mode enters that mode's settings menu (described in detail on the next pages of this review). |
Record review Mode (during image review after taking a shot)
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Erase image![]() Erases the image, requires confirmation: Erase / Cancel. |
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Record voice annotation
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SET / Shutter release
button ![]() Freezes the image review until the shutter release is half-pressed. |
Play Mode
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Toggle Thumbnail view![]() Toggles between display of full screen image or 3 x 3 thumbnails on the LCD screen. |
JUMP | Jump![]() Enters a special mode which allows you to jump through playback images by 10 frames forward or backward. |
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Leave play mode![]() Return to shooting mode, a shortcut for this is a half-press of the shutter release. |
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Erase image![]() Erases the image, requires confirmation: Erase / Cancel. |
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Record voice annotation
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DISPLAY | Display Mode![]() Toggles between three LCD display modes: Image only display, Image and brief frame information, Image and detailed exposure information. |
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Setting / Menu confirm![]() Used to confirm changed camera settings or options in the camera menus. |
MENU | Enter / Leave the
Play Menu![]() Pressing this button in record or play mode enters that mode's settings menu (described in detail on the next pages of this review). |
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